Month: August 2024

One person noted that the Constitution does not actually empower a vice president to summon the forces of the blazing abyss of the damned.

Tim Walz vs. JD Vance: How Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s VP picks match up  USA TODAYsource

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Listen to Trump’s surprising response when he was asked about AOC  CNNsource

Cognitive testing is not a weapon. But you wouldn’t know that by following the last few years of American politics. Here are some recent headlines: “Embarrassing Video Reveals Trump’s Alarming Cognitive Decline” (New Republic). “Democrats Will Pay for the Biden Big Lie” (Wall Street Journal). “America’s Gerontocracy Problem Goes Far Beyond the President” (New York…
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Former President Trump’s running vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), is slated to give remarks at a campaign event in Philadelphia Tuesday, as the race for the White House tightens with less than 100 days until the election. Since taking up the mantle as the Democratic Party nominee, Vice President Harris has shown…
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Trump appeared on a Kick livestream with Adin Ross, then things got weird  The Vergesource

The GOP presidential nominee had a totally normal response to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz becoming Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate.

Lawrence: Trump knows he does not have the mental and cognitive health to debate Harris  MSNBCsource

Clarence Thomas Breaks With Supreme Court Over Donald Trump Trial Lawsuit  Newsweeksource

Former Trump attorney Ellis turns state’s evidence in fake electors case  myheraldreview.comsource

Former President Trump’s campaign on Tuesday criticized Vice President Harris for choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate, calling him a “West Coast wannabe.” “It’s no surprise that San Francisco Liberal Kamala Harris wants West Coast wannabe Tim Walz as her running-mate — Walz has spent his governorship trying to reshape Minnesota…
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Vice President Harris has nearly doubled President Biden’s lead over former President Trump in New York since launching her campaign last month, according to a new poll. The new Siena College poll found Harris has a 14-point lead over the former president with 53 percent of support among New York voters while Trump trails with…
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Former Trump Attorney Agrees to Cooperate with Prosecution in Fake Electors Case  Mediaitesource

Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s effort to delay Trump’s sentencing for New York conviction  USA TODAYsource

Streamer Adin Ross Just Gave Donald Trump a Special (and Potentially Inappropriate) Rolex  GQsource

Harris readies for running mate announcement, battleground state tour  The Washington Postsource

Jenna Ellis Now Cooperating in Trump Fake Electors Case  Newsweeksource

Former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis to cooperate with prosecutors in Arizona ‘fake electors’ case  Yahoo! Voicessource

A top hostage negotiator dismissed GOP concerns that the massive prisoner swap orchestrated last week will encourage Russian President Vladimir Putin to detain more Americans. Roger Carstens, the special envoy for hostage affairs who was appointed by former President Trump in 2020, pushed back on the claims Monday, saying there was no precedent for that in…
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Trump Pulls Bulk of Voters’ Concerns About Age, Mental Fitness With Biden Out of Contest  Morning Consult Prosource

Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto challenged former President Trump’s record and comments on the stock market Monday after the former president blamed President Biden and Vice President Harris for this week’s slide. Trump said that the Wall Street drop, triggered by instability in the Japanese economy alongside concerns over a cooling U.S. jobs market, was…
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Earlier this year, Gallup pollsters asked Americans how much they worry about the federal government’s deficit and debt. Seventy-seven percent worried about our nation’s red ink “a great deal” or “a fair amount.”  This result was not unusual. Every year since 2011, between 63 and 87 percent of the individuals polled have said they were worried.  Yet,…
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Former President Trump attacked ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos in a late-night post over what he called a “nasty and totally inappropriate” interview with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.). Stephanopoulos’s contentious interview Sunday with Donalds on ABC’s “This Week” featured the pair going back and forth over Trump’s promise to pardon defendants convicted for their role…
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Supreme Court nixes effort to stall Trump’s sentencing in hush money case  POLITICOsource