Ahmed Baba
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Ahmed Baba
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· Sep 27
Trump personally directed the prosecution of a political target, despite U.S. prosecutors repeatedly saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
Biden never did that.
This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like.
I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.
The GOP’s “concepts of a plan” have evolved into “notebooks full of ideas.” In a few years, they’ll have binders of brainstorms. In a decade, archives of abstractions. Endless wishful thinking, zero legislation.
Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The GOP’s “concepts of a plan” have evolved into “notebooks full of ideas.” In a few years, they’ll have binders of brainstorms. In a decade, archives of abstractions. Endless wishful thinking, zero legislation.
This is why the vast majority of Democratic lawmakers wanted to force the ACA subsidies into a CR to reopen the government. That would’ve done more to force Mike Johnson’s hand. The deal they struck, which promises a vote in the Senate, does not guarantee a vote in the House.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This is why the vast majority of Democratic lawmakers wanted to force the ACA subsidies into a CR to reopen the government. That would’ve done more to force Mike Johnson’s hand. The deal they struck, which promises a vote in the Senate, does not guarantee a vote in the House.
After a week where Trump and the Republican Party’s political weakness was laid bare, you’d expect Senate Democrats to press their advantage, maximize their leverage, and get the healthcare concession they’ve been fighting for.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
After a week where Trump and the Republican Party’s political weakness was laid bare, you’d expect Senate Democrats to press their advantage, maximize their leverage, and get the healthcare concession they’ve been fighting for.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
This vote isn’t making sense to a lot of people.
I have never seen an administration so adamant about stopping vulnerable people from getting food aid since this same administration recklessly cut USAID and literally incinerated 500 tons of food earlier this year
NO FOOD FOR YOU: The Trump administration tells states to “immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025"
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I have never seen an administration so adamant about stopping vulnerable people from getting food aid since this same administration recklessly cut USAID and literally incinerated 500 tons of food earlier this year
Breaking news: Another Republican becomes self-aware, re-discovers objective reality thehill.com/homenews/hou...
November 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Breaking news: Another Republican becomes self-aware, re-discovers objective reality thehill.com/homenews/hou...
I was on NewsNation after they aired this clip & was asked about Shapiro’s comments.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I was on NewsNation after they aired this clip & was asked about Shapiro’s comments.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
I said Shapiro’s righteous indignation about the Trump Admin’s SNAP freeze is justified.
Trump’s legal arguments for withholding SNAP make no sense. He’s exploiting hunger as shutdown leverage.
Trump's SNAP freeze is inexcusable and his legal claims contradict each other.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump's SNAP freeze is inexcusable and his legal claims contradict each other.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
In other cases, Trump claims unilateral power to impound and divert funds at will.
But on SNAP, he claims he can't use existing food aid funds?
It's clear Trump is using hunger as shutdown leverage.
I’ll be on @newsnation.bsky.social at 12:30 pm EST to talk about the government shutdown and Democrats’ election Ws. Tune in 🙌🏾
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I’ll be on @newsnation.bsky.social at 12:30 pm EST to talk about the government shutdown and Democrats’ election Ws. Tune in 🙌🏾
“Trump is weak. MAGA is eroding.”
Democrats swept the 2025 elections, revealing huge demographic shifts and a growing rebuke of Trumpism.
Don Lemon and I unpack why the GOP’s coalition is collapsing and what it signals for 2026.
Democrats swept the 2025 elections, revealing huge demographic shifts and a growing rebuke of Trumpism.
Don Lemon and I unpack why the GOP’s coalition is collapsing and what it signals for 2026.
"Trump Is Weak": Don Lemon & Ahmed Baba Break Down How Voters Are Turning On The GOP
Democrats swept the 2025 elections, revealing huge demographic shifts and a growing rebuke of Trumpism. Don Lemon and I unpack why the GOP’s coalition is collapsing and what it signals for 2026.
www.ahmedbaba.news
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Trump is weak. MAGA is eroding.”
Democrats swept the 2025 elections, revealing huge demographic shifts and a growing rebuke of Trumpism.
