JD Vance, Trump’s 2024 running mate, acknowledged “it’s possible” his claim that Haitian immigrants abducted pets “might not be true,” but encouraged his supporters to keep posting “cat memes” anyway, CNN reported on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 (read story here). [...]
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Fentanyl smugglers are U.S. citizens, not migrants
Fentanyl deaths rose under Trump, and continued to rise under Biden, until today the drug kills more Americans than guns and car accidents combined. “Trump repeatedly blames the increase in fentanyl deaths on the influx of 10 million migrants who crossed the border during the Biden,” NBC[...]
Speaking about “a concern that Americans have” …
Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), passed over by Trump when he chose his 2024 running mate, is defending Trump’s latest election rant. On Saturday, September 7, 2024, Trump posted this on his social media platform: “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of th[...]
September 7th, 2024 - 11:32 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Trump promises to prosecute election cheaters
Trump made a campaign promise on Saturday, September 7, 2024, to go after election cheaters. He posted it on Truth Social, his social media platform, and it goes like this: “The 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WI[...]
September 4th, 2024 - 6:28 pm § in Donald Trump, Law and Courts
Ethics watchdog asks appeals court to assign a new judge to Mar-a-Lago case
A Washington D.C.-based government watchdog group has asked a federal appeals court to remove Judge Aileen Cannon from the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, arguing she has tried to “undermine and derail the prosecution,” The Hill reported on September 4, 2024 (read story here). Jud[...]
Tampering with voting machines costs 3 election deniers $1 million
Two GOP county commissioners and their attorney, who gave outside parties unauthorized access to voting machines, owe the Pennsylvania secretary of state nearly $1 million, CNN reported on Monday, September 2, 2024 (read story here). The attorney and outside parties were connected to Sidney Powell, [...]
Republicans for Harris?
It’s true, dozens of prominent Republicans are supporting Harris. They include “former White House officials and national security staff, … White House lawyers who served Republican presidents going back to Ronald Reagan, … even members of [Trump’s] own cabinet who once[...]
Untangling the Arlington Cemetery controversy
Ceremonies honoring America’s war dead and other heroes are common, and politicians often participate, so why is Trump’s visit to Arlington last week stirring controversy? For starters, federal law prohibits using national cemeteries for political purposes. In addition, Arlington prohibi[...]
How Republicans might win in Washington
Actually, I don’t know if they could, but cutting the anchor rope would be a good way to start. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
August 31st, 2024 - 5:58 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump’s predictions if he loses
Here’s what will happen if Trump loses the 2024 election, according to him: “The quality of life is going to collapse” There will be a “bloodbath for the country” There will be a 1929-style stock market crash Christians will have to vote again (which is bad) Everyone wi[...]