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Greg Sargent

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Staff Writer at The New Republic

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  • 4 days ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

    The other day, during his intensive daily reading of complex policy papers, President Donald Trump noticed that a government initiative created by his predecessor had the word “equity” in its title. Naturally, this caught his attention. As he appeared to conclude, this could only mean the initiative was designed to help undeserving minorities. Which presented Trump with a ripe opportunity to demagogue about supposed reverse racism against white people.

  • 1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

    President Trump is suddenly very taken with visions of Barbie doll factories in America. On three separate occasions, Trump has defended his tariffs by arguing that young American girls don’t need a lot of dolls—in fact, they can make do with fewer.

  • 1 week ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

    He has now said it right out in the open—not once but twice. In two major interviews, President Donald Trump openly declared that he has the power to bring the wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States. And on both occasions, Trump said straight out that he is not doing so because administration lawyers have told him he doesn’t have to—or that he shouldn’t.

  • 2 weeks ago | newrepublic.com | Greg Sargent

    President Donald Trump grew angry as a reporter persistently questioned him about his refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a prison in El Salvador—and in so doing, Trump accidentally demolished his whole case against the wrongfully deported Salvadoran man. In the interview, ABC News’s Terry Moran pointed out that Trump has the power to pick up the phone, call El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele, and with the “power of the presidency” get Bukele to release him. “I could,” Trump replied.

  • 2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Sargent

    President Donald Trump grew angry as a reporter persistently questioned him about his refusal to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a prison in El Salvador—and in so doing, Trump accidentally demolished his whole case against the wrongfully deported Salvadoran man. In the interview, ABC News’s Terry Moran pointed out that Trump has the power to pick up the phone, call El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, and with the “power of the presidency” get Bukele to release him. “I could,” Trump replied.

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11 May 25

RT @tinaissa: Biden set up a program that would bring internet to red rural states. But because it had equity in its title Trump canceled i…

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11 May 25

RT @cidelson: A textbook example of how racism harms white people too, like when states shut down public community schools, parks and pools…

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Greg Sargent @GregTSargent
11 May 25

RT @janice4iowa: Icymi this means rural areas of many states - including Iowa - where high speed internet access is lacking - often because…