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Trump Claims He Will “Negotiate” For A Third Term

Forbes reports: President Trump said that he plans to “negotiate” to run again in 2024 if he wins reelection in November, his latest in a series of comments that have alarmed critics who say he has little regard for constitutional boundaries. During a rally in Nevada, Trump predicted he would win reelection and carry Nevada, a state he lost narrowly …

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Trump Invents Another Nonexistent Award For Himself

The Business Times reports: It appears President Trump is pretty confident about winning the votes of Cubans in Florida after bragging about being the recipient of the Bay of Pigs award. On Sunday, Bay of Pigs began trending on Twitter after Trump tweeted about the recognition he received for helping the Cuban population. However, the award in question doesn’t exist. …

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Trump At Super-Spreader Rally: “Now I Can Be Vicious”

The Associated Press reports: Kicking off a Western swing, President Donald Trump barreled into Nevada for the weekend, looking to expand his path to victory while unleashing a torrent of unsubstantiated claims that Democrats were trying to steal the election. Trump defied local authorities by holding a Saturday night rally in tiny Minden after his initial plan to hold one …

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Trump: Antifa Will “Attack Your Homes” If Biden Wins

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump’s campaign solicited donations Saturday with a fear-mongering text warning of impending violent attacks by anti-fascist activists under a Joe Biden presidency: “ANTIFA ALERT: They’ll attack your homes if Joe’s elected. Pres Trump needs you to become a Diamond Club Member. Your name is MISSING. Donate.” There is no existing evidence to support the …

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Trump Omits “Under God” In Pledge At 9/11 Event

Last month Glorious Leader falsely claimed Democrats had omitted “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance during the Democratic National Convention. He doubled and tripled down on those claims even after multiple outlets provided video from each night of the convention. Which brings us to today’s 9/11 commemoration event, where Trump made a halfhearted attempt to mumble along to the …

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Trump Lists Six Fox Shows He Watched In One Day

Raw Story reports: President Donald Trump explained how much Fox coverage impacts his thinking during a Friday afternoon press conference. “You know, you have people — I watch some of the shows,” Trump said, before listing nine hours of shows on Fox networks that he has watched in the last 24 hours. “I watched Liz MacDonald, she’s fantastic. I watched …

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Trump: I’m Getting “VERY High Marks” On Pandemic

The Metro reports: Donald Trump boasted that he is now getting ‘VERY high marks’ for his handling of ‘the China Virus’ as the US coronavirus death toll neared 190,000. Trump spoke despite the US having far more confirmed Covid-19 cases – 6.2million – than anywhere else in the world. India is currently in a distant second place, with 4.2million cases. …

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Trump Praises Claim He Showed Affection To Armless “Veteran” (Man In The Photo Was Born Without Arms)

Snopes reports: Radio personality Mark Simone shared the image in May 2017 with the caption: “Here’s a powerful picture that no news outlet will publish. It took place at a Trump rally when the President met a severely wounded veteran. This soldier lost both of his arms. The feeling of a handshake is lost to him. President Trump realized this, …

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Trump: Fire The Fox Reporter For Confirming Story

The Hill reports: President Trump went after Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin after she backed up some details of a bombshell story from The Atlantic that said he had referred to slain American soldiers buried at a French cemetery as “losers” and “suckers.” Trump shared an article late Friday from far-right outlet Breitbart News declaring that Griffin “Did Not Confirm …

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Trump: I “Called Home” To Melania To Express Regret At Missing WWI Ceremony (But She Was There With Him)

CNN reports: Trump told reporters yesterday that he “called home” to Melania Trump at the time and told her how upset he was for not being able to visit the cemetery. At the time, the White House said he was unable to attend and had to cancel the visit because of bad weather. Trump claims he “called home, I spoke …

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New Trump Lie: CNN Claimed I Had A Heart Attack

The New York Daily News reports: President Trump repeatedly denied during a raucous Thursday night campaign rally in Pennsylvania that he suffered a stroke last year — even though it hasn’t been reported by any major news outlets that he ever did. Adding to the confusion surrounding the 74-year-old president’s health, Trump also told the largely maskless crowd in the …

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Twitter Slaps Warning On Trump’s “Vote Twice” Tweets

CNET reports: Twitter said Thursday that it labeled two of President Donald Trump’s tweets “for encouraging people to potentially vote twice” because the remarks violated the site’s rules about civic integrity and elections. In the pair of tweets, Trump said that voters should mail in their ballots as soon as possible and “go to your Polling Place to see whether …

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Trump Tries To Walk Back “Vote Twice” Command

The Washington Post reports: President Trump on Thursday sought to clarify remarks in which he suggested voting twice, saying in tweets that he was instead urging those who vote by mail to follow up at their polling place to make sure their mail-in ballots have been counted. During a trip to North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump suggested that those who …

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Trump: “I Did Win The 2016 Popular Vote” [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump again pushed a baseless claim about “tremendous cheating” that cost him the popular vote in a segment of his Fox News interview with Laura Ingraham that aired Tuesday night. Trump talked up the enthusiasm among his own supporters when Ingraham asked, “Do you think you could win the popular vote?” “People say it’s important for …

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Trump Repeats Debunked Claim About “Entire Plane Filled Up With Looters, The Anarchists, Rioters” [VIDEO]

The Washington Post reports: As he headed to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, Trump derided the city’s mayor as “very stupid” for sympathizing with protesters and said he believed his trip highlighting the work of law enforcement would be good for healing racial tensions. “I think it’s helping because I’m about law and order, and if you look at the Black …

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Trump Claims People In “Dark Shadows” Control Biden, Compares Police Brutality To Missing Golf Putt [VIDEO]

Politico reports: President Donald Trump alleged unnamed people in “dark shadows” are controlling Democratic nominee Joe Biden in an interview with Laura Ingraham that aired Monday night on Fox News. In discussing what he characterized as anarchists and thugs terrorizing American cities, Trump said, “People that you’ve never heard of, people that are in the dark shadows” are pulling the …

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Trump Retweets QAnon Nut: Only 9210 COVID Deaths

So far today Glorious Leader has tweeted and retweeted over 90 times. Most of his posts have been retweets of condemnations of Black Lives Matter and/or celebrations of attacks on protesters by his army of white supremacist militias. But in one his first pre-dawn retweets, Trump promoted a QAnon nutbag’s claim that the CDC has revised its COVID death count. …

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Trump Lies That RNC Viewership “Blew Away” The DNC

The Daily Beast reports: In the end, apparently not even all of the unethical pomp and circumstance of a Trump-branded White House as the backdrop of his big speech Thursday night could draw more viewers than Biden’s solemnly rousing speech to an empty auditorium. According to initial Nielsen numbers, President Trump’s speech Thursday night drew 14.1 million viewers across the …

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Trump Demands Drug Tests Before Debate, Claims Joe Biden Took Performance Enhancers Before Dem Debate

The Washington Examiner reports: President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates’ debate on Sept. 29. In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden, marked improvement in Biden’s debate performance during the Democratic primary season and suggested …

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Trump Is Obsessed With Boat Parades, May Take Part

The Wall Street Journal reports: Since the pandemic has shelved his signature campaign rallies—a source of energy for the president and his supporters—the splashy displays of approval have helped buoy Mr. Trump’s spirits in recent weeks, aides said. Aides have tried to route the president’s motorcade past boat parades, and are considering having the president participate in one in the …

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