January 6 investigator warns of another MAGA 'Big Lie' — this time involving Project 2025
4 months, 1 week ago

January 6 investigator warns of another MAGA 'Big Lie' — this time involving Project 2025

Raw Story  

Former investigator Timothy Heaphy, who served on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, is cautioning that the second "Big Lie" is already being crafted by Donald Trump and his allies. MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace said in a conversation with Heaphy on Monday that Jan. 6 and Charlottesville were horrible failures of law enforcement agents, who had ample intelligence ahead of the events. "Some of the, sort of, conundrum seems to be that the First Amendment protects people's rights to say the most heinous and hideous things, and we have the leader of one of the two political parties hell-bent on exploiting that to lie and to sit at the intersection of lies that inspire action in some instances violence," Wallace said. He called it "absolutely false" explaining that the everyday people are nothing more than "career bureaucrats who do their work day to day without regard to politics and that lie is being used to pursue a political agenda."

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'Lying liar who lies': Ex-Republican hits out at Trump over latest decisions
1 month ago

'Lying liar who lies': Ex-Republican hits out at Trump over latest decisions

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday afternoon, former GOP communications director Tara Setmayer pounced on Donald Trump for lying his way back into the White House. Speaking with host Alex Witt, the two watched clips of Donald Trump repeatedly claiming he knew nothing about the controversial Project 2025, or anyone associated with it, before the election, only to have …

'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'
1 month ago

'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'

Raw Story  

Whether the controversial Project 2025 will officially wind up on Donald Trump’s next administration’s agenda led to a confrontation between a CNN host and two Republicans who continued to defend it. The moment came Friday during CNN’s “NewsNight” with Abby Phillip when the host asked her guests’ thoughts on Trump’s selection of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought as the next …

'Showing his hand': Trump reportedly caught 'lying to voters' about 'Project 2025 lackeys'
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1 month ago

'Showing his hand': Trump reportedly caught 'lying to voters' about 'Project 2025 lackeys'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump sought to distance himself from the controversial Project 2025 blueprint for remaking government during his re-election campaign, but he has already named at least four individuals associated with the plan to serve in his administration. “Donald Trump spent months on the campaign trail lying to voters about the clear ties between his campaign and the wildly unpopular Project …

2024 election results: It was supposed to be our great defense against Trump. It failed badly.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2024 election results: It was supposed to be our great defense against Trump. It failed badly.

Slate  

On Sept. 10, during the presidential debate hosted by ABC News, Republican candidate Donald Trump told an obvious lie. Although Trump’s claim had gained credence in right-wing social-media circles in the days preceding the debate, Muir noted that ABC News had consulted the city manager of Springfield, Ohio, who attested that “there have been no credible reports of specific claims …

Trump's Election Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Presidential Election
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Election Lies and Conspiracy Theories: A Deep Dive into the 2024 Presidential Election

Associated Press  

Trump is actively laying the groundwork for challenging the results of the 2024 election if he loses. He has repeatedly made false claims about voter fraud and has launched a sophisticated 'election integrity' operation to ensure his own victory. Trump has also targeted specific candidates and officials who he believes could pose a threat to his re-election, including Joe Biden …

Inside the GOP's Big Lie 2.0 — and their plan to shut down America this Fall
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Inside the GOP's Big Lie 2.0 — and their plan to shut down America this Fall

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has made good use of the propaganda technique known as the Big Lie 1.0, famously claiming that the 2020 “election was stolen” from him. Most even behave as if the GOP’s phony claims of “voter fraud” are legitimate, so they continue to aggressively use them to make voting hard, reject mail-in signatures, and purge voting rolls. Claiming widespread …

Trump goes on unhinged five-minute tear when asked about Tim Walz’s DNC speech on Fox & Friends
4 months ago

Trump goes on unhinged five-minute tear when asked about Tim Walz’s DNC speech on Fox & Friends

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former president was asked to react to …

Experts warn "don't be fooled" by Trump's Project 2025 denials: His "fingerprints are all over it"
4 months, 1 week ago

Experts warn "don't be fooled" by Trump's Project 2025 denials: His "fingerprints are all over it"

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump has tried repeatedly to distance himself from Project 2025, claiming he has no idea who is behind the 922-page policy manifesto, while his campaign managers have said they "greatly welcomed" the news that its Trump-allied director has left his role. "He is running against the brand," Vought said of Trump's denials of any connection to Project …

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire
4 months, 1 week ago

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire

Salon  

Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary by repeatedly calling her "birdbrain," and even driving home the insult by sending a birdcage and bird food to her hotel room. Fox News pundits like Sean Hannity and even Jesse Watters are imploring Trump to stop "talking about nationality or background" of his opponent and tell himself "it's not about …

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening

Raw Story  

Project 2025, Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism, is already in motion. As Politico reported, Project 2025 is the brainchild of Trump’s closest advisers, who helped write the plan’s main components to protect fossil fuels : Bernard McNamee, who served in Trump’s Energy Department, urges the repeal of climate laws; Perry Pendley, who led Trump’s Bureau of Land Management, …

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?

