This Great News Ruined Trump’s Weekend and I’m Here For It

Hochul and Pritzker deliver major losses to Trump, Virginia Dems strike back on redistricting, a huge anti-ICE protest in Utah, and the racist regime implodes

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TRUMP HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST

When I saw Trump’s racist post about the Obamas, I wasn’t surprised. But I will never let it become something that is normalized. I was proud to work for Obama, especially at his 2009 Inaugural Committee, standing next to him the day he was sworn in. Trump’s always been a racist, and always will be. The video he has now deleted is just more proof.

Republicans condemned it in the weakest way—like GOP Sen. Tim Scott, who called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.” But true condemnation of this garbage would be supporting Trump’s removal from office. Anything less is just more empty thoughts and prayers.

There was genuine outrage, like that from House Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who didn’t hold back: “F**k Donald Trump and his vile, racist, and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder.” And Dem Rep. Jamie Raskin said anyone involved in posting it should be fired immediately, declaring, “not one more tax dollar for this filth.”

Trump’s excuse—that he didn’t see the racist part of the video—is complete nonsense. This wasn’t an accident. It was intentional racist hatred made to distract from Trump’s rampant corruption and his name appearing in the Epstein files thousands of times. Moving on.

OF COURSE HE WAS

More Epstein files released this week revealed a bombshell that Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick did business with Epstein. That means Lutnick lied when saying he had zero interactions with Epstein after 2005. We need to know what else Lutnick has lied about.

The timing of this newest revelation is horrible for the Trump regime, as the DOJ already said it will let members of Congress have unredacted access to the Epstein files starting tomorrow. This means congressional investigators will see everything.

We won’t stop until every one of Epstein’s accomplices faces real accountability: prison time.

TRUMP LOSES IN COURT

While Trump was “busy” posting racist garbage and trying to bury the Epstein files, he was also losing big in federal courts. A federal judge ordered funding to be restored for the Gateway Tunnel project connecting New York to New Jersey. It’s the largest infrastructure project in the country—which Trump had illegally stopped while laying off hundreds of workers.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul responded: “Trump loses. New Yorkers win. Again.” Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said while Trump is “out of control,” the court win proves that “political pressure still works, and we can use our voices to make sure he doesn’t have the last word.”

Gov. JB Pritzker also announced this week that “Trump just lost in court again to Illinois,” after a judge blocked Trump from denying child care funds for Illinois families. “He’s never had the right to withhold child care funds for Illinoisans,” Pritzker said. These wins prove that when we actually fight back, we win.

PROTEST AGAINST ICE IN … (CHECKS NOTES) … UTAH

Students across Utah walked out of their classrooms this week to protest ICE’s reign of terror in our communities. One of my favorite signs read: “Skipping my lesson to teach you one.” Brilliant.

The grassroots organizing extends far beyond folks protesting on our streets. More than 200,000 people participated in the first-ever “Eyes on ICE” virtual training to learn how to safely and legally monitor any actions by Trump’s abusive federal agents.

All great signs showing that momentum is truly on our side.

VIRGINIA MOVES FORWARD WITH REDISTRICTING

More great news for Democrats—Virginia is moving forward with a new congressional map before the 2026 midterms that could turn up to three US House seats blue.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laid out why this fight is so important: “This most recent election for the House, in many ways, was stolen by the Republican majority. They have a three-seat majority in the House. Those three seats were gerrymandered out of North Carolina last cycle. That is why I am so glad we fought back in California and Virginia to even the field.”

AOC also slammed the Trump regime’s plans for a national voter database, calling it “a violation of our civil liberties,” adding: “I do not believe we should be giving government contracts to companies like Palantir.”

The fighting spirit coming from AOC isn’t just refreshing, it’s a roadmap. While Trump posts racist filth, and he and his cabinet get exposed in the Epstein files, the resistance is building real power.

We’ve been in this fight since 2016—and we’re not stopping now. While corporate media normalizes fascism, and billionaires buy newsrooms to kill stories, we are here to document the protests, court wins, and every moment of resistance that proves we are winning.

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Scott

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