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Shocker From Top Conservative Judge: Trump Likely To Skate Completely

“I’m profoundly disturbed about the apparent direction of the court,” J. Michael Luttig told me. “I now believe that it is unlikely Trump will...

yesterday 2

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Greg Sargent

Don’t Worry, Mike Pence, Trump Will Sign Your Abortion Ban

Has Donald Trump betrayed the anti-abortion movement? It’s a hard case to make against the president who appointed the Supreme Court justices...

yesterday 1

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Jason Linkins

The Court Just Sealed Everyone’s Fate, Including Its Own

This week, the Supreme Court managed to fail to meet the already extremely low expectations most sane people already had for it. First, during the...

previous day 10

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Brynn Tannehill

Sam Alito Thinks We’re All Stupid

During Wednesday’s Supreme Court arguments over life-saving abortions in emergency rooms, a few things became clear: The male justices are...

previous day 50

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Susan Rinkunas

You’ll Never Guess What the Right Is Blaming George Soros for Now

The New York Post found a way to peg the nationwide, pro-Palestine student protests on billionaire investor and hedge fund manager George Soros on...

previous day 20

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ex-Giuliani Associate: Trump Attacked Hunter Even Earlier Than We Knew

A former associate of Rudy Giuliani has blown open the Hunter Biden laptop story, revealing that Donald Trump and his associates decided to target...

previous day 20

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Samuel Alito’s Resentment Goes Full Tilt on a Black Day for the Court

On the day Donald Trump took office in January 2017, pondering what he might do to the country’s democratic norms and institutions, I wrote these...

previous day 8

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Michael Tomasky

Challengers Is a Brutal Game of Desire

In Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 film, Bones and All , Maren (Taylor Russell) and Lee (Timothee Chalamet) were cannibals in love. “I don’t wanna hurt...

previous day 30

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Annie Berke

Inside the Nasty Shadow War Between The New York Times and Team Biden

An excellent new Politico report by Eli Stokols has exposed deep tensions between The New York Times and the White House. President Biden’s team...

previous day 10

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Giuliani: Why’d Arizona Indict Me? I Did Far Worse Elsewhere

Rudolph Giuliani’s defense against facing criminal charges for his involvement in Arizona’s fake elector plot is not exactly a good one: He’s...

previous day 5

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Hafiz Rashid

Can We Become a Country of “Joiners”?

At the turn of the century, the Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam published Bowling Alone , a data-heavy book about the collapse of civic...

previous day 6

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Jack Mccordick

We Have Reached the “Murdering Puppies” Stage of Trump VP Auditions

Donald Trump’s shortlist for his running mate is full of the right wing’s worst political stars—aside from himself, that is. But reported...

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Hafiz Rashid

The Wrong Question to Ask About Climate Change

Remember when people weren’t even sure climate change was real? According to a new CBS News poll, 70 percent of Americans support the “U.S....

previous day 3

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Heather Souvaine Horn

Why Did Elon Musk Just Kick Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Off X?

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, suspended an account owned by the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela on Friday....

previous day 20

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Even Trump’s Advisers Stunned by Details from Hush-Money Trial

Donald Trump’s hush-money trial is revealing new details from his life, including things that even some of the people in his inner circle didn’t...

previous day 10

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Hafiz Rashid

Alina Habba Once More Presents Bizarre Defense of Trump’s Actions

Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba shared an interesting explanation for why the former president has been holding on to printouts of news...

previous day 2

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Hafiz Rashid

Jamie Raskin Goes Scorched Earth on SCOTUS Trump Immunity Case

Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin took aim at a peculiar line of questioning brought by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in Donald Trump’s...

previous day 0

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

What Other Dirt Does David Pecker Have on Donald Trump?

