The latest poll numbers are dismal for Republicans, with the so-called “generic ballot” showing Democrats with a double-digit lead over their GOP opponents if the midterm elections were held today. But the news may be even more dire for President Trump. If Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress and Robert Mueller returns a report that […]
With Steve Bannon now just a bad memory at the White House, it appears that Chief of Staff John Kelly is determined to get rid of every staffer who has ties to the alt-right, which means that deputy assistant to the president Sebastian Gorka is likely to be next to get the boot. CNN’s Jim […]
Ever since Donald Trump became president, members of his administration have been all over cable news telling us about the tremendous danger posed by Islamic terrorism, both at home and around the world. Granted, it is indeed a problem, but is it the only form of terrorism we have to be on the lookout for […]
Whenever there’s a terror attack, President Trump is usually quick to take to Twitter and comment on the matter, even though in doing so he only manages to prove his own ignorance and bigotry. But the most recent attack in London–this one against Muslims leaving evening prayers and perpetrated by a white man from Wales–has […]
According to Donald Trump, the reason President Obama was unable to “win” the war against ISIS is because he didn’t want to use the phrase “radical Islamic terrorism.” It’s a common trope among right wingers and the Fox News morons who pretend to have the answer to every problem but really only have talking points […]
Over the weekend, Donald Trump approved a military raid on a complex in Yemen which was designed to kill or capture senior leaders of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). In the process, a Navy SEAL and 8-year-old girl also lost their lives. And now it turns out the deaths of the SEAL and […]
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will take the oath of office and officially become the 45th President of the United States. And as Joy Reid pointed out on Meet the Press Sunday, any building with the name TRUMP across it will instantly become an incredibly tempting target for terrorists. A great deal of attention […]
On numerous occasions during the 2016 race for the White House, Donald Trump proudly declared that he would defeat the terrorist group ISIS in short order if elected. He even said he knows more about ISIS than the generals at the Pentagon do. Here, see for yourself: Like with all things Trump, that turns out […]
When an Algerian man drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on Monday, killing 12 people and injuring 48, you might think it was clearly an act of terrorism. But according to the upside-down logic of Donald Trump, such attacks are merely a “religious threat.” Taking to Twitter, Trump made two postings: The […]
On several occasions during the 2016 race for the White House, Donald Trump made statements similar to this one: “(I’ll) bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding.” Was that just posturing, a tactic Trump used to appear tough to American voters? Based on what Mike Pence said earlier today on Face the Nation, […]