Sometimes, Donald Trump hits the common-sense nail smack-bang on the head. After years of cowardly public officials pathetically tiptoeing around the increasingly farcical, and grotesquely unfair, issue of biologically male trans athletes competing in women’s sports, the former and quite possibly next president of the US spat out a potentially very consequential truth bomb. “You…
“I don’t see no stinking Nazis in here!” In eight blunt words from the podium at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, wrestling icon Hulk Hogan summed up the ludicrous façade at the heart of the Democrats’ increasingly desperate campaign to depict her opponent as the new Hitler. I was at the Garden too on…
As the grandchild of four now-passed beautiful, loving, sweet Holocaust survivors, it’s hard to describe how painful it is for me to hear, read or type the name Adolf Hitler. He is the monster that brutally murdered most of my family. And no one has ever come closer to completely wiping the Jewish people off…
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to thousands during a campaign stop in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Oct. 26. Harris’ hammering of Donald Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric is alarming some Democrats. KALAMAZOO, Michigan — Kamala Harris’ hammering of Donald Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric is alarming some Democrats in this critical swing state who fear that message is falling flat….
A comedian at a Donald Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”, sparking fury from Republicans and Democrats and accusations of racism. The comic, Tony Hinchcliffe, was among the speakers at the Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday. He also made a series of jokes that leant on racist stereotypes….
Donald Trump was conspicuously absent at a conservative Christian forum here, where his long-shot rivals for the Republican presidential nomination were asked how they could be role models from the White House. The host brought up Trump’s insulting nicknames: “How do we raise the bar?” he asked. The next day, Trump swooped into Iowa for…
The former president’s loyal supporters say the buzz around Vice President Kamala Harris is merely a “honeymoon phase.” A woman and a man, both wearing red shirts that say “God Guns And Trump, Keeping America Great,” pose for selfies at a rally. Tamara Whitney and her husband, Brian Dugan, both wore T-shirts that read “God…
Is it wise for Britons to heap abuse on Donald Trump? At present he is the marginal favourite to win next week’s US presidential election – with Britons strongly behind his opponent Kamala Harris. But is overt hostility sensible? Most recent polls show two out of three Britons want Harris to win, including a majority…
When it comes to Elon Musk, he’s promoting Donald Trump’s candidacy and transacting with Vladimir Putin because it serves his own interests in amassing political and financial power, writes Fiona Hill. The news of the past few weeks has included some developments that on their own could seem minor: Since he left office, Donald Trump…
Tension around presidential race affecting Americans’ mental health Reporting from Washington, DC One poll that I saw really shows how Americans feel about this race – whether they’re Democrats, Republicans or undecided. It said 75 percent of Americans feel that this upcoming election is having an impact on their mental health. They are anxious about…