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Donald Trump

Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus

A Florida taxi driver and his wife had seen enough conspiracy theories online to believe the virus was overblown, maybe even a hoax. So no masks for them. Then they got sick. She died. A college lecturer had trouble refilling…

UPDATE: A Leadership, Not A Coronavirus Crisis

We have a leadership, not a coronavirus crisis. Viruses are everywhere, all the time. Some turn lethal. Why weren’t we ready for this one? Or agile in response? We had years of warning.

New York Wants Trump Out Now: Yankees Update #2

New York wants Trump out. A move toward erasing the president from the city scene grew with a push from the City Council. A resolution asks for termination of the Trump Organization’s contracts. Now, Yankee fans jump him too.

Is The Lincoln Project Really Defeating Trump?

For the Lincoln Project, defeating Trump — and Trumpism — in the next elections means saving the country, nothing less. By David Stone We have seen the best and worst in American politics. We understand that action must be taken,…

No surprise: Donald Trump Now Caught Cheating Charities

Donald Trump, caught cheating charities, paid up millions in penalties. And not just that, he dissolved the Trump Foundation, while his adult kids sat for mandatory training. The judge hoped it would keep them from following in Dad’s footsteps again….

Tootsie Warhol Slams Whitney Biennial: Too Easy on Trump

Tootsie Warhol Slams Whitney’s Biennial in 2019 for going too easy on Trump. A performance artist, Tootsie mocks the president and the Whitney at the museum’s front door.

Trump’s a loon, and now, here’s why it flies

Trump’s a loon, Part 2, jiggled out easily from the shell of Greenland proves Trump’s a loon. The mass media did its part, treating the president’s Greenland pursuit as something real. They love clickbait, and Trump tosses them plenty. Can…

Donald Trump trips on history, Cites Airplanes in Revolutionary War

President Donald Trump tripped on history in a 4th of July speech, during which he praised airports’ role in the American Revolutionary War.