Donald Trump started Monday by staking his official incoherent position on abortion in a too-many-minutes-long speech packed with lies. Like ending Roe v. Wade was something that “all legal scholars—both sides—wanted, and, in fact, demanded.” And his assertion that Democrats “are the radical ones on this position because they support abortion up to and even beyond the ninth month.” CNN’s Jim Acosta quickly fact-checked both of those claims. “Democrats do not believe in execution after birth,”...
Donald Trump recently got an endorsement from a GOP governor who was prior to that steadfastly opposed to the former president's new bid for high office, and the internet is mocking the New Hampshire official.New Hampshire Gov. Sununu (R), a former surrogate for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, appeared on ABC News, where he was interviewed by host George Stephanopoulos. The result was Sununu admitting that he would now support Trump even if he were convicted of a felony.The...
To the editor: Buried more than 20 paragraphs into your article on the presidential candidates' instances of dishonesty and mistakes, there is a statement by Joe Biden that is propped up as a lie that justifies this comparison to Donald Trump. President Biden's "lie"? That he visited ground zero in New York the day after 9/11, when he actually went nine days later. Contrasting this misstatement with the torrent of lies and malicious fabrications that flow nonstop from former President Trump, and...
Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is underway in New York. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner break down the latest from day one of Trump’s trial. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
As the Democrat Party and its quasi-official state media continue to melt into puddles of histrionic goo because of the stark reality that Donald J. Trump might very well again be elected president of the United States in November, articles about their hysterics get more and more fun to write.
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Former President Donald Trump has a new fundraising ploy — and that is to make his supporters into doormats. A new WinRed page posted for the Trump campaign offers supporters of the former president a personalized doormat with their name on it if they contribute $100 to his re-election — although alternative amounts suggested are $150, $200, $300, $500, $1,000, or the maximum allowed federal campaign contribution limit of $3,300.The doormats feature a Trump 2024 logo and say, "The [X] FAMILY...
Betaworks is embracing the AI trend not with yet another LLM, but instead a clutch of agent-type models automating everyday tasks that nevertheless aren’t so simple to define. The investor’s latest “Camp” incubator trained up and funded nine AI agent startups they hope will take on today’s more tedious tasks. The use cases for many […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Let’s make one thing clear right at the outset: I cannot definitively say, with absolute certainty, that Donald Trump fell asleep during the first day of his criminal trial in New York. There’s no video footage of the proceedings, and there were no photographs taken as the jury selection process got underway. But there’s no great mystery as to why this was a major topic of conversation yesterday. NBC News’ report summarized matters this way: As MSNBC’s on-air coverage from yesterday afternoon...
NEW YORK >> The stock price for Donald Trump’s social media company slid again Monday, pushing it more than 66% below its peak set late last month.
If criminally convicted in New York, Trump will face legal humiliations of the sort he loves when applied to other peopleThe People of the State of New York v Donald J Trump will conclude, according to long-established court procedure. The former US president’s defense attorney will make a closing argument. He will assert that his client is not guilty of the charges of bribery and business fraud to manipulate the 2016 election. Judge Juan Merchan will issue his instructions to the jurors. They...