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Last week, Republicans made the town of Springfield, Ohio, the center of a racist smear campaign accusing Haitian migrants of slaughtering and eating local pets. In the subsequent days, what began as gross online misinformation evolved into threats of violence against Haitian residents of Springfield and city officials. On Thursday, …

Donald Trump continues to insist that he won Tuesday night’s debate against Vice President Kamala Harris — but not so much that he’s willing to do it again. On Thursday, the former president posted a lengthy diatribe on Truth Social in which declared that there will be no rematch for …

Conspiracy theorist and MAGA devotee Laura Loomer accompanied former President Donald Trump to a 9/11 remembrance event in Manhattan on Wednesday. Loomer may be best known for chaining herself to the doors of Twitter’s headquarters after she was banned from the platform, and has pushed conspiracy theories — including about …

Earlier this week, Donald Trump called in to Fox News to complain about Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris. He made clear in that conversation that he “was not a Taylor Swift fan,” and yet his campaign is now selling Make America Great Again shirts that replicate the exact merchandise design …

In the span of a few days, a racist smear against migrants of color made it from the fever swamps of the online right to the national presidential debate. On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump accused Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, of killing and eating pets in the community during …

When Donald Trump debated President Joe Biden in June, one of the most cringe-inducing moments was when Trump announced, unchallenged, the batshit insane lie that Democrats want to “kill” babies. “They will take the life of a child in the eighth month, the ninth month, and even after birth — …

Following the hottest summer on record, the very last question that ABC’s debate moderators presented to Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was: “what would you do to fight climate change?” Harris slammed Trump for having called climate change a “hoax,” noting it’s “very real,” posing physical …

Vice President Kamala Harris soundly defeated former President Donald Trump in their first, and perhaps only, presidential debate. With a calm, exacting performance, Harris turned the former president’s well-worn insult book against him, making Trump lose his temper — and then his moorings — as he descended into angry and …

No less than one hour after the historic debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump ended, Taylor Swift announced that she will be casting her vote for the Democratic candidate. On Tuesday, Swift addressed fake AI posts of the star endorsing Trump. “Recently I was made …

Kamala Harris dominated Donald Trump during their first debate on Tuesday, goading the former president into a series of conspiracy-laden rants while delivering impassioned speeches on issues like reproductive rights. The debate went so well that her campaign immediately issued a challenge to Trump for a second debate. “Vice President …