Here's how Trump supporters were conditioned to tolerate a criminal as president

Here's how Trump supporters were conditioned to tolerate a criminal as president: Earlier this month, the Democracy Fund voter Study Group released an astonishing report. While an overwhelming majority of Americans favor a constitutional democracy, 32 percent of Trump voters would prefer a “strong leader” who doesn’t have to answer to Congress or a body politic. “The highest levels of support for authoritarian leadership,” the Study Group concluded, “come from those who are disaffected, disengaged from politics, deeply distrustful of experts, culturally conservative, and have negative views toward …

Ex-government scientist exposes ridiculous and unethical demands made by Trump administration ‘cesspool’

Ex-government scientist exposes ridiculous and unethical demands made by Trump administration ‘cesspool’: Federal employees say the first year of working under President Donald Trump has destroyed morale, harmed their personal relationships or driven them out of government. The president’s attacks on “deep state” operatives have driven a wedge between political appointees and career employees, and one veteran official at the United States Geological Survey explained why that dynamic finally drove him away from a career he loved, reported Politico. Larry Meinert spent six years as a senior …

BUSTED: Trump caught tweeting old photos in post hailing 'the start' of his border wall

BUSTED: Trump caught tweeting old photos in post hailing 'the start' of his border wall: President Donald Trump, who ran for president on a pledge that Mexico would pay for his border wall, was busted on Wednesday claiming that work had begun on his wall. “Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL!” Trump tweeted. Great briefing this afternoon on the start of our Southern Border WALL! pic.twitter.com/pmCNoxxlkH — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2018 As Buzzfeed fact-checked, this was not actually the start of …

Wall Street Journal trashes Trump for thinking he can threaten and lie his way out of Stormy Daniels scandal

Wall Street Journal trashes Trump for thinking he can threaten and lie his way out of Stormy Daniels scandal: In an uncharacteristic attack on Donald Trump, the editorial board of the conservative Wall Street Journal took the president to task saying that his past indiscretions with an adult film star and a Playboy playmate, coupled with the chaos he has sowed in the White House, will lead to him being impeached. According to the editors, “Every sentient voter in 2016 understood that Donald Trump had a bad history with women. He survived politically because …

Trump ignored the all-caps warning not to congratulate Putin written in his presidential daily briefing

Trump ignored the all-caps warning not to congratulate Putin written in his presidential daily briefing: Despite an all-caps warning in his daily briefing on Monday, President Donald Trump ignored his national security advisers and congratulated Russia President Vladimir Putin for winning an election many consider a “sham.” The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Trump not only ignored the “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” warning by his top advisers, the president also “chose not to heed talking points from aides instructing him to condemn Putin about the recent poisoning of a former Russian spy …

Ralph Peters quits Fox News ‘propaganda machine’ with epic rant affirming the Steele dossier

Ralph Peters quits Fox News ‘propaganda machine’ with epic rant affirming the Steele dossier: A retired military intelligence expert who specialized in the Soviet Union has quit his job as a Fox News contributor over the shame he feels being associated with the network. Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (US Army, ret.) denounced Fox News in an email to colleagues, which was obtained by Buzzfeed. “Four decades ago, I took an oath as a newly commissioned officer. I swore to ‘support and defend the Constitution,’ and that oath did not …



“In my view, Fox has degenerated from providing a legitimate and much-needed outlet for conservative voices to a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration,” he continued. “When prime-time hosts–who have never served our country in any capacity–dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller–all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of ‘deep-state’ machinations– I cannot be part of the same organization, even at a remove.”

Oil lobbying group is holding a conference at Trump International before heading to the White House to talk policy

Oil lobbying group is holding a conference at Trump International before heading to the White House to talk policy: The political organization that lobbies for the oil industry is paying to stay at the Trump International Hotel before a White House meeting to discuss United States trade policy, Politico reported Wednesday. The American Petroleum Institute (API) is holding a two-day board meeting at President Donald Trump’s real estate investment. Politico also reported that Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be attending meetings with the oil lobbyists on Wednesday night. “This …

Oil lobbying group is holding a conference at Trump International before heading to the White House to talk policy

Oil lobbying group is holding a conference at Trump International before heading to the White House to talk policy: The political organization that lobbies for the oil industry is paying to stay at the Trump International Hotel before a White House meeting to discuss United States trade policy, Politico reported Wednesday. The American Petroleum Institute (API) is holding a two-day board meeting at President Donald Trump’s real estate investment. Politico also reported that Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be attending meetings with the oil lobbyists on Wednesday night. “This …

WATCH: Trump says he will condemn Russia 'or whoever it may be' for UK nerve agent attack

WATCH: Trump says he will condemn Russia 'or whoever it may be' for UK nerve agent attack: The United Kingdom believes Russia was likely behind the nerve agent attack that left a former Russian spy and his daughter hospitalized — but President Donald Trump isn’t ready yet to make a definitive judgement. Speaking with reporters in the wake of his shock firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Trump was asked when the United States would condemn Russia for its alleged role in the nerve agent attack. “It sounds to me that …

Trump partied with Russian oligarchs at Vegas nightclub shut down over ‘lewd’ acts involving women and urine: report

Trump partied with Russian oligarchs at Vegas nightclub shut down over ‘lewd’ acts involving women and urine: report: A bombshell new report suggests Donald Trump consummated a deal to hold his Miss Universe pageant in Moscow while hobnobbing with Russian oligarchs at a Las Vegas nightclub later shut down over lewd performances involving women and urine. The future president invited himself to dinner June 15, 2013, with Aras and Emin Agalarov and British publicist Rob Goldstone while presiding over the Miss USA contest his company owned at the time, reported Michael Isikoff and …

One of Trump's most devious tactics is how he tries to silence his critics

One of Trump's most devious tactics is how he tries to silence his critics: Every week seems to bring a new target for Trump’s wrath. He simply can’t let anything go. But when his grievances against his enemies are too severe simply to attack them in a series of hateful tweets, you can count on Trump to take it to the next level: the courtroom. Most recently, Trump has vowed to seek revenge on BuzzFeed for publishing the Steele Dossier almost a year ago. Now, Trump lawyer Michael Cohen …

Wall Street Journal rakes Trump over the coals for 'biggest policy blunder of his presidency'

Wall Street Journal rakes Trump over the coals for 'biggest policy blunder of his presidency': In an op-ed from the conservative Wall Street Journal, the editorial board called out President Donald Trump for allegedly making “the biggest policy blunder of his presidency.” Trump shocked aides and advisors Thursday with his announcement of a trade war by imposing a 25 percent tariff on foreign steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The Journal wrote that the move would “punish American workers” and would ultimately “invite retaliation” from other nations that would “harm …