Trump Lies

“As we grieve this unthinkable tragedy, we take comfort in the knowledge that God has welcomed those little beautiful girls into his comforting arms in heaven. We believe that. Have to believe that. And we do. And we lost some beautiful people beyond those little girls.” – Trump, today in Texas, shortly after raising eyebrows by claiming that the Guadalupe …

The Washington Post reports: The State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees via email on Friday as a part of the Trump administration’s plans to downsize government and cut back on “bloat.” The move has come under strong criticism from current and former diplomats who say the cuts will degrade America’s standing in the world and curb U.S. soft …

“Just to address whether we’re cutting Medicaid or not, we’re putting $200 billion more into Medicaid, more money is going into the program to help our young who are born into poverty, to help seniors who are struggling and the folks with disabilities. “The best part of this bill, without question, is it’s challenging us to go forward and make …

The New York Times reports: Since March, the son of the former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been roaming the halls of the White House. Eduardo Bolsonaro, 41, is a sitting Brazilian congressman, but his latest job has been to convince U.S. officials that a dangerous Brazilian Supreme Court justice wants to throw him and his father into prison, simply …

Via press release from the Justice Department: Today, the Justice Department filed a statement of interest in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of Children’s Health Defense et al. v. Washington Post et al. The lawsuit — led by plaintiffs allegedly deplatformed for sharing independent news and opinion related to the COVID-19 pandemic …

The New York Post reports: Border Czar Tom Homan on Friday angrily condemned the violence at a California pot farm as proof anti-ICE protests will turn deadly, blaming the inflammatory rhetoric of Democrats comparing agents to Nazis. “What happened in California is just another example of protesters becoming criminals, and they’ve been emboldened by even members of Congress who compare …

Wired reports: The Department of Homeland Security is urging local police to consider a wide range of protest activity as violent tactics, including mundane acts like riding a bike or livestreaming a police encounter, WIRED has learned. The guidance urges officers to consider a range of nonviolent behavior and common protest gear—like masks, flashlights, and cameras—as potential precursors to violence, …

Politico reports: The Department of Justice announced Thursday that its Civil Rights Division is investigating the state of Minnesota for possible hiring discrimination, setting up another clash between the Trump administration and the state’s Democratic leadership. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s DOJ has p sued an aggressive crackdown on states and universities that engage in affirmative action policies, opening similar investigations …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump was struck with ridicule on Thursday evening after the White House posted an image of the president as Superman. “THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP,” wrote the official White House social media account, attached to an edited image of Trump flying as Superman. “Guess the Epstein list is your kryptonite, …

UPI reports: A federal appeals court has sided with the jury that found President Donald Trump liable of sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and of lying about the assault. The three-judge Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its mandate Thursday, affirming the May 2023 Manhattan jury’s unanimous decision that Trump had sexually abused Carroll in a …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump has angrily threatened to end the careers of Republicans foolhardy enough to oppose his cuts to PBS and NPR. The president‘s threat Thursday night on Truth Social came as the Senate approaches a deadline of July 18 to approve $9.4 billion in DOGE-inspired cuts included in a package of spending cuts, which the House …

The Washington Post reports: For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have said the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated. But as the president heads to Texas to view the impact of last week’s deadly floods, administration officials say abolishing the agency outright is not on the agenda. A senior White House official told The Washington …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States would apply a 35% tariff to all imports from Canada beginning next month, reviving tensions with a major trade partner that had largely dissipated in recent weeks. “Instead of working with the United States, Canada retaliated with its own Tariffs,” Trump wrote in the letter shared on Truth …

Axios reports: Multiple governors say they’re being increasingly pushed to scrounge for disaster recovery money without the support they traditionally rely on from the federal government. The president has the sole power to issue disaster declarations, but states are finding emergencies that would usually qualify for federal assistance are being slow-walked or denied in recent months. In April, the Trump …

The Associated Press reports: On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless. “I cannot describe the pain …

The Washington Post reports: The Social Security Administration is surging staff to its customer service phone operations in the latest effort to address a massive influx of calls that has overwhelmed its struggling 1-800 number. The agency said it is temporarily reassigning about 1,000 customer service representatives from field offices to work on the swamped toll-free phone line, increasing the …

Politico reports: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday suggested the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the 2023 Lahaina wildfires was so poor that one in six survivors had to trade sexual favors in exchange for basic supplies — a reference to a report on female Filipino fire survivors that one of the authors says is a “gross manipulation” …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Wednesday announced plans to impose a 50 percent tariff on all goods from Brazil, in part due to the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged plot to remain in power after losing an election. Trump, who has criticized Brazil’s treatment of Bolsonaro in recent days, cited the ongoing trial in a …

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump has praised the president of Liberia for speaking “such good English”, seemingly unaware that Liberia’s official language is, in fact, English. The awkward remark was made as the U.S. president hosted five African leaders on Wednesday for lunch at the White House to discuss potential economic opportunities. After inviting Liberian president Joseph Boakai to …

NBC News reports: President Trump posted more letters to other countries, including the Philippines, Iraq and Moldova, outlining what the tariff rates on their goods will be if they don’t reach trade agreements with the U.S. by Aug. 1. The largest trading partner included in the batch of letters is the Philippines, with which the U.S. had a trade deficit …