Monday, May 28, 2018

Trump dehumanizes minorities to gain the approval of angry whites -- according to science

Trump dehumanizes minorities to gain the approval of angry whites -- according to science: Writing for the New York Times, demographics expert Thomas Edsall looked askance on President Donald Trump calling members of MS-13 “animals” during a rant on undocumented immigrants and tried to figure out a more scientific approach as to why Trump using the highly inflammatory rhetoric. According to Edsall, “Through gut (or gutter) instinct, Trump has adopted a political strategy designed to exploit anger at and resentment toward immigrants as well as racial and ethnic minorities. …

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Trump is 'going down' -- and here are all the reasons why

Trump is 'going down' -- and here are all the reasons why: I’ve been “covering” the Trump story for over a year now, and I’m sick and tired of stacking up the details of his treachery day after day, week after week. What more do you need to know? He’s a lying, thieving, incompetent, ignorant traitor who conspired with the Russian government to steal the election of 2016 and illegally defeat a candidate who won the popular vote by nearly 3 million ballots. His presidency is illegitimate, …

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

'They're laughing at him': Thomas Friedman explains why Trump screwed up the Israel embassy deal

'They're laughing at him': Thomas Friedman explains why Trump screwed up the Israel embassy deal: During a Tuesday conversation with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said that President Donald Trump made a terrible deal, essentially giving away the farm, on any chance of Middle East peace. Friedman explained that the Hamas violence and deaths seen in reaction to the embassy moving to Jerusalem were the radical Palestinian response, but he wondered what Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are doing to work with moderate Palestinians …

Monday, May 14, 2018

Jared Kushner calls 40 Palestinians killed outside Jerusalem embassy opening 'part of the problem'

Jared Kushner calls 40 Palestinians killed outside Jerusalem embassy opening 'part of the problem': Jared Kushner, an adviser to President Donald Trump, suggested on Monday that dozens Palestinians who were killed while protesting the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem were “part of the problem” in the Middle East. While speaking at the dedication for the controversial new embassy, Kushner referred to the protests outside the celebration, where more than 40 Palestinian demonstrators have reportedly been killed. “President Trump was very clear that his decision [to move the …

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Author reveals how Donald Trump chased after 'Russian criminal money' to build Trump Tower

Author reveals how Donald Trump chased after 'Russian criminal money' to build Trump Tower: Award-winning Associated Press reporter Seth Hettena, author of the new book Trump/Russia: A Definitive History, explained President Donald Trump’s decades-long ties to the Russian Mob during a Saturday appearance on MSNBC “A new book on the Russia investigation explores whether President Trump is either hiding something when it comes to the Kremlin or was duped by Soviet state craft,” anchor Alex Witt noted. “You have relationships with Russia — between Trump and people around him …

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

It's now a fact that Russians have compromising material on Trump: columnist

It's now a fact that Russians have compromising material on Trump: columnist: As recently as last week, the president and his Republican allies were hiding behind the claim that “no evidence of collusion” had been found in the Russia investigation. That argument was undermined on Tuesday, as first attorney Michael Avenatti and later the New York Times and Washington Post reported that Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen had accepted Russian-linked money as a “consultant” for a secretive shell company he then used to pay hush money to the …

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

‘You’re f*cking insane’: Internet scorches ‘traitor’ Trump over new bonkers tweet threatening to obstruct Mueller

‘You’re f*cking insane’: Internet scorches ‘traitor’ Trump over new bonkers tweet threatening to obstruct Mueller: President Donald Trump threatened to “get involved” and obstruct special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe in a Wednesday morning tweet — which naturally set off a firestorm by other social media users. The president complained earlier that the Russia probe was a “hoax,” and an investigation into his possible efforts to obstruct were a “trap,” but he issued a threat after insisting he had “unfettered power” to fire anyone in government. The tweets seemed to be …

'So much for Trump as genius': Conservative WSJ editorial drops the hammer on president's trade blunders

'So much for Trump as genius': Conservative WSJ editorial drops the hammer on president's trade blunders : The conservative Wall...