Trump Repeats Obama’s Mistake

Donald Trump has long detested Barack Obama and sought to present himself as the opposite of his presidential predecessor in every way. But in his takeover of the Republican National Committee, he risks echoing one of Obama’s biggest political mistakes. Last night, Trump’s handpicked leadership of the RNC took charge and conducted a purge. The new regime, led by the new chair, Michael Whatley; the vice chair, Lara Trump; and the chief of staff, Chris LaCivita, fired about 60 employees—about a quarter of the staff—as part of “streamlining.” The “bloodbath”…

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Omar Hangs Up On Boebert After GOP Rep Repeats Non-Apology For Racist Trolling

The beef between Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) isn’t over. <p>On Monday, Omar hung up on Boebert after the far-right extremist repeated her <a href=”https://twitter.com/RepBoebert/status/1464289590282498050?s=20″>non-apology</a> to Omar over the phone after calling the Minnesota Democrat &#8220;the jihad squad.&#8221;</p> Talking Points Memo

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