Trump Amplifies His Dangerous Hate Speech Against Migrants
Trump speaks at a campaign event on Sept. 28, 2024, in Prairie du Chien, Wis.Morry Gash/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. For much of 2024, Donald Trump has used demagoguery against migrants to campaign for the White House. In numerous recent speeches and…
A New Reckoning for Parents of School Shooters
Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the aftermath of the bloodshed on Wednesday at Apalachee…
Trump’s Baseless Claims About the Assassination Attempt Are Dangerous
Mark Peterson/Pool/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Ever since the July 13 assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the former president and his allies have promoted unfounded conspiracy theories and blamed Democrats directly for the violence. The effort appears highly coordinated: From JD Vance…
Trump’s Dangerous Campaign of Hatred Against Migrant “Invaders”
Mother Jones; Carol Guzy/ZUMA (2) Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the morning of August 3, 2019, a 21-year-old man walked into a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, and opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle. He murdered 23 people and injured 22 others.…
JD Vance Reiterates False Claim That Democrats “Tried to Kill” Trump
Vance introducing Trump at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Aug. 3, 2024Ben Gray/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Campaigning in Atlanta on Saturday, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance blamed Democrats without any evidence for the recent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. In…
Trump Allies Promote Conspiracy Theories About the Assassination Attempt
Mother Jones; ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In the two-plus weeks since a gunman opened fire at Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, some details have emerged about the catastrophic security failure. The 20-year-old perpetrator, who wounded the former president and…