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Trump the Comic Insult President

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Come from Away: President Trump blew off the joint statement reached at the end of the G-7 economic meeting and tweeted an insult about the host, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Shortly after Trudeau issued the joint statement he said …

Let Russia In, More for Manafort

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Yahoo News: Before making a drive-by appearance at the G-7 summit in Quebec, President Trump told reporters at the White House that he wants Russia re-instated to the group four years after it was thrown out for annexing Crimea. “Russia …

Bourdain a Suicide, Six Angry Leaders

Friday, June 8, 2018

Bourdain and More: Anthony Bourdain, a celebrity chef whose show “Parts Unknown” on CNN took food and culture lovers on trips around the world, has been found dead, an apparent suicide. He was 61. With his baritone voice, lean body, …

Celebrity Pardons, Kim “Begged for It”

Thursday, June 7, 2018

Celebrity Pardons, Season One: Despite saying drug dealers should be executed, President Trump yesterday pardoned a 63-year-old woman spending life in prison for being part of a cocaine ring. He did it after meeting recently with celebutante Kim Kardashian, who …

Rising Political Star, Miss America Gets Dressed

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Rising Stars: California’s Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom won the Democratic party’s nomination for governor in the state’s primary yesterday. Newsome, who was previously mayor of San Francisco, is on a trajectory to one day run for president. “It looks like …

500 Days of Greatness, Baker Takes the Cake

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Trump World: Self-pardon, witness tampering, the Special Counsel is unconstitutional, the football team gets punted, and President Trump calls his term so far, “500 days of American greatness.” It’s one of those days when you just don’t know where to …

Fuego Guatemala, Criminal Immunity

Monday, June 4, 2018

Eruption: Guatemala’s Fuego volcano suddenly and violently erupted yesterday spewing clouds of ash and rivers of lava, killing at least two-dozen people and injuring hundreds. Video shows the devastation of surrounding villages as people ran for their lives. Some died inside …

If the President Does It, Arizona Murder Mystery

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Above the Law: In a letter obtained by The NY Times, President Trump’s lawyers argued to the special counsel that it is a logical impossibility for the president to obstruct justice in the Russian influencing investigation. The letter says the …

Summit Back On, Where’s Melania?

Saturday, June 2, 2018

On Again: President Trump announced that the North Korean summit is back on for June 12th even before he read a letter handed to him by a high level envoy from leader Kim Jong-un. Trump dismissed some of the harsh …

Trade War With Friends, Pardon Them

Friday, June 1, 2018

Opening Shots: President Trump opened a trade war with Mexico, Canada, and the European Union yesterday imposing stiff new tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from those countries. A 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent on aluminum went …