When Donald Trump was running for president, he said that if he won, he would become "so presidential you would be so bored." But he was lying about that, just like he lies about everything else. Our commander-in-chief starts every day at 5am Tweeting idiotic vitriol at his enemies, probably while sitting the toilet, which is appropriate, since that's where he seems determined to send the country. Calling Donald Trump "presidential" is like calling Arby's a five star restaurant. Donald Trump's presidency is a marathon of ignorance and hate. He's attempted to ban Muslims from entering America, ban transgender soldiers from serving in the military and pass a health care plan that would cruelly take health care away from 20 million people. Thankfully, our system of checks and balances has prevented him from causing too much damage. But the toxic comments keep spewing from his mouth like plumes of ash from an Icelandic volcano. Much to the dismay of his staff, he still controls his own Twitter account. Of course, the hallmark of his attacks is childish name-calling - "Crooked Hillary," "Lyin' Ted," "Little Marco," "Low Energy Jeb," "Crazy Bernie." This plays well to his core base of furious white nationalists, 14-year-old 4chan users and paid Russian trolls. But one of his incredibly witty nicknames is causing some outrage because it's actually a racial slur.This morning he blasted Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren on Twitter, calling her "Pocahontas." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/926417546038923264]] During the campaign, Trump frequently called Warren "Pocahontas," which might seem pretty weird if you haven't ventured into the swamp of alt right websites. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/741240449906663424]] So what's the deal? Over twenty years ago, Warren applied for law school, and claimed Native American heritage (from the Cherokee and Delaware tribes) to identify as a minority. However, she provided no documentation to back it up. In her 2014 memoir, she responded to the controversy: “I never questioned my family’s stories or asked my parents for proof or documentation. What kid would? … I was stunned by the attacks. How do you prove who you are? My brothers and I knew who we were. We knew our family stories.” In an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor," Trump fake apologized for using the slur: "I do regret calling her Pocahontas because I think it’s a tremendous insult to Pocahontas. So to Pocahontas, I would like to apologize to you.” Donald Trump thinks Frederick Douglass is still alive - maybe he thinks Pocahontas is alive, too? Anyway, he should really apologize to Native Americans, who condemn the offensive nickname. Rail against political correctness all you want, but there's nothing admirable about using racial slurs. Mary Nagle, a member of the Cherokee Nations explains: “Trump’s inability to discern the difference between Senator Warren and Pocahontas is no accident. Instead, his attack on her native identity reflects a dominant American culture that has made every effort to diminish native women to nothing other than a fantastical, oversexualized, Disney character.” Warren's become a popular figure in the Democratic party, and it's easy to see why. On Twitter, she had the perfect response to Donald Trump, slamming his playground name-calling as a feeble attempt to deflect attention from the FBI investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 election. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/926446585898328064]] [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/elizabethforma/status/926446168284041216]] Maybe after the Russian investigation comes to a close, we'll have some hilarious nicknames for The Donald: Treasonous Trump, Colludin' Donnie, and Inmate #4395427934.

Donald Trump has left Twitter perplexed by sharing a bizarre three-word statement.

The former president, 75, had the statement posted to shared to Twitter by his spokesperson Liz Harrington yesterday (August 11), and it was shared with no clarification or context, Independent reports.

The statement simply read: "Bullies never fight."

The short address was also shared by the Director of Communications for Save America and Donald J Trump, Taylor Budowich.

Washington Examiner is also reporting that the cryptic message was also sent to all recipients of the former president's email list on Wednesday.

The statement did not go unnoticed on the social media website, and people were quick to speculate about what the former president could have meant by the three-word address.

One person simply questioned: "LOL. What the f**k is going on?"

A second, meanwhile, questioned why Trump could still post statements via his staff to Twitter after being banned from the platform earlier this year.

They wrote: "why is she allowed to keep posting statements from someone who is banned from Twitter? [sic]"

A third jokes: "He sounds like he is having an excellent morning."

Another Twitter user mockingly commented: "So true: 'BULLIES NEVER FIGHT'. They usually incite others to do it for them while they hide in a White House bunker."

