joe•iuculano Mar 26

#RawStory 9:46am EDT Mar26, 2026

#Trump admin plants story aimed @ blaming military leaders for Iran mess: analysis

#Emily Horne, a former #NationalSecurityCouncil & State Dept staffer, believes Trump's team will claim military shortcomings have impacted the #war w/ #Iran in the coming days. Speaking to #GregSargent of #NewRepublic, Horne claimed a story had been planted in the press 2 test waters of blaming military intelligence as reason for wartime shortcomings

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676623873/

Trump admin plants story aimed at blaming military leaders for Iran mess: analysis

A fresh excuse for the Iran war failures may be being plotted by Donald Trump's administration, according to a political analyst — and it would throw the military under the bus.Emily Horne, a former National Security Council and State Department staffer, believes the president's team will claim mili...

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joe•iuculano Mar 25

#RawStory Mar 25, 2026

Trump's midterm 'panic' threatens 2 spell the end 4 #StephenMiller: analyst

#Trump could make a major admin change ahead of midterms 2 ease voter woes, analyst has claimed.
Miller's hard line on #Immigration policy→considered unsettling 4 voters, per an internal doc seen by #WallStreetJournal & noted by analyst #GregSargent. #NewRepublic columnist suggestd the president may have been swayd by Chief of Staff #SusieWiles 2 soften the admin's stance

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676618077/

Trump's midterm 'panic' threatens to spell the end for Stephen Miller: analyst

Donald Trump could make a major administration change ahead of the midterms to ease voter woes, an analyst has claimed. Stephen Miller's hard line on immigration policy is considered unsettling for voters, according to an internal document seen by The Wall Street Journal and noted by analyst Greg Sa...

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joe•iuculano Feb 11

By #GregSargent via #NewRepublic - Feb 11, 2026

Transcript: Krugman Catches #Trump Adviser Admitting to a Big MAGA Scam

#MAGA dimwit #PeterNavarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about i#mmigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as #PaulKrugman notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.

https://newrepublic.com/article/206447/transcript-krugman-catches-trump-adviser-admitting-big-maga-scam

Transcript: Krugman Catches Trump Adviser Admitting to a Big MAGA Scam

An interview with economist Paul Krugman, who explains how Trump trade official Peter Navarro accidentally revealed the bigger scam at the core of MAGA economics.

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Show threadOrrock LXXXVI XLVIIJan 29

From #gregsargent @newrepublic What’s really going on here is this: Trump is looking to defuse anger among congressional Democrats for purposes that don’t portend a meaningful shift. An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.

The problem for the White House, Punchbowl reports, is that if Democrats successfully renegotiate new measures, the House might have to pass a new package—...and Republicans doubt that’s possible. So the show of de-escalation is about making it easier for Senate Democrats to support appropriations bills that don’t require another vote in the House.

If anything, this should stiffen the resolve of Senate Democrats to demand major restrictions on ICE at a minimum. As Bill Kristol notes, Trumpworld is showing weakness—so it’s time to “increase the pressure.”

joe•iuculano Nov 25, 2025

«#BBC confirmd it edited section of historian's speech 2 remove criticism of #Trump aftr he threatend 2 sue the co. over separate issue

Dutch author & historian #RutgerBregman alleged a broadcastr had cut line frm BBC lecture he delivered describing Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history," but the #British network confirmed that line was removed in editing on advice of its lawyers, which #TheNewRepublic's #GregSargent said proves his corruption»

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-bbc/

BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'

The BBC confirmed it edited a section of a historian's speech to remove criticism of President Donald Trump after he threatened to sue the company over a separate issue.Dutch author and historian Rutger Bregman alleged that a broadcaster had cut a line from a BBC lecture he delivered describing the ...

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WYM ModOct 2, 2025
Could Trump’s economic policies backfire in 2025 elections? Greg Sargent and Alex Shephard reveal how Democrats like Abigail Spanberger can capitalize on Trump’s tariffs and cuts to Obamacare subsidies that harm his base. Rick Wilson urges focusing on these economic issues as GOP unity fractures. Discover strategic lessons and election insights. #GregSargent #AlexShephard #TheNewRepublic #RickWilson #Trump #economy #Democrats #2025elections #Obamacare #tariffs #governmentshutdown https://www.alternet.org/trump-maga-tariffs-obamacare/
Trump is admitting his policies bring MAGA voters pain

With 2025's off-year elections a little over a month away, Democratic gubernatorial nominees — including former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey — are relentlessly hammering President Donald Trump on the economy. And The Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson, a Never...

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jackhutton 🇺🇸Jan 13, 2025

[TNR, DSR, The Daily Blast]: Bannon’s Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens

Greg Sargent, Mona Charen January 13, 2024, Monday

As the war between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk intensifies, a leading Never Trump writer explains what all this says about the horrors that Trump-MAGA have in store for us—and how Dems can fight back.

https://newrepublic.com/article/190133/bannons-rage-musk-suddenly-goes-nuclear-maga-meltdown-worsens

#stevebannon #elonmusk #monacharen #gregsargent #schism

Bannon’s Rage at Musk Suddenly Goes Nuclear as MAGA Meltdown Worsens

As the war between Steve Bannon and Elon Musk intensifies, a leading Never Trump writer explains what all this says about the horrors that Trump-MAGA have in store for us—and how Dems can fight back.

The New Republic
joe•iuculano Aug 30, 2024

By #GregSargent via #NewRepublic

#Dems are pushing the #Army to clarify why they think #Trump's #Arlington fiasco broke the #law, and demanding a clearer account of what his campaign aides did to that #woman. One source says Dems are frustrated at the lack of detail.

https://newrepublic.com/article/185517/trumps-angry-new-rant-arlington-scandal-wake-dems

Trump’s Angry New Rant Over Arlington Scandal Should Wake Up Dems

As the Arlington Cemetery plot thickens, it’s time for the Democrats to get tough and get to the bottom of this.

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(((Cindy Weinstein)))Jul 8, 2024

#GregSargent on the #NYT's failure to engage in
"a serious reevaluation of the conventions of political reporting @ big news organizations—the daily editorial choices that subtly shape how readers receive info. & ideas—& the ways they unmistakably obscure the true nature of that threat. Does the casual reader regularly come away from most Times coverage grasping that core difference btw. Trump & Biden, that one fundamentally threatens the system, & the other doesn’t?"

https://presswatchers.org/2024/05/new-york-times-editor-joe-kahn-says-defending-democracy-is-a-partisan-act-and-he-wont-do-it/

New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it | Press Watch

Joe Kahn, after two years in charge of the New York Times newsroom, has learned nothing.

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⚡️ Kozmo Voted Blue ⚡️Jun 4, 2024

George Conway on Greg Sargent pod The Daily Blast has a suggestion how to interview tfg (at about 30:00).

Interviewer and tfg sit facing each other. Between them is a large screen with the question, such as “here’s your Memorial Day message. ‘Happy Memorial Day, including all the human scum.’ Who are you referring to there sir? Who are the human scum? Why are they scum?” Make the crazy man dig a hole.

#tfg #GregSargent
https://newrepublic.com/article/182157/youre-lying-george-conway-erupts-pro-trump-republican-cnn

“You’re Lying!” George Conway Erupts at a Pro-Trump Republican on CNN

After Never Trump lawyer George Conway blasted a MAGA liar on the air, he came on our podcast and explained why that moment angered him—and also revealed some choice things about CNN.

The New Republic