The White House knew for quite some time about Rob Porter’s history of domestic violence but continued to rally behind himIt’s no secret that Trump respects men who keep women in their place: “You have to treat ‘em like shit.” Perhaps that’s why top White House staffer Rob Porter got a hero’s goodbye this week, even as a picture of his ex-wife’s battered face was splashed across the news. Porter, accused of assaulting both of his ex-wives and a former girlfriend, gave his resignation but “was not pressured to do so,” according to press secretary Sarah Sanders. In fact, Sanders lauded Porter as having the full confidence of the president and General John Kelly, and took the time to read Porter’s statement, in which he called the accusations “vile” and a “smear campaign.” Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…