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Posted at 7:00 pm on August 22, 2017 by Susan Wright Well, this is fun. Over the weekend, an email imposter, posing as Steve Bannon, contacted a Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and convinced him that A) he was talking to Steve Bannon, and B) got him to admit a willingness to do the “dirty work” against aides within the Trump administration. The emails exchanges were given to CNN by the prankster. So apparently, this guy is good at

Posted at 9:23 pm on August 22, 2017 by streiff Since we’re talking about white supremacy and racism pretty much nonstop these days, let me throw this one out there.

Posted at 4:00 am on August 23, 2017 by Joe Cunningham

President Trump reaffirmed once again Tuesday his claim that activists are trying to "take away" U.S. history and culture by calling for the removal of Confederate statues.  "They’re trying to take away our culture. They’re trying to take away our history," Trump said at a rally in Phoenix, Ariz. "And our weak leaders, they do it overnight. These things have been there for 150 years, for a hundred years. You go back to a university and it's gone.

First Lady Melania Trump thanked Chelsea Clinton on Tuesday after the former first daughter launched a plea to the media to keep her son Barron out of negative coverage.  "Thank you Chelsea Clinton – so important to support all of our children in being themselves!" Trump wrote on Twitter. Clinton, the only child of Bill and MORE, defended President Trump's youngest son, arguing he should be left alone to be a child, after the conservative Daily Caller criticized Barron for his casual dress while boarding Air Force One on Sunday. "It's high time the media and everyone

CNN anchor Don Lemon unloaded on President Trump after his rally Tuesday night, calling him “unhinged” and ripping his remarks as “a total eclipse of the facts.” “I’m just going to speak from the heart here. What we witnessed is a total eclipse of the facts,” Lemon said immediately after Trump finished his speech. “Someone who came out on stage and lied directly the American people and left things out that he said in an attempt to rewrite history, especially when it comes to Charlottesville.” “He's unhinged, it's embarrassing and I don't mean for us, the media because he went after us, but for

President Trump on Tuesday night fiercely defended his response to violence in Charlottesville, Va., at his first public rally since his remarks ignited a national debate about whether he had emboldened racists. Speaking at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Trump made passing remarks from a teleprompter about the need for unity and inclusion before veering off-script to attack the news media, Democrats and even Republicans in the Senate whom he accused of distorting his response and blocking his agenda. The president mocked the protesters outside the building and taunted the “anti-fascist” proteste

Police deployed pepper balls in the streets of Phoenix on Tuesday night as protests raged on after President Trump delivered a fiery, campaign-style speech in the city.  Scores of demonstrators gathered ahead of the rally, which came more than a week after Trump drew broad criticism for his remarks in the wake of violent protests in Charlottesville, Va.  As supporters of the president lined up outside the Phoenix Convention Center earlier Tuesday, anti-Trump protesters stood across the street, chanting and waving signs bearing slogans, like "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist U.S.A." The demonstrat

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Trump’s appeal for India’s help on Afghanistan set off alarm bells on Tuesday in Pakistan, where officials warned that the approach risked jolting a tumultuous relationship. They also expressed relief that Mr.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Shortly after President Trump’s speech on Monday, a retired Afghan general recalled a Taliban fighter who had taken up arms after six of his sons were killed, one by one.