An old-friend-turned-witness against Donald Trump in the former president’s New York hush-money trial has spent the better part of the week...

previous day 6

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Is Paying Attention to Just One Detail About Hush-Money Trial

Donald Trump has yet another complaint in his hush-money trial: the courtroom is too cold, and he thinks it’s deliberate. Trump made the claim...

previous day 1

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Hafiz Rashid

The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco

To fully grasp the current situation in San Francisco, where venture capitalists are trying to take control of City Hall, you must listen to Balaji...

previous day 40

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Gil Duran

Key Hush-Money Trial Witness Throws Trump Under Bus As Hard as He Can

During his testimony in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial on Thursday, former tabloid magnate David Pecker wasted no time in blaming Trump...

thursday 30

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Hafiz Rashid

Even More People Were in on Trump’s Hush-Money Scheme Than We Knew

Donald Trump’s old friend David Pecker is still dishing the dirt on the stand in the real estate mogul’s New York hush money trial, revealing...

thursday 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

MAGA Rage at Mike Johnson Suddenly Takes a Dark and Dangerous Turn

Now that the House has passed military aid to Ukraine, MAGA personalities like Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson have joined Marjorie Taylor...

thursday 20

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Who’s Afraid of Repealing the Comstock Act?

Conservative groups believe the United States already has a national abortion ban on the books, just waiting to be enforced: It’s the Comstock Act...

thursday 30

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Melissa Gira Grant

Mike Johnson’s Cynical, Grandstanding Visit to Columbia University

Last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson channeled Arthur Vandenberg as he adroitly steered desperately badly needed military aid to Ukraine around...

thursday 3

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Walter Shapiro

Elon Musk’s Weird Excuse for Tesla’s Tumble: We’re Not a Car Company!

Elon Musk is prone to strange asides in all aspects of his life, but Tesla’s quarterly earnings call earlier this week found him in rare form:...

thursday 1

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Kate Aronoff

How Paul Manafort Turned Trump Against Ukraine

This week’s passage of a military aid package to Ukraine means that Donald Trump’s efforts to block American provisions for Kyiv have, for the...

thursday 1

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Casey Michel

Ron DeSantis Is Letting Religious Chaplains Roam Public Schools

It’s no big deal, he said. When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last week signed a bill allowing religious chaplains into public schools, he insisted...

thursday 10

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Adam Laats

Southern Autoworkers Call B.S. on Republican Anti-Union Agitprop

The UAW’s successful unionization effort last week at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee—the first successful unionization effort at a...

thursday 6

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Thom Hartmann

The Jaw-Dropping Things Trump Lawyer Says Should Qualify for Immunity

Donald Trump’s lawyer pushed an outrageous line of thinking on Thursday during oral arguments at the Supreme Court over whether the former...

thursday 4

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Hafiz Rashid

The Grotesque Slander of Comparing Gaza Protesters to Neo-Nazis

This week, coverage of the campus protests and solidarity encampments at Columbia University reached a fever pitch. They have attracted statements...

thursday 20

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Aubtin Heydari

The Supreme Court Might Put Trump Above the Law

Thursday’s oral argument in United States v. Trump might have been the most surreal session ever held in the Supreme Court’s 235-year history....

thursday 3

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Matt Ford

You Must Read This Chilling Dissent in the Harvey Weinstein Ruling

Disgraced Hollywood producer and serial abuser Harvey Weinstein had his 2020 rape conviction overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday,...

thursday 2

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Key Hush-Money Trial Witness Admits He Broke Law to Help Trump

Donald Trump’s old friend-turned-key-witness in his New York hush money trial blatantly admitted Thursday that he violated campaign finance laws...

thursday 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Alina Habba Proves Once Again She May Be Trump’s Most Idiotic Lawyer

One of Donald Trump’s most visible attorneys just made another legal faux pax—but this time, the person most upset with her might be her own...

thursday 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Not Even an Indictment Can Shut Rudy Giuliani Up

Arizona has indicted nearly two dozen of Donald Trump’s allies and affiliates for their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including...

thursday 3

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s Bad Day in Court Gets Even Worse with E. Jean Carroll Loss

Donald Trump is going to have to pony up $83 million to E. Jean Carroll after all, after a judge  on Thursday struck down Trump’s latest attempt...

thursday 4

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Hafiz Rashid

Bill Barr Might Be Wishing He Hadn’t Endorsed Trump After All

Donald Trump couldn’t resist throwing an insult at the latest high-profile Republican to endorse him: his former attorney general, Bill Barr. In...

thursday 1

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Hafiz Rashid

Biden Just Saved the 40-Hour Work Week

April 23 marked a defining moment for the Biden administration, a watershed of multiple significant actions to protect the interests of working...

thursday 100

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Timothy Noah

Uvalde Parent Obliterates Police Response to Texas University Protest

Uvalde parent Brett Cross has some words for Texas police, after their brutal crackdown on Texas university students protesting against Israel’s...

thursday 20

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Hafiz Rashid

Here’s Proof of How Much Trump Helped with Michigan Fake Electors

A Michigan state investigator revealed in court Wednesday that Donald Trump, his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and his former...

