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Rick Santorum Says Donald Trump, His Supporters Need ‘Space’ To Accept Defeat: ‘This Is A Very Emotional Time’

On Friday, CNN panelist Rick Santorum used his platform to call on all Americans to give President Donald Trump and his supporters “space” for emotional healing, The Hill reported. Speaking with fellow panelists David Axelrod and Van Jones, the former Republican senator argued that it may take a while for Trump and those supportive of […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 2y ago

Rick Santorum Backs Donald Trump Over Tax Scandal On CNN ‘New Day’

Republican Congressman Rick Santorum stood by President Donald Trump on CNN’s New Day show, to the shock of viewers. While debating fellow Republican member of Congress Charlie Dent, Santorum followed Trump’s lead by claiming that a bombshell investigation reported by the The New York Times was fake news. That story dropped over the weekend, revealing […]

By Luke Jones | 3y ago

Rick Santorum Says That Donald Trump Is Losing Republican Voters And Could Lose 2020 Election

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum warned Donald Trump this week that he is losing Republican voters. The senator said Trump is in danger of losing the 2020 election thanks to his decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, HuffPost reports. Speaking to CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “Cuomo Prime Time” on Thursday night, Santorum, […]

By Aaron Homer | 3y ago

Rick Santorum Says Donald Trump Should Email His Therapist Rather Than Tweeting

Former Senator Rick Santorum told CNN on Monday that he would rather see Donald Trump email a therapist than use Twitter as his therapy. The Pennsylvania politician appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 to discuss, among other things, the president’s unfocused and chaotic tweet-storm on Sunday. On Sunday, Trump sent out 29 tweets and retweets on […]

By Kristine Lofgren | 4y ago

Democrats Can Win In 2020 But They Have To Nominate Someone ‘Unexpected,’ Says Rick Santorum

Former Republican Senator Rick Santorum weighed in on the Democratic Party’s chances in the 2020 presidential election in a CNN interview broadcast Sunday, asserting that the Democrats should nominate someone “unexpected,” the Hill reports. Explaining his reasoning, Santorum mentioned former presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama all of whom were perceived as outsiders […]

By Damir Mujezinovic | 4y ago

Donald Trump’s Job Performance Rating With White Men Tanks: Rick Santorum Admits ‘Bad Behavior’ Hurts — ‘But’

As the idiom goes, what goes up comes down. And, according to a recent poll on Donald Trump’s approval in office — particularly among white men – his job performance rating is falling. Although a Trump apologist agrees that the president needs to tone down his rhetoric, he thinks there are other forces in Washington […]

By Bradley Ryder | 5y ago

Opinion: Trump’s Relationship With Canada Starts Rocky As Rick Santorum Visits Canada And Slams Liberal Leadership

It’s almost as if Donald Trump believes that because he is the President-elect of one country, all other countries must bow to his plans. At least this was the impression left by American Republican Rick Santorum on a recent visit to Canada on behalf of Donald Trump. The National Post reported that on a recent […]

By Christine Beswick | 6y ago

Donald Trump, The Republican Party, And Integrity: What The Presumptive Nominee Has Revealed About The GOP

Donald Trump — his allies, and his detractors can all agree — has transformed the political landscape. That much has been true since he announced his candidacy almost one year ago and stayed on top of the polls, even after his many outrageous comments. But in the past few weeks, Trump has unwittingly revealed much […]

By Greg Hoadley | 7y ago

GOP Debate: Rick Santorum Supports Donald Trump Muslim Ban, Declares World War 3

Tonight’s GOP debate will probably be the last time that we will be seeing Rick Santorum in the GOP presidential race. He’s polling at 0.3 percent, which means that he is second to last in the race. But if he does bow out after tonight’s debate, he’s sure to remembered as the candidate who openly […]

