News | Politics & Elections Joint Chiefs Chair Rebuffed Trump’s Demands to “Crack Skulls” of Protesters Trump repeatedly expressed wanting to use the military to shoot protesters during the 2020 uprisings. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 25, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trumpists Have Made Alarming Advances in Their Quest to Control Elections GOP lawmakers at every level have used Trump's illusions about voter fraud to rig future elections in their favor. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout June 25, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pelosi Will Form House Select Committee to Investigate January 6 Attack The committee will look into why and how the attack happened, and produce recommendations on preventing similar events. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 24, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Wanted Justice Department to Stop TV Hosts, “SNL” From Making Fun of Him Trump apparently did not understand that satire was protected speech and repeatedly asked for something to be done. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 22, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Loses to Ron DeSantis as GOP’s Top Pick for 2024, New Poll Finds Trump has previously stated that if he does run in 2024, he'd consider Gov. Ron DeSantis for his vice president pick. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 21, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Trump Complained COVID Testing Would Lose Him the Election, New Book Says If COVID comes roaring back in unvaccinated pro-Trump communities this fall, nobody should be surprised. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout June 21, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Asked Aides About Sending Infected Americans to Guantánamo, New Book Says Trump wanted to keep the official COVID-19 tally low, and asked if there was “an island” somewhere he could send people. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 21, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Jan. 6 Wasn’t the End — the Right Is Trying a Hostile Takeover State by State It's clear that the Republican assault on democracy is actually just beginning. By Heather Digby Parton , Salon June 21, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections The Big Lie Will Go Down in Revisionist History Like the Civil War “Lost Cause” The followers of today's new “lost cause” have become Donald Trump's Confederacy of dunces. By Lucian K. Truscott IV , Salon June 19, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Did Trump Just Concede? Former President Says “We Didn’t Win” on Fox News In spite of recognizing he lost, the former president continued to peddle false claims of election fraud. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 17, 2021 Truthout