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Trump and Grisham in May 2016.

Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucson resident and top advisor for both President and Melania Trump, never held a single on-camera briefing with reporters during her White House stint but is now putting things in writing — including behind-the-scenes details of what happened during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Read more»

Trump and Grisham in May 2016.

Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff for Melania Trump and a former White House press secretary, resigned effective immediately Wednesday in the aftermath of the deadly and chaotic riot in which Trump supporters broke windows and smashed doors in the Capitol to halt the tally of votes for Joe Biden. Read more»

Trump and Grisham in May 2016.

Stephanie Grisham, a former Tucsonan who has been spokeswoman for first lady Melania Trump, was named President Trump's press secretary and communications director on Monday. Read more» 2

President Donald Trump's assertion that a wall made El Paso safe fails scrutiny of facts

President Donald Trump falsely claimed that El Paso, Texas went from “one of the most dangerous cities in the country to one of the safest cities in the country overnight” after “a wall was put up” along the Mexico border. Read more»

Trump during the 2016 campaign.

With no evidence, President Trump called it a “fact” that “President Obama was tapping my phones in October.” He compared the alleged surveillance to the criminal acts of “Nixon/Watergate.” Yet, Trump provided no support for the startling claim, and when the White House press office finally got around to explaining the tweets, it undercut Trump’s baseless claim. Read more»