Author: Farron Cousins

Trump Supporter Says In Lawsuit His MAGA Hat Is “Religious Symbol”

Trump Supporter Says In Lawsuit His MAGA Hat Is “Religious Symbol”

Posted by | Oct 28, 2017 | , , , |

A supporter of Donald Trump is arguing in a lawsuit that his “Make America Great Again” hat is a spiritual, religious symbol. The man was recently removed from a bar in New York for wearing the hat, so now he’s trying to claim that his freedom of religion was somehow diminished because of this. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins points out the absurdity of this man’s claims. Transcription: When most people think of religious symbols, we think of the Star of David, a cross, or something like that, but according to some Republicans one of the most prominent spiritual...

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Trump Still Hasn’t Released His Tax Returns, What’s He Hiding?

Trump Still Hasn’t Released His Tax Returns, What’s He Hiding?

Posted by | Oct 28, 2017 | , , , , |

It has been nearly a year since Donald Trump won the electoral vote to become President, and he is still refusing to release his tax returns. The only logical explanation is that he’s hiding information that he doesn’t want us to see. We have to demand better from our elected officials, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains. Transcription: It’s been nearly a year since the disappointing election of November, 2016, where Donald Trump secured enough electoral votes to be elected President of the United States. In the 12 months that have essentially passed since Donald Trump won that...

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Trump’s Opioid Announcement Will Do Literally Nothing To Solve The Crisis

Trump’s Opioid Announcement Will Do Literally Nothing To Solve The Crisis

Posted by | Oct 27, 2017 | , , , , , , , |

Donald Trump has finally declared that the opioid epidemic in the US is a national health emergency. However, he did not direct any new funds towards fighting the epidemic, and his announcement was all fluff and no substance. The crisis is very real, but Trump’s response to it is certainly not, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains. Transcription: On Thursday, after months of saying he was going to do this, this is actually something he was supposed to do about six months ago, Donald Trump finally decided to declare a national health emergency over the opioid crisis here...

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House Republicans Pass Budget With $1.5 Trillion In Tax Cuts, Massive Cuts To Safety Net Programs

House Republicans Pass Budget With $1.5 Trillion In Tax Cuts, Massive Cuts To Safety Net Programs

Posted by | Oct 27, 2017 | , , , , , , |

On Thursday, House Republicans managed to pass a budget bill that would hand corporations and the wealthiest Americans more than $1.5 trillion in tax cuts while cutting social safety net programs for the needy. Medicare and Medicaid will be taking a huge hit in order to give the wealthiest Americans even more money. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses the disastrous bill that Republicans are cheering. Transcription: On Thursday in the House of Representatives, by a vote of 2016 to 2012, Republicans passed part of their budget plan. That includes 1.5 trillion dollars in tax cuts for corporations and...

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Russian “Troll Farm” Worker Claims Russia Created Fake Sex Tape w/ Clinton Lookalike To Boost Trump

Russian “Troll Farm” Worker Claims Russia Created Fake Sex Tape w/ Clinton Lookalike To Boost Trump

Posted by | Oct 27, 2017 | , , |

Alan Baskaev, a man who claims to have worked at a Russian government-backed “troll farm” says that his group created a fake sex tape featuring a Hillary Clinton lookalike engaging in sexual acts with a black man in order to smear the candidate prior to the 2016 US presidential election. The tape was never released, but this admission shows just how far these organizations were willing to go to aide Donald Trump’s election, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains. Transcript: Recently The Daily Beast interviewed Alan Baskaev who claims to have been a worker at a Russian government...

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