Tag Archives: Trump cultists

Politico reports: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said ”every single person who was involved in manhandling Senator Padilla should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.” Tensions flared on the House floor between purple-district Reps. John Mannion (D-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.). Mannion told Lawler to “shut up.” Later, Lawler [photo] posted on X telling Mannion to …

NBC News reports: The Republican-led House voted 214-212 on Thursday to pass a proposal from President Donald Trump to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funding. The “rescissions” package would claw back $8.3 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR and PBS. It is part of an effort …

“This is not what we voted for. This is not it. OK? Because what he’s talking about here is — what he’s indicating is a pullback at least, if not a full scale — if not full scale abandoning, at least pulling back from immigration enforcement because farmers have complained and people in the hotel and leisure business have complained …

South Carolina’s The State reports: State Rep. Robert “RJ” May of Lexington County, who founded a hard-line conservative House faction and ran campaigns against fellow Republicans, is in law enforcement custody facing potential federal charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in South Carolina, which has been investigating May after seizing various computer hardware at his house last year, declined comment. The …

“We have a policy that if you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety. And so if you drive off and you hit one of these people, that’s their fault for impinging on you. You don’t have to sit there and …

“So many of the activists you see on the streets, these are the — the Latino ones at least — a lot of them are the really ungrateful children of immigrants who come to America, legal and illegal, working hard trying to get the American dream and what happens? They have to send their kids to school, and they end …

Florida Politics reports: Florida law enforcement can look forward to serving a federal mission on the road in the foreseeable future. That’s according to Attorney General James Uthmeier, who said that “we’ll be sending any resources we have to California to help the President carry out his mission.” Uthmeier’s comments, made on the Sean Hannity radio show, preceded Gov. Ron DeSantis …

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 …

The Hill reports: House Democrats are seeking more information and a face-to-face briefing from the U.S. Postal Service about the Trump administration’s use of Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) officers to aid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with President Trump’s immigration crackdown. “The investigative activities of USPIS are crucial in taking down criminal networks, drug traffickers and other dangerous actors …

Politico Europe reports: A coalition of 10 Tesla owners in France is suing the American electric vehicle company over CEO Elon Musk’s former role in the White House and support of the far right in Europe. “They don’t want to be associated anymore with Tesla or personified by Elon Musk and his recent political stances,” said Ivan Terel, a partner …

The New York Post reports: President Trump is feeling good about Elon Musk’s apology after the former “first buddy” admitted late Tuesday he had gone “too far” in his personal attacks on the commander-in-chief. “I thought it was very nice that he did that,” the president told The Post in a brief phone conversation Wednesday morning, but didn’t say whether …

“The guy absolutely should be thanking President Trump right now for trying to restore order because the only thing Governor Newsom is good at right now is sucking at being number one at being a terrible governor. I mean, that is it. Why isn’t California thriving like the rest of the country? Well, because they have a blue state ran …

“Today a federal grand jury seated in Newark, New Jersey returned a three-count indictment charging U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers. This indictment has a maximum penalty of 8 years for Count One, an additional maximum penalty of 8 years for Count Two, and a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison …

The New York Times reports: Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican endorsed last month by President Trump, easily won his party’s nomination on Tuesday to run for governor of New Jersey in November. Mr. Ciattarelli, 63, will now face the winner of the Democratic primary, Representative Mikie Sherrill, 53. Mr. Ciattarelli had been considered the front-runner for months, leading in most polls …

First, a reminder from Trump’s speech yesterday: President Donald Trump announced the renaming of several military bases and proposed jail time for flag burners during a military-themed speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Along with remarks honoring military members, including a 100-year-old World War II veteran, Trump noted that Los Angeles protesters have brandished foreign flags and burned U.S. …

The New York Times reports: Elon Musk said in a social media post early Wednesday that he regretted some of his posts and comments about President Trump last week, which had led the president to disparage the tech billionaire, a feud that played out in real time on social media. Both men traded barbs on social media, and Mr. Trump …

The Christian Post reports: Michael Tait, the former lead singer of Christian rock band Newsboys and member of Grammy-winning group DC Talk, publicly confessed Tuesday to a history of “reckless and destructive behavior,” including drug and alcohol abuse and unwanted sexual conduct involving men. In a written statement on Instagram, the 59-year-old singer acknowledged that “recent reports of my reckless …

First, a reminder from Reason: Five years ago last Tuesday, The New York Times, after considerable internal turmoil, published an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R–Ark.) advocating that the federal government unilaterally send military troops to quell the riots ripping through the country in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd. The piece led directly to the …

“I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested. But he ought to be tarred and feathered, I’ll say that. He’s standing in the way of the administration of carrying out federal law. He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys. He is a participant, an accomplice.” …

The cult is screaming about this: Christy Walton, an heiress to the Walmart fortune, is facing blowback from MAGA-inspired Republicans over a full-page ad in The New York Times promoting the “No Kings Day” protests against President Trump. The paid political ad features an image of the Statue of Liberty alongside a series of public declarations, including “WE honor our …