- Ewan Palmer @ The Daily Beast: Trump’s Insane ‘Love Me’ Ad Comes With Shocking Disclaimer
The ad was aired during primetime on Fox News.
- Oliver Darcy @ Status: The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance.
- Will Sommer @ The Bulwark: Bumbling MAGA Media Tries to Launch Their Own White House Pool
With the real networks boycotting, the pro-Trump channels have stepped up—and screwed up.
- Neil Mehta, Brian Whitton and Sabrina Rodriguez @ The Wall Street Journal: MAGA Podcasters Are Tuning Out Trump. We Tracked What They Are Talking About Now.
The Wall Street Journal analyzed nearly 70,000 hours of podcasts, using a new AI tool, to find out why conservative creators appear to be losing interest in the president.
- Lee Moran @ HuffPost: Conservative Host Says Private GOP Midterm Warning Is So Bad He Almost Kept It Secret
“I slept on whether to share this publicly, because I don’t want to cause anyone to black pill,” said Steve Deace.
- Charisma Madarang @ Rolling Stone: GOP Senator Ahead of Midterms: Furry Airline Pilots Are ‘Terrifying’
During his speech at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Tommy Tuberville attacked transgender people and spread misinformation.
- New York Times: ‘They Picked the Wrong Candidate’: 12 Texas Swing Voters on the Paxton-Talarico Race
If Texas does turn blue, this group’s heated and highly negative stance on Mr. Talarico’s opponent — Ken Paxton, the state attorney general, who survived an impeachment effort in the Texas legislature last year over corruption allegations, which he denied — would likely provide a window into that victory.
- Alec MacGillis @ ProPublica: How the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture War
Trump tried to fire one Smithsonian official and, after finding “ideological capture,” plans to install anti-woke warning signs outside the history museum.
