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Trump’s Own Supporters Walked Out On Him During His Lunatic Desert Rant
Donald Trump’s unhinged rant in Phoenix lasted for so long, and was so boring, that his own supporters began to tune him out while hundreds more walked out on him.
Monthly Archives: August 2017
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Virginia Republican Party Attacks Democratic Gov. Candidate For Opposing Slavery
The Virginia Republican Party is taking a cue from Trump by launching an attack on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam for opposing slavery and white supremacy.
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Trump government shutdown threat draws criticism, unnerves markets
President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the U.S. government to secure funding for a wall along the Mexican border rattled markets on Wednesday and cast a shadow over efforts in Congress to raise the country’s debt ceiling and pass spending bills.
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Trump Reeling As The American People Say They’d Be Better Off Under Hillary Clinton
A new Quinnipiac University Poll found that by a 49%-40% margin the American people believe that the country would be better off with Hillary Clinton as president.
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U.S. State Dept’s science envoy resigns over Trump’s Charlottesville response
One of the U.S. State Department’s science envoys publicly resigned on Wednesday, the latest in a wave of defections over President Donald Trump’s response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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U.S. new home sales hit seven-month low as prices soar
New U.S. single-family home sales unexpectedly fell in July, dropping to their lowest in seven months amid a surge in prices, raising concerns of a slowdown in the housing market recovery.
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Neo-Nazi Rally Canceled In Wisconsin As Spokesman Quits Group Due To Controversy
A neo-Nazi rally planned for September 16th in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has been canceled, according the Cory Klicko, a spokesperson for the National Socialist Movement organization who claims he quit the Nazi group in order to break away from anything that “may be perceived as negative”.
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Trump wall threat would put U.S. on path toward government shutdown: Schumer
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s threat to shut down the government if he does not secure funding for a border wall with Mexico would lead to a shutdown that “nobody will like.”
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The White House Has The Paperwork Ready For Trump To Pardon Racist Joe Arpaio
The White House has the pardon ready and the remarks written for Trump to pardon convicted racial profiler, Joe Arpaio.
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First lady thanks Chelsea Clinton for defending Barron Trump
Chelsea Clinton criticized the Daily Caller, a conservative news website, for publishing an article by its entertainment reporter criticizing the clothes of 11-year-old Barron Trump.
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Poll Proves Trump Voters Are Racists As 45% Think Whites Are The Most Discriminated Against
A new PPP poll provided proof that racism is a driving factor in support for Donald Trump as by a margin of 45%-17% Trump voters believed that whites are the most discriminated against group followed by Native Americans and African-Americans at 17% and 16% each.
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Trump Is Falling Apart And Having A Real Time Breakdown After Phoenix Rally Disaster
Donald Trump freaked out on Wednesday morning and in a series of tweets revealed a mental state that is declining fast.
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Former Intel Chief Says Unfit Trump Is Looking For A Way Out Of The Presidency
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questioned Trump’s fitness for office and speculated that Trump’s behavior was an indication that he is looking for a way out of the presidency.
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Trump Dares Senate Republicans to Impeach Him By Attacking GOP Sen. Jeff Flake
Allies of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wanted Trump that he is heading for impeachment if he continues to attack Republican Senators, so Trump responded by attacking Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake. Billy Piper, McConnell’s former chief of staff said, “The quickest way for him to get impeached is for Trump to knock off Jeff Flake…
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Clinton, in book, says Trump’s debate stalking made her skin crawl
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says in her new book that Donald Trump made her skin crawl by stalking her around the stage in a campaign debate and she wonders if she should have told him to “back up, you creep.” In audio excerpts of the book “What…
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At Arizona rally, Trump defends response to Charlottesville violence
President Donald Trump, surrounded by thousands of supporters on Tuesday, defended his response to the violence at a rally organized by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attacked the media for “giving a platform to hate groups.”
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Police use gas, smoke to disperse protesters outside Trump rally in Phoenix
Police deployed gas and smoke to disperse crowds in Phoenix, Arizona, who protested outside a rally by U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, according to a Reuters witness.
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Trump Comes Unglued During Rally And Goes Full White Power Racist In Phoenix
Trump tried to hide by repeating his prepared remarks about love from the previous night, but eventually, the truth came out in Phoenix, as Trump started defending the Confederacy as part of our country and history, and condemned leaders who took down statues that celebrate slavery.
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Trump Threatens To Close Down The Government Unless Democrats Pay For His Border Wall
In Phoenix, Donald Trump threatened to shut down the US government if Democrats and Congress won’t pay for his border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for.
