It was an extraordinary sight, and Donald Trump's day of reckoning.His worst nightmare coming true.The FBI director, and the director of the National Security Agency, testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, and all but calling Trump a liar.Read more »
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Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Lies That Will Destroy Him
Well we know that it wasn't exactly a meeting of minds. We know that Donald Trump acted like an orange oaf when he met with Angela Merkel.Or like a very small man, with no manners or class. And we know how it ended…Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Cruel and Monstrous Budget
It's a budget plan only the monstrous Donald Trump and his bestial followers could love. A plan that would take money from the poor and the vulnerable, and hand it over to the police, the military, and the millionaires. One that would attack the arts and the humanities as only fascists
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump’s Disastrous Trumpcare Scam
I must admit that when I saw Rachel Maddow's breathless promo, for a brief moment I had a vision of Donald Trump in handcuffs.But sadly, although the leaked tax forms did show that Trump is not a very good businessman.President Trump wrote off more than $100 million in business losses to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Incredibly Shrinking President
As you probably know, Donald Trump has been trying to keep a very low profile ever since he sent out these deranged early morning tweets just over a week ago. He has turned into the Incredibly Shrinking President, no doubt hoping that Americans will forget all about those tweets, and not
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Incredibly Shrinking President
As you probably know, Donald Trump has been trying to keep a very low profile ever since he sent out these deranged early morning tweets just over a week ago. He has turned into the Incredibly Shrinking President, no doubt hoping that Americans will forget all about those tweets, and not
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Republican Revolt
Ever since he accused Barack Obama of tapping his phone, Donald Trump has been trying to behave himself.He has toned down his compulsive tweeting. He hasn't made any other outrageous statements. He's trying to reassure Americans, and the rest of the world, that he's not having a nervous breakdown. And that
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Republican Revolt
Ever since he accused Barack Obama of tapping his phone, Donald Trump has been trying to behave himself.He has toned down his compulsive tweeting. He hasn't made any other outrageous statements. He's trying to reassure Americans, and the rest of the world, that he's not having a nervous breakdown. And that
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Finally Gone Over the Deep End?
It's now been four days since Donald Trump woke up early in the morning and fired off some deranged tweets, in the general direction of Barack Obama. And according to reports from the warring factions in the Trump White House, for a few hours after that Trump was in a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Has Donald Trump Finally Gone Over the Deep End?
It's now been four days since Donald Trump woke up early in the morning and fired off some deranged tweets, in the general direction of Barack Obama. And according to reports from the warring factions in the Trump White House, for a few hours after that Trump was in a
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Idiocy of Ben Carson
When Donald Trump first offered Ben Carson a cabinet job, Carson turned him down saying he didn't have a clue about how to run a government department.But Trump insisted, Carson agreed to become the new head of the department of Housing and Urban Development.And yesterday he showed his boss, and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Idiocy of Ben Carson
When Donald Trump first offered Ben Carson a cabinet job, Carson turned him down saying he didn't have a clue about how to run a government department.But Trump insisted, Carson agreed to become the new head of the department of Housing and Urban Development.And yesterday he showed his boss, and
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the American Horror Story
He managed to deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress, without straying from the script on his tele prompter.And that so impressed some in the media they praised him for acting like a "normal president."But of course Donald Trump couldn't keep up that act for long, and early this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the American Horror Story
He managed to deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress, without straying from the script on his tele prompter.And that so impressed some in the media they praised him for acting like a "normal president."But of course Donald Trump couldn't keep up that act for long, and early this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Russian Connection
Donald Trump must have hoped he would be able to bury the Russian election hacking story, in some dark place where nobody could ever find it.Or shred it, or burn it.So he could say if there is no evidence, it never happened. It's just FAKE NEWS.But unfortunately for him, if that was
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Russian Connection
Donald Trump must have hoped he would be able to bury the Russian election hacking story, in some dark place where nobody could ever find it.Or shred it, or burn it.So he could say if there is no evidence, it never happened. It's just FAKE NEWS.But unfortunately for him, if that was
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Trump Resistance and the Uses of Outrage
I spent much of the weekend trying to recover from a big exam, and get away from the horror of Trump. I slept a lot. I kept to myself. I really needed a break.As Andrew Sullivan recently wrote, one can only take so much insanity. "It’s just a matter of human
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Trump Resistance and the Uses of Outrage
I spent much of the weekend trying to recover from a big exam, and get away from the horror of Trump. I slept a lot. I kept to myself. I really needed a break.As Andrew Sullivan recently wrote, one can only take so much insanity. "It’s just a matter of human
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The White House Dinner and the Shrinking of Donald Trump
I know it's an optical illusion, but the more Donald Trump rants and raves, the more his stature seems to shrink.He's trying to convince Americans that the media is more dangerous than the Russians.So it's not really surprising that a day after he called the "fake news" media the "enemies
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The White House Dinner and the Shrinking of Donald Trump
I know it's an optical illusion, but the more Donald Trump rants and raves, the more his stature seems to shrink.He's trying to convince Americans that the media is more dangerous than the Russians.So it's not really surprising that a day after he called the "fake news" media the "enemies
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