6 Historical Figures To Whom Donald Trump Has Humbly Compared Himself
Political pundits are struggling to comprehend Donald Trump’s rapid ascent to the Republican presidential nomination.
Political pundits are struggling to comprehend Donald Trump’s rapid ascent to the Republican presidential nomination.
A conservative Republican senator from one of the reddest states in the country just broke with his party’s extraordinary resistance to Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland.
Police in Richmond, California have arrested 55-year-old William Celli, who was allegedly constructing explosive devices he intended to use against the Muslims in his community. Authorities obtained a search warrant for the man’s home after an anonymous caller tipped them off about Celli’s activities.
After evacuating the entire neighborhood, police detonated what appeared to be a homemade bomb, telling reporters they were not sure if it was an inert or active device. ThinkProgress confirmed that Celli, who is married and owns his own plumbing company, has been held in the Contra Costa County Jail since Sunday afternoon.
Donald Trump has joined the chorus of presidential candidates reacting to anti-racism protests at the University of Missouri (Mizzou), which culminated this week with the resignation of both the university’s president and chancellor.
Asked by Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo about the protests — spurred by a number of racist incidents on campus including a swastika drawn on a bathroom wall in feces — Trump said they were “disgusting.”
“I think it’s disgusting. I think it’s disgusting,” he said. “I think the two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people. … Trump should have been the chancellor of that University. Believe me. There would have been no resignation.”
During Tuesday night’s Fox Business debate, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ® answered a question about a gas tax by going on an unprompted rant against what he sees as Democrats’ lack of support for police.
“I’ll tell you the thing that disturbs me the most — what’s going on with the Democratic Party in Washington,” he said, ignoring the moderators’ question. “They’re not standing behind our police officers in this country. They’re allowing lawlessness to reign in this country.”