If Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew to Riyadh to read the Riot Act to Saudi rulers over the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he hid it well behind cheery smiles and professions of amity. But then outrage has been conspicuously absent from the Trump administration in the two weeks since Mr. Khashoggi entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, never to be … Read More
President Misogynist
President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly claimed that nobody respects women more than him, referred to Stormy Daniels as “Horseface” in a tweet on Tuesday. Trump compared the adult film entertainer — who he allegedly had an affair with — to a horse in response to a federal judge’s dismissal of Daniels’ defamation lawsuit. The White House has said Trump believes Daniels lied about being threatened to keep … Read More
Breaking: Saudis Admit To Killing Khashoggi: Said It Was An Accident
It looks like the Saudi prince is trying to clear his name by throwing certain operatives under a bus. Source tells NYT the Saudis are preparing to describe a scenario that would protect MBS from blame. The source said the royal court would soon put out a narrative that an official within the kingdom's intel services carried out the killing … Read More
President “America First” Is Sure Quick To Believe Other Countries
Fielding a question on the White House lawn, Donald Trump showed that he is always ready to believe a dictator … even when it requires saying something utterly ridiculous. Asked about the disappearance, and suspected murder, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Trump was ready to say who it wasn’t. Trump: The king firmly denies any knowledge of it. And, just like Vladimir Putin … Read More
Death Toll From Hurricane Michael Still Not Known
President Trump did a couple campaign rallies last week, met with Kanye West, and did LOTS of golfing this weekend, as Americans are still dying from Hurricane Michael. The official death toll stands at 18, but somewhere between 30 and 50 are being counted as missing in Mexico Beach Florida, alone. Access is still a problem as roads are still … Read More
Trump On 60 Minutes
In his first non-Fox interview in months, Trump talked to Leslie Stahl for “60 Minutes”. Here’s a highlight of the insanity Climate change “I think something’s happening. Something’s changing and it’ll change back again. I don’t think it’s a hoax, I think there’s probably a difference. But I don’t know that it’s manmade. I will say this. I don’t want to … Read More
Trump Is A Welsher Too
Sen. Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test today that “strongly support” her claims of Native American ancestry, hitting back at President Donald Trump for mocking her and showing her seriousness about a 2020 presidential run. The DNA test, conducted by Stanford University professor Carlos Bustamante, showed Warren’s likely Native American ancestry dates back six to 10 generations. … Read More
The Apparent Murder of Khashoggi and the Chaos of The US-Saudi Relationship
Jamal Khashoggi, a well-known Saudi Arabian journalist and Washington Post columnist who has been critical of his country’s government, vanished last week. His disappearance is straining Turkey-Saudi relations and could complicate Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent attempts to recast his government as forward-thinking and reform-minded — as well as his country’s close relationship with the US. The 59-year-old … Read More
When Kanye Met Trump
So…. this happened. Kanye went on an insane rant, and about five minutes in, you can actually see that it was too much… even for Trump. As I keep saying, shamelessness is a superpower and Ye has even greater reserves of it than Trump. — Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 11, 2018 Kanye West thinks Trump should ditch AirForceOne for this … Read More
Fox News Stops Showing Trump Campaign Rallies
Politico reports: President Donald Trump loves to brag about ratings, but he’s not getting them anymore. As he’s ramped up his rally schedule ahead of the midterms, viewership numbers for the raucous prime-time events have been roughly similar to — sometimes dipping below — Fox News’ regular programming, and the network has recently stopped airing most evening events in full. … Read More
Hurricane Michael Devastation
Where I am, we are being hit by what’s left of Michael, but the wind and the rain is nothing to what hit the panhandle in Florida yesterday. Mexico Beach appears to be the hardest hit. Here’s what it was like yesterday: And now…. people are just getting in there, to find this: Aerial view of devastation at #MexicoBeach, Fl … Read More
The GOP Post-Kavanaugh Strategy
Kavanaugh’s elevation to the Supreme Court is a triumph of the minority. Trump was elected by a minority. A minority of Americans wanted Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. And yet, there he sits. For decades. Greg Sargeant has some great thoughts: On Tuesday, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh will hear his first Supreme Court case, a day after President Trump swore in his … Read More
Breaking: Haley Resigns
A surprise announcement today. Nikki Haley just resigned as the US Ambassador to the UN. Apparently, Haley discussed her resignation with Trump last week when she visited him at the White House, two sources said. Her news shocked a number of senior foreign policy officials in the Trump administration. Nikki Haley’s news caught everyone off guard—from Chief of Staff John … Read More
A Scary Time For Men
Trump apologized “on behalf of America” to Brett Kavanaugh last night at his induction ceremony. It marked the end of one of the ugliest chapters in Supreme Court history — ugly in the sense that this asshole got on the court despite his obvious lying and political manipulation, made worse by Trump’s victory lap. Trump framed this as a victory … Read More
Kavanaugh Pens Op-Ed; Tensions Fly [UPDATE: It’s done]
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who last week accused Democrats of plotting a political hit job against him on behalf of Bill and Hillary Clinton to smear his good name as he faces sexual assault allegations, wants America to know he is an impartial judge. Kavanaugh wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal published last night with the self-serving headline: “I … Read More