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Trump Blames Obama, Not His Support Of Nazis, For Worsening US Race Relations
In a moment of true delusion, Trump blamed former President Obama, not his years of racist rhetoric, and support of Nazis for America’s worsening race relations.
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Trump Shows How Mentally Gone He Is By Using The Secret Service To Smear Phoenix Protesters
Donald Trump is so mentally gone and unstable that he began his rally in Phoenix by using the Secret Service to smear protesters by claiming that the Secret Service said that not many people were protesting him outside.
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No U.S.-Russia cyber unit without Trump notifying Congress, bill says
The proposal, if it became law, would be the latest in a series of maneuvers by Congress that either limit the president’s authority on Russia matters or rebuke his desire to warm relations with Moscow.
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Rachel Maddow Drops A Bombshell Poll That Shows Americans Want Trump To Resign Over Russia
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had a preview of a bombshell poll from PPP that revealed how close Trump is to being brought down. The poll showed that if conclusive evidence is found of Trump/Russia collusion, the American people overwhelmingly want him to resign.
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Charlottesville to cover Confederate statues after chaotic meeting
City councilors in Charlottesville, Virginia, voted unanimously on Tuesday to cover two statues of Confederate war heroes in black fabric after ejecting spectators from a chaotic council meeting as residents demanded answers over how a recent white nationalist rally turned deadly.
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Peace Activists Stand Up To Trump Supporters Outside The Rally in Phoenix, Arizona
Gallery of Trump supporters facing off against peace activists during protests outside a Donald Trump campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona.
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McConnell Allies Warn Trump He’ll Be Impeached If He Keeps Attacking Republican Senators
Mitch McConnell’s allies sent a stern warning to Trump that if he knocks off Republican Senators and Democrats get control of the Senate, he’ll be on the fast track to impeachment.
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Trump Supporter Shouts John McCain Needs To Die Now Outside Of Phoenix Rally
The same people who continue to support Donald Trump after he supported white supremacists and Nazis are also the kind of people who are calling for the death of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) outside of Trump’s rally in Phoenix.
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Consumed With Russia And Unhinged Trump Blew Up At McConnell For Russia Sanctions Bill
An unhinged Donald Trump is reported to be obsessed with the Russia investigation to the point where he blew up and swore at Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Senate passed the Russia sanctions bill.
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George and Amal Clooney give $1 million to combat U.S. hate groups
Actor George Clooney and his humanitarian lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, have donated $1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a U.S. non-profit that monitors extremists and domestic hate groups, in response to protests in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month.
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Justice Department seeks to scale back scope of warrant on anti-Trump site
The U.S. Justice Department is scaling back its request to obtain a broad swath of data in connection with an anti-Trump website, after critics accused the department of trampling the free speech rights of political dissidents.
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Several Members Of Infrastructure Council Quit As Trump Presidency Dies A Slow Death
Several members of Trump’s infrastructure council have resigned as anyone with a sound mind is fleeing the radioactive president.
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Trump Blew A Gasket Because Mitch McConnell Won’t Protect Him From The Russia Investigation
The real reason why Trump is angry at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is that he blames McConnell for not doing enough to protect him from the Russia investigation. The New York Times reported on a profane phone call between McConnell and Trump, “During the call, which Mr. Trump initiated on Aug. 9 from his…
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It Will Drive Trump Crazy That Obama’s Ratings For Afghanistan Speech Were Twice As Big As His
Donald Trump is obsessed with his own ratings, but his address on the war in Afghanistan drew half as many viewers as a similar address that President Obama gave in 2009.
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Disaster For Trump As His Own Pollster Reveals That Republicans Are Leaving Him
While trying to point out that it is Congressional Republicans who are losing support by not backing the President, Trump’s own pollster revealed that Republicans are also leaving the president. Trump’s pollster, Tony Fabrizio tweeted: For all the D.C. beltway types wringing their hands about @POTUS and the GOP base. Republicans in Congress are the…
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Trump Is Losing Millions As 16 Charities Have Canceled Events At His Private Club
Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago could lose as much as 25% of its profits as 16 charities have canceled private events as the fallout from the President’s Charlottesville remarks hits him the wallet.
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Treasury Secretary’s wife snipes at critic of Instagram photo
The flap erupted after Mnuchin’s wife, Scottish-born actress Louise Linton, posted a photo of herself emerging from the aircraft wearing a white outfit and sunglasses, using the hashtags “#tomford,” “#hermesscarf” and #valentino,” according to images of the Monday evening post on social media.
