by Jim Heath | Nov 12, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Former president Donald Trump said he considered it “common sense” for his supporters to chant “Hang Mike Pence!” during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Audio of Trump’s comments to ABC News’s Jonathan Karl were published Friday by Axios in advance of a forthcoming book by...
by Jim Heath | Sep 18, 2021 | GOP, Headlines
In a city still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol today over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent. It didn’t. The crowd was sparse and incidents were few. The only...
by Jim Heath | Aug 22, 2021 | 2024, Headlines, Trump
Donald Trump is like a cult hero to his supporters, but not everything he says is popular with the conspiracy-driven crowd. Trump was booed during his rally in Cullman, Alabama last night after he encouraged the crowd to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “I...
by Jim Heath | Jan 31, 2021 | Headlines
The main donor behind the Washington D.C. ‘Stop the Steal’ rally that sparked a riot on the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has been revealed as the heiress to the Publix Super Markets Inc. chain. Julie Jenkins Fancelli, a prominent Trump donor, pledged $300,000...
by Jim Heath | Jan 17, 2021 | Headlines, Trump
Members of Donald Trump’s failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. That’s according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting claims the event was the...
