Trump Lies

The Washington Post reports: Janet Zamora never had the chance to visit D.C. with her husband. They talked about it, longing to meander down the National Mall and see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial up close. But he was too sick to travel, she said, riddled with illness from exposure to Agent Orange during his five years with the Air Force …

NOTUS reports: President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Larry Hoover, the infamous former gang leader from Chicago, according to a White House official. Hoover, the co-founder of Chicago gang Gangster Disciples, has been serving multiple life sentences since the 1970s. He has multiple state and federal convictions, including for murder and founding a criminal enterprise. Hoover has been …

The New York Times reports: President Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate Emil Bove III, the polarizing and widely feared top Justice Department official responsible for strong-arm tactics in enacting Mr. Trump’s immigration agenda, to be a federal appeals judge. Mr. Bove, 44, is a former criminal defense lawyer for Mr. Trump. He would fill a vacancy on the …

Politico reports: All remaining staff at Voice of America are expected to receive reduction-in-force notices this week, likely closing the book on the network founded 80-plus years ago to combat Nazi disinformation during World War II. Employees are anticipating termination notices to go out this week to all full-time staff at the embattled news network, according to four VOA employees …

The Daily Mail reports: President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter after getting a “nasty” question about “chickening out” by repeatedly threatening tariffs only to relax or postpone them. A reporter asked Trump about a new acronym making the rounds on Wall Street about the “TACO trade,” which stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.” The president has made a habit …

“Trump Media and Technology Group, that is the parent company of Truth Social, said it would raise $2.5 billion dollars from institutional investors to invest in Bitcoin. So they’re moving away from their social media play originally, and they’re moving into a financial services and crypto play. “Now Trump Media’s largest shareholder is President Trump. They’re gonna raise $1.5 billion …

Salon reports: Tulsi Gabbard’s latest foray in generating red meat to stoke the paranoia of Trump supporters isn’t just dishonest, but downright dangerous. Late last week, without the mainstream media noticing, Gabbard started pushing the flat-out lie that President Joe Biden was labeling Americans as “terrorists” because they opposed COVID-19 mitigation measures like masks and vaccines. Biden did no such …

The Palm Beach Post reports: President Donald Trump is escalating his ongoing battle with Harvard University. The fierce fight has led to questions about Trump’s personal history with the university. For example, some have wondered whether Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s son Barron Trump, 19, was rejected from the university. No. According to the first lady’s office, he …

Reuters reports: The United States on Wednesday announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals who “censor” Americans. “It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement. He …

Mediaite reports: Wall Street traders have developed a biting new acronym for a strategy that’s become surprisingly lucrative for President Donald Trump’s whiplash-inducing trade policy: TACO – “Trump Always Chickens Out.” Reportedly first coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong, the term has quickly gained traction among investors who are profiting from what they say is a predictable pattern: Trump …

The Washington Post reports: Vice President JD Vance will headline a political fundraiser in Las Vegas on Tuesday requiring a $1 million donation per attendee, according to an invitation for the event obtained by The Washington Post. The fundraiser for MAGA Inc., the primary super PAC supporting President Donald Trump, will be held as a “private roundtable & photo opportunity” featuring …

“The president is more interested in giving that taxpayer money to trade schools and programs and state schools where they are promoting American values but, most importantly, educating the next generation based on skills that we need in our economy and our society. Apprenticeships, electricians, plumbers—we need more of those in our country and less LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard …

Reuters reports: On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Canada can either pay $61 billion to be covered by the proposed U.S. “Golden Dome” missile defense system or become the 51st state and be covered for free. The president posted on Truth Social, “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it …

The New York Times reports: A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that President Trump’s attempt to punish an elite law firm associated with his political opposition was unconstitutional and directed the government not to enforce an order Mr. Trump signed in March that had threatened its business. Siding with WilmerHale, which sued to block the president’s order, Judge Richard J. …

Newsweek reports: On Tuesday, Margo Martin, special assistant to President Donald Trump, posted a video on X of the president calling Savannah Chrisley regarding the announcement of his pardon of her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley. Todd and [his beard] Julie Chrisley, stars of the reality TV series Chrisley Knows Best, gained fame for showcasing their lavish lifestyle and tight-knit …

The Daily Beast reports: If you want a private audience with President Donald Trump, be prepared to pay. Trump has been offering one-to-one conversations in exchange for a hefty donation to MAGA Inc., a super PAC founded in 2022 that raises funds to support the GOP President, The New Yorker reported. The price is a cool $5 million, according to …

Politico reports: The Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting — a significant expansion of previous such efforts, according to a cable obtained by POLITICO. In preparation for such required vetting, the administration is ordering U.S. embassies and consular sections to pause scheduling new interviews for such …

Politico reports: Trump Media & Technology Group — the parent company of Truth Social, whose controlling shareholder is Trump himself — has entered into deals with about 50 large investors that will raise $2.5 billion for the company through both stock and debt, according to a statement Tuesday. The company plans to use the funds to create a “bitcoin Treasury,” …

Agence France-Press reports: “Trump: June’s Pride Month is cancelled,” reads an X post. It features a video of Trump making similar statements and announcing the US would “no longer participate in deliberate moral inversions” by celebrating Pride Month in June. June will be known as “confidence month, or maybe just June,” he says in the video, before making crude remarks …

“California, under the leadership of Radical Left Democrat Gavin Newscum, continues to ILLEGALLY allow ‘MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.’ This week a transitioned Male athlete, at a major event, won ‘everything,’ and is now qualified to compete in the ‘State Finals’ next weekend. “As a Male, he was a less than average competitor. As a Female, this transitioned person …