President Trump’s first rally since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. provided an unsurprising disaster of a speech, but the sparse crowd in attendance after the campaign touted ticket requests of over a million was a stunning surprise that sent Trump allies scurrying for excuses. Trump’s embarrassing speech on …
Read More »Trump: 'We're Dominating the Street With Compassion' When Using 'Force' Against Protesters
With peaceful protests ongoing nationwide, President Trump continued using harsh rhetoric and called for aggressive police tactics to halt constitutionally-protected demonstrations. While discussing a forthcoming executive order on police reform at a roundtable event in Dallas on Thursday, the president used terms like “force,” “real strength” and “real power” when …
Read More »Cory Booker and Kamala Harris Give Emotional Rebuttal to Rand Paul Blocking Anti-Lynching Bill
As George Floyd’s family laid his body to rest at his funeral and protests across the nation called out for racial justice, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) singlehandedly blocked the passage of a bill that would finally declare lynching a federal crime. In a floor speech, Paul claimed the Emmett Till …
Read More »'I'm Outraged': D.C. Bishop Sounds Off On Trump for Using Historic Church as 'Prop'
Minutes after announcing plans to mobilize the military to violently crack down on the millions of Americans who since last week have been demonstrating against police brutality, President Trump sauntered over to Washington, D.C.’s historic St. John’s Episcopal Church to have his picture taken with a Bible. His path was …
Read More »Trump Pushes Narrative That China Was 'Knowingly Responsible' for Coronavirus
President Trump took a question about possible ramifications for China if it were clear that their mishandling of the coronavirus crisis affected other countries and turned it into an opportunity to raise the specter that China may have been “knowingly responsible” for the virus. During Saturday’s COVID-19 daily briefing, Trump …
Read More »Kayleigh McEnany Says the Darndest Things
In an ideal world, the White House press secretary would be a fearless defender of the truth and a window into the actions of the United States’ most powerful office. In the real world, the best we can hope for is something akin to the president’s public advocate, communicating the …
Read More »British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Discharged from Hospital
UPDATE 4/12: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been discharged from the hospital on Sunday, according to the BBC. Johnson was admitted last week as a “precautionary step” after testing positive and showing “persistent” symptoms of the coronavirus. The prime minister was moved to intensive care on Monday but was …
Read More »Fox Business Guest Absurdly Claims Trump's Coronavirus Response 'Is Almost Perfect, He Was Born For This Moment'
A Fox Business channel guest on Monday laid a ton of uninterrupted Dear Leader-esque praise of the president’s handling of the coronavirus crisis that, even for the Trump-friendly station, needs to be heard to be believed. While responding to a question about whether the president will take further action in …
Read More »Joe Biden Has Been Dropping Hints About his VP Pick
Update: Former Vice President Joe Biden committed at the March 15th Democratic debate that his running mate would be a woman. His campaign confirmed the news in a tweet: “My running mate will be a woman.” WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden is close to all but securing the …
Read More »The Last Time Mike Pence Was in Charge of Handling an Epidemic, He Did a Terrible Job
Editor’s note: Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday was put in charge of handling the federal response to the coronavirus. Pence has been tasked with handling a deadly infectious disease before — and performed terribly. Stephen Rodrick, in his 2017 profile of the vice president, explored how Pence’s slow and …
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