Don Lemon and I unpack why the GOP’s coalition is collapsing and what it signals for 2026.
Democrats swept the 2025 elections, revealing huge demographic shifts and a growing rebuke of Trumpism.
Don Lemon and I unpack why the GOP’s coalition is collapsing and what it signals for 2026.
Jake is an incredible journalist and good dude. Definitely subscribe to his Substack and support his work 👇🏾
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Jake is an incredible journalist and good dude. Definitely subscribe to his Substack and support his work 👇🏾
While layoffs hit recession-like levels, Trump’s tariffs raise prices and he worsens the job market with his federal worker purges.
Meanwhile, he enriches himself with crypto grifts, pardons his partners, and remodels the White House.
And the GOP wonders why they’re losing?
Meanwhile, he enriches himself with crypto grifts, pardons his partners, and remodels the White House.
And the GOP wonders why they’re losing?
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
While layoffs hit recession-like levels, Trump’s tariffs raise prices and he worsens the job market with his federal worker purges.
Meanwhile, he enriches himself with crypto grifts, pardons his partners, and remodels the White House.
And the GOP wonders why they’re losing?
Meanwhile, he enriches himself with crypto grifts, pardons his partners, and remodels the White House.
And the GOP wonders why they’re losing?
If the Republican Party wasn't delusional, they'd start reckoning with the fact that Trump is a politically weak, lame duck president. But looks like they want to ride this down to the bottom.
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
If the Republican Party wasn't delusional, they'd start reckoning with the fact that Trump is a politically weak, lame duck president. But looks like they want to ride this down to the bottom.
Can people stop pretending 2024 delivered Trump and the GOP a cultural mandate now?
People voted out the incumbent party because of inflation. That was it. Then Trump proceeded to abuse his power and raise prices while enriching himself and his friends.
Americans are pissed.
People voted out the incumbent party because of inflation. That was it. Then Trump proceeded to abuse his power and raise prices while enriching himself and his friends.
Americans are pissed.
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Can people stop pretending 2024 delivered Trump and the GOP a cultural mandate now?
People voted out the incumbent party because of inflation. That was it. Then Trump proceeded to abuse his power and raise prices while enriching himself and his friends.
Americans are pissed.
People voted out the incumbent party because of inflation. That was it. Then Trump proceeded to abuse his power and raise prices while enriching himself and his friends.
Americans are pissed.
Real-world election results showcasing what countless polls have told us:
Trump is incredibly unpopular and GOP is cooked, deep fried, flambéed.
Trump is incredibly unpopular and GOP is cooked, deep fried, flambéed.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Real-world election results showcasing what countless polls have told us:
Trump is incredibly unpopular and GOP is cooked, deep fried, flambéed.
Trump is incredibly unpopular and GOP is cooked, deep fried, flambéed.
Vibe shift underway
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Vibe shift underway
The 2017 Virginia governor’s race was a bellwether for the 2018 midterms, giving us insight into how swiftly suburbs & key demographics mobilized against Trump.
It’s 2025, and here we go again.
2026, GOP is likely cooked and they know it. Trump’s power grabs are panic attacks.
It’s 2025, and here we go again.
2026, GOP is likely cooked and they know it. Trump’s power grabs are panic attacks.
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The 2017 Virginia governor’s race was a bellwether for the 2018 midterms, giving us insight into how swiftly suburbs & key demographics mobilized against Trump.
It’s 2025, and here we go again.
2026, GOP is likely cooked and they know it. Trump’s power grabs are panic attacks.
It’s 2025, and here we go again.
2026, GOP is likely cooked and they know it. Trump’s power grabs are panic attacks.
I live across from my polling place, and all day there were a bunch of hype Arab teenage boys urging people to vote for Zohran Mamdani. Just joyful af.
They’re around the age I was when Obama won. That feeling of someone who looks like you finally rising to power. It’s inspiring.
They’re around the age I was when Obama won. That feeling of someone who looks like you finally rising to power. It’s inspiring.
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I live across from my polling place, and all day there were a bunch of hype Arab teenage boys urging people to vote for Zohran Mamdani. Just joyful af.