Meanwhile, another simply pondered: "Succinct, yet vague."

Then there were some Twitter users who simply used the president's statement as a chance to imitate it with their own three-word statements.

One wrote: "Purple monkey dishwasher."

A second added: "Yellow matter custard."

The Independent reports that Maggie Haberman, a senior correspondent for The New York Times, speculated that the president was referring to the resignation of Andrew Cuomo as the governor of New York following sexual assault allegations.

Trump was permanently banned from Twitter in January in the wake of the January 6 assault on the Capitol "due to the risk of further incitement of violence".

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Over the course of 2018, the Trump family certainly did their best to make most of the world despise them. Melania demonstrated her complete disconnect from real life by attempting to do some gardening in Louboutins, Ivanka attracted a lot of unwanted attention when it was revealed that she'd been using a private email while in her official position at the White House, and Donald... well, what didn't he do?

As the year came to a close, though, one of the Trumps decided he wasn't quite done with making himself a hated public figure, and slipped in one last painfully cringeworthy tweet with just a few hours to go. It was, of course, Donald Jr.

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For some ungodly reason, the Daily Caller decided to celebrate Donald Jr.'s birthday yesterday by posting an article titled, "It’s Donald Trump Jr.’s Birthday. Celebrate With His Most Bada$$ Instagram Photos To Date". And then, for an even ungodlier one, the president's son decided to share the article with the title still intact in the tweet.

No comment, no 'happy birthday to me' statement - just a reiteration of how "bada$$" he must think his Insta is:

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And, boy, did he get ripped to shreds.

"This is just sad," commented one person.

"Did he just promote his own birthday on Twitter? w/an article attachment as well? Is this a thing now?" added another. "How starved for love and attention is he? Someone, please give him a hug."

Perhaps the harshest burn of all, however, came from this comment: "Lmao ur dad forgot ur birthday."

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And at this point, you may be wondering exactly what was so "bada$$" about Donald Jr.'s account in the first place (so "bada$$", in fact, that they couldn't just say "badass"). Well, it's just a bunch of pictures of him holding various animals he's killed and trying not to look like he only learnt to smile that same morning.

Here's one of them:

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And here's another one:

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Aaaand here's a third one:

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Woahhh what a total BADA$$ you guys!! Did you see that HUGE fish he caught? And that amazing orange jacket he was wearing? And that ill-fitting camo hat? What a bro.

Anyway, Donald Jr. seemed to think that was a great way to end the year for him - and, personally speaking, it was quite an entertaining way for me to start the new one. Thanks for the laugh, Don, and no thanks for absolutely everything else.

During his tenancy as President so far, Donald Trump has taken his fair share of criticisms - or perhaps not enough, depending on how you look at it. From his backtracking on climate change measures to his disregard for young people through the repeal of DACA, Trump has certainly given people a lot to criticise. Over the last eight months, reporters, politicians, and pretty much anybody with a Twitter account has been given a platform to publicly share their opinion on 45 - and now a Miss America contestant has stepped up to offer her thoughts, too. Margana Wood, who is the representative for Texas in this year's Miss America contest, was challenged on her views towards the President during a question and answer segment of the pageant. After selecting a judge at random, Wood was asked this by Jess Cagle: "Last month, a demonstration of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the KKK in Charlottesville turned violent and a counterprotester was killed. The president said there was shared blamed with 'very fine people on both sides.' Were there? Tell me yes or no and explain." To many, this would be a fairly heavy question that would take some consideration before answering. However, the 22-year-old didn't even hesitate before responding: “I think that the white supremacist issue, it was very obvious, that it was a terrorist attack. And I think that President Donald Trump should’ve made a statement earlier addressing the fact, and in making sure all Americans feel safe in this country. That is the number one issue right now.”  Using just 15 seconds of her allotted 20-second time limit, Wood tore into the President with all the poise of a professional orator. What she said was clear, concise, and downright gutsy. In literally just the first five seconds, Miss Texas was able to condemn the events at Charlottesville with more courage and conviction than Trump managed after two whole days of watching the events unfold. Her answer generated loud applause from the audience, and both the judges and Wood's fellow contestants can be seen smiling in agreement with the pageant queen. Twitter was also quick to celebrate Miss Wood for her actions after a clip of her answer was posted to the site: [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/MissAmerica/status/907073729359785985]] "SHOOK at Miss Texas answer to Charlottesville riot/White Supremacy," wrote one user. "Extremely proud and happy. Hope she wins". [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/LilBubly/status/907073837375913984]] Others relished in the opportunity to further slam Trump for his recent inaction: "Miss Texas--a white woman--showed more integrity in 20 seconds than Trump has known all his life." [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/907074814183137280]] Miss Texas has also been known to speak out in other areas where Trump has been noticeably failing - namely LGBTQ matters. Speaking to 'Out Smart', a magazine about queer issues, Wood said: “It’s important for everyone to hear the phrase [you belong] because they do ― everybody belongs”. Unfortunately, Wood did not win the overall contest - that prize went to Miss Dakota, Cara Mund. However, she certainly won the hearts and minds of everybody who agrees that Trump is not doing enough to condemn white supremacy, and really, that's worth so much more.  

