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Donald Trump Archive

Archives for June 2021

Politics
Don’t buy Bill Barr’s attempt to rehab his imageDon’t buy Bill Barr’s attempt to rehab his image
Politics

Barr wants you to forget he spent much of 2020 spreading Trump’s lies about the election.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
The glaring problems with Tucker Carlson’s attempt to blame the FBI for the insurrectionThe glaring problems with Tucker Carlson’s attempt to blame the FBI for the insurrection
Politics

A conspiracy theory about the insurrection illustrates the right-wing misinformation pipeline.

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
What Facebook’s two-year Trump ban does and doesn’t doWhat Facebook’s two-year Trump ban does and doesn’t do
Technology

Trump will receive a two-year ban for his actions surrounding January 6.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Explainers
What the new IG report about the gassing of protesters around Lafayette Square actually saysWhat the new IG report about the gassing of protesters around Lafayette Square actually says
Explainers

Trump supporters are touting it as a total exoneration of the former president. That’s not at all what it really says.

By Aaron Rupar
Technology
TikTok’s Trump problem is now TikTok’s Biden problemTikTok’s Trump problem is now TikTok’s Biden problem
Technology

Biden reversed Trump’s executive order banning TikTok, but he’s still pursuing a broader crackdown on Chinese tech.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Why on earth is Biden’s DOJ backing Trump in a rape denial case?
Politics

The Justice Department’s institutional obligations do not change because Donald Trump is a horror show.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Donald Trump’s new blog lasted less than a monthDonald Trump’s new blog lasted less than a month
Technology

Blogging is hard.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Michael Flynn’s coup comments show how QAnon is evolving in the Biden eraMichael Flynn’s coup comments show how QAnon is evolving in the Biden era
Technology

Some QAnon followers think a military coup like the one in Myanmar should also happen in the US.

By Rebecca Heilweil