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Obama Warned Biden Campaign Staff to Make Sure the Former VP Doesn’t “Embarrass Himself”
Obama Warned Biden Campaign Staff to Make Sure the Former VP Doesn’t “Embarrass Himself”

Former President Barack Obama and his running mate turned gaffe-prone 2020 Democratic hopeful Joe Biden apparently have a complicated relationship. The New York Times published a profile on Friday, August 16, which attempted to explain why Obama has remained … Read More

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Trump Supporter Doesn’t Mind That POTUS Called Him Fat in Front of Thousands of People

President Donald Trump mocked a supporter he mistook for a protester, calling the man "fat" in front of the thousands of people in attendance at…
Maggie Serota / August 16, 2019
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Trump Wants to Buy Greenland to Establish Presidential Legacy
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Trump Reportedly Wants to Buy Greenland, But Island’s Official Says “No Thanks”

Donald Trump seems to have an obsession with Greenland, that giant frozen island near the North Pole, between North America and Europe, the Wall Street Journal…
Maggie Serota / August 15, 2019
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Watch Cardi B Interview Bernie Sanders

It finally happened: Cardi B and Bernie Sanders linked. The rapper met Sanders at a nail salon in Detroit to ask the Democratic presidential candidate questions…
Tosten Burks / August 15, 2019
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Trump Didn't Talk About Energy at His Address to Energy Workers
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Things Trump Talked About Besides Energy At His Address to Energy Workers

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States and a person who makes questionable statements, traveled to Monaca, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, August 13, to…
Maggie Serota / August 13, 2019
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Trump Mimics Accents of Japanese and Chinese Leaders at Hamptons Fundraiser
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Trump Does Racist Impressions of Asian Leaders at Hamptons Fundraiser: Report

President Donald Trump cut out of Washington, D.C., early on Friday, August 9, to attend two campaign fundraisers held in the Hamptons. Although the events…
Maggie Serota / August 12, 2019
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Kid Rock Tweets Gross Casting Couch Accusation About Taylor Swift
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Kid Rock Said a Really Sexist Thing About Taylor Swift

Rock rapper and presidential golf partner Kid Rock made an extremely misogynist remark about Taylor Swift on his Twitter account Friday. "Taylor Swift…
Maggie Serota / August 9, 2019
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Trump Brags About Crowd Sizes During El Paso Hospital Visit
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Trump Brags About Crowd Size While Visiting El Paso Hospital After Shooting

While visiting El Paso shooting victims and the medical staff who treated them on Wednesday, August 8,  President Donald Trump took the opportunity to brag about…
Maggie Serota / August 8, 2019
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'Fox & Friends' Chastizes Kacey Musgraves for Speaking Out on Gun Control
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Fox & Friends Dummies Slam Kacey Musgraves for Speaking Out Against Gun Violence

Fox & Friends cohost Ainsley Earhardt was absolutely overcome with the vapors during Wednesday morning's broadcast while discussing the comments Kacey Musgraves made on stage at…
Maggie Serota / August 7, 2019
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Trump Campaign Spox Refuses to Admit Trump Laughed at Suggestion of Shooting Migrants at the Border
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Trump Aide Won’t Admit POTUS Laughed At Shooting Migrants Suggestion

In the wake of the El Paso mass shooting in which the suspect echoed Donald Trump's racist "invasion" rhetoric in his manifesto, the president's surrogates appear to be going…
Maggie Serota / August 6, 2019
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Trump Offers Condolences to Toledo, Ohio After Dayton Shooting
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Trump Offers Condolences to the Wrong City While Addressing the Weekend’s Mass Shootings

With an uncharacteristically sedate set of prepared remarks, President Trump spoke to the nation this morning following the two mass shootings that took place over the…
Maggie Serota / August 5, 2019
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Trump Gloats Over Elijah Cummings' House Getting Robbed
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Trump Sure Seems Happy About the Attempted Burglary at Elijah Cummings’ House

News broke yesterday that Rep. Elijah Cummings' (D-MD) Baltimore home was nearly broken into over the weekend and instead of offering his support, President Trump decided to taunt…
Maggie Serota / August 2, 2019
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Who Won Night 2 of the Democratic Presidential Debate Round 2?

Round two of the Democratic presidential debate wrapped on Wednesday, July 31, with the much anticipated rematch of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris taking center…
SPIN Staff / July 31, 2019
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Democratic Presidential Debate Repeatedly Interrupted by Protesters on Second Night

The atmosphere was anything but calm shortly after the second night of CNN's presidential debate kicked off on July 31. Minutes into the candidates' opening…
Rob Arcand / July 31, 2019
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CNN's Democratic 2020 Presidential Debates Night 2: Follow Our Live Blog
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Democratic Presidential Debate Round 2, Night 2: Protestors, Jabs at Joe Biden, and Other Big Moments

The second round of the Democratic debates has mercifully concluded.  Night two on July 31 featured the remaining 10 candidates in the insanely crowded field of…
Maggie Serota / July 31, 2019
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Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In Detroit Over Two Nights
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Who Won Night 1 of the Democratic Presidential Debate Round 2?

The hefty field of Democratic presidential hopefuls took to the stage again for the Democratic debate’s second round on Tuesday, July 30, at the Fox…
SPIN Staff / July 30, 2019
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