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When Donald Trump holds political rallies, he gets a rush from the adoration of thousands of supporters. But oftentimes, he does himself harm by making outrageous statements.
This seemed to be the case during his Saturday night rally in Sarasota, Florida. Ignoring all kinds of legal advice, Trump decided to talk about the recent arrest of his former CFO Allen Weisselberg. And in defending Weisselberg, Trump seemed to implicate himself in the very same crimes alleged by New York prosecutors.
So far, 516 people have been arrested for taking part in the January 6th insurrection on the Capitol. They won’t be alone. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently said that more arrests are to come.
In 2016, Ted Cruz was the last man standing in the bid to keep Donald Trump from securing the nomination. Late in the game, he made desperate move to soften his campaign by naming Carly Fiorina as his running mate.
About the time George W. Bush became President, the Fox News network became the dominant force in cable news. Rupert Murdoch‘s
operation made stars out of anchors such as Megyn Kelly, Bill O‘Reilly, Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity.
Former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was on CNN’s “New Day” show on Wednesday and claimed that he was “horrified” after being told by an alleged Russian agent that the Russian government had obtained emails that would damage Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Then he got yelled at by his host.
After Trump had tweeted an inaccurate statement about an interview that the cable news network had just concluded, CNN responded to the President's false statement by playing the tape and tearing into the President for calling the network fake news.
CNN tried to slow-down Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) with a slew of Republican talking points, but all they got for their efforts was heavy dose of the liberal policies that reflect the leftward shift of the country.