homoerotic ad indirectly criticizing the former president’s past statements claiming to support LGBTQ rights.Much of the ad, shared by the “DeSantis War Room” account on Twitter, highlights moments from the 2016 presidential campaign when Trump was either trying to distinguish himself from other Republican candidates or trying to peel away some LGBTQ support from Hillary Clinton after clinching his party’s nomination. Whether DeSantis’s campaign made the ad or simply shared it online is unclear.The ad shows a snippet of Trump’s speech from the 2016 Republican Convention vowing to “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens,” a reference to Trump’s willingness to defend LGBTQ people from terrorism in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting, in which 49 people were killed.The gunman, who was killed in the shooting, had pledged allegiance to ISIS, reawakening concerns about national security and the threat of Islamic radicals carrying out attacks against Americans.It also shows Trump’s campaign selling LGBTQ-themed merchandise, photos of Trump with Caitlyn Jenner, a clip of Trump affirming that Jenner could use whatever gendered restroom she wanted if she came to visit him at Trump Tower, and a clip of Trump, at the time the owner of the Miss Universe pageant, telling the late Barbara Walters that transgender contestants would be able to compete in Miss Universe.The ad splices those video clips with screenshots of tweets and headlines showing Trump supporting — or at least purporting to support — LGBTQ rights, often while pandering to LGBTQ conservatives.
Trump’s GOP Opponents Are Either ‘Grifter’ or ‘Delusional,’ Ex-Republican Tells Chris Hayes (Video)
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this time around?”“Jeb hadn’t been in office for decades when he started running,” Miller said, “so he was not in fact that formidable. I was looking at a number of candidates, I like Jeb the best but, you know, I was assessing the field as wide open as an operative, trying to decide who to work for. [And] that is very much not the case this time.”“So I think we have two things happening in this election,” Miller continued.
“One is you have a group of people that fit in the ‘grifter, slash you know, maybe if things work out, I can, you know, be in the Trump administration’ category. The Vivek Ramaswamys of the world. The mayor, Suarez, from Miami, I think fits that bill.
And then I think you have a really large and kind of dangerous category of people that are delusional.”At that, Hayes joked, “Wait, as second, wait a second, a politician who’s delusional about their own chances, and their own appeal? “Narcissistic and delusional? I know, that’s gonna be hard to believe Chris,” Miller replied. “But, this is [Tim] Scott, [Nikki] Haley, [Mike] Pence, [Will] Hurd. And I really think, my understanding from talking to people around them, is that they are, you know, in a bubble of this small minority of Republicans who agree with them, those are the people they socialize with, you know, those are the donors that they’re dealing with.
They deeply want and are wishing the Republican Party would go back to a candidate like them.”“And I think they’re hopeful that either Donald Trump will, you know, have a heart attack or end up in prison, you know, and things might fall in their lap, you know. Or that there’s gonna be some magic fairy that makes the Republican Party go back to what it was in 1999. And that’s just not going to
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Donald Trump Is ‘Very Seriously Damaged Goods,’ Nancy Pelosi Tells MSNBC’s Jen Psaki (Video)
told MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki on Sunday’s “Inside With Jen Psaki.” “We have to do everything to make sure that a person so frivolous with our democracy, so jeopardizing of our national security, so disrespectful of our rule of law, would [never] be president of the United States once again.”Despite the growing pile of evidence against Trump, the Speaker Emerita also noted her hesitancy to say there’s no way he could win again since she “never thought he could win the first time.” As the pair discussed Trump’s recent indictment — to which he pleaded not guilty to 37 federal counts regarding the illegal retention of classified documents as well as obstructing justice and making false statements — Psaki pointed out that some of the documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence were the highest level classifications possible.“Knowing what you know about former President Donald Trump, we know he has an affection for dictators,” Psaki said. “Do you have concern, without us knowing at this point, of what he may have wanted to do with those documents?”While Pelosi didn’t give a definitive answer to Psaki’s inquiry, the California representative underlined the extent to which Trump “seriously jeopardized our national security,” which went against protecting important security documents that he expressed as a priority during his candidacy.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Lashes Out, Calls Rolling Stone ‘Establishment Propaganda’ After Article Shows GOP Link to Presidential Campaign
#TrollingStone #RollingSmear”Expect Rolling Stone to lead the corporate media’s frantic crusade to vilify me to stop my White House bid. Rolling Stone was once the premier standard-bearer of the counterculture.
