Prime Minister Theresa May condemns racism and hatred, her spokesman said on Monday when asked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to violence at a rally of white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, which killed one woman.
First, GoDaddy booted the Nazi website Daily Stormer, and now Google has canceled the registration of the site after the racists tried to relocate there.
Trump decided that subtle racism wasn’t good enough, so he took it up another notch by announcing that he is considering a pardon for Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was found guilty of illegally conducting anti-immigrant traffic patrols.
Environmental group the Sierra Club sued the U.S. Energy Department on Monday in hopes of forcing it to reveal the groups it has consulted in conducting an eagerly awaited study on the electricity grid.
Experts responded with outrage as President Trump appeared to call on the rest of the country to unite with Nazis and white supremacists during his updated statement on Charlottesville.
According to the latest Gallup Daily Tracking Poll, Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to among the worst in the history polling after his bungled response to the racist domestic terror attack in Charlottesville. Here is the poll: GALLUP: President Trump's approval rating drops to 34%, the lowest of his presidency. https://t.co/7ehrauAXlN pic.twitter.com/c8azLX7zp0 — Scott…
President Trump finally said what he should have said two days ago, but his condemnation of racism did not include a disavowal of the support of the racists in Charlottesville, and the President fled the scene without taking questions from reporters.
Trump’s attack on Merck’s CEO for quitting his manufacturing council because the president refuses to condemn racists has backfired as Merck stock is having its best day since July 27.
As he returned to the White House on Monday, Donald Trump ignored questions from the press about condemning the actions of neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
Merck stock opened higher after the CEO of the pharmaceutical company resigned from the President’s manufacturing council over Trump not taking a strong stand against violence and extremism. Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier said, “America’s leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy.” Trump immediately went off on…
Trump showed his priorities on Monday by not denouncing racists, but he did have time to throw a fit and attack a CEO who quit his manufacturing council. Trump tweeted: Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES! — Donald J….
Attorney General Jeff Sessions tried to defend Trump as condemning racists and white supremacists on CBS This Morning, but his whole argument fell apart when Charlie Rose pointed out that the President never said any of those things.
The NRA has used the example of a caustic Trump administration to raise their public profile from delusional to dangerous. No longer satisfied with having undue influence in our government, they’ve resorted to threats on media and denouncement of other civil rights platforms.
A candlelight vigil for Heather Heyer, who lost her life in the white supremacist domestic terror attack in Charlottesville, VA, has been canceled after racists threatened more violence.
While we must continue to condemn the white supremacists working in the White House and those this leadership has aroused from the margins of society with renewed legitimacy and fervor, it will be transforming the subtle and structural racism that people of color must face every day of their life that will be the true testament of our condemnation cry.
The President claimed that all sides committed acts of violence in Charlottesville, VA, but the person who rammed a car into a crowd of people killing one and injuring 19 idolized Hitler and held white supremacist views. The Washington Post reported on the domestic terrorist, James Alex Fields Jr., “A man accused of plowing a…
In less than ten minutes, Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer showed more political courage than the entire Republican Party by laying blame for white supremacist domestic terror attack in his city on Donald Trump’s courtship of racism during his presidential campaign.
Members of Congress are publicly calling out Trump, as his own party is distancing themselves from the President, which suggests that his sinking approval ratings could drop even lower.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller wants to interview former Trump chief of staff and RNC chairman Reince Priebus about the Russia scandal and the firing of James Comey.
Though the majority of Americans do not condone the racially driven terrorism we saw in Charlottesville this weekend, this is increasingly what America is becoming with Donald Trump in the White House.
The White House is in full scramble mode, as they have released a statement from an unnamed White House official claiming that Trump’s statement included white supremacists and racists.
A Trump White House official is claiming that the “leftist mob” in Charlottesville was as, or more violent than the white Trump supporting racists, and is responsible for Saturday’s violence and terrorism.
There has been a lot of conversation in the media about “white non-college educated economic anxiety” being the motivating factor for Trump support, but after Charlottesville, the press can no longer deny that racism is the real motivator of many Trump supporters.
Obama’s message of love and unity – and his clear suggestion that today’s violence was racially motivated – stood in stark contrast to Trump’s remarks.
“If this is not who we are as Americans, let’s prove it,” Hillary Clinton said.
Denouncing terrorism at the hands of white supremacists wouldn’t fit Trump’s narrative that America should fear only minority groups.
The willingness of this president to ignore what is specifically fueling the outbreak of deadly violence and hatred in Virginia will only give oxygen to those causing it.
A completely mentally gone Trump stopped reading his statement about Charlottesville and began rambling about his accomplishments.
President Trump blamed the left for the violence in Charlottesville, while ignoring the behavior of his own racist supporters, as Trump claimed that “all sides” are to be blamed.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) showed Trump how a real leader responds to racist violence in an American city. In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Sen. Sanders said, “The white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, is a reprehensible display of racism and hatred that has no place in our society. I am disgusted by the news,…
After a group of white supremacists was spotted using the Detroit Red Wings logo, the team is threatening to sue the racists.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan condemned the bigoted views of the violent alt-right in Charlottesville that he helped enable with his support for Trump.
