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Transcript: Trump Seethes at Awful Poll as Press Sec Soothes His Fury
Litman: That’s right. Sargent: Just like that. No more invasion. They’re not invaders. They’re hardworking people. Litman: They’re not…
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Trump Rages at Brutal New Polling as Press Sec Rushes to Calm Him Down
President Trump is furious over a new poll from Fox News, and understandably so. It finds his approval upside down, with 54 percent…
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Trump Press Secretary Ignores Two Key Questions on Iran Strike Plans
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Seethes at Journos amid Sudden Poll Slide
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 12 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump Press Sec Seethes at Journos as Harsh New Poll Shows Him Tanking
News organizations have been credulously amplifying the White House’s spin that sending troops into Los Angeles is great politics for…
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Appeals court rules Trump can boot Associated Press from the Oval Office
A federal appeals court said Friday that President Trump can exclude The Associated Press from the Oval Office, overturning at least part…
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Biden Press Secretary Leaves Democratic Party—in Time to Sell Her Book
Chris Whipple, who examined Biden’s 2020 win, wrote a slim investigation called Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec’s Vile Rants on Fox Badly Scam MAGA Voters
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 3 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Pete Hegseth’s Garbage New Press Secretary Is as Extreme as They Come
The Pentagon’s new press secretary is a chronically online 26-year-old white nationalist who believes in the “great replacement” theory,…
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Trump Press Secretary Gives Bonkers Defense of His Attacks on Harvard
Earlier this month, Trump endorsed New York Representative Mike Lawler to keep his seat, despite the congressman’s ambitions to run for…
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Clip shows old press briefing, not Indian army admitting 'scared of Pakistan'
India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier in a major escalation following the deadly April 22, 2025…
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Was This White House Press Release Written by “The Onion”?
Media outlets celebrated Earth Day on Tuesday with a flurry of forced optimism: “reasons to be hopeful,” how to feel useful by “taking a…
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White House press secretary says Trump backing Hegseth following latest Signal app allegations
President Trump is backing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following reports that he included his wife, brother and lawyer in a private…
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Trump Press Secretary Admits Truth About Plan to Deport Citizens
Mahdawi, a Palestinian from the West Bank who said he’d seen his best friend killed by Israeli soldiers, was also president of the…
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Trump Openly Defies Court Order on White House Press Pool
Despite a court order, Donald Trump is still refusing to allow journalists from the Associated Press into the White House press pool. On…
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Trump's first three Cabinet meetings feature more press questions and answers than all of Biden's
President Trump answered nearly 100 questions from the press during his first three Cabinet meetings this year -- nearly 20 times the…
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Trump Press Secretary Says Everyone Is Lying About Hating the Tariffs
The Trump administration is desperately trying to save its image as the president’s reciprocal tariff scheme tanks global markets and…
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Press Secretary Says Trump Wasn’t Joking About Deporting U.S. Citizens
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt waffled Tuesday when asked about Donald Trump’s threat to deport U.S. citizens to foreign…
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Natalie Winters: White House Correspondent Who Went Viral for Her Racy Outfits Denied Membership at National Press Club
A White House reporter who drew attention earlier this year for wearing 'inappropriate' outfits has now faced a major setback in her…
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Press Secretary Suddenly Knows Nothing About Trump Tariff Comments
Trump’s global tariff war is expected to affect just about every sector of life for the average American. Products that will see prices…
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Trump Press Secretary Freaks Out Over Questions About Deportations
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt flailed Monday when asked about the government’s shady system for classifying gang members.…
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Press Sec. Blatantly Contradicts Trump Defending “Third Term” Comment
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is insisting that the media is overreacting to Donald Trump’s theories about staying in office for a…
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White House Press Sec. Goes on Bonkers Rant When Asked About Tesla
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt struggled Thursday to justify Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s shilling for Elon Musk’s…
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Trump Press Sec. Dodges Key Question on Identifying “Gang Members”
“Believe me, I don’t want to do it, I don’t want to do it,” Trump said to the rest of the board. “I have enough publicity.” “They’ll say,…