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SNL brilliantly satirizes America's racial divide during the Derek Chauvin murder trial
April 10, 2021
NBC's "Saturday Night Live" tackled the Derek Chauvin murder trial.
The shows cold open featured the fictional show "Eye on Minnesota." While the full panel agreed Chauvin should be found guilty for killing George Floyd, the two white panelists on the show said they thought Chauvin would be convicted, while the Black panelists were not so sure.
<p>"Let's just say we've seen this movie before," the Black female panelist explained.</p><p>"You know, that's fair, I think skepticism of legal process is valid," the white female panelist said. "Historically police have gotten away in other cases like this."<br/></p><p>"Historically?" the Black male panelist asked.</p><p>"She means every single time," the Black female panelist explained.</p><p>The panel awkwardly discussed the trial and racial issues in America, eventually bringing the weatherman into the conversation.</p><p>There were also divergent views on whether the royal death referred to Prince Philip or rapper DMX.</p><p>While they could find little they could agree upon, 80% agreed that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is awful.</p><p>Watch:</p>
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Trump rips McConnell as a 'total stone cold loser' and SOB during Mar-a-Lago speech: reports
April 10, 2021
Former President Donald Trump reportedly went off on Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during a speech to major Republican donors at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday.
While the event was closed to the press, multiple reporters are hearing from sources inside the room.
<p>Here's what Washington Post correspondent Josh Dawsey reported:</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5167dd9ed172de5dc947fbcf4fdcf679" id="81063"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381073145097027586"><div style="margin:1em 0">“If we had a real leader instead of Mitch, who is a total stone cold loser, if we had a real leader, he would have… https://t.co/qEAZow1wLj</div> — Josh Dawsey (@Josh Dawsey)<a href="https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/statuses/1381073145097027586">1618108471.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Here's what <em>New York Times</em> correspondent Shane Goldmacher reported:<br/></p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8b5f9549d089dc1a33801428da530f66" id="ab6ac"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381080272016392192"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump also said he wished that Mike Pence “had the courage" regarding not supporting certifying the election and th… https://t.co/MlsX7F1tmU</div> — Shane Goldmacher (@Shane Goldmacher)<a href="https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/statuses/1381080272016392192">1618110170.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>Trump also complained that McConnell never said thanks for hiring his wife, according to Maggie Haberman of <em>The New York Times</em>.</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1ece5797c696cf38db9bef284293c9e2" id="65941"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381070919259545607"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump rant on McConnell at RNC was brutal, per attendee. He took credit for Mr. McConnell's margin of win. "Did he… https://t.co/jmSwBfBXnw</div> — Maggie Haberman (@Maggie Haberman)<a href="https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/statuses/1381070919259545607">1618107940.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Trump also gave a speech against immigration that sounded like the speech he gave when he officially kicked off his 2016 presidential campaign.</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ae1abc4eb75aad07eec3b7fa356c3ed3" id="ac607"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381075514664833024"><div style="margin:1em 0">“They’re coming in from the Middle East. They’re not sending their best people. You have murderers, you have rapist… https://t.co/0IXvhnChQB</div> — Josh Dawsey (@Josh Dawsey)<a href="https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/statuses/1381075514664833024">1618109036.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Trump also told a "sir" story, which are widely viewed as <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/sir-trump-telltale-word-false" target="_blank">a tell he's being dishonest</a>, that the coronavirus vaccine should be called a "Trumpcine."</p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1a095e0cef027f53837c32388923a09b" id="cc217"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381076175225815043"><div style="margin:1em 0">Trump says someone came to him, who he refers to as “sir,” and suggested that it be called a “Trumpcine.” Mocked Fa… https://t.co/6wenKcrEzJ</div> — Josh Dawsey (@Josh Dawsey)<a href="https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/statuses/1381076175225815043">1618109193.0</a></blockquote></div>
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'Continuing tensions and schisms roiling the GOP' as Trump's grip on the party continues: NYT
April 10, 2021
The Republican Party is facing complications as the GOP attempts to chart a course following Joe Biden's victory in November and Democrats capturing control of the U.S. Senate in January.
"The first spring donor retreat after a defeat for a political party is typically a moment of reflection and renewal as officials chart a new direction forward," The New York Times reported Saturday. "But with former President Donald J. Trump determined to keep his grip on the Republican Party and the party's base as adhered to him as ever, the coming together of the Republican National Committee's top donors in South Florida this weekend is less a moment of reset and more a reminder of the continuing tensions and schisms roiling the G.O.P."
<p>"The delicate dance between Mr. Trump and the party — after losing the House, the Senate and the White House on his watch — was evident in some actual shuttle bus diplomacy on Saturday, as the party's top donors attended a series of receptions and panels at the Four Seasons Resort before traveling to Mar-a-Lago, the former president's private club, to hear Mr. Trump speak," the newspaper explained.</p><p>Veteran Republican fundraiser Fred Zeidman says Trump's ongoing presence is "a tremendous complication."</p><p>"He's already proven that he wants to have a major say or keep control of the party, and he's already shown every sign that he's going to primary everybody that has not been supportive of him," Zeidman said. "He complicates everything so much."</p><p>A Trump advisor told the newspaper the former president currently has a war chest of $85 million, while the RNC only has $84 million cash on hand.</p><p><a href="https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-fundraising-2652492039/" target="_blank">Trump could make $250,000</a> after the RNC moved Saturday night's events to Mar-a-Lago.</p>
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