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Stephanopoulos Kicks Off Tense Interview With GOP Lawmaker By Asking Blunt Question: ‘Do You Pledge Your Allegience to Donald Trump?’
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (149+ words) ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos straight-up asked Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) Sunday if he pledged his allegiance to Donald Trump, just like the GOP midterm convention goers did last week. The president led his pledge “to the greatest president in the…...
CNN's Abby Phillip Rips GOP for Tying Islam to Terrorism
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (342+ words) CNN host Abby Phillip suggested Republicans have a bigoted double standard because they are willing to bash Muslim politicians like Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) and link Islam with terrorism, while conveniently overlooking “Christian nationalists” with backwards views. Phillip vented…...
CNN’s Smerconish Responds to Viewers Complaining He Was Too ‘Nice’ to MAGA Star Rudy Giuliani: ‘Does That Make Me a Commie?!’
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (146+ words) CNN’s Michael Smerconish pushed back on viewers complaining he was too “nice” to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani this week in an interview focused on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Smerconish responded to critics on Saturday while answering X messages…...
Bill Maher Delivers Blunt Message to His Conservative Fans Still Loyal to Trump: ‘You’re Just Not That Bright’
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (325+ words) Bill Maher was an equal opportunity offender on Friday’s Real Time where he slammed Democrats plenty, but also delivered a blunt message to his right-wing admirers still loyal to MAGA. During a discussion about the midterm elections, Maher argued Democrats…...
Bill Maher Says Democrat Politicians Are ‘Cowards’ — Unlike 9/11 Terrorists: ‘You Don’t Know Sh*t’
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (385+ words) Bill Maher trashed Democrat politicians as “cowards” while also doubling down on a controversial stance that ultimately led to the cancellation of his first show. During the “new rule” segment on Friday’s Real Time, Maher took aim at the media…...
Trump Assures Everyone Things Will Turn Out ‘Fine and Dandy’ with Iran War After Saudi Arabia Call
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (200+ words) President Donald Trump assured everyone things will turn out “fine and dandy” when it comes to the Iran war following an attack on a critical Middle Eastern pipeline. Trump spoke to reporters alongside Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on Saturday…...
Journo Lashes Out on CNN Over Trump’s $5K Dividend Pitch: ‘Are You Joking?!’
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (375+ words) Independent journalist Brad Polumbo made his feelings about President Donald Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend clear, incredulously asking a fellow CNN panelist, “Are you joking?!” as he laid out ways the payments could potentially be funded. Trump unveiled the proposal at the…...
Jessica Tarlov Roasts GOP Convention Over Piker Pic: ‘Betas Standing Around Looking at a Half-Naked Socialist’
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (111+ words) It was then shown again during the convention’s second night on Thursday. “There was some concern, Jessica, even among Republicans, that they weren’t gonna be able to pull the convention off,” Fox News’ Jesse Watters acknowledged on Friday’s edition of…...
House Republican Accuses Trump’s Election-Linked Check of Being ‘Pay-to-Play Politics’
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (298+ words) Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) warned on Friday that President Donald Trump’s plan to give Americans a $5,000 check should the GOP win the midterms sounds a lot like “pay-to-play politics.” Trump sparked a wave of controversy earlier in the week by…...
WATCH: Trump Has Convention Audience Raise Their Hands and Pledge to Vote: ‘So Help Me God!’
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (563+ words) The GOP Convention audience roared in a bizarre moment Thursday as President Donald Trump had them raise their right hands and swear to get to the polls on Nov. 3. Trump took the stage promising he’d be “brief” after giving a…...