Online Lies Aren’t Helping Donald Trump Much
The New York Times informs us that Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is blitzing the online world: On any given day, the Trump campaign is plastering ads all over Facebook, YouTube and the millions of sites served by Google, hitting the kind of incendiary themes — immigrant invaders, the corrupt media — that play best on…
Mike Pompeo Is Going to Have to Come Up With a Better Answer Than This on Ukraine
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday whether it would have been “inappropriate” for the United States to withhold military aid to Ukraine until the country pursued an investigation into President Donald Trump’s political rivals. Pompeo, insisting the question was a “hypothetical” one, didn’t have an answer. But Thursday, the president’s acting…
Mick Mulvaney Tried to Lie on Fox News About His Ukraine Comments. Then Chris Wallace Ran the Tape.
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney went on Fox News on Sunday to attempt to explain statements he made this week involving President Donald Trump and Ukraine. It didn’t go well. Here’s the backstory: Mulvaney made a stunning admission on Thursday that yes, the Trump administration withheld aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation…
And Now We Are Three
Mrs. Dr. M arrived today with cat #3 in tow. This is Moloko, a somewhat shy but gorgeous Siberian. Timmy really, really wants to play with him, but Moloko prefers to hide instead. Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. MORE HARD-HITTING JOURNALISM In 2014, before Donald Trump announced his run…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Bernie Sanders at New York City Rally
Filmmaker Michael Moore endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at a rally in Queens on Saturday. Mary Altaffer/AP At a campaign rally in Queens on Saturday afternoon, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) presidential bid. Watch the endorsement here: Before unseating longtime Democratic representative Joe Crowley in the 2018 midterm elections, Ocasio-Cortez worked…
A Small But Growing Group of Republicans: Trump Is Forcing Us to “Defend the Indefensible”
Michael Reynolds/ZUMA In the past two weeks, President Donald Trump has allowed Turkey to slaughter Kurds, awarded an international summit to one of his own resorts, and watched his chief of staff admit (then un-admit) to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Although it feels strange to even type these words, some Republicans in Congress…