Trump Gets Basic Facts Wrong in Attack on Michael Moore

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Trump Gets Basic Facts Wrong in Attack on Michael Moore
The president admits he's "not presidential" when spreading lie about Michael Moore's Broadway show.
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Trump Gets Basic Facts Wrong in Attack on Michael Moore

The president admits he's "not presidential" when spreading lie about Michael Moore's Broadway show.

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Trump Gets Basic Facts Wrong in Attack on Michael Moore

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"I will not be silenced," the journalist said to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles.

From Waiting for Guffman to Schitt's Creek, thanks for the laughs.

Opinion: It’s not a coincidence or an accident that Lemon and other Black journalists were targeted by the Trump Justice Department, writes John Casey.

The Human Rights Campaign, Stand Up for America, and others join forces to protest government's targeting of journalists.

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Most Popular

O'Hara starred in Schitt's Creek, as well as many films from Christopher Guest.

Stella Carlson was on her way to a church event when she encountered Alex Pretti and the DHS agents who would kill him.

The Justice Department has not launched a similar investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good.

The far-right activist is sharing the names and photos of supporters and calling on their employers to fire them, a new Media Matters report documents.

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