John Haltiwanger

Bio

John Haltiwanger is the Senior Politics Writer at Elite Daily. He was born and raised in DC. John earned an MSc in International Relations from the Univ. Of Glasgow and a BA in History from St. Mary's College of MD. He loves life, and burritos.

Trump Looked Directly At The Sun During The Solar Eclipse And Now Twitter Is Dead

By John Haltiwanger

President Donald Trump looked at the sun during the solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, because of course he did. This is a man who's said climate change was a hoax created by the Chinese. You think he fully listened to the warnings from experts about…

People Are Saying The Eclipse 2017 Is What America Needs To Unite Us

By John Haltiwanger

America is a having a rough year. Most would likely agree the country is more divided than it has been in decades. But on Aug. 21, millions of Americans will stare up at the sky in wonder at the first coast-to-coast solar eclipse since 1918. It's…

Trump's Latest Retweet Has Twitter Saying "Of Course He Did"

By John Haltiwanger

President Donald Trump's Twitter habits have caught people's attention (again). On Monday, Aug. 21, Trump was going on his standard "Fake News" Twitter rant when he retweeted an account under the handle @Aroliso, which thanked him for giving up his…

Trump Has Traveled So Much, The Secret Service Can't Afford To Pay Its Agents

By John Haltiwanger

President Donald Trump has spent so much on travel since entering the White House, the Secret Service can't afford to pay its agents, according to a report from USA Today. Just how much does Trump spend on vacations? Well, according to USA Today,…

People Are Pissed About Trump's Response To Barcelona And TBH, They Have A Point

By John Haltiwanger

On Thursday, Aug. 17, a van crashed into a crowd in Barcelona, killing at least one person and injuring dozens. The incident is being treated as a terror attack. President Donald Trump responded to the incident with a tweet condemning terrorism and…

Trump's Response To Barcelona Van Crash Will Need To Be A Major Change From Charlottesville

By John Haltiwanger

On Thursday, Aug. 17, a van crashed into a crowd in Barcelona's Las Ramblas district. It took some time to hear a response from Trump on the Barcelona van crash, but he eventually addressed it via a tweet. Trump has been under consistent criticism…

25 Funniest Memes About A Possible Trump Impeachment To Keep You Going

By John Haltiwanger

Things aren't going so well in America at the moment. In the past two weeks alone, we've had to think about the prospect of nuclear war with North Korea and also witnessed neo-Nazis swarm the streets of a historic American city. It's a lot to handle…

Almost Half Of The Country Supports Impeaching Trump, Poll Shows

By John Haltiwanger

After his controversial remarks on Charlottesville, a lot of Americans seem to be asking the same question: Will Trump be impeached? According to a new Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) poll, 40 percent of Americans now support impeaching…

The Senate's Top Republican Just Said What Trump Won't About Neo-Nazis

By John Haltiwanger

President Donald Trump's remarks on Charlottesville on Tuesday, Aug. 15, were so indefensible even Republicans aren't backing him up. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement on neo-Nazis that made it clear he…

Trump Names New Defense Against The Dark Arts — Oops — Communications Director

By John Haltiwanger

Being the White House communications director seems to be a lot like being the Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher at Hogwarts in the world of Harry Potter. In other words, people in these positions typically don't last very long and tend to be…