Donald Trump
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Value Meal in Chief Feeds National Champion Clemson with Good Old American Fast Food
President sniffles has a knack for poor timing. Not only did he manage to time his manufactured government shutdown in the midst of one of the worst stretches the stock market has ever seen, his shutdown lasted into his visit with the newly minted national college football champions from Clemson University. When faced with the…
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No Check, Snowed In and No End in Sight: How Black D.C. Is Surviving Trump’s Government Shutdown
“He didn’t ask me!” yelled a heavy set 40-something-year-old guy sitting by the window in my barbershop. I had just asked everybody what they thought about President Trump’s claim that federal employees told him to keep the shutdown going. My barbershop is at the perfect demographic nexus of the D.C. metropolitan area. Nestled in a…
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Trump Claims He Is Not a Russian Spy, Which is Exactly What a Russian Spy Would Say
Commissar Donald Trump is having quite the month. Not only has he single-handily driven the federal government to a standstill over funding for a wall that no one wants, explosive reports now claim that during meetings he held with his play cousin and godbrother, Vladimir Putin, the talks weren’t recorded and now the president of…
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According to Survey (OK, Several Surveys), Americans Blame Trump for Shutdown
Much has been made of the great political polarization gripping the country (an assessment that is not at all unfair), but if there’s one thing a majority of Americans seem to agree on, it’s this: Donald Trump and his Republican allies are to blame for the government shutdown. Now entering its 24th day, the partial…
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Will the GOP’s Lone Black Senator’s Wokeness Play Well With the White South Carolina Voters He Relies Upon?
It’s becoming a pattern: Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina speaking up more forcefully and clearly about race and racism, even challenging his white counterparts to be better. The latest example came courtesy of an opinion piece Scott wrote for the Washington Post titled, “Why are Republicans accused of racism? Because we’re silent on…
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Rudy Giuliani, Who Was Once Married to His Cousin, Believes Trump's Legal Team Should be Allowed to 'Correct' Mueller Report
President Trump’s lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who was once married to his second cousin, believes that Trump’s legal team should be able to see special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on whether Russia colluded to hand Russian Vice-President Donald Trump America’s presidential election before it goes to Congress or the American people so they can correct it.…
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Black Federal Employees Disproportionately Affected as Government Shutdown Ties for Longest Ever
The partial government shutdown over Donald Trump’s border wall has now tied for the longest ever, with substantial portions of the federal government nonoperational for the third straight week. And with the stalemate between Trump, Republicans and the Democratically controlled House of Representatives holding strong, that record will likely be broken by Saturday. Across the…
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Could Trump’s Endgame Be a Plea Deal and a Resignation? Rudy Giuliani Reportedly Thinks So
“President” Adderall has gone completely off the rails and is standing strong in his conviction not to budge on the government shutdown unless Congress gives him his way. It has been 19 days since he started his standoff over the $5.7 billion he is demanding to build his mythical wall across the U.S./Mexico border, and…
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Why Does Donald Trump Keep Sniffling? An Investigation
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s presidential address showcasing a litany of lies, hazy facts, accusations and demonizing, perhaps the biggest question raised by Donald Trump’s public plea to build the Great Wall of MAGA is: What the hell is wrong with Donald Trump’s nose? The president’s nasal drip stole the show as the star of…