Old2 Republican Hypocrisy
Election Nov 2024 - April 30, 2025
Election Nov 2024 - April 30, 2025
The following are news articles (from the Nov 2024 Election - April 30, 2025) that were once listed on our website. Much of the information is still relevant, but it was taken off the www.dalecodemocrats.com website to reduce storage requirements and for brevity. This is a good source for history and can be used to help explain some of the current actions of today.
Trump says he’ll blame Biden again for 2nd quarter GDP after blaming him for Q1 drop
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/30/trump-gdp-tariffs-biden-overhang.html
Comment: Trump took credit for the good economy at the very end of the Biden Administration, claiming his November election victory was the cause. However, after his chaotic approach to tariffs and trade wars have devastated the global economy and consumer confidence, he blames Biden? Who does he think he's fooling?
Mother Jones: Trump’s Attack on ActBlue’s “Dark Money” Was Backed by Dark Money
The Guardian: Conservatives fighting ‘antisemitism’ are actively targeting US Jews. Why? | Josh Schreier
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/26/antisemitism-us-jews-free-speech
Comment: "Whatever their varied pasts, today’s pro-Israel groups are not about protecting American Jews. Instead, they are allies in Maga’s war on free speech, academic freedom and the US’s democratic society itself."
Donald Trump rejects idea of raising taxes on millionaires
https://share.newsbreak.com/cretl5o2
Comment: But he has no problem with tariffs paid for by lower and middle class consumers.
Hegseth orders makeup studio installed at Pentagon - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-orders-makeup-studio-installed-pentagon/
Comment: Nothing says anti-woke and "warrior spirit" in the DoD like a makeup studio!!!!
Republicans circle wagons in Hegseth’s defense, despite private frustration - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/republicans-hegseths-defense-frustration-00304541
CBS News: Kash Patel once called for ending FBI director's government jet use. Now he won't reveal if he's a frequent flyer.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patel-fbi-director-government-jet/
Watch live: Bondi convenes first meeting of Trump task force to combat anti-Christian bias
https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-live-bondi-convenes-first-180000169.html
Comment: Who actually believes that anti-Christian bias is greater than bias against other religions or against those having more secular beliefs?
Hegseth says staffers found leaking ‘will be prosecuted’ amid Pentagon chaos - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/22/pete-hegseth-leaks-investigation-00302506
Comment: Call for prosecution for leaks of embarrassing information from staffers, but no consequences for potential leaks of classified or sensitive information by Hegseth himself.
Trump stands by Pete Hegseth amid controversy but called for Lloyd Austin to resign—critics say it’s a double standard
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-stands-pete-hegseth-amid-160046213.html
Mother Jones: Government Cancels Disinformation Grants in Disinformation-Filled Statement
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/nsf-science-disinformation-research-grants-cancelled/
FCC chief targets Comcast-owned outlets over ‘news distortion’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fcc-chief-targets-comcast-owned-135541690.html
'So inappropriate': Trump Treasury appointee asks IRS to reconsider audit of Mike Lindell
https://share.newsbreak.com/co7qe6li
The Bulwark: Don’t Be Fooled: RFK Jr. Is Still Talking Down Vaccines
The Hill: Johnson: US must ‘eliminate people on Medicaid’ who are not ‘eligible to be there’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5247051-house-speaker-johnson-medicaid-cuts/
Politico: The Trump administration sells a very different message in court than on TV
Newsweek: Trump Denies FEMA Aid Extension in State He Won Three Times
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-denies-fema-aid-extension-state-he-won-three-times-2058906
Comment: Compare these actions to statements he made during the 2024 campaign.
Major steel project in JD Vance’s hometown on a list of Trump cuts to manufacturing industry | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/08/climate/steel-project-federal-cuts-middletown-ohio/index.html
Comment: As Trump claims that tariffs are designed to reinvigorate American manufacturing.
Politico: FEMA chief given lie detector test after leak of private meeting
Comment: It's a shame that the Trump Administration is not as worried about divulging classified military information as it is about leaking embarrassing political information to news organizations.
After promising transparency, RFK guts public records teams at HHS
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/03/g-s1-57888/hhs-fda-rfk-foia-public-records
Trump Justice officials demanded charges for Hillary, Biden for classified docs scandals. They’re silent on SignalGate
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-justice-officials-demanded-charges-100036566.html
Daily Mail: Treasury burned through $286BN of its cash balance in the past month
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14552091/us-treasury-burned-billions-cash-balance.html
Comment: Does this sound like reduced spending and government efficiency to you?
The Bulwark: Trump’s Big New Propaganda Push
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-big-new-propaganda-push-executive-order-history-smithsonian
Associated Press humiliates Trump in court with stinging example of his hypocrisy
The Daily Beast: DHS Official Placed on Leave After Adding Reporter to Sensitive Email Chain
Comment: Compare this response to a staffer for accidently leaking unclassified ICE information, to the non-response for leaking attack plan details by senior Trump Administration officials.
