Politics
FCC Attempt to Kill Stephen Colbert Interview Completely Backfires
The Trump administration tried to prevent late-night television host Stephen Colbert from airing his interview with Texas state…
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Politics
Trump’s Vile Attack on Mark Kelly Backfires as Harsh Retort Goes Viral
Last year, Senator Mark Kelly and five other Democrats posted a video with a stark message: Military service members and officials are not…
News
Pete Hegseth’s Own AI Bot Backfires on His Boat Strikes
Et tu, ChatGPT? On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled his department’s new AI chatbot for military personnel, GenAI.mil.…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Spiral Worsens as Push to Jail Foes Backfires Badly
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 25 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
Politics
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Backfires Badly
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Wrecks His Case for Tariffs as SCOTUS Rant Backfires
And what those deals mean, I think, are up for interpretation. They often mean whatever is good for Trump. And so being able to get…
Politics
Trump Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs as Bizarre SCOTUS Rant Backfires
Signs are mounting that the Supreme Court might invalidate President Trump’s tariffs, and he’s clearly on edge about it. Trump just vented…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Nixing Dem Storm Aid Backfires, Screwing MAGA Voters
Sargent: I sure hope so. I just want to bring this back to the Maryland situation to close this out, because there’s a little tidbit I’ve…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Own Tweet on Portland Backfires in Big Court Loss
Sargent: Just to wrap this up, the judge also issued a strong denunciation of Trump that I’d like to quote: “This is a nation of…
Business
Transcript: Trump’s Firing of Lisa Cook Backfires as Brutal Poll Hits
Ford: I would expect it in the sense of the Fed, but with a caveat. I am heartened that a large majority of Americans feel that way. But I…
Politics
Trump’s Corrupt Firing of Lisa Cook Backfires as Brutal New Poll Hits
There’s been an amusing turn in the saga involving President Trump’s corrupt effort to remove Lisa Cook as governor of the Federal…
Politics
Transcript: Fox’s Dumb Spin on RFK Fiasco in Senate Backfires on Trump
Sargent: Well, what I find really striking about this, as you mentioned earlier, is that Fox News does seem to recognize how politically…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Rage at Thom Tillis Backfires, Wrecking a GOP Scam
Noah: Right. They don’t actually give a damn whether anybody actually gets a job. They just want to get people off the rolls, and throwing…
Politics
Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam
President Donald Trump’s feud with Walmart is intensifying. After the retail giant warned that its prices will go up due to Trump’s…
Culture
Amy Poehler podcast question backfires
A question actress and comedian Amy Poehler asked on a recent episode of her podcast quickly backfired when her guests unknowingly…