Hoping for cheers, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos instead got jeers and boos at her commencement speech at Bethune-Cookman University. As soon as she began to speak, the crowd erupted in boos that lasted for more than five minutes, and many of the students turned their back on DeVos in protest. An unpopular and baffling choice as a commencement speaker, the ...
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Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey
President Trump set off a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey. Only one other FBI Director has ever been fired by a President. The letter of termination references recommendations from both the Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Administration staff, including V.P. Pence, Adviser Kellyanne Conway, and Assistant White House Press Secretary ...
Read More »Trump told not to trust Flynn, keeps him in charge of nation’s top secrets anyway
Despite being advised by President Obama, and former Attorney General Sally Yates that disgraced former General Michael Flynn should not hold the post of National Security Adviser, President Trump kept him in his position for an additional 18 days. Trump released Flynn only after it became public that Flynn had lied to Vice President elect Pence in regards to his ...
Read More »Trumpcare II passes House, Trump hosts victory party in Rose Garden
Republican House members again boarded buses for a trip to the White House to celebrate the passing of the ACHA (Trumpcare) Friday. After failing to garner enough votes in late March, Republicans were able to circle the wagons and pass the American Health Care Act. After a rough first 100 days which saw few victories, Trump was finally able to ...
Read More »Middle East Peace Is “Not as Difficult as People Have Thought” says Trump
5/3/2017 During a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Trump made dubious comments about the Middle East peace process. Confident he can create a new tack for history in the region, Trump stated “We want to create peace between Israel and the Palestinians. We will get it done.” Trump continued “We will be working so hard to get it done. ...
Read More »Trump Calls For Government Shutdown
No US President has ever called for the shutdown of their own government, until now. In another inexplicable first, Donald Trump called for the September shutdown of the US government. Apparently unhappy that he needs to work with others, Trump tweeted the following this morning: The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need ...
Read More »Trump seems to love the world’s worst dictators and lunatics
5/1/2017 Trump has, or wants to meet with the craziest people on earth, and have some over to the White House to visit. Today, President Trump announced “I would be honored to do it” in reference to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. For years, the 27 year old dictator has provoked the world community in attempt to ...
Read More »Trump: “I don’t stand by anything”
5/1/2017 During an interview with John Dickerson of CBS, the President was discussing his relationship with President Obama, and his claim that Obama was “sick and bad”. When Dickerson pressed Trump on his comments and asked the President if he stood by them, he replied “I don’t stand by anything”. Apparently the President admitted that he can not stand by ...
Read More »About Face! NATO now not obsolete
What is most scary about Donald Trump’s announcement about NATO is that for a long time, he had absolutely no problem spouting off about something he had no idea about. After more than a year of claiming NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was obsolete, he recently proclaimed that it is no longer obsolete. In an interview with the Associated Press, ...
Read More »Trump's crazy talk on women – a history
Some of Trumps most outrageous statements about women are listed below. We’re sure there are more, and we will continue adding to the list as they become available. Subject – Ivana Trump, First wife, Former fashion model “$1 a year plus all the dresses she can buy.” How Trump paid his wife’s salary when he put her in charge of ...
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