March 18, 2024

Donald Trump again conflates Biden and Obama, claims he mixes Haley and Pelosi up on purpose

Former President Donald Trump once again conflated President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama during a Virginia rally Saturday evening. “Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. He’s starting to talk nuclear weapons today,” Trump chided during his rally. Rallygoers quickly […]

Fmr. Obama Acting ICE Director: Numbers ‘Far Bigger’ than ‘Crisis’ Will Continue Unless We Deport People

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director during the Obama administration, stated that the numbers of people coming to the border are “far, far bigger than we ever dealt with during my time at the department, when that was viewed as a crisis.” And “unless and until

Michelle Obama may have notified people on her White House ambition: ‘I plan to run’

Keeping the bold in boldfacer With nothing new to be told, creeping forth is retelling what’s old. Years before “Oppenheimer” and Robert Downey Jr.’s Golden Globe win and Oscar nom, he exited a Santa Monica health club bathroom stall holding his face and complaining: “There’s no paper and my nose is running.” Standing there was writer Jim […]

Israeli Minister: Michelle Obama Has Refused to Condemn October 7 Attack on Israeli Women; ‘Silence’

(FLOTUS / Twitter via France24) May Golan, Minister for the Advancement of the Status of Women of Israel, said Saturday that she had approached former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama to condemn attacks on Israeli women by Hamas on October 7 — and been met with complete silence. Golan, a member of the ruling Likud party

Former Obama Official’s Cruel Anti-Muslim Rant Goes Viral

Twitter/screenshot Stuart Seldowitz, who previously served as national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, has been fired from his position at a lobbying firm after a viral video showed him cruelly berating a Muslim cart vendor. The video surfaced on X and appeared to show Seldowitz harassing a food cart vendor near 83rd and

Fmr. Obama Official: Biden Will Change Border Policy as Election Nears, Dems Are Complaining Now

On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director during the Obama administration, predicted that as the 2src24 election nears, President Joe Biden will change his approach to border policy because he’s “banking on this idea that, hey, this border’s now becoming a problem,” and that when “Democratic mayors in

Obama praises Pennsylvania automatic voter registration in key swing state as conservatives cry foul

Former President Barack Obama praised Pennsylvania for enacting automatic voter registration in the key swing state as conservatives cried foul over the move ahead of the 2024 election.  “Great news — starting today, Pennsylvania will begin automatic voter registration for folks getting a driver’s license or state ID card at the DMV. Hopefully even more states […]

Obama, Clapper were briefed on reports of Clinton campaign’s Russia collusion narrative, Durham report shows

Former President Barack Obama and his director of national intelligence, James Clapper, were both briefed in 2016 on reports that then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton planned to vilify Donald Trump by claiming he was colluding with Russia to win the election, according to the final report from Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the original Trump-Russia […]

Obama Stresses ‘Need’ For ‘Digital Fingerprints’ To Crack Down On Information That ‘Is Not True’

Former President Barack Obama called for “digital fingerprints” to crack down on information which “is not true,” during a Thursday podcast interview with a former advisor. “The need for us, for the general public, I think to be more discriminating consumers of news and information, the need for us to over time develop technologies to

Silicon Valley Bank Board Included Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Donors 

Several Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) board of directors have donated thousands of dollars or have direct ties to prominent Democrat politicians like Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Federal investigators are now looking into the role the board may have played in the bank’s abrupt collapse, as the board members

Fmr. Obama Treasury Official Rattner: February CPI ‘Not a Good Thing’ for Getting Inflation to Goal, ‘What the Fed Really Looks at’ ‘Is Rising’

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, stated that the core services inflation metric that the Federal Reserve “really looks at” is “rising and that is not a good thing” to getting inflation down to the target level. Rattner said, “[I]nflation looked

Obama Makes Headlines in Australia for All the Wrong Reasons

SYDNEY—It was clear this week in the streets of Sydney that someone very important was in town—with extended traffic jams, increased police presence and sirens raging across the city serving to herald the arrival of former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as they embarked on a speaking tour.But the increased delays were

Pennsylvania Showdown: Donald Trump Competes with Biden and Obama for Control of Senate and Political Future

Former President Donald Trump will rally with supporters in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the same evening President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama will team up for a final rally together ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday. Trump will campaign with Dr. Mehmet Oz, his hand-selected candidate for the Senate race while Obama

Fmr. Obama Treasury Counselor Rattner: Powell Got Inflation Wrong Because WH Was Wrong and He’s ‘a Team Player’

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, argued that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell got inflation wrong in part because “the White House was signaling that they thought inflation was going to come down.” And Powell “is a team player” who was

Fmr. Obama Treasury Counselor Rattner: We’ll Have ‘Higher Rates for the Foreseeable Future,’ Inflation Isn’t Declining Due to Stimulus

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, predicted higher interest rates “for the foreseeable future,” and said that inflation isn’t declining in part due to people still spending the large amounts of stimulus they got during the pandemic. Rattner also stated that

