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Margaret Hartmann

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Margaret Hartmann is a senior editor for Intelligencer. She has worked at New York since 2012.

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    J.D. Vance Eggs Video Is Mostly Wrong, Totally AwkwardHe complained that eggs cost $4 while standing in front of two signs that said they cost $2.99.
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    Donald and Melania Trump Hawk Junky Silver Coin and Gold JewelryThe “limited-edition” Trump commemorative coin and Melania’s “Vote Freedom” necklace may be even less valuable than they initially seem.
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    Trump Says He’s Been Too ‘Busy’ to Read Melania’s MemoirBut everyone should buy the book because it’s “great.”
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    King Charles’s Birthday Gift to Prince Harry: More Royal Photo DramaThe royal family cropped Meghan Markle out of a photo they posted to celebrate Harry’s birthday — or the dig was totally unintentional.
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    Elon Musk’s Taylor Swift Response Is Worse Than You ThinkSure, Musk’s post offering to impregnate Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris is creepy as hell. But don’t miss the racist-hoax angle!
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    ‘They’re Eating the Dogs!’ Trump Touts Pet-Eating Hoax at Debate.From Hannibal Lecter to the debunked story about dogs and cats getting eaten in Springfield, Ohio, Trump can’t resist a good migrant-vilifying rant.
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    Melania Slams Effort to ‘Silence’ Trump on Social-Media Site He OwnsThe former First Lady promoted her memoir by raising concerns about Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights in a video posted to Truth Social.
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    The High and Lows From Trump’s Lazy New Coffee-Table BookFrom the glaring errors to the debunked gossip about Castro and Trudeau, Save America is a dizzying semi-literary adventure.
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    Trump Tries to Rebrand Incoherent Rambling As ‘the Weave’He claims his many English professor friends tell him, “It’s the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen.”
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    The History of Donald Trump Pretending to Be SupermanThe modern version of Lex Luthor is based on Trump, but that hasn’t kept the man of “stop the steal” from repeatedly posing as the Man of Steel.
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    What Trump Said in His Vulgar and Unhinged Truth Social SpreeHe jazzed up this week’s meltdown with QAnon memes, calls for jailing his political foes, and a sexual remark about Kamala Harris.
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    J.D. Vance Blames Staff for Disastrous Doughnut-Shop VisitHe said the problem was his staffers’ lack of planning but didn’t mention that every word he uttered was cringey.
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    R.I.P. to MAGA’s Tim Walz Dog-Replacement Conspiracy TheoryTrump supporters tried to start a rumor about Scout, Tim Walz’s Labrador. All they proved is that the governor was kind to a dog he doesn’t own.
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    Trump Denies Rambling Post-DNC in Rambling Truth Social PostWould a man having a meltdown publicly nitpick the logistics of his Fox News interview and call Maureen Dowd “gilted”?!
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    Trump Seething Over DNC Taunts From … Kathy Hochul?Two days later, he’s still complaining on Truth Social that the New York governor was the “nastiest speaker” at the convention.
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    Trump Eagerly Accepts Fake Taylor Swift EndorsementHe’s so desperate for Swift’s support that he fell for a news article clearly marked “satire” and some A.I.-generated “Swifties for Trump” images.
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    Trump Says Medal He Gave Rich Donor Is ‘Much Better’ Than the Medal of HonorIn an attempt to flatter Miriam Adelson, he said recipients of the highest military honor are all “in very bad shape,” as in shot or dead.
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    Donald Trump Makes Campaign Swing Through Iowa
    Trump Can’t Hide Jealousy Over Kamala Harris Time CoverHe keeps complaining that Time used an “artist’s sketch” rather than “a picture,” but the cover illustration is actually based on a photo of Harris.
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    Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Addresses Turning Point USA Summit
    Trump Admits Voice Was ‘Different and Strange’ During Musk InterviewThe campaign mocked people who thought they heard Trump slur his words. Now he’s blamed “cellphone technology” and released a crisper recording.
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    Why Did Trump Say Kamala Looks Like Melania on This Time Cover?During his X Spaces chat with Elon Musk, Trump tried to allege media bias but wound up reinforcing Harris’s claims that he’s incredibly weird.
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    Trump Is Very Confused, or Lying, About Helicopter StoryTrump insists he was nearly in a crash with Willie Brown — though Brown denies this and another Black California politician says he was on the flight.
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    The Chaotic History of Donald Trump & Elon Musk’s AllianceDonald Trump is back on Twitter ahead of his X Spaces interview with Elon Musk on Monday night. Here’s the latest on the frenemies’ tumultuous saga.
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    Donald Trump And J.D. Vance Hold Campaign Rally In Atlanta
    What’s the Meaning of Trump’s ‘Kamabla’ Nickname? Unclear!Is he calling Harris “blah”? Referencing Obama? Just being racist? We’ve rounded up every theory, but even the Trump campaign doesn’t seem to know.
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    Tim Walz Wins Harris Veepstakes. Here’s Everyone He Beat Out.The Minnesota governor has been selected as Harris’s running mate.
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    Tim Scott Actually Got Married This WeekendFrom finally tying the knot with Mindy Noce to not being J.D. Vance, everything is coming up Tim Scott!
