Dominique Jackson
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‘Sean is full of it’: MSNBC panel resorts to profanity to scorn Hannity’s outrage about Pelosi
On Friday, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace blasted Sean Hannity for calling the desire of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to see President Donald Trump prosecuted “despicable behavior” and something that “happens in banana republics,” to the point that she and her guests let slip some profanity. Wallace pointed out that Trump led rallies that chanted “Lock […] → Read More
Trump claims victory with ‘signed agreement with Mexico’ — says his trade war has been avoided
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that his trade war with Mexico had been averted. “I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico,” Trump tweeted. “The tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S. on Monday, against Mexico, are hereby indefinitely suspended,” he continued. […] → Read More
Trump’s ‘outlandish’ trade crisis might tip the 2020 election to the Democrats: Conservative columnist
On Friday, Washington Post conservative columnist Jennifer Rubin warned that Trump’s “outlandish” trade war with Mexico is “counterproductive” and will negatively impact his base. Trump announced that he would impose a 5 percent tariff on all goods from Mexico unless they stopped the increase of illegal immigration to the US. He added that the tariffs […] → Read More
Shep Smith: The Mueller report is sidelined and now we’re all talking about tariffs
On Friday, Fox News host Shep Smith noted that President Donald Trump is yet again swaying the news and trying to control the narrative. Most recently, Robert Mueller spoke for the first time in two years about the findings of his report. A day later, Trump narrowed his focus and attacks on Mexico and said […] → Read More
Active shooter arrested in Virginia with 11 reported dead — six injured
An active shooter has been arrested in Virginia Beach, according to local police officials. The shooting happened in the Municipal Center. Police believe that there was on only one shooter. The shooter opened fire at around 2 p.m. on Friday. WTKR3 news reporter, Blaine Stewart, confirmed that as of now six victims were injured. Their condition […] → Read More
CNN panel shreds Justice Department for hiding transcripts of Flynn talking with Russians
On Friday, Ex-CIA officer Phil Mudd and CNN’s legal analyst Jeffery Toobin ripped the Department of Justice for withholding essential transcripts between Michael Flynn and the Russian ambassador. Mudd said that he was unable to “figure out” why it was withheld. “It’s astonishing because this is highly relevant to the case. This is the core […] → Read More
CNN’s Navarro shreds Trump over USS McCain snub with brutal assessment of Trump’s legacy
CNN’s Republican commentator Ana Navarro ripped President Donald Trump as “insecure” after he attacked the late Senator John McCain. Trump said Navy officials were “well-meaning” after they tried to hide USS John McCain from Trump’s sight during his visit to Japan. “Is that insulting to you?” CNN’s Brooke Baldwin said. “He is insecure because he won’t amount to anything in comparison to John… → Read More
Jake Tapper’s panel rakes ‘remarkably fragile’ Trump over the coals for still freaking about John McCain
On Thursday, a panel hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper ripped President Donald Trump over his “remarkably fragile” temperament when it comes to the late Senator John McCain. Trump said that a Navy official was “well-meaning” for wanting to hide USS John McCain from Trump’s sight during his trip to Japan. “What does it say about President Trump– that staffers thought that the sight of a ship named… → Read More
Former GOP congressman calls on Republicans to break silence on Trump impeachment
On Wednesday, William Cohen, a former Republican congressman who served on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 during the Watergate impeachment inquiry, wrote in the Washington Post that Republicans need to break their silence on President Donald Trump. Robert Mueller spoke publically for the first time in two years on Wednesday, and denied a request to testify before Congress. However, his… → Read More
Scathing Washington Post editorial rips Mueller for not speaking up sooner
On Wednesday, the editorial board at The Washington Post called Robert Mueller to testify before Congress. Mueller broke nearly two years of silence when he spoke at a news conference about the findings of his report on Wednesday. Mueller noted that every American should be concerned about Russian interference into US elections and essentially gave Democrats a node to follow through with… → Read More
Trump critics are ‘fighting against God’: Pastor claims the almighty ‘set him as the president’