By Patricia Grannum | 7y ago

Fox News: The Unquestionable Winner Of The GOP Debate

Fox News is the unquestionable winner of the GOP debate. It doesn’t matter if you’re pulling for Jeb Bush or think that Ben Carson makes some good points. It doesn’t matter if you think hardliners Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, or Rick Santorum are the GOP’s best choice for a candidate. It doesn’t even matter if […]

By Scott Falkner | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Attacks Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: ‘It’s A Decision Based On A Lie’

Republican presidential candidate of 2014 Rick Santorum has sounded off on the Supreme Court ruling yesterday that legalized same-sex marriages across the United States. The historical ruling made waves around the world as a testament to progress and equal rights achievements, however, Santorum has stated that the decision was ultimately “based on a lie.” Specifically, […]

By Sarah Ryan | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Calls Charleston Shooting An Attack On Christians

Rick Santorum has called the Charleston shooting, which took place in the historic Emanuel AME church, an attack on Christianity, despite the evidence that it was motivated not by religion, but by race. However, Santorum’s social media following isn’t taking it quietly: hundreds are flocking to his pages and piling on to let him know […]

By Steph Bazzle | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Welcomed By One Person At Iowa Campaign Stop

Rick Santorum deserves some credit, that’s for sure. The word “hopeful” never sounded more appropriate in the phrase “presidential hopeful” than it did today for the Little Candidate That Could. On a campaign stop in Iowa today, Rick Santorum sat down at a scheduled event with only one other person in attendance. According to The […]

By David Noble | 8y ago

How GOP Candidates Are Like Spam Email, Fake Twitter Accounts

The GOP candidates for president are taking their places on the field. But how many of them actually think they have a prayer of winning? How many even really want to? So far, 10 GOP candidates have officially announced their entry into the race, with five others seen as likely to run or having set […]

By David Noble | 8y ago

Duggar Interview Sends Supporters Running For The Hills

That Duggar interview with Megyn Kelly might not have been the best idea. For several days after the Josh Duggar molestation scandal hit the headlines, it looked like the Duggar family could count on getting plenty of support from the politicians and public figures that had always been there for them. But this is a […]

By David Noble | 8y ago

Josh Duggar Molestation Scandal: Megyn Kelly Admits That She’ll Go Easy On The Duggars During Interview [Video]

Josh Duggar’s parents probably aren’t going to get grilled during their interview with Megyn Kelly — the Fox News host recently hinted that she’s going to take it easy on Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. On Wednesday, Megyn will talk to the 19 Kids and Counting stars about Josh Duggar’s admission that he sexually molested […]

By Treva Bowdoin | 8y ago

Dan Savage Wants ‘Duggar’ To Be The Next ‘Santorum’

Political commentator and sex advice columnist Dan Savage is attempting to do to the same thing to the Duggar family that he successfully did to Rick Santorum, reaching out to the internet in an attempt to redefine their last name. The Duggars have been in the media spotlight ever since a report came to light […]

By Dustin Wicksell | 8y ago

Rick Santorum “Sickened” By Duggar Child Molestation Claims

Rick Santorum told ABC’s Good Morning America that he was “sickened” by reports that Josh Duggar, reality TV star on 19 Kids And Counting, molested underage girls, including some of his sisters, while he was a teenager. Rick Santorum has been in the spotlight after he announced this week that he would run for the […]

By Leah Fleischel | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Announces Another Run For President In The 2016 Election

Former senator from Pennsylvania and presidential candidate in the 2012 election, Rick Santorum, has announced that he will seek the nomination for the Republican party in another bid for the White House, The New York Times reported. Santorum said at his presidential campaign kick off rally, “Today is the day we are going to begin […]

By Nicholas Kurch | 8y ago

Rick Santorum – Of All People – Agrees That Bruce Jenner Is A Woman

Conservative politician Rick Santorum said Saturday that he believes that Bruce Jenner is a woman, CBS News is reporting. Speaking to reporters at the South Carolina Republican Convention Saturday, the controversial former Republican senator from Pennsylvania confirmed that if Bruce Jenner identifies as a woman, then that’s good enough for Santorum. “If he says he’s […]