As violence erupted and a state of emergency was declared in Charlottesville, VA after white supremacists marching in Trump’s name turned violent; all the impotent president could do was tweet “sad.”
Meanwhile, the President of the United States remains silent as, at this hour, he is likely teeing off from one of the fairways at his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
The GOP senator said the ideas spewed by the alt-right marchers “have no place in a civil society.”
The counter-protesters gathered Saturday to deliver a message of unity and tell the hate group, “Love has always won.”
As counter-protesters have taken to the streets in Charlottesville, VA to stand up against the KKK and neo-Nazi alt-right racism and hate, violence has broken out against those who are standing against racism and bigotry. Meanwhile, Donald Trump golfs in New Jersey and stays silent.
Trump can continue to threaten to invade whichever country he’s mad at on a given day, but he’ll be doing so without the support his own party, the American people or the international community.
Donald Trump bragged to the governor of Guam that he was making him famous and going to increase his tourism, while North Korea is threatening to attack the island.
Nikki Haley looked shocked and gave Trump a what the hell look when she realized that he just made up the military option of invading Venezuela.
Donald Trump is now threatening to get the US involved in two wars by telling reporters that he hasn’t ruled out a US military option in Venezuela.
Trump was asked repeated questions by reporters about North Korea, but all the mentally unstable sounding president could reply with was, “I think you know the answer to that.”
Trump responded with a whiny fit about his critics when he was asked by reporters about criticism that his rhetoric towards North Korea is making the situation worse.
President Donald Trump issued a new threat to North Korea on Friday, saying the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” as Pyongyang accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war and world powers expressed alarm.
President Donald Trump was being “sarcastic” when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving the United States money by ordering cuts in U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia, NBC News reported, citing the White House spokeswoman.
The head of the U.S. Senate committee that handles Supreme Court nominees said on Friday he no longer expects an imminent court vacancy, bolstering assumptions among court-watchers since mid-year that Justice Anthony Kennedy will not retire this year.
Guam posted emergency guidelines on Friday to help residents prepare for any potential nuclear attack after a threat from North Korea to fire missiles in the vicinity of the U.S. Pacific territory.
A new shot has been fired in the never ending circular firing squad that is the Republican effort to take health care away from millions. House Republicans are mad at the Senate so they are trying to force a vote on a repeal only of Obamacare.
A new PPP poll has found that by a margin of 56%-34%, respondents want Donald Trump impeached if he fires the Special Counsel investigating the Russia scandal, Robert Mueller. PPP conducted the poll for VoteVets that revealed that firing Mueller would start the beginning of the end for Trump, “On other big matters of the…
There is no low that Republicans won’t sink to defend Trump, as Rep. Ron Desantis (R-FL) tried to claim that Trump was only joking when Putin expelled US diplomatic staff from Russia.
The level of rebellion that Trump faces if continues to sabotage Obamacare can be seen in a new poll that reveals 78% of Americans want Trump to make the Affordable Care Act work.
The Russia investigation continues to inch closer to the President on a daily basis as congressional investigators want to question the secretary who handles his appointments and communications.
President Trump moved the country closer to war on Friday morning by warning North Korea that a US military attack is “locked and loaded.”
Trump’s increasingly dangerous and hostile North Korea rhetoric appears to be rooted in a single Washington Post report.
“If we have to, we’ll go to war,” Graham told a South Carolina CBS affiliate.
After eight years of an administration who took these issues seriously, we now have a president who loses his cool at the slightest provocation.Â
As Trump attacks Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Republicans are privately admitting that the person who really deserves the blame for the health care bill failure is the President. The Washington Post reported, “Privately, senior GOP congressional aides across Capitol Hill have said it’s Trump and his team — not McConnell — who…
Donald Trump tried to blame Democrats for the 2016 election collusion during a press conference that definitely caught the attention of investigators.
Instead of standing up for the men and women who selflessly serve their country, the president – once again – took the side of the man who helped put him in the White House.
Trump offered up a humiliating answer when asked why he has not declared the opioid crisis a national emergency.
The FBI found out about the meeting between Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, and the Russians because former campaign manager Paul Manafort told the feds about it.
A new report explains how the Trump White House is working to sabotage Obamacare in every single way.
In his middle of his golf vacation, Donald Trump took a moment to demand that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell repeal and replace Obamacare, pass an infrastructure bill, and pass a tax reform/tax cuts package. With this crazed tweet, Trump confirmed that he no idea how government works.
A new poll conducted by two academic researchers revealed the degree to which the Republican Party has dumped conservatism for authoritarianism as 52% of Republicans would support Trump postponing the 2020 election if Republicans in Congress supported it.
