2016 Election

House Democrats Demand DOJ Investigation Into Trump Foundation’s Campaign Donation To Pam Bondi

CNN reports: House Democrats are seeking a Justice Department investigation of the Trump Foundation, following reports about a large donation he gave to Florida’s attorney general in 2013. Trump donated $25,000 to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s campaign, as her office was considering whether to open an investigation into Trump University. Bondi’s office did not open an investigation, and Trump …

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New Poll: Hillary +42 Among Jewish Likely Voters

You’ll be shocked, shocked I tells ya, to hear that anti-Semitic Trump fans are pouring into the comments of this report. Via The Hill: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a large lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump among Jewish voters, according to a poll released Tuesday. Clinton has a 42-point advantage over her Republican rival in a four-way …

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Tapper Rips Katrina Pierson: What You Are Claiming Has Never Happened In The History Of The World [VIDEO]

BOOM. Via Mediaite: CNN’s Jake Tapper shut down Trump campaign spokesperson Katrina Pierson when she attempted to argue that “Islamophobia” was a word liberals hurled at people who did not want to live next to ISIS. Tapper asked Pierson if the Trump campaign was at all concerned by the glut of support continuing to pour in from former KKK leader …

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55-Foot Digital Trump Billboard Debuts In Times Square

See the video below. From Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Super Trump! A day after rival Hillary Clinton fell ill at the 9/11 ceremony at the World Trade Center, a pro-Donald Trump SuperPac is launching a digital ad in Times Square depicting Trump as Superman. The video shows Trump — with a big …

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MUST WATCH: Keith Olbermann Eviscerates Trump In Debut Episode Of Web Series For GQ Magazine [VIDEO]

Watch this entire thing. Via GQ Magazine: Every few generations, we Americans are called upon to defend our country. To defend it not so much from foreign dictators or war or terrorism, but from those here who have no commitment to progress or democracy or representative government—no commitment to anything except their own out-of-control minds and the bottomless pits of …

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Hillary Dominates Among Hispanic Likely Voters In Battleground States: AZ +50, NV +46, CO +45, FL +24

Univision reports: Barely 56 days before the presidential election, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by a wide margin among likely Hispanic voters in four battleground states where the Latino vote may prove to be decisive, according to an exclusive bipartisan survey conducted for Univision Noticias. The Democratic candidate leads her Republican opponent by a margin of three-to-one in three of …

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CNN Anchor Asks If Trump Is Actually Being Audited, Campaign Chief Kellyanne Conway Melts Down [VIDEO]

Via Mediatite: If you think the topic of Donald Trump‘s tax returns are a big issue, then campaign manager Kellyanne Conway certainly wants to hear none of it. During a Tuesday morning interview on CNN’s New Day, Conway — who was installed as the campaign manager in August — defended her boss’ decision not to release his tax returns. After …

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Dr. Oz: I’ll Ask Trump “Pointed” Health Questions (But I Bet He Won’t Release Any Embarrassing Details)

Uh huh. Via Politico: When Donald Trump sits down Wednesday with “The Dr. Oz Show” to discuss his “personal health regimen” and reveal some more details about his medical history, the doctor and talk-show host plans to have some “pointed questions.” Discussing the interview with Fox News Radio’s “Kilmeade & Friends,” Mehmet Oz said the show is slated to tape …

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Former KKK Imperial Wizard David Duke Applauds Mike Pence For Refusing To Call Him “Deplorable”

Buzzfeed reports: Louisiana Senate candidate and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke says he’s pleased that vice presidential nominee Mike Pence declined to call him “deplorable” in an interview on Monday. “It’s good to see an individual like Pence and others start to reject this absolute controlled media,” Duke told BuzzFeed News. “The truth is that the Republican Party …

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Washington Post Poll: 60% Say Trump Is A Bigot

The Washington Post reports: If Clinton’s goal was to force a public discussion of Trump’s bigotry and chauvinism, well, the Post poll finds that a large majority of Americans agree with her that Trump is biased against women and minorities, including among the voter groups that Trump needs to improve among in order to win. The Post poll, which found …

