Emily Singer

Boston

Opinion and Community Editor at The Transmitter

Opinion and community editor at The Transmitter. Views expressed are my own.

Articles

At GOP Town Halls, Furious Voters Condemn Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

6 days ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Forget Elon Musk—congressional Republicans are facing new fury from voters, this time for voting in support of President Donald Trump’s "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” which proposes slashes the social safety net to pay for tax cuts for the rich. Two Republicans brave enough to hold town halls—Reps.
Trump Finally Admits That He's Been Treating Putin With Kid Gloves

1 week ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

President Donald Trump admitted that he goes easy on murderous Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, saying that if Trump wasn't in office Russia would be facing more consequences for the violent war the country is waging on Ukraine. "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD," Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday.
'No Pain' Lutnick Gets An Earful From His Audience

2 weeks ago | crooksandliars.com | Emily Singer

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday sought to defend Donald Trump's nonsensical tariff policy by falsely saying that the massive tariffs the administration placed on nearly every item imported into the U.S. won't raise prices and that no one will feel any pain.
GOP Lawmakers Cower Over Trump's $400M Qatar Payoff

2 weeks ago | crooksandliars.com | Emily Singer

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions. Not even accepting a $400 million bribe from a foreign country is enough to get President Donald Trump's biggest supporters in Congress to deviate.
Fed Chair Bluntly Warns Trump Tariffs Will Risk Inflation And Recession

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell defended the bank's decision to stabilize interest rates. He said that, while the economy seems solid, President Donald Trump's tariffs increase the risk of inflation and unemployment, warranting a pause in monetary policy to see how things go.
Meeting With Canada's New Prime Minister, Trump Displays Mental Decay

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

President Donald Trump hosted newly minted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House Tuesday—and in the process showed that his 78-year-old brain has completely turned to mush. He incorrectly said that a Russian hockey player is from Canada and baselessly claimed to have solved California's drought problems. But let’s break down Trump’s idiotic claims point by point.
Trump's Failed National Security Adviser Gets UN Consolation Post

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Hours after nearly every major news outlet reported that national security adviser Mike Waltz was the first big casualty of the Trump administration, President Donald Trump announced that—surprise!—he’s nominating Waltz to be ambassador to the United Nations. “I am pleased to announce that I will be nominating Mike Waltz to be the next United States Ambassador to the United Nations,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Trump's Racist Order Takes On Truckers

1 month ago | crooksandliars.com | Emily Singer

The Trump team has cooked up yet another racist executive order for Dear Leader to sign, this time requiring U.S. truck drivers to speak English.
Hegseth Brags About Killing 'Woke' Women's Security Program Pushed By Ivanka

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that he ended the Women, Peace and Security program within the Pentagon, disparaging the initiative that ensures women are part of peace-building efforts across the world as "woke.""This morning, I proudly ENDED the “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program inside the @DeptofDefense," the embattled Hegseth wrote in a post on X.
New York GOP Lawmaker Lustily Booed By Handpicked Town Hall Audience

1 month ago | nationalmemo.com | Emily Singer

In what is now a familiar scene, yet another GOP lawmaker got mercilessly booed and jeered by their own constituents at a town hall, facing a barrage of questions that all boiled down to one central theme: Why won’t Republicans stand up to President Donald Trump? The latest victim of town-hall rage was Republican Rep.