Eliyohu Mintz

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Biden calls Trump ‘painfully uninformed’ after rocky debate

September 27, 2016

An exasperated Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Philadelphia that “Donald Trump is painfully uninformed” on the issues important to the presidency and expressed disbelief at the GOP nominee’s rhetoric on the economy. “Donald Trump’s is painfully uninformed. No, no, this isn’t for cheering. I want to […]


Wildstein says Christie was told about Bridgegate-related traffic as it happened

September 27, 2016

NEWARK — Gov. Chris Christie’s top appointee at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey told the governor about the traffic caused by the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane closures as it happened, and he told Christie the local mayor’s calls were not being returned, according to the admitted mastermind of the political […]


Comey warns of post-ISIL terrorist ‘diaspora’

September 27, 2016

FBI Director James Comey warned Tuesday that the increasing success of the military campaign against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq carries an ominous downside: a wave of terrorist fighters who will spread across the globe as the group loses control of its territory on the ground. “The so-called caliphate will be crushed. The […]


Pence: Trump ‘demonstrated restraint’ in debate

September 27, 2016

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said he was “so proud” of his running mate, Donald Trump, for “demonstrating restraint” during the first presidential debate Monday night by opting not to bring up former president Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs. The vice presidential candidate told CBS This Morning that he was impressed that Trump held back […]


Giuliani: Clinton ‘too stupid to be president’

September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s decision to stand by her husband and attack former White House intern Monica Lewinsky when news of a sexual relationship between the two broke in 1998 prove that the former secretary of state is “too stupid to be president,” Rudy Giuliani said Monday night. The former New York City mayor made the remark, […]


Clinton says doesn’t bother her if Trump doesn’t show up to next debate

September 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton will be at the next debate in St. Louis and the one after that in Las Vegas, regardless of whether Donald Trump decides to show up, she maintained Tuesday. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a top Trump surrogate, suggested that the Republican presidential nominee forgo the remaining presidential debates unless he’s assured […]


Ryan praises Trump’s debate performance, other Republicans cringe

September 27, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday gave a robust endorsement of Donald Trump’s debate performance — even as other Capitol Hill Republicans said he missed opportunities and could have done better. The Wisconsin Republican, who has been highly critical of Trump’s controversial comments in the past, said the GOP nominee gave a “spirited argument” for […]


Pence charter pilot fired, facing assault charges

September 27, 2016

A pilot who ferried GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence, his family, staff, secret service contingent and traveling press has been fired following revelations that he faces criminal charges for intentionally hitting a man with his car. The pilot, Vincent Caldara, is a former police officer and chairman of Trump’s Florida Law Enforcement Coalition. The […]


Donna Brazile slams Trump for not apologizing for birther claims

September 27, 2016

Democratic National Committee interim chairwoman Donna Brazile said Donald Trump’s refusal to apologize for spearheading the so-called “birther” movement that questioned the citizenship of Barack Obama is a “wound that won’t heal.” Recalling her visit over the weekend the newly-opened National Museum of African-American History and Culture as well as her own family’s history, Brazile […]