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    Melania Trump Book May Be More Money Grab Than MemoirIt seems likely that her her forthcoming book will be less like Michelle Obama’s Becoming and more like Donald Trump’s coffee-table burn books.
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    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Trump Shouts Out ‘Late, Great Hannibal Lecter’ in RNC Speech (Yes, Really)Trump slipped his least coherent rally bit to his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
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    ‘Where’s Melania?’ Game Was the Only Fun Thing About the RNCThe former First Lady finally appeared on night four — and she got her own weird, dramatic entrance.
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    J.D. Vance Wins Trump Veepstakes. Here’s Everyone He Beat Out.The freshman Ohio senator was announced as Trump’s running mate on day one of the Republican National Convention.
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    Republican Lawmakers Immediately Blame Biden for Trump ShootingThough Biden strongly condemned political violence after the attack, multiple Trump allies pinned it on the president, Democrats, and the media.
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    Trump’s Beard Praise Does Not Bode Well for J.D. Vance VP PickTrump said the senator’s facial hair makes him look like “a young Abraham Lincoln.” In Trump’s mind that may actually be a bad thing.
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    Ivanka Says Trump Conviction Was ‘Painful’ for Unclear ReasonsNow that everything is coming up Trump, Ivanka has reemerged with some masterfully vague commentary on her dad’s legal battles.
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    All the Gossip on the Biden Family’s Post-Debate Blame GameThe Bidens clearly want to Joe to keep running, but there’s conflicting gossip on who they blame for his bad debate, and what they plan to do now.
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    Trump’s Most Unhinged Plans for His Second TermHe’s openly plotting to persecute his enemies, assume kinglike powers, and deport millions of people. But at least we’ll all have flying cars!
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    Celebrity Sightings In New York - June 21, 2024
    Where’s Melania? Not at Trump’s First 2024 DebateThe former First Lady didn’t fly up to Atlanta with her husband. But one of Trump’s least favorite family members is doing pro-Biden debate spin.
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    All the Details on Trump & Biden’s Weirdly Early 2024 DebateWhen is it? Which candidates have qualified? Why is this happening so early? Here’s everything you need to know about this very odd showdown.
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    Trump Can’t Accept That Taylor Swift Hates HimHe wondered if Swift, who accused him of “stoking the fires of white supremacy” and endorsed Biden in 2020, might secretly be MAGA.
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    Speaker Johnson Joins Former President Trump At Mar-a-Lago For Announcement On Election Integrity
    Trump’s Messy Mar-a-Lago Boxes: See All the New PhotosIn response to Trump’s complaints about the Mar-a-Lago search, prosecutors dropped more photos of White House documents stored among his junk piles.
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    Trump Stokes Feud With Moderator Jake Tapper Ahead of DebateThe Trump Team has been playing up Tapper’s alleged anti-Trump bias, culminating in Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt getting kicked off CNN.
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    Did Barron Trump Really Launch DJT Crypto With Martin Shkreli?The Pharma Bro claims he has “over 1,000 pieces of evidence” that he’s working with the 18-year-old Barron … but he has yet to produce them.
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    King Charles Is ‘Desperate’ to See Grandkids He EvictedDespite snubbing Prince Harry, the king is reportedly trying to arrange a visit with his American grandkids.
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    Biden Watched His Dog Bite His Way Through the Secret ServiceCommander Biden’s bite count has jumped from 24 to 36 incidents, and the president witnessed at least three of them.
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    ‘Horrible City!’: Why Trump Trashed RNC Site MilwaukeeHe may be laying the groundwork to skip the Republican National Convention because he’ll be on house arrest. Or he might just despise Wisconsin.
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    Former Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani Expected At Federal Court
    Rudy Giuliani Is Giving Batman Villain in His New Mug ShotHe smiled and leered in his Arizona booking photo, as if to say, “Wait’ll they get a load of me.”
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    Trump Reminds Us He’d Rather Die by Electrocution Than by SharkTrump ranted about his nautical archenemies — again — during a Las Vegas rally. You may think it makes sense in context, but I assure you it doesn’t.
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    Celebrity Sightings In New York City - June 12, 2023
    Why Has Melania Been Hiding in Trump Tower for Two Weeks?The former First Lady is skulking from one Trump property to another and rarely going out in public, though she’s not a convicted criminal.
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    Congressman John Rose’s Speech Derailed by Son’s Funny FacesThe Tennessee Republican tried to deliver a passionate Trump defense on the House floor. He was upstaged by his 6-year-old son.
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    Donald Trump Campaigns In Iowa Ahead Of Presidential Election
    Trump Denies Saying ‘Lock Her Up,’ So Ignore All This Video ProofHe claimed “I didn’t say ‘Lock her up,’” in a Fox News interview, so we’re all going to have to forget about his famous catchphrase.
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    Former President Trump Arrives At A Fundraiser In Palm Beach, Florida
    Melania Won’t Be Bullied Into Supporting Trump After VerdictIvanka finally caved after the verdict, posting “I love you dad.” But Donald Trump’s wife hasn’t offered him one word of public support.
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    Where Are Ivanka and Melania? Not at the Trump Trial VerdictIvanka and Melania were the only adults in the Trump family who didn’t make a courtroom appearance, or even voice their support on social media.
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