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Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

yeah, I know. the Iran story is ever-shifting and will probably change a dozen times throughout the day. but hey, that's what the comment section is for, right?

Joyce's avatar

As well as the Iranian news agencies. Which I lend far more credence to than the White House missives.

Jerry Bier's avatar

We are all happy to oblige, Jeff. Have a great weekend.

Lynne Murphy's avatar

Sunday surprise opening my eyes to you and MS Spouse 💙

Peter's avatar

And once again, right on cue, a young man with mental health issues already well known to the Secret Service walks up to the gate, pulls a gun, sparks a wild west gunfight, is killed, a bystander critically injured...and Donnie Fuckwit uses it to demand his Epstein Ballroom, Trumpenbunker and whorsehouse. Damn this is getting tiresome.

Julie Morrison's avatar

If Trump wants a congruent message, hahaha, then he would never travel to Florida to golf, because the ballroom can’t protect him there.

Dina's avatar

When he barricades himself in the Ballroom Bunkerᵀᴹ in his attempt to never leave, how's he gonna play golf? Did he ever think about THAT? 😅

Jodi Richard's avatar

They will probably install a golf simulator. At the rate its brain is melting it won’t know the difference between a real golf course and one on a big ass tv. Fuck this is all so exhausting.

Bill Corbett's avatar

More like a one-hole golf course, where he can shit and hit the hole with a golf ball.

Katharine Hill's avatar

And so convenient that his lordship was in the manor at the time rather than elsewhere as usual.

Peter's avatar

Yes, just so convenient. One might be given over to conspiracy theories... But there is a pattern that is hard to ignore.

Leu2500's avatar

well actually, the felon isn't usually elsewhere. Especially now that The Season is over in Palm Beach (too hot & humid & hurricane season about to start). The felon has been spending at least most Fri nights in DC since ~Jan. I maintain that it's for some health reason: treatment or to see a specialist. Yes, his motorcade may go to the golf course Sat & (some) Sundays. But if you read the WH press pool reports, they rarely actually see the felon. & we don't have pics & video of him actually playing golf like we did during his 1st term. So all the "the felon played golf this weekend" is an ASSUMPTION. & you know what Felix Unger said about assuming.

Dave Drell's avatar

“Let’s hide him from the public & press for another 2.5 years.

It can work!”

Joyce's avatar

And, once again, not taken to a more secure area.

Not to mention that the shooting was not at the White House, or in front of the White House.

Easterncedar's avatar

You beat me to it. Great minds, etc, or just too friggin predictable at this sorry point?

Rusalka's avatar

Another fake “shooting”. Have we seen the shooter’s body? Or is he just killing any MAGA volunteer to get his bunker. Of course that’s what he’s doing.

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

Another Memorable Day.

Joyce's avatar

The Huckster?? I mean, on the one hand, I continue to be appalled that the person camping out in the White House and calling himself president is a complete illiterate; however, on the other hand, I have to appreciate the absolute accuracy in readjusting Hogan's name.

And the photo of the Huckster, mostly undressed and wearing teeny-tiny Spandex shorts once again raises questions about Donnie Demento's repressed inclinations.

arne link's avatar

I honestly believe that is what he is afraid will be revealed in the Epstein reports. There were long ago reports of a little boy's family being paid off...

Chris Hierholzer's avatar

He'll be selling Trump Wrestling Belts next week.

Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's avatar

Jeff, you could have taken the day off and we’d all forgive you. But thank you for including our favorite nut-buster gif, plus a Daily Claudia. Yes, I remember newspapers, especially the Sunday NYT.

Mark Slattery's avatar

The difference between Obama's Iran agreement and Cankles' is black and white.

arne link's avatar

I see what you did there.

Katherine P Duncan's avatar

Trump never made a sound deal in his life. I look forward to working for Iran for the rest of my life, likely.

P123Sunny's avatar

Always wondered where those stiffed contractors were in the 2016 lead up, ya know?…

Mark Slattery's avatar

Donnie is ping-ponging between TACO trump and War Criminal trump, and congress is sitting around like it has absolutely no say. Impeachment? 25th Amendment? Anything?

