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Donald Trump
After 2016 Bible Slip, Trump Lashed Out at ‘So-Called Christians,’ Book Says
The New York Times - By MAGGIE HABERMAN and JONATHAN MARTIN
Furious after he was criticized by evangelicals for stumbling in his reference to a book of the Bible during the 2016 campaign, Donald J. Trump lashed out at “so-called Christians” and used an epithet
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U.S. Politics
GOP mega-donors pour money into Trump campaign
POLITICO - By ALEX ISENSTADT
Some of the same donors who bankrolled anti-Trump efforts in 2016 are at the center of the president's reelection. President Donald Trump savaged the mega-donor class during his 2016 campaign. Now, he’s
CNN
Ronald Reagan
Fact check: Trump makes 3 false claims in 19 words about his approval rating
CNN - By Daniel Dale, CNN
Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump made three false claims on Saturday in a single 19-word tweet. The tweet: "94% Approval Rating in the Republican Party, an all time high. Ronald Reagan was 87%.
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Andy Harris
This GOP lawmaker's explanation of Donald Trump's racist tweet is unbelievable
CNN - Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
(CNN) — Congressional Republicans have spent the 24-ish hours since President Donald Trump issued a series of racist tweets hiding from the media. But judging from how Maryland GOP Rep. Andy Harris tried
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Alabama US Senate candidate says Americans are 'preoccupied with homosexual activities,' 'wife swap shows'
Fox News - Danielle Wallace
Alabama’s secretary of state who is running for U.S. Senate told supporters over the weekend that America’s culture is in decline because people are “preoccupied with homosexual activities” and “wife shows.”
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Pelosi is forcing House Republicans to go on the record on Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets
The Washington Post - By Amber Phillips
Democrats and President Trump are on a collision course over his “go back” tweets directed at four Democratic congresswomen of color, and it’s Republicans who could be crushed in the middle. House Speaker
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'His only tool is racism': why Trump's bigoted tirade could be a vote winner
Guardian US - David Smith in Washington
Trump's attempt to win through divide and rule tactics offers an unflinching look into America’s soul It was foul and repugnant. But was it a vote winner? Donald Trump’s bigoted tirade against four congresswoman
POLITICO
Donald Trump
'Bile of garbage': Progressive squad tears into Trump
POLITICO - By HEATHER CAYGLE and SARAH FERRIS
'He does not know how to defend his policies so what he does is attack us personally,' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. The four progressive congresswomen at the center of President Donald Trump's racist
Bloomberg Opinion
Donald Trump
Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Tweets Leave No Room for Doubt
Bloomberg - Timothy L. O'Brien
As he has so many times since bursting onto the presidential stage in 2015, Donald Trump played the race card on Sunday. He launched nearly three …
CNN
Racism
Anchor grills Republican: Why is GOP silent on racism?
CNN
Rep. Will Hurd (R, Texas) says the President's recent attacks on Democrats were "racist." Christiane Amanpour asks him why so few other Republicans will speak out.
Politics
Top North Carolina newspapers editorial board to GOP: 'Are you OK with a racist president?'
thehill.com - Justin Wise
The editorial board for North Carolina's top newspapers on Monday called for every Republican member of Congress to condemn President Trump's …
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It's not surprising that Republicans are staying quiet after Trump's 'go back' tweet...
dallasnews.com - Amber Phillips
By now, it's not a surprise that congressional Republicans are largely silent as President Donald Trump attacks four American congresswomen in …
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Republican muted response to Trump’s tweets reveals party’s ingrained racism
Guardian US - David Smith in Washington
In an unfashionable corner of Washington, with African American community activists standing behind him, House speaker Paul Ryan described Donald Trump’s view that an American-born judge was not qualified
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If Republicans Don’t Share Trump’s Racism, They Should Probably Let Us Know
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
It’s now been over 24 hours since President Trump told a group of congresswomen of color to “go back” to the “totally broken and crime infested …
Liberal View
Ex-GOP lawmaker freaks out on CNN after she’s called out for being too afraid to criticize Trump for racism
rawstory.com - Matthew Chapman
On Monday’s edition of CNN’s “New Day,” former Rep. Mia Love (R-UT) and CNN contributor Frank Bruni clashed over whether to call President Donald …
The Washington Post
U.S. Politics
Republicans embrace Trump’s racism. Blame them as much as him.
