Donald Trump kicked off his week shrouded in controversy, from his unequivocal endorsement of Roy Moore, to his cheerleading for a near-universally loathed tax bill, to reversing decades of U.S. policy on Israel, to opening up protected monuments to oil and gas drilling. But reporters arriving at Air Force One in Utah on Monday quickly […]

Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a toxic stream of lies, misspelled and misused words, childish attacks, jaw-dropping narcissism, and promotions for Fox News. In the last 24 hours, it’s also been a platform to promote anti-Muslim videos by a far-right extremist — a move that is receiving widespread criticism, at home and abroad, and particularly […]

Fox News’ Bill Hemmer had a simple, albeit somewhat unexpected, query for White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday: Why does the Republican tax plan target lots of middle-income Americans for a tax hike in coming years? Sanders had no coherent response, which is typical. Instead, she insisted middle-class Americans would “benefit” from the […]

At least one of the anti-Muslim videos that Donald Trump tweeted may be a complete fabrication, but the White House – which has railed against fake news – believes that is perfectly acceptable. The video labeled “Muslim migrant beats up Dutch boy on crutches” that Trump tweeted was investigated by Dutch authorities, who determined that […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders argued that Donald Trump deserves a pass on his history of sexual assault because has never “admitted wrongdoing.” Multiple senators have requested that Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) be investigated by the Senate Ethics Committee after allegations of sexual misconduct were made. Franken himself conceded that such an inquiry […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested that only a court ruling could prompt Donald Trump to directly condemn Roy Moore. Trump has steadfastly refused to call on Moore to drop out of the race for Alabama’s open Senate seat. A stream of Republicans has reacted to revelations of alleged child molestation and sexual […]

Donald Trump’s penchant for friendliness toward brutal dictators who terrorize and kill their own people is a massive embarrassment to the United States. But even worse, Trump and his administration keep claiming he talked to said dictators about their crimes, when he never actually did — and then getting exposed. On Veterans Day weekend — a […]

Donald Trump’s practice of holding secret, closed-door, off-the-record meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin is a break from precedent that is hugely damaging for U.S. foreign policy. Which is why, after news that Trump is planning another such meeting on his tour of Asia, the White House responded to widespread outrage by backing off the […]

Donald Trump’s Asian tour has been marked with bizarre and humiliating episodes, from Trump remarking he only just learned how many countries there are, to giving out signed “Donald & Shinzo” hats, to boasting about how he turned down a “fancy lunch” to eat with U.S. troops in South Korea. But in China, Trump and […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders would not condemn the practice of slavery, and complained that simply asking the question was “disgusting.” Sanders was asked Wednesday by American Urban Radio Networks White House correspondent April Ryan if the Trump administration believes slavery is “wrong.” It was the second time Ryan asked, after being ignored during Tuesday’s […]

The White House loudly complained about the free press covering the recent indictments and guilty pleas of top Trump campaign officials on serious charges, including “conspiracy against the United States.” In the daily press briefing, ABC reporter Jonathan Karl asked press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders about comments from White House chief of staff John Kelly that […]

Despite three separate Trump campaign officials busted by the feds, the White House is absurdly, ridiculously, laughably insisting this has nothing to do with Donald Trump or his campaign. Instead, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, this has “everything to do” with Hillary Clinton. During Monday’s press briefing, that was the spin […]

The Trump administration refused to condemn comments from Nazi sympathizer and former White House staffer Sebastian Gorka, who went on Fox News Thursday and said that Hillary Clinton should be executed. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked about Gorka’s comments, in which he said Clinton should be convicted of treason, just like Julius and […]

The Trump administration just cannot admit that chief of staff John Kelly was caught in a bald-faced lie. Kelly’s defamatory swipe at Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson has been proven to be utterly baseless — by video and local press, and officially confirmed as a lie by PolitiFact. Kelly has thus far refused to apologize, despite […]

