Former President Donald Trump and his ex-lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been served in a civil rights lawsuit that alleges the former president conspired with Giuliani and members of far-right extremist groups to prevent Congress from certifying the election. The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that attorneys for Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, … Read more
Wednesday was marked by a mob of pro-Trump supporters breaking through a police barricade to storm the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. But Twitter users trying to make sense of the Capitol’s lax security were reminded of Nicolas Cage’s 2004 film National Treasure. The action–adventure movie and its 2007 sequel became fodder for memes and … Read more
Joe Biden calls Trump mob storming Congress ‘an insurrection’ and blames Donald Trump for ‘stoking the flames of hate and chaos’ in address to the nation just before president tells supporters ‘we love you, go home now’ President-elect Joe Biden told President Donald Trump to order his ‘extremist mob’ out of the U.S. Capitol, labeling … Read more
Donald Trump says he will put down ‘INSURRECTION’ if he is declared winner and there are riots on election night The president vowed to crush any rioting should opponents ‘threaten riots’ if they lose on Election Night Trump said it was ‘called insurrection’ and vowed to ‘put it down within minutes’ Trump has inveighed against … Read more