Donald Trump has announced he's running for president! And while the real estate and necktie tycoon has no chance of actually winning, a White House bid would provide him with an even larger platform to spread his unique blend of anti-science nonsense. Here are some examples:

 

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Following Donald Trump's controversial comments suggesting that Mexican immigrants are "rapists" who bring drugs and crime to America, his fellow 2016 contenders have largely condemned his inflammatory remarks. But a handful of Republican hopefuls have either defended the real estate mogul or, in one case, fled a question on the subject to avoid going on the record.

 

Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz, and Ben Carson are standing behind Trump. They have defended (even applauded) the billionaire, in what might be attempts to appeal to conservatives opposed to immigration reform.

During an appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said, "I salute Donald Trump for focusing on the need to address illegal immigration." He chalked up Trump's divisive rhetoric as a "colorful way of speaking." According to Cruz, the controversy is merely an attempt by the media to get Republicans to criticize each other, but he is "not interested in Republican-on-Republican violence" and therefore "ain't gonna do it."

Rick Santorum also came out on #teamtrump. The former senator told CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday that he did not like Trump's "verbiage," but said that Trump "focused on a very important issue for American workers, and particularly legal immigrants in this country."

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Donald Trump campaign tweets photo with Nazi soldiers – then leads the polls

In the same hour an intern posted an American flag campaign graphic featuring Nazi re-enactors, a national poll placed Trump in first place among Republicans

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The bad news: it's just weeks until Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show.

The good news: Donald Trump.

Jon Stewart returned from a two-week break on Monday to revel in the bottomless pit of comedy gold that is Donald Trump and his calamitous presidential campaign.

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Yet despite a calamitous campaign, Donald is the front runner of the Republican pack... As a reporter in a comedy sketch suggested, this could be the invasion of the asseholes...

The two candidates currently attracting the most attention in the American presidential primaries seem to be polar opposites. First, there's self-declared socialist Bernie Sanders, who can pack entire arenas with as many as 20,000 supporters. And then there's a man who claims to possess $10 billion, Donald Trump, who is leading in the broad field of Republicans. The two do, however, have one thing in common: They reject the US campaign finance system. One out of conviction; the other because he has the resources to finance his own campaign.

 

One, Bernie Sanders, takes pride in stating that he doesn't want rich people's money. Some 400,000 largely middle class Americans have contributed to his campaign so far, donating $31.20 on average. The other, Donald Trump, proudly announced recently that he had rejected a $5 million donation from a hedge fund manager. And that he is prepared to pump $1 billion of his own wealth into the campaign. One of Trump's most popular arguments so far is that his rival Jeb Bush has managed to raise over $150 million. "Jeb Bush is a puppet to his donors," Trump says disparagingly. Sooner or later, he argues, they will call in their favors. "I don't owe anyone any favors." It's a message that is proving popular with potential voters. But is it really any more democratic that a billionaire can buy his own election instead of allowing himself to be bought by others?

 

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