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Trump White House points to Obama basketball court renovation in defending viral demolition

The White House is playing defense after video and images of the demolition of the East Wing went viral and caused outrage as renovations for President Donald Trump‘s $250 million ballroom broke ground. The Office of Communications pushed back against criticisms of Trump’s White House makeover, pointing out that the major reconstruction of the East Wing is part of “a proud presidential legacy.” “In the latest instance of manufactured outrage, unhinged leftists and their Fake News allies are clutching their […]

todayOctober 22, 2025 1

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Auburn University’s basketball coach is not a fan of Kamala Harris

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.   Fanatic (n.) — a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics).  From Latin fanaticus “mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god,” also “furious, mad,” originally, “pertaining to a temple,” from fanum “temple, shrine, consecrated place I am not a fan of America.  I don’t hate my country. But, as a […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024 1

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Vice President Harris stops by US Olympic basketball practice. Her message: ‘Bring back the gold’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was a surprise guest at the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team’s practice Tuesday, and her message was clear. “Bring back the gold,” Harris said. Harris — who flew to Las Vegas on Tuesday for campaign appearances — addressed the team briefly at the end of its fourth and final training camp practice session. She has long said that she’s a Golden State Warriors fan; the U.S. team is coached by the Warriors’ […]

todayJuly 10, 2024 1

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GOP lawmaker calls college basketball players ‘illegal invaders’

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker involved in former President Donald Trump’s election denials was widely criticized after the Republican made false claims that buses carrying college athletes to Detroit for March Madness were shuttling illegal migrant “invaders” into the city. State House Rep. Matt Maddock made the claim Wednesday night in a social media post accompanied by photos of three buses near an Allegiant plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Maddock wrote that the buses “just loaded […]

todayMarch 31, 2024