Glenn Kessler
@glennkessler.bsky.social
Author. Find me on Substack at https://glennkessler.substack.com/
NEW --> The President Owns Gas Prices—Until the President Is Trump. glennkessler.substack.com/p/the-presid...
The President Owns Gas Prices—Until the President Is Trump
He blamed Obama and Biden for every spike. Now he says higher prices are a small price to pay.
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FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
Benjamin Netanyahu, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing with America, Franklin Foer argues. Foer explores how the Israeli leader has driven a wedge between the two countries:
How Netanyahu Lost America
The prime minister, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing.
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NEW --> At the White House correspondents’ dinner, one journalist offered a quiet lesson in independence. glennkessler.substack.com/p/the-report...
The Reporter Who Didn’t Smile
At the White House correspondents’ dinner, one journalist offered a quiet lesson in independence.
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And @glennkessler.bsky.social has helpfully compiled the dozens of times Trump has insulted journalists since he regained the presidency. The WHCA speakers might want to read this beforehand. glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time
Since returning to office, he has attacked, mocked or belittled journalists nearly three times a month.
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NEW --> Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump’s War on Reporters, One Insult at a Time
Since returning to office, he has attacked, mocked or belittled journalists nearly three times a month.
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Exactly my experience. @glennkessler.bsky.social nails it. Washington has changed, and not for the better. open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
The Washington I Came to Cover No Longer Exists
After more than three decades in the nation's capital, I moved to New York. The city I left behind had become almost unrecognizable.
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"Washington taught me how gov't works. It also taught me, over time, how gov't can stop working. "I arrived in a city where public service was still widely regarded as an honorable calling & political opponents occasionally became partners. . . ." - Past WashPost reporter and editor (1998-2025) 1/2
Glenn Kessler@glennkessler.bsky.social · last mo.Thoughts on leaving DC open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
"Washington today is bitter, dysfunctional and broken. Donald Trump's assault on the city . . . is simply the final chapter of a process that started only a few months after I arrived in Washington in March of 1994." -- This Washington Post refugee (1998-2025)
Glenn Kessler@glennkessler.bsky.social · 4w ago—-> open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
The world is getting tired of Trump’s constant lies —> “Donald Trump’s statements are completely fabricated. I am frankly stunned,” she said. “I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves this way toward his own allies.” apnews.com/article/trum...
Italy's top diplomat cancels US trip as Meloni slams Trump's claim she 'begged' for a photo with him
The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting.
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No one makes a better critique of the MOU than Trump himself open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...
The Case Against Trump's Iran MOU — By Trump
A decade of Trump's attacks on Obama's nuclear deal reads like an indictment of the agreement he has now signed.
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Stop putting up with the lying and the abuse https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/trump-insults-female-journalists?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Trump keeps insulting female journalists. It’s time for the press to stop tolerating it | Margaret Sullivan
‘Piggy’, ‘corrupt’, ‘stupid’: the president keeps lashing out. Here’s how journalists can stand up to him
theguardian.com
They came here fleeing persecution; rather than give them refuge, Marco Rubio’s state department will send them to die in countries they’ve never been to. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...
Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say
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NEW --> www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Kristen Welker questioned Trump like a journalist. That's why he left 'Meet the Press.'
Glenn Kessler: The issue isn’t that Trump objects merely to tough questions. He objects to questions that force him to answer for his own words, especially from a woman.
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Buried deep in this reporting is a demonstration of how Elon Musk's decision to gut USAID and its medical support programs in subsaharan Africa can be directly connected to the way in which Ebola ballooned very dramatically in the Congo, clearing 1000 cases in just a couple of days.
Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya
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This is a real AI-generated video just posted by both Trump and the White House online.
HOLY SHIT prosecutors kicked off grand jurors and then re-presented the case against the Broadview 6, then altered the grand jury transcripts to hide it from the judge. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Any time Trump quotes someone as supposedly calling him "sir", it's a made-up quote. Often an entirely make-believe anecdote.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoTrump on his cognitive test: "It had a question like, 'pick a number, sir, any number.' Okay. 203. 'Multiple by 9. Divide by 2. Add on 1,324. Subtract 1,292. Sir, multiply it out one more time by 19. What is the answer, sir?' I got it right."
NEW --> Trump’s Abortion-Pill Maze He appeared to reassure voters on mifepristone while preserving every escape hatch. glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-abo...
Trump’s Abortion-Pill Maze
He appeared to reassure voters on mifepristone while preserving every escape hatch.
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When a Dear Leader realizes he’s lost, the first impulse is to accuse the media of treason for reporting the truth.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump to NYT's David Sanger: "I had a total military victory. But the fake news, guys like you, write incorrectly. You're a fake guy. We had a total military victory. I actually think it's sort of treasonous what you write. You should be ashamed of yourself. I actually think it's treason."
We congratulate @jkbjournalist.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Nellie Bly Award! Welcome to a very special club of of truth-seekers and truth-tellers. @susannecraignyt.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social @glennkessler.bsky.social @andykroll.bsky.social