P123Sunny's avatar

Dems have no majority power - but microphones are free… they can influence as much as Rogan or nah

Easterncedar's avatar

At least he got to dodge his senior failson’s wedding while being at the White House for another shooting incident that proves how much he needs his gilded Epstein ballroom bunker.

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

which it doesn't prove, because THEY STOPPED THE GUY

Jeff Tiedrich's avatar

I know, logic, right?

Grace Kennedy's avatar

If only they’d been able to pay the guy with slush money - he’d never have tried it. You do wonder how much his family is getting.

Jerry Bier's avatar

I wonder how much Trump had to pay to have some nut job shoot his gun in the vicinity of the White House? Could be another set up you know.

P123Sunny's avatar

So he can contrinue to golf when an attempt ‘happened’ on his own course?

How is golfing safe

Bill Corbett's avatar

Imagine that being at your son's wedding and getting shot. The news media would go nuts trying to figure out who the target was, the "coke sniffer" for a deal gone wrong or the old man with a deal gone wrong on Iran. Makes my head spin in a good way.

Kim Nesvig's avatar

There is a simple explanation to the latest Iran deal. Donald didn’t want to attend Jr’s wedding. And he wanted to position himself make some extra money on oil futures for when the markets reopen on Tuesday.

Rebecca Lowe's avatar

I'm reading a good book right now about the rise of Vince McMahon and his good buddy Donald Trump, called "Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America". Hulk not Huck) Hogan is in there! A childhood friend of Donny's said about him, "He would get an idea in his head, and he'd be wrong, and you'd tell him he was wrong. And the next day he would say the same thing. You could never convince him of anything." He hasn't changed!

Lois Henry's avatar

It’s not that Trump is dumb and greedy so much as the mob that surrounds him is dumber and greedier. They run the world for fun and profit, supported by smart and greedy predators who use them as monkey’s paws, vying for King of the Mountain status. The rest? The sheep chant slogans, the workhorse keeps working hard even with his doubts and the pigs aspire to be men.

MmeRose's avatar

Thank you for the Daily Claudia.

Life in the US is so shitty now; every morning, I wake up quoting Dorothy Parker: “what fresh hell is this?”

Seeing Claudia (and, especially, Claudia with you and Katie) makes me feel normal and hopeful - maybe it will all be ok - for a while.

Claudia Classon's avatar

MmeRose, thanks for the reminder about Dorothy Parker’s quote. I think I will embroider a pillow….or find a coffee mug with the quote!

Liz and Max the No. 1 Cat's avatar

My favorite Dorothy Parker quote is from a book review she wrote. "This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly; it should be thrown with great force."

AuntTeeFa's avatar

Another admission as confession,The Huckster.

Imagine being so petty that the accomplishments of popular president Barack HUSSEIN Obama would send you into a hissy from which the entire world has suffered deep economic damage.

This guy…

Speaking of guys, I don’t think I’d ever seen a photo of communications man. How did Odd Job sneak into our White House?

Kegsbreath needs to lay off the prayer meetings, he thinks he’s the new manly version of Joel megachurch.

Gail (Chicago)'s avatar

Oh! I urge you to look up an image of “communications man”. You will see exactly how he fits in with this “administration”.

Vassilis Serafimakis's avatar

The daily avalanche of incredibly bad and unimaginably stupid news only touched upon by you (no Hercules you, and far bigger the modern Augean Stables of the stupidos in charge) are scary and depressing, to say the least. So, here's something that might strike you as news, Jeff, though it shouldn't. (OK, someone might have already wised you up on this and it's just me not paying attention. Here goes.) The Daily Claudia column functions for the reader not just as a personal affectionate homage by you but as a wind of cool fresh air, of hope, and the best in us. Keep up the good work, sir.

Andrea Jennings's avatar

Some of those old war songs will need a quick re write. “War is over, well not really, nah ah ah”.🎶 or “War, what is it good for, absolutely nothing - except market manipulation”

Grace Kennedy's avatar

Just ask the Bush family. It’s always been good for someone.

Jerry Bier's avatar

Was that sound I just heard the Huxter rolling over in his grave? IDK?

Maybe it was just the fireworks going on in my neighborhood. People seem to celebrating the death of past military members.