All posts tagged "Hate"

Donald Trump on Saturday was slammed by three "Gold Star" families who lost their loved ones in war and now say the former president has nothing but contempt for them.

The veterans' rights group VoteVets posted a press release outlining a feud stemming from the organization's recent ad buy. In the advertisement, the families expressed anger over Trump calling their fallen family members "suckers" and "losers."

Trump's campaign released a statement in response to the ad, calling the families "shills" and saying the ad itself is "vile."...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is getting a little taste of conservative hate after a recent post on his social media.

Johnson, who replaced Speaker Kevin McCarthy, was recently hit with a direct attack from fellow GOPer Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. She claimed that "no member" of the National Defense Authorization Act conference "had any influence on this process."

"It was done in secret meetings with no input from conferees," the lawmaker wrote....

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said on Thursday that the Biden administration's vow to "fight hate" and antisemitism equated to a promise that they are "going after" conservatives.

Boebert, who recently filed for divorce from her husband of nearly two decades despite arguing that "strong families" are the backbone of the U.S., is known for posting controversial takes on Twitter. Earlier this month, she claimed that liberals are trying to make Earth Day about climate change when it should really be all about remembering "to appreciate this incredible world God has given us."

On Thursday, Boebert posted a video from Disclose.tv, which showed President Joe Biden (D) talking about his plan to use "collective action to fight hate." Under the plan, he said, government agencies will take action against antisemitism when they see it....

An Arkansas man pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of committing a federal hate crime and one count of conspiring to commit a federal hate crime for his role in chasing a car with five Hispanic men inside until it crashed, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday.

New misdemeanor charges for 5 teens accused of disrupting mosque service in upstate NY

Hatred is getting a lot of press this week as reports of violent harassment against Congressional Democrats continue to surface. It began last weekend with Tea Party activists shouting racist and bigoted comments at House Democrats during the final push for health care reform.