President Biden repeated his false claim that inflation was at 9% when he first took office less than a week after being called out for making the same assertion. Speaking with Yahoo! Finance about his newly announced tariffs on China, Biden defended his handling of the economy while acknowledging the impact inflation has had on Americans. “Inflation has gone slightly …
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VP hopefuls dueling for dollars as they show off their fundraising clout for Trump
As they audition for the role of Donald Trump’s running mate, potential vice presidential nominees are showing off their ability to help the former president raise much-needed campaign cash. Closed-door fundraisers with top-dollar Republican donors appear to be the latest screen test venue for those vying to land on the GOP ticket alongside Trump, joining a list that includes teaming …
Read More »Guess which huge Biden lie CNN refused to fact-check
On May 8, President Joe Biden took the very unusual step of submitting to an interviewer who was an actual journalist (not like Howard Stern or Drew Barrymore). It wouldn’t be long before he started mangling his record – and Donald Trump’s. CNN anchor Erin Burnett began with how Trump’s promises of new jobs in Wisconsin didn’t come true: “Why …
Read More »Morning Glory: Trump’s veepstakes is close to wrapping up
“I’m calling it,” declared Commentary Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief John Podhoretz on the magazine’s Monday podcast. Podhoretz then went on to detail at some length, egged on by Commentary’s Washington columnist and American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Matt Continetti, as to why North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum would be former President Donald Trump’s running mate. They received support for their choice from …
Read More »All in the family: 5 Trump kin to represent Florida at Republican National Convention
While former first son Barron Trump made headlines after reports indicated he was making his first foray into the public spotlight as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, late on Friday he declined to serve as a delegate. But tallies showed five more Trump family members will be in Milwaukee to cast votes for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. …
Read More »Trump ahead of Biden in these key swing states: poll
Former President Trump has the edge in five of the six key battleground states where he was narrowly edged by President Biden four years ago, according to new polls. The surveys, released Monday by the New York Times, Siena College and the Philadelphia Inquirer, suggest that discontent over the economy and the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, and a deterioration in …
Read More »Trump Veepstakes: The pros and cons of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of potential running mates for presidential candidate Donald Trump on the 2024 Republican Party ticket. A full-on horse race is underway for those hoping to stand alongside former President Donald Trump as his running mate on the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this summer. Trump appears …
Read More »Tales from the trail: The blue states Trump eyes to turn red in November
Former President Donald Trump is headed back to the Jersey Shore. “We have a tremendous rally and hope you’re all going to be there. It’s in Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s going to be a big crowd,” the former president touted on the eve of his Saturday rally. Wildwood, at the southern tip of the Jersey Shore, is part of the …
Read More »Muslim, Arab American leaders dismiss Biden's pivot on Israel as 'too little, too late:' 'Irrevocably at odds'
The New York Times is putting a spotlight on the “broken relationship” between President Biden and Muslim leaders in America, even as he embraces a tougher stance against Israel in its war on Hamas. “Seven months into Israel’s war in Gaza, Muslim and Arab American leaders say their channels of communication with President Biden’s White House have largely broken down, …
Read More »Trump urges Biden to follow through with debate promise: 'I'm ready to go anywhere'
Former President Trump is demanding President Biden coordinate a presidential debate after both 2024 candidates have expressed enthusiasm for the idea. Trump wrote a short “letter to Joe” on Thursday via his proprietary social media platform, Truth Social. “Dear Joe, now that you’ve committed to Debate on the now dying Howard Stern Show, no less, [sic] let’s set it up …
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