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Here is Trump in 2018 campaigning for then-candidate Josh HawleyJoshua (Josh) David HawleyCan we protect our country — from our rulers, and ourselves? Sasse, in fiery op-ed, says QAnon is destroying GOP Democratic super PAC targets Hawley, Cruz in new ad blitz MORE’s Senate bid in Springfield, Missouri: … [Read more...] about Juan Williams: The real ‘Deep State’ is pro-Trump

Oliver threw to a clip of Trump at a rally in Charleston, West Virginia, that saw Trump, the heir to a multimillion-dollar real-estate empire who until recently lived in a gold penthouse overlooking Manhattan, awkwardly placing a coal-mining helmet on his head before mimicking digging up a shovelful of coal (this, by the way, is a man who by most accounts lied about cleaning up rubble at ground zero in the days after the 9/11 terror attacks). Then-candidate Trump ended his speech by saying, “We’ll start winning, wining winning, and you are going to be very proud. And for those miners, get ready, because you are going to be working your asses off.” … [Read more...] about John Oliver Calls Out the President: ‘Trump Needs to Stop Lying to Coal Miners’

Allana: So we had Sam lie down on the couch and make it look like she just woke up and dreamed it, while we were all basically crying around her. That was a quick change. It was a major change in our hearts. I thought Sam was so incredible that night. She really just knocked it out of the park. In rehearsal she was really distraught. We all were. But she is such a pro. I want to go back and look at that show, because it really is incredible when you think about it. We were super stressed out. And not just about the show, but about the state of the country. … [Read more...] about Meet Samantha Bee’s Army of Trumpster-Confronting Comics

But, he continued: “As a white man, I also know that any emotions I’m feeling are likely a fraction of those being felt by the LGBTQ community, African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, Muslim Americans, and any number of the immigrant communities so vital to our country, so hopefully the Trump administration and Trump supporters will be compassionate to them—because they need your compassion.” “And in general, I am hopeful for President Trump because hope is always the best possible path to take, and one thing that makes me hopeful is we know from interviews he’s given over the years that he has, at any given point, held every position on every issue,” said Meyers. “He’s been pro-choice, pro-life, for the Iraq War, against the Iraq War. Pretty much his only consistent position has been: anti-Rosie O’Donnell. So I’m hopeful that he’s not actually a racist, and that he just used racist rhetoric to court … [Read more...] about Seth Meyers’s Tearful Message to President Trump: ‘I’m Hopeful That He’s Not Actually a Racist’

Death Row records co-founder Michael “Harry-O” Harris Michael “Harry-O” Harris served about three decades after his 1988 conviction for attempted murder during a kidnapping. In 1992, from behind bars, Harris granted $1.5 million in seed money to Suge Knight to start the iconic record label, which went on to feature iconic rappers such as Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, and Snoop Dogg. Snoop launched a lobbying bid to grant Harris clemency in the president’s final days in office, The Daily Beast reported on Monday. Harris had sought to be released from prison earlier this year, citing his autoimmune disorder as a possible risk factor for COVID-19, but that request was declined. … [Read more...] about Trump Pardons Cronies and Celebs Hours Before Leaving D.C.