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June 26, 2024
The Time Trump Almost Gave Biden COVID on a Debate Stage The president tested positive for COVID ahead of their first 2020 showdown but kept that his little secret.
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June 19, 2024
The Time Trump Confused Finns About Forest Fires The president made up a fake Nordic fact to blame California for its own natural disasters.
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June 9, 2024
The Time Trump Held a National Security Chat Among Mar-a-Lago Diners When he strategized about North Korea on a golf-resort patio, it was an early indication of how crazy his administration would get.
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May 26, 2024
The Time Trump Baselessly Accused Joe Scarborough of Murder Trump has often marked Memorial Day in weird and offensive ways, like when he spread a debunked conspiracy theory about the Morning Joe host.
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May 7, 2024
The Time Stormy Daniels Exposed Trump’s Weird Shark Phobia One question the hush-money trial probably won’t settle: Why is Trump so terrified of being eaten by a marine animal?
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May 5, 2024
The Time the Trump Campaign Blamed Microsoft for His Antisemitic Tweet The Star of David in front of a pile of money didn’t mean what you thought it meant!
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Apr. 21, 2024
The Time Trump Claimed He Won a Fake ‘Man of the Year’ Award A small but brazen lie resulted in a cringey display of Republican fealty.
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Apr. 11, 2024
The Time Trump Thought Americans Needed ID to Buy Cereal He may like cheap food, but he doesn’t know how people obtain it.
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Apr. 8, 2024
The Time Trump Stared Directly at the Sun During an Eclipse Trump looking right at the last solar eclipse was so iconically idiotic that Taylor Swift may have written a song about it.
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Mar. 29, 2024
The Time Trump Wished Everyone a ‘Happy Good Friday’ An odd choice of phrasing for someone who claims the Bible is his favorite book.
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Mar. 22, 2024
The Time Trump Was So Petty He Made the Navy Hide the USS John S. McCain Back in 2019, a Navy ship got caught up in Trump’s absurd feud with the late senator, which continues to this day.
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Mar. 13, 2024
The Time Trump’s Hair Looked Normal for a Day In 2019, the ex-president abruptly debuted a totally new hairstyle, then just as abruptly cast it off.
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Mar. 11, 2022
The Time Biden (Supposedly) Told Putin He Didn’t Have a Soul It’s possible the president slightly embellished this story.
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Feb. 1, 2022
Trump Even Managed to Be Weird With Paper There’s more evidence that Trump routinely tore up documents and aides taped them back together. The jury’s still out on that time he ate a memo.
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Jan. 14, 2022
The Time Clinton Took Over Obama’s White House Podium and Stayed Awhile As Bill Clinton tries to revive Joe Biden’s stalled agenda, the president should remember his predecessor can be an excellent — if overeager — asset.
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Jan. 10, 2022
Clay Aiken Predicted Trump’s 2016 Win Aiken, who’s running for Congress again, once called himself a “dumbass” for defending Trump. But he was clear-eyed about the candidate’s appeal.
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Dec. 7, 2021
The Time Trump Held a White House Cabinet Casting Call During Trump’s wild search for staff five years ago, the right look was key, loyalty was optional, and there were wild cards (Ari Emanuel?) galore.
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Oct. 30, 2021
The Time Trump Plopped a Hershey’s Bar on a Minion’s Head The 45th president found this hilarious. The Minion, less so.
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Oct. 8, 2021
Let’s Revisit October 2020, a Truly Wild Month in U.S. Politics Trump’s COVID ordeal. Amy Coney Barrett’s rushed confirmation. Rudy Giuliani’s “October surprise” flop. It all went down one year ago.
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Dec. 29, 2020
The Time Trump Ranted About Hair Spray Quality to Coal Miners A moment that spoke to the president’s strange, contradictory brand of masculinity.
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Dec. 21, 2020
The Time Trump Signed Into a Holocaust Museum Like It Was a Bar Mitzvah A look back at the many times the Trump administration accidentally — and not so accidentally — disrespected Judaism.
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Dec. 17, 2020
The Time Trump Got a Biblical Citation Very Wrong When it comes to matters of faith, the Toddler President is at best a “baby Christian,” despite his avid Evangelical following.
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Dec. 15, 2020
The Time Trump Told Boy Scouts About Sexy Yacht Parties The president’s address to the Boy Scout Jamboree featured attacks on enemies and underlings, as well as risqué tales of his own greatness.
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Dec. 9, 2020
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Dec. 7, 2020
The Time Trump Asked a 7-Year-Old About Her ‘Marginal’ Belief in Santa The president and a starry-eyed child were a match made in comedy heaven.
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Dec. 1, 2020
The Time Trump Thought ‘Western Liberalism’ Meant California A comic misunderstanding revealed a lot about the outgoing president’s unique blend of ignorance and menace.
