Tag Archives: Richard Grenell

Politico reports: As Ric Grenell made a bid after the election to be Donald Trump’s secretary of State, a flurry of social media posts from MAGA influencers started popping up, advocating for the president-elect to pick him. Around the same time, an associate of Grenell had approached conservative social media influencers, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, …

Reuters reports: President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to four sources familiar with the transition plans. Grenell, who served as Trump’s ambassador to Germany and was acting director of national intelligence during Trump’s 2017-2021 term, would play a key role in Trump’s efforts to …

“Millions of people are watching tonight for the first time. What the ABC moderators just did is completely prove to these millions of people that the media are out to get Donald Trump. “We couldn’t have scripted this better. Both moderators were so over the top attacking Trump and not attacking Harris. My phone was lighting up from my friends …

Reuters reports: Several high-ranking European officials have met with a top foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump during the ongoing NATO summit in Washington this week, as America’s allies gird for the possible reelection of the former president. Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who served as the chief of staff to Trump’s National Security Council, told Reuters he has …

The New York Times reports: Richard Grenell’s quest to be secretary of state in a second Trump administration began late on Election Day in 2020, when the defeated president dispatched loyalists to run shambolic “stop the steal” operations in battleground states. Trump tapped Mr. Grenell — his combative former ambassador to Germany, acting national intelligence chief and special envoy to …

Politico Europe reports: For many Serbs, it’s as if the Taliban wanted to build a luxury apartment compound on the site of New York’s Twin Towers. That’s how news of a redevelopment project proposed by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Richard Grenell, a key Trump ally, is being taken in some quarters of Belgrade. …

“This means absolutely nothing in terms of special treatment. It simply means that the American dream is alive and well — if you work hard and have a little bit of luck and God’s grace, you can do anything you want in America regardless of your skin color, socio-economic situation, or sexual orientation. “Gays and lesbians are no longer reflexively …

The Washington Post reports: Richard Grenell, a former diplomat and intelligence official in Donald Trump’s administration, arrived in Guatemala in January, days before the new president was to be sworn in — and threw his support behind a right-wing campaign to undermine the election. Grenell met with a hard-line group that sued to block the inauguration, which thanked him for …

“What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. What he did in that video was completely homophobic, terrible dialing us back, and he lost a lot of suburban women. “We have to have a society where we allow adults to live their lives as long as you’re …

“Rank and file gays and lesbians, regular gays and lesbians across this country, they’ve had it. There’s at least four out of ten, or I would almost argue five out of ten are supporting Republicans and Trump. They’ve just have had it with this left who are not able to sit and listen. They’ve lost their mission.” – Former Trump …

The Sacramento Bee reports: Three weeks after California Senate Republicans sat out a vote declaring June LGBTQ Pride Month, Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones, R-Santee, took to the floor Monday afternoon to honor the first openly gay man to serve in a presidential cabinet. Ric Grenell of Palm Springs served as former President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Germany before being …

Media Matters has the transcript: STEVE DEACE (HOST): Then there’s somebody like Ric Grenell, who right now is essentially running the political operation for Trump at Mar-A-Lago by all accounts. He served him very capably, was it — was it — I think — was it — AARON MCINTIRE (CO-HOST): DNI? DEACE: DNI, Department of National Intelligence. He was very …

Mother Jones reports: During Rep. George Santos’ second run for a congressional seat on Long Island—he lost his first—he helped raise money for and direct a political action committee called Rise NY that was set up in 2020. Its declared mission was to focus on voter registration, education, and turnout. The PAC collected over $430,000 in donations for its operations. …

“Look, you had Congresswoman Slotkin in tears. You had Governor Gretchen Whitmer in tears. Both of them completely emotional, off the rails going to a far-left progressive idea that somehow they and government must act to protect our kids. “First of all, the problem that I have is raising the bar and telling everybody that government, somehow, is going to …

The Hill reports: Former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell is heading to Iowa amid early speculation that he could be a prospective running mate for former President Donald Trump in a potential 2024 White House bid. Grenell is slated to address the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa, on Wednesday and the Dallas County GOP on Thursday. Perhaps …

Raw Story reports: Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell was accused of having Nazi ties by a U.S. congressman on Friday. It started when Grenell was called out by Rep. Ted Lieu for his “stupid, racist sh*t.” “I served on active duty to defend your right to say stupid stuff. To the extent you now randomly mention China …

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump revealed via a statement sent Thursday morning that Ric Grenell is currently visiting the Kosovo-Serbia border to highlight a peace agreement brokered under his administration. “Today, my Envoy Ambassador Ric Grenell visited the Kosovo-Serbia border to highlight this important agreement,” Trump wrote via his Save America PAC, revealing that he has an Envoy Ambassador, …

Media Matters reports: With polls now showing sitting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom firmly in the lead, right-wing media have been steadily pushing election misinformation — laying the groundwork to claim that the forthcoming election is rigged before the votes are even cast. Predictably, Fox News has been beating that election misinformation drum. Pro-recall Facebook groups are also teeming with voter …

Politico reports: Former Trump administration official Richard Grenell said Thursday he will not run to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the September recall election. “I’ve made a decision not to run,” Grenell said on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show one day before the candidate filing deadline. Grenell enjoys widespread name recognition in conservative circles and fundraising ability after serving …

Politico reports: Richard Grenell, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, strongly hinted at a run for California governor in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday morning. In his CPAC address, the former U.S. ambassador to Germany and acting director of national intelligence railed on California and said he has “never seen a better case …