Donald Trump
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Here’s What the Vibe Was Like at President Trump’s Inauguration
Yvette Cormier’s brows furrowed when she was asked what she thought about being on the National Mall to see President Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. She was here for both of President Barack Obama’s inaugurations and thinks that today wasn’t the same at all. “The energy of the crowd is completely different, and there’s no diversity,”…
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Unique Views, Episode 27: #TeamLawrence or #TeamChrisetteNeedsACheck?
It’s here. It’s finally here. President Trump. We don’t have to respect it, but that doesn’t make it any less true. A reality star who hates everyone except white men is president of the country, and the world is in retrograde. We know we said that episode 26 of the podcast would be the last…
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It’s Official: President Trump Takes Office
That’s it, it’s official: President Trump has taken office. I, too, was hoping for an alien abduction, but we were not so lucky. With his hand on a Bible, Donald J. Trump took the formal oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” as the nation’s 45th president. Hundreds—hell, maybe even…
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Protests Mark Trump’s Inauguration Ceremony
Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday was marked by spirited protests by those who still feel that Trump is #NotMyPresident. According to ABC News, the spirited protests unfolded mostly peacefully at several security checkpoints near the U.S. Capitol as demonstrators held signs with messages such as, “Resist Trump Climate Justice Now,” “Let Freedom Ring” and “Free Palestine.”…
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Steve Harvey Haz a Sad Over Trump Backlash
Woe is Steve Harvey. Woe is he. Apparently the backlash Harvey received after meeting with Donald Trump has gotten to him. Also, he haz a sad. To say that Harvey was dragged to hell and back over his meeting with President Molded Tangerine would be an understatement. The backlash was swift and brutal. Harvey, who…
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Revolutionaries Must Love America Enough to Change Amerikkka
Revolutionaries “must love America enough to change it.” —James Boggs As Donald Trump takes office, his rhetoric on making America great again will likely take center stage. And he might be right about one thing: The United States of America does need to make a change. But Trump’s vision is headed backward. Luckily, Trump’s vision…
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Mourning in America: The Root Watches the Inauguration so You Don’t Have To
Tomorrow, Jan. 20, 2017, our lives will change forever. President Barack Obama will become former President Obama, and Donald Trump will become … President Trump. I can’t. Many black folks up and down my social media timelines are protesting the inauguration and spending their time and energy on other (read: uplifting/black) things. Fellow journalist Jamiliah…
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I Went to the Black Trump Inauguration Party so You Didn’t Have To
Donald Trump is not popular with black people. Donald Trump was not the most popular candidate for president in 2016. Donald Trump is so unpopular that he can’t convince a Bruce Springsteen cover band to perform at his inauguration. These are facts. However, none of that prevented literally dozens of Americans of color from coming…
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Report: Drastic Cuts to Government Jobs, Spending on the Horizon
Donald Trump’s team is looking to slash jobs the way a used-car salesman slashes prices. According to The Hill, the plan for the “great job creator,” as he likes to bill himself, is to drastically shrink the federal bureaucracy. Clearly, Trump’s people don’t believe in, or care for, the arts, since they reportedly plan to…
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John Lewis vs. Everybody: A Tale of the Tape
Ever since John Lewis told Chuck Todd that he doesn’t consider Donald Trump a “legitimate president,” acolytes of the traffic-cone-colored, tiny-fingered dingleberry have streamed out of the woodwork to come for the civil rights hero and political icon. As soon as the president-elect heard the remarks, the troll-in-chief tweeted this: Congressman John Lewis should spend…