This week, our (supposedly) alpha male president, @realDonaldTrump, suffered two absolutely humiliating defeats at the hands of a woman.
Needless to say, this did not sit well with the "incels" and "Proud Boys" who make up his base.
First, House Speaker Nancy 'Nancy' Pelosi shut down Trump's efforts to bully her into allowing him to deliver the State of the Union address in his preferred venue.
And then, after 35 days, Trump once again folded—like a dog—and agreed to re-open the federal government without getting any money for his precious border wall.
The last time that Trump was spanked this hard by a woman, it cost him $130,000; this time, it only cost him his dignity.
Now that's what I call a good deal.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Roundtable: TBA.
Face The Nation: Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney; Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV); Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME); Mayor of El Paso,TX Dee Margo (R); Mayor of New London, CT Michael Passero (D); Roundtable: Molly Ball (TIME), Ramesh Ponnuru (National Review), David Sanger (New York Times) & Shawna Thomas (Vice News).
This Week: Rep.Adam Schiff (D-CA); Indicted Trump Adviser Roger Stone; Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R); Roundtable: Terry Moran (ABC News), TV Host Meghan McCain, Former Trump Deputy Campaign Manager David Bossie & Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile.
Fox News Sunday: Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney; Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV); Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO); NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg; Roundtable: Jason Riley (Wall Street Journal), Gillian Turner (Fox News), Julie Pace (Associated Press) & Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro (D); Conspiracy Theorist Jerome Corsi; Roundtable: Conservative Commentator Linda Chavez, Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), Dmocratic Strategist Paul Begala & Nina Turner (Our Revolution).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz (preview); an interview with a couple who've won millions of dollars after discovered a loophole in certain state lottery games (preview); and, a report on Planet Labs, a company which has launched hundreds of small satellites capturing over a million photos of Earth each day for commercial use (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday: Former White House Aide/Author Cliff Sims; Singer Paul Simon.
Tuesday: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R); Actress Yvette Nicole Brown.
Wednesday: John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon & Alex Wagner (The Circus); Actor Max Greenfield.
Thursday: TBA.
Friday: TBA.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: TBA Tuesday: TBA; Wednesday: TBA; Thursday: TBA.
Elsewhere...
Florida's Secretary of State resigned after a picture of him in blackface emerged.
Thursday morning, Michael Ertel, appointed Secretary of State by Gov. Ron DeSantis weeks earlier, testified before a House committee about the several lawsuits filed over the 2018 election.
By mid-afternoon, Ertel turned in his resignation, after photos emerged of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface at a private Halloween party 14 years ago, two months after 1,800 people were killed by the massive storm.
The photo was taken in 2005, eight months after Ertel was appointed Seminole County supervisor of elections and two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
After the [Tallahassee] Democrat texted the photos to him last week, Ertel, 49, identified himself as the white man in blackface and red lipstick, wearing earrings and a New Orleans Saints bandanna, and falsies under a purple T-shirt that had "Katrina Victim" written on it.
Meanwhile...
According to a new book, Anthony Scaramucci self-identifies as a black man (from the waist down).
In [Cliff] Sims' book, "The Mooch" is portrayed as part court jester, part tabloid celeb, and, ultimately, part tragicomedy. Scaramucci, Sims writes, was a minor celebrity even among the White House press corps, generally accustomed to being surrounded by famous and powerful people. And Scaramucci indulged their fascination, resulting, on one occasion, in a memorable exchange about the size of his penis.
Scaramucci had just finished up an interview on the White House's north lawn, Sims recalls, when he "was approached by several cameramen from one of the networks, each of whom wanted to take a photo with him." As he snapped selfies, Scaramucci "put both hands on his belt buckle, leaned in close to the cameramen—all of whom happened to be African American—and said, 'Can I tell you guys something? We've already hit it off, and I think I know one of the reasons why.' Mooch paused for a few moments to build the anticipation. 'It's 'cause I'm black from the waist down.'"
The cameramen, according to Sims's account, laughed "hysterically," with one playfully exclaiming, "He's crazy!" as Scaramucci waltzed away beaming.
Asked on Thursday if he'd like to comment about the moment, Scaramucci texted The Daily Beast: "Nah thanks though."
It's like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.
– Trix