Tag: myth

Maddow debunks Trump corporate support myth

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday debunked claims that large corporations and their executive are staunch supporters — financially and otherwise — of Donald Trump, a line the MAGA campaign has been pushing in the weeks ahead of the fast-approaching presidential debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. Heading into the debate, she began, the press has […]

U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods demonstrate free trade myth

U.S. president Joe Biden raised tariffs on Chinese-made goods sharply in May, claiming that the “Chinese government has cheated by pouring money into Chinese companies … hurting competitors who play by the rules.” The tariffs are 25% on steel and aluminium, 50% on semiconductors and solar panels, and 100% on electric vehicles. Under Biden’s presidency […]

The enduring myth of ‘Christians in name only’

Eight years after polls began highlighting Christian support for then-candidate Donald Trump, this question still comes up, especially in more liberal circles: Are the Christians who vote for Trump, a twice-divorced man who engages in name-calling more often than he quotes the Bible, actually religious — or do they just describe themselves that way? Greg […]

Trump Biographer Busts Trump’s Biggest Myth About Himself Wide Open

Donald Trump biographer Tim O’Brien on Wednesday laid bare the facade of the former president as a business guru. O’Brien, appearing on MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House,” reflected on the former president’s yearslong practice of “stripping average folks from their paychecks” after The New York Times reported that more than $100 million of Trump’s legal fees […]

Hiltzik: The myth of generational warfare

Whether it’s because the current partisan environment has us fixated on age in America, or because everyone is seeking an explanation for Americans’ discontent with a growing economy, or for some other reason, an old yarn about a generational war in the country has been making the rounds lately. Over just the last four weeks, […]