Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his post as House Speaker on Tuesday, with eight members of his own party joining Democrats to boot him from the most powerful position in the lower chamber. Republicans will now, presumably, elect a replacement. It’s unclear who is in pole position to win the …
Read More »Trump Wanted to Launch Missiles Into Mexico to Destroy 'Drug Labs,' Former Defense Secretary Says
Former President Donald Trump suggested launching missiles into Mexico to “destroy the drug labs” ahead of the 2020 election, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes in his forthcoming book. The New York Times reported the revelation on Thursday afternoon. Esper writes in his new memoir a A Sacred Oath that …
Read More »Trump Is Suing Hillary Clinton for Trying to 'Destroy His Life' With Russia Collusion Accusations
It’s pretty clear at this point that Donald Trump is never going to move past losing the 2020 election. He’ll be complaining about it for the rest of his life, just as he’ll never stop complaining about the Russia investigation — which he’s now suing Hillary Clinton, James Comey, and …
Read More »MAGA Fave Mo Brooks Drops Groveling Ad to Try to Get Back in Trump's Good Graces
Less than 24 hours after a report indicated that Donald Trump has soured on Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), the Senate candidate whom he endorsed last year, Brooks released a campaign ad that doubles as a pledge of fealty to the former president and his lies about the 2020 election. The …
Read More »The Totally Dodgy Backstory of the Bank that Just Refinanced Trump Tower
Donald Trump has succeeded in refinancing Trump Tower. That’s no small feat. The Trump Organization has mountains of debt and become a financial pariah. The company’s longtime accountant, Mazars, recently abandoned the Trumps — amid a New York state investigation into whether the company systematically manipulated the value of its …
Read More »Giuliani May Talk to the Jan. 6 Committee. Is He Ready to Squeal on Trump?
Rudy Giulianimight be ready to speak with the Jan. 6 committee. Trump’s former personal attorney, who was intimately involved in his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, is engaged in discussions to answer questions from the House panel, The New York Times reported late Saturday. According to aTimessource familiar …
Read More »Trump Complains About American Jews No Longer Loving Israel in Anti-Semitic Rant
Former President Donald Trump in an interview with an Israeli journalist listed off a series of complaints about Jewish people in the United States. The rant featured a number of anti-Semitic tropes, including that Jews control Washington, D.C. and the media, as well as that they have a “dual loyalty” …
Read More »Trump Just Wanted to Remind America that He Committed Obstruction of Justice
Former President Trump went on Mark Levin’s show on Sunday to promote his new picture book, a MAGA holiday essential you can get your hands on for a mere $74.99 (or $229.99 if you want one autographed by the “author” himself). The provides a glossy overview of Trump’s four years …
Read More »Trump Literally Phoned In His Support for Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Glenn Youngkin
Donald Trump phoned in his support for Glenn Youngkin on Monday night. Literally. After teasing a rally appearance on the eve of the Virginia gubernatorial election, the former president instead made a brief, bizarre call into a closed-press “tele-rally” for Youngkin, who did not appear at the rally himself. “He’s …
Read More »Trump Is Waging a War on Democracy. A New Poll Says He's Winning
It’s been about a year now since Donald Trump started ramping up what had been an already-simmering campaign to destroy the public’s faith in U.S. elections. He’s certainly convinced his followers that the 2020 election was flat-out stolen by pro-Biden communists, but maybe even more concerning is the degree to …
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