24.04.2024 40

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump Is Livid He Has to Obey the Law in Hush-Money Trial

Donald Trump is still furious that he has to follow the same rules in his New York hush-money trial as every other U.S citizen—mainly, that he...

24.04.2024 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Meet The Shady Firm Helping Trump Pay All His Legal Bills

Donald Trump is in the tank for 91 criminal charges and four criminal trials—but how he’s paying for all his legal counsel could also be putting...

24.04.2024 20

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump’s Failing Media Company Desperately Scrambles to Find Scapegoat

Donald Trump’s social media company has lost so much money that the CEO is asking Congress to look into what might be causing it.  Devin Nunes,...

24.04.2024 30

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Hafiz Rashid

A Simple Fix for Texas’s Right-Wing Courts: More Judges

Judge James Ho has one of the best jobs in the world right now. Thanks to the quirks of federal case assignment rules and the winds of political...

24.04.2024 10

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Matt Ford

Everyone Hates This Election

Every presidential election is billed as the most important of our lifetime. But in 2020, voters seemed to actually believe it. Amid the Covid-19...

24.04.2024 1

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Alex Shephard

Watch: Tennessee Republicans Bully Through Extreme Teacher Gun Bill

Tennessee House Republicans have pushed through a bill that will allow teachers and staff to carry guns in public schools, causing the viewing...

24.04.2024 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

If Biden Wants Young Climate Voters, He Should Back a Gaza Ceasefire

On Monday, Earth Day, Joe Biden highlighted several steps his administration is taking to make good on its climate goals: using $7 billion from the...

24.04.2024 3

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Kate Aronoff

Trump’s Untethered 2AM Rant Seems Unlikely to Help His Gag Order Fight

Donald Trump must sense the walls closing in. At 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, the former president begged Republicans to step in and save him from...

24.04.2024 20

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Hafiz Rashid

Don’t Be Fooled: Here’s How We Know RFK Jr. Is Tacitly Boosting Trump

New polls this week served up a surprise: They showed Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential run pulling more support from Donald Trump than from...

24.04.2024 10

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Another Democracy

Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil who is barred from seeking public office until 2030, held a grievance-laden rally Sunday in Rio de...

24.04.2024 2

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Andre Pagliarini

Lost in the Five Stages of Grief

Early in the fifteenth century, an anonymous text on how to face death appeared. Titled Speculum artis bene moriendi (The Mirror of the Art of...

24.04.2024 2

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Colin Dickey

George Santos Congressional Bid Ends Exactly How It Started: In Chaos

George Santos just pulled another fast one on… well, anybody who still believed in George Santos. The disgraced former lawmaker dropped his...

24.04.2024 1

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Anti-Choice Lawyer Reveals Giant Hole in Logic in SCOTUS Abortion Case

The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in United States v. Idaho Wednesday—and it was not smooth sailing for the Gem State and its...

24.04.2024 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

GOP Senator Shreds “Uninformed” Marjorie Taylor Green for Party Drama

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s futile fight to stop aid to Ukraine, and her weak attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, has not endeared her to fellow...

24.04.2024 3

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Hafiz Rashid

Democratic Rep. Slams Columbia Protest with Outrageous Insult

While much of the ignorant takes about Columbia University’s pro-Palestine divestment protests have come from the right, Democratic...

24.04.2024 6

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Hafiz Rashid

Republicans Are Rattled by the UAW’s Big VW Victory in Chattanooga

I can’t account for the mainstream press’s peculiar impulse to downplay the United Auto Workers’ important victory Friday at a Volkswagen plant...

