Ron DeSantis has a pretty straightforward theory for why he could do what Ted Cruz (or Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio or Scott Walker or …) couldn’t. When all those once-promising presidential candidates tried to take down Donald Trump in 2016, they were doing so in a crowded field, backstabbing …
Read More »DeSantis Makes 2024 Pitch: Trump Has No Chance of Beating Biden
Ron DeSantis is running for president. He hasn’t made an officially announcement — that’s reportedly coming next week —but he made his pitch to donors and supporters on Thursday, claiming on a call that there are only two people who can win the 2024 election: him and President Biden. “You …
Read More »Trump Claims Credit for All Abortion Bans
Republicans drastically underperformed in the 2022 midterm elections, only narrowly taking control of the House of Representatives while leaving the Senate in Democratic control. The overturning of Roe v. Wade was seen by many as the primary culprit. Donald Trump isn’t exactly distancing himself from the ruling — at least …
Read More »A Top Evangelical Says He's Done With Trump
A top evangelical leader in Iowa is calling on Republicans to “turn the page” on Donald Trump, and insists that the former president’s recent efforts to soften his politics on abortion have “flung” the doors of 2024 Iowa caucus contest “wide open” for likely competitors like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis …
Read More »Evil Mermaids, Demons, and Donald: This Pro-Trump Conference Got Real Weird
Trump Prophesies. “Demonic” Democrats. Totalitarian threats. And predictions of combat with mermaids(?!). The Trump Doral was a hive of far-right and religious extremism this past weekend. And whatever doesn’t weird you out, should freak you out. Trump’s Miami property played host to a one-two punch of reunions for Pastors For …
Read More »'Succession' Makes Us Relive Trump's Presidential Election
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “America Decides.” Like so much of what happens within the episode, the title of “America Decides” is a lie. America does not decide the result of the presidential election dramatized within the installment. Kendall Roy decides. Well, so does Roman …
Read More »Trump Can't Stop Bashing Fox News and Trolling CNN
Donald Trump knows he needs media giants like Fox News and CNN to help him win back the White House in 2024. He’s been busy pushing them to bend to his will. CNN is certainly complying. The network invited him to spend over an hour pushing lies to millions of …
Read More »Ron DeSantis Still Can't Bring Himself to Admit Trump Lost in 2020
Ron DeSantis — the Florida governor who is expected to soon announce his intention to take down Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary — still can’t admit that the former president lost the 2020 general election. “You said during an event in Iowa over the weekend that the …
Read More »The Village People Are Once Again Asking Donald Trump to Stop Using Their Music
Victor Wills, the lead singer of ostensibly one of Donald Trump’s favorite bands, the Village People, is once again asking Trump to stop using his music. A letter from Village People manager (and Willis’ wife), Karen Willis, specifically calls out a recent video from Mar-a-Lago showing Trump dancing along to …
Read More »Trump Signals the Return of Michael Flynn If He Wins Reelection
Although he canceled his outdoor rally in Iowa due to tornado warnings, Donald Trump did not let his Saturday night end without addressing a crowd. The former president called in to a pro-MAGA event featuring disgraced former national security advisor Michael Flynn and signaled he would make Flynn part of …
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