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Pennsylvania judge delays Cosby sex assault retrial till March
Comedian Bill Cosby’s retrial on charges of sexually assaulting a former administrator at his alma mater in 2004 at his Philadelphia-area home will be postponed from November to March of next year, a judge said on Tuesday.
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EXCLUSIVE: Rohingya villagers blockaded amid fresh tensions in Myanmar’s Rakhine – residents
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have been blockaded inside their area by their Buddhist neighbors in a western Myanmar village, residents say, as religious tensions in troubled Rakhine state spread to a more ethnically mixed part of the region.
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Big protests expected as Trump goes to Phoenix for rally
Large protests could greet President Donald Trump on Tuesday when he travels to Arizona for his first campaign rally since he caused an uproar with his remarks about a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia.
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Rachel Maddow Smartly Exposes Trump’s Afghanistan Speech As Empty Hot Air
Rachel Maddow pointed to the obvious contradiction between Trump’s rhetoric on using non-military tools in Afghanistan, and the reality that the State Department is woefully understaffed and Trump is dissolving offices central to dealing with Pakistan.
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Rachel Maddow Just Demolished Trump’s Main Rationale For Sending More Troops To Afghanistan
Trump cannot hide from his long history of rhetoric in which he repeatedly attacked former President Obama for doing something he, too, has now done as president.
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The Internet Can’t Stop Laughing After Trump Claims He ‘Studied Afghanistan’ Before Troop Surge
In a speech Trump hoped to use to change the subject from his disastrous Charlottesville response, he only made himself look more foolish by spewing nonsense that even he knows isn’t true.Â
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In Shameful Address, Trump Hides Behind The Troops To Cover Up His Racism
In a move that was one of the most disgusting abuses of the presidential platform in history, Donald Trump tried to clean up his support for racists after the Charlottesville violence by hiding behind the troops.
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Trump’s Afghanistan Speech Overshadowed By Endless Trail Of Anti-War Tweets
Trump has repeatedly used his favorite social media platform to call for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. On Monday, he will call for a troop surge.
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Trump Looks To Distract With Afghanistan Speech As 56% Call Charlottesville Response A Failure
A plurality of Americans also believes he is “putting white supremacists on equal standing with their opponents.”
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Latest NY Daily News Front Page Obliterates ‘Not Too Bright’ Trump For Staring Into Eclipse
Luckily, the next time a full solar eclipse can be seen from North America – 2024 – we won’t have to worry that this man has control of the nuclear launch codes.
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New Poll Terrifies Republicans As Trump Is A Flat Lined Dead President Walking
The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll reveals that Trump’s base of support is weakening and that more importantly, his poll numbers have hardened to a level where he is already a dead president walking.
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JPMorgan pledges up to $2 million to fight racism, support human rights
JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it will contribute up to $2 million to fight racism and support human rights in light of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to violence and the death of a protester.
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Mitch McConnell Escalates His War With Trump By Declaring Most News Not Fake
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took a big jab at Trump by stating that most news is not fake.
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Merkel hits out at predecessor in Russia row before election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized her predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, on Monday for taking a new job at Russian oil producer Rosneft and said she did not intend to take any posts in industry once she leaves politics.
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Trump Tries To Prove That Science Is Fake News By Looking Directly At The Eclipse
In the most Trumpian of all Trump moments, Donald Trump ignored the warnings of scientists and looked directly at the solar eclipse.
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Americans cheer as rare total solar eclipse marches across country
The moon blacked out the sun on Monday as the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the United States in nearly a century began over the West Coast, while millions of Americans looked skyward in wonder through protective glasses, telescopes and cameras.
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The victor, the spoils? Trump eyes Afghanistan’s elusive mineral riches
U.S. President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan’s mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. Investors who have studied the country, one of the world’s most dangerous, say that is a pipe dream.
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Watch Live: The 2017 Solar Eclipse
If you are stuck at work or live in an area where the eclipse won’t be visible, you can watch live coverage here from NBC News and NASA.
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As 10 US Sailors Are Missing, Lunatic Donald Trump Rants About Fake News
Donald Trump spent one sentence talking about the 10 sailors who are missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel outside of Singapore. Trump did spend several tweets ranting and raving about fake news.
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The Secret Service Is Broke And Can’t Afford To Pay Agents Because Of Trump’s Vacations
The Secret Service is out of cash and can’t afford to pay one-third of their agents for hours they’ve already worked, because of Trump and his family’s frequent travel and vacations.
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After Calling For Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Trump To Escalate War By Sending More US Troops
Instead of withdrawing from Afghanistan as he called for, Donald Trump will announce that he is sending thousands more US troops to what has become an endless war.
