Former President Donald Trump once again conflated President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama during a Virginia rally Saturday evening. âPutin has so little respect for Obama that heâs starting to throw around the nuclear word. You heard that. Nuclear. Heâs starting to talk nuclear weapons today,â Trump chided during his rally. Rallygoers quickly […]
Donald Trump again conflates Biden and Obama, claims he mixes Haley and Pelosi up on purpose
Fmr. Obama Acting ICE Director: Numbers ‘Far Bigger’ than ‘Crisis’ Will Continue Unless We Deport People
On Tuesdayâs broadcast of âCNN News Central,â John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director during the Obama administration, stated that the numbers of people coming to the border are âfar, far bigger than we ever dealt with during my time at the department, when that was viewed as a crisis.â And âunless and until
Michelle Obama may have notified people on her White House ambition: âI plan to runâ
Keeping the bold in boldfacer With nothing new to be told, creeping forth is retelling whatâs old. Years before âOppenheimerâ and Robert Downey Jr.âs Golden Globe win and Oscar nom, he exited a Santa Monica health club bathroom stall holding his face and complaining: âThereâs no paper and my nose is running.â 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 â and been met with complete silence. Golan, a member of the ruling Likud party
Fmr. Obama Official: Biden Will Change Border Policy as Election Nears, Dems Are Complaining Now
On Thursdayâs broadcast of âNewsNation Now,â 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 heâs âbanking on this idea that, hey, this borderâs now becoming a problem,â and that when âDemocratic 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 â 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 âNeedâ For âDigital Fingerprintsâ To Crack Down On Information That âIs Not Trueâ
Former President Barack Obama called for âdigital fingerprintsâ to crack down on information which âis not true,â during a Thursday podcast interview with a former advisor. âThe 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
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 Wednesdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â 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 âreally looks atâ is ârising and that is not a good thingâ to getting inflation down to the target level. Rattner said, â[I]nflation looked
Obama Makes Headlines in Australia for All the Wrong Reasons
SYDNEYâIt was clear this week in the streets of Sydney that someone very important was in townâwith 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 Thursdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â 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 âthe White House was signaling that they thought inflation was going to come down.â And Powell âis a team playerâ who was
Fmr. Obama Treasury Counselor Rattner: We’ll Have ‘Higher Rates for the Foreseeable Future,’ Inflation Isn’t Declining Due to Stimulus
On Thursdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â Steve Rattner, who served as counselor to the Treasury Secretary in the Obama administration, predicted higher interest rates âfor the foreseeable future,â and said that inflation isnât declining in part due to people still spending the large amounts of stimulus they got during the pandemic. Rattner also stated that
âRecklessâ: Obama Economist Tears Apart Bidenâs Student Loan Forgiveness
Former Obama administration economist Jason Furman took to Twitter Wednesday afternoon to criticize President Joe Bidenâs 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 CNNâs Anderson Cooper that it is cause for concern that the Republican Party âcowedâ to former President Donald Trumpâs claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election by passing restrictive voting laws. Obama said, âI 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 CNNâs Anderson Cooper that âcertain right-wing media venuesâ were monetizing, stoking fears of white Americans. Cooper said, âLooking back as president, did you tell the story of race in America enough do you think?â Obama said, âYeah, 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 CBSâs âThis Morning,â 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 âexcitedâ to see Malia enter the next chapter of life, but…
Dems Need âA Wake-Up Callâ: Former Obama Campaign Manager Messina Warns Of Future Party Losses
January 05, 2021 5:14 PM ET In a Tuesday appearance on MSNBCâs âMorning Joe,â former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina blamed Democratsâ 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. âToday, 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,â…
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 wouldnât have been elected âif it werenât for the job doneâ by her husband, former President Barack Obama.Trumpâs tweets come after the former first lady slammed the president and his administration during the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention,…
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. âItâs been two years of promises made and promises kept, and weâre just getting started,â 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. Â 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: donât count on it). Hereâs a quick question for our former president, and a possible tagline for the GOP midterm elections. âHey 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) Itâs 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 […]