Donald Trump
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A Year Later, How Has the Trump Presidency Personally Affected or Changed You?
I’m writing this from my hotel room in New York City, where I’ve been since Tuesday evening and will be until Friday. I’m in town to attend The Root 100 gala Thursday night, but I’m here early to meet with my agent (and possibly my editor), hang out with some friends and visit the GMG…
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The First Gray President
Some 365 days, 11 hours and 23 minutes ago, we realized that a sentient sweet potato with the penis, fingers and temperament of a toddler would become the 45th president of these United States (time may vary depending on when you read this, your time zone and how long you wept into your pillow). Since…
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An Incomplete List of the Names We Used Instead of ‘President Donald Trump’
A year ago today, Nov. 8, a bloated, orange-colored meat sack topped with the world’s worst comb-over became leader of the free world, aka president of the United States. This past year has been a living nightmare as we’ve watched the Trump administration’s all-too-predictable descent into chaos and dumb-fuckery. Every day, Donald Trump found new…
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Say Something Nice: 7 Things That Have Actually Improved During Trump’s Presidency
OK, now, before you start lobbing grenades into the comments section, let me start by stating the obvious, for the record: This presidency is both a sham and a shit show, and its accompanying administration a corrupt clusterfuck of epic proportions. Felt good to get that out. Don’t you feel better? Glad we’re all on…
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Looks Like Omarosa Is Getting Too Big for Her Britches in the White House
We all know at least one person who got a really good job and immediately let it go to their head. Before they even got their first paycheck, they were already showing out, acting like they were running things and generally making a fool of themselves. In the Trump White House, that person is Omarosa…
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Meet Shalira Taylor, the Black Trump Supporter Vying for a Cleveland City Council Seat
There are a lot of stereotypes about black folks who back Donald Trump, but Shalira Taylor doesn’t epitomize any of them when you speak to her. For one, she isn’t particularly bombastic in her support of Trump, who is widely seen by the black community as a racist. Also, unlike the president she supports, Taylor…
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The White Woman Who Got Fired for Giving Trump the Finger Is the Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
To be clear, I am not interested in any honorary blackening or distributing any sort of cookout invitations to Juli Briskman, the white woman fired from her marketing-company job after a photo of her flipping the bird at a Trump motorcade went viral. Because while Juli might very well be swell, I don’t know her…
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Demented Cheese Grit Claims Gun Control Would Have Made ‘No Difference’ in Latest American Mass Shooting
During his visit to South Korea, Donald Trump was asked whether he’d push for the same “extreme vetting” of gun owners that he’s proposed for refugees and U.S. visa holders. Trump’s response was a blustery and, at times, indignant mix of “How dare you,” “Nah, son” and “It could have been worse.” In Trump’s joint…
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Bernie Sanders Is Not a Real Progressive
America’s most marginalized people could use a real progressive politician who is fearless enough to take on the racist doctrine of Donald Trump. That person is not Sen. Bernie Sanders, and that is a pity. Black people and immigrants have been particularly singled out in Trump’s racist attacks. Besides his support of police brutality and attacks…
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4 State Elections That Could Prove How Much Everybody Hates Black Voters
This election season could prove that “the resistance” is really all bullshit. On Tuesday, in states like Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and on Dec. 12 in Alabama, there are big chances to begin striking back—and in a language that can scare people like White House chief of staff John Kelly, his boss, Bannonites, congressional…