Greg Sargent
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Recent articles by Greg:
The big, ugly lie at the core of Trump’s latest surrender
The president's grand narrative of white victimization is based on falsehoods. → Read More
Sargent: New disclosures about lewd Trump video reveal his mastery of GOP
In all kinds of ways, of course, Trump himself demonstrates how deeply the culture of impunity has penetrated the GOP. → Read More
Trump’s mass arrests are set to begin. Here’s the Democratic answer.
A new proposal from Democrats would protect children and families. → Read More
New disclosures about lewd Trump video reveal his mastery of the GOP
A new book details the remarkable GOP closing of ranks behind Trump — foreshadowing today's wreckage. → Read More
The Fox effect? GOP voters agree with harsh messaging on migrant kids
But all the virulent rhetoric may also be splitting Republicans. → Read More
Trump’s base is not enough, and his own advisers know it
The private calculations of Trump's own advisers undercut his outward bluster. → Read More
William Barr’s shilling for Trump may have just hit a snag
Justice Department interviewers reportedly find Christopher Steele credible. → Read More
Trump’s corruption is getting worse. He has a hidden enabler.
And we still have no idea how much worse it will get. → Read More
Want to beat Trump in 2020? Register people to vote.
Most signs are that they are taking this one possibility seriously. → Read More
Sargent: Trump rages over his latest failure to corrupt our democracy
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump abruptly declared that his administration will keep up its efforts to rig the 2020 Census -- which appears driven by naked partisan purposes -- even after Justice Department lawyers waved the white flag. This sent those lawyers scrambling to come up with a new strategy to revive the fight. → Read More
Trump rages over his latest failure to corrupt our democracy
Trump's effort to rig the 2020 Census for partisan purposes is likely to crash and burn. → Read More
Democrats should talk more about Trump’s failing, unpopular nationalism
The failure lies in Trump's worldview. → Read More
Trump’s hijacking of the Fourth of July just got a lot uglier
Trump's military celebration will be all about him. → Read More
Awful new Trump cruelties just emerged. Where are the Democrats?
Democrats have a big opportunity here. Why aren't they taking it? → Read More
Voters say the economy is good. They don’t say the same about Trump’s policies.
Here's still more evidence of a dynamic that could hurt Trump in 2020. → Read More
Sargent: Half the Senate told Trump not to abuse war powers against Iran
The Democratic candidates should be talking more about this -- they should be uniformly pledging that as president, they would return the warmaking authority to Congress. This would ideally entail a frank discussion of how both parties have been complicit in the erosion of that authority. → Read More
Kamala Harris’s takedown of Joe Biden was more lethal than it seems
Harris's devastating takedown of Joe Biden will continue to resonate. → Read More
Half the Senate to Trump: Don’t abuse war powers against Iran
The next president will really have to put an end to these abuses. → Read More
Trump’s latest migrant horrors demand a real Democratic response. Here’s one.
Democrats are coalescing around a new response to Trump's border cruelties. → Read More
How Mueller’s testimony could expose one of Trump’s biggest crimes
Here are several lines of inquiry that could produce real results. → Read More