North Korea dismissed warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States and outlined detailed plans on Thursday for a missile strike near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam.
While millions of Americans are underpaid and worried about the future of their health care, the Secret Service spent $13,500 for golf cart rentals at Trump’s own New Jersey club where he is vacationing for two weeks.
Sen. John McCain has followed through on his threat to Trump to take over strategy for the war in Afghanistan by attaching a policy amendment to the NDAA.
Facts are facts: Barack Obama was a reassuring adult in an increasingly dangerous world, and Donald Trump is a man-sized toddler pushing the world closer to nuclear war.
It probably didn’t take long for Tom Price to regret his decision to participate in the baseball tradition.
As the investigation gets closer to the president, Trump’s bullying tactics are only likely to become worse.
It’s difficult to find an issue that Trump approaches in a thoughtful or knowledgeable way, but the idea of winging it when it comes to nuclear war is stunning and dangerous – even for this president.
An evangelical adviser to Donald Trump claims that God has given Trump a biblical mandate to take out North Korea.
The North Korean regime mocked Trump’s threats of an attack against them and called them a load of nonsense.
Six European officials who had interactions with Trump and his White House describe the president as a threat to global security who is obsessed with Obama.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) didn’t pull any punches when he described Trump’s behavior towards North Korea as erratic and making a bad situation even worse.
Donald Trump threw the failure of Obamacare repeal squarely at the feet of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the two top Republicans leaders are moving closer to a total feud.
The chairman of a congressional committee has asked the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explain why its National Cancer Institute (NCI) failed to publish data that showed no links between glyphosate and cancer.
The Republican White House is attacking the Republican Senate Majority Leader as the pressure of governing is leading Republicans to destroy themselves.
Donald Trump boasted on social media that he upgraded the US nuclear arsenal, but he didn’t. The plan he is taking credit for was formed and implemented by President Obama.
The FBI’s raid of Paul Manafort’s office means that they have evidence of criminal wrong doing by Trump’s former campaign manager during the 2016 election.
Having failed to make Trump popular in any other way, the White House is admitting that they are trying to provoke a new Cuban missile crisis with N. Korea. After Sec. of State Rex Tillerson told the American people that they could sleep well at night: "Americans should sleep well at night." Rex Tillerson doesn't…
North Korea said on Wednesday it is considering plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met with “fire and fury”.
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, explained to the American people that contrary to Trump’s bluster, war with North Korea would not be quick or glorious. Here is Cardin’s statement in response to Trump’s threats to N. Korea: Unlike Trump, Sen. Cardin knows what he is talking about….
Col. Lawerence Wilkerson, Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, took apart Trump and made the President seem way out his league by pointing out that Trump seems to think deTraling with N. Korea is like negotiating a casino deal.
Donald Trump receives two folders of screen grabs, transcripts, and pictures of himself looking strong each day as the White House using the communications office to compile propaganda that makes Trump feel better. Vice News reported: Twice a day since the beginning of the Trump administration, a special folder is prepared for the president. The…
Trump proclaimed that every poll that shows him to be historically unpopular is a “fake news suppression poll,” that is not documenting the achievements of his administration.
President Trump managed to take a moment in between rounds of golf in New Jersey to threaten a potential World War III by launching a military attack on North Korea.
U.S. diplomats should sidestep questions from foreign governments on what it would take for the Trump administration to re-engage in the global Paris climate agreement, according to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters.
Mitch McConnell blamed Trump imposing artificial deadlines and not know how the legislative process works for the perception that Republicans are failing to govern.
The soap opera of White House personnel changes, intrigue and investigations has alarmed a part of the American public and shocked some foreign governments, yet Russian officials have found their own way of responding.
Donald Trump is one of the least popular presidents in history, but his Justice Department led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is setting the stage for Republicans to carry out a massive voter purge at the state level ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Trump confirmed intelligence that the US had picked up to North Korea by retweeting a Fox News story that contained leaked classified intelligence from an anonymous government official.
The weakening of Trump’s base of support can be profoundly seen in the departure of Rust Belt white college educated voters away from the president. White college educated voters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are all turning away from Trump.
A new CNN poll has found that Trump’s crash and burn as president is not getting past the American people, as 59% of respondents graded Trump’s first 200 days as a failure.
For a guy who has fought to ban Muslims from the country and has repeatedly denigrated and isolated those who practice Islam, both at home and abroad, Trump’s silence is certainly not surprising.Â
Instead of taking Trump’s bait, Sen. Blumenthal is digging in his feet and doubling down on the increasingly serious investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
Not only is Trump clearly unwilling and unable to do his own job, but he lashes out journalists for doing theirs.Â
Chicago on Monday sued to prevent the Trump administration from enforcing new policies that would withhold money from so-called sanctuary cities that deny U.S. immigration officials access to local jails.
The poll released Monday showed Trump’s approval rating at the lowest level in any survey released since he took office.
