1 Minute Political Update

After Democrats took both the House and Senate overwhelmingly, Donald Trump said he’d be happy to work them—as long as it’s on the ballroom and military arch. Meanwhile, when Trump heard that one-third of Americans voted for Democrats due to the war in Iran, he said he’d do it again. (Somewhere a village is missing its idiot.)   The 1-Minute Political Update is a top Trump podcast. See for yoursel...

Donald Trump called Kansas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton perverted because the pastor supports same-sex marriage and abortion rights—yes, that’s quite perverted—then he claimed that America is booming under Republicans. (And by booming, he means bombing.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is today. Check out your ballot options at electionssimplified.com . And check...

On the campaign trail in Ohio, Trump is rallying voters by discussing topics that are of the utmost importance to them, like Senator Jon Husted’s ass—there is no bottom, pun intended—while he’s offering $1 million to anyone reporting voter fraud in the midterms. (And if you believe that, there’s a bridge in Brooklyn that’s for sale.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 5 days away....

Barack Obama gave a speech supporting Michigan senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and trashing Donald Trump who then called Obama incompetent—cue the laugh track—while the archbishop of Milwaukee apologized after the White House shared a video of him and other bishops praying over Trump without their consent. (Cue the vomit emoji.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 7 days away. Check...

Vladimir Putin suggested a summit with Xi Jinping and Donald Trump to discuss how to end the war with Ukraine but not with President Zelenskyy—that doesn’t sound fishy at all!—while Trump told struggling Kansas farmers high diesel and fertilizer prices he caused were coming down soon. (He also said he had a bridge in Topeka he wanted to sell them.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day i...

Donald Trump has waived sanctions related to Russian crude oil sales so they can keep funding their war with Ukraine—now we know which side his borscht is buttered on—while he fired both the ambassador to Greece and his new press secretary in just the past week. (Hopefully, America will fire him.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 14 days away. Check out your ballot options at ele...

Pete Hegseth plans to live stream the firing squad execution of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a convicted mass murderer—seems humane, doesn’t it?—while Donald Trump picked Katie Zacharia to replace Karoline Leavitt as his new press secretary. (Though with her blonde hair and trash talk, no one will know the difference.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 19 days away. Check...

Donald Trump called Michigan Democratic senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist lunatic who hates America—projection, anyone?—then he made a deal with Putin to buy Russian diesel and lambasted Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for not stopping a war Russia started. (Russia, Russia, Russia, anyone?) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 21 days away. Check out your ballot options at ele...

At a recent rally, Donald Trump reiterated that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon but if they did, they can take out a U.S. city, specifically San Diego and LA—stay classy, Donny—while Democrats are suing the Trump administration for using $20 million in taxpayer money for TV ads promoting Trump. (Stay classy, GOP.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 28 days away. Check out your bal...

Recently, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett claimed Donald Trump has created a golden age—yes, if you’re a billionaire—while Trump told a crowd in Ohio that if they get out and vote, Republicans will win big. (He left out the fact that if they don’t get out and vote, he’ll make sure to cheat.) Dig democracy? Make sure you vote. Election Day is 30 days away. Check out your ballot opt...

During testimony regarding his investigations into Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith was called a dirtbag by GOP senators—Nuremberg trial, anyone?—while the Trump administration is sending $500 refund checks to millions of Obamacare enrollees to help pay for premiums that are unaffordable. (Thanks to Republians who cut the enhanced subsidies.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end o...

Donald Trump banned CNN from Air Force One because they only report fake news—like high gas prices, high food prices, and high inflation—then went to Iowa to unveil plans for the largest steel plant in U.S. history, which will open in 2030. (And go bankrupt in 2031.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? The Democracy Docket newsletter on Substack will give you hope.

Donald Trump continues to diss Americans who are struggling due to high gas prices, claiming they have to suck it up to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon—he’s gaslighting with premium gas—while he continues to lie that he went to Ground Zero the day after 9/11. (He’s a gasbag filled with premium gas.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? Robert Hubbell’s Today’s Edition new...

