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Trump gaslights America

Trump Said He Would Bring Jobs Back To The Country. He Just Quietly Hired 78 Foreign Workers.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to bring jobs back to the country and force American companies to hire more domestic workers. Just don’t expect him to apply that to his own business: instead he is bringing 78 foreign workers to work two of his properties in Florida.

That Time Newt Gingrich Tried To Take Kids Away From Welfare Recipients And Put Them in Orphanages

After widespread speculation that Newt Gingrich, the former Republican Speaker of the House, would be picked as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate, the country learned he had lost out to Mike Pence last week. But Gingrich is still getting a starring role in the Republican National Convention, giving a primetime speech on Wednesday evening.

All The Different Excuses The Trump Campaign Made For Melania Trump’s Plagiarized Speech

As the first evening of the Republican National Convention wrapped up, it emerged that a portion of Melania’s Trump’s speech had been plagiarized from a speech delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama during the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Since then, Trump campaign officials and surrogates have been busy trying to explain the impropriety away.

Trump Says His Struggle Has Been Similar To What Black People Face. It Hasn’t Been.

Last night on Fox News, Donald Trump told Bill O’Reilly that he can relate to black Americans, because he, a white billionaire that is the son of a white millionaire, has also struggled against a rigged system.