Donald Trump
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How 'Make America Great Again' Has Become a Global Symbol for Hate
Donald Trump may not be a full-on, card-carrying member of white nationalism… Fine, you’re right. Donald Trump is a white nationalist. Full stop. He speaks their language, he uses his dog whistle to rally his troops, he sees good people on both sides and has been reluctant on several occasions to call out white nationalism…
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Kirstjen Nielsen Out as Homeland Security Secretary Amid Reports That She Wasn't Willing to Break All the Laws
Kirstjen Nielsen, the woman with the worst spelled first name in the Trump administration, resigned as Homeland Security secretary on Sunday, evoking the famous tenant from the apostle Smokey, “You’ve got to be a stupid motherfucker to get fired on your day off.” “I have determined that it is the right time for me to…
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Trump Bashes Mueller, Democrats and New York Times in Latest Round of Tweets
Trump took to Twitter to bash Robert Mueller and his 400-page report. labeling the investigation a “witch hunt” that found “no collusion,” Trump told followers that “the Democrats, no matter what we give them, will NEVER be satisfied.” His tweets come as reports that members of the special counsel team have been frustrated by attorney…
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Robert Mueller to Leave DOJ Soon, According to Department
After 674 days of investigating an almost exclusively sitting president, Robert Mueller is leaving the Department of Justice in the coming days, according to a spokesman. Quartz first reported on his impending departure. DOJ spokesman Peter Carr told the online publication that Mueller “will be concluding his service within the coming days,” adding that “a…
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Trump Declares Country 'Full' As States Sue to Block Wall Funding
At this rate, folks, Trump’s next executive order might have ICE agents play “Closing Time” from tank stereos situated along the border. Trump participated in a briefing on immigration in Calexico, a small city situated along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, where he used his bully pulpit to hammer home the creeping threat…
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Surprise Surprise: Michael Cohen Stumbles Upon 14 Million Files A Month Before His Sentence Begins
It’s hard to be mad at Michael Cohen. If you were going to jail for holding water for a President who gets his daily briefings in picture book form, you’d try to delay your bid, too. Thursday, Cohen’s attorney sent a memo to top congressional Democrats detailing what Cohen told Robert Mueller’s team. According to…
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Here They Go Again: Trump Faves Diamond and Silk Drop 'Gems' of Wisdom on Climate Change and More
Watching Donald Trump stans Diamond and Silk is like viewing the evil twins of characters Nisi and Mickey of the ‘90s film B*A*P*S — if Nisi and Mickey thought they knew anything about climate change, Earth science, immigration or the politics of slavery. But unlike the relatively harmless fictional characters in the (yes, quite regrettable)…
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Nah, I'll Pass: Trump Declines Invite to White House Correspondents' Dinner—Again
For the third year in a row, Donald Trump has decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, saying the event is “boring” and “too negative.” “I like positive things,” the president told reporters Friday, CBS reports, stating that instead of going to the April 27 black-tie affair, he’ll again hold a rally. “Positive…
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Isaiah Washington Comes for Barack Obama, High Fives Trump Along the Way
Once upon a Grey’s Anatomy, there was a distinguished actor by the name of Isaiah Washington who got himself fired for calling one of his co-stars a “faggot”—a faux pas he foolishly attempted to rectify with “I love gay. I wanted to be gay. Please let me be gay” in its aftermath. In the decade…
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Donald Trump Continues to Claim His Father was Born in Germany. His Father Was Born in New York City
When I was younger, I used to tell girls that I was mixed race. It made me sound more exotic and made me seem more interesting. I wasn’t ashamed of being black, I just thought it was funny to see how easily people would believe me when I said that my father was black but…