Trump Loves to Declare Victory Even if He Didn’t Win. Election Night May Be the Same.
Karl DeBlaker/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.According to an Axios report, Donald Trump is planning on declaring a premature victory if it appears that he is ahead before all the ballots are counted. Because coronavirus concerns curtailed in-person voting, many states, including…
Biden Got It Right: The 2020 Race Is About the Soul of the Nation
Mother Jones illustration; Ken Cedeno/CNP/ZUMA, Brian Cahn/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It always sounded hokey, but it was an accurate description of the 2020 election: a fight for the nation’s soul. Joe Biden adopted this as his catchphrase when he entered the…
Report: Trump Will Host an Election Night Superspreader Party at White House
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.After months of defying public health experts and common sense by holding massive rallies in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump reportedly plans to close out the presidential campaign by hosting an election night…
In 2020, It Was Donald Trump Who Attacked the US Election with Disinformation
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump’s entire career has been built on disinformation. The celebrity real estate developer bullshitted his way into his early breakthrough deals in Manhattan. After his casino empire collapsed, he revived his fortunes with a reality-TV…
Trump Just Told His Biggest Coronavirus Lie Yet
President Donald Trump during a rally at the Oakland County Airport, in Michigan on Friday.Scott Hasse/ZUMA Wire For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.As Americans head to the polls amid a massive surge in coronavirus cases and an increase in COVID-19 deaths, President Donald…
Trump Gutted Post-2008 Financial Safeguards. Can We Avert Another Crash?
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.A year into his presidency, Donald Trump stood in the Roosevelt Room of the White House next to towering stacks of white paper wrapped in a bright red ribbon. Flanked by Cabinet members, he explained that…