By Aaron Homer | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Supports Religious Freedom Laws, Relates Westboro Baptist Church To Gay Discrimination

While Rick Santorum supports religious freedom laws, he also believes it is possible to find a middle ground solution where all sides are satisfied. But what has some upset is how he listed the hypothetical scenario where the Westboro Baptist Church forces a gay baker to bake a wedding cake with the message “God hates […]

By Patrick Frye | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Claims Religious Freedom Laws Protect Gay Printers From Making Westboro Baptist Church Signs

Rick Santorum spoke in a piece that aired on Easter Sunday about religious freedom laws, and the Westboro Baptist Church. He assured listeners that so-called “religious freedom” laws, such as the one causing an uproar in Indiana, and the ones currently under discussion in North Carolina and Arizona, among other states, hold only the same […]

By Steph Bazzle | 8y ago

Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum Join Religious Freedom Debate Over Denying Service To Gay Americans

With the majority of states in the U.S. now having legalized gay marriage, opponents of gay marriage have had to move the goalposts back a bit to the issue of religious freedom. Gays might be able to get married, they say, but if a business doesn’t want to serve them based on their “sincerely held […]

By Kay Solo | 8y ago

Watch Rick Santorum Take The Craziest Audience Question Ever — And Basically Agree With It

Rick Santorum, the 56-year-old former United States senator from Pennsylvania who is expected to stage his second run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, fielded a two-minute, 30-second ranting “question” from an audience member at an event in South Carolina Wednesday — a question that was so unhinged that it appeared in video of […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 8y ago

Josh Duggar Speaks At Pep Rally, Reflects On Time Spent On Rick Santorum’s Campaign

The Duggar family is known for their conservative Christian values; however, many people do not realize how actively involved the whole Duggar clan is with various political campaigns. Josh Duggar recently spoke at a pep rally prior to the March For Life in Washington D.C. and discussed the Duggar family’s close ties with Senator Rick […]

By Tara West | 8y ago

Rick Santorum Says Pope Francis Is ‘Hard To Listen To’

Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic church, and according to the church’s catechism, we’re supposed to listen to every single thing he says. To be more specific, “For the Roman Pontiff… has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered.” But there’s one man […]

By JenniferP | 8y ago

Rick Santorum: You Don’t See Baptists ‘Going On Jihad’

Rick Santorum targeted ISIS and radical Islam in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. Even so, some commenters were still unimpressed and took the opportunity to denigrate Santorum instead of a movement that is beheading innocent civilians every day. The comments that Santorum made were seemingly uncontroversial on the surface. He simply stated that […]

By Aric Mitchell | 9y ago

Rick Santorum: Satan Uses Hollywood Like The Devil’s Playground

Rick Santorum says Satan is using Hollywood like the devil’s playground. But it’s possible that’s just marketing speak. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Rick Santorum switched from politics to making Christian movies. If you don’t recall, Rick Santorum was one of the contenders in the 2012 Republican primaries who lost to Mitt Romney. Back […]

By Patrick Frye | 10y ago

Rick Santorum Moving From Politics To Faith-Based Film Industry

Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum might be done with politics for good. He will now work on “faith-based” films with Echolight Studios. The 55-year-old politician is now the new CEO of Echolight, which makes movies with Christian messages. Santorum announced his new career move on Mike Huckabee’s Fox News program over the weekend. “This is […]

By Dusten Carlson | 10y ago

Rick Santorum Hospitalized With Gastrointestinal Illness, Misses Iowa Trip

Rick Santorum was hospitalized this weekend with dehydration and a gastrointestinal illness, forcing the former Pennsylvania Senator and Republican presidential candidate to miss a planned trip to Iowa. Santorum was schedule to give the keynote address at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Annual Spring Kickoff on Monday. A program for the event noted that […]

