The Trump Administration is pulling $271 million in funds from the Department of Homeland Security, including FEMA’s disaster relief fund, to pay for immigration detention spaces and temporary waiting spaces for those at the border, according to department officials and a letter sent to the agency by a California congresswoman. …
Read More »Doctor Warns That Trump’s Behavior and Comments Are Signs Of A “Psychotic-Like” State
One of the first psychiatrists who sounded the alarm over Donald Trump’s state of mind has recently expressed renewed concern that Trump’s comments and pronouncements show his cognitive abilities are seriously deteriorating. Trump has come under fire this week, after a strange public spat with leaders in Denmark, which caused …
Read More »Trump Administration’s New “Public Charge” Law Will Punish Legal Immigrants Using Government Assistance
Donald Trump’s administration plans on punishing immigrants who use benefits and government assistance. Trump’s administration is looking to move forward with its plans to penalize immigrants for using government assistance in an effort to revamp the U.S. immigration systems. Under the new rules, immigrants who use or are expected to …
Read More »China Shoots Back After Trump Slaps 10% Tariff On $300 Billion More of China’s Goods
China’s foreign ministry spokesperson had a message for Donald Trump. ” We don’t want to fight, but we are not afraid to fight.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ China shot back on Friday after Trump announced via Twitter that the U.S. would impose even more tariff’s on $300 billion of China’s imports beginning next month. …
Read More »Appeals Court Rules Trump Violated Constitution By Blocking Critics On Twitter
It isn’t uncommon for social media users to block comments or accounts they don’t like, but for the President of the United States, it’s unacceptable. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court decided that Donald Trump can’t block his critics on Twitter because it is a violation of the First Amendment. …
Read More »That’s NOT Baller: Donald Trump Spends $1 Million In Facebook Ads To Get You To Wish Him Happy Birthday
The past few years in Washington D.C. have been eventful, to say the least. With so many eyebrow-raising moments, it’s hard to imagine that the commander in chief can keep topping himself and yet, here we are. In this weeks That’s “Not” Baller news, we have the nation’s leader, Donald …
Read More »House Passes Bill That Could Provide A Pathway To Citizenship For Many Undocumented Immigrants
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives recently passed a bill that could provide a pathway to citizenship for more than 1 million undocumented immigrants. The measure dubbed the “Dream and Promise Act of 2019,” was introduced in March. According to reports, it’s intended to address beneficiaries of the DACA program and …
Read More »Trump Calls Meghan Markle “Nasty” After Hearing That She Criticized Him During His Candidacy For President
A controversy is brewing between Donald Trump and Meghan Markle ahead of his visit to the UK after learning that Markle has voiced some pretty extreme opinions about him. Trump called the comments made by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle- “nasty” after she described him as “misogynistic.” In old …
Read More »Trump Announces Tariffs on All Mexican Imports to Crack Down on Migrants
Trump announced that he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to curb immigration into the US. Trump said the tariff would gradually increase “until the illegal immigration problem is remedied.” He made the announcement via his Twitter page after telling …
Read More »Ava DuVernay Talks The Central Park Five, ”When They See Us” and Donald Trump: ”He’s An Opportunist”
On May 31, Ava DuVernay’s Four-Part Miniseries “When They See Us” will premiere on Netflix.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The miniseries is about the Central Park Five case that divided New York City in 1989 and sparked one of the first moments of racially charged and politically divisive grandstanding by Donald Trump. Now, DuVernay …
Read More »Walmart Will Raise Prices Due To Trump’s Tariffs On Goods From China
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 »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 …
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