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Aaron Rupar

Aaron Rupar

Former associate editor, politics & policy

    Latest articles by Aaron Rupar

    5 winners and 2 losers from the RNC’s first night
    2020 Presidential Election

    Winners: Nikki Haley and Tim Scott. Loser: Optimism.

    By Zack Beauchamp, Jane Coaston and 3 more
    Politics
    “12 more years!”: Trump got the RNC off to a dark start“12 more years!”: Trump got the RNC off to a dark start
    Politics

    Trump promised an “uplifting and positive” RNC. That didn’t last long.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    The RNC disarray is a microcosm of everything Trump did wrong with the coronavirusThe RNC disarray is a microcosm of everything Trump did wrong with the coronavirus
    Politics

    He had no plan. The result is chaos.

    By Aaron Rupar
    2020 Presidential Election
    Fox News thinks Joe Biden’s DNC speech was “a home run”Fox News thinks Joe Biden’s DNC speech was “a home run”
    2020 Presidential Election

    Trump won’t be happy with Fox News’s rave reviews of Biden’s speech.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    CNN has Trump nipping at Biden’s heels. ABC has Biden cruising. The truth is in the middle.CNN has Trump nipping at Biden’s heels. ABC has Biden cruising. The truth is in the middle.
    Politics

    Democrats shouldn’t panic over a CNN poll showing Trump closing the gap. But the race is far from over.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbookThe Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbook
    Politics

    The Trump campaign wasted no time suggesting the first Black and Asian American woman on a major-party ticket is ineligible to serve.

    By Ian Millhiser and Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    Trump’s new favorite talking point about US coronavirus cases is highly misleadingTrump’s new favorite talking point about US coronavirus cases is highly misleading
    Politics

    Trump wants you to believe the US coronavirus outbreak is similar to Germany’s and South Korea’s. Don’t buy it.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    How Trump’s mail voting sabotage could result in an election night nightmareHow Trump’s mail voting sabotage could result in an election night nightmare
    Politics

    Trump’s attacks on mail voting and the political calculus behind them, explained.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    Trump still thinks schools should reopen because Covid-19 “will go away.” Really.Trump still thinks schools should reopen because Covid-19 “will go away.” Really.
    Politics

    Trump’s latest Fox & Friends interview revealed he’s learned nothing about the coronavirus.

    By Aaron Rupar
    Politics
    “They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster.“They are dying. That’s true. It is what it is.” Trump’s Axios interview was a disaster.
    Politics

    Jonathan Swan just put on a clinic on how to interview Trump.

    By Aaron Rupar