By Nathan Francis | 10y ago

Rick Santorum Says Gay Marriage ‘Suicidal’ For Republicans, Insists GOP Won’t Evolve

Rick Santorum’s gay marriage stance was one of the most early and vociferous, prompting a retaliatory Google bombing by sex columnist Dan Savage that resulted in the former Republican presidential candidate’s “Google problem.” But Rick Santorum’s gay marriage stance hasn’t softened over the past decade, and a recent interview indicates that the GOP politician still […]

By Kim LaCapria | 10y ago

Santorum, Gingrich Open To Running For President In 2016

Former Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have both stated over the past two days that they are open to running for president in 2016. “I’m certainly leaving the door open for that,” Santorum said on The Steve Malzberg Show Wednesday. “I’m making no commitments at this point, but we’re not doing anything […]

By Bertel King, Jr | 10y ago

Rick Santorum Calls Obama A ‘Sore Winner,’ Says Obama Needs To Make ‘His People’ Move

Risk Santorum accused President Obama of being a “sore loser” in his dealings with the Republican party. In an interview with ABC News, the former Pennsylvania Senator said that the newly re-elected president has the power and ability to get things done, but refused to promote bi-partisanship. “That’s the problem with this administration. They don’t […]

By Megan Greenlaw | 10y ago

Santorum Accuses Obama Of Continual Disregard For The United States Constitution

In an exclusive hard right hit piece for WND, entitled Despotism In America, outspoken Republican contender for the 2016 Presidential nomination, former Senator Rick Santorum, accused President Obama of “continual disregard for the United States Constitution and the separation of powers it set forth to protect the American people from government by fiat.” The article […]

By Wolff Bachner | 10y ago

Santorum Open To 2016 Run

Rick Santorum could be running for president again in 2016. The former Pennsylvania Senator, who was one of Mitt Romney’s main competitors during the Republican primaries, said that he was “open to the possibility” of running for president in 2016. Santorum said that he is still a long way from making a decision but he […]

By Dan Evon | 10y ago

Rick Santorum Endorses Todd Akin, Despite ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments

Former Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum backed Todd Akin on Saturday, adding that the entire Republican Party (including MittRomney) should also voice its support for the Missouri Senate candidate, despite his “legitimate rape” scandal. Santorum held a rally for Romney in the heart of Ohio’s coal country, reports NBC News. Santorum later stated that a […]

By Melissa Stusinski | 11y ago

Rick Santorum Says Smart People Will Never Be On The Side Of Conservatives

Rick Santorum, who is, by the very nature of the work he does and his position in politics, an elite, tends to strike out at the self-same people in much of his public speaking — but in a recent appearance, he said that “smart people” will never side with conservatives. Rick Santorum, disliker of smart […]

By Kim LaCapria | 11y ago

Rick Santorum: Obama Is Forcing Catholics To Sin

President Obama is “directly assaulting” religious freedoms and is forcing Catholics to sin. Well, that’s the claim that Rick Santorum made on Wednesday. Santorum did not specify what government programs were forcing Catholics to sin, but, during his presidential run earlier this year, the former GOP candidate frequently talked about how Obamacare mandates that all […]

By Dan Evon | 11y ago

Romney Rival Rick Santorum To Speak At Republican National Convention

Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will be joining former Republican Florida Governor Jeb Bush on the speaking stage of the Republican National Convention in Tampa later this month. Santorum advisers have confirmed that the former Pennsylvania Senator, who was a bitter rival of Mitt Romney in the primaries, has confirmed he is speaking. The […]

By H. Scott English | 11y ago

Rick Santorum Says VP Candidate Must Be Pro-Life

Failed presidential candidate and former senator Rick Santorum has spoken out in a new interview, saying that presumptive nominee Mitt Romney must choose a pro-life candidate to be his running mate against incumbents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Yahoo’s Power Players’ blog reported that Santorum added, “this is non-negotiable for a vice presidential pick.” Santorum, […]

