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.
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.”
«#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»
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 ...
MAGA farmers who have typically stood by President Donald Trump no matter what are "suddenly shocked" that the president has seemingly sold them out as he promises bailout money to Argentina and floats the idea of buying beef from them, according to The New Republic podcast "The Daily Blast."Host Gr...
This Saturday, October 18, more "No Kings" protests will be held in cities all over the United States. These protests, like the No Kings Day events of June 14, are being held in opposition to President Donald Trump's policies — which the organizers view as overtly authoritarian. Trump and his MAGA a...
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...
[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
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
#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?"
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
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