Slate  

There are plenty of reasons to fear a second Donald Trump presidency, but one of the most demonstrably extreme things his administration could do is implement Project 2025, an ultraconservative policy manifesto that seeks to make drastic changes to how the U.S. government has operated for the past century. He wrote the chapter for HUD, recommending it prioritize keeping “noncitizens …

'Fact-challenged' RNC shredded — including 2 'biggest lies' from Trump himself
5 months, 1 week ago

'Fact-challenged' RNC shredded — including 2 'biggest lies' from Trump himself

Raw Story  

CNN shredded several "fact-challenged" statements on the first night of the Republican National Convention — including two of the "biggest lies" which came from former President Donald Trump, who didn't actually speak live at the event. Dale also took down a pre-recorded video that claimed Trump signed the largest tax cut in history — "he did not," Dale said. Dale …

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Facing blowback against Project 2025, Donald Trump is now claiming he doesn’t know anything about the right-wing policy and staffing manifesto — even though it was founded by his own former aides to prevent a repeat of the start of his first term when a lack of competent staff led to chaos. “We’re bringing back …

'Mask coming off': Dem celebrates as Trump's Project 2025 gambit comes back to haunt him
5 months, 1 week ago

'Mask coming off': Dem celebrates as Trump's Project 2025 gambit comes back to haunt him

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump scrambled last week to distance himself from Project 2025, the radical right-wing plan to dramatically expand the powers of the executive branch under a second Trump term. Rep. Mark Pocan on Wednesday spiked the football and taunted Trump for helping Democrats put Project 2025 on the mainstream media's spotlight. MUST READ: Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has …

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025
54 years, 11 months ago

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025

Slate  

With all the focus in recent weeks on President Joe Biden’s age-related limitations, it’s worth remembering that Donald Trump’s incessant falsehoods and self-proclaimed desire to be a dictator on Day 1 make him far more unfit for the presidency. The president of the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025’s parent organization, Kevin Roberts, said, “We are in the process of the second …

'He is far too senile': MSNBC's Hayes unloads on Trump over 'desperate' Project 2025 move
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'He is far too senile': MSNBC's Hayes unloads on Trump over 'desperate' Project 2025 move

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's has tried to distance himself from Project 2025, proclaiming on his Truth Social account that he has nothing to do with it and doesn't agree with large portions of it. This comes shortly after one of the key architects of Project 2025, Heritage Foundation chief Kevin Roberts, openly threatened violence if the left resists his "second …

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's public distancing from Project 2025 on Friday — a group led by his own advisers and aides — came as some of the group reportedly overstepped — purporting to have more influence than it has. The group reportedly earned Trump's ire because Project 2025 leaders talked about cabinet-level and sub-cabinet-level positions that they had “zero authority …

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Project 2025’s 900-page manifesto for nearly every detail …

The Big Lie is meant to finish off America
7 months, 1 week ago

The Big Lie is meant to finish off America

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, America began tallying the vote to see who would be her next president. Slowly the Big Lie starting gaining noxious steam among the terrible cowards in his revolting party, who suddenly couldn’t wait to blow Trump’s sweaty horn. The day Joe Biden would officially become president … they day the people who truly love America …

Legal experts find more possible criminal liability for Donald Trump in Jan. 6 report
2 years ago

Legal experts find more possible criminal liability for Donald Trump in Jan. 6 report

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election published its final report Thursday. Legal experts focused on several pieces of the report that helped bolster the fact that former President Donald Trump knew that what he was trying to do was a scam to force his way into a …

The moral case against the Big Lie: Trump's targeting of Americans laid out in Jan. 6 hearing
2 years, 6 months ago

The moral case against the Big Lie: Trump's targeting of Americans laid out in Jan. 6 hearing

Salon  

As Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., explained in this year's first public hearing of the House select committee investigating January 6, Donald Trump had a "sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election." During the first hour of Tuesday's hearing, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling …

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Raw Story  

Speaking to Raw Story after the second of four House Select Hearings on the attack on Congress, Rep. Mikie Sherrill connected the dots about how important the testimony was about the plot to overthrow the election and the violence seen on Jan. 6. The committee walked through many Republican witnesses who testified under oath that they told former President Donald …

Jan 6 hearings: How Giuliani, Trump buffoonery helps case
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 hearings: How Giuliani, Trump buffoonery helps case

LA Times  

Insurrection is no joke. What emerged was a picture of a Trump White House whose alternate reality makes “Veep’s” fictional Selena Meyer look like a policy wonk: There were “the suspicious black suitcase”; ballot mules; rigged voting machines; deep state operatives; armies of dead voters; a deceased Venezuelan communist conspiring to sink the incumbent. “Trump rejected the advice of his …

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