I Am Donald Trump’s Only Hope
Donald Trump and Rep. Kevin McCarthy in 2020Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Donald Trump announced that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, he called on supporters to take to the streets. “PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!” he wrote. Trump’s rhetoric…
How Ron DeSantis Ignited a Republican Civil War Over Ukraine
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media following his “State of the State” address in Tallahassee on March 7, 2023. CHENEY ORR/AFP via Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.As a leading contender for Republican presidential nomination next year, Ron DeSantis has…
Manhattan Prosecutor Promises Security After Trump Calls for Protests
Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference on March 4, 2023 in National Harbor, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.History has shown that when Donald Trump calls for protests, violence may…
Swords, Coats, a $24,000 Dagger: The Trumps Failed to Report 117 Foreign Gifts
Donald and Melania Trump admire a gift from India’s prime minister in 2020.Alex Brandon/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump and his family members accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts from foreign leaders as they travelled the world and welcomed dignitaries to…
Trump Says He Will Be “Arrested” on Tuesday, Demands Protests
Former President Donald Trump campaigns in Iowa this week.AP Photo/Ron Johnson Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Former president Donald Trump posted on his social media platform early Saturday morning that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday in New York City—and that he wants…
Mike Flynn and MAGA Activists Wage War Against a Florida Hospital
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Before last year, the public monthly meetings of the board of Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, were sleepy affairs, typically drawing just a handful of attendees. The hospital, a 98-year-old public healthcare system that serves more than a…