Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham said on Thursday that former President Trump was “gleeful” as he watched as his supporters descend on the Capitol last Jan. 6. “He was in the dining room gleefully watching on his TV as he often did. ‘Look at all those people fighting …
Read More »Republicans Promised to Banish Jan. 6 Insurrectionists. A Year Later, They've Purged Jan. 6 Critics
A year ago, top Republicans were clear-eyed — and forceful — in their repudiations of president Trump, blaming him directly for the Jan 6 insurrection at the Capitol and blasting his false claims that he was robbed of a second term. How a year can change people. Republicans, with very …
Read More »Peter Navarro: Trump Distributed Bogus Election Fraud Research to 'Every' Congressional Republican
When the 2020 election didn’t go Trump’s way, Peter Navarro did something dangerous. He began to do his own research. Navarro, an economist whom Donald Trump tapped to lead his trade war against China, didn’t stay in his lane at the White House. He’d already inserted himself in the administration’s …
Read More »Trump Claimed 5,000 Dead People Voted in Georgia. The Real Number… Was Four
In early January, then-President Donald Trump invoked debunked, baseless conspiracy theories, and just flat-out lied in an attempt to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the results of that state’s presidential election. In addition to making the laughable assertion that the attendance at his campaign rallies was …
Read More »Hillary Clinton Cries While Reading Her Unused 2016 Victory Speech in New Clip
Hillary Clinton welled up while reading the speech she would have given if she had won the 2016 presidential election in a clip from her upcoming MasterClass session. “I’ve never shared this with anybody,” she said in the clip, which premiered in a segment fromSunday Today With Willie Geist that …
Read More »Counties That Voted Trump Have Much Higher Covid Death Rates, Analysis Finds
A new NPR analysis reveals that since May of this year, people living in counties that voted for Donald Trump have been almost three times as likely to die from Covid-19 than those living in counties that Joe Biden won. NPR published its findings on Sunday after examining the number …
Read More »Why Mainstream Media Pros Pledged Themselves to the Oath Keepers
When joining a right-wing militia, most members brag about their military credentials, tactical training, or prowess with firearms. But a select group of members in the hacked Oath Keeper rolls touted a very different skillset — pledging to be information warriors for the extremist group. These Oath Keepers signed up …
Read More »Michael Cohen Says Prosecutors 'Are Going After Donald, Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka'
“They committed crimes,” Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump, said of the Trump Organization, adding, “I can assure you that Donald Trump is guilty of his own crimes.” But prosecutors aren’t just focused on Trump, Cohen said, “They are going after Donald, Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka.” Appearing on …
Read More »The Tension Inside Fox News Over Tucker Carlson's Extremism Is Real
There appears to be quite a bit of tension inside Fox News over the extremist views of the network’s most popular host. Host Bret Baier publicly admitted on Monday that there were internal “concerns” at the network about the Tucker Carlson-produced documentary, Patriot Purge. The controversial documentary suggested Jan. 6 …
Read More »Democrats Delight in Roasting 'Imbecile' Kevin McCarthy's Eight-Hour House Floor Speech
Kevin McCarthy started speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives not long after 8 p.m. Thursday night. He stopped just after 5 a.m. Friday morning, setting the record for the longest continuous speech in modern House history. Ironically, he didn’t have much to say. The minority leader’s address …
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