CNN Airs Damning Supercut of Trump Officials’ War Leak Hypocrisy
https://share.newsbreak.com/c98vgqlt
Hegseth’s Own Words Come Back to Haunt Him After Texting War Plans
https://newrepublic.com/post/193099/pete-hegseth-text-war-plans-group-chat
Dems Use Tulsi Gabbard’s Own Words Against Her After Massive War Plan Leak
https://share.newsbreak.com/c98dyghy
Video: Tracker says Trump has already implemented nearly half of Project 2025 policies
https://youtu.be/aas0lNR3mSU?feature=shared
Musk’s Dad: Elon’s Not Racist—He Was Friends With ‘Black Servants’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-dad-elon-not-racist-232704088.html
CNN: Trump officials justify the threat of a recession — but they’d feel the pain, too
Comment: How much "pain" do you think the billionaires will feel?
The White House’s line on judicial criticisms goes from hypocritical to incoherent
Axios: Trump's first month showed $36 billion more in spending than last year
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/13/doge-tariffs-layoffs-treasury-data
Slate: Jeff Bezos Washington Post: The mask is really off now on tech billionaire politics.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/jeff-bezos-washington-post-elon-musk-donald-trump.html
The Texas Tribune: Robert Morris, former Texas megachurch pastor and Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/12/robert-morris-texas-megachurch-indicted-sexual-abuse/
Congress' Republicans privately press Trump to reverse some DOGE cuts
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/12/house-senate-republicans-trump-doge
Comment: Why privately, and not publicly?
Video: Watch "Trump and wealthy allies defend tariffs" on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gUl1en43Ysk
DOGE Cuts Efficiency Programs in the Name of 'Efficiency'
https://gizmodo.com/doge-cuts-efficiency-programs-in-the-name-of-efficiency-2000573352
Watch Marco Rubio pledge support for US vow to defend Ukraine after it gave up its nuclear weapons | The Independent
Comments: Includes Video from 2014 where Rubio pledges defense of Ukraine. Compare to recent statements from 2025.
Censured Rep. Al Green: ‘We have to move forward with righteous incivility’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/censured-rep-al-green-move-181603857.html
Comment: Includes Video showing Republican hypocrisy.
DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-wants-charge-one-federal-222111346.html
The American Prospect: CFPB to Employees: When We Said Stop Work, We Didn’t Mean Stop Work!
https://prospect.org/economy/2025-03-03-cfpb-we-didnt-mean-stop-work-russell-vought/
House Republicans who barely won Pa. seats defend their budget votes - pennlive.com
The Associated Press: The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Comment: When all else fails, just "cook the books."
Marco Rubio says Donald Trump would be 'on his way to the Nobel Peace Prize' if he were a Democrat
The New Republic: Kash Patel Wants to Work From Home for FBI. But Who Does He Live With?
https://newrepublic.com/post/192150/kash-patel-work-home-fbi-vegas
After slashing federal workers’ jobs, Elon Musk suggests pay hike for politicians
https://www.yahoo.com/news/slashing-federal-workers-jobs-elon-022426375.html
The New Republic: MAGA Loses It as DOGE Staffer Identities Revealed
https://newrepublic.com/post/192086/maga-doge-staffers-identities-revealed
White House Finally Comes Up With An Official Answer For Who Is Running DOGE: An Obama Honoree
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-finally-comes-official-235001754.html
This Is How “Transparent” the Trump White House Is
https://www.yahoo.com/news/transparent-trump-white-house-211848806.html
The New Republic: DOGE Secretly Changes Its Website After Being Caught in Huge Lies
https://newrepublic.com/post/191973/doge-changes-website-savings-mistakes-lies
Now Mitch McConnell wants to rein in Trump? Too little, too late - Los Angeles Times
Video: Stuart Stevens on the Republican Party: "It Was All a Lie" | WETA
Video: Watch "GOP HYPOCRISY: They Once STOOD with Ukraine—Now They BOW to Trump" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/ZQjXcV6SuvM?feature=shared
Stars, Stripes and Spending: The Price Tag of Trump’s Renaming Spree | National News | U.S. News
Republicans rediscover objections to court orders - Roll Call
https://rollcall.com/2025/02/21/republicans-rediscover-objections-to-court-orders/
Donald Trump’s Criminal Justice Agenda Is a Front That Has Nothing to Do With Public Safety | Teen Vogue
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/donald-trump-criminal-justice-agenda-public-safety
Trump's United States is now a threat to democracy in Europe
It’s hypocritical to worship Musk - Hillsdale Collegian
https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2025/02/its-hypocritical-to-worship-musk/
Critics Tee Off On ‘Hypocrite’ Trump’s Brazen New Complaint About Federal Workers
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-workers-golfing_n_67b6ee40e4b0cc5d7799a5a0
The Hill: Got waste? Let’s eliminate billions in corporate farm subsidies.
