Trump Took Credit for Making Insulin “So Cheap It’s Like Water.” Tell That to People Paying for It.
Julio Cortez / Associated Press For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.There was a key moment that you might have missed in Tuesday’s presidential debate. It happened early on, before President Trump told a neofascist militia to “stand by,” invented an endorsement from an…
Trump Caused Chaos at the Debate. Newspapers Blamed Both Sides.
President Donald Trump lies, while former Vice President Joe Biden looks on.Kevin Dietsch/POOL/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.It’s not particularly difficult to describe what happened at Tuesday night’s debate. Donald Trump spent 90 minutes lying, interrupting, and attacking Joe Biden’s…
I Watched Three Old White Guys Talk About Race Tonight and Now I Am Dead Inside
Patrick Semansky/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.On Tuesday night, with the election just five weeks away, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in the first of three presidential debates. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, the moderator of…
At the Debate, Biden and Trump Showed America Who They Really Are. That’s a Win for Biden.
Gripas Yuri/Zuma For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Donald Trump was talking at Joe Biden, and Joe Biden was talking to America. That’s what happened Tuesday night during the first presidential debate of 2020. Trump was focused on smearing his opponent, and Biden was…
The Proud Boys Are Lapping Up the President’s Instruction to “Stand By”
A member of the neo-fascist group, the Proud Boys wears military gear at Delta Park in Portland.Photo by John Lamparski via Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.When the president was asked to condemn white supremacists during Tuesday’s debate, Trump demured. Instead,…
Who Had Substantive Climate Discussion on Their Debate Bingo Card?
Paul Kitagaki Jr./ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Who expected a fairly substantive climate discussion in the first presidential debate, moderated by none other than a Fox News anchor? President Donald Trump too did not seem prepared. Asked point blank whether he believes in man-made…