Trump cultists

“I spend the day exploring the city, kinda staying around this area for the most part. I gotta say, I thought I would see more [of a] homeless situation here. I thought I would see a little more chaos on the streets than, um, from what I’ve been told. And I didn’t see as much as I thought I would. …

“I think Donald Trump should defy the New York judge order and go to Barron’s graduation. I think he should just defy the order and go to Barron’s graduation. Get arrested. It’s just more indictments, not as if you’re already not facing 700 years in federal prison. “I think the optics would be amazing. Now, if he does, he could …

CNN reports: The Senate voted to kill the second and final article of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senate voted 51 to 49 on party lines. The chamber voted to kill the first article of impeachment earlier today. The Senate is voting now to adjourn as the impeachment trial is over. Republican Sen. John Kennedy proposed a …

“Obviously Joe has no soul. This guy is just a strange, strange creature. He has abandoned anything that resembles truth, logic, and common sense. When we spotlight these cockroaches, the citizens of America have to take charge. We have to take this country back. And if we don’t vote in the guy that secured the borders, had an energy dominance, …

NBC News reports: Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, of New York, are expected to quickly move to dismiss or table the two impeachment articles, which would require only a simple majority vote. Meanwhile, Republicans want to drag out the process and make it as politically painful as possible for the other party. There is no scenario in …

“They can’t bribe me, they can’t blackmail me. That’s why they don’t want me in Washington, D.C. And that’s exactly why President Trump wants me they’re fighting with him. He’s willing to sacrifice everything I am. That’s why they’re coming after us with lawfare, they’re going to come after us with everything. “That’s why the next six months is going …

Reuters reports: Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make clear his plan to bury without a trial the Republican House of Representatives’ impeachment of President Joe Biden’s top border official. At 1 p.m. Wednesday, senators are scheduled to be sworn in as jurors for a Mayorkas trial. Schumer is expected to short-circuit what he …

“The most stylish president and first lady in our lifetimes are Donald Trump and Melania Trump. Donald Trump is a style icon! He changed American fashion on The Apprentice. People spent the next 10 years trying to dress like Donald Trump. “So, if anybody deserves a puff piece on their sense of style, it’s Donald Trump and the first lady. …

The Daily Beast reports: Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday joined the chorus of critics falsely claiming the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial won’t let the former president attend his son’s graduation, insisting Juan Merchan is “not a judge in the tradition of Anglo-American jurists.” A spokesperson for Giuliani insisted that any implication that the former mayor’s …

CBS News reports: House Republicans are presenting the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, kicking off a confrontation over an impeachment trial that’s been brewing for months. More than two months after the lower chamber voted to impeach the Cabinet secretary, House impeachment managers are walking the articles over to …

Deadline reports: Smartmatic has reached a settlement with One America News Network over claims that the news outlet amplified false claims that the voting systems company rigged the results of the 2020 election. “Smartmatic has resolved its litigation against OANN through a confidential settlement,” said attorney Eric Connolly, who is representing the voting company in the lawsuit. An attorney for …

The Daily Beast reports: A day after encouraging members of the public to “take matters into their own hands” to deal with peaceful protesters, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is doubling down on his endorsement of mob violence. The Arkansas Republican shared a video on X on Tuesday morning of climate protesters who were blocking a road in France being grabbed …

Media Matters has the transcript: JESSE WATTERS (HOST): When you approach these people, whether they’re migrants or outlaws, this is what we’re going to be looking at. Do you have any advice for Donald Trump if he assumes office again? Is he going to make you deportation czar? DUANE “DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER” CHAPMAN (GUEST): I would like a job …

“I think we ought to go back and learn the lessons of the 1930s. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was faced with a Nazi effort inside the United States. They locked people up. “I believe, frankly, we should say, ‘If you are for the victory of Iran, if you want to scream death to America, we are deporting you. If you’re an …

ABC News reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear arguments in a high-stakes case that could invalidate felony obstruction charges for more than 300 individuals connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack — including former President Donald Trump. At issue in the case of Fischer v. United States is whether a federal law enacted in 2002 to prevent …

Newsweek reports: Former congressman Madison Cawthorn reportedly crashed his vehicle into a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) cruiser on Monday. Alethea Shapiro shared on X, formerly Twitter, that she was driving on I-75 toward Miami at around 4:30 p.m. when a black sports car began tailgating her. “I ignored it, assuming the person would go around me if they were so …

The Independent reports: Disgraced ex-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani’s bid to reverse a massive defamation verdict was rejected, leaving him owing $146 million to two Georgia election workers that he defamed and possibly complicating his arguments in bankruptcy court. US district court Judge Beryl Howell ruled on 15 April that the verdict, in which Mr Giuliani owes the titanic …

Reuters reports: The state of California sued the city of Huntington Beach over its voter identification law on Monday, saying the measure violates state law and that state election integrity is already protected by robust voter ID requirements. Voters in Huntington Beach on March 5 approved an amendment to the city charter that could require voter identification among other steps. …

The Washington Examiner reports: The Supreme Court declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a group of House Republicans challenging the establishment of metal detectors in the House of Representatives following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The rejection comes after three House Republicans, Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) and former Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), appealed to …

Playbook reports:  Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Rob Schneider delivered a comedy set so off-color and off-putting to a group of prominent Republicans late last year that the host cut the performance short and later apologized to attendees. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) walked out during Schneider’s performance, which occurred at the holiday gala hosted at the Waldorf Astoria by …