In his typical all-caps style, Trump posted: “Unlike the Democrats, who are KILLING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE by allowing the INVASION OF THE MIGRANTS, I will NOT, under any circumstance, allow either of these two precious GEMS to be even touched under a Trump Administration.” The reality is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Republican liars’
December 18th, 2024 - 5:59 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Texas governor and Musk caught lying about D.C. stadium
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Elon Musk’s commitment to stopping … the federal government from funding … a new football stadium” in Washington D.C. in the omnibus spending deal the House just passed to avert a government shutdown a week before Christmas. “Go[...]
There’s no story here
This is a story about a story that wasn’t published because careful news reporting showed there was no story. It involves Trump’s defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, and West Point, the army’s military academy. ProPublica was investigating Hegseth’s claim that he was accepted at West Point, which[...]
October 29th, 2024 - 5:32 am § in Politics, Republicans
Kari Lake is still a weasel (video)
Kari Lake, a former Phoenix newscaster turned wannabe politician, is running for U.S. Senate in 2024 after losing a 2022 race for governor. Lake, a notorious election denier, persisted in contesting the 2022 results in court despite having no evidence; she not only lost at every step, but she and he[...]
Is J. D. Vance lying about Trump’s true intentions?
First of all, J. D. Vance is a proven liar. He was a front-and-center promoter of the “Haitians eat pets” conspiracy theory; and when he was force to admit it was false, he nevertheless tried to justify demonizing an entire group of innocent people as a way to score a political point. Va[...]
The silly things Republicans say
Election years are called “the silly season” for a reason: Campaigns bring the lunacy out, especially on the right. But these statements by Republican politicians go way beyond normal election-year puffery and bombast: Example 1: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), on September 29, 2024, called Kama[...]
Why nobody listens to Sen. Lindsey Graham
Like many Republican politicians, Graham once condemned Trump, but now is a fawning sycophant. In this media interview, he loses his cool and descends into shouting and silliness. Liz Cheney says “don’t listen to Lindsey Graham,” calling ignoring him “good life advice.”[...]
October 17th, 2024 - 8:07 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Texas GOP governor exaggerated non-citizen voting
In August 2024, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boasted the state removed more than 6,500 noncitizens from its voting rolls. The registrations were canceled “through a routine practice” of culling voter lists of people “who have moved or died,” the Texas Tribune said here. That’[...]