Nancy Pelosi Tells Jen Psaki Democrats Should Use Abortion Against Trump In 2024 (Video)
post in which the former president said he was able to “kill Roe v. Wade, much to the ‘shock’ of everyone.” “Yeah,” Pelosi replied, “because, first of all, it’s an hypocrisy of the first order. But without going into his, shall we say, inconsistencies, to use a gentler word, yeah, that’s what he’s saying.
‘The View’ Hosts Grill GOP Presidential Hopeful Francis Suarez for Still Supporting Trump: ‘Come On’
Republican presidential hopeful Francis Suarez stopped by “The View” on Friday, and the hosts wasted no time in grilling him about his promised support of Donald Trump, should the twice-indicted former president get the GOP nomination.To start the interview, the women largely questioned Suarez on his platform, and how he plans to win against Trump and Ron DeSantis, who are both polling far ahead of most of the Republican pool of candidates at the moment. As he answered their questions, Hostin praised Suarez, saying “you sound so reasonable.” But, Hostin then called out the fact that Suarez has said that he will support and vote for Trump, should he become the nominee in 2024.
Chris Hayes Calls Republican Focus on Hunter Biden ‘Sheer Sadism’ for ‘Political Purposes’ (Video)
@chrislhayes: The ritual humiliation of Hunter Biden—a mainstay of the right-wing media—is an attempt to wage a sort of psychological warfare upon the president. Joe Biden has no control over the actions of his adult son—his sole surviving son—who he obviously loves deeply.
Bret Baier And Martha MacCallum To Moderate First Republican Primary Debate
Fox News’s Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will moderate the first Republican primary debate on Aug. 23.
Ivanka Trump’s touching message for Jared Kushner on Father’s Day
Ivanka Trump, who has been very active on social media in recent months, took to Instagram to publicly wish her husband, Jared Kushner and her father, Donald Trump, a Happy Father’s Day. The 41-year-old former first daughter of the U.S.
Donald Trump Tells Fox News’ Bret Baier Why He Didn’t Just Return ALL Classified Documents: “I Was Very Busy” To Sort Through Boxes
Fox News has released a preview clip of anchor Bret Baier’s interview with Donald Trump, the former president’s first sit down since he was indicted last week on federal charges related to his withholding of classified documents.
Chris Wallace Says Trump Would Have to Be ‘Crazy’ Not to Be Worried About Jail Time: ‘It Could Be a Life Sentence’ (Video)
arrested and arraigned on 37 counts related to violations of the Espionage Act earlier this week, would “have to be crazy not to be worried” that the charges will lead to significant jail time and possibly even a life sentence. As Wallace told anchor Abby Phillip while discussing former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s statement that Trump is “scared s—less” about going to jail, “Well, look, you’d have to be crazy not to be worried.
Chris Hayes Warns Trump Is ‘Running on a Platform of Retribution’ for His Legal Troubles (Video)
@chrislhayes: Trump allies have argued the justice system could not solve the political problem of Trump.But he was defeated politically and wouldn't accept it. Now he's running to finish the job. You cannot beat that at the ballot box.
Chris Christie Reminds Fox News of Trump’s ‘Build the Wall’ Campaign Swing – and Miss: ‘Mexico Hasn’t Given Us One Peso’ (Video)
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running as a Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential race and appeared Wednesday on Fox News, taking aim at the likely Democratic incumbent and current president, Joe Biden.Christie targeted Biden even after “America’s Newsroom” ran graphics and discussed the fact Donald Trump is not only handily polling ahead of Ron DeSantis but leading a pack of also-rans that include Christie, who was shown as polling at a meager 2% in the Republican race.“Record inflation, botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, sending the country into an educational tailspin because we’re excluding parents from their children’s education,” Christie reeled off, taking a page out of the DeSantis playbook before show host Bill Hemmer interrupted. “The border,” Hemmer said, blankly.A light bulb then went off for Christie.“But wait a second Bill,” the former CNN political analyst said, after Hemmer chimed in that Trump had more success with his Mexican border policies.
