Donald Trump
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Trump’s Tall Tales, Lies and Exaggerations in His 1st 10 Days as President Debunked
You have likely seen the phrase “alternative facts” circling around the internet and news stories since President Orange Foolius took office. Coined by Kellyanne Conway during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, it describes the flat-out lies Trump and those in his administration have told, starting with the size of his inauguration crowd and…
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Fight, Flight or Freeze? Trump Is the Ultimate History Test for Black America
I remember sitting in class back in high school and learning about slavery, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement (since that’s all they taught about black history) and thinking … what the hell? The few other black kids in my class and I would often mutter that we never would have been slaves. We…
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Sage Steele Is Still Out to Prove That a Biracial Woman Can Cry White Tears
ESPN host Sage Steele will never be coming to the cookout. Ever. On Sunday, as thousands around the country protested President Evil’s “Muslim ban”—the one his administration is refusing to call a Muslim ban even though that’s exactly what it is—Steele tweeted not about the protest, or solidarity with those who find the dictator-in-chief’s actions…
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GoFundMe Campaign for Burned Texas Mosque Raises More Than $800,000
A South Texas mosque is receiving an outpouring of love and support after the building was burned down in a weekend fire, WFAA reports. According to the report, the fire started early Saturday morning at the Islamic Center of Victoria in Victoria, Texas. However, members of the mosque are urging people not to rush to…
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The Donald Blames Airport Mess on Computer Outage and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s Tears
Donald Trump is doing what he does best when faced with difficult questions: lying, deflecting blame, mocking people and talking trash on Twitter. On Monday, after protesters converged on airports throughout the country to protest the Muslim ban this administration swears is not a Muslim ban, except the part where it totally is, Trump took…
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Facts: Trump’s Muslim Ban Doesn’t Include Countries He Has a Business Interest In
The seven countries that President Donald Trump issued a ban against are predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa. Christian refugees from those nations can expect to receive more favorable treatment than Muslims from those nations. The countries included in Friday’s executive order (stayed by a federal judge on Saturday) are Syria, Libya,…
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Mary, Mary, Why You Buggin’? Tina Campbell ’Splains Her Support of Donald Trump (Though No One Really Asked)
Tina Campbell, one half of contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary, is yet another black woman who has come out in support of President Dick L’Orange. Campbell took to her Facebook page this week with an open letter, giving our new president both her forgiveness and support. Awwwwww. She lists her reasons as biblically based. “I…
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#StayWoke: Trump Names ‘Alt-Right’ Racist Steve Bannon to National Security Council While the World Protests His Muslim Ban
In a flurry of executive orders* even the most ardent news hound finds hard to keep up with—including one banning Muslims from seven nations from coming to the U.S., sparking protests throughout the country Saturday night—President Donald Trump is remaking the world in his skewed, scary image. And while many are rightly incensed over the…
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Donald Trump: Executive Order Bans Syrian Refugees and Muslims From 7 Countries
Exactly one week after being sworn in as president of the United States, a country founded by refugees escaping a tyrant in their home country, Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday indefinitely banning Syrian refugees and temporarily suspending Muslims from seven countries from entering the country. According to the New York Times: Declaring the…