Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Sarah Huckabee Sanders denies report she’s leaving White House
The two most-visible spokespeople for the Trump administration are reportedly planning to leave the White House -- a report that press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders promptly denied. Published June 13, 2018
GGG-Canelo rematch on for September 15, Golden Boy Promotions says
Golden Boy Promotions tweeted out Wednesday evening that the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch is now a go. "The deal is done," Golden Boy Boxing tweeted out, saying in a hashtag that the two men will fight Sept. 15. Published June 13, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. rips New York Daily News, Linda Stasi for ‘racist’ column on Kimberly Guilfoyle
Donald Trump Jr. called out the New York Daily News and columnist Linda Stasi on Wednesday over a snarky column in which Ms. Stasi said Fox News commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle has bad taste in men (she is reportedly dating Mr. Trump) and should be fired because of journalistic integrity. Published June 13, 2018
Nicholas Bukoski charged with threatening to kill Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris
A man was charged Wednesday with threatening to kill two of the most prominent liberal members of Congress. According to charging documents posted online, Nicholas Bukoski "knowingly threatened to assault and murder" Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Kamala Harris of California. Published June 13, 2018
Fox News must fire Kimberly Guilfoyle for dating Donald Trump Jr.: New York Daily News columnist
A New York Daily News columnist used her space Tuesday not only to deride Kimberly Guilfoyle's taste in men -- she is currently dating Donald Trump Jr. -- but also demanded that Fox News fire her. Linda Stasi started her column by saying the co-host of "The Five" is "reportedly having sleepovers" with "the Fredo Corleone of the Trump boys." Published June 12, 2018
Claire McCaskill used private plane during RV ‘road trip’
In a report Tuesday, the Washington Free Beacon determined that the private plane of Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, took the same routes as her much-touted "Big Blue" RV for a May 29-31 tour by "Veterans for Claire" in the week following Memorial Day. Mrs. McCaskill said then that she was "very excited to hit the road." Published June 12, 2018
Donald Trump hits back at Robert De Niro: ‘Wake up punchy!’
President Trump laid into actor Robert De Niro, saying that the actor who won an Oscar for playing boxer Jake LaMotta, was stupid and punch-drunk. Published June 12, 2018
David Hogg suggests net neutrality repeal part of conspiracy to suppress vote
Gun control activist David Hogg took to Twitter on Tuesday to spread a conspiracy theory about the end of so-called "net neutrality." Published June 12, 2018
Seattle City Council considering ‘head tax’ repeal
Just a month after passing a controversial "head tax" on employees, the Seattle City Council is reportedly considering repealing it. Published June 11, 2018
Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, B——,’ senior administration officials say
Two senior administration officials have described President Trump's foreign policy doctrine to a writer for Atlantic magazine in (nearly) the same vulgar declaration: "We're America, B----." Published June 11, 2018
Shepard Smith of Fox News suggests ‘northern wall’ amid Donald Trump-Justin Trudeau feud
Fox News Channel host Shepard Smith suggested Monday a way for President Trump to Make America Twice as Great Again. Published June 11, 2018
Justice Department active shooter reported
Multiple news outlets reported that there was an active shooter inside the Justice Department on Monday afternoon, but it appears to have been a hoax. Published June 11, 2018
Colby Covington, UFC champion, invites himself to Trump White House
Colby Covington won a unanimopus decision over Rafael Dos Anjos late Saturday night to win the mixed martial-arts promotion's interim welterweight championship -- champion Tyron Woodley has been sidelined by injury -- and promptly invited himself to meet the president. Published June 10, 2018
Ali Watkins, New York Times reporter, has phone, email records seized by Justice Department
New York Times reporter Ali Watkins had years worth of phone and email records seized by the Trump administration's Justice Department, the paper reported Thursday evening. Published June 7, 2018
Michael Avenatti regrets comparing Rudy Giuliani to pig, apologizes to pig
Contrition was in order for Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti, who said Thursday that he regretted comparing Rudolph W. Giuliani, the public face of President Trump's legal team, to a pig in several interviews Wednesday. Published June 7, 2018
Melania Trump spokeswoman rejects Rudy Giuliani’s claim on Stormy Daniels affair
Melania Trump's spokeswoman denied on Thursday claims the president's lead lawyer had made about Stormy Daniels and the first lady's trust in her husband's denials of an affair. Published June 7, 2018
Mariah Parker takes oath of office on ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’
One of the new council members in one of Georgia's biggest cities picked Malcolm X over the Bible for her swearing-in. Mariah Parker was sworn in this week to represent District 2 on the Athens-Clarke County Commission and refused to take her oath of office on the Bible, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Published June 7, 2018
Rudy Giuliani dismisses Stormy Daniels’ credibility, desirability: ‘Porn stars desecrate women’
The virtue of porn stars, and the desirability of one, became a hot topic in President Trump's legal fights Wednesday. Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York mayor who is now the public face of the Trump legal team, used an appearance in Israel to take shots at Stephanie Clifford, the adult-film actress better known as Stormy Daniels. Published June 6, 2018
Stephen Colbert offers Bill Clinton a Monica Lewinsky response ‘do-over’
One night after mocking President Trump as a petulant baby with murder on his mind, late-night host Stephen Colbert solicitously asked Bill Clinton whether the former president wanted a mulligan on his notorious "Today" show interview on Monica Lewinsky. Published June 6, 2018
Henry Winkler among 118,000 left off Los Angeles County voter rosters
Somebody in the California election bureaucracy jumped the shark Tuesday -- and nearly kept "the Fonz" Henry Winkler from voting. Published June 5, 2018