Truthout
Donald Trump
![President Trump arrives for a rally at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, Arizona, on October 19, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0408-trump-p-400x300.jpg)
GOP Threatens to Out Donors as “Defectors” to Trump If They Don’t Give Monthly
A pre-checked box on the National Republican Congressional Committee donor website makes recurring donations automatic.
![Sen. Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference with other Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on December 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0408-mitch-m-400x300.jpg)
McConnell-Led Opposition to Infrastructure Plan May Haunt GOP in Next Elections
McConnell's usual scare tactics may fail if Biden's new infrastructure bill delivers tangible economic benefits.
![Then-President Trump speaks at a rally on October 15, 2020, in Greenville, North Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0407-trump-p-400x300.jpg)
10 More Lawmakers Join Lawsuit Against Trump for Inciting Capitol Riot
The attack on the Capitol “was a direct result of Donald Trump's rhetoric and words,” one of the new litigants said.
![Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. John Thune walk out of the weekly Senate Republican caucus luncheon in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0406-mcconnell-thune-400x300.jpg)
With No Coherent Policy Platform, GOP Flocks to Cries of “Cancel Culture”
The GOP isn't even consistently pushing “small government.” It's pushing white supremacy.
![National Guardsmen and various law enforcement agencies patrol outside of the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0405-capitol-breach-400x300.jpg)
Poll: Half of GOP Voters Falsely Say Capitol Breach Was Peaceful or Leftist Plot
Polling also shows that 6 in 10 Republicans still falsely believe the 2020 election was “stolen.”
![Donald Trump exits a stage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/2021_0405-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Fans Were Duped Into Donating Money to Whatever He Wants to Use It For
A new Trump scam has surfaced -- and yet again, he's fleecing his base.
![Former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence and former Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro look on during the daily briefing on COVID-19 in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 2, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/04/GettyImages-1208987017-400x300.jpg)
House Committee Finds Sketchy COVID-Related Contracts Were Awarded Under Trump
Politically connected or otherwise untested companies were given hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is seen during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on the COVID-19 response on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0402-fauci-400x300.jpg)
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Latest Bill Seeks to Remove Fauci From His Post
Greene wants Fauci out, and for the Senate to approve his replacement — but the role is not subject to Senate approval.
![A statue of Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is seen in Market Street Park on November 26, 2018, in Charlottesville, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0401-confederate-statue-400x300.jpg)
Virginia’s Top Court Says Charlottesville’s Confederate Statues Can Be Removed
The ruling concludes a multiyear-long argument about the statues, which sometimes brought far right violence with it.
![President Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 30, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0401-trump-s-400x300.jpg)
Facebook Removes Lara Trump Video, Saying All Content in Trump’s Voice Is Banned
Sources close to the former president say he is moving forward with creating his own social media site.