Chris Hayes Says It’s ‘Imperative’ That Trump Be Tried Over Jan. 6: ‘His Gravest Crime’ (Video)
indicted by the federal Government over classified documents, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes decided to look ahead to how things might play out. So it is that on Wednesday’s episode of “All-In,” after explaining why he thinks the case might not make it to court until after the 2024 election, Hayes argued that it is “imperative” Trump also be indicted for “his gravest crime,” the Jan.
Jake Tapper Tells CNN Control Room to Stop Airing Trump Cafe ‘Spectacle’: ‘That’s Enough of That’ (Video)
buying out a Miami cafe in the hours after being arraigned on 37 charges related to his mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the anchor said, “That’s enough of that,” and directed the control room to stop playing the clip.After he was booked in a Miami court on Tuesday, Trump stopped by a nearby cafe to meet with supporters and buy everyone’s meal. Videos of the bustling encounter were captured and promoted around various news outlets, but Tapper had seen enough.
Michael Cohen’s Advice to Trump Aide Who Was Also Indicted: ‘Run as Fast as You Can’ (Video)
When Donald Trump was indicted by the federal government last week, he wasn’t alone: Also indicted along with him as a co-conspirator was Trump’s personal aide, Walt Nauta. This of course isn’t the first a Trump employee ended up in this situation, and so it is on Monday, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes invited another ex-Trump employee to discuss the matter: Michael Cohen.The former attorney had very simple advice for Nauta: “Run.
Chris Christie Struggles to Pinpoint Most Damning Part of Trump Indictment on CNN Town Hall: ‘Can I Get the 3 Most?’
sit with CNN for a televised town hall discussion on Monday, this time moderated by Anderson Cooper. From the top, he was grilled about the second criminal indictment and 37 counts former president Donald Trump faces for taking hundreds of classified documents to his Mar-a-Lago estate after losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
Sen. Thom Tillis Censured by GOP For Backing LGBTQ Rights
A sitting U.S. senator has been censured by his own party for supporting a pro-marriage equality bill.Delegates of the North Carolina Republican Party voted overwhelmingly, by a 799-361 margin, to reprimand U.S.
Chris Cuomo Disappoints Caller Asking About Prison Time for Trump: ‘I Just Don’t See It Going There’ (Video)
Cuomo” host would affirm her hope that Donald Trump would end up in prison.“Ashley” from San Francisco called into Cuomo’s 8 p.m. show Friday, and loaded her question in a way that froze the former CNN primetime anchor in his tracks: “Based on your legal expertise, what evidence in the indictment is most likely to lead to prison time?” she asked.Cuomo started to answer one way, then stopped himself:“Prison time? None,” he said. “This isn’t going to be about prison time.
Chris Christie town hall - live: Christie ramps up campaign with CNN event after harsh attacks on ex-president
LIVE – Updated at 17:00Former New Jersey governor and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie will appear before Americans on Monday night in a town hall hosted by CNN. Less than a week ago, Mr Christie officially entered the already-packed race for the Republican nomination. He joins former president Donald Trump, former vice president Mike Pence, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and more.
‘The View': Ana Navarro Tells Drag Queens to Celebrate Pride Month ‘by Changing Your Names to Rhonda Santas’ (Video)
second indictment of twice-impeached former president Donald Trump — Navarro and her co-hosts kicked off the day’s Hot Topics by applauding the Biden administration for announcing new initiatives to support the LGBTQ community.In that same vein, the women heavily criticized conservatives like DeSantis who are responsible for a significant increase in anti-LGBTQ legislation specifically targeting transgender people — particularly ones who are doing it under the guise of “protecting children.”“People, let me tell you this, drag queens don’t even like children,” Navarro said. “They don’t tip, and they don’t drink!”Then, she offered some advice on getting back at DeSantis directly to any drag queens watching.“I would say to all the drag queens: for the month of June, Pride Month, let’s celebrate by changing your names to Rhonda Santas.”As the discussion continued though, Navarro and her co-hosts got more serious — and more angry — about what’s happening across the country.“You are killing our children,” Whoopi said bluntly.