“In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women. Just this week, he made outrageous statements about the innocent men in the Central Park Five case. “As I …
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Donald Trump just fired out the above tweet as the number of former and current GOP governors, Senators, and US House reps calling for him to step aside continues to snowball. In related news, I suggest you set your DVR for tonight’s SNL as we can only imagine the delighted frenzy taking place right now over at 30 Rock.
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“The words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. This does not represent the man that I know. He has the heart and mind of a leader. I hope that people accept his apology, as I have, and focus on the important issues facing our nation and the world.” – Melania Trump, rushing towards the raging dumpster fire …
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WOW. Politico reports: The Republican National Committee on Saturday appeared to at least temporarily halt the operations of some of the “Victory” program that is devoted to electing Donald Trump. The move comes as the GOP nominee is under mounting pressure from elected Republicans to step aside after he was caught on tape bragging about sexually assaulting women. In an …
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British actor Peter Serafinowicz, whom some of you will know as the voice of Darth Maul, has earned a big following with his Sassy Trump character, which is essentially just Trump speeches delivered word-for-word in a fey voice. Today he turns last night’s defiant #pussygate video into Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive. Watch below.
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Via Mediaite: Although Donald Trump was originally scheduled to appear alongside House Speaker Paul Ryan on Saturday at a joint campaign event in Wisconsin, the latest leaked audio that incriminates Trump of speaking lewdly of women forced the party nominee to drop out of that event. Then in his place, it was announced that Indiana Governor Mike Pence would go …
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From the Hollywood Reporter: Robert De Niro has more than a few things to say about Donald Trump. In a new video, the legendary actor takes aim at the GOP presidential candidate, calling him everything from “so blatantly stupid” to a “pig” a “punk” and a “dog.” “He’s a national disaster,” says De Niro. “It makes me so angry that …
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NBC News reports: A defiant Donald Trump pledged to finish out the race on Saturday as a stampede of Republican politicians denounced his behavior toward women and a number openly called on him to quit. “I’d never withdraw,” Trump told The Washington Post. “I’ve never withdrawn in my life.” Trump also told The Wall Street Journal there is “zero chance …
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JMG reader SuperCub tips us that many Free Republic members have apparently finally had enough of Donald Trump, prompting this message from founder Jim Robinson: “If you’re going to throw in the towel for some stupid remarks that Trump made in the past and let the thoroughly corrupt, God-hating, America-hating, Marxist/fascist totalitarian Hillary Clinton destroy our nation, then goodbye. Logoff, …
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From the editorial board of the New York Times: And so we have now heard the Republican nominee for president of the United States bragging about repeated sexual assault. Donald Trump — a man who aspires to represent the highest ideals of the nation to his fellow citizens and the world — is heard on a videotape obtained by The …
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The Washington Post reports: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), one of very few Republican senators who never endorsed Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, called tonight for the nominee to “step aside” and asked conservatives to find a new candidate. Echoing many Republicans who see Trump handing the presidency to Hillary Clinton, Lee said that the candidate’s insults of women were distracting from …
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Mediaite reports: Don Lemon learned the hard way that even adults still learn by example. Tonight, during one of his often-rowdy panels, Ana Navarro quoted Trump. Specifically, she said, you know, the p-word.Tera Setmayer was going in on Trump supporter Scottie Nell Hughes, demanding to know how the mother of daughters could support a candidate who so flippantly talks about …
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“My personal support for Donald Trump has never been based upon shared values, it is based upon shared concerns about issues such as: justices on the Supreme Court that ignore the constitution, America’s continued vulnerability to Islamic terrorists and the systematic attack on religious liberty that we’ve seen in the last 7 1/2 years.” – Hate group leader Tony Perkins. …
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“I’ve never said I’m a perfect person, nor pretended to be someone that I’m not. I’ve said and done things I regret and the words released today on this more than a decade old video are one of them. Anyone who knows me knows these words dont reflect who I am. I said it, I was wrong and I apologize. …
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Chaffetz, as you surely know, is viciously anti-LGBT. Salt Lake City’s Fox affiliate reports: Congressman Jason Chaffetz said he is withdrawing his support for Donald Trump Friday after a video surfaced showing the Republican candidate for president making vulgar remarks in 2005 about touching and kissing women without their consent. Chaffetz, a Republican representing Utah’s Third Congressional District, appeared on …
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From the New York Daily News: Surprise, surprise: Donald Trump has exposed himself one more time — as a crude, sexist pig. The vilest example yet of the GOP presidential candidate’s noxious attitude toward women emerged Friday in an unedited 2005 conversation between Trump and then-“Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush. “Grab them by the p—y,” Trump told Bush, explaining his …
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