Day: December 1, 2024

Defense Secretary Nominee’s Mother Criticized Him As a Serial Abuser of Women

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Hegseth showing off his radical Christian nationalist tattoos

Daily Beast: “On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say… get some help and take an honest look at yourself,” [Penelope Hegseth, the Trump nominee’s mother] wrote on April 30, 2018.

“I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego.

“You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth.”

Trump In for a Fight with Lawmakers Over Tax Cuts

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$4.6 trillion

“As discussions intensify on Capitol Hill over reupping President-elect Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts, Republicans are headed for a massive fight over what could be a nearly $5 trillion price tag,” Politico reports. “Top House and Senate lawmakers are deeply divided over what, if anything, to do about the hit to the budget that would come by renewing the slew of tax cuts benefiting millions of Americans that are set to expire at the end of next year.”

In Wake of Trump Victory, Fox News Audience Grows

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75%

“Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has captured nearly three-quarters of all US cable news audiences in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory, as liberal Americans tune out of the former reality star’s transition to a second term in office,” the Financial Times reports. “Fox’s daily audiences have surged 40 percent since the November 5 vote, while viewership of the more left-leaning MSNBC and CNN have dropped 38 percent and 27 percent respectively, according to Nielsen figures.”