Political Humor
Mueller Investigation Forces White House Staffers Take Meetings at Local D.C. Coffee Shops
(SATIRE WARNING: This article has been written with satirical intentions. The Daily Banter only tepidly endorses the rantings and ravings of Frederic Poag. The following should used for comedic purposes only and should only be taken with a grain of salt. Please see your physician ...read more
American Social Media Troll Mistakes British Defence Secretary Resignation as Holdover from Obama Administration
(Satire) Today, Michael Fallon, UK’s Defence Secretary, resigned his position amidst a growing scandal involving allegations of sexual harassment some stemming as far back as fifteen years. While no formal allegations have been made, Fallon tendered his resignation to British ...read more
Co-Worker Who Had Kushner In Office Indictment Pool Saddened By Manafort Indictment
White House sources leaked early Monday