Donald Trump
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Hillary Clinton Should Troll 45 Forever With Her ‘Bitch, I Told You So’ Tour
For five months, Hillary Clinton stayed relatively quiet. If I’d lost the presidential election to the former host of The Apprentice, I would have gone to the woods, too. Yet, to some, Clinton’s silence and self-imposed exile were a disappointment—even if it was only mere weeks after the inauguration. At the time, I wrote that…
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Howard Stern: Trump Really Wanted Hillary Clinton to Win
One of Donald Trump’s good friends, shock jock Howard Stern, says he believes deeply that Trump never wanted to be president and, instead, really wanted Hillary Clinton to win. The outspoken and outlandish radio personality said that President Trump wasn’t joking when he noted in a recent interview with Reuters during his 100-days-in-office mark (a…
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Why the French Election Matters to Black America
I get it; Americans are busy. We have a crumbling infrastructure, a president who wants to take us to war with Canada (Canada!) and a Justice Department that clearly changed its slogan to “Just-Us.” However, if that’s not enough on your plate, there are other places—worldly, important places—that also have political situations that matter to…
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Whiteness Matters More Than Jesus To White Evangelicals
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, I had to turn off the news alerts on my phone. Each time I received a news alert, I would get anxious because I did not know what the hell 45 was going to do next. He had already tried to ban folks from coming into the country, and…
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Does Donald Trump Have Dementia?
As people analyze the flurry of rambling misstatements, outright lies and flip-flops coming from the toupeed totalitarian sitting in the Oval Office, credible voices who once giggled at Donald Trump’s antics have stopped laughing and started asking a very serious question: Is the president of the United States suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s? Rice University…
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April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year
It’s been an interesting year to be veteran White House reporter April Ryan. Between back-and-forths with President Donald Trump and his press secretary, Sean Spicer, and her generally excellent work, Ryan’s name has been in the spotlight pretty much since this administration made itself comfy in the White House. And now, in what is sure…
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Sean Spicer Runs Out of Briefing Because He Just Can’t With Y’all
The White House briefing room erupted in cries of “Sean!” Tuesday when press secretary Sean Spicer bolted from the briefing without taking questions. The bulk of the press briefing was filled with remarks from White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, during which he attacked Democrats for thinking they won because they avoided a government shutdown…
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Maybe Donald Trump Can’t Read?
In the past few days, the jack-o’-lantern-looking dullard whom we elected president has made himself look like an idiot again by repeatedly bungling media appearances. Donald Trump’s last week has been reminiscent of a student trying to bullshit his way through a doctoral dissertation armed only with Wikipedia and some facts he picked up in…
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Trump Administration Kills Michelle Obama’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ Program
Unlike Melania Trump, Michelle Obama really did stuff as the first lady. She pushed an initiative promoting fitness and healthy eating for kids called “Let’s Move!” She also started the Reach Higher Initiative, which encouraged students to continue their education beyond high school. In 2015, President Barack Obama and the first lady launched Let Girls…
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Trump Is Insane and This Interview Proves It
President Donald Trump not only continues to imply that former President Barack Obama wiretapped his phone when Trump was a candidate, but when pressed for proof—which everyone, including his staff, knows doesn’t exist—Trump grew angry and ended the interview. CBS News reporter John Dickerson asked the president if former presidents, including Obama, had given him…