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Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Presidential debate

Donald Trump Presidential Debate Built on Mountain of Lies, Conspiracies; He Is Unfit to Lead

Keith GirardSeptember 11, 2024

Fact checkers were busy today in the wake of the presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. ...

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Donald Trump meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. (Photo: Dan Scavino)

Donald Trump Debate Alarm Bells: Lies Evoke Pretensions to Dictatorship as ‘The Great Leader’

Keith GirardJune 29, 2024

Donald Trump's CNN debate performance was a frightening foreshadowing of his potential second term that should far outweigh any concern about President Joe Biden. ...

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Donald Trump’s War on Women: A Scary Future Rides on 2024 Election Outcome (Video)

Keith GirardJune 25, 2024

A new short documentary explores Donald Trump's war on women. Watch!...

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NBC’s Ronna McDaniel Fiasco Damages What Journalists Should Hold Sacred — Credibility

David Fagin and Keith GirardMarch 28, 2024

Even if it makes sense to add a conservative voice to its NBC/MSNBC lineup, it makes no sense for that voice to be Ronna McDaniels'. ...

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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court following abortion repeal. (Photo: John Brighenti)

Courts in Crisis: Judicial System Struggles With Politics, Bias, Corruption in Age of Trumpism

David Fagin and Keith GirardMarch 23, 2024

At the risk of using an anatomical metaphor, our Justice system is the heart of our democracy, and the prognosis isn’t good. ...

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Donald Trump's delusional response to the coronavirus is causing a crisis of confidence at Fox News. (Photo: MPG Collage)

Is Fox News Finally Holding Donald Trump Accountable or Still Bending a Knee?

Keith GirardMarch 18, 2024

Fox News has been more vigilant about calling out Donald Trump for lies but ex-presidente still holds sway. ...

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President Joe Biden confronts his critics, both foreign and domestic in SOTU speech.

Smokin’ Joe Puts Trump, Putin, GOP on Blast in Rousing SOTU Speech Affirming U.S. Values

Keith GirardMarch 8, 2024

President Joe Biden invoked Franklin Roosevelt in the opening moments of his State of the Union speech, but he was more like Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill....

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Donald Trump is being sued by Maryland and the District of Columbia for 'unprecedented' corruption involving his company. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s String of Bankruptcies Reveals a Business Career of Recklessness and Ruin

Keith GirardFebruary 22, 2024

Donald Trump's reputation as a business executive is largely attributed to a book and a television show. Both are fiction. ...

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Donald Trump's administration is in chaos this week after a number of setbacks. (Photo: Getty)

Home Depot Billionaire Begs to Elect Donald Trump in 2024; We Deconstruct His Plea

Keith GirardNovember 27, 2023

Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus is begging for Donald Trump's election in 2924, in an usual plea that is fraught with right-wind disinformation ...

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President Donald Trump talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Friday, March 17, 2017, in the outer Oval Office, joined by Senior White House ouseHouseAdvisor Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Israel-Hamas War: Donald Trump Foreign Policy Blunders Set Stage for Conflict, Strife

Keith GirardNovember 10, 2023

Donald Trump is touting his foreign policy "success" on the campaign trail, but his actual record is a far cry from his misleading boasts. ...

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Trump’s Big Lie: The Media Isn’t Part of the Problem; It IS the Problem (VIDEO)

David Fagin and Keith GirardSeptember 19, 2023

Today, balance is no longer enough. Mainstream journalism needs a new paradigm. It needs to become the mortal enemy of the big lie....

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Donald Trump has hit historic low. (Photo: Getty)

A Post Donald Trump Nation Could Signal Return to Normalcy and End to Post-Truth Politics

Keith GirardSeptember 1, 2023

Donald Trump's four separate criminal indictments likely will end his political career. What will the post-Trump world be like? ...

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Hundreds of thousands of young people gathered in Washington, DC, for the March for Our Lives rally, protesting gun violence. (Photo: Phil Roeder)

Trump Indictment, GOP Extremism Spark Democratic Surge, Rising Activism

Keith GirardApril 6, 2023

Donald Trump has been trying to whip up the Republican base but just the opposite is happening....

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Steve Bannon (center) and Michael Flynn (right) are fanning Trump's alt-right base. (Photos: Getty)

Trump MAGA Cult in Law Enforcement, Exposed by Jan. 6 Insurrection, Threatens Democracy

David Fagin and Keith GirardOctober 28, 2022

Donald Trump's final reign of terror at the U.S. Capitol has revealed a disturbing, little reported reality. ...

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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

Trump Treason: Stolen Top Secrets Tied to Saudi Money

David Fagin and Keith GirardSeptember 21, 2022

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump join King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) In light of the FBI's Mar a Lago raid,...

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