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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Ballroom Fiasco Worsens
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Hegseth Announces New Pentagon Press Corps Full of Right-Wing Grifters
“This post doesn’t name them for some reason, but the ‘broad spectrum of new media outlets’ include: Gateway Pundit, TPUSA, and LindellTV,…
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Jeffries calls White House press secretary 'sick' for her comments on Democrats
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt "sick" for what she said about…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Snaps at Journos as Shutdown Polls Worsen
Sargent: Yeah, I think you’re getting at what I think is a real problem in the Trump coalition, kind of in a very broad sense, right? So…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Seethes as Dumb New Epstein Spin Goes Awry
Sargent: Well, Steve, you’ve been covering politics a long time. There was a time at which you would have expected senior leaders of a…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Dumb Spin Implodes as RFK Fiasco Worsens
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the August 29 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump Press Sec’s Dimwitted Spin Implodes as RFK Firing Fiasco Worsens
The White House is trying to fire Centers for Disease Control director Susan Monarez for opposing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s…
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Foreign Press Association 'outraged and in shock' over Gaza killings
The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel is "outraged and in shock" after five journalists working for international media were…
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Voices from the Arab press: The new elite in Egypt
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world. The new elite in Egypt Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt, August…
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Prominent Al Jazeera journalist among several killed in Israeli strike on Gaza press tent
AMMAN, Jordan — Israel’s military targeted a tent for journalists in Gaza City late Sunday, killing seven people, including Anas…
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Hamas misled Israel in hostage negotiations, Netanyahu admits in second press conf.
This press conference came following criticism from both Israel's right and left, which are both against his plan to occupy Gaza City.…
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The Associated Press Lets the Mask Drop
With Mamdani-like indifference, the AP published a hand-wringing exposé about the suffering Israel inflicted on Hezbollah and the souls…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Fawning Takes Bizarre Turn as Polls Worsen
Sargent: A hundred percent. And the mention of the authoritarianism and fascism is important, too, because there’s this weird irony around…
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Trump Press Sec’s Weird Fawning Rant Goes Awry as Poll Slide Worsens
On Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt delivered one of her most obsequious, fawning tirades about President Trump yet.…
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Hulk Hogan, Enemy of Free Press and Rabid Trump Fan, Dies at 71
Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, has died at 71. Audio obtained by TMZ indicates that the retired professional wrestler…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Knifes FBI in Back as Epstein Mess Worsens
Morris: Yeah, and I think that point’s got to come pretty soon. So we know that Trump’s really unpopular with all voters, but he’s also…
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Trump Press Sec Throws FBI Under Bus Amid Brutal Epstein Poll Fallout
President Trump’s propagandists are getting more frantic in their efforts to spin away the scandal around the Jeffrey Epstein files. White…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Seethes at Media as Epstein Fiasco Worsens
Sargent: What’s striking about what you’re saying is also the degree to which this is seeping down into every crevice of the party and its…
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Trump Press Sec Snaps at Media as Queries about His Mental State Grow
President Trump is in trouble. The Jeffrey Epstein files are killing him with the base. New polls show him cratering on many issues. And…
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Trump Press Secretary Flubs Basic Detail in His New Russia Plan
One of Donald Trump’s former employees is drawing a line connecting Jeffrey Epstein and the real estate mogul. The former president and…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Rages at Media over Floods, Exposing MAGA
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the July 9 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump Press Sec’s Fury at Media Over Texas Flood Exposes Worst of MAGA
At least 109 people have died amid devastating flooding in Texas. Distressingly, 27 deaths occurred at a summer camp for girls, and the…
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Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya…
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Berlin, Moscow squabble over press freedom as envoy meet goes awry
The Russian Foreign Ministry held a two-hour talk with the German ambassador on Friday over a dispute about the treatment of Russian state…