Trump Lies

The Associated Press reports: Mattel Inc., the maker of Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels cars and other popular toys, said Monday that it would have to raise prices for some products sold in the U.S. “where necessary” to offset higher costs related to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The El Segundo, California-based company said the increases are necessary even though it is …

The Independent reports: During a Sunday evening blitz of social media posts, Donald Trump demanded that one of the most notorious prisons in American history be reopened. Incidentally, the president’s sudden push for the tourist destination of Alcatraz to once again become a maximum-security prison complex came just hours after a South Florida PBS station aired the 1979 classic film …

“They can’t take a joke. You don’t mean the Catholics, you mean the fake news media. Not the — the Catholics loved it. I had nothing to do with it. Somebody made up a picture of me dressed like the pope and they put it out on the internet. That’s not me that did it, I have no idea where …

USA Today reports: New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other Democratic state attorneys general are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by shrinking its size and laying off employee who oversee the nation’s food and health care systems. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in …

CNBC’s SARA EISEN: “So are you threatening to pull their license? Wouldn’t that be a pretty drastic step?” BRENDAN CARR: “Well, it’s not a threat, that’s a penalty that is in the Communications Act.” SARA EISEN: “But when was the last time the FCC pulled a broadcast license?” BRENDAN CARR: “Yeah, it’s been a long time, and I think that’s …

Milwaukee’s Fox affiliate reports: First, it was the FBI arresting a Milwaukee County judge. Now, Governor Evers says he feels he’s been threatened and he could be next. This latest fight pits the governor against the White House, and it centers on how State of Wisconsin workers should interact with I.C.E. agents. At the White House, the border czar had …

ABC News reports: William Marshall, the new director of the Bureau of Prisons, said Monday that the agency will “vigorously” pursue “all avenues to support and implement” President Trump’s agenda — including an assessment to determine “needs and the next steps,” including the president’s idea to reopen and expand the famed Alcatraz prison. “USP Alcatraz has a rich history. We …

Politico reports: State Sen. Ben Allen, a Los Angeles-area Democrat who is a key player in the tax credit negotiations, said he heard from Jon Voight, one of Trump’s appointed ambassadors to Hollywood, several days ago about the possibility of new tariffs. A person close to the White House, granted anonymity to share details of internal conversations, also attributed the …

The New York Times reports: A luxury hotel in Dubai. A second high-end residential tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Two cryptocurrency ventures based in the United States. A new golf course and villa complex in Qatar. And a new private club in Washington. In many cases these new deals promoted over the last week will personally benefit not only Eric …

“It is time for Howie Kurtz to retire! Every Woke Anchor in the Business, people that no one watched from CNN, MSDNC, and others, are plastered all over his show, with all really negative and fake statements, and then I am weakly ‘defended’ by Howie and his group (although Ben Domenech has been strong!). The case Howie makes for me …

The New York Times reports: President Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies “produced” outside the United States, proclaiming in a social media post on Sunday that the issue posed a national security threat. Mr. Trump said he had authorized Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative, to begin the process of taxing “any and all …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday that he is directing the Bureau of Prisons to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz, the infamous former prison, as a place to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” The president told reporters as he arrived back to the White House later Sunday that it was “just an idea” …

“I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy because he’s done a terrible job. He did a terrible job on everything, from his autopen — which I’m sure he knew nothing about, some of the things he was supposedly signing. But I’ve only just been here for a little more than …

“Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You’re not the Rebellion—you’re the Empire. May the 4th be with you.” – Posted today to the official White House X account, likely by …

NBC NEWS: “Your Secretary of State says everyone who’s here, citizens and non-citizens, deserve due process. Do you agree, Mr. President?” TRUMP: “I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know.” NBC NEWS: “Well, the Fifth Amendment says as much.” TRUMP: “I don’t know. It seems – it might say that, but if you’re talking about that, then we’d …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump told NBC News he plans to hold several events to celebrate U.S. military victories this year, including a “big, beautiful” military parade in Washington, D.C., to commemorate Flag Day, which also happens to fall on his birthday. Defense officials told NBC News that the estimated cost could be as high as $45 million, with …

The Associated Press reports: The Justice Department unit that ensures compliance with voting rights laws will switch its focus to investigating voter fraud and ensuring elections are not marred by “suspicion.” The new mission statement for the voting section makes a passing reference to the historic Voting Rights Act, but no mention of typical enforcement of the provision through protecting …

The New York Times reports: The National Endowment for the Arts withdrew and canceled grant offers to numerous arts organizations around the country on Friday night, sending a round of email notifications out just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in his next budget. In Oregon, Portland Playhouse received an email from the endowment just 24 hours before …

The Hill reports: President Trump lashed out at judges early Saturday after a recent court ruling barred his administration from continuing to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. “Can it be so that Judges aren’t allowing the USA to Deport Criminals, including Murderers, out of our Country and back to where they came …

The Huffington Post reports: An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as $20 million worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy — the precise sort of quid-pro-quo arrangement that corruption experts warned Trump was encouraging when he unveiled his venture. Freight Technologies Inc. CEO Javier Selgas said in a Wednesday news release …