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Destroy Trump and Melania ... (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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FILE - This Oct. 26, 2010 file photo Los Angeles Lakers Jeanie Buss, then, executive vice president, reacts to the crowd during the Lakers' NBA championship ring ceremony in Los Angeles. Lakers owner, Jeanie Buss removed her brother, Jim, from his job as the Lakers' executive vice president of basketball operations. The Lakers fired general manager Mitch Kupchak on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, and put Magic Johnson in charge of basketball operations in a major shake-up of the struggling franchise's front office. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson,File)
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DeMarcus Cousins answers questions from the media as the New Orleans Pelicans announce that they've acquired him along with forward Omri Casspi during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Metairie, La. Cousins maintained that he liked Sacramento and initially wasn't happy about being traded Sunday night, but added he'd become frustrated with the lack of another elite talent on the Kings' roster. (Ted Jackson /NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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DeMarcus Cousins answers questions from the media as the New Orleans Pelicans announce that they've acquired him along with forward Omri Casspi during a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017 in Metairie, La. Cousins maintained that he liked Sacramento and initially wasn't happy about being traded Sunday night, but added he'd become frustrated with the lack of another elite talent on the Kings' roster. (Ted Jackson /NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Vice President Mike Pence speaks with supporters after delivering remarks at Fabick Cat, a family-owned equipment and engine dealer, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Fenton, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2017 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Financial Services Committee for the Fed's semi-annual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. Federal Reserve officials earlier this month discussed the need to raise a key interest rate again "fairly soon," especially if the economy remains strong. Minutes of the discussions in minutes released Wednesday, Feb. 22 showed that while Fed officials decided to keep a key rate unchanged at their Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting, there was growing concern about what could happen to inflation if the economy out-performed expectations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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The One Franklin Square Building in Washington, which houses the Washington Post newspaper, is shown Dec. 11, 2015. The Washington Post is featuring a new motto on the paper's website: "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The words now appear underneath the name of the paper on its website. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **
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The Washington Post website is seen in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The Post is featuring a new motto on the paper's website: "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The words now appear underneath the name of the paper on its website. They were not, however, in a similar place in the paper's print edition. Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos used the phrase in an interview last year when asked to explain why he purchased the paper in 2013. (Washington Post via AP)
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The Washington Post website is seen in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The Post is featuring a new motto on the paper's website: "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The words now appear underneath the name of the paper on its website. They were not, however, in a similar place in the paper's print edition. Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos used the phrase in an interview last year when asked to explain why he purchased the paper in 2013. (Washington Post via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, the Lexus RC F Coupe is unveiled at the at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Technology glitches including Bluetooth phone pairing and misunderstood voice commands dented car and truck reliability scores in a major survey of automobile owners. Lexus and Porsche tied for the top spot, leading all brands for dependability in the survey released Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, by the consulting firm J.D. Power.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, different strains of marijuana are displayed in West Salem Cannabis, a marijuana shop in Salem, Ore. The Oregon Department of Revenue said Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, it received $5.3 million in marijuana tax payments in January. The grand total of $65.4 million is now far more than anticipated when the state started collecting a 25-percent tax from medical marijuana dispensaries in January 2016. Last month, recreational pot shops began charging a 17 percent tax. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
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FILE - This Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, people attend the Outdoor Retailer show at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The small business owners joined Democratic state leaders Tuesday, Feb. 21, to speak out against Utah's Republican leadership for what they called a stubborn stance on public lands that will leave the state without an estimated $45 million in direct spending the shows bring annually. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - This Aug. 4, 2016, file photo, people attend the Outdoor Retailer show, in Salt Lake City. The small business owners joined Democratic state leaders Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to speak out against Utah's Republican leadership for what they called a stubborn stance on public lands that will leave the state without an estimated $45 million in direct spending the shows bring annually. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - This Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, people attend the Outdoor Retailer show at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The small business owners joined Democratic state leaders Tuesday, Feb. 21, to speak out against Utah's Republican leadership for what they called a stubborn stance on public lands that will leave the state without an estimated $45 million in direct spending the shows bring annually. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
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FILE - This June 20, 1989 file photo shows pianist Van Cliburn, left, making a toast with guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra Stanislaw Skrowaczewski at a reception following Cliburn's concert in Philadelphia. Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Skrowaczewski has died at age 93. Skrowaczeski’s death was announced by his management company, Intermusica. The Minnesota Orchestra says he died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at a Minneapolis area hospital after suffering a second stroke earlier this month. Skrowaczewski conducted major orchestras in England, Japan and other countries. (AP Photo/Bill Cramer, File)
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This undated photo provided by the Minnesota orchestra shows conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Skrowaczewski has died at age 93. Skrowaczeski’s death was announced by his management company, Intermusica. The Minnesota Orchestra said he died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at a Minneapolis area hospital after suffering a second stroke earlier this month. Skrowaczewski conducted major orchestras in England, Japan and other countries.(Minnesota Orchestra via AP)
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FILE - This Feb. 7, 2014 file photo shows conductor laureate Stanislaw Skrowaczewski with the Minnesota Orchestra performing "The Star-Spangled Banner," in Minneapolis. Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Skrowaczewski has died at age 93. Skrowaczeski’s death was announced by his management company, Intermusica. The Minnesota Orchestra said he died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at a Minneapolis area hospital after suffering a second stroke earlier this month. Skrowaczewski conducted major orchestras in England, Japan and other countries. (David Joles /Star Tribune via AP, File)
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FILE - This Monday, July 25, 2016, file photo shows the Yahoo and Verizon logos on a laptop, in North Andover, Mass. Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user accounts.The revised agreement announced Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, eases investor worries that Verizon Communications Inc. would demand a discount of at least $1 billion or cancel the deal entirely. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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New York Mets' Wilmer Flores (4) talks with a fan during a spring training baseball workout Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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FILE- In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Beneath the capital’s radar looms a catchall spending package that’s likely to top $1 trillion. It could get embroiled in the politics of building Trump’s wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and a budget-busting Pentagon request. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