On Tuesday, Pastor Robert Henderson declared that anyone who opposes President Donald Trump is fighting against God. In an interview with televangelist Jim Bakker, Henderson said that no matter what people do, Trump will remain in office because that is God’s rightfully place for him. “They can try all day long to remove him; they will not remove him. God said, ‘I set him as the president,’ and… → Read More
Anderson Cooper levels Trump’s fixation on Biden: ‘He should take his fingers of the Twitter machine’
On Monday, CNN’s Anderson Cooper ripped President Donald Trump after he spent the memorial weekend attacking 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump sided with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un after he said that Biden had a low IQ. He continued to rant about Biden on Twitter and argued that he was more deserving of the African American vote. When asked about why he sided with Jong Un’s… → Read More
Texas Republican quits as Secretary of State with Memorial Day Weekend resignation
Texas Interim Secretary of State David Whitley resigned from his role on Monday, reported Dallas New“ “I am forever indebted to Texas for all it has done for my family and me,” Whitley said in a letter. “Thank you again for this incredible chance to make it a better place.” He was the state’s top voting official and faced scrutiny over his practices. “Usually, a perfunctory act, Whitley’s… → Read More
Ohio town stuck with $650,000 bill for KKK rally security: Mayor admits it is ‘frustrating’
On Saturday, members of the Ku Klux Klan hosted a rally in Dayton, Ohio. The rally was small, and only nine members of the KKK were present. In objection to the KKK about 600 people from the community showed up to protest. While the rally was not violent, the city ended paying nearly $650,000 on security. “I’m proud of the city,” Mayor Nan Whaley told TIME. “I think it is frustrating on how… → Read More
Giuliani claims he abruptly canceled Ukraine trip because of a ‘trap’ set by Soros in bizarre interview
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani interviewed with a Ukrainian news outlet about why he decided not to visit after announcing that he would. In the interview, Giuliani blamed Democrats financier and philanthropist George Soros, and the former U.S. ambassador in Kyiv for undermining his trip. “I was told by people in my country that I shouldn’t go because it was a trap that… → Read More
Trump finds himself increasingly isolated as he contradicts his own advisers on North Korea: report
On Monday, President Donald Trump found himself in a corner after he sided with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un over his aides. Trump contradicted himself at a press conference in Japan, where he claimed he was “fine” with North Korea testing short-range ballistic missiles. Trump has ignored his top aides, thus leaving him alone on the issue with North Korea. “It was a striking break that… → Read More
‘I’m not a white person’ defense put forth by Rastafarian church after backlash for exploiting the black community
Jesse Schworck, a white Rastafarian church leader, has been scruntized for culture appropriation by a community activist in Madison, Wisconsin. Activist Dana Pellebon, approached Schworck about his church Lion Of Judah, House Of Rastafari, and accused him of exploiting the black community by selling weed. “He wouldn’t stop,” Pellebon said. “I got angrier because black men are by far jailed in… → Read More
Donald Trump’s rant against Nancy Pelosi was a ‘planned tantrum’: Trump biographer
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio railed against the president after he stormed onto the Rose Garden and bizarrely lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY.) Trump stormed out of a meeting on infrastructure after Pelosi said that he was engaged in a “cover-up.” “What does Trump erupting look like?” CNN’s Brook… → Read More
‘The lie to end all lies’: Nicolle Wallace goes line-by-line in epic fact-check of Trump
On Wednesday, MSNBC’S Nicolle Wallace fact-checked President Donald Trump’s many lies line-by-line in his Rose Garden speech on Wednesday. “This is a president that will stand before God and the country and lie his you know, bleep, off,” she said. Trump stormed out of a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and lashed out at House… → Read More
WATCH LIVE: Beto O’Rourke’s first national town hall on CNN
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is set to hit the national stage during a town hall with CNN hosted by Dana Bash. The Tuesday night town hall will take place in Des Moines, Iowa. O’Rourke has held nearly 175 town halls throughout the country in coffee shops and diners, however, this is first one on CNN. Critics of O’Rourke scrutinized him over the celebrity-like roll out of his campaign and… → Read More