Aaron Rupar

Aaron Rupar

Fox News has resorted to just straight up lying about Abrego Garcia, who has never been convicted or even charged with a crime

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New in PN: The Declaration of Independence's warning for Trump "Ultimately, the way in which the Declaration echoes events now is it’s a complaint against a ruler who's violating rights. The king violated their rights time and time again and he basically 'un-kinged' himself" — @jbf1755.bsky.social

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Van Hollen details why he thinks the government of El Salvador is making a huge mistake in turning itself into a concentration camp for Trump

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Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia was surrounded by cameras during their meeting

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"This is a lesson into the lengths that President Bukele will go to deceive people about what's going on. And it also shows the lengths Trump will go to" -- Van Hollen details how the photos appearing to show him and Abrego Garcia with margaritas were staged by the government of El Salvador

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"They haven't told him anything about why he was sent" -- Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia doesn't know why he's being held but adds that he's there because the Trump administration is paying for it

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Van Hollen: "This case is not only about one man, as important as that is. It is about protecting fundamental freedoms and the fundamental principle in the Constitution for due process that protects everyone who resides in America."

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Van Hollen to the Trump administration: "Put up in court or shut up"

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Trump propaganda stations Fox News and Newsmax are not taking Van Hollen's news conference live

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Van Hollen says that Abrego Garcia hadn't been able to talk to anyone outside CECOT since his abduction and that Garcia wants nothing more than to talk to his wife

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Fox News cuts away from Van Hollen's news conference and immediately brings on a guest who trashes him as "a grandstander" and "appalling"

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Wow -- Fox News cuts away from Van Hollen's captivating account of how he was able to meet with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

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Burchett on medical research at universities: "They want to destroy this country. The research stops when the money stops. That's bull. We ought to put it out in the private sector...and we find out that a majority of their students aren't even American citizens?...it's a disloyalty to our country."

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"Due process is the essence of democracy. That’s what’s so alarming about what's happening today, when the govt is picking someone up on the street, sending them to a prison in El Salvador, and not bothering to ask if they’re guilty. That could happen to anyone. It’s off the charts authoritarian."

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Aaron Rupar

checking in on Newsmax

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Going live with @davidnir.com and Justin Kanew of @thetnholler.bsky.social at 2pm eastern (1 central)! We'll talk about Abrego Garcia, Trump's fight against due process, Tennessee politics, and take questions from paid subscribers too. Tune in from the link below.

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After Joe Scarborough points out that even border hardliners are bothered by the Trump administration's inhumane treatment of migrants, Tom Homan says, "look, the American people voted for this."

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Homan on Morning Joe: "If you're in the country illegally, you should be concerned. It's not okay to enter this country illegally. It's a crime. So make it right. Turn yourself in ... if you're country illegally, you should not be safe and secure and comfortable being in the country illegally."

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Trump tells reporters their lives will be in great danger if Iran gets a nuke and then someone has a medical event and collapses, bringing the event to an abrupt close

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Trump: "You're talking about Abrego Garcia -- is an illegal alien MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist. This comes out of the State Department and very legitimate sources I assume. I'm just giving you what they handed to me but this is supposed to be certified stuff."

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Trump on Van Hollen: "He's a fake. I know him. I know them all. They're all fake. And they have no interest in that prisoner. That prisoner's record is unbelievably bad ... not a very innocent guy."

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REPORTER: There is a group of Venezuelan men in Texas who have been alerted that they are soon going to be deported until the Alien Enemies Act. Have you authorized that operation? TRUMP: I don't know about the group you're talking about but if they're bad people, I would certainly authorize it.

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REPORTER: Do you think Russia is playing you? TRUMP: No. Nobody is playing me. I'm trying to help. This is Biden's war.

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Trump: "You can have all the eggs you want. We have too many eggs. In fact, if anything the prices are getting too low."

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Trump on ending Russia's war on Ukraine: "If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just gonna say, 'you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people,' and we're just gonna take a pass."

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imagine seeing this image after the 2022 election and being told this would be the state of play in 2025. unfathomable

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Steube: "Progressives and liberals always want to demonize the weapon that was used ... it's not the weapon that's being used that should be demonized, but the left will not let a tragedy go by without wanting to take away your firearms and ban guns."

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Rep. Greg Steube says more guns is the solution to the FSU shooting: "For years and years, I sponsored legislation when I was in the state house and state senate to allow concealed carry on university campuses, and time and time again we have seen these lone gun shooters go after gun free zones."

