Today marks the second anniversary of the inauguration of @realDonaldTrump—a date which will live in infamy.
Since taking office—in front of the largest crowd ever assembled (period!)—Trump has accomplished more (for Russia) than any other president in American history.
In fact, Trump's so-called "accomplishments" have almost certainly exceeded Vladimir Putin's wildest dreams.
Had Trump merely alienated America from our international allies, and destroyed our global standing in the process, it would've sufficed.
And had he merely embraced some of the world's worst autocrats and dictators, it would've sufficed.
And had Trump merely undermined long-standing constitutional and institutional norms, it would've sufficed.
And had he merely divided Americans along racial/ethnic, sexual, socioeconomic, and religious lines, it would've sufficed.
But Trump has done all of this, and much, much more.
Enough is enough.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Sen.Mark Warner (D-VA);l Rep. Lynn Cheney (R-WY); Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani; Roundtable: TBA.
Face The Nation: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA); Former Special Presidential Envoy Brett McGurk; Jason Rezaian (Washington Post); Roundtable: Molly Ball (TIME), Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review), Jamelle Bouie (New York Times) & David Sanger (New York Times).
This Week: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Sen. James Lankford (R-OK); Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS); Roundtable: "Independent" Analyst Matthew Dowd, Susan Davis (NPR), Astead Herndon (New York Times) & Shawna Thomas (Vice News).
Fox News Sunday: Vice President Mike Pence (R); Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Roundtable: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R), Former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Guy Benson (Townhall) & Charles Lane (Washington Post).
State of the Union: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI); Trump Attorney Rudy Giuliani; Roundtable: Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Former Rep. Mia Love (R-UT), Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) & Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday: Comedian Colin Jost; Comedian Michael Che; Actress Andrea Savage; Rock Band Death Cab for Cutie; Musical Artist Venzella Joy.
Tuesday: Actress Connie Britton; Actor Dave Franco; Writer Chris Kelly; Writer Sarah Schneider; Musical Artist Venzella Joy.
Wednesday: Actress Anne Hathaway; Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Actress Michaela Coel; Musical Artist Venzella Joy.
Thursday: Actress Ellie Kemper; Rock Band Young the Giant; Musical Artist Venzella Joy.
Friday: TBA.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: TBA Tuesday: TBA; Wednesday: TBA; Thursday: TBA.
Elsewhere...
Ben Shapiro caused some controversy when he told a pro-life rally that he wouldn't kill baby Hitler.
Conservative radio host Ben Shapiro said Friday at the annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., that "no pro-life person would kill baby Hitler" because "baby Hitler was a baby," with the comments quickly going viral on social media.
"The argument, I guess here, is that would you kill baby Hitler?" Shapiro said in answering a question that appeared to be submitted online during a live broadcast at the anti-abortion rally.
"And the truth is that no pro-life person on earth would kill baby Hitler, because baby Hitler wasn't Hitler, adult Hitler was Hitler. Baby Hitler was a baby," he continued.
"What you presumably want to do with baby Hitler is take baby Hitler out of baby Hitler's house and move baby Hitler into a better house where he would not grow up to be Hitler, right? That's the idea."
Suffice it to say...
Shapiro's comments did not go over well with some of his advertisers.
As of Saturday, at least two advertisers have pulled the plug on conservative commentator Ben Shapiro's eponymous podcast over the host’s controversial speech at the annual anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington, D.C. on Friday.
On Twitter, relaxation and meditation app Calm responded to customer outrage about Shapiro's "baby Hitler" speech in a late Friday night tweet announcing, "We do not align with this message. We're pulling our sponsorship."
Calm is the second company to pull their advertising dollars after Shapiro's speech.
Earlier on Friday, subscription toothbrush service Quip decided to go another direction with their outreach due to the widely panned remarks.
"Our mission is to make good oral health more accessible to everyone, and podcast advertising is one way we're able to realize this," a statement released by the company said.
"However, following one of our ads being read in a venue we did not endorse, we have chosen to discontinue our advertising relationship with this show. We are also taking steps to ensure all of our advertising partners are aligned with our oral health mission and values."
Womp womp.
– Trix
