Trump Lies

The Washington Post reports: President Donald Trump announced Thursday that “changes are coming” to protect farmers from losing workers to his aggressive deportation campaign, but no such policy changes are underway, according to three people with knowledge of the administration’s immigration policies. Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, said that he has not discussed with the president any such changes to …

CBS News reports: President Trump on Friday lost his latest effort to get a retrial in the case in which a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carroll. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied Mr. Trump’s appeal of the case in December, his lawyers — now top …

MSNBC’S JACOB SOBOROFF: “Secretary Noem said that you, quote, ‘lunged’ towards her at this press conference. The Department of Homeland Security said the Secret Service believed that you were an attacker. And the Department of Homeland Security called this political theater. What’s your response and what’s your version of what happened?” SEN. ALEX PADILLA: “Well, first of all, that’s ridiculous. …

CBS News reports: A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked President Trump’s administration from implementing portions of his executive order that imposed new requirements involving proof of citizenship to register to vote in U.S. elections. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper agreed to grant a preliminary injunction sought by attorneys general from 19 states, who brought their legal challenge to Mr. Trump’s …

NPR reports: A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on COVID vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. One health expert called the document “willful medical disinformation” about the safety of COVID vaccines for children and pregnant …

The Washington Post reports: An appeals court late Thursday allowed President Donald Trump, for now, to keep the California National Guard deployed in response to protests in Los Angeles, blocking a federal judge’s move just hours earlier that ordered the Trump administration to return control of the troops to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer had …

Florida Politics reports: As Trump prepares to hold a military parade coinciding with his birthday, critics will host “No Kings Day” events across the country. In South Florida, 50501 South Florida, Voices of Florida, The Florida Valkyries and other progressive groups will gather individuals to march from Phipps Skate Park in West Palm Beach to Trump’s Florida estate at Mar-a-Lago. …

Mediaite reports: “This man burst into the room, started lunging towards the podium, interrupting me and elevating his voice and was stopped, did not identify himself and was removed from the room,” Noem said. “So as soon as he identified himself, appropriate actions were taken.” Video from the incident seems to counter Noem’s claim. Secret Service and FBI personnel can …

The Guardian reports: DSH Sec. Kristi Noem has suggested that Sen. Alex Padilla hadn’t identified himself (he did). “I wish that he would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk. His approach was something that I don’t think was appropriate,” Noem said. Asked why the response was to …

ABC News reports: A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce on Thursday appeared to downplay what President Donald Trump said Wednesday was a “done” trade deal addressing export restrictions on rare earths and semiconductors. Speaking at a press conference, the spokesperson characterized the outcome of this week’s trade negotiations in London as a “framework” to consolidate what was agreed to …

The Hill reports: FBI Director Kash Patel is suing an MSNBC analyst over a claim suggesting Patel was spending more time in nightclubs than the FBI’s headquarters. Patel’s attorneys argued Frank Figliuzzi, a former FBI official and frequent commentator on the channel, “crossed the legal line by fabricating a specific lie about Director Patel.” Figliuzzi said during a May 2 …

“Our great Farmers and people in the Hotel and Leisure business have been stating that our very aggressive policy on immigration is taking very good, long time workers away from them, with those jobs being almost impossible to replace. In many cases the Criminals allowed into our Country by the VERY Stupid Biden Open Borders Policy are applying for those …

NOTUS reports: As Donald Trump and his allies pick high-profile legal fights with prominent Democrats, lawmakers are increasingly taking out liability insurance to protect themselves. “That’s just, unfortunately, the nature of the job right now and it’s terrible,” one House Democrat told NOTUS. “It’s a terrible way to have to do this work.” Seeking insurance for legal help isn’t a …

Military.com reports: As Trump viciously attacked his perceived political foes, he whipped up boos from the gathered troops directed at California leaders, including Gov. Gavin Newsom — amid the president’s controversial move to deploy the National Guard and Marines against protesters in Los Angeles — as well as former President Joe Biden and the press. The soldiers roared with laughter …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump drew charged reactions of both admiration and ire at the Kennedy Center’s opening night of “Les Misérables” – with a greeting of cheers and boos, drama at intermission and drag queens in the audience. When the lights came on after the end of the first act Wednesday, many people cheered and clapped as the president …

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump is set to attend the opening night of “Les Misérables,” a musical set against a background of revolution and protest, at Washington, D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday. “I love the songs, I love the play,” Trump told Fox News Digital last week. “I think it’s great.” Protests against …

Pew Research reports: U.S. President Donald Trump receives mostly negative ratings in a new Pew Research Center survey of 24 nations. More than half in 19 of these countries say they lack confidence in Trump’s leadership of world affairs. Majorities in most countries also express little or no confidence in Trump’s ability to handle specific issues, including immigration, the Russia-Ukraine …

TRUMP, YESTERDAY: “For those people that want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force. And I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is [sic] people that hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.” REPORTER, TODAY: “Can you clarify what kind of protest President Trump does support or …

Raw Story reports: The Department of Homeland Security posted an extreme meme asking X users, “Don’t make me tap the sign.” The meme was a screenshot from a Simpsons episode where Homer is tempted to tap a bus sign that says “Do not talk to driver” to get Lisa to stop talking. The “Do not talk to driver” phrase was …

The Daily Beast reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sent a flood of texts to Bill Nye trying to convince the beloved “Science Guy” of his anti-vax claims. The old text chain, sent before Kennedy became Donald Trump’s health secretary, was revealed by Nye during a Men’s Health profile of the children’s television presenter. The barrage of messages from the prominent …