Donald Trump
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Trump Threatens America with One Fewer Televised Debate After DNC Snubs Fox for 2020 Democratic Primary
Donald Trump, the president whose petulance reaches further than the ties he seemingly purchased from the estate of Andre the Giant, took to Twitter to vent his frustration after the Democratic National Committee refused to let Fox News host a primary debate, a move first reported by the Washington Post. “Recent reporting in the New…
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Democrats Expected to Formally Request Trump's Tax Returns in Coming Weeks: Report
Much like my beloved Boston Celtics, Donald Trump can’t seem to buy a victory these days. Soon, the House of Representatives may get to the bottom of why. House Democrats are expected to formally request 10 years of Trump’s personal tax returns in the coming weeks, according to the Washington Post and other media outlets.…
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Trump Claims Michael Cohen’s Book Proposal Was a ‘Love Letter’ to Him
After his failed summit in North Korea, President Donald Trump claimed Friday that his former hitman shopped a book that not only gushed about what a great man and leader that Trump was, but claimed it was a “love letter” to him. Because Trump is back in the United States and therefore has nothing to…
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Rep. Elijah Cummings Threw Rashida Tlaib Under the Bus to Dry an Obama Birther’s White Tears
White people don’t need black folk to comfort them and their white tears. U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings apparently didn’t get the memo. During Michael Cohen’s congressional hearing Wednesday, GOP Representative Mark Meadows pushed back against the former Trump lawyer’s assertions that President Donald Trump is racist. He did so by trotting out Lynne Patton, his…
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Trump Is Having a Rough Few Days
Poor Donald J. Trump. Not only did his former consigliere sit in front of Congress and call him a liar and a racist, but his bae-cation with side piece and leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, ended without an actual agreement. It must be hard being the president—especially a president who didn’t want to…
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How Much Money Would You Pay to Watch a Donald Trump Perp Walk?
My parents and I would sometimes play this game where we brought up a thoroughly unattractive and/or vaguely problematic dare (i.e.: Driving to GetGo while butt-ass naked) and then attached increasing dollar amounts to it until you finally said yes. (“Would you drive to GetGo while butt naked for $10?” “No.” “50?” “No” “200?” “Eh.”…
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Live Blog: Michael Cohen Is Doing His Best Operatic Solo In Front of Congress Right Now
The day of reckoning has come. Michael Cohen, the president’s former fixer, former attorney, the Spliff Star to the president’s Busta Rhymes, the Ty-Ty to the president’s Jay Z, the Gayle to his Oprah is testifying before the House Oversight Committee and it’s about to be lit. The Root senior editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr.…
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Droppin' Jewels: Chief of Staff for Former Trump Counsel Gave Mueller Detailed Notes on President's Conduct
If the current trend keeps up, special counsel Robert Mueller may have to hire police detail to keep the line of Washington, D.C. lifers waiting to flip on Trump at bay. With Michael Cohen’s solo snitchin’ debut set for Tuesday, and notes from hours of interviews with the likes of Steve Bannon, Mueller and his…
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GOP Senator Will Support Resolution to Block Trump's Border Wall
Trump’s wall emergency is seeing pushback from Trump’s own party. GOP Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina wrote Monday that he will support a resolution to block Trump’s national emergency declaration that would see him procure funding to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. “I would vote in favor of the resolution…
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What It Means When White People Call You Racist
The angriest I’ve ever been was when my cousin failed to show up after promising to give me a haircut on the day of my senior prom. Coming in at a close second is the day I gave Gray Segal (not his real name, but close) a black eye. Gray and I had gym together…