23.04.2024 10

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Timothy Noah

Mitch McConnell—Yes, Really—Gives Sickest Tucker Carlson Burn

After a large bill approving aid for Ukraine and Israel passed the Senate Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stood triumphant—and...

23.04.2024 10

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Hafiz Rashid

The Latest Supreme Court Case on Abortion Is the Scariest One Yet

The Supreme Court will hear another abortion case on Wednesday, providing the nation’s highest court with another opportunity to ban the medical...

23.04.2024 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

The Supreme Court Wants Nothing to Do With Homelessness

The Supreme Court appeared to be split on Monday on whether an Oregon city’s ordinances that make it illegal to sleep outdoors in public spaces...

23.04.2024 7

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Matt Ford

Liz Cheney Nukes the Supreme Court—With an Urgent Warning About Trump

If the Supreme Court takes its time in handing down a ruling on Donald Trump’s demand for absolute immunity for insurrection-related crimes,...

23.04.2024 7

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Greg Sargent

Judge Warns Trump’s Idiot Lawyer His Entire Credibility Is at Risk

An attorney for Donald Trump’s legal defense in his New York criminal trial took a serious misstep on Tuesday that resulted in a critical warning...

23.04.2024 10

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Trump Hush-Money Trial Witness Drops Bombshell About the 2016 Election

A longtime friend of Donald Trump’s admitted on the stand Tuesday that their relationship had devolved into an orchestrated scheme to influence...

23.04.2024 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Ex-Giuliani Associate Exposes “How Things Work” in Trump Government

A former associate of Rudy Giuliani is still dishing out the dirt on the inner machinations of Donald Trump’s administration. Lev Parnas, a...

23.04.2024 5

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Mike Johnson Steps Smack Into a Major House Intra-GOP Foodfight

Another conservative appeared to be sour on House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday amid what has turned out to be a major party upheaval. Texas...

23.04.2024 7

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

25 Political Influencers to Watch in 2024

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, that lavish, storied fundraiser held every April at the Washington Hilton to honor journalists covering...

23.04.2024 10

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The New Republic

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Fury Is About to Get Worse for the GOP

Now that Mike Johnson allowed Ukraine aid to pass the House on a broad bipartisan basis, an enraged Marjorie Taylor Greene is ramping up her...

23.04.2024 5

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The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent

Trump’s Bizarre Claim on Hush Money Trial Gets Brutal Fact-Check

Donald Trump claimed that a massive police presence has shut down traffic for blocks around the Manhattan courthouse where his hush-money trial is...

23.04.2024 10

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Hafiz Rashid

The Absolute Dumbest Things Republicans Said About Columbia University

Republicans have started commenting on the Columbia University protests staged in support of Gaza—and unsurprisingly, the comments have been...

23.04.2024 3

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump’s Media Deal Was Super Sketchy—and He Knew It

It seems Donald Trump didn’t want to leave any trace of certain conversations with a tabloid magnate just before the 2016 election. During...

23.04.2024 10

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump Made a Shocking Promise to His Classified Docs Co-Defendant

Donald Trump allegedly asked his valet Walt Nauta to lie to the FBI about whether the former president was hoarding classified documents, promising...

23.04.2024 5

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Hafiz Rashid

The Liberating Frankness of the Divorce Memoir

Allow me to impart some important life advice: Do not divorce, or allow yourself to be divorced by, a memoirist. Regardless of what a marital saint...

23.04.2024 8

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Laura Kipnis

Witness: We Were Begging Trump’s Entire Family in Classified Docs Case

A newly unsealed FBI interview with an unidentified Trumpworld character unearths some eyebrow-raising details regarding Donald Trump’s...

22.04.2024 40

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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

Alina Habba Shows Up at Trump’s Trial and Suddenly Makes Things Worse

Donald Trump’s attorney Alina Habba should be more careful speaking. Habba, who is not representing Trump in his hush-money trial, still showed up...

22.04.2024 10

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Hafiz Rashid

Trump Blames Wrong Person for Trying to Cause TikTok’s Downfall

Donald Trump took aim at Joe Biden on Monday for trying to ban TikTok, conveniently forgetting how hard he worked to ban the popular app during his...

22.04.2024 3

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Hafiz Rashid

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