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Trump State of the Union Address Raises Eyebrows Over Health, Mental Capacity

Keith GirardFebruary 5, 2020

President Trump’s State of the Union address put his health and mental capacity under intense scrutiny for more than an hour and social media reactions were not pretty....

HEALTHPOLITICS

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

GOP Needs to Cut Trump Loose to Salvage 2020, Party’s Future

Keith GirardJanuary 27, 2020

Donald Trump has been materially damaged by his Impeachment following John Bolton’s revelations about the president’s role in the Ukraine scandal, and it only looks to get worse for the GOP. ...

CONGRESSELECTIONS

Donald Trump's company allegedly was involved in an Iranian money laundering through construction of a Trump tower in Azerbaijan. (Photo Collage:

Trump Hotel Deal May Have Helped Iran Fund Middle East Terrorism

Keith GirardJanuary 14, 2020

Donald Trump had no compulsions about getting involved in one of the world’s dirtiest business deals, even though evidence suggests it washed money for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards....

BUSINESSNATIONAL SECURITY

New York City Bar Calls For Investigation of Trump Attorney General William Barr

Keith GirardJanuary 9, 2020

Attorney General William Barr's ability to maintain “public confidence in the fair and impartial administration of justice,” is under fire in a scathing New York City Bar Association letter. ...

CULTUREPOLITICS

Iran launched almost two dozen Fateh-110 missiles at U.S. based in Iraq. (Photo: Hossein Velayati)

Trump Middle East Bungling Leads to Brink of War Nobody Wants

Keith GirardJanuary 8, 2020

Donald Trump impetuous decision to kill Iran’s top commander without a clear reason or clear strategy has led to a humiliating counter strike against U.S. bases, pushing the region one step closer to a war that nobody wants....

FOREIGN POLICY

Trump Scrambles to Justify ‘Wag-the-Dog’ Attack on Iranian General

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2020

Donald Trump appears to have impetuously ordered a lethal attack on Iran’s military leader in Iraq. He’s twice changed the reason justifying the killing, but has yet to quell worldwide outrage....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Donald Trump personally ordered the death of a top Iranian general in Iraq. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Fumbles to Justify ‘Wag the Dog’ Strike on Iranian General

Keith GirardJanuary 3, 2020

Donald Trump appears to have impetuously ordered a lethal attack on Iran’s military leader in Iraq. He’s twice changed the reason justifying the killing, but has yet to quell worldwide outrage....

FOREIGN POLICY

President Trump continues his roll back of environmental regulations that protect the nation's air land and water. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Toilet Rants Mask Cynical Assault on Environment

Keith GirardDecember 21, 2019

Donald Trump's rambling discourse on toilets drew social media snickers and a few jabs from late-night comics, but his bizarre ranting masks a cynical assault on the environment....

AGENCIESECONOMY

Donald Trump’s audio-animatronic figure at Disney World is in the news again. (Photo: Twitter)

Donald Trump Disney Robot Shamed: Lincoln Shocked! Gotta See The Video!

Keith GirardDecember 20, 2019

Some joker sneaked into Disney World’s Hall of Presidents attraction and pranked Donald Trump's figure. (See)...

COMEDYENTERTAINMENT

Congress could lose its power of oversight leading to an authoritarian government. (Photo: US Capitol)

Trump Attacks on Congress Turning US into Weimar Republic

Keith GirardDecember 17, 2019

Donald Trump, GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell and other Republican lawmakers are taking a page out of Hitler’s assault on the German Weimar Republic....

CONGRESSLAW

GOP Pols Do What Ukraine Refused… Smear Trump Rival Joe Biden

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump may have failed to coerce Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden to give him an election talking point, but impeachment is giving him exactly what he wanted–the smearing of his chief political rival....

CULTUREPOLITICS

Joe Biden is being smeared by Republicans trying to defend Donald Trump. (Photo: U.S. Congress)

Impeachment Gives Trump What He Wants: Smearing Joe Biden

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Joe Biden is being smeared by Republicans trying to defend Donald Trump in impeachment hearings. (Photo: U.S. Congress) Donald Trump may have failed to coerce Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden to give him an election talking point, but impeach...

NATIONAL SECURITYPOLITICS

Trump Gets Away With Murder on Twitter; When Will Double Standard End?

David Fagin and Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Last night, the nice folks at Twitter permanently suspended my account – again. For the fourth time. The previous three times I was kicked off the site were for trolling upstanding “patriots” Matt Gaetz, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, respectively....

COMMENTARYCULTURE

Donald Trump $2B Border Wall Funding Raid Slapped Down in Court

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump has been slapped down in court again. In separate rulings, two U.S. District Court judges ruled that diverting money from the military to build his wall under the guise of a “national emergency” is illegal....

ENTERTAINMENT

Donald Trump suffered two legal setbacks his border wall. (Photo Collage: Getty/US. Customs & Border Patrol)

Trump $2B Military Fund Raid to Build Wall Ruled Illegal

Keith GirardDecember 12, 2019

Donald Trump has been slapped down in court again. In separate rulings, two U.S. District Court judges ruled that diverting money from the military to build his wall under the guise of a “national emergency” is illegal....

ADMINISTRATIONLAW