‘Reckless’: Obama Economist Tears Apart Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness

Former Obama administration economist Jason Furman took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to criticize President Joe Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness.The White House released an announcement Wednesday declaring that individual borrowers who earned less than $125,000 per year (or $250,000 for married couples) could expect $20,000 dollars of debt relief if they were Pell Grant…

Obama: Worrisome Republicans ‘Cowed’ to Neo-Nazi-Praising Trump by Assaulting Voting

Former President Barack Obama said Monday during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that it is cause for concern that the Republican Party “cowed” to former President Donald Trump’s claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election by passing restrictive voting laws. Obama said, “I think we have to worry when one of our major…

Obama: ‘Certain Right-Wing Media’ Monetizing Stoking Fears of White Americans

Former President Barack Obama said Monday during an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “certain right-wing media venues” were monetizing, stoking fears of white Americans. Cooper said, “Looking back as president, did you tell the story of race in America enough do you think?” Obama said, “Yeah, well, look, I tried. I think I told…

Michelle Obama: I ‘Fear’ My Daughters Will Be Treated Differently Because They’re Black

During an interview that aired Monday on CBS’s “This Morning,” former first lady Michelle Obama voiced her concern for her daughters as they grow up and enter the world. Host Gayle King noted that Malia Obama, 22, is graduating college. Obama said she is “excited” to see Malia enter the next chapter of life, but…

Dems Need ‘A Wake-Up Call’: Former Obama Campaign Manager Messina Warns Of Future Party Losses

January 05, 2021 5:14 PM ET In a Tuesday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina blamed Democrats’ under-performance in the 2020 elections on their lack of an economic message. Messina explained to host Joe Scarborough why he believed down-ballot Republicans over-performed in states that President-elect Joe Biden won handily, and what…

Joe Biden Nominates Three Former Obama Administration Officials to Serve in Top Pentagon Positions

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment. “Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced his nomination of Dr. Kathleen Hicks as the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Dr. Colin Kahl as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,”…

Barack Obama and the Death of Idealism

Obama’s deception and warmongering killed the “hope and change” he promised on the campaign trail. We shouldn’t be sad to see them go.Americans are sickened of an “idealism that is oblique, confusing, dishonest, and ferocious,” as H.L. Mencken wrote a hundred years ago. Though Mencken was condemning President Woodrow Wilson, the same verdict could characterize…

Trump hits back at Michelle Obama after searing DNC speech, says he ‘would not be here’ if not for Obama

President Trump on Tuesday hit back at former first lady Michelle Obama, saying he wouldn’t have been elected “if it weren’t for the job done” by her husband, former President Barack Obama.Trump’s tweets come after the former first lady slammed the president and his administration during the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention,…

Obama Endorses Socialist Candidate Ocasio-Cortez After Snubbing Her Last Time.

Former president Barack Obama notably snubbed Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New House candidate, when he endorsed more than 80 Democrats back in August. But Obama on Monday finally endorsed Ocasio-Cortez, who has joined forces with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to push free health care and college for all, along with other socialist ideas that experts […]

Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Beating Homeless Men to Death Was Deported Six Times, Released by Obama

Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves prior to delivering his speech during the 4th Congress of Indonesian Diaspora Network in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) On Monday, police arrested Ramon Alberto-Escobar, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who has been deported six times, for seven attacks on homeless people in California. […]

Pence to Obama: Economy Booming Because Trump Administration Rolling Back Failed Obama Policies.

Vice President Mike Pence had a message for former President Barack Obama at the Values Voter Summit Saturday: the American economy is booming because the Trump administration is rolling back Obama administration policies. “It’s been two years of promises made and promises kept, and we’re just getting started,” Pence told the conference audience in Washington, […]

Confirmed: The Obama DOJ Had Secret Rules For Obtaining FISA Warrants Against Journalists.

This has been known for a while: the Obama Department of Justice has spied on journalists. They tracked James Rosen, formerly of Fox News. They seized the phone records from Associated Press reporters.  Now, The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and Freedom of the Press Foundation have released document showing that in 2015, […]

Hey Obama, Where Did My Ten Trillion Dollars Go?

So former President Obama is back out on the campaign trail. Maybe this time the press will hold him to account with some tough questions (spoiler: don’t count on it). Here’s a quick question for our former president, and a possible tagline for the GOP midterm elections. “Hey Obama, where did my ten trillion dollars […]

Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President

“How hard can that be? Saying that Nazis are bad,” former President Barack Obama asked a crowd in Illinois last week. Well, probably no harder than saying the words “radical Islam,” I imagine. Or maybe it’s slightly less difficult than not sending billions of dollars to Holocaust-denying terror regimes that have both the means and […]

The Top Five Ways Obama Attacked the Free Press.

President Barack Obama makes remarks during his news conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) It’s been over a year and a half since Obama left office, but it still bothers me hearing him speak. Between his trying to take credit for the Trump economy […]

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