Donald Trump
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RNC Catching Hell for Giving Black Friday MAGA Shoppers the Friends and Family Discount Nobody Asked For
Even though the Republican National Committee doesn’t have a soul, it’s somehow being accused of selling theirs. How exactly does that work? Allow me to explain. On Black Friday, the RNC’s official Twitter account posted the following sale: Innocuous, right? Because who doesn’t want 20% off their Donald Trump onesie? Not exactly. According to Huffington…
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President Price Hike Is Ruining Black Friday
This may be your last chance at a 12-pack of flat-screen televisions, thanks to Donald Trump. With a slew of tariffs on foreign goods announced in the first two years of his tenure in the office formerly reserved for Presidents, Trump has touted his international trade strategy as a necessary tool in the administration’s geopolitical…
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Andrew Gillum Concedes Florida Gubernatorial Race
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida—and the first African-American candidate to do so—announced his concession to his Republican opponent, former Rep. Ron DeSantis, on Saturday. “R. Jai and I wanted to take a moment to congratulate Mr. DeSantis on becoming the next governor of the great state of Florida,” Gillum said in a…
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In ‘No, Donald, You Can’t Do That’ News: Federal Judge Restores Jim Acosta’s White House Press Credentials
A federal judge has ordered the White House to give Jim Acosta his press credentials back, much like a mother telling her child to stop hogging the controller just because his friend said something “mean.” From CNN: Federal judge Timothy J. Kelly sided with CNN on Friday, ordering the White House to reinstate chief White…
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No, Van Jones, I Do Not Have to Give the Racist in Chief ‘His Due’
As someone who was born, raised, and currently lives in the South, I have grown accustomed to hearing colorful phrases infused with racist overtones, such as betraying someone by “selling them down the river” or hearing an unsolicited comment from the “peanut gallery.” In fact, a few days ago, I engaged my Yankee coworkers in…
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Trump Is Rage Tweeting Again, Which Means That Robert Mueller Is Getting Closer
I think it was the next governor of Florida (please, Black Jesus,) who said that a “hit dog will holler.” And if President Trump’s twitter account is anything, it’s an ongoing log that proves he and his administration should be on late night ASPCA commercials. In the president’s latest series of rage tweets, he did…
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President Picture Book Has Designated ‘Policy Time’ Built Into His Day
The only president with time built into his day to do what you do while you’re supposed to be working, Donald Trump has long had blocks of “executive time,” or time regularly spent tweeting and watching television, built into his daily schedule. While it’s tough to imagine that Trump, a man who has managed to…
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In 2019, Maxine Waters Is Taking on Big Banks—and Trump’s Corrupt Coins
It’s a question that arose early on election night last week, as a nationwide Democratic surge propelled the party back into power in the House of Representatives: What will Rep. Maxine Waters do now? The question was relevant for many reasons. Waters stands as one of the country’s most well-known Democrats and fiercest critics of…