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'We'll be following up': MTG revives voting machine election conspiracy theory
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revived a conspiracy theory on Friday of shenanigans involving Dominion Voting Systems machines. According to Greene, someone "posted up from Whitfield County ... and when he went to vote, and we have the Dominion machines, and you go through and you mark president, you mark, you know, for Congress, that would be me. They mark Donald Trump, and they marked who they were voting for the rest of the way down their ballot on the machine." The voter then printed their ballot, Greene described. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Ra...
Ex-Navy SEAL casts new doubt on MAGA Senate candidate's war wound story
A MAGA Senate candidate's story of being shot during a firefight in Afghanistan — already facing swirling questions after reports that he told police he shot himself in the arm at Glacier National Park — is again facing scrutiny as two people reportedly came forward and disputed his account. Tim Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL officer who served from 2008 to 2014 and was deployed to conflict zones in Iraq and Afghanistan. He earned the Bronze Star with Valor and the Purple Heart. Now, he's trying to unseat the Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester in a closely watched Montana race. Two people who ...
Revealed: Trump's tariffs will hit his own businesses — and force him to mark up his merch
Former President Donald Trump's tariff proposal would deliver a punch to the gut to Trump's businesses — and cause MAGA supporters to pay dramatically more for branded merchandise he sells, Newsweek reported Friday. Trump's signature policy proposal for his 2024 campaign is to replace much of the existing federal tax structure with a broad-based tariff on nearly all goods and services — something that economists have warned would cripple the economy and send prices skyrocketing. Fox News hosts have even questioned him on the plan. "During his presidential campaign, Trump has called for tariffs...
New Jack Smith documents reveal millions spent on Jan. 6 rally
New documents unsealed in Donald Trump's criminal Jan. 6 case disclosed $3 million spent to get people to the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol building. Among the nearly 2,000 heavily redacted pages of evidence for charges against Trump related to an attempt to steal the 2020 election were documents relating to a budget and trip plan for the day. The evidence is being considered by Judge Tanya Chutkan before she rules if Trump is immune to criminal charges under a Supreme Court decision. Trump's team opposed the papers being unsealed. Want more breaking political news? Click for t...
'She grimaced': Investigation finds many 'undecided' voters made choice — but are ashamed
A tour of Michigan convinced a New York Times reporter that voters calling themselves "undecided" actually know exactly how they're going to vote — but are "reluctant to admit" it. Megan K. Stack traveled through closely divided towns in the battleground state of Michigan, where polls suggest former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck, and talked to many such voters. "I met plenty of people who, in their first breath, told me they were undecided — only to admit or make plain, the longer we talked, that their presidential choice had already come together in...
'Seems like someone is worried': Trump's latest schedule change has analysts puzzled
Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Greg Bluestein reported Friday that Donald Trump's campaign had canceled his keynote address to the National Rifle Association in Georgia for a roundtable with Latino voters in Florida. Critics filled his mentions with comments guessing that it was Trump's attempt to "clean up" from the town hall Trump did with Univision this week. One person even posted a screen capture of one of the men who asked Trump a question but didn't appear pleased with the answer. "Trump cancelled an NRA event in GA to go to FL and pander to Latino voters (someone should tell him h...
'Come on!' Kamala Harris taunts 'exhausted' Trump over mass interview cancelations
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday taunted former President Donald Trump for canceling multiple planned interviews over the last month. While campaigning in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Harris used the interview cancelations to drive home a point about Trump's mental fitness for the job of the presidency. "Now he is ducking debates and canceling interviews," she said. "Come on! And check this out: His own campaign team recently said it is because of exhaustion! Well, if you are exhausted on the campaign trail, it raises real questions about whether you are fit for the toughest job in the world!...
'Farewell tour-vibe': Analyst sees Trump neglecting campaign to make cash for himself
Former President Donald Trump is too busy selling sneakers and other merchandise to focus on actually staffing his campaign properly, Philip Bump argued for The Washington Post on Friday. The former president is famous for selling campaign supporters bizarre items, including Bibles and $299 sneakers depicting his face after an assassination attempt. "All presidential candidates make pitches to their supporters, of course," wrote Bump — adding that all supporters of a campaign at some point get annoyed with or tune them out at some point. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest ...
Fox News hosts squirm with 'discomfort' as Trump shares on-air gripe: CNN's Chris Wallace
CNN's Chris Wallace said on Friday that some of his former colleagues on Fox News appeared visibly uncomfortable when Donald Trump ranted to them about the network airing negative ads about his campaign. While discussing questions about the 78-year-old Trump's mental acuity, Wallace argued that some of the president's recent ramblings have been cause for concern, including the ones he delivered on Friday's edition of "Fox & Friends." "As people get older and diminished, there's something called disinhibition, basically that they lose their inhibitions, they lose their filters," he said. "Trump...
'This sucker is baked': Bush adviser explains why he's certain Harris has already won
A core adviser to George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain made an election prediction Friday which he said was almost certain: “This sucker is baked.” Mark McKinnon, who served as the chief media adviser for both Republicans, shared his conclusion in Vanity Fair. He said that, with only 18 days until America goes to the polls and with no major events scheduled that could potentially shake-up the race, Kamala Harris could comfortably start planning her victory party. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. “I mean, when you have the nominee of a major politic...
