This is part two of a two-part series serving as a post-mortem on the presidency of Donald Trump. Thank you for coming back for more punishment. Last week’s piece is here. This is divided into three sections: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Last week, we talked about the good of the Trump presidency…
Rod Blagojevich, former Governor of Illinois, convicted for extortion and multiple corruption charges, has had his sentence commuted by none other than President Trump. In a move that is, honestly, no surprise to anyone, whether you knew it was coming or not, Donald Trump decided to let his old television buddy off the hook early….
One day after the Iowa Caucus mayhem, Democratic presidential candidate latecomer Michael Bloomberg announced he would be doubling his campaign advertising budget. Two days later, Liar Liar Pants on Fire Gingerbread Man made his debut in campaign videos targeting Trump. https://twitter.com/Mike2020/status/1225128907805949952?s=20 Although the dancing, sugary treat was initially met with mixed reactions, it was his…
Chuck Ross Fred Fleitz, a former chief of staff to John Bolton, urged the former national security adviser on Monday to delay publication of his memoir until after the November election, asserting that a tell-all book would “set a dangerous precedent” by discouraging future presidents from seeking advice from their top national security staff. “Given…
Mary Margaret Olohan The Republican National Committee heads into the 2020 election year with more than seven times as much cash on hand as the Democratic National Committee, the parties’ FEC filings show. FEC filings from both parties show the RNC has $63 million in cash on hand compared to the DNC’s $8.3 million, Bloomberg reported….
Mary Margaret Olohan The editor-in-chief of Christianity Today called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office in a Thursday editorial. Editor-in-chief Mark Galli argued that Trump should be removed from office for attempting “to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents.” “That is…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attacked Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday night over Gabbard’s impeachment vote. Ocasio-Cortez spoke out after Gabbard, a 2020 presidential candidate, voted “present” on impeachment articles against President Donald Trump. Gabbard also did not give a 30-second to one-minute speech about her vote as most…
Mary Margaret Olohan Constituents ripped Democratic Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn on Sunday, saying Democrats focus too much on impeachment and too little on improving the lives of Americans. Horn, who represents most of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties, spoke at a Sunday town hall meeting where voters angrily questioned her on why she continues to…
The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have fueled all manner of conjecture regarding the proper discharge of foreign policy, hidden motives behind both Trump’s phone call and the ensuing investigation, and everything from the dead-cat bounce of the Mueller Report to the Kurdish policy shift. But there are a number of questions that, while they should be asked,…
Mary Margaret Olohan Democrats expressed concerns that voters might be affected by GOP anti-impeachment ads over Thanksgiving break, lawmakers and aides said. Groups supporting the GOP purchased almost $8 million in television ads targeting pivotal districts, Politico reported. Most of these ads will focus on criticizing Democrats about impeachment, and Democrats expressed concerns to party leaders that voters…