SNL’s cold open last night featured Alec Baldwin’s “Donald Trump” checking in with Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) as he took shots at Senator Bob Corker and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
“We’re getting rid of everything Obama did. Healthcare, the Iran deal. We’re ripping out all of the vegetables in Michelle Obama’s garden and planting McNuggets.”
Trump: “Sen. Bob Corker is so small. Crowd: “How small is he?” Trump: “Bob Corker is so small a dermatologist found him on a mole.”
On Tillerson calling Trump a moron: “I took an IQ test and let me assure you it came back positive. It’s through the roof, and many of the clouds as well.”
Bennett’s “Pence” also accidentally attends a same-sex wedding. You can guess the results…
In an interview with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this morning, CNN’s Jake Tapper tried to clarify once and for all the allegation that Tillerson had referred to Donald Trump as a “moron.”
Tillerson pointedly did not deny it saying he did not want to “dignify the question.”
“You want to make a game out of it,” said Tillerson.
When asked about Sen. Bob Corker’s statement recently that Donald Trump had “castrated” the secretary in terms of policy, Tillerson replied light-heartedly, “I checked. I’m fully intact.”
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sen. Bob Corker saying he has been “castrated”: “I checked. I’m fully intact” https://t.co/P8iV5zhi8S
.@jaketapper, point blank to Tillerson: “You still haven’t denied that you called him a moron.” Still no denial. Trump not going to be happy— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 15, 2017
Let's be clear, the only reason Tillerson refuses to answer is because he fears there's a tape and he'll be caught in a lie. #cnnsotu— A.C., Esq. (@heathclifftatum) October 15, 2017
Wow: If Tillerson didn't call Trump "a moron," why won't he just personally deny it? Second time he's now dodged… #CNNSOTU— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) October 15, 2017
Tillerson AGAIN refuses to deny he called Trump a moron. @CNNSotu— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) October 15, 2017
Earlier this week, Prince Harry became the first royal to accept an award from a gay magazine.
At the Attitude Awards, Harry showed up to accept a posthumous Attitude Legacy Award on behalf of his deceased mother, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales.
Following in his mother’s footsteps, the Prince has actively campaigned on HIV/AIDS issues, while also praising the “amazing” work of a transgender children’s charity.
Many in the gay community held a special affinity with the Princess, in part due to her work during the AIDS crisis.
During the AIDS crisis Princess Diana made many visits both officially and unofficially – and famously shook hands with a patient at the height of HIV stigma.
The charity named in her honour, The Diana Award, also works to tackle homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.
The Prince has adopted HIV as one of his key campaigning issues, visiting a number of HIV clinics, attending the International AIDS Conference in South Africa, and speaking about his late mother’s work on the issue.
Last year the Prince made headlines by taking a HIV test himself in a Facebook Live video earlier this month, in an appeal for more people to get tested.
The Prince said of his mother: “She started very punchy [on AIDS].
“She smashed the stigma around HIV on more than one occasion. It had a huge impact, and a huge impact on my life as well.”
Prince Harry added: “I don’t consciously channel myself down certain avenues specifically because I think my mum would be proud. But she sure as hell would be proud of me, hopefully, that I’m doing it.”
He explained: “If you’re not going to get tested for yourself and you’re not going to go and get tested for your loved ones that you could possibly infect, then… I don’t know if it’s a selfish thing to say or not, but if you respect what my mother stood for, go and get tested for her.
“It’s 20 years next year since she died, and 30 years ago she was in this hospital [HIV clinic Mildmay] and she did something that no-one else had ever done before.
“If she were still here today, she would probably get tested every month, just to prove a point.”
The annual Attitude Awards are dedicated to honoring those who inspire, advance change, make LGBT lives better, influence and entertain. For the sixth year, funds raised at the event benefited the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Lots of big celebrities turned out for the event including Kylie Minogue, Nyle DiMarco, Laverne Cox, Sam Smith, Tom Daley, Harry Judd, Mel C and many more.
Watch Prince Harry’s acceptance speech at the Attitude Awards below.
Donald Trump took to Twitter today to celebrate raising health insurance premiums for poor/low-income folks as well as cheer health insurance stocks plunging thanks to his decision to end paying subsidies for low-income Americans health insurance policies.
Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the roof during the ObamaCare years, plunged yesterday after I ended their Dems windfall! Very proud of my Executive Order which will allow greatly expanded access and far lower costs for HealthCare. Millions of people benefit!
According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, if the subsidies aren’t continued one million additional people will become uninsured in 2018, prices for insurance would rise by 20 to 25 percent, and insurers would drop out of some parts of the country.
Health Insurance stocks, which have gone through the roof during the ObamaCare years, plunged yesterday after I ended their Dems windfall!
According to an analysis by the Associated Press, almost 70% of those benefiting from the cost-sharing subsidies live in states Trump won last November.
Nine of the 10 states with the highest percentage of consumers benefiting from cost-sharing subsidies went for Trump.
And speaking of Steve Raider, how about this awesome cartoon version of Steve as “Mario” from artist Silverjow? I think I’d get into video games if the characters looked like this! #woof
Kyle Griffin, a producer for MSNBC’s The Last Word, keeps a running tally of Donald Trump’s golf days.
Today’s report: “Per pool, Trump has arrived at Trump Nat’l Golf Club in VA. This is his 72nd day at a golf club, 92nd day at a Trump property as president.”
I realize a lot of folks may not care about Trump golfing, but given his voluminous tweets raging about President Obama playing golf during his 8 years as prez, it’s interesting to note the hypocrisy.
In addition to railing about golf, citizen Trump also ranted about Obama going anywhere. As a candidate, Trump told his followers he’d probably never leave the White House because there was too much work to do.
#Snork!
Per pool, Trump has arrived at Trump Nat’l Golf Club in VA.
This is his 72nd day at a golf club, 92nd day at a Trump property as president.
Trump has spent 1 out of every 3 days as president at a Trump property, 1 out of every 4 days at a Trump golf club. https://t.co/ecKA3NtbBt— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 14, 2017
Can you believe that,with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf.Worse than Carter
24 days later: as just 14.6% of Puerto Rico has electricity, and just 64% access to drinking water, Trump hit the links for the 72nd time. pic.twitter.com/C8JPCf6rsJ— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) October 14, 2017
