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Category Archives: Donald Trump
Politico: ‘The right’s provocateur of the moment loves Donald Trump but worries about the ‘amnesty’ bunch around him.’
I guess Jews weren’t able to rule Ann Coulter out of public life after her impolitic tweets of last September. She seems like the most powerful writer in the world these days as she has Donald Trump’s ear. Jews in … Continue reading
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Where Does The Washington Post Stand On Donald Trump?
I wish I knew.
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‘Why Trump Doesn’t Scare Me’
Scott Adams writes: If you happen to live in a dangerous neighborhood, and/or you believe in ghosts, the word dark is likely to influence you more deeply that it does me. I also recognized soon after Trump’s GOP convention speech … Continue reading
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The Stupid Things Trump Says
JustNotSaid: The problem is not the message, but the messenger. Trump is the most tone deaf, vain, thin-skinned, insulting, inarticulate candidate imaginable. Witness his Tweet after NBA player Dwyane Wade’s cousin was shot dead on the streets of Chicago recently: … Continue reading
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How Rupert Murdoch Tried To End The Trump Candidacy
Gabriel Sherman writes: Then came Donald Trump. Kelly’s feud with the GOP nominee was one of the dominant story lines of the presidential election; it also exploded the fragile balance of relationships at the top of Fox News. According to … Continue reading
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Trump Did Fine In Mexico
Hillary never takes questions. Trump just took questions in perhaps the most awkward/potentially hostile situation imaginable — Katherine Timpf (@KatTimpf) August 31, 2016 Trump has balls. Goes to Mexico, takes questions from hostile Mexican press. Impressive. pic.twitter.com/F45rkuIFlp — John Rivers … Continue reading
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Byron York: Onstage, Trump sheds ego, lays off media, hones new role
Byron York writes: FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Back when Donald Trump was giving one hour-plus, free-form, jazz-improvisation speeches — that is, for nearly all of the campaign until the last week — Trump spent an inordinate amount of time telling audiences … Continue reading
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The media’s indictment of Trump as an anti-Semite
By STEPHEN J. SNIEGOSKI: Despite the fact that they are forever scrutinizing Donald Trump, the mainstream media seem to have largely missed the fact that he advocates policies more supportive of Israel than those of any American president. They missed … Continue reading
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Donald Trump’s Son Eric Married A Jew
From Tabletmag Nov. 10, 2014: Those Trump kids sure have a type. Five years after Ivanka Trump married New York Observer publisher Jared Kushner (a card-carrying MOT for whom she converted), younger brother Eric Trump followed in her footsteps, marrying … Continue reading
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Would Trump’s Defeat Be Blamed On Jews?
Comments at Unz.com: * There’s quite a lot of dumb stuff in MacDonald’s writing as usual. His prediction that the old GOP establishment will fall from power if Trump loses makes no sense. Paul Ryan will continue to be Speaker … Continue reading
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