Articles by Darragh Roche

Darragh Roche is a journalist covering U.S. politics and media


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Joe Biden: “Bizarre” Trump “Waited and Waited” Before Acting on Coronavirus

Joe Biden has called the President “bizarre” for his failure to act on Coronavirus. The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate also pointed to his warnings about a pandemic in January. The former Vice President spoke to Pennsylvania’s WGAL about Donald Trump’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. “The President is bizarre,” Biden said. ” We left behind…

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John Bolton, Who Won’t Vote for Biden, Says 2020 Presidential Election Will Be a “Coin Toss”

John Bolton believes this year’s presidential election will be a “coin toss” between Donald Trump and Joe Biden – but he won’t be voting for either of them. The former National Security Advisor gave an interview to Australia’s ABC News and warned that just because the former Vice President was ahead in the polls, it…

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Adam Schiff: John Bolton’s Testimony Could Have Caused “An Unraveling of the Trump Defense” on Impeachment

John Bolton’s testimony could have fundamentally altered the outcome of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, according to Adam Schiff. Bolton did not testify at the time. Congressman Schiff is Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and he spoke to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on Monday. The Democrat claimed Bolton’s testimony could have been crucial. The former National…

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Conservative Lincoln Project Mocks Trump for Trying to “Persuade His Base Not to Vote in November”

Donald Trump claimed on Monday that the 2020 election will be rigged using mail-in ballots. His critics were quick to mock  the President for telling his own voters not to bother showing up to the polls. The conservative Lincoln Project, which has run a series of searingly critical ads against Trump, pointed out that Trump…

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Are Reportedly “Pissed” with Trump’s Campaign Manager over Tulsa Rally

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner are “pissed” with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale following her father’s poorly attended rally on Saturday. President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are angry with Parscale, according to sources close to the campaign. There has already been talk of Trump dropping his campaign manager. “Jared and Ivanka are…

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Trump “Couldn’t Give a Sh*t” About Chinese Concentration Camps, Officials Claim

Former and current administration officials have claimed Donald Trump just doesn’t care about concentration camps in China. A new report on the President’s attitude comes amid John Bolton’s allegations. In his upcoming book, the former National Security Advisor claims Trump encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping to imprison Muslim Uihgurs for “reeducation.” Now former and current…

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Biden Says Trump “Sold Out the American People” If Bolton’s Accusations Are True

Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of violating his oath of office and engaging in “morally repugnant” behavior. The Democratic presidential candidate was responding to John Bolton’s new book. The former National Security Advisor’s book alleges that the President was “pleading” with Chinese President Xi Jinping to help him win the 2020 election. Former Vice…

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Mike Pence: Trump Administration Gives African Americans “More Access to the American Dream”

Mike Pence has criticized Democrats and defended the administration’s treatment of African Americans. The Vice President claimed Donald Trump had the recipe for their success. Pence spoke to Fox News on Tuesday about a range of subjects, including Joe Biden’s criticism of the Trump administration’s “race-neutral” policies. “I mean, Biden says everybody ought to have…

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Melania Trump Blocked Ivanka’s Attempt to Rename First Lady’s Office the “First Family Office”

Ivanka Trump tried to get the First Lady’s Office renamed during the early days of her father’s presidency. According to a new book, Donald Trump’s eldest daughter made an early power play. The President’s daughter wanted the First Lady’s Office renamed the “First Family Office” and pushed for the change in 2017. Trump had just…

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Trump: Democrats Think It’s Wonderful That “Terrorists Burn and Pillage Our Cities”

Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats on Friday while attacking peaceful protesters in Seattle. The President also took aim at the Democratic mayor of the city. Peaceful protesters have set up a “police-free zone” in six blocks of Seattle. Trump and other conservatives have reacted with fury, even suggesting these people are traitors. “Seattle Mayor…

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John Bolton’s Book Will Allege “Trump Misconduct with Other Countries” Beyond Ukraine

