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After Neutering America’s Big Media, Trump Goes After the BBC
Donald Trump’s lawsuits against big media companies—backed up by the threat to abuse regulatory power against them—have made U.S.
Nov 11
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Pardons His Election Theft Co-Conspirators
Donald Trump just pardoned Robert Henry Harshbarger for healthcare fraud, simply because he’s the husband of a congresswoman who is a loyal Trump ally.
Nov 10
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Shakes Down Company on Live TV
A recent Trump press conference about a deal he negotiated to lower the price of weight-loss drugs was overshadowed by an incident in which a man in the…
Nov 6
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump’s Threats Against Big Business Keep Them Silent in Tariff Case
Sometimes, Donald Trump’s authoritarianism is demonstrated by what doesn’t happen, by the conspicuous silences.
Nov 3
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump’s Thug Diplomacy Threatens European Diplomats and their Families if They Refuse to Put American Interests Ahead of their Own Countries
In negotiations with foreign diplomats—especially our allies—it is normal to threaten negative consequences against a country if it acts contrary to…
Nov 3
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Has Instructed the Department of Justice to Look for Evidence to Support His Stolen Election Lie
Donald Trump’s white whale is his refusal to accept his election loss in 2020.
Nov 2
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Is Refusing to Disclose the Names of All the Favor-Seeking Donors Contributing to his Ballroom
Donald Trump’s giant gilded ballroom is a place where rich guys in tuxedos can flatter him and buy and sell special favors.
Nov 1
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Robert Tracinski
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October 2025
Trump Openly Defies a Court Order by Refusing to Release SNAP Contingency Funds During the Government Shutdown
It’s an old game for the president to try to win a government shutdown fight by cutting off payments for whatever he doesn’t like, while mysteriously…
Oct 30
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Is Just Murdering Random People in the Caribbean While Showing Utter Contempt for Basic Congressional Oversight
Donald Trump has imposed a reign of terror on the Caribbean by targeting supposed drug-smuggling boats, not for interdiction or arrest, but for deadly…
Oct 30
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Robert Tracinski
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The Trump Administration Circulates Fradulent Videos About Criminal Aliens and Antifa Terrorists to Justify His Crackdown on Blue Cities
In addition to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reposting AI-doctored footage that falsely portrayed black teens threatening ICE, her agency…
Oct 29
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Robert Tracinski
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Trump Uses Foreign Investments Extracted From Countries by Threatening Tariffs as a Slush Fund to Direct Investment Toward His Pet Projects
Despite his complaints about socialism, Donald Trump’s vision of the U.S.
Oct 29
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Robert Tracinski
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Borrowing a Page From Socialist China, Trump Forces New Nuclear Reactors to Hand Over Part of Their Profits to Uncle Sam in Exchange for…
One of the signatures of Trump’s second term is that he caterwauls about “socialism” while making deals with private companies in which he gives them…
Oct 28
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Robert Tracinski
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