Trump’s town hall tonight was filled with dangerous lies, with a notable exception: When he bragged about overturning Roe v. Wade, which paved the way for a national abortion ban. WATCH: DONALD TRUMP:“Getting rid of Roe v. Wade was an incredible thing for pro-life because it gave pro-life something to negotiate with. Pro-life had absolutely nothing, […]
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FACT CHECK: Trump Broke the U.S. Immigration System
Here’s your reminder that Donald Trump took every opportunity to sabotage and undermine the U.S. immigration system while in office — tearing away at stability and precedent with a cruel and inhumane immigration policy. Since putting his hat in the ring for a 2024 presidential run, Trump has been campaigning on bringing back his past […]
REMINDER: Trump Won’t Stop Praising Putin
In the face of the brutal, unnecessary war the Russian president continues to wage on Ukraine, Donald Trump refuses to stop cozying up to dictators like Vladimir Putin, even saying he might have let Russia “take over” parts of Ukraine. Donald Trump seems to never have anything but praise for the Russian dictator, undermining democracy […]
DNC Statement on Trump’s CNN Town Hall
In response to Donald Trump’s CNN town hall tonight, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: “The American people were just reintroduced, in primetime, to a dangerous, extreme candidate who seeks to undermine democracy and is the frontrunner for the nomination of a party that is increasingly beholden to its most right-wing fringes. While […]
REMINDER: Trump Added Over A Trillion Dollars to the Deficit While Gifting Big Corporations and the Ultra-Wealthy Tax Cuts
Donald Trump’s crowning economic achievement is handing billions of dollars in tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy and biggest corporations while running up the deficit. As president, Trump gave billions in tax cuts to the extremely wealthy and largest corporations while leaving everyday American families behind. Forbes: “Trump Tax Cuts Helped Billionaires Pay Less Taxes Than […]
DeSantis’s Newest Endorser Wants a Total National Abortion Ban
Ron DeSantis just picked up an endorsement from Congressman Bob Good, an anti-choice extremist who wants a complete federal abortion ban. Good’s endorsement comes as no surprise — DeSantis himself has repeatedly supported extreme anti-choice measures, and signed an abortion ban last month that bans abortion before many women know they are pregnant. Today’s endorsement […]
Trump and DeSantis Fight Over Who Has the Worst Record of Supporting Cuts to Social Security and Medicare
Ron DeSantis is hitting back at Donald Trump for Trump’s yearslong record of supporting cuts to Medicare and Social Security and for his praise of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan as they pushed plans to end Medicare as we know it. But that won’t change DeSantis’s own history of supporting cuts to these programs. Even […]
SHOT/CHASER: DeSantis Brags About Extreme Abortion Ban as Women Suffer
Ron DeSantis is boasting about his new extreme abortion ban that bans abortion before many women know they’re pregnant, while Florida women with potentially life-threatening pregnancy complications are being denied care. Needless to say, DeSantis is doubling down on his anti-abortion extremism as he continues to try to out-MAGA the 2024 field. SHOT: Ron DeSantis […]
DNC on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and DNC Native Caucus Chair Clara Pratte issued the following joint statement on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day: “On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we acknowledge the crisis of murdered and missing Indigenous people, and reflect on the generations of Indigenous persons who have been forced to […]
ICYMI: MAGA House GOP Plot to Defund Law Enforcement
MAGA House Republicans are conspiring to gut funding for federal law enforcement. New reporting from CNN details how eager the House GOP is to carry water for Donald Trump, following his calls to defund the FBI and Department of Justice. Key Point: In January, an effort to pass a resolution expressing support for law enforcement agencies, […]