They’re around the age I was when Obama won. That feeling of someone who looks like you finally rising to power. It’s inspiring.
They’re around the age I was when Obama won. That feeling of someone who looks like you finally rising to power. It’s inspiring.
My Brooklyn block is so poppin with Zohran volunteers you’d think it was Obama 08. This campaign is sprinting full speed through the finish line man
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My Brooklyn block is so poppin with Zohran volunteers you’d think it was Obama 08. This campaign is sprinting full speed through the finish line man
Happy birthday to my love, my best friend, my beautiful wife
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Happy birthday to my love, my best friend, my beautiful wife
Trump is weaker than he appears.
His approval rating is below 40%.
GOP lawmakers in key states are pushing back on his gerrymandering efforts.
He's seeing mounting court losses on ICE's tactics and his Project 2025 federal layoffs.
Trump is racking up the Ls.
His approval rating is below 40%.
GOP lawmakers in key states are pushing back on his gerrymandering efforts.
He's seeing mounting court losses on ICE's tactics and his Project 2025 federal layoffs.
Trump is racking up the Ls.
Trump Is Weaker Than He Appears (Update): New Polls, Court Losses, And GOP Pushback On Trump's Gerrymandering
Trump’s approval rating is below 40%. His gerrymandering push is facing resistance. Courts are blocking key Project 2025 moves. Trump's facade of overwhelming strength is continuing to crack.
www.ahmedbaba.news
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Trump is weaker than he appears.
His approval rating is below 40%.
GOP lawmakers in key states are pushing back on his gerrymandering efforts.
He's seeing mounting court losses on ICE's tactics and his Project 2025 federal layoffs.
Trump is racking up the Ls.
His approval rating is below 40%.
GOP lawmakers in key states are pushing back on his gerrymandering efforts.
He's seeing mounting court losses on ICE's tactics and his Project 2025 federal layoffs.
Trump is racking up the Ls.
This is why Trump is desperately pursuing mid-decade gerrymandering: Dems are way ahead in every credible generic ballot poll.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is why Trump is desperately pursuing mid-decade gerrymandering: Dems are way ahead in every credible generic ballot poll.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
Trump’s fear of losing the midterms is behind all his authoritarian power grab attempts.
The GOP knows it’s cooked. Their moves are based in weakness.
Obama is delivering a really succinct takedown of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, which Trump has exploited to new levels.
Trump scapegoats minorities and immigrants for America’s problems while policymaking for the rich.
He feeds his base grievance while doing nothing to help them.
Trump scapegoats minorities and immigrants for America’s problems while policymaking for the rich.
He feeds his base grievance while doing nothing to help them.
Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
November 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Obama is delivering a really succinct takedown of Nixon’s Southern Strategy, which Trump has exploited to new levels.
Trump scapegoats minorities and immigrants for America’s problems while policymaking for the rich.
He feeds his base grievance while doing nothing to help them.
Trump scapegoats minorities and immigrants for America’s problems while policymaking for the rich.
He feeds his base grievance while doing nothing to help them.
Seeing some clout-chasing far-right grifters wore Black face for Halloween. Y’all know this era of shamelessness will end but your digital footprint will still be here, right?
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Seeing some clout-chasing far-right grifters wore Black face for Halloween. Y’all know this era of shamelessness will end but your digital footprint will still be here, right?
It’s unclear whether JD Vance totally abandoned his principles for MAGA or never had any principles to begin with. But one this is clear:
This far-right, un-American, anti-multicultural nonsense he’s been on for a while now is antithetical to what actually makes America great.
This far-right, un-American, anti-multicultural nonsense he’s been on for a while now is antithetical to what actually makes America great.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It’s unclear whether JD Vance totally abandoned his principles for MAGA or never had any principles to begin with. But one this is clear:
This far-right, un-American, anti-multicultural nonsense he’s been on for a while now is antithetical to what actually makes America great.
This far-right, un-American, anti-multicultural nonsense he’s been on for a while now is antithetical to what actually makes America great.