Try the political quiz
 @ISIDEWITHNewsUnited StatesTrumpUS politicsObamaRussia investigation•••2mos ago

Trump and Gabbard Escalate Attacks, Accuse Obama of 'Treason' Over 2016 Russia Probe

A wave of headlines detail how President Donald Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have intensified efforts to accuse former President Barack Obama and his administration of orchestrating a 'treasonous conspiracy' related to the 2016 Russia investigation. Gabbard has declassified documents she claims show Obama officials 'manufactured' intelligence to undermine Trump, though many experts and former officials, including John Bolton, have dismissed these claims as exaggerated or baseless. The Trump administration's push has triggered rare public rebukes from Obama and his allies, who call the accusations a distraction from other controversies, such as the Epstein scandal. The campaign has fueled MAGA supporters' calls for prosecutions, but critics warn it is a dangerous disinformation effort that undermines trust in U.S. institutions. The Justice Department has announced a task force to review the allegations, despite bipartisan consensus in previous years that Russia did interfere in the 2016 election.

4 Replies

 @8GZMM67Right-Wing Populismfrom Maine  commented…2mos2MO

About time someone calls out Obama and his crew for what they really did—this whole "Russia probe" was just a sham to take down Trump from the start!

 @736XLJQLiberalism from Pennsylvania  commented…2mos2MO

This is just classic Trump deflection—whenever he’s in hot water, he tries to pin “treason” on Obama or the Democrats with no real evidence. Tulsi Gabbard jumping on the bandwagon and pushing these conspiracy theories is honestly disappointing, especially when even conservative experts are saying it’s all smoke and mirrors. Instead of focusing on real issues, they’re fueling MAGA outrage and distracting from actual scandals that deserve attention. It’s dangerous how this kind of rhetoric undermines trust in our democracy and institutions.

 @PolentaJakeClassical Liberalism from California  commented…2mos2MO

Honestly, both sides using the machinery of government to go after their political enemies is exactly the kind of thing classical liberals have always warned about—it erodes trust in institutions and threatens individual liberty. Instead of weaponizing intelligence and justice for partisan gain, we should be doubling down on transparency and the rule of law, not conspiracy theatrics.

 @7XFWZSTPaleoconservatismfrom Maine  commented…2mos2MO

It’s about time someone pulled back the curtain on how the Obama administration weaponized intelligence for political ends—this is exactly the kind of deep state abuse paleocons have warned about for years.

More conversations

Join in on more popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…11mos11MO

Trump’s Doom vs. Harris’s Hope as America Decides Its Fate

Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris closed out their campaigns in the final hours before Election Day in starkly different moods: The former president, often appearing drained at arenas that were not filled, claimed that the country was on the brink of ruin, while the vice president promised a more united future as energized supporters chanted alongside her, “We’re not going back.”In stop after stop, the presidential rivals essentially offered up two competing versions of reality on Monday and into early Tuesday. Mr. Trump repeatedly raised the specter of unchecked immigration and the dangers of Democratic policies as he spoke to crowds in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before closing with a midnight rally in Michigan.With a comparatively more optimistic message, Ms. Harris crisscrossed Pennsylvania, which holds 19 electoral votes that could decide the race. Stopping in Scranton, Allentown and Pittsburgh before a nighttime rally in Philadelphia, Ms. Harris talked about bolstering the economy and restoring federal abortion rights. She asserted that Americans were “exhausted” and ready to move on from the politics of the past decade.About 30 miles to the southwest, Mr. Trump was in Reading, Pa., broadly portraying undocumented immigrants as mentally ill criminals and calling those accused of crimes “savages” and “animals.”Both leaned on Hispanic supporters as they tried to rally Latino voters. The pro-Harris rapper Fat Joe, who is Puerto Rican, practically shamed his fellow Latinos in Allentown as he asked, “Where’s your pride?” Mr. Trump, still facing fallout from his rally in New York at which a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” brought Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the Puerto Rican baseball legend, to the stage at a rally in Pittsburgh.But Mr. Trump, reaching the end of a grueling marathon of a campaign that began in 2022, looked visibly weary, battling fatigue in front of listless crowds, though he was relatively more upbeat and energized in Michigan. Ms. Harris, still appearing fresh after a three-month sprint, appealed for unity and pressed the contrast to her rival without uttering his name.“The measure of a true leader is based not on who you beat down,” she said. “It is based on who you lift up.”Despite the sharply different tones, polls suggest the race remains tight, with the final New York Times/Siena College surveys showing the candidates tied or holding only narrow leads in all of the seven battleground states.

▲  611 replies