Politics
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Watch: Nancy Pelosi Dry Snitches on Trump’s Alleged Drug Use
It’s at these times when I find it best to quote Grecian philosopher Joseph Guillermo Jones II, colloquially known as Jim Jones, from his epic meter, which I’m paraphrasing, but it goes something like: G’s up nigga (G’s up), ho’s down (ho’s down) If Trump can’t swim he gon’ drown (he gon’ drown) House Speaker…
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Russia Is Still All Up in America’s Elections, Dancing
If America’s election were a music video, then Russia would be 1995 Puffy. According to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Russia is still running its disinformation campaign and it has never stopped since the 2016 elections. Wray made the damaging claim during a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. He also added that the “malicious foreign influence”…
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Insufferable Trump Holds Up Newspaper With ‘Acquitted’ Headline and Blasts Dems During National Prayer Breakfast
We all knew that the impeachment acquittal of President Donald Trump was going to make him even more impossible to tolerate, and in his first public appearance since convincing Republicans that they better stay the course, Trump didn’t disappoint. On Thursday at, of all places, the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump walked onto the stage like…
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Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Bernie Sanders in Tight Race for 1st in an Iowa Caucus That Has Been a Damn Disaster
First off, Iowa is white as hell. Secondly, I don’t even know why Iowa matters but it does and it’s the first election of the presidential primary season, so the numbers matter, but I’m getting a little tired of Iowa being a thing when the Democratic Party is owned by black women. So please stop…
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Trump’s Impeachment Trial, Day Who Cares Anymore: The End Is Almost Here
The vote is today and we all have known for weeks, if not months, that the vote is going to go to Team Evil. The Senate will vote on whether to remove President Donald Trump for attempting to bully Ukraine into declaring that they would open an investigation into Trump’s political rival, Joe Biden and…
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Trump Refused to Shake Nancy Pelosi’s Hand and Other Petty Moments From the State of the Union
The State of the Union under the Trump administration has become a congressional version of the mythical Hater’s Ball. Everyone goes but everyone hates everybody. It’s basically a sorority step show without the stepping. There is more shade being thrown here than all of the Housewives series combined. Even the guests, invited by members of…
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Wave of House Democrats Announce Boycott of Trump’s ‘Sham State of the Union’ Address
Eight house Democrats announced Tuesday that they will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, citing a lack of trust in the president and the Senate trial that is expected to acquit him of all impeachment charges on Wednesday. The first five Democrats to announce their boycott were Reps. Al Green (Texas),…
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Former Neurosurgeon in the Buttermilk: Can You Spot Ben Carson in This Group of White Trump Supporters?
Looks like a random group of white people in red hats were in Iowa just long enough to fuck up the Democrats’ caucus results and were back on what appears to be a plane (although bus segregation still seems to apply here) heading to wherever it is that one can proudly wear those red MAGA…
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Watch: Where Are All the Flag Lovers Now? Trump Plays and Points During the National Anthem
Here’s what happens when you go to the doctor. You have an ailment, you go to the doctor’s office, you see a physician, most likely a general practice doctor who listens to your symptoms and then provides a diagnosis. All the schooling makes doctors the best at recognizing what might be troubling you. It’s not…
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The Root Got an Early Copy of Trump’s State of the Union Speech
On Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, President Trump is set to make his third State of the Union speech amid the backdrop of impeachment. Two fictional, yet, still unnamed sources sent parts of Trump’s State of the Union speech to The Root offices. TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Vice President, Members of…