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17 Bonkers Political Stories From This Week That Prove We're Living In The Twilight Zone Of Democracy
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In this week’s Cringe Report, we’ve got a nepo baby cage match, an awkward moment on board Artemis II, and Trump’s most horrifying post yet. As a Senior Lifestyle editor at BuzzFeed, I cover stories about health, home, politics, and relationships, with a special focus on work and money. Trump: "How did I do with the voters that do eggs? Did anybody in the egg industry vote for Kamala? A low IQ person. She's a low IQ person." pic.twitter.com/a780ZGDwEb Trump needs to stop trying to make "panican" happen. It's never going to happen. Because nobody is reading all that, I've devised a new system to rank and rate Trump's TruthSocial tantrums based on how many swipes it takes me to clear the whole thing off my screen. The above is a 5-swipe meltdown. Q: You message has moved from 'the war is coming to an end' to 'we're gonna be bombing Iran to the stone ages.' So which is it?TRUMP: Can't tell you. I don't know pic.twitter.com/7wxNtp1ap7 Q: Does it constitute a war crime if the U.S. wipes out a civilization?Rubio: *ignores, walks away* pic.twitter.com/z2JZSaJzSk Vance: I have a special guest. Let's hope he actually answers or this will be very embarrassing.Phone: I'm sorry, the person you're trying to reach has a voicemail box that has not been set up yet pic.twitter.com/tepE8jbhvT JD Vance after campaigning for Viktor Orbán yesterday: "I find it ironic that people are accusing me of engaging in some kind of foreign influence" https://t.co/EyJL20k0RV pic.twitter.com/kt40noOVQH It's like rain on your wedding day, or a free ride when you've already paid, etc. Acting AG Todd Blanche: "I love working for President Trump. It's the greatest honor of a lifetime. And if President Trump chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I'll say, 'Thank you very much, I love you, sir.'" pic.twitter.com/DXtQOVCRDG Hegseth: God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of strikes carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection. God is good. pic.twitter.com/SVgLtoyJl7 JD VANCE: With no disrespect to the cardinal, I don't know who Cardinal Christophe Pierre isREPORTER: He's the ambassador to the Holy Sea and USVANCE: Okay, I've met him before. Sorry. I just didn't remember the name. I've never seen this reporting. I'd like to talk to him. pic.twitter.com/TauVqVRtcF Jenkins: Democrats are already saying that this is taco—-Trump always chickens out. Let me give you another acronym—Nacho—never avoids confronting hard obstacles. pic.twitter.com/TtqNAYEAcK Hunter Biden is joining the Channel 5 live tour! You can get your tickets now! You might even see him in a live cage match against Don Jr. & Eric! https://t.co/UG6ocv5yfh pic.twitter.com/z8iRERGPri Trump: I'm polling higher than anybody has ever polled in Venezuela. So after I'm finished with this, I can go to Venezuela. I will quickly learn Spanish. It won't take too long. I'm good at language, and I will go to Venezuela. I'm going to run for president. pic.twitter.com/YlFJDlQxjG Awkward scenes aboard Artemis II as Trump stops ranting and none of the astronauts have anything left to say to him, leading to extended dead air pic.twitter.com/4PjfPhfgY8