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Trump had the Secret Service investigate James Comey for posting a photo of seashells that spelled '8647' — treating an Instagram post as a presidential threat
1 year agoWhat He Said
Trump airlifted 59 white South Africans to the US as 'refugees' while keeping the actual refugee admissions program shut down for everyone else
1 year agoDiscrimination
Trump accepted a $400 million Boeing 747 'gift' from Qatar for use as Air Force One — the most expensive foreign gift ever accepted by a sitting president
1 year agoFollow the Money
House Republicans ousted Liz Cheney from leadership in a 16-minute vote with no debate — for refusing to stop saying the election wasn't stolen — and replaced her with Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik
5 years agoPower Grabs
Trump called immigrants 'animals' at a White House meeting: 'These aren't people'
8 years agoDiscrimination
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Trump accepted the Republican nomination by telling Americans 'I alone can fix it'
Jul 2016Breaking Traditions
Trump was caught on tape bragging about grabbing women: 'When you're a star, they let you do it'
Oct 2016Discrimination
After a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Trump said there were 'very fine people on both sides'
Aug 2017Discrimination
Trump held a Michigan rally during the House impeachment vote and told the crowd 'it doesn't feel like we're being impeached' as the chamber voted to impeach him
Dec 2019Courts & Law
Trump told supporters to 'fight like hell' then a mob breached the Capitol, chanted 'Hang Mike Pence,' and he watched on TV for 187 minutes before telling them 'we love you, you're very special'
Jan 2021Power Grabs
Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 January 6 defendants on Day One — including Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy against the United States
Jan 2025Power Grabs
Trump fired 17 government watchdogs in the middle of the night — broke the law doing it
Jan 2025Power Grabs
Trump hosted a dinner for top $TRUMP memecoin holders — top buyer was a Chinese fraud suspect
May 2025Follow the Money
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