Republicans Slam Platner, but Stay Silent About Trump’s Assault Allegations

Trump On Air Force One: ‘Question Of Whether You Believe The Woman’ As Maine Senate Race Implodes

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Washington on Wednesday, President Donald Trump weighed in on the sexual assault allegations against Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner, framing the issue as a matter of credibility while noting the political fallout. “It’s very hard for them to do,” Trump said when asked if [] Trump On Air Force One: ‘Question Of Whether You Believe The Woman’ As Maine Senate Race Implodes

Trump on Platner rape allegations: ‘A lot of people say big falsehoods’

President Trump weighed in on the accusations against former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Wednesday, questioning whether people should believe the sexual assault allegations against the Democrat. “It's really a question of whether or not you believe the woman. A lot of people say big falsehoods,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One. “He's...

Trump says Platner is ‘in a bind’ after sexual assault allegation but it depends if you ‘believe the woman’

Trump makes first in-depth comments about Maine Senate race after Platner faces calls to drop out over sexual assault accusation

Todd Starnes Claims That 'Scandalized' Republicans 'Get The Boot'

Reacting to the allegations against Graham Platner, Todd Starnes laughably claims that whenever there is some sort of a scandalized individual in the Republican Party, they get the heave-ho, they get the boot. We certainly saw that with, for example, Matt Gaetz.

Time’s up for Graham Platner

The sexual assault allegations against Maine's Democratic Senate nominee are credible — and fatal to his candidacy

Woman accuses Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault

The scandal-plagued Democrat denied the allegations, saying his campaign is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.” The post Woman accuses Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault appeared first on MS NOW.

Who’s To Blame for Screwworm’s Return to the U.S.?

Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is murkier.

Republican infighting spills into all-out WAR...

Republican infighting spills into all-out WAR... (First column, 3rd story, link) Related stories:Personal insults fly...MAGA priorities grind to halt...

Politico: Graham Platner Denies Sexual Assault Allegations: 'Troubling, Serious, and False'

Politico: Graham Platner Denies Sexual Assault Allegations: 'Troubling, Serious, and False'

Graham Platner Weighs Maine Senate Bid After Denying Sexual Assault Allegation

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is denying a newly reported sexual assault allegation while saying his campaign is taking time to consider its next steps.

Trump, 80, Begs Dem Nemesis to Call Him in Midnight Rant

Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is begging one of his top Democratic Party nemeses to give him a call about gun violence. The plea landed in a Monday night Truth Social post after a bloody Juneteenth weekend in Chicago, where police counted no fewer than seven dead and 38 wounded. The toll included a Friday drive-by in the Princeton Park area, where two gunmen shot from a moving car and struck more than a dozen people. Trump, 80, put the count at 39 hurt and four killed in his post, and vowed he could halt the carnage “FAST and Permanently.” He demanded the governor “CALL ME!” It marked his second jab at the governor in 48 hours, after a Sunday post asked why Pritzker wasn’t reaching out for help.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner denies new allegations of sexual assault

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is denying a new allegation of sexual assault, an explosive development injecting tumult into a race that is central to the Democratic Party’s path to winning back the Senate. Despite the denial, Platner said in a video that he is taking “time to reflect on the best path forward” with his candidacy.

Iran: Trump slams US senate, Republican lawmakers over war powers resolution

Unites State President Donald Trump has slammed the Senate for its endorsement of a war powers resolution that instructs him to cease any military actions against Iran. This resolution has already been approved by the House of Representatives and has been attempted several times in the Senate, but has never succeeded until now. This time, [] Iran: Trump slams US senate, Republican lawmakers over war powers resolution

Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown

Fact-checking Florida Republicans’ Sunshine State Showdown

Democrat Graham Platner suspends campaign for key US Senate race after assault allegation

The decision came days after a woman accused him of sexual assault, an accusation he says is categorically false.

Come Nerd Out About Politics With TPM and The Handbasket

When news breaks — about, say, Graham Platner’s Senate campaign imploding over sexual assault allegations or Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization —...

Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s push to toss $5M verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

'This question is not worthy of review.' The post Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s push to toss 5M verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

Trump bullies Republicans into submission after explosive meltdown... as even the president's toughest critic makes bold concession on Iran

Trump bullies Republicans into submission after explosive meltdown... as even the president's toughest critic makes bold concession on Iran

Ousted Kentucky Republican lashes out with gay porn jab after Fox News reporter’s question

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie lashed out at a Fox News reporter with homophobic accusations after being asked about allegations from a former girlfriend.

This Washington State Senator Said Something Extremely Disturbing About Girls' Bodies and Parental Rights

This Washington State Senator Said Something Extremely Disturbing About Girls' Bodies and Parental Rights

Trump leaves meeting where he faced Republican criticism over Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said he faced pointed criticism over the Iran war in a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, shortly before his administration asked Congress for tens of billions of dollars to pay for the conflict. Trump told reporters afterwards he had "a really great meeting" and that "for the most part, we have a really well-unified party." #trump #iranwar #republican #democrat #uspolitics

Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him.

Israel Pitched the Iran War for Decades. Only Trump Said Yes.

"Not even Hillary Clinton fell for it, and she'd have loved a war with Iran." Ash Sarkar talks to political analyst and former peace negotiator, Daniel Levy, about how the Trump administration got dragged into war against Iran by Netanyahu – and lost. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.

Trump heads to Senate as GOP grows more willing to challenge White House

President Donald Trump normally summons congressional Republicans to the White House, but on Wednesday, he is making a rare trip to Capitol Hill to have lunch with GOP senators. And at least publicly, there is one agenda item. “We’re just going to talk about SAVE America,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. “We have to pass []

«Un désastre» - Biden flanche lors de son débat face à Trump !

Avec son aplomb et malgré ses nombreux mensonges, Donald Trump a dominé jeudi le premier débat de la présidentielle américaine face à un Joe Biden offensif sur le fond, mais très embrouillé sur la for ...

Hasan Piker turns on Platner, says he believes sexual assault accuser and predicts 'curtains' for campaign

Progressive host Hasan Piker called the sexual assault allegation against Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner curtains for the Democrat's campaign

Republicans Have a Thee Too Problem

The people that stuck by a guy who bragged about grabbing people by the pussy want to lecture others about their tolerance for misconduct. The post Republicans Have a Thee Too Problem appeared first on emptywheel.

‘Never seen this before’: Trump’s big move to energise Republicans ahead of midterms

United States Studies Centre’s Jared Mondschein discusses US President Donald Trump announcing a midterm GOP convention. “He does not see, from what I can see, his power as that over all the American people; he sees it over his Republican base,” Mr Mondschein told Sky News Australia. “Although we’ve never really seen a midterm convention like this before, that has not stopped Donald Trump from seeking out this opportunity to really energise that base and get some more enthusiasm.”

“Made my job more difficult”: Trump blasts US Senate over resolution limiting war powers, says provided “aid and comfort” to Iran

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump specifically targeted these senators, calling them Republican Losers for voting alongside Democrats to challenge his administration's approach to Iran, but vowed to conitnue his approach, one way or the other.

Democrats' narrow path to Senate majority gets rockier as Platner faces sexual assault allegation

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.

‘Cluster F*ck’: Trump’s Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

'Cluster F*ck': Trump's Dramatic Feud With Senate Republicans Boils Over

Abdul El-Sayed vs. Haley Stevens

Michigan Democrat Senate candidates, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, are set to debate tonight for the first time since Mallory McMorrow dropped out of their messy primary. Ahead of the debate, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released a new memo highlighting the alarming momentum behind socialist El-Sayed, click here to read it. “Abdulrahman El-Sayed is []

Senate Republicans say they’ve spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell this week

Senate Republicans say they’ve spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell this week

GOP senators to meet Trump face-to-face at a time of growing frustration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators who have been at odds with President Donald Trump in recent weeks will have a chance to confront him face-to-face when he attends a party luncheon in the Capitol on Wednesday. Senators said Tuesday that they hope the closed-door meeting will focus on unity, not disagreement. Yet it comes at [] The post GOP senators to meet Trump face-to-face at a time of growing frustration appeared first on Loonie Politics.