Donald Trump’s now-announced presidential campaign is either a goldmine of hilarity or a sideshow. Or both, I guess. I don’t think anyone is taking it seriously, are they? What’s interesting is that Trump actually IS polling better than several big-name Republican candidates. But polling is a double-edged sword for Trump – he has major name-recognition, which is good, but even a majority of Republicans already know that they hate him (which is bad). Trump’s nonsensical Is-this-a-parody announcement speech didn’t help matters either. Basically, the whole thing is already a glorious mess. So let’s go through some Trump headlines this week:
Neil Young is pissed. At Trump’s announcement, Canadian Neil Young’s “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World” was played repeatedly. Neil Young says that Trump used the song without permission and that during this election cycle, he’s going to be supporting Bernie Sanders. Which… I want to hear that song played at Bernie Sanders’ rallies from here on out.
Trump may have paid actors to cheer for him. There was a good turnout at Trump’s presidential announcement at Trump Tower on Tuesday. THR claims that Trump gave actors $50 each to show up and wave signs for him. THR even had the email evidence, and it’s pretty clear that many of the “homemade signs” were actually distributed by Trump’s campaign. Trump’s people told E! News the story isn’t true but they would not be commenting further. Ha.
Trump loves dictators. The Daily Beast compiled a list!
Trump is probably lying about his wealth. He claims he’s worth more than $8 billion. The truth is that he probably has assets estimated at about $4 billion, if that. And the FEC is going to need more documentation than the one-page assessment Trump handed out.
Trump’s Combover of Secrets. Trump was in New Hampshire this week and he offered to let one woman touch his hair to prove that it is real. Even Fox News was surprised that Trump is putting the Combover of Secrets front and center during his campaign.
Trump insults a dude in a wheelchair. He was dissing George Will and wheelchair-bound Charles Krauthammer and these are Trump’s actual words: “You know when I watch a George Will or a Charles Krauthammer, you know, I watch them for years, they’re losers. They sit there. They haven’t done anything.” THEY JUST SIT THERE.
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