Vladimir Putin
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When Russia Wants to Prove the US President Isn’t a Liar, It’s Time to Break Up
It’s a sad day for America when the Russian president is willing to provide transcripts of the conversation between the president of the United States and Russian officials in order to prove that the U.S. president isn’t lying. On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he would be willing to provide Congress with a…
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Former Trump Aide Was Paid Millions to Benefit Russian Interests: Report
Paul Manafort, a former campaign chairman for President Vladimir TrumPutin, once worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the efforts of the Russian president. In a scathing exclusive, the Associated Press reports that in 2006, Manafort pitched plans to promote Russia’s global influence and signed a $10 million annual contract with Russian aluminum magnate Oleg…
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Putin Wants to Get Under the Wig of Sunkist Stalin After Realizing He Helped Elect the Political Equivalent of a Quick Weave as President
No shade to the Kremlin, but if you have to pay for a psychological dossier on Sunkist Stalin, there’s a reason Muva Russia has gone from global superpower to Broke-Bitch Nation. Yes, such a declaration may lead to my emails being hacked, my nudes being spread like a dope Spotify playlist and God knows what…
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How Do We Break Up With Russia After Valentine’s Day and Not Look Like a Dick?
Seriously, Valentine’s Day just passed, and while we don’t want to be a dick about it, Russia is starting to become the girlfriend who comes over unannounced, and it’s gone from being cute to creepy. On Tuesday a Russian spy ship was found just chilling off the coast of Delaware. It’s almost like the Russians…
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Why National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Didn’t Need to Resign
The Trump administration stinks. It has from the beginning, and two of the major offenses have been the administration’s obvious ties to Cousin Putin and lying. The entire campaign and presidency up to this point have had to answer questions about both, so it seems a little disingenuous that national security adviser Michael Flynn would…
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Breaking News: Donald Trump Tells the Truth
We interrupt your Facebook scrolling, Candy Crush game, tweets or whatever you were doing (although we can’t imagine what you’d be doing on the internet besides reading The Root) to bring you this important announcement: News agencies across the country are reporting the collective, nationwide shock at the unthinkable incident that happened on Fox News…
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About Putin and His New Boo
Now that doomsday has happened, there are certain things to which we can look forward. For one, there will be pain. Lots and lots of pain. Unfortunately, it won’t be like a Betty Wright track in which said pain will yield some gain. It will just hurt. There will also be plenty of stupidity because…
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Russia Made a Trump Coin Because They Love Him
This Russia-Donald Trump thing just keeps getting weirder. According to the Huffington Post, a Russian company has made a commemorative coin for the president-elect’s inauguration featuring his face and the words “In Trump We Trust.” “There are more hopes associated with Trump with regards to the lifting of sanctions; maybe the environment [between the U.S.…
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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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Report: Russia Was in Contact With Trump Officials During Election
During the presidential debates, Hillary Clinton often accused Donald Trump of being a puppet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, a claim Trump strongly denied. U.S. officials had been adamant during the election that Russia was responsible for hacking Democratic Party emails, accusations Moscow denied. Now Reuters is reporting that the Russian government was in contact…