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Trump Faked His Assassination Attempt, His Supporters Say

A pro-ICE and pro-Trump journalist has been deported, drug companies who promised Trump they would lower drug prices have instead raised them, and a new Tennessee law threatens free speech

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Apr 17, 2026
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Trump’s own base is now convinced he staged his assassination attempt. A Spanish-language journalist who spent 22 years praising ICE has been deported by ICE. The drug companies that shook hands with Trump on pricing deals have raised prices on hundreds of medications. And Tennessee just passed…

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