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New NBC News Nationwide Poll: Hillary +2

NBC News reports: Hillary Clinton’s national lead over Donald Trump continues to narrow. Clinton now leads Trump 48 percent to 44 percent, a decline of 2 points since last week, according to results from the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll. In a four-way match-up, Clinton leads Trump by just 2 points — 42 percent to 40 percent. Libertarian …

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Trump Fan Slugs Protester At Rally [VIDEO]

The New York Daily News reports: A frenzied Donald Trump supporter grabbed a protester by the neck before punching him in the face at a North Carolina campaign rally Monday evening. The violent episode broke out in the top stands of the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville right as the Republican nominee was going off on a decrying rant about …

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Hillary Hits Back On Trump’s Ugly Comments [VIDEO]

The Hill recaps: Hillary Clinton is pushing back on criticism of her remark that half of Donald Trump’s supporters are in a “basket of deplorables” with a new ad slamming the businessman’s remarks. Clinton’s 60-second ad, released Tuesday, uses video of Trump’s speech in Baltimore on Monday, when he slammed Clinton’s “deplorables” remark and called on her to retract it …

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NYT To Both Candidates: Release Your Health Records

From the editorial board of the New York Times: In recent years, presidents and presidential candidates have been more forthcoming about their health than their predecessors. Franklin D. Roosevelt, a polio survivor, was seldom photographed in his wheelchair, and in his last re-election campaign concealed the cardiovascular disease that would kill him within a year. John F. Kennedy struggled with …

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Samantha Bee: Everything Is Scary Now [VIDEO]

Matt Wilstein recaps last night’s return of Samantha Bee: “Let’s get right to the big news, Hillary Clinton has passed away,” Samantha Bee said at the top of her first Full Frontal episode in weeks. And with that, she was off and running and reminding us how vital she is to this election cycle. “She says she’s not dead, but …

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Hillary: I’m Feeling Fine And Getting Better

The “H” indicates that Clinton wrote the tweets herself. CNN reports: Hillary Clinton told her Twitter followers she is “feeling fine and getting better” on Monday as she fights off pneumonia. The Democratic presidential nominee’s health was called into question after her early exit from Sunday’s 9/11 memorial service in New York City. Video taken at the scene showed her …

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Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin: Patriots Might Have To Shed Blood During A Hillary Clinton Presidency [VIDEO]

“Somebody asked me yesterday, I did an interview and they said, ‘Do you think it’s possible, if Hillary Clinton were to win the election, do you think it’s possible that we’ll be able to survive? That we would ever be able to recover as a nation?’ And while there are people who have stood on this stage and said we …

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Pence Flatly Refuses To Denounce David Duke [VIDEO]

Via Mediaite: Mike Pence declined an opportunity to call David Duke “deplorable” today because he doesn’t like name-calling. When Blitzer brought up Duke in the context of Hillary Clinton‘s “basket of deplorables” remark, Pence said that he doesn’t understand why people keep bringing Duke up when Trump has already denounced him. Blitzer asked him if he would call Duke “deplorable.” …

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Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman Pledges $5M To Veterans Groups If Trump Releases His Tax Returns

The Hill reports: The co-founder of LinkedIn said on Monday that he will give up to $5 million to veterans groups as part of a crowdfunding campaign if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump releases his tax returns. Reid Hoffman has pledged multiply whatever is raised in the effort, which is being run by an ex-Marine named Pete Kiernan, by five. …

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Trump: Hillary Must Fully Apologize For “Deplorables” Comment Or She Must End Her Campaign [VIDEO]

ABC News reports: Calling on Hillary Clinton to “retract her comments in full,” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump today hit back at her recent reference to some of his supporters as a “basket of deplorables.” “I was, thus, deeply shocked and alarmed this Friday to hear my opponent attack, slander, smear, demean these wonderful, amazing people who are supporting our …

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