White House chief of staff John Kelly was caught in an ugly lie about a congresswoman. But instead of apologizing, the White House is defending him and saying it’s “highly inappropriate” to call out his lie because he’s a four-star general. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the outrageous claim after a video proved that […]

The White House continues to blame everything and everyone, except Donald Trump, for the president’s neglect of dead soldiers for nearly two weeks. The latest excuse is bureaucracy. Asked at the daily press briefing why Trump took over 12 days to acknowledge the deaths of the four soldiers killed in Niger, press secretary Sarah Huckabee […]

Donald Trump and his White House are going to extreme lengths to defend his despicable treatment of a grieving military family. That desperation now includes attacking Rep. Frederica Wilson, a long-time friend of the family who mentored Sgt. La David T. Johnson when he was younger and is demanding answers about his death, as “appalling and […]

Donald Trump has disgraced himself by refusing to acknowledge the deaths of four troops killed in an ISIS ambush — and the White House has kicked into high gear to cover his behavior. The administration is orchestrating a smear campaign against President Barack Obama to cover up Trump’s callous treatment of the families of four […]

Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made it quite clear that the White House wants reporters to stop asking questions about Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s reported labeling of Donald Trump as a “moron.” But she may want to direct her annoyance to her own boss, who can’t restrain himself from talking and tweeting, rather than […]

The White House complained that Congress is taking too many vacations a day after Donald Trump capped a three-day weekend by playing a round of golf. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders complained about Congress being “on another vacation” instead of working to pass Trump’s legislative agenda. Sanders said Trump was “calling on Congress to get […]

Donald Trump has utterly failed to deliver on his threat to repeal Obamacare and harm the millions of men and women who have health care because of it. So he’s going to punish women directly instead. On Friday, his administration announced that he is rolling back the critical provision that covers birth control — a […]

Donald Trump’s response to the disastrous hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico has been belated, defensive, cruel, and pathetic. Among his many failures to appropriately conduct himself during the crisis, Trump has rabidly attacked San Juan’s mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz, for begging the government to help save her people — who have been largely without food, […]

Donald Trump needs his vacation trips to Trump-branded resorts to conduct international diplomacy, particularly to pressure North Korea and prevent it from going nuclear, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump has spent 88 days of his 258 days in office at Trump properties, with 68 of those days spent at resorts […]

After the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, Donald Trump again proved how incapable of real leadership he is. His bizarre offering of “warmest condolences” followed by a statement that neglected to even mention gun safety put his all too predictable inadequacy as president on full display. And just as predictably, his administration leapt […]

The Trump administration has literally laughed off concerns about working on gun safety legislation after the massacre in Las Vegas. During the daily White House press briefing, NBC reporter Hallie Jackson asked press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to respond to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), who called for Congress to “get off its ass and do something” […]

The NFL and many of the Americans who support the sports league have come out in opposition to Donald Trump’s attacks on players who are protesting racism. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made clear that the administration believes “every American” should support Trump’s horrendous position that an athlete who protests racism is a […]

The Trump White House further insulted NFL stars who are protesting racism and police brutality by taking knee during the national anthem by questioning their real motivations and suggesting that they should instead direct their protests toward individual police officers. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders presided over yet another contentious press briefing Monday, […]

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders may be the next administration official who needs to lawyer up as Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation accelerates. Specifically, Sanders may have placed herself in legal jeopardy by agreeing to be the White House point person for the nasty smear campaign it’s been running against former FBI Director […]

The Trump administration made yet another attempt to lie about the record of President Barack Obama, but it only took a few minutes for reporters to completely debunk it. During the daily White House press briefing, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made the bold and false proclamation that Donald Trump has done “more for bipartisanship […]

The Trump White House is demanding that an ESPN reporter, who is a black woman, be fired for telling the truth about Donald Trump’s racist behavior. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that criticism of Trump from Jemele Hill, co-anchor of SportsCenter, is a “fireable offense.” Hill has been the subject of controversy […]