‘Alternative facts’ are lies — and we must point this out every time
As I watch President Trump and his representatives distort the truth with what one of them dubbed “alternative facts,” I’m reminded of two words that forever changed the way the presidency is viewed. “You lie!” Of all the acts of disrespect that Barack Obama endured during his eight years as president, that utterance from U.S. Rep.…
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On September 17, in a speech delivered at the National Archives Museum, President Trump announced he was signing an executive order establishing the 1776 Commission, aimed at promoting what he called a "patriotic" and "pro-America" education. The announcement was a direct attack on the 1619 Project, a New York Times initiative that explores the legacy of slavery in the United States. For Trump, teaching critical race studies is akin to committing child abuse "in the truest sense of those words."
2020 Election
Trump fans rage at ‘traitor’ Lisa Murkowski for refusal to vote on Ginsburg replacement before the election
Supporters of Donald Trump lashed out at Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska after she clarified on Sunday that she will not vote for whomever Donald Trump chooses to fill the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat on the Supreme Court -- calling her a traitor" among other thing things.
On Sunday, the Alaska Republican issued a statement saying: " For weeks, I have stated that I would not support taking up a potential Supreme Court vacancy this close to the election. Sadly, what was then a hypothetical is now our reality, but my position has not changed ... the same standard must apply."
2020 Election
‘This is for the people to decide’: Jaw-dropping CNN supercut lays bare the GOP’s stunning hypocrisy on SCOTUS
As the battle over replacing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who died Friday from complications of pancreatic cancer — takes shape in Washington, D.C., Republican senators who previously refused to hold a vote on former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court pick are now having their words thrown in their faces.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper on Saturday played a devastating supercut that features Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) explaining why they would not vote on Obama’s nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016.
Trump slammed for bizarre retweet about ‘#FartingSound’ as COVID death toll passes 200,000
Bill Barr goes full-on right-wing nutjob
Experts: Trump and McConnell have to jump through 4 hoops to seat a Supreme Court justice in just 6 weeks
‘You don’t see any hypocrisy?’ Chris Wallace filets Tom Cotton by replaying his Merrick Garland speech
Trump associates worry his gloating about Ginsburg replacement will blow up in his face: report
Things are so bad for Republicans the GOP had to send money to Texas
What the London ‘Blitz’ reveals about how much pain and tragedy people can handle in 2020
Stop trying to convince people you’re right — it will never persuade anyone: expert
Trump’s Fox News interview turns into therapy session as he rants about bad coverage on the network
Trump doubles down on ‘exploding trees’ being the real cause of California wildfires — not heat or drought
Stop trying to convince people you’re right — it will never persuade anyone: expert
Trump’s Fox News interview turns into therapy session as he rants about bad coverage on the network
Trump doubles down on ‘exploding trees’ being the real cause of California wildfires — not heat or drought
There are still Trump White House staff secretly trying to save the US from Trump: Ex-National Security Adviser
