WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 652: Too stupid.


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1/ Trump once told Michael Cohen that he thinks black people are “too stupid� to vote for him and suggested that all countries run by blacks are “shitholes.� Cohen also claimed that Trump remarked that “only the blacks could live like this� as they drove through a “rougher� Chicago neighborhood in the early 2000s. (Vanity Fair)

2/ The Trump administration will reimpose all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement. The sanctions will take effect on Monday, but eight “jurisdictions� will be granted six-month waivers, Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, said. Shortly after the announcement, Trump tweeted a poster of himself with the words “Sanctions Are Coming� with the font from the popular HBO show, Game of Thrones. (Associated Press / New York Times / CNN / Axios)

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 2, 2018
  • HBO: We “would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes.â€� HBO’s official Twitter account followed up soon after, asking, “How do you say trademark misuse in Dothraki?â€� (CNBC / Los Angeles Times)
  • 3/ The FBI recovered a suspicious package addressed to billionaire Tom Steyer resembling those allegedly sent by Cesar Sayoc. Steyer is a Democrat known for his ads calling for the impeachment of Trump. (CNN / Reuters)

    4/ The Nigerian Army used Trump’s speech to justify fatally shooting rock-throwing protesters. The Nigerian army posted a video of Trump’s anti-migrant speech from Thursday in which he said rocks would be considered firearms if thrown toward the American military at the border. The army has been accused of killing 45 protesters. (New York Times / BuzzFeed News)

    5/ Trump walked back his threat that troops could shoot at migrants approaching the border if they threw rocks. “I didn’t say shoot,� Trump claimed. “I didn’t say shoot,� Trump claimed. “But if they do [throw rocks at troops] they’re gonna be arrested for a long time.� (CNN / USA Today /

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