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Katie Francis is a freelance reporter for the Daily Beast. She has previously worked with The Conversation, the London Evening Standard, Digital Spy, and VICE, and graduated from Oxford University with a degree in History.

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MSNBC Panel Cracks Up at GOP Rep’s Speaker Replacement Idea

DÉJÀ VU

Ex-Republican Rep. Joe Walsh said he could “see Donald Trump getting behind Kevin McCarthy” for House Speaker—just a year after he was booted from the role.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 29, 2024

Democrat Gov ‘Stirs Up S***’ With Pro-Trump Posts

GOOD TROUBLE

Gavin Newsom said it was “good to see Trump embrace Elon’s position” on H-1B visas, leading hardline MAGA fans to brand the President-elect a “Democrat.”

Katie Francis | Published Dec 29, 2024

GOP Rep. Blasts Own Party as ‘Stupid’ Over Speaker Crisis

'KIDDING THEMSELVES'

Rep. Mike Lawler shared his fears that the Republicans were about to boot out the “most conservative speaker” ever— and not pick another in time for Trump’s inauguration.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 29, 2024

GOP Acknowledges Climate Change to Justify Greenland Plan

WHATEVER IT TAKES!

Trump’s former national security advisor Robert O’Brien referred to Greenland as the “critical battleground” in climate change— but also said the U.S. would extract oil from it.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 29, 2024

Top Republican: My Love for Musk Really is About His Money

MONEY TALKS

“He’s so rich he’s so removed from the potential financial influence of it,” Sununu said of Musk’s potential conflicting interests in the White House.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 29, 2024

Bannon Slams ‘Scam’ Visas as Loomer Warns GOP About Musk

GAUNTLET THROWN

The Trump’s former chief strategist laid into Musk’s support for H-1B visas after calling him a “toddler.”

Katie Francis | Published Dec 28, 2024

Rep. CNN Panelist Says the Country ‘Needs’ Elon Musk

'UNEQUIVOCALLY GOOD'

Mega-MAGA devotee Laura Loomer has voiced fears that Elon Musk is a threat to Donald Trump’s GOP, but Scott Jennings said the tech mogul is a boon for the United States.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 28, 2024

‘The Girls Are Fighting!’: MSNBC Panel Rips MAGA’s Civil War

GRAB THE POPCORN

“This is fun,” Michael Steele giggled as he joined Symone Sanders and Alicia Menendez in discussing Vivek Ramaswamy’s Boxing Day post.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 28, 2024

Top Dem: Trump Wants to Save TikTok for ‘Inflating His Ego’

TRUMPTOK

Trump urged the Supreme Court to delay banning TikTok until he’s in office and can work out a deal to address national security concerns around the platform.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 28, 2024

MAGA Civil War Turns Nuclear: ‘F*** Yourself in the Face’

‘DEMON MODE’

Musk had some social media commentators fearing that he’d “space laser us” after lashing out over H-1B immigration debate.

Katie Francis | Published Dec 28, 2024

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