Trump’s SOTU was the same racist pitch for his wall — only longer
Trump’s State of the Union address was filled with the same lies and racist tropes about the wall that he always tells.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2019Trump’s State of the Union address was filled with the same lies and racist tropes about the wall that he always tells.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2019‘You weren’t supposed to do that,’ Trump joked, after his speech led Democratic women to cheer their 2018 midterm victories.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2019Trump can beg all he wants, but the investigations will continue.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 05, 2019Previous presidents all congratulated new speakers from opposing parties in their State of the Union addresses.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2019Trump spent his morning attacking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on the day the White House is calling for ‘unity’ at the State of the Union address.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 05, 2019‘I plan to skip a speech that will be filled with lies, deception and divisiveness,’ Rep. Earl Blumenauer said.
By Emily Singer - February 05, 2019Trump, and his entire State of the Union audience, will be reminded of what he’s really done to the country.
By Oliver Willis - February 04, 2019Stacey Abrams is more popular than Trump in her home state — and she’s the real main event next Tuesday night.
By Oliver Willis - January 29, 2019The self-described world’s greatest dealmaker just got played.
By Kaili Joy Gray - January 24, 2019The Speaker of the House is refusing to indulge Trump’s tantrums.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 23, 2019Trump’s basically begging Pelosi to let him have his prime-time slot on TV.
By Kaili Joy Gray - January 23, 2019Trump thinks he’s going to deliver his State of the Union speech in the House chamber, even though Nancy Pelosi already told him no.
By Lisa Needham - January 23, 2019Furloughs will make it difficult to provide the necessary security for the event.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 16, 2019President Obama was better.
By Tommy Christopher - February 01, 2018In every way, Trump just can’t measure up to President Barack Obama.
By Oliver Willis - January 31, 2018Trump spent his speech attacking immigrants and blaming them for violence. He didn’t have one word to say about the far more deadly threat from domestic terrorists.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 30, 2018In his State of the Union, Trump’s only mention of DREAMers was a snide statement that earned immediate praise from David Duke.
By Matthew Chapman - January 30, 2018Donald Trump used the platform of the State of the Union to once again attack black athletes who are protesting racist police brutality.
By Oliver Willis - January 30, 2018At Trump’s first State of the Union address, Democrats represented the disapproval of the majority of the American people.
By Matthew Chapman - January 30, 2018The man who lost the election by nearly 3 million votes and yet somehow ended up in the White House is giving his first State of the Union. May it also be his last.
By Kaili Joy Gray - January 30, 2018Opting for ugly threats of intimidation, the GOP descends to new depths.
By Eric Boehlert - January 30, 2018When Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union speech, he will have to stare down women who have been the victims of sexual misconduct. Democratic members of the House of Representatives have extended invitations to sexual assault survivors so the issue can be highlighted in front of the world. As Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) […]
By Oliver Willis - January 10, 2018