John Bolton’s upcoming book will accuse Donald Trump of misconduct with countries other than Ukraine, according to a new report. The President was impeached for his treatment of the Ukrainian government. The former National Security Advisor’s book The Room Where It Happened will allege “Trump misconduct with other countries,”, Axios reports. There are no details yet about…

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Democratic Congresswoman Wants to Ban Presidents from Nuking Hurricanes

A Democratic congresswoman has introduced a bill that would ban the president from using nuclear weapons on hurricanes. The largely symbolic move appears to highlight Donald Trump’s bizarre statements. Texas Rep. Sylvia Garcia introduced the Climate Change and Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Act earlier this month. She told The Washington Post about the bill. If passed, the…

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Former Reagan Advisor Calls on Biden to Choose Condoleezza Rice as His Running Mate

A former economic advisor to President Ronald Reagan thinks Condoleezza Rice would be an ideal vice president for Joe Biden. Rice is the most novel suggestion yet. Economics professor Laurence Kotlikoff argues in an op-ed in The Hill newspaper that Rice is the best choice for Biden. Rice was secretary of state under George W. Bush. “[G]given…

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Former McCain Advisor Steve Schmidt: Republicans’ Senate Majority Is “Going Down with the SS Trump”

Steve Schmidt believes Republicans will lose control of the Senate if they continue to be Donald Trump’s “foot soldiers.” The former GOP strategist offered a grim assessment for the party. Schmidt was a senior advisor to Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. He’s become a strong critic of President Trump and told MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle that…

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Former Federal Prosecutor: If Trump Refuses to Leave Office “They Will Drag His Flabby Butt Out of There in Handcuffs”

Law enforcement will remove Donald Trump if he loses the election and refuses to leave office. That’s the opinion of former federal prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner. Kirschner spoke to SiriusXM’s Dean Obeidallah about the possibility of a defeated Trump refusing to leave. “In the past we’ve all said things about Donald Trump…

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Lindsey Graham Tries to Rebuke Democrats: “You Think I’m in Trump’s Pocket”

Senator Lindsey Graham inadvertently gave his critics a soundbite on Thursday while trying to shame Democrats. The South Carolina Republican was defending himself from Democratic criticism. Former deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee about Robert Mueller’s investigation. Graham chairs the committee and he was pursuing the GOP position that…

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Senior Democrat Jim Clyburn: Trump Is “An Unadulterated Racist” Trying to “Ignite a Race War”

The highest ranking African American in Congress has branded the President a racist. Jim Clyburn accused Donald Trump of wanting to start a race war with his response to recent protests. Clyburn is the third-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, he offered fierce condemnation of the President. “In all my public life,…

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Retired Four-Star General John Allen: Trump’s Actions Could Be “The Beginning of the End of the American Experiment”

A retired Marine general has warned that Donald Trump’s recent actions could endanger the future of American democracy. Four-star General John Allen voiced his concerns on Thursday. Allen criticized the President’s controversial visit to St. John’s Church in Washington, D.C. on Monday. “To even the casual observer, Monday was awful for the United States and…

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CNN Comms Responds to Trump’s Attacks: “CNN Isn’t Dying. But Americans Are. Focus On That”

CNN has responded to Donald Trump’s most recent criticisms by telling him to focus on the pandemic killing Americans. The official CNN Communications Twitter account replied to the President for a second day running. “Fredo’s ratings are down more than 50%. People are tired of his act,” Trump tweeted on Wednesday. He was referring to…

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Democrats Brand Trump’s Threat to Use the Military “The Words of a Dictator”

Democrats have harshly criticized Donald Trump for threatening to use the U.S. military against protesters. Several high profile lawmakers also expressed anger at events in Washington, D.C. “Turning the army on protestors is what dictatorships do,” Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy said. Turning the army on protestors is what dictatorships do. It’s literally the antithesis of…

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Biden Says “Enough” to Trump “Calling for Violence Against American Citizens”

