Author: Farron Cousins

Trump Embarrasses Himself And The U.S. At Speech To United Nations

Donald Trump has now spoken twice this week in front of a UN assembly, and both times he managed to make a complete jackass of himself and the United States. Between bragging about his hotels and threatening to decimate North Korea, he was being laughed at backstage by world leaders. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains how Donald Trump once again proved that he is not a leader. Transcript: Earlier this week Donald Trump made two separate appearances before the United Nations, the first of his presidency. And both times, he managed to completely embarrass not only himself, but...

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Trump Buries Report Showing Immigrants And Refugees Create Massive Economic Gains

Donald Trump has made the hatred of immigrants and refugees a cornerstone of his administration, so it should come as no surprise that a new report by the Health and Human Services offices would get buried by the administration. The new report shows that immigrants and refugees created a net economic benefit of $63 billion over the last decade, meaning that the “costs” they bring in are far lower than the economic activity they generate. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: According to new reports, the Trump administration has attempted to bury a report that shows that...

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Republican Politicians Launch Their Own Fake News Website To Spread Propaganda

The Republican Governor’s Association has decided to get into the “news” business by launching a media outlet called The Free Telegraph. The site claims to be a news source, but the headlines only tell stories of heroic Republican politicians and evil Democrats standing in their way. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains how this propaganda outlet will only make the problem of “fake news” in the United States so much worse. Transcript: A lot of talk has centered this year around fake news, the problems of fake news, the stories that they spread, how they go viral on social...

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Could Face Indictment For Comey Comments, Senator Warns

According to Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders could face a potential indictment for obstruction of justice over her brazen allegations last week that James Comey should be investigated by the Justice Department for his actions against Donald Trump. This could easily be seen as intimidation, as Whitehouse points out, and Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains how the Trump campaign is trying to do anything possible at this point to smear Comey in an attempt to thwart the ongoing investigation. Transcript: On three different occasions last week a White House spokesperson, Sarah Huckabee...

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Former Trump Campaign Manager Was Wiretapped Before And After Election

According to new reports, Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort had been wiretapped by the federal government to investigate potential collusion with Russians. The wiretap was obtained legally, and was conducted both before and after the election – times when Manafort was known to have contact with Donald Trump. Mueller now has the info obtained from these taps, so could this be the final nail in the Trump campaign’s coffin? Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcript: Yesterday evening a bombshell new report came out, showing that Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager for Donald Trump’s, had been...

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