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Mass protests in U.S. cities decry racism, pillory Trump
A planned far-right rally in California and expected counter-demonstration comes on the heels of massive protests in U.S. cities over the weekend in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last week.
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U.S. warship USS John S. McCain collides with merchant vessel east of Singapore
The Navy said in a statement the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with the Alnic MC vessel while “the ship was transiting to a routine port visit in Singapore.”
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Opinion: Trump’s Unparalleled Ignorance and Stupidity Will Lead to More Bloodshed
When it comes to the scourge of White Supremacy, Donald Trump has been mistakenly labeled as an enabler. Donald Trump is not just that. He is an inciter, an igniter, a provocateur of intolerance and racial hate.
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Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville
Two prominent religious conservatives defended U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after he was widely criticized for blaming both white nationalists and counter-protesters for last weekend’s violence at a Virginia rally organized by neo-Nazis and white supremacists.
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Someone Is Posting Ads Offering Actors Of Color $50 To Come And Cheer For Trump In Phoenix
Someone is posting ads on Craigslist advertising for minority actors to come to Donald Trump’s rally in Phoenix, AZ and cheer for the unpopular president.
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Trump,Who Probably Can’t Find Afghanistan On A Map, To Give Speech Distracting America With War
Trump latest effort to distract America from his scandals is a nationally televised address to the troops about the war in Afghanistan. The White House announced Trump’s speech in a statement by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, “President Donald J. Trump will address our Nation’s troops and the American people tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m….
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Chuck Todd Exposes Republican Cowardice As Every GOP Leader Refuses To Go On TV To Defend Trump
On Meet The Press, NBC’s Chuck Todd made it a point to tell viewers that not a single member of the Republican Congressional leadership or the White House go on his show to defend Trump.
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Brian Stelter Shows The Media What Courage Looks Like By Asking If Trump Has A Mental Illness
CNN’s Brian Stelter asked the questions about Trump’s mental fitness and competency that the mainstream press and especially the cable news networks have mostly avoided like the plague. Stelter asked if Trump has a mental illness? Importantly, he also asked what do we do if the President is unfit.
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Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91, Variety reports
Jerry Lewis, the comedic legend who teamed up with Dean Martin and before starring in his own series of slapstick movies during the 1950s, died at his Las Vegas home at age 91, Variety and other news outlets reported on Sunday.
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Former Obama Official Tells Generals To Stay In The White House And Protect America From Trump
The former Director of Homeland Security under President Obama, Jeh Johnson, is urging the generals in the Trump administration not to quit, and protect the country from the dangerous impulses of Trump.
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Unwavering Trump voters say they will not miss Steve Bannon
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s firing has been met with a collective shrug by some of President Donald Trump’s most committed supporters who argue the controversial nationalist became an obstacle to the administration’s agenda.
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Senior White House Officials Warn That Trump Is Crazy As They Fight Off His Insane Ideas
Six senior officials who are currently working inside the Trump administration painted a picture of a president who is full of crazy ideas whose wild impulses have to be killed by the more reasonable people in his administration. Axios reported: We talked to a half dozen senior administration officials, who range from dismayed but certain…
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Boston march against hate speech avoids Charlottesville chaos
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to protest a “free speech” rally featuring far-right speakers a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist demonstration.
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Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
Dick Gregory, a comedian who lambasted racism and played a prominent role in the 1960s civil rights movement after becoming one of the first black comics to perform for white audiences, died on Saturday at age 84, his son said.
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Adam Schiff Speaks The Truth About Trump’s Mental Issues And Problems In Must See Interview
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued on CNN that there are some mental issues and problems with Trump that were apparent at the beginning of his presidency that are not going away.
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A New Poll Of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania Voters Just Terrified Trump
A new NBC News/Marist poll of the three states that gave Trump the presidency by 78,000 votes (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania) shows Trump’s approval rating falling like a rock, and if this keeps up, he will be a one term president.
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Boston Anti-Racism March Shows Americans Rallying For Peace And Love
Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Boston with a clear message: America rejects racism and hate. This has been the consistent message coming from nearly every corner of the country since the racially motivated domestic terrorist attack in Charlottesville.
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Activists protest in Germany against neo-Nazi vigil for Hitler ally
Far-right activists held up banners reading “I regret nothing” and hoisted the red, white and black flag of Hitler’s Third Reich as about 1,000 police looked on.
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The Dictionary Humiliates Trump With The Ultimate Troll Job After He Misspells Heals As Heels
The twitter account Merriam-Webster took down Trump after he, or someone in his White House, tried to sound presidential, but ended up embarrassing themselves by ironically misspelling heals and heels.