Joe Biden has called out President Donald Trump following his tweet about shooting protesters. The presumptive Democratic nominee weighed in as conditions in Minneapolis grow more fraught. “Enough,” Biden tweeted on Friday morning before writing a thread about Trump’s response to the violence in Minnesota. He also addressed the arrest of a CNN team during…

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Trump Calls Coronavirus “A Very Bad Gift from China” as Deaths Pass 100,000

Donald Trump addressed the Coronavirus death toll on Thursday by gently criticizing China for the disease. The President’s seemed more concerned with Twitter this morning. “We have just reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths reaching 100,000,” Trump tweeted. We have just reached a very sad milestone with the coronavirus pandemic deaths…

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Rick Wilson Calls Trump’s Social Media Executive Order “Vomit” and Slams Its “Ludicrously Wrong” Supporters

Conservative Rick Wilson has preemptively attacked Donald Trump’s impending executive order on social media. He also warned Republicans it could end badly for them. “We don’t know what the WH Counsel’s office is going to vomit out when it comes to this social media executive order, but the idea by many Trump ‘conservatives’ that this…

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France Bans Use of Drug Trump Promoted as Coronavirus Treatment

France has banned the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Coronavirus. President Donald Trump heavily promoted the drug and even claimed he was taking it. The French health ministry revoked a decree allowing the country’s hospitals to prescribe hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 patients on Wednesday following reports about its dangers. “Whether [in doctors offices] in…

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Mitt Romney and the Washington Examiner Join Criticism of Trump’s Tweets about Joe Scarborough

Criticism of Donald Trump’s recent tweets continued to grow on Wednesday. The President has repeatedly accused a former congressman of involvement in a murder. Trump has suggested MSNBC host Joe Scarborough is somehow responsible for the death of staffer Lori Klausutis. Republican Senator Mitt Romney believes he should drop the subject now, “I know Joe…

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Despite Calls to “Cleanse the Trump Stain”, Twitter Refuses to Remove Tweets Accusing MSNBC Host of Murder

Twitter will not remove Donald Trump’s tweets accusing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough of murder. Despite numerous calls to take action against the President’s false allegations, the company will do nothing. President Trump has repeatedly pushed an unfounded claim that former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough is responsible for the death of an intern, Lori Klausutis. Her…

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Conservative S.E. Cupp Calls Trump “Obsessive” and “Delusional” over Obamagate Tweets

Conservative commentator S.E. Cupp thinks the President is not well because of his embrace of the “Obamagate” conspiracy theory. She wondered why anybody would vote for him. “This is obsessive, delusional, unhealthy behavior. He’s fixated on something that is not real,” Cupp said. “The President is not well,” she said. This is obsessive, delusional, unhealthy…

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Fox News’ Brit Hume: Trump Golfing Is Better Than ‘Tweeting Crap’ Like Murder Accusations

Fox News’ Brit Hume thinks Donald Trump should definitely be golfing rather than sending tweets. He highlighted the President’s recent unfounded allegations against an MSNBC personality. President Trump has revived false claims about Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and the death of an intern when he was a congressman. Hume was not pleased by Trump’s tweets. “A…

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Trump Campaign Accuses Biden Of “Racist and Dehumanizing” Comments About Black Voters

The Trump campaign has accused Joe Biden of racism following comments he made about African Americans. The President’s team condemned Biden in a statement. Biden sparked major backlash on Friday when an interview appeared on YouTube with African American radio host Charlamagne tha God. Donald Trump’s campaign was quick to pounce. The Breakfast Club host told Biden…

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Biden Campaign Accuses Trump of “Sustained Ineptitude” in Handling Coronavirus

Joe Biden’s campaign claimed the Trump administration is inept on Friday. The criticism comes as Vice President Mike Pence prepares to visit the state of Georgia. The former vice president’s campaign issued a statement from Senior Advisor Symone Sanders bemoaning Pence’s attempt at “damage control.” “Mike Pence and the Trump Administration have failed Georgia,” the…