Watch: Trump supporter stumbles when asked to list a promise ex-president kept
The comedians of The Good Liars this week stumped a supporter of Donald Trump when they asked him to name a single promise that the former president had kept. While talking to Trump supporters outside of a rally, Davram Stiefler asked a man what he thought about Trump. "I love him!" the man replied. "We need him to save the country!" Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Stiefler then asked the man specifically why he loved the former president. "He did everything he said he was going to do," the man explained. "So what are some of those things that he...
'This is false': Fox host's claims about Trump 'charity' to Nelson Mandela ripped apart
Donald Trump supporters have been claiming that he chartered a plane for Nelson Mandela during his United States visit four decades ago, but the truth is a bit more complex. The former president sat down for an interview with Fox News host and former pro wrestler Tyrus, who suggested that Trump allowed the South African anti-apartheid activist to use the Trump Shuttle plane for free, and the Republican presidential nominee did not correct him. "Nelson Mandela was trying to come to the United States," Tyrus said. "You chartered a plane for the entire trip. Why is hard for you to talk about the ...
Analyst pours cold water on panic over Harris losing key demographic to Trump
Fears that Donald Trump may make huge gains with Black male voters are overblown according to election analysts who explained to an MSNBC analyst that polls published online can be deceiving. According to MSNBC's Zeeshan Aleem, the online hand-wringers need to calm down as it appears Vice President Kamala Harris is enjoying the same level of support as other Democratic presidential candidates with the exception of Barack Obama who hit record highs with Black voters –– likely because he was the first Black major party candidate for president. As Aleem explained, despite Trump claiming his suppo...
'We live rent-free!' The View hosts mock Trump over attack on them at Catholic dinner
The co-hosts of "The View" saw Donald Trump mention them during Thursday evening's Al Smith Dinner. The dinner is a white-tie fundraiser for Catholic charities that welcomes elected officials and comedians for a night of hilarity in the name of helping children. It typically allows political leaders to show off their comedic side, but Trump hasn't traditionally done well at the event. Kamala Harris did not attend. View co-host Joy Behar asked if the Catholic Church was "normalizing a guy who's already broken 11 of the Ten Commandments." Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest h...
'Totally disingenuous': More voters from Trump's Latino town hall say he lost their vote
Rolling Stone interviewed more undecided Latino voters who took part in Univision's town hall with former President Donald Trump, and it found that they came away decidedly unimpressed. Earlier in the week, it was revealed that 56-year-old Ramiro González, whose questions to Trump about the January 6th Capitol riots went viral on social media, said that he had firmly decided against supporting Trump in the 2024 election. Now three more voters who also attended the town hall also told Rolling Stone that they were not pleased by what Trump said at the event, with two going so far as to say that ...
'There it is': Ex-prosecutor flags Trump's latest 'sharply self-incriminating statement'
Donald Trump, like any other American, has the constitutional right to remain silent rather than potentially incriminating himself, but he rarely avails himself of that opportunity, a legal expert said. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner delivered a closing argument-style presentation on his YouTube channel highlighting recent remarks the Republican nominee made that he believes show evidence of guilt in the Jan. 6 case that remains pending just days before the election. "Special counsel Jack Smith's team must work overtime capturing and cataloguing all of Donald Trump's sharply self-in...
'Is Trump okay?' Confusion as 'exhausted' ex-president abruptly ends friendly interview
Donald Trump was scheduled to appear with former Fox News personality Dan Bongino for an interview on Friday, but a few minutes into their discussion, the ex-president abruptly ended the questioning. Bongino, who has been supportive of Trump in the past, appeared to be confused. "Can I get, Dan, off the rec--, I gotta get going," Trump said. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: The menstrual police are coming: Inside the GOP's plan for total control over women "They're going crazy," Trump said, pointing off camera. Among the bizarre topics ...
'Old timer' Trump ridiculed for prediction about cows in Fox News interview
Donald Trump has landed on cows as his closing message in his campaign for a second term as president, much to the befuddlement of observers. The former president has been claiming for years that Democrats want to ban cows to fight climate change, but he's leaning into those bizarre claims even harder in this election than he did in 2020, when he also warned that "cows are out." “Kamala even wants to pass laws to outlaw red meat to stop climate change,” the Republican nominee told supporters in North Carolina. “That means no more cows. You know, this is serious.” Want more breaking political n...
'Line has been crossed' as Trump directly echoes Stalin: columnist
The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum on Friday warned American voters that former President Donald Trump has crossed a line that even racist demagogues such as George Wallace never did. In particular, Applebaum shines a spotlight on the purportedly dehumanizing rhetoric that Trump has been deploying on the campaign trail, such as referring to his political opponents as "the enemy within" and as "vermin," which is the exact kind of rhetoric used by some of the greatest mass murderers of the 20th Century, including Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Pol Pot. Even though Wallace infamously called to mainta...
Jack Smith drops nearly 2,000 new pages of evidence in Trump election subversion case
Special counsel Jack Smith on Friday dropped a massive new file of evidence against Donald Trump with nearly 2,000 pages related to the former president's alleged crimes related to the 2020 presidential election. The new filing, which was heavily redacted, drew immediate interest and crashed the PACER system that's used to post and access court filings online. The evidence was authorized for release by Judge Tanya Chutkan over the objections of Trump's lawyers. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Recommended Links:'Make them riot': Politico pulls 6 k...
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