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Opinion: Civil War Statues: Don’t Move ’em, Cover ’em
Removing statues is not erasing history. They will still be around, still be viewable. History will still be on the books. There is no memory hole for things about the Confederacy.
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Trump Attacks Peaceful Anti-Racism Boston Protesters As ‘Anti-Police Agitators’
If there was a moment for Trump to reverse the narrative that he is a white supremacist sympathizer, today would have been it. Instead, he attacked the protesters in Boston and praised Steve Bannon.
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Watch Protesters Tell Trump Supported Nazis To Get The F**k Out Of Boston
The white supremacists and neo-Nazis that Trump endorsed as good people had to cut their rally short as counter protesters in Boston chanted, “Get the f**k out of our city.”
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Anti-Racism Protesters In Boston Show White Supremacists What Peaceful Demonstrations Look Like
The resistance is proving not just that they are larger in numbers than either Trump supporters or white supremacists, but also that they understand freedom of speech does not have to be violent.
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Right-Wing ‘Free Speech’ Rally In Boston Forced To End Early Because Of Embarrassing Turnout
The right-wing demonstrators organizing Saturday’s rally in Boston forgot one important thing: People.Â
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‘Nazis Are Not Welcome Here’: 20,000 Gather In Boston To March Against White Supremacy
Thousands of Americans are in Boston to stand up to Trump and his white supremacist supporters to say in one voice: This is not what America stands for.
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GOP Senator Lights Up Trump For Emboldening Violent White Supremacists And Dividing America
“What will happen next? I doubt that Donald Trump will be able to calm and comfort the nation in that moment.”
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Pentagon’s Mattis again seeks to reassure U.S. allies
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the Middle East and eastern Europe next week to play the increasingly familiar role of reassuring allies that the United States is committed to them despite mixed messages from President Donald Trump.
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Duke University removes contentious Confederate statue after vandalism
Duke University removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the entrance of a chapel on the Durham, North Carolina, campus, officials said on Saturday, days after it was vandalized.
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Trump To Skip Kennedy Center Honors Because Nobody Wants To Be Seen With Him
Even if Trump did decide to attend the ceremony, it’s unclear how many of the honorees would have shown up.
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After Charlottesville, Boston aims to avert violence at ‘Free Speech’ rally
Hundreds of police officers will hit the streets of Boston on Saturday to deter violence at a “Free Speech” rally with right-wing speakers a week after a woman was killed at a Virginia white-supremacist protest.
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Trump Is Losing Big Money As 7 Charities Have Ditched Plans To Hold Events At His Private Club
The financial losses are piling up for Trump as seven charities have announced that they will not be returning to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club to hold fundraisers.
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Here’s How Trump May Have Just Killed Fox News By Firing Steve Bannon
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is said to be dreaming of starting a television network that is to the right of Fox News. Bannon has the backing of a billionaire, and any serious competition could be a death blow for Fox News.
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Millions of Americans to gaze upon Monday’s once-in-a-lifetime eclipse
Twilight will fall at midday on Monday, stars will glimmer and birds will roost in an eerie stillness as millions of Americans and visitors witness the first total solar eclipse to traverse the United States from coast to coast in 99 years.
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Investor Carl Icahn steps down as adviser to President Trump
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn ended his role as a special adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday after facing criticism that policy recommendations he offered could help his own investments.
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A Top Republican Senator Wants You To Stop Criticizing Trump For Supporting Nazis
Cornyn said Trump’s Charlottesville response was lacking, but “I don’t think it’s useful to criticize the president.â€
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Members of Congress Are Talking About Removing Trump From Office Due To A Mental Disorder
On the heels of Republicans like Sen. Bob Corker questioning Trump’s stability, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) has introduced a resolution calling for Trump to be removed from office due to a mental disorder.
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Bannon is History But the Real Problem Is Still Occupying the White House
Steve Bannon being pushed out of the White House is not symbolic of the required ideological shifts or change necessary for President Trump to be fit for office. Steve Bannon being elevated to the President’s Chief Strategist was nothing but a symptom of the larger problem. The larger problem is that our President is a…
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Bannon Prepares to Go Medieval on Republicans As “Bannon ‘da Barbarian”
Bannon reportedly told friends he is getting ready to go “Medieval” on Republicans, and to get ready for “Bannon ‘da barbarian.”
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Roadblocks, weapons bans as Boston braces for ‘Free Speech’ rally
Boston officials are planning road blockades and even banning food vendors from the historic Boston Common as they step up security around a “Free Speech” rally on Saturday featuring right-wing speakers, aiming to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia.
