With all eyes on the Republican convention and its carnival of former reality TV stars, D-list rappers and DJs, and GOP officials pretending they’ve never condoned political violence, President Joe Biden’s team should be enjoying a brief respite from the firehose of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news that …
Read More »Hulk Hogan to Speak Before Trump at RNC
Hulk Hogan will speak on the last night of the Republican National Convention before Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination, multiple outlets reported on Thursday. The former wrestler, born Terry Gene Bollea, has had a penchant for making political remarks in recent years. He told the hosts of …
Read More »Democrats Are Losing Because They Stopped Fighting
This article is published in partnership with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. In 2008, I published a book with a straightforward premise: the upcoming era of American politics would be defined by a competition between the left and …
Read More »Trump's Convention Feels Like a 2024 Victory Party. Some Fear He's 'Gonna Blow This'
MILWAUKEE — This week’s Republican National Convention has the air not so much of a nominating celebration, but of a jubilant Trump 2024 victory party. After her convention speech on Tuesday night, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump made a late night appearance at the Lone Star Social, a glitzy …
Read More »The RNC Is Calling This Billionaire Trump Donor an 'Everyday American'
At the Republican National Convention, numerous speakers have been trotted out as so-called “everyday Americans.” Tonight, the list of “everyday Americans” will include Diane Hendricks, a woman who has topped Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women list for seven years in a row and has a net worth of $20 billion. Hendricks …
Read More »Top Trumpworld Conspiracy Theorist Blasts J.D. Vance as Peter Thiel's Plaything
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump’s “big tent” convention includes the ringleader of the right’s most notorious circus. Rolling Stone ran into Clay Clark, the organizer of the conspiratorial, Christian nationalist road show known as ReAwaken America Tour, eating lunch near the security perimeter for the RNC convention. Clark — whose roving …
Read More »How to Watch Trump's Speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, where former President Donald Trump is expected to formally accept his nomination as the GOP’s presidential candidate. The event began …
Read More »Trump's RNC Hosts a Rowdy Celebration of Lawlessness and Crime
MILWAUKEE — Former Trump aide Peter Navarro — fresh out of a four-month term in federal prison for defying a subpoena to testify to the House Jan. 6 Committee — addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, just hours after his release. The RNC delegates greeted Navarro with a …
Read More »Rally Shooter Searched for Photos of Trump, Biden on Cellphone
While the motive behind the gunman’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump remains unclear, key details have begun to emerge in the investigation into the attack. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that F.B.I. officials told members of Congress that the shooter had looked up images of both …
Read More »Trump Campaign Vows to Pack Courts with Gun-Loving Judges at RNC Event
Milwaukee — A top Trump campaign official is pledging that a new Trump administration would stock the federal courts with pro-gun judges and fight for policies to allow “citizens the ability to carry their firearms and protect themselves.” The remarks were made by Chris LaCivita, one of the top honchos …
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