MILWAUKEE — In 2021, Tucker Carlson, then the most-watched host on Fox News, made his feelings plain about former President Donald Trump. “I hate him passionately,” Carlson wrote in a text message. But on Thursday evening when Carlson, no longer at Fox News, stepped into the spotlight at the Republican National Convention, to some of … Read more
When he first ran for president in 2016, Donald Trump infamously enjoyed the support of PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. But for the most part, Silicon Valley avoided Trump and funded his opponent. However, the weeklong Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump will give his first speech tonight after surviving Saturday’s would-be assassination, has made … Read more
Right-wing media personality Tucker Carlson was spotted in Fox News’ greenroom at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening, nearly 15 months after he abruptly left the network. The New York Times’ Michael Grynbaum reported that Carlson was there to accompany Donald Trump Jr., who had a planned appearance on Sean Hannity’s show. … Read more
As he accepted the GOP’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) fondly recalled finding 19 loaded firearms stashed in apparently unsecured locations around his grandmother’s home after she died. The Republican National Convention crowd erupted in applause as Vance told the story, days after a shooter tried to assassinate the party’s presidential … Read more
A new video puts a “Real Housewives”-esque spin on the dangers of a potential second Donald Trump presidency. “If you thought Trump’s last season was insane, meet the cast of season 2,” says text that appears at the start of the spoof “Real Trump House of 2025” trailer that the progressive MeidasTouch Network shared on … Read more
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Wednesday explained why she believes the endorsement of former President Donald Trump by his onetime GOP primary rivals at the Republican National Convention is all the more excruciating for them this time around. “It’s not unusual for vanquished primary candidates to rally around the nominee, what is unusual is … Read more
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday suggested that former President Donald Trump’s choice of Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his 2024 running mate proves one thing. Namely, Republicans think they have the election in the bag. Maddow highlighted some of Vance’s extremist stances, such as his endorsement of a national abortion ban or his comment about … Read more
Stephen King issued a “Stranger Things”-themed reminder on X (formerly Twitter) about why Ohio Sen. JD Vance is now GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate. The bestselling horror writer, who is a vocal critic of the former president, on Wednesday shared the “Robin Holding a Whiteboard” meme that emerged from the hit Netflix series. … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Top House and Senate Democratic leaders privately met with President Joe Biden in recent days to raise concerns about his ability to defeat Donald Trump in the November election and his continued candidacy, fearing it could lead Republicans taking full control of Congress. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader … Read more
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Eight years after warning that Donald Trump might be “America’s Hitler,” Ohio Sen. JD Vance on Wednesday night nevertheless officially accepted the offer to serve as his right-hand man. But the man who addressed thousands of delegates on day three of the GOP convention couldn’t have sounded more different from the MAGA … Read more