By John Stegeman | 11y ago

Harry Reid: Latest Politician To Get Unflattering “Urban Dictionary” Definition

High-ranking (or at least media-sensitive) politicians have often found that their names are re-appropriated by the low-brow Internet slang aggregate website Urban Dictionary and used interchangeably with insulting sex acts. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid is the latest political figure to receive such a treatment, with a definition that puts him in the same ranking […]

By Dusten Carlson | 11y ago

Rick Santorum Slams RomneyCare: “It Hasn’t Worked In Massachusetts”

Rick Santorum may be out of the election, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the conversation. During a Thursday night interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Santorum slammed Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts healthcare initiative, a program that the presumptive presidential candidate has tried like hell to distance himself from. One of Mitt Romney’s greatest challenges in […]

By Dusten Carlson | 11y ago

Why Rick Santorum STILL Hasn’t Released Delegates

Although Rick Santorum has dropped out of the 2012 election, the former presidential hopeful still hasn’t released his delegates to this summer’s convention, reports Politico. “I haven’t done anything as far as releasing anybody,” Santorum said Friday prior to his speech at the Chicago Conservative Political Action Conference. “I want to make sure that our […]

By Dusten Carlson | 11y ago

Rick Santorum Officially Endorses Mitt Romney For President

Rick Santorum has officially endorsed Mitt Romney as the GOP Presidential candidate for the 2012 election. Santorum endorsed the GOP front-runner in an email to his supporters on Monday night. Santorum’s email follows a meeting with Romney in his hometown of Pittsburgh on Friday as the reason he finally decided to endorse the GOP candidate, […]

By Melissa Stusinski | 11y ago

Santorum Star Struck By Lohan At White House Correspondence Dinner

There were plenty of celebrities, politicians, and journalists at the White House Correspondence Dinner last weekend, but former Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum was particularly interested in meeting just one; Lindsay Lohan. Santorum was apparently star struck with the young actress and asked to get a picture of her. Lohan was sitting with Fox News personality […]

By Dan Evon | 11y ago

Newt Gingrich To End His Campaign on Wednesday [Report]

The ride will be officially over for Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich according to sources that have told Fox News that he will officially end his campaign on Wednesday, May 2nd. Gingrich has seen his campaign go through one of the biggest roller coaster rides seen in Republican presidential politics in many years. Last summer […]

By H. Scott English | 11y ago

[Left and Right] This Election Is President Obama’s To Lose

With Rick Santorum abandoning his quest for the Republican nomination for President and Newt Gingrich flat broke, Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican Nominee. This should be cause for celebration among the President’s campaign staff. Although President Obama probably secretly wanted to go up against Santorum and be able to paint the Republican […]

By H. Scott English | 11y ago

Santorum Out: GOP Hopeful Suspends Campaign

Reports indicate that Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign, which unofficially hands the nomination to opponent and plasticky rich guy Mitt Romney. The New York Times cites two of Santorum’s advisors as the source for confirmation of the candidate’s decision, and points out his daughter Bella’s illness due to the condition Trisomy […]

By Kim LaCapria | 11y ago

Rick Santorum To Drop Out Of Presidential Race [Live Video]

Rick Santorum is ending is presidential campaign. The Washington Post reports that Santorum called Mitt Romney Tuesday morning to inform him that he will be suspending his campaign. Santorum is scheduled to make the official announcement this afternoon at a press conference in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at 2 p.m. EST. Santorum has been Mitt Romney’s main […]

By Dan Evon | 11y ago

Porn Stars Unite Against Rick Santorum [Video]

Rick Santorum has already declared war against pornography. Now, porn stars like Allie Haze have launched a war against the presidential hopeful. Haze is joined by fellow porn actresses Chastity Lynn and Chanel Preston, to deliver a simple message to America. “If elected, Santorum has vowed to prosecute our industry on infrequently enforced obscenities laws… […]

By Dan Evon | 11y ago

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