America’s largest retailer, Walmart announced today that they would be raising the prices on some products as a result of the Trump administration’s tariffs on Chinese goods, joining other large chain stores like Macy’s. According to WSVN, Walmart’s Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs told reporters that the company would continue …
Read More »China Announces Tariffs On $60 Billion Worth of U.S. Goods Beginning June 1st
The U.S. and Chinese governments have begun the biggest game of tit for tat in World history. In retaliation against Trump’s latest round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, China has announced tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods; and as we all know, damn near everything we have …
Read More »Trump Is Expected To Miss “The National Teacher Of The Year” Award Ceremony
Trump has reportedly passed on handing out this year’s National Teacher of the Year honors. The award and its ceremony is a honored tradition that each U.S. President since Harry Truman. This year’s honoree, an African American man named Rodney Robinson, is a social studies educator that’s detached at a …
Read More »Donald Trump Calls Jussie Smollett A “Third Rate Actor”
Donald Trump is out talking bad about Jussie Smollett…again. This time, while speaking at a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Trump called Smollett’s hate crime case a “disgrace to our nation” and even said “MAGA Country” is the “greatest theme in the history of politics.” “I didn’t hear that term until that …
Read More »Trump Administration Bans Recruitment of Transgender Troops, New Policy in Effect
The Pentagon implemented a new policy on Friday, denying the recruitment of Transgender troops in the armed forces. The controversial policy does not affect current troops who identify as Transgender but prohibits those diagnosed with gender dysphoria from joining. According to The Hill, recruits diagnosed with gender dysphoria will not …
Read More »Celebrity Lawyer Michael Avenatti Charged For Trying To Extort More Than $20 Million From Nike
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti has been charged for trying to extort more than $20 million from athletic apparel company Nike. Avenatti was arrested on Monday after he threatened to tear down the mega company’s market capitalization by $10 million by releasing damaging information that would ruin Nike’s image. The attorney, …
Read More »CBS Interrupts Trumps Speech For ‘The Price Is Right’
It looks like CBS is over Trump and his antics. On Friday, Trump declared a national emergency to gain access to billions of dollars in funding for border wall construction. Twenty minutes into his speech, CBS stopped airing it and got back to their regularly scheduled program, ‘The Price Is …
Read More »Federal Prosecutors Send Subpoena To Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee
New York federal prosecutors have issued a subpoena to #DonaldTrump’s inaugural committee for documents related to donors, vendors, and finances, CNN reports. On Monday, Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office filed a subpoena requesting Trump’s committee turn over documents related to nearly all of its donor’s attendees at a committee event, pieces …
Read More »7-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Dies From Dehydration In Border Patrol Custody
Late last week, a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl and her father surrendered to U.S. Border Patrol in New Mexico after the two, who were part of a group of 163 people, crossed the southern border into the United States illegally. Hours after the young girl, identified on Friday as Jackeline Caal, …
Read More »Trump Offered Proofreading Services After The Misuse Of “Scott Free”
After one too many errors on Twitter, a proofreading company has reached out to Trump to assist him before he hits the send button. According to The Blast, Edubirdie is not blaming Trump for the grammatical errors he makes on a day-to-day basis. Instead, they say he’s “not at fault …
Read More »Donald Trump Won’t Cut Ties With Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Despite Killing Of Journalist Jamal Khashoggi: “Maybe He Did And Maybe He Didn’t!”
On Tuesday (Nov. 20), Donald Trump said despite the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. will stand by Saudi Arabia. Trump sent out a statement saying that while officials may not know “all of the facts surrounding” Khashoggi’s death, “our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” Khashoggi …
Read More »Donald Trump Claims Finland President Said California Can Stop Forest Fires By “Raking,” Finns Call It “Rake News”
Donald Trump says all California needs to do is rake it up if it wants to prevent forest fires like Finland. While visiting California’s fire-destroyed areas, Trump said Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto told him that his country doesn’t have the same problem with fires because it spends “a lot of …
Read More »Senate Democrats File Lawsuit To Block Donald Trump From Appointing Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General
Three Senate Democrats have filed a lawsuit to stop Donald Trump from appointing Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker on grounds that the action is unconstitutional. On Monday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of …
Read More »Donald Trump Skips Military Memorial Due To Rain and Arrives To A WW2 Ceremony Separately From Other Dignitaries, Many Express Their Disgust Online
Donald Trump has been on a roll all week following the midterm elections. In his newest series of antics, Trump showed love to the military by skipping a stop at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial due to rain and then arrived separately from other leaders to an event honoring …
Read More »Donald Trump Lashes Out At 6 Different Prominent Black Women Since The Election
Donald Trump has been letting his frustrations out publicly ever since the #Democrats took House control in the midterm elections. And although he is already being scrutinized for racist rhetoric as of recently, it still seems like black women, ranging from a journalist to the former #FirstLady, are getting the …
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