Donald Trump
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Rick Perry Wanted to Abolish the Energy Department; Now He Runs It
Remember when former Texas Gov. Rick Perry wanted to abolish the Department of Energy? Don’t worry—apparently no one else does, either, and on Thursday Perry was confirmed to become the secretary of the department, because of course he was. The Senate voted 62-37 Thursday to confirm Perry as energy secretary, the Washington Post reports. On…
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Sean Spicer: President Trump Is Confirmed as New HUD Secretary … Psych, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing
On Thursday, shortly after Ben Carson was confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development, White House press secretary Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer tweeted out this: Which proves what we’ve all known for quite some time: He’s this administration’s Barney Fife trying to solve a How to Get Away With Murder case. I mean, seriously,…
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When It Comes to White Supremacists, Trump, You Are the Father
I love former President Barack Obama. I started loving him shortly after he walked offstage after making his now-historic 2004 Democratic National Convention speech. During his time as president, not only was Obama an example of class and excellence in office, but for many black men, he was also a role model for how to…
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Jeff Sessions Is a Casualty of Trump’s Fight With the Press
Donald Trump and the Trumpettes are quickly learning that picking a war with the media was a bad look. If you are going to go against a group of people whose job is to literally go through all your stuff to see what they can find, you better have your shit tight. And President Vladimir…
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Remember: No Matter How Awful Parmesan Putin Is, George W. Bush Still Ain’t Shit
One may as well wear a white hood, while the other governed as if he were donning a dunce cap, but make no mistake: Hot garbage may have a stronger stench than its colder counterpart, but trash is trash. So when it comes to the growing sentiment that maybe, just maybe, former President George W.…
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Will Trump’s Executive Order Be a Boon or a Bust for HBCUs?
On Tuesday, when President Donald Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, black college leaders and advocates were hoping for two things: more funding for HBCUs and a higher profile for the initiative in the White House. They received half…
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The Trump Nightmare Personified
If you ever wondered what black America sees in their mind’s eye when they imagine a Trump supporter; If you questioned what the people wringing their hands in apprehension and dismay thought would happen when Trump took office; If you wondered what immigrants, Muslims, and all of non-white America imagines when they read about the…
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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Repeal of Obamacare
On Monday the man we elected (and by “we,” you know who I mean) to solve America’s problems and make the country great again emerged from a meeting with the nation’s governors glassy-eyed, as if he had just been told he was going to have to take an IQ test or get hooked up to…
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Yeah, That Whole "Don't Allow Trump And His Administration To Be Normalized" Thing Lasted For Like A Month
Remember way back when in January? And December? And November? When we were all like “Yo…we need to protest and resist Donald Trump at all costs!” and that key term “normalized” — i.e. “don’t allow for Trump to be normalized” — became our new favorite word? I’ve had some health issues recently, so it’s possible…