During his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in July, Donald Trump doubled down on a well-worn riff about one of his administration’s major foreign policy achievements. Because he “got along very well” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he had persuaded Kim to stop conducting ballistic missile …
Read More »Worst Coachella Headliner Ever: Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid to California, Let It Burn
Many of us think of Coachella and envision solid lineup draws and killer musical performances, but on Saturday a very different headliner took the stage: GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. And he delivered a buzzkill message for the state, threatening to withhold wildfire aid to California. He made the threat …
Read More »Colorado's Elections Chief Took on Trump. She Needed Extra Security As She Gave Birth
In late August, Colorado’s top election official, Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold, was admitted to the hospital for her scheduled C-section, as she and her husband were, naturally, thrilled about the imminent birth of Griswold’s first child. They had gone through unsuccessful IVF treatments, but were able to conceive …
Read More »Trump Wants the Military to Target Americans Who Oppose Him
Donald Trump has proposed a fascist plan to deploy military forces against U.S. citizens who oppose him on Election Day. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within,” the former president told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo when she asked if he expects “chaos on Election Day” from immigrants. …
Read More »Trump Plans to Appoint Musk as 'Secretary of Cost-Cutting'
Elon Musk, the unhinged billionaire who many believe ruined Twitter, has a place in a potential future Trump Administration: secretary of cost-cutting. When Fox News host Maria Bartiromo asked former president Donald Trump about how he would trim “fat in government,” Trump said that he would defer to Musk. “What …
Read More »Vance Stands Behind Trump's Lies About Migrants
Sen. J.D. Vance accused This Week host Martha Raddatz of “nitpicking everything that Donald Trump has said” when she called out his running mate’s lies about migrants in Aurora, Colorado. “Trump said the city [of Aurora] had been invaded and conquered by Venezuelan gangs. The Republican mayor of the city …
Read More »Mike Johnson Baselessly Claims There Will Be 'Election Cheating' and 'Non-Citizens' Voting
Republican House speaker Mike Johnson claimed — without evidence — that there will be “cheating” in the 2024 election, once again raising unfounded doubts about electoral integrity. In 2020, Johnson voted against the certification of President Joe Biden’s win. “I think there is going to be some cheating in this …
Read More »Texas Man Who Sued Ex-Wife's Friends Over Alleged Abortion Gives Up
Marcus Silva, the Texas man who sought to exact revenge on his ex-wife by suing her best friends for $1 million dollars each under Texas’ abortion ban, has asked a court to dismiss his claims. For the women Silva targeted, a legal nightmare that spanned more than a year and …
Read More »Trump Plans to Amp Up His Violent, Bigoted Rhetoric in Closing Pitch to Voters
There’s less than a month left in the presidential election, which will not only shape Donald Trump’s political legacy and the nation’s trajectory, but also likely decide whether he’ll face multiple prison sentences. And as he makes his closing argument, Trump is planning to amp up his violent, fascist rhetoric …
Read More »Trump Calls Kamala Harris 'Retarded' During a Donor Dinner: Report
Donald Trump is an insult machine — worse, he is an insult machine that has no bottom, particularly it seems when he’s feeling frustrated, not getting his way, and there’s a woman he wants to blame. Trump recently referred to his Democratic presidential nominee opponent Kamala Harris as “retarded,” according …
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