It’s been a strange few weeks for Saturday Night Live. Two weeks ago, during a night hosted by Madame Web actress Dakota Johnson, cast members Bowen Yang and Sarah Sherman distanced themselves from Dave Chappelle when the transphobic comedian crashed SNL’s goodbye segment at show’s end. Then, last week, the …
Read More »'SNL' Platforms Nikki Haley in a Big Way and Jokes About Her Civil War Denialism
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley showed up on Saturday Night Live‘s cold open to ask Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) about his refusal to get on the debate stage with his lone remaining GOP primary challenger. “My question is: Why won’t you debate Nikki Haley?” she asked during a faux …
Read More »Trump Touts Cognitive Skills Citing He's Related to an MIT Professor: 'Same Genes'
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Saturday in Las Vegas, his first rally since a jury ordered him on Friday to pay $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll for repeatedly defaming her after she accused him of sexual assault. At his “Commit to Caucus” appearance at …
Read More »Nikki Haley Accuses RNC of 'Clearly Not' Being an Honest Broker
Nikki Haley called out the Republican National Committee for favoring Donald Trump, accusing the RNC of “clearly not” being an honest broker in the 2024 presidential primary. “Do you think — just going back to the RNC calling for the party to unify around Trump, which happened, by the way, …
Read More »Trump Says Anyone Who Donates to Haley Is 'Permanently Banned' From MAGA
Following Nikki Haley‘s vow to fight on with her campaign after hersecond consecutive defeat to Donald Trump in the GOP primary race, the former president threatened anyone donating to his Republican rival. A day after Trump’s win in New Hampshire, he took to social media to paint Haley as “very …
Read More »Trump Squeezes in New Hampshire Primary Win Before Court Date
Nikki Haley said last week that New Hampshire voters would have an opportunity to “correct” the results of the Iowa caucuses when they headed to the polls Tuesday. Whether they did depends on Haley’s definition of a course correction. Trump secured a solid — although not a total landslide — …
Read More »Trump and Co. Are Furiously Accusing Nikki Haley of Election Denial
Nikki Haley is — at least for now — refusing to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary. Following her second-place finish in New Hampshire, she delivered an upbeat concession speech, promising to continue her campaign at least through South Carolina’s primary later this month. The address infuriated Donald Trump …
Read More »Trump Goes on Anti-Nikki Haley Tirade After She Questions His Mental Fitness
With Ron DeSantis conveniently out of the GOP primary race, Donald Trump set his sights on Nikki Haley, his nearest opponent who still trails him by double-digits in the polls. The former South Carolina governor and Trump cabinet member has recently questioned the former president’s mental fitness after he confused …
Read More »SNL's Trump Kicks Off 2024 in Court and 'More Cognitive Than Ever'
Saturday Night Live‘s first episode of the election year opened with James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump bragging that he’s “more cognitive than ever,” and that his campaign has “seen a lot of success with saying things that did not happen.” The Republican frontrunner spoke to the press outside a New …
Read More »Nikki Haley Goes All in Attacking Trump's Mental Fitness After Pelosi Flub
Despite his repeated bragging that he “aced” a cognitive test while in office, many have questioned Trump’s mental fitness to be president in recent days. His opponent, former Trump cabinet member Nikki Haley, is making political hay out of his recent flub where he confused her with former House speaker …
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