The Trump administration plans to break ground on the 250-foot arch near the National Mall despite an ongoing lawsuit. (The Supreme Court will rule on it AFTER it’s built.) Meanwhile, funding for bike lanes is being cut from a Biden-era infrastructure bill because Trump sees them as DEI pet projects—it’s a very unfunny, very dangerous woke joke. #Shorts #PoliticalHumor #USPolitics #DonaldTrump #Na...

A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower revealed that Trump officials were defying a court order and implementing a plan to prevent millions from receiving mail-in ballots (fascism, anyone?) while the U.S. Mint announced that $1 coins featuring Trump’s portrait are available for purchase (grift, anyone?). #Politics #PoliticalHumor #Democracy #USPS #USPolitics #PoliticalSatire

Donald Trump signed an executive order changing Lake Ontario to Lake America amid his trade war with Canada—he’s a brilliant tactician, ain’t he?—then he railed against communities who don’t want data centers, claiming they’ll end up poor. (That train has left the station—and the poor are under it.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? The Democracy Docket newsletter on Substack wi...

Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff to honor Dolly Parton whom he claimed really liked him—the only thing she liked is that he wore cheaper wigs than her—while financially-strapped cattle ranchers fumed about Trump’s plan to import cheaper beef. (The trade war with Canada is hurting them as well, which they consider a slapshot in the face.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your...

The U.S. will raise tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 50% because Donald Trump says they’ve been ripping us off for years—how’s that for the pot calling the kettle black, eh?—while on Sunday The IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on the streets of Washington, D.C. (Trump took an honorary lap before the race then took an honorary nap during it.) #news #comedy #tariffs #trump

The nominee for the new head of the FDA, Dr. Heidi Overton, is anti-abortion, anti-vaccine, and pro-RFK, Jr.—a hemlock cocktail if ever there was one—while Trump’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest level ever: 33 percent! (How can it be that high?) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? The Democracy Docket newsletter on Substack will give you hope.

Donald Trump called reports of deteriorating living conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were fake news—based on reports from a fictitious admiral—then he asked the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea because they wouldn’t join us on Iran sanctions. (And he has a hot date with Kim Jung-Un.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? The Democracy Docket...

After acting U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro dropped the reflecting pool case against a former Olympian due to zero evidence, Donald Trump was livid—he threatened to make her pet his new hairpiece—while Karoline Leavitt will soon be ex-White House press secretary, saying she wants to spend more time with her family (as opposed to the Trump Crime Family.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your...

Trump signed an executive order laying out new recommendations for childhood vaccinations to fend off autism (which has been proven false, but Dr. Trump knows best) while a federal court’s decision to block the construction of Trump’s $400 million ballroom has set Trump’s new hairpiece on fire. (That would be an improvement.) Trump’s shenanigans got you at the end of your rope? Robert Hubbell’s To...

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic primary for senator and the GOP’s response was lovely—Senator Mike Rogers claimed he believes America deserved 9-11—while Donald Trump said the 747 he got from Qatar is not going to his presidential library but to him personally. (Extra storage is needed for the silverware he’ll be stealing from the White House.) Nauseated by democracy’s demise? Check o...

A cyberattack on Minnesota’s water systems most likely came from Iran but that didn’t stop Donald Trump from blaming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz—the idiocy is bottomless—while Truth Social is offering faster access to Trump’s posts for $100,000 so you can buy and sell stocks to make millions. (The grift is bottomless.) Nauseated by democracy’s demise? Check out pro-democracy groups like The States...

Yesterday, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared before a Senate committee investigating the origins of Covid-19 and took the Fifth to avoid GOP senators prosecuting him for perjury (Spoiler alert: they will anyway) while the vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general was postponed. (Spoiler alert: the GOP will cave.) Nauseated by democracy’s demise? Check out pro-democracy groups like Swing Left...