It has been a long time since a State Of The Union response was good, but Democratic Rep. Joseph Kennedy III gave a great speech that launched a new national political star. Kennedy said, “It would be easy to dismiss the past year as chaos. Partisanship. Politics. But it’s far bigger than that. This administration…
Donald Trump gave a State Of The Union that bombed as the American people have caught on to the president’s one trick con. Trump only knows how to lie while dividing and his State Of The Union was no different. Here is an example of a Trump promise that contained no policy, “Together, we can…
Sen. Cory Booker seethed as Trump talked about limiting legal migration in what a thinly veiled racial dog whistle to his base at the State Of The Union. Video: Trump said, “It’s time to begin moving toward a merit-based immigration system, one that admits people who are skilled, who want to work, who will contribute…
The groans were audible as boos nearly broke out as Trump suggested that immigrants kill Americans during his State Of The Union Address. Video: Trump said, “Struggling communities especially immigrant communities will also be helped by immigration policies that focus on the best interests of American workers and American families. For decades, open borders have…
Trump’s fake call for national unity as he divides the country daily got him a death stare from House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Video: Trump said, “In the aftermath of that terrible shooting, we came together, not as Republicans or Democrats but as representatives of the people but it is not enough to…
America speaks as Trump gets flipped off as he arrives at Capitol Hill to give his first State Of The Union. There is really nothing else that needs to be said:
Republican speechwriter and columnist Peggy Noonan spoke the truth. She said that America has caught on to Trump’s schtick and it is boring them. Video: Noonan said on MSNBC’s Hardball, “I don’t know. Donald Trump has been topic in American conversation since June of 2015. That’s about 2 1/2 years, right? So it’s been awhile….
In an act that definitely wasn’t a coincidence, porn star Stormy Daniels put out a statement denying that she had an affair with Trump right before his first State Of The Union. Here is the Daniels statement: Stormy Daniels (going on Kimmel tonight after Trump's State of the Union) issues a new statement saying she…
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow had a dominant month in January 2018 as her program continues to gain momentum with younger viewers and crush Fox News. Here are the Neilson ratings numbers as provided to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC: MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show†dominated cable news in the key A25-54 demographic for the 1st month of 2018,…
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) of the House Intelligence Committee went on MSNBC and exposed how Trump and Devin Nunes are conspiring to use the House of Representatives to kill the Mueller investigation. Video: Rep. Speier said, “I think once the transcript of our open hearing comes out tomorrow, it will be perfectly clear, it is…
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday said he could not ignore what he called “vicious” comments about Latinos made by President Donald Trump as he considers whether to block the president’s decision to end a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children from deportation….
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) was asked about his secret conspiracy memo, but instead of stopping to answer the question the guilty Trump stooge ran away. Video: was the exchange: Q: Chairman, can we ask you about the release of the memo? Are you glad the committee voted? Nunes: Talk to the Democrats. They talk to…
Trump is going to spin a web of fantasy where everything is fine and that the Russia investigation doesn’t exist during the State Of The Union. Video: Jeff Zeleny of CNN reported, “The memo is hanging over much of the conversation in the back room discussions even as the president is working on that speech….
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) announced that he would be boycotting the State Of The Union, as he demanded impeachment hearings for Trump who he called, “unworthy of the podium, the position, and the power.” In a statement provided to PoliticusUSA, Rep. Cohen said: I’ve spent 38 years in elected public office, helping make government work…
The FBI is investigating leads from a second Trump/Russia dossier that corroborates some of the details in the Steele dossier. The Guardian reported: The FBI inquiry into alleged Russian collusion in the 2016 US presidential election has been given a second memo that independently set out many of the same allegations made in a dossier…
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand called out Republicans for their lack of public denunciations against Steve Wynn, the former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee who’s been accused of sexual assault and harassment by dozens of women who worked at his Las Vegas businesses. During an appearance on The View, Gillibrand responded to the question…
Former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie is continuing to fill his role as a Trump lackey. Despite the overwhelming evidence that Russia interfered with the 2016 election and Trump’s long list of Russian ties, Christie said the president shouldn’t do a face-to-face interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller because he believes there isn’t enough…
The U.S. released a list of prominent figures in Russia, including businessmen and government figures, on Monday night. The move, which was a form of punishment in response to Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections, still didn’t prompt new sanctions against those named on the list. Some are already subject to sanctions. The list named…
