Donald Trump
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‘Make America Great Again’ Billboard Sparks Controversy in Miss.
At first glance, the “Make America Great Billboard” on Highway 80 in Pearl, Miss., right outside of Jackson, looks as if it was bought and paid for by the Klansmen and/or Fraternal Order of Police that endorsed President-elect Donald Trump. But looks can be deceiving. WJTV.com reports that the billboard was paid for by For Freedoms,…
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Who Is Jeff Sessions? 11 Facts About Trump’s Pick for Attorney General
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jeff Sessions, an Alabama senator with a questionably racist past, to be attorney general under his administration. Sessions met with Trump on Wednesday, and shortly after the meeting, the Trump transition team issued a statement saying, “The President-elect has been unbelievably impressed with Senator Sessions and his phenomenal record as…
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Donald Trump Settles Trump University Fraud Cases for $25,000,000
President-elect Donald Trump agreed to a $25 million settlement Friday to end the Trump University fraud cases. As the Washington Post notes, the settlement eliminates the possibility that Trump will be called to testify in court while he transitions into the presidency. It also ends three separate lawsuits, including two in California and a civil…
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Trump's Proving That Those Who Called Clinton "The Lesser Of Two Evils" Didn't Know What Evil Looked Like
So, I’ll be honest. After the shock of the election began to subside and the waves of the post-shock tsunami began to recede, there was a tiny, infinitesimal, Lilliputian part of me that began to look for silver linings. And, even, the subset of hope responsible for giving someone the benefit of the doubt. “Maybe Darth…
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Does Sage Steele Think All Lives Matter?
ESPN commentator Sage Steele has found herself in the middle of a Twitter fray since Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans took a knee to protest Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Steele posted this: And all hell broke loose. Steele was accused of being everything but a child of god. Many saw her stance as…
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Ben Carson Knew When to End the Charade; Too Bad Tangerine Mussolini Didn't
There are many reasons not to serve in the Donald Trump administration. For starters, by the simple virtue of Tangerine Mussolini’s being grossly unqualified for the presidency, who could blame anyone for not wanting to serve under what will likely prove to be a disastrous commander in chief? However, when it comes to the likes…
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Russell Westbrook Delivers Impassioned Okla. Hall of Fame Speech
On Thursday, Russell Westbrook gave an impassioned speech after being inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. Westbrook was introduced by Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, who praised Westbrook’s loyalty to the Oklahoma City Thunder. “He could’ve easily come to Charlotte,” Jordan, owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, joked, ESPN reports. “But he decided to stay…
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Mom Eyed After Kicking Out Son Who Voted for Trump in Elementary School Election
A Houston mother is under investigation after posting a video showing her kicking out her young son because he voted for Donald Trump during a mock election at his elementary school, KHOU reports. The video went viral, with commenters criticizing the mother for her actions and saying she should be in jail. “I can’t believe…
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Jeff Sessions Couldn't Be Judge Because of Racial Comments; Now He's Trump's Pick for AG
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Sen. Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama whose nomination for a federal judgeship was rejected because of racially charged comments, to be the next attorney general of the United States. According to the New York Times, Sessions, a former prosecutor, was also being considered for the position of secretary of…