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1 week ago | 
mediamatters.org | Kayla R Gogarty |Courtney Hagle |John Whitehouse |Payton Armstrong |Jack Wheatley |Jack Winstanley | +6 more
In a new study of top pro-Trump online shows in the days after President Donald Trump launched his formal tariff plan, Media Matters has found some dissension as his economic policy disrupts the global economy — even as this ecosystem still overwhelmingly supports him.
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1 month ago | 
mediamatters.org | John Whitehouse
MARK LEVIN (HOST): Let's take a few calls, shall we? Yes. We can. Let's go to Joe in Pennsylvania, XM Satellite. Joe, go right ahead, please. CALLER: Yeah. I'm — this is actually the first time I've been on the show. It's a great honor to be on your show. My father has been on your show in the past for a few years. …LEVIN: Go ahead. Yes, sir. CALLER: So I just wanted to talk about, I've actually been to Ukraine during the war. My fiancée is Ukrainian.
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2 months ago | 
mediamatters.org | Isabella Corrao |John Whitehouse
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., repeatedly pressed Kennedy about proposed changes to the program and for his thoughts about Medicaid reform. “Republicans, again, are looking at ways to potentially reform Medicaid to help pay for President Trump’s priorities,” Cassidy said. “What thoughts do you have regarding Medicaid reform?”“Most people who are on Medicaid are not happy,” Kennedy responded.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
msnbc.com | John Whitehouse
Donald Trump or Kamala Harris could be the most consequential president ever elected, such is the crossroads where we find our country. And as Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior is raising questions about his cognitive ability while Harris’ readiness for the job is being challenged, the relative fitness of the two raises questions that news outlets have a responsibility to address.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | John Whitehouse
Trump news update1 hour agoTrump overcharged Secret Service agents to stay at his D.C. hotel, new Democratic report saysNBC News - By Ryan Nobles • 1hThen-President Donald Trump also benefited from U.S. officials and others seeking jobs and pardons who paid for stays at his downtown Washington hotel, House Democrats allege.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | John Whitehouse |Sage Hodil
MARIA BARTIROMO (ANCHOR): Imagine if Trump said that, right? She said to Oprah: Anybody comes in my house they're getting shot. And then she starts cracking up about it, oh I shouldn't have said that, my staff is going to have to deal with it. Imagine if Trump said that, Liz. LIZ PEEK (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): Actually, it turns out now she's actually confessed that she doesn't have a gun so that's —BARTIROMO: Are you serious? PEEK: -- that entire conversation is off the table.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Eric Hananoki |Jason Campbell |Alex Kaplan |John Whitehouse
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly facing calls to drop out of his race due to an impending bombshell story that could torpedo his candidacy. Some of Robinson's biggest supporters have been prominent right-wing media figures, including people Donald Trump Jr., Dan Bongingo, and Charlie Kirk. Robinson is a right-wing commentator who became lieutenant governor of North Carolina in January 2021. He has a history of toxic remarks, including about women and LGBTQ people.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | John Whitehouse |Sergio Munoz |Sergio Muñoz
In a video posted to social media, Charlie Kirk denied that he called for the Civil Rights Act to be overturned. He has a track record of suggesting otherwise. For reasons that are not immediately clear, Turning Point USA founder and MAGA personality Charlie Kirk obtained credentials to attend night one of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Kirk promptly posted a video of himself getting mocked by the president of Georgia Young Democrats.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
nationalmemo.com | John Whitehouse
MAGA figures are suddenly afraid that Trump will lose and are looking for someone to blame. On July 30, Project 2025 Director Paul Dans suddenly stepped down, even after promoting his work on War Room earlier in the day. The Trump campaign, in a memo signed by senior advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, celebrated, even claiming they would welcome Project 2025’s demise. But outside of the right-wing bubble, the PR move seems to have failed in its attempt to distance Trump from Project 2025.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
mediamatters.org | Lis Power |John Whitehouse
As the segment devolved into mock Indian and Jamaican accents, Knowles claimed that Harris “speaks like an ordinary American” but “put on the accent, the caricature and stereotypical accent of American Black vernacular,” calling it “completely disingenuous,” and saying “she has no connection to that whatsoever.” [The Daily Wire, The Michael Knowles Show, 7/31/24] Discussing whether Obama would endorse Harris, Alexander claimed “neither one of them is Black” and added that some on the right...
