President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesman Jason Miller is praising Steven Mnuchin, whom Trump plans to nominate for Secretary of the Treasury.
Month: November 2016
#DumpKelloggs: Breakfast Brand Blacklists Breitbart, Declares Hate for 45,000,000 Readers
Kellogg Co. announced on Tuesday its decision to pull ads from conservative media giant Breitbart.com because its 45 million monthly conservative readers are not “aligned with our values as a company.” In response, Breitbart News, one of the world’s top news publishers, launched an effort to boycott the ubiquitous food manufacturer.
#DumpKelloggs: Breakfast Brand Blacklists Breitbart, Declares Hate for 45,000,000 Readers
Kellogg Co. announced on Tuesday its decision to pull ads from conservative media giant Breitbart.com because its 45 million monthly conservative readers are not “aligned with our values as a company.” In response, Breitbart News, one of the world’s top news publishers, launched an effort to boycott the ubiquitous food manufacturer.
Boxer Decries Electoral College: ‘A System Where the Winner Can Lose’
Wednesday on the Senate floor, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) discussed her legislation to amend the Constitution and abolish the Electoral College because she explained, it is a “system where the winner can lose.” Boxer said, “I rise today to discuss legislation I introduced to eliminate the Electoral College and ensure that the candidate who wins the most votes will be elected president. Now, clearly this has nothing to do with this past election. There are recounts going on. We’ll see where that goes. but the bottom line is, this looks to the future. And I want to say something. The presidency is the only office in America where the candidate who wins the most votes can still lose the election. There isn’t any elected office in the nation, be it county level, city level, state level, national level, where this is true. A person gets more votes, one person one vote, majority wins. Not true in the presidential election.” She added, “You know, a lot of people came up to me after this election and said, you know, I don’t feel my voice is heard, period, and this is one of the reasons. Well, make your voice heard on either
Ferenstein: My Search for Data on Trump Supporters and Racism
Some evidence that Trump supporters can be skeptical of globalization but not racist.
Amazon Withdraws ‘Offensive’ Allah Doormats and Dog Bedding
Amazon has removed a line of doormats dog mats featuring the Arabic word ‘Allah’ following complaints from Muslims. The mats, which were sold by third-party users, feature the word written in rainbow colours in Arabic script, and had been receiving complaints since June. The site finally removed them after Mariam Khan, a councillor in Birmingham, complained on Twitter, causing a storm of outrage from angry Muslims. The councillor wrote: “These mats are extremely offensive to Muslims & out of order. @amazon @AmazonHelp please remove these from your site immediately.” Shoes and feet are seen as unclean in Arab culture, while some Muslim clerics also argue that dogs are ‘haram’ under Sharia law. The idea of wiping feet on the name of God, or using Allah as a dog mat is therefore deeply offensive to many Muslims. The rainbow colour also caused offense as it resembles the LGBT flag as homosexuality is condemned by Islam and is illegal in many Muslim countries. The Mail reports that Ms Khan called Amazon to complain about the mats, prompting the company to apologise and promise to remove the items. However, Ms Khan then tweeted to her followers telling them Amazon would remove the items
Watch: Carrier Employee Thanks Trump for Deal Keeping 1,000 Jobs in U.S.
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” long-time Carrier employee Robin Maynard thanked President-elect Donald Trump for the deal he brokered to prevent Carrier from moving 1,000 jobs to Mexico. Maynard, who works at a Carrier manufacturing in Indiana, praised Trump for keeping his word and said he was looking forward to thank Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence in person. “I would like to tell him thank you for going out of your way and taking your time away from your family, working on the Carrier and employees’ deal,” Maynard stated. “Sticking to your word and going to bat for us all at Carrier and keeping our jobs here. I’d like to thank him and Mike Pence for doing it so quickly.” (h/t Daily Caller) Follow Breitbart.tv on Twitter @BreitbartVideo
Chicago Cubs Owner Tapped for Donald Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Trump’s transition team thinks Ricketts will promote fiscal responsibility by tackling wasteful and excessive government spending.
House Democrats Re-Elect Nancy Pelosi as Leader
House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader on Wednesday despite disenchantment among some in the caucus over the party’s disappointing performance in elections earlier this month.
Netflix Announces Download Service to Watch Content Offline
Online streaming giant Netflix has announced a new download service that will allow users to watch content while offline for no extra cost.