Tag Archives: Idiocracy

REPORT: Trump Likes To Watch Videos Of His Rallies To “Luxuriate In The Moments Of His Evident Brilliance”

Axios reports: Like an NFL coach reviewing game film, Trump likes to watch replays of his debate and rally performances. But instead of looking for weaknesses in technique or for places to improve, Trump luxuriates in the moments he believes are evidence of his brilliance. Trump commentates as he watches, according to sources who’ve sat with him and viewed replays …

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Glorious Leader: Hillary “100% Colluded” With Russia

The Week reports: Not that collusion is a crime, but if anyone is guilty of it, President Trump faults Hillary Clinton. “Hillary Clinton and her team 100% colluded with the Russians,” Trump tweeted on Monday, quoting Fox & Friends commentator Dan Bongino. Trump additionally boosted allegations against Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who Bongino accused of trying to gather compromising information …

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Anonymous Vows To Expose #QAnon Nutjobs [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: The hacking collective Anonymous is pledging to expose the people behind the “QAnon” conspiracy theory. The anarchist hacking group slammed the QAnon conspiracy as potentially dangerous and driven by a “brainless political agenda” in a video posted Sunday to what is widely considered the most reliable Anonymous Twitter account. “We will not see idly by while you …

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Trump Blames Wildfires On Environmental Laws

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump has blamed environmental laws for the California wildfires raging through the state. In a tweet on Sunday, the president said the laws were not allowing water to be properly used—suggesting that was the reason behind the devastating fires that have scorched more than 290,000 acres (117,300 hectares) of land and left at least seven people …

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Conway: Journalists Are Not The Enemy Of The People

Propaganda Minister Kellyanne Conway pretended to disagree with Glorious Leader on Face The Nation this morning, but only a little bit. “What wars have journalists started?” host Margaret Brennan asked Conway. Conway said that Trump’s tweet should not be used to paint with a broad brush, but criticized the media for not focusing enough on the positives at the president’s …

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Trump Admits Collusion At Trump Tower Meeting

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump blasted out a tweet Sunday morning — amongst many — declaring that a report he’s worried his son Don Jr. could be in legal trouble is a “complete fabrication.” But he also described the infamous meeting at Trump Tower as a “meeting to get information on an opponent.” That’s interesting, because Don Jr.’s initial statement …

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Trump Escalates Attack On Press: They Can Cause War

The Hill reports: President Trump on Sunday dug ratcheted up his attacks on the news media as the “enemy of the people,” saying they “can also cause war.” He accused journalists in an early morning tweet of “purposely” causing “division and distrust” in the country. Trump has feuded with the media continuously throughout his presidency, labeling negative coverage “fake news.” …

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Melania Defends LeBron James After Trump’s Attack

The Associated Press reports: A spokeswoman for Melania Trump says that LeBron James is “working to do good things” and that the first lady would be willing to visit the new school he opened in Ohio. The statement from Stephanie Grisham on Saturday came hours after a late-night tweet from President Donald Trump in which he derided James’ intelligence, saying …

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Federal Judge Rakes DOJ For Telling ACLU To Reunite Families: It’s 100% The Administration’s Responsibility

CNN reports: A federal judge called the Trump administration’s slowness to track down migrant parents it had separated from their children and then deported “unacceptable,” saying the responsibility is “100%” on the government. The stern admonishment from District Judge Dana Sabraw came a day after the administration argued that immigrant advocacy groups — not the government — should be responsible …

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Fox News Editor: End The White House Briefings And Stop Covering Trump Rallies, It’s All Useless [VIDEO]

“We’re at a point where the White House briefs [the press] very rarely and when they do, it’s useless. We should stop the televised briefing. It’s counter productive, it’s turned into showboat theater, the substance of issues is not addressed. It’s become a forum for personal achievement and politic utility for the administration. Just as we should also stop having …

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DOJ Filing: Have The ACLU Reunite Those Families

The New York Daily News reports: The Trump administration is arguing in court that the American Civil Liberties Union is in a better position to locate deported parents forcibly separated from their children at the southern border after entering the U.S. The Department of Justice claimed in a court filing Thursday that the ACLU, which filed a class-action lawsuit against …

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Trump Mocks “Russian Hoax” Hours After His National Security Advisors Warned Interference Is Continuing

CNN reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last month and decried the “Russian hoax,” speaking at a rally just hours removed from his top national security officials decrying Russian attempts to influence US elections. During the rally in Pennsylvania on Thursday, Trump did not mention allegations of interference or attacks on the …

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Repeatedly Refuses To Say Journalists Are Not “The Enemy Of The People” [VIDEO]

Heavy reports: On Thursday afternoon during a White House briefing, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refused to respond when reporters asked if “the press was the enemy of the people.” According to Aaron Blake, senior political reporter for The Washington Post, Sanders was asked three separate times if she thought the press was the enemy of the people, and …

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Your Daily Attack On The Press By Glorious Leader

The propaganda feedback loop is never ending: President Trump ripped MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and CNN in an early morning tweet on Thursday while praising “Fox & Friends,” saying there is “too much hate and inaccurately reported stories” in news coverage. The tweet comes after a group of people heckled a CNN reporter at a Trump rally earlier this week in …

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Trump Calls Into Rush Limbaugh Show: Shutting Down The Government Would Be A “Great Campaign Issue”

Breitbart reports: President Donald Trump surprised talk radio host Rush Limbaugh by calling him on the air to congratulate him on the 30th anniversary of his show. “You’re a very special man, Rush, and you have people that love you. I’m one of them,” Trump said. “What you do for this country, people have no idea how important your voice …

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White House: Trump Was Talking About Beer And Wine When He Said Grocery Purchases Require Photo ID

“Certainly, if you go to a grocery store and buy beer and wine you’re certainly going to show your I.D. He is not saying every time he went in, he is saying when you go to the grocery store. I’m pretty sure everybody in here who has been to a grocery store that has purchased beer or wine has probably …

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John Kelly Allegedly To Stay In Job Through 2020

CNBC reports: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has committed to remaining in his post through the 2020 election, according to two White House officials. Kelly, who hit his one-year mark in the White House on Monday, had been expected to step aside as early as this summer. But President Donald Trump, who asked Kelly to stay on, has …

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Kevin McCarthy Demands Twitter Ban For Independent US House Candidate Who Called Melania A “Hoebag”

Mediaite reports: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called on Twitter to ban a candidate running for Congress who referred to First lady Melania Trump as a “hoebag” in a tweet. The House candidate in question is Mark Roberts, an Independent running to represent Oregon. He has a very bizarre Twitter presence, where he refers to himself as a “superfan” of television …

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Trump Echoes Giuliani: Collusion Is Not A Crime

CNN reports: President Donald Trump on Tuesday embraced a line of defense offered by his attorney, Rudy Giuliani, that “collusion is not a crime,” even though he continued to deny any alleged ties between his campaign and Moscow during the 2016 election. Speaking to CNN’s “New Day” on Monday, Giuliani said he wasn’t sure if collusion was a crime. Legal …

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Pentagon Takes First Steps To Launch Space Force

Defense One reports: The U.S. Defense Department this week will take the first steps to create the Space Force, a new branch of the military ordered up by President Trump but not yet fully backed by Congress. In coming months, Defense Department leaders plan to stand up three of the four components of the new Space Force: a new combatant …

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