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The New York Times has reviewed 22 of Donald Trump‘s campaign ads directed at the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden since June, and found that 14 of them have some misleading claims or videos. In late July, the Trump campaign started airing an ad titled “Break-In.” It starts with an elderly woman watching TV and a […]
Kanye West has responded to a complaint from the Wisconsin Democrat Party, in which they contended that he submitted fake signatures (and then pushed the papers in late), by accusing those Democrats of spying on his campaign, according to TMZ. Prior to the leveling of that accusation, the Badger state’s Dems tried to block West […]
Kanye West‘s presidential campaign has taken another huge loss. According to the Chicago Tribune, the rapper is unlikely to appear on the Illinois general election ballot because he failed to 2,500 valid signatures from state voters—a requirement for independent candidates looking to gain ballot access. West reportedly filed 3,218 signatures; However, following a review, the state hearing officer determined about 60 percent […]
Yes, it happened again. Joe Biden is facing more backlash over comments about Black voters. The cringey moment occurred Wednesday, during a video interview hosted by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists. At one point during the teleconference, NPR reporter Lulu Garcia-Navarro asked the former vice president if he would “re-engage” with the Cuban government […]
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports the media will not be allowed to attend the formal nomination of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte later this month. “[W]e are planning for all of the Charlotte activities to be closed press: Friday, August 21 – Monday, 24th given the health restrictions and limitations in […]
At the funeral for late civil rights leader John Lewis , Barack Obama voiced his support for voting reform ahead of the 2020 elections. During his speech, Obama spoke highly of the work Lewis accomplished during his lifetime. He called for making Election Day a national holiday, restoring voting rights to former prison inmates, automatically registering […]
Over the weekend a wide-ranging Elon Musk interview with The New York Times was published. As you can tell from your built in powers of intuition (and also the headline) one of the topics that came up was Kanye West‘s current presidential campaign. Specifically, Musk thinks the time for Kanye’s run would be better suited for 2024. “I’ve done my […]
On Sunday, Kanye West took a stage in Charleston, South Carolina to hold his first-ever campaign rally, complete with a bullet-proof vest and the year ‘2020’ cut into his hair. During that rally he made the first of (enter your best guess here) suspect comments that will generate headlines until this social experiment comes to an end. […]
Donald Trump appears to believe that Kanye West can take away votes from former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump took to Twitter writing, “That shouldn’t be hard. Corrupt Joe has done nothing good for Black people!” in response to a story where a Black Trump campaign advisor discussed Kanye stealing the black vote from Biden. While […]
Kanye West, who recently announced he’s running for president this year, spoke with Forbes on a wide range of topics regarding his plan, which is described in the piece as “four rambling hours of interviews.” He says he’s not running as a Democrat or a Republican, but under the “Birthday Party” banner (“because when we […]
