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Ain’t I Done Told Y’all? Democrats Pushed Zelenskyy to Sabotage White House Deal

Note the time and date on that, please — shortly after 5 p.m. ET on Friday, I shared my suspicion that the real reason why that White House meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a s***show was that Zelenskyy had been encouraged by Democrats to “pull that stunt,” and now my hunch has been validated: […]

Zelenskyy Self-Destructed, So Why Are Media Acting Like Trump Is to Blame?

The deal was all settled. On Thursday, the basic terms of a mineral-rights treaty had been agreed upon, and Friday’s Oval Office meeting was supposed to be a formality — a handshake, a meet-and-greet with the media. For some reason, however, Volodymyr Zelenskyy decided he should start an argument in front of the cameras. It […]

Zelenskyy Gets Pimp-Slapped on Live TV by Trump in White House Meeting UPDATE: Lindsey Graham Blames Zelenskyy for ‘Complete, Utter Disaster’

“Pimp-slapped,” metaphorically speaking, of course. This event has astonished the world. When it happened, my office TV was tuned to Fox News, but I immediately switched over to MSNBC to see how they were reacting and . . . Well, it would be wrong to say it’s driven them crazy, as they’ve been non compos […]

Obama Judge Orders DOGE to Stop Telling Us Where Our Money Went

Wow, what a week it’s been, huh? Elon Musk’s young wizards at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have applied their superpowers — weaponized autism — to the simple question: Exactly who has the federal government been giving our tax dollars to? The resulting revelations, especially at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), […]

END OF AN ERROR: Joe Biden Leaves in Disgrace as Trump Returns Triumphant

Mark Penn is a Democrat — he was pollster for both Clintons — so his denunciation of the last-minute pardons of Biden’s “political accomplices” carries more weight that anything a Republican might say on the subject. Biden’s tenure in the White House was corrupt from start to finish, but why bring up those 3 a.m. […]

The Agony of #NeverTrump: His Comeback Has Destroyed Their Prestige

If you want to see something funny — that is, assuming you have a sadistic sense of humor — you should go watch YouTube highlights of The Bulwark’s Election Night podcast, featuring Bill Kristol, Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Jonathan V. Last and company in a slow downhill slide from hope to despair. Perhaps never in […]

Trump 2.0: ‘Siri, What Is Payback?’

Donald Trump has apparently decided to settle all family business, and his enemies have good reason to fear his retribution. Like nearly everybody else on the planet, I was shocked by the choice of Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, which Trump ally Thomas Massie says will be done by recess appointment, bypassing the need for […]

Election Results 2024: Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Will Be 47th U.S. President

UPDATE 1:30 a.m. ET Wednesday: TRUMP JUST WON IT! BREAKING NEWS: The Fox News Decision Desk projects that former President Trump will win Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/assv0ANYj6 — Fox News (@FoxNews) November 6, 2024 Per NYT Trump is likely to win the popular vote. We did it! — Katya Sedgwick (@KatyaSedgwick) November 6, 2024 .@DecisionDeskHQ Calls it […]

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