Donald Trump
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#StayWoke: Trump Names ‘Alt-Right’ Racist Steve Bannon to National Security Council While the World Protests His Muslim Ban
In a flurry of executive orders* even the most ardent news hound finds hard to keep up with—including one banning Muslims from seven nations from coming to the U.S., sparking protests throughout the country Saturday night—President Donald Trump is remaking the world in his skewed, scary image. And while many are rightly incensed over the…
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Donald Trump: Executive Order Bans Syrian Refugees and Muslims From 7 Countries
Exactly one week after being sworn in as president of the United States, a country founded by refugees escaping a tyrant in their home country, Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday indefinitely banning Syrian refugees and temporarily suspending Muslims from seven countries from entering the country. According to the New York Times: Declaring the…
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Dallas Teacher Investigated for Firing a Toy Gun at an Image of Donald Trump and Yelling, ‘Die!’
A teacher with the Dallas Independent School District is being investigated after video surfaced of her firing a toy gun at a projected image of Donald Trump and yelling “Die!” in front of her class. Payal Modi is a teacher at W.H. Adamson High School, and CBS DFW reports that the video surfaced on social…
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The Guy Behind Trump’s Claims of Voter Fraud Doesn’t Have Any Proof
Well, well, well. Turns out President Donald Trump’s trusted man behind these absurdly ludicrous claims of voter fraud doesn’t have any proof—or, even better, any proof he can explain. During a recent appearance on CNN’s New Day with Chris Cuomo, VoteStand founder Gregg Phillips boasted that he could prove that there absolutely was voter fraud…
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For Kellyanne Conway Haters Who Need Support When Shouting at the TV Is Not Enough
I should have known Kellyanne Conway couldn’t be trusted when it became all too apparent that she couldn’t be bothered to place trust in a comb before appearing on national television. If that sounds cruel to you, to quote my spiritual adviser, Beyoncé, “I ain’t sorry,” so don’t anticipate any Anita Baker-grade apology from me.…
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After Tough Tweets, Trump Issues 20 Percent Import Tax on Mexican Goods to Fund Wall
After a tense day of tweeting between Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and President Donald Trump, including Peña Nieto deciding to cancel a scheduled visit to the U.S., the White House announced Thursday that it will seek a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico to help pay for the U.S. southern-border wall. The tax…
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Mexican President Cancels Trip to US as Tensions Over Border Wall Rise
The standoff between President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto continued with some pretty stern tweets Thursday. “If Mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall, then it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting,” Trump tweeted early Thursday, CNN reports. Peña Nieto had been scheduled to meet with Trump…
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State Department Senior Management Team Resigns Instead of Working With Trump
Senior officials at the State Department could smell blood in the water, and with the gangsterism admired by anyone who has ever wanted to pull a cannabis-smoking news-anchor move (see below), they all said, “Bye, Felicia” to their jobs rather than work under President Donald Trump. According to the Washington Post, what makes it even…
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A Cheer For The New England Patriots Is A Cheer For Donald Trump
Sports fans usually don’t want to mix their politics and sports — well, White sports fans — but fans of the New England Patriots have no choice. From Tom Brady’s passive-aggressive endorsement of Trump to the very name of the organization, if the personal is, indeed, political, then Patriots fans need to come to terms…
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Why Mexico’s Ex-President Is Our Inner Voice
Mexico’s ex president Vicente Fox Quesada is not here for no damn wall. In fact, he’s never been here for a damn wall. But President Donald Trump keeps up this delusional tale that Mexico’s going to pay for it. In fact, he ran on a platform that the wall dividing Mexico and the U.S. would…