The Trump Files: Donald’s Recurring Sex Dreams
Mother Jones illustration; Shutterstock For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This post was originally published as part of “The Trump Files“—a collection of telling episodes, strange but true stories, and curious scenes from the life of our current president—on August 10, 2016. It’s not generally hard to ascertain…
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel
Jamaal Bowman, Democratic candidate for NY-16, addresses supporters at a stop in Hastings-on-Hudson during his ”Bowmentum World Tour” the weekend before Election Day.Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Another year, another congressional heavyweight from New York City who is on the verge of falling…
K-Pop Stans and TikTok Teens Mobilized to Derail Trump’s Tulsa Rally
TikTok For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.If you believe President Donald Trump, nearly one million people registered for his June 20 campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But come Saturday, fewer than 6,200 people showed up, according to the Tulsa fire department. Large swaths of the 19,000-seat arena…
Trump Reboots His Campaign With Some Racist Crap
Sue Ogrocki/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.The man who kicked off his first presidential campaign with racism about Mexicans rebooted his second one on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a racist fantasia to explain why the police shouldn’t be defunded. At his first rally since the…
Trump Campaign Did Not Reach Out to Tulsa Health Officials Before Potential “Super Spreader” Event
Attendees of President Donald Trump’s June 20 rally, without masks on, cheer Eric Trump.Sue Ogrocki/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump’s rally tonight could be, health officials warned, a “super spreader” event—risking a rise in hospitalizations in the community. In light of that potential spread, local…
Six Members of Trump’s Tulsa Team Test Positive for COVID-19
Politico/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Six people working on logistics for President Trump’s Tulsa rally have tested positive for COVID-19, according to NBC News. Twenty-thousand people, none of whom will be required to wear masks, are expected at the rally, which will be held inside. JUST IN –…