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Trump claimed Walmart Thanksgiving meals are cheaper this year under him. The facts say otherwise

President Donald Trump and the White House this week repeatedly touted the reduced cost of a Thanksgiving meal at Walmart as an indication that the U.S. economy is in a better position than before he returned to office. However, a closer look at the details reveals those claims are not true. “Walmart just announced that Prices for a Thanksgiving Dinner is now down 25% since under Sleepy/Crooked Joe Biden, in 2024,” Trump wrote on in a post on Truth Social. “AFFORDABILITY is a […]

todayNovember 8, 2025

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Trump’s federal takeover of DC dismissed as hypocritical, not based on facts and a threat to Black residents

In a crowded White House press briefing room, President Donald Trump announced an unprecedented federal takeover of Washington, D.C., including the deployment of the D.C. National Guard, federalizing control of the local police department, and declaring a public safety emergency. Black elected officials and activists quickly pushed back against the Trump administration’s narrative on crime in the nation’s capital, asserting that the justification of the federal takeover is hypocritical, not based on facts, and a potential threat to D.C.’s majority […]

todayAugust 11, 2025

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For Vance at VP debate, facts about Haitians and Black votes don’t matter

Though the vice presidential debate between the Democratic nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, was uncharacteristically cordial, and many felt Vance outperformed Walz, critics aren’t mincing their words about Vance’s inability to tell the truth.  “JD Vance is OK pushing a lie that he knows is a lie, perpetuating it on a national stage before millions of people,” Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross told theGrio. “It doesn’t matter to him who it harms.” During the […]

todayOctober 2, 2024