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Hoping to get a grip on a situation that is spiraling out of control for them, both Donald Trump and House GOP leaders are trying to pacify an irate MAGA base with token measures that will do nothing to shed light on the Epstein scandal.
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If AI gets it, isn’t it about time we get it too?
Donald Trump was probably right when he said that he could shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue and not lose voters. But could he be part of the Epstein coverup without losing any? We’re about to find out.
While Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill and in the media seem willing to comply with his wishes to bury the Jeffrey Epstein story, so far, his base is far less accommodating and demands answers the administration appears to be unwilling to provide.
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Donald Trump said on Sunday that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “should quit.” But his underlings are working on a plan that they think will allow the president to force Powell out of office before his term expires next year.
Trump’s words seem designed to encourage his supporters and MAGA acolytes to denigrate the rest of his fellow Americans as miscreants and traitors.
Donald Trump spent his Saturday morning fantasizing about stripping entertainer Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship, which is an authority he does not have.
What will they do when they find out? Turns out “socialized medicine” was keeping them alive — until the GOP cut it.