Donald Trump
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Donald Trump Picks, You Guessed It, a Super-Rich White Man to Fill Cabinet Spot
Surprise! Donald Trump has chosen another super-rich white man to fill another Cabinet spot. The president-elect tapped founder and chairman of Virtu Financial and owner of pro hockey’s Florida Panthers, Vincent “Vinnie” Viola, as secretary of the Army. At least this pick comes with some experience: Viola is an infantry veteran and a graduate of…
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Welp, It’s Official: Electoral College Confirms Donald Trump as Our 45th President
Many of us hoped that the Electoral College would throw a Hail Mary and get us out of the inevitability of a Trump presidency, but alas, that did not happen, and on Monday the electors gave him the votes he needed to officially become the 45th president of the United States, the Washington Post reports. Trump…
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Trump’s Cabinet Looks Just Like His Voters and His Boardroom: White
Donald Trumps slogan of “Make America great again” was seen by many as a kinder way of saying “Make America white again,” and since he became the president-elect, Trump’s Cabinet has been looking light on color. According to the Associated Press, Trump is on pace to create the “least diverse Cabinet in a quarter-century.” While…
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It's Bad That Russia Influenced The Election, But It's Even Worse That 60 Million Deplorables Did Too
Raise your hand you knew, before this year, that the electors chosen in each state — the people who actually determine who the next president will be — could, if they want to, decide to opt out and choose against their state’s wishes. Ok, I see a few of you in the back with your…
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The Electoral College Votes Monday: Here Is What You Need to Know
On Monday, the Electoral College meets amid protests to vote for the president of the United States. Many have asked the Electoral College voters to side with the popular vote in the presidential election, which Hillary Clinton won in a landslide, and to not seat President-elect Donald Trump. What is usually a ceremonial vote has…
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Donald Trump, Racist-in-Chief: Here Are the 10 Most Racist Things He’s Done So Far
We know that President-elect Trump is a racist—or, at the very least, racist-adjacent. Like no other before him, Trump won the 2016 presidential election because much of white America underestimated the level of white supremacy on which this country was founded. It is this supremacy that allowed Trump to claim that he didn’t know David…
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Trump Says Michelle Obama's ‘Not Having Hope’ Comment Not About Him
In a rare display of restraint, and perhaps even grace, President-elect Donald Trump praised the Obamas, and first lady Michelle Obama specifically, spinning her recent quote, “Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like,” as referring to the past. As reported by The Root on Friday, portions of Obama’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey…
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POTUS Pops Off on Russia Over Email Hacks: ‘They’re a Small … Weak Country’
President Barack Obama has donned his “pop off” hat and put Russia President Vladimir Putin on notice that the U.S. may retaliate against the country for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reports the Associated Press. “Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama said Friday at his last press…
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Donald Trump Thanks 'Smart' African Americans Who 'Didn't Come Out to Vote'
During a Thursday victory rally in Hershey, Pa., President-elect Donald Trump called on a mostly white crowd to cheer for African Americans who were “smart” to listen to him and then “didn’t come out to vote” for Hillary Clinton to become president, the Associated Press reports. During his speech, Trump regaled the crowd with a play-by-play…
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White High School Students Held Up Trump Sign, Turned Backs as Black Basketball Team Introduced
A Missouri school district is apologizing for the “unsportsmanlike” and “insensitive” behavior of its white students after one of them held up a Trump sign while the rest of them turned their backs as a black basketball team was introduced at a Monday night game, Fox News reports. As the site notes, the controversial incident…