Greg Sargent

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Host at THE DAILY BLAST

Staff Writer at The New Republic

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Articles

Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Greg Sargent

The New Republic flipped this story into The New Republic
Trump’s Angry New Tirade over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much

1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

President Donald Trump’s angry, unhinged rant on Truth Social over this week’s judicial ruling against his tariffs is getting attention for its fury at Leonard Leo, the mastermind of the conservative takeover of the courts. Trump blamed the Federalist Society—which Leo championed—for the ruling, in which two judges appointed by GOP presidents, including Trump himself, found that his tariffs dramatically overstepped his presidential authority.
Trump’s Fury at Harvard Gets More Deranged-and Exposes a Big MAGA Scam

1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

President Donald Trump has mostly justified his lawless attempt to restrict international students from attending Harvard University by pretending it’s designed to root out the antisemites, woke radicals, and dangerous terrorists supposedly nesting in their ranks. Now, however, Trump has a new rationale: It’s all about helping young, aspiring Americans, particularly those in the working class.
Trump’s Lie about Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

Because President Trump deeply values accuracy and integrity in public conduct, he will be mortified to learn that a photo he brandished during his recent Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa perpetrated a massive deception. The photo was supposed to display dead white South African farmers—a Trump obsession—but instead, it showed body bags from the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is producing humanitarian horrors.
Trump’s Lie About Dead “White Farmers” Just Got Even More Grotesque

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Sargent

Because President Trump deeply values accuracy and integrity in public conduct, he will be mortified to learn that a photo he brandished during his recent Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa perpetrated a massive deception. The photo was supposed to display dead white South African farmers—a Trump obsession—but instead, it showed body bags from the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is producing humanitarian horrors.
JD Vance’s Surprise Admission About Trump, Medicaid Boomerangs on Him

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

As House Republicans prepare to slash hundreds of billions of dollars from Medicaid, it’s been widely observed that these cuts will screw over countless voters who backed one Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. As many Democrats note, such cuts undercut the idea that Trump is remaking the GOP as a “working-class party,” since they will fall heavily on the working poor—precisely the demographic Trump is supposed to be ushering into the GOP. Guess who agrees with this criticism?
Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn

2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

When President Donald Trump welcomed dozens of white South Africans into the United States this week after granting them refugee status, reporters reasonably asked him to square this with his suspension of refugee resettlement from, well, every other country in the world. Trump denied any racial motive. “Farmers are being killed,” he said. “They happen to be white. Whether they are white or black makes no difference to me.”That’s obvious nonsense, which some news accounts noted, albeit obliquely.
Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans Takes Dark, Unnerving New Turn

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Sargent

When President Donald Trump welcomed dozens of white South Africans into the United States this week after granting them refugee status, reporters reasonably asked him to square this with his suspension of refugee resettlement from, well, every other country in the world. Trump denied any racial motive. “Farmers are being killed,” he said. “They happen to be white. Whether they are white or black makes no difference to me.”That’s obvious nonsense, which some news accounts noted, albeit obliquely.
Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Sargent

We keep hearing that the GOP is deeply, existentially conflicted over whether to evolve into a “working-class party.” Senator Josh Hawley declared as much in The New York Times, urging his party not to slash the safety net to fund “corporate giveaways” for the party’s “C-suite” donors.
Mike Johnson Just Wrecked Trump’s Ugly “Working-Class GOP” Scam

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Greg Sargent

3 hours agoIndia Rejects Trump’s Claim That Trade Incentives Led To CeasefireThe Indian government has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was a result of US trade concessions. Speaking at a news conference, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, stated that trade was not discussed in recent talks between New Delhi and Washington.