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Republican Party Spent $400,000 Buying Copies of Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s Book

An arm of the Republican Party has spent $400,000 purchasing copies of a book written by one it congressmen. A political campaign filing revealed the expenditure. The National Republican Congressional Committee spent the large sum of money on 25,500 copies of Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s book Fortitude. They used their copies as part of a fundraising drive. Crenshaw…

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Democrat Amy Klobuchar Jokes That Trump Is Having ‘Hallucinations’ from Hydroxychloroquine

Donald Trump’s bizarre tweets could be the product of hallucinations, according to Senator Amy Klobuchar. She was responding to comments he made about her. President Trump tweeted about the Democratic senator on Wednesday. He repeated the false claim that the Democratic Party made her drop out of the presidential primaries. Crazy Bernie Sanders is not…

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MSNBC Host Mika Brzezinski Calls Trump a “Cruel, Sick, Disgusting Person” for Accusing Her Husband of Murder

Mika Brzezinski slammed Donald Trump on Wednesday for his repeated suggestions that her husband is a murderer. The MSNBC personality addressed the President on live TV. Brzezinski is a co-host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe  along with her husband, Joe Scarborough. Trump has recently revived the unfounded claim that Scarborough was involved in the death of…

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Comedian Patton Oswalt: Fox News’ Calls to Reopen Economy Are “The Height of Evil”

Patton Oswalt has slammed Fox News for its attacks on Coronavirus lockdown measures. The actor and comedian argued that network personalities should practice what they preach. Oswalt spoke to The Daily Beast‘s “Last Laugh” podcast about his upcoming Netflix special but he also discussed Coronavirus. He took aim at the conservative network. Oswalt said it was…

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Bill O’Reilly Compares Trump Taking Hydroxychloroquine to Obama Using Cocaine

Conservative Bill O’Reilly complained on Monday that the media is treating Donald Trump differently than Barack Obama when it comes to drug use. He defended the President taking a potentially dangerous drug. The former Fox News personality tweeted about Trump’s claim that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine. The President hyped the drug as a treatment for…

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Nearly a Quarter of Republicans Think GOP Should Replace Trump as Presidential Candidate

Nearly one-in-four likely Republican voters think their party should nominate someone other than Donald Trump for president in 2020. However, most will still vote for him. Conservative pollster Rasmussen found that 23% of Republicans believe “their party should find someone other than Trump to be their presidential nominee.” This is a significant number considering Trump…

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Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: “Terrifying” Coronavirus Response Could Be “Total Nightmare”

The Trump administration response to Coronavirus is “terrifying”, according to former Obama cabinet secretary Kathleen Sebelius. She branded the White House approach “chaos.” The former Secretary of Health and Human Services told Rolling Stone that the administration hasn’t done enough and instead created a “nightmare” scenario. “In this case, every state needed the feds from the outset,”…

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Slams “Tyrannical” Decision to Overturn Stay-at-Home Order

A conservative judge has harshly criticized his colleagues for their decision to overturn Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order. The court ruled 4-3 to strike down Governor Tony Evers’ restrictions. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has a conservative majority but Justice Brian Hagedorn dissented from the ruling and blasted the majority for acting in a “tyrannical” fashion. Hagedorn wrote…

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Coronavirus Whistleblower Warns of “Darkest Winter in Modern History” if Response Isn’t Improved

A whistleblower has warned that the effects of Coronavirus this winter will be devastating unless the country is better prepared. His testimony to Congress has been released. Dr. Rick Bright claims he was fired as head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority because he opposed the widespread use of hydroxyhcloroquine. President Donald Trump…

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Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: “The President Is Behaving Like a King” by Withholding His Tax Returns

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today about Donald Trump’s tax returns. It’s not clear how the justices will vote, but Democrat Hakeem Jeffries has made his position clear. The New York Congressman tweeted as the justices began grilling lawyers for Congress and the President on Tuesday. “Every single President since Richard Nixon…

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