https://thehill.com/opinion/5152241-us-agriculture-reform-brooke-rollins/
POLITICO: Thune on DOGE's info access
ProPublica: Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”
https://www.propublica.org/article/frank-schuler-gsa-doge-syndicated-conservation-easements-tax-scam
After claiming remote workers are actually golfing, Trump again hits the links in Florida
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/politics/mar-a-lago-trump-remote-work-golf
Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges, amid mass dismissals of federal workers • Louisiana Illuminator
Government Accountability official says fraud does exist, but it's not widespread : NPR
Republican lawmakers show hypocrisy as they fight budget cuts
Comment: Includes Video.
Republican Budget Resolutions Would Massively Increase Deficits - Progressive Policy Institute
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/republican-budget-resolutions-would-massively-increase-deficits/
Trump wants states to clean up forests to stop wildfires. But his administration cut off funds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wants-states-clean-forests-220813726.html
Hilarious hypocrisy: Trump's Republicans accuse Colombia of politicizing justice | WLRN
https://www.wlrn.org/commentary/2025-02-13/colombia-uribe-trial-diaz-balart-politicized-justice
Video: DelBene Calls Out Republican Hypocrisy On Transparency & Accountability
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1168303784960978
Fortune: DOGE—tasked with trimming federal spending—has more than doubled its budget already, disclosures show
https://fortune.com/2025/02/12/elon-musk-doge-doubles-budget-government-spending-cuts/
Lawlessness and disorder: The hypocrisy of Donald Trump’s exile threats after the Jan. 6 pardons - News@York
Experts Say Trump’s South African Land Stance Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy – BlackPressUSA
https://blackpressusa.com/experts-say-trumps-south-african-land-stance-exposes-a-deep-hypocrisy/
Video: Watch "Carlucci: Recent Nominations Show Trump's Hypocrisy in Crusade Against DEI" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/RCNGyH6zM2A?feature=shared
The Hill: White House, Emmer call for Jeffries to apologize
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5119208-white-house-emmer-jeffries-apology/
President Trump's immigration executive orders are an assault on rule of law | Blavatnik School of Government
http://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/blog/president-trumps-immigration-executive-orders-are-assault-rule-law
Double Standards For Trump’s New Administration - The Daily Mississippian
https://thedmonline.com/double-standards-for-trumps-new-administration/
Video: Mike Pence Calls Out Trump's Hypocrisy for Nominating RFK Jr.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/mike-pence-calls-out-trumps-hypocrisy
Slate: The North Carolina Supreme Court Is Coming Dangerously Close to Stealing an Election
Trump didn't wait to be sworn in to start breaking his campaign promises to you | Opinion
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-didnt-wait-sworn-start-090230030.html
Oh, the hypocrisy! What this Kansas school board's rejection of a history textbook really means. • Kansas Reflector
Republican Hypocrisy Puts Politics Over Wildfire Victims - Progressive Policy Institute
https://www.progressivepolicy.org/republican-hypocrisy-puts-politics-over-wildfire-victims/
The hypocrisy of climate change deniers
https://www.workers.org/2025/01/83082/
Video: Watch "See GOP Jan. 6 hypocrisy exposed" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/UmtJbUgsQkA?feature=shared
In shift, Trump downgrades soaring rhetoric on campaign promises
https://www.yahoo.com/news/shift-trump-downgrades-soaring-rhetoric-110000169.html
Hypocrisy is the Republican Way of Life
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/29/2291775/-Hypocrisy-is-the-Republican-Way-of-Life
NPR: Breaking down this week's online fight among conservatives about legal immigration
BBC.com: Cracks appear in Maga world over foreign worker visas
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv7gxp02yo
Electrek.co: Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase
The Guardian US: Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump
Trump wants immigrants gone. He keeps hiring them for his businesses
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wants-immigrants-gone-keeps-154114591.html
Ron DeSantis called hypocritical over rush to fill Republican House seats | Ron DeSantis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/09/ron-desantis-republican-house-primaries
The Independent: MAGA evangelical leader behind get-out-the-vote nonprofit charged with child porn
Make America Gilded Again
https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/make-america-gilded-again
The Dangerous Hypocrisy of Elon Musk - Legal Planet
https://legal-planet.org/2024/11/06/the-dangerous-hypocrisy-of-elon-musk/
Video: Watch "Trump’s Project 2025 Hypocrisy: First It’s 'Ridiculous,' Now It’s 'Cool' and 'Conservative'!" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/hWUC3WRpNyc?feature=shared
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