Thanks to the freedom of speech, we can talk trash about every president. (Suck it, Warren G. Harding!) But it's generally agreed upon that we should leave the children out of it. Yes, they're in the public eye, but they're kids. They should be off-limits from political attacks.

But sometimes critics get so upset about a president that they go too far, and sling mud at their children. On Twitter, actor Peter Fonda went on ALL CAPS rant about President Trump's new "zero tolerance" immigration policy. As I'm sure you've heard, some 2,000 children have been cruelly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The images of children in cages and stories about families torn apart have been heartbreaking.

The president's inhumane border policy sparked massive outrage, and rightly so. However, that doesn't justify attacking 12-year-old Barron Trump. Peter Fonda tweeted, "WE SHOULD RIP BARRON TRUMP FROM HIS MOTHER'S ARMS AND PUT HIM IN A CAGE WITH PEDOPHILES." (Yikes.)

 

The two-time Oscar nominee later deleted the tweet, but screenshots of his disturbing treat lived on. Donald Trump, Jr. rebuked Fonda on Twitter, stating, "You're clearly a sick individual" who behaves "like a bully and a coward. Melania Trump's spokeswoman responded to the remark as well, stating via email \"The tweet is sick and irresponsible.\" She added that the Secret Service was notified.

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On Wednesday, Peter Fonda, who is the brother of Jane Fonda, apologized for his 'vulgar and inappropriate' tweet.

"I tweeted something highly inappropriate and vulgar about the president and his family in response to the devastating images I was seeing on television.

Like many Americans, I am very impassioned and distraught over the situation with children separated from their families at the border, but I went way too far. It was wrong and I should not have done it. I immediately regretted it and sincerely apologize to the family for what I said and any hurt my words have caused."

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Despite the apology, Donald Trump Jr. and others have launched on online crusade to

Peter Fonda has a small role in the upcoming indie feature Boundaries. Due to his incendiary tweet, Donald Trump Jr. and others have launched an online crusade, arguing that he should get "the Roseanne treatment." (Roseanne Barr made a racist joke on Twitter, and ABC cancelled her sitcom.) In response, Sony Pictures said they are moving forward with the movie's release, although they condemn his remarks.

"Peter Fonda’s comments are abhorrent, reckless and dangerous, and we condemn them completely. It is important to note that Mr. Fonda plays a very minor role in the film.

To pull or alter this film at this point would unfairly penalize the filmmaker Shana Feste’s accomplishment, the many actors, crew members and other creative talent that worked hard on the project.  We plan to open the film as scheduled this weekend, in a limited release of five theaters."

'Boundaries' is an apt title, considering the ongoing turmoil at U.S.-Mexico, and the fact Fonda grossly crossed the line. Yesterday President Trump issued an executive order stopping families from getting separated. Some critics are still furious, arguing that this isn't an adequate solution, and questioning how they will reunite the separated families. But no matter how upset you get, leave Barron out of it.