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"The core of the document is saying the king is a tyrant. The argument of the Declaration is that the king was depriving the colonists of their rights. Some of those rights perhaps haven’t resonated w/Americans before now, like depriving them of trials or making them have trials far away from home."

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Krishnamoorthi: "We care about the rule of law ... their ultimate aim is some process whereby they start to target people who are American citizens here on American soil. Remember Trump brought that up in his discussion with Bukele."

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Auchincloss: "This issue about the Maryland man is not about border security or immigration. It's about freedom. Freedom in the US means that if your feet are on American soil, you get to stand in front of a judge on an equal basis to the awesome power of the state and put forward the facts."

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BERMAN: How much do you think Vladimir Putin fears this threat from Rubio to move on from the peace negotiations? AUCHINCLOSS: Fears? He welcomes it. Because if the US withdraws, then Ukraine becomes Russia's playground ... this is Trump winking at Vladimir Putin and saying 'We lose, you win'

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Fox Bix anchor Cheryl Casone suggests there's some big conspiracy theory behind Van Hollen's meeting w/Abrego Garcia: "We're trying to understand was this staged? Exactly what was the point? Did Van Hollen somehow stage the way this appeared to be? The civilian clothing is biggest question mark"

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Tammy Bruce: "President Trump is, as we know, the best dealmaker in the world. Everything he does is with the goal in mind. He's also a very pragmatic man, because that's the only way you get deals done. He's focused on one thing and one thing only: making America safe and strong and prosperous."

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Rubio: "No one is saying it's gonna be done in 12 hours." (Trump on the campaign trail literally said he would end the war before he took office.)

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Marco Rubio is now acknowledging that it might not be possible for Trump to end Russia's war on Ukraine (Trump promised to end it before he took office!)

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Aaron Rupar

lol

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BARTIROMO: His deportation was a mistake. The administration said it was a mistake. REP. BETH VAN DUYNE: It might have been mistake, but they're picking one straw out of an entire barn full

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New in PN: The Declaration of Independence's warning for Trump "Ultimately, the way in which the Declaration echoes events now is it’s a complaint against a ruler who's violating rights. The king violated their rights time and time again and he basically 'un-kinged' himself" — @jbf1755.bsky.social

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On CNBC today, Elizabeth Warren had to explain to anchor Sara Eisen that Congress can in fact take away Trump's tariffs authority, and also that America is not ruled by a king who can make laws by decree.

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SARA EISEN: What evidence is there of corruption? WARREN: He announces tariff policy, says there's no exceptions, but "I talked to Tim Cook." Really? E: Shouldn't he? W: "Great deal available for Tim Cook" E: It's great for Americans who have to buy iPhones W: No. It's great for one company

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Hannity uses his interview with RFK Jr to desperately try to clean up RFK Jr's cruel and inhumane comments yesterday about autistic kids. RFK Jr then does his best to walk it back too.

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COLLINS: Do you believe it would be legal to send Americans to foreign prisons? HOMAN: That's a question for Pam Bondi

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Kaitlan Collins to Homan: "You say everything was done right here and I heard Stephen Miller in the Oval Office also argue he was lawfully deported. But this administration has admitted in court that he was mistakenly deported, that he should not have been deported."

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Roman Reigns says he voted for Trump because of his “positive and competent leadership” 🥴 www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...

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Goldman: "Think about whether any of us want to vote a certain way but bc we fear for our personal safety, we decide to vote differently. We are no longer representing our constituents. We are representing something else more like the bully threatening us. That is more like Vladimir Putin operates"

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Goldman on Abrego Garcia: "If he had due process he would not have been removed. Then they would've had to go through the process of proving it. This is why due process matters- so you don't make mistakes like this. That you do have a neutral arbiter that decides the law. Not the executive branch."

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Goldman: "This was a shot at Donald Trump, in my view, because the two hypothetical examples he used are two things that Donald Trump has discussed, talked about, or actually done. He has mentioned this week sending American citizens to this torture chamber in El Salvador."

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Van Drew: "I wish this administration, this president, had the ability right now to choose a new chairman of the Federal Reserve that is in sync."

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Van Drew on Trump's trade war: "He's gonna look them straight in the eye -- 'This is the deal. Do you want to participate? Do you want to make it good for you and us? Or do you want to just sit back and let it happen to you?'"

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Trump: "There is a little bit of a transition. And we're gonna have that transition. And it's not much of a transition."

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Trump: "Mexico, Canada, they live off it, those two. Without us, they wouldn't have a country. And everybody wants a piece."

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REPORTER: How much time will it take for a trade deal with China? TRUMP: I would think over the next three or four weeks

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Trump: "The Tic Tac deal"

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