Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, said in two separate interviews that Trump was in on the entire scheme to get Ukraine’s government to announce that they were investigating former Vice President Joe Biden. “President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was …
Read More »Trump, His Generals, and the Iran Crisis: An Interview with Author Peter Bergen
America is on the brink of war with Iran, largely as a result of President Trump’s reckless decision to assassinate Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. An excellent way to understand how and why this happened is to read Peter Bergen’s new book, Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos …
Read More »Video Appears to Show World Leaders Mocking Trump Behind His Back
“The world is laughing at us!” Both on the campaign trail and since taking office, President Trump has insisted repeatedly that prior to his presidency the United States was the laughing stock of the world. But now that he’s calling the shots, he’s said, “we’re respected again.” Reality tells a …
Read More »False Idol — Why the Christian Right Worships Donald Trump
On the morning of September 29th, six weeks before the 2016 election, Donald Trump was in a conference room at Trump Tower in New York talking to leaders of the religious right about sex-reassignment surgery. In a way, he was bringing about his own transformation. Having quashed the idea that …
Read More »Republicans Are Knowingly Using Putin's Talking Points to Defend Trump
For years now, Russia has sought to frame Ukraine for its own actions interfering with the 2016 presidential election, the New York Times reported, citing three American officials. And, despite being briefed on Russia’s efforts, some in Congress are pushing these conspiracy theories, as seen in Republicans’ questions and speeches …
Read More »Greta Thunberg Wouldn't Meet With Trump If Asked
Greta Thunberg — 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist — dismissed meeting with President Donald Trump as pointless during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres on Ellen Friday. Thunberg and Trump briefly crossed paths at the United Nations in September. Following Thunberg’s impassioned and grave speech about climate change, Trump seemed to …
Read More »Republicans 'Are Having Trouble With the Facts' Says Fox News' Chris Wallace
Fox News’ Chris Wallace was at it again on Friday, filling the void of truth-telling on a “news” network that defends President Donald Trump regardless of the facts. Fox News host Sandra Smith asked Wallace about White House advisor Kellyanne Conway’s claims that the president isn’t being treated fairly regarding …
Read More »Why We Must Impeach
With a single telephone call, Donald Trump betrayed the presidency in ways almost unimaginable until that moment. During the call, he attempted to pressure a foreign leader to help him smear and destroy both a chief political opponent and that opponent’s political party to benefit himself in a presidential election. …
Read More »White House Hid Transcripts of Calls with Putin and Saudi Royals on Highly Classified System
The White House acted to hide not only transcripts of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president but also with Russian president Vladimir Putin and members of the Saudi Royal family on a highly classified computer system reserved for the country’s most sensitive information, according to reporting from CNN and …
Read More »Trump Admits Talking About Biden in 'Absolutely Perfect' Phone Call With Ukraine President
President Donald Trump admitted he spoke about former vice president Joe Biden during a phone call with Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky. On Sunday morning, Trump took questions from the media on the White House lawn and said, “The conversation I had [with President Zelensky] was largely congratulatory, with largely corruption—all …
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