The Washington Post - By Eugene Robinson
Donald Trump’s presidency is melting down into a noxious stew of racism, failure and farce. With breathtaking cynicism, the Republican Party pretends not to notice. Trump had to know there would be outrage
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Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham Just Debased Himself Again While Running Cover for Trump's Racist Twitter Tirade
Esquire - By Jack Holmes
Every time the President of the United States does something reprehensible, it offers his allies a chance to disgrace themselves in front of the world. That sound you hear is opportunity knocking, after
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California Republicans face backlash for silence over Trump tweets
POLITICO - By JEREMY B. WHITE and CARLA MARINUCCI
California Republicans are accustomed to a cautious dance with Donald Trump’s divisive presidency, but the president’s racist tweets this weekend are testing that balancing act in the nation's most diverse
Roll Call
U.S. Politics
Democrats condemn Trump’s racist tweets, congressional Republicans mostly silent
Roll Call - Emily Kopp
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern calls his GOP colleagues ‘cowards’ Updated 2:16 p.m. | While Democrats were united in their condemnation of …
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Republicans give Trump a rare rebuke over racist comments
CNN - By Alex Rogers, CNN
(CNN) — For many Republicans in Congress, President Donald Trump's call for some Democratic congresswomen to "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came," was
Politics
Trump and His Deplorables
newrepublic.com - Matt Ford
The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by …
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Yes, Trump’s tweets are offensive. But there’s one big reason Republicans still stand by him.
The Washington Post - By Henry Olsen
President Trump’s weekend tweets have been rightly scorned and condemned. Many people will surely ask once again how so many Republicans and others can still support him. The answer: For many, there is
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Lindsey Graham
Meghan McCain Goes After ‘Uncle’ Lindsey Graham: ‘Not the Person I Used to Know’
The Daily Beast - Justin Baragona
Hours after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) backed President Trump’s recent racist attacks on Democratic congresswomen of color, The View’s Meghan McCain …
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The GOP isn't worried about its Affordable Care Act lawsuit
Axios - Sam Baker
Senate Republicans aren't sweating the prospect of the courts striking down the entire Affordable Care Act, insisting they'd be able to act quickly …
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Liberal View
Republicans Hate That They Have to Respond to Trump's Racism
splinternews.com - Sophie Weiner
It’s been only a couple of days since President Trump tweeted a racist screed telling four congresswomen of color, three of whom were born in the …
National Review
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Look, Ma, No Hands
National Review - Jay Nordlinger
In his column today, E. J. Dionne has a proposal. “Democratic presidential candidates should join in an informal union (they are pro-union, aren’t …
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U.S. Politics
A Blaring Message in Republicans’ Muted Criticism: It’s Trump’s Party
The New York Times - By CARL HULSE
WASHINGTON — The lack of widespread Republican condemnation of President Trump for his comments about four Democratic congresswomen of color illustrated both the tightening stranglehold Mr. Trump has his
ABC News
Republicans
Some in GOP rebuke Trump, but party leaders still silent
ABC News - The Associated Press
Top Republicans remained largely silent after President Donald Trump said over the weekend that four women of color in Congress should "go back" to …
Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi To Humiliate Trump With House Resolution Condemning His Racism
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Speaker Nancy Pelosi will introduce a resolution in the House condemning Trump’s racist and xenophobic attacks against four non-white Democratic …
Republican Jewish Coalition
Jewish GOP group joins attacks on progressive Congresswomen
timesofisrael.com - By JTA and TOI staff
The Republican Jewish Coalition said Monday it supported a comment calling a group of progressive Democratic congresswomen anti-Semitic communists …