12 posts tagged ‘right wing populism in the united states’
Trump Humiliated the Republican Field in Iowa (Especially Vivek Ramaswamy)
Jezebel,
Former President Donald Trump predictably ran away with the Iowa caucus on Monday night, winning a majority of votes (51%) and beating his closest competitor, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, by about 30 points. (For some context, before Monday, the largest margin an Iowa caucus winner has ever defeated their opponent by is… Read more...
Honeymoon's Over: Republicans Threaten to Oust Mike Johnson for Trying to Avoid Shutdown
In today’s episode of “Who could have seen this coming???,” House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing the threat of an ousting about two months into his reign as Speaker. Johnson maintains that he’s standing by a spending deal he forged with Democrats to fend off a government shutdown next week, and the $1.59 trillion (and… Read more...
CNN Asked the GOP Candidates the Dumbest Abortion Questions Possible
It was just two psychos onstage at the fifth GOP presidential debate on Wednesday night in Des Moines, Iowa. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley duked it out during the last debate before voting begins on Monday, January 15, with the Iowa caucuses and they are definitely still feuding. Read more...
Would You Play a January 6 Board Game?
You can probably easily recall images of Trump supporters storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021: a grown man wearing horns, body paint, and fur strutting through the halls of American democracy; another adult man yelling “falling down” as he did exactly that while attempting to scale a wall; that one particularly… Read more...
Lauren Boebert Denies Punching Ex-Husband in Public, Threatens to Sue
Police in Silt, Colorado, are currently investigating a physical altercation between Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Co.) and her ex, Jayson Boebert, at a restaurant on Saturday night. Police arrived on the scene after Jayson reportedly called 911 claiming he was a “victim of domestic violence” and that Boebert had punched him… Read more...
Our Favorite Beefs of 2023
2023 was a big year for many things—celebrity divorces, reality TV scandals, orca revolutions—and a not-so-big year for sportsmanship and the high road. Rather, it was a year defined by beef, by simmering conflicts that boiled over into full-on, petty wars, Twitter feuds, and other nastiness. In 2023, far-right… Read more...
Melania Trump’s Absence Is the Least Noticeable Detail in the Trump Family Christmas Photo
Take a look at this year’s Trump family Christmas portrait, and it’ll probably take you a second or two to clock that former First Lady Melania Trump isn’t even in it. It’s just former President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., his wife Kimberly Guilfoyle, Barron, Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner and their kids, Tiffany… Read more...
Republicans Are Having a Very Level-Headed Reaction to Trump Being Removed From Colorado Ballot
On Tuesday, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a very reasonable ruling that former President Trump should not be allowed on the state’s 2024 ballot, because he “engaged in an insurrection” in the days leading up to and during January 6, 2021. Very fair! The 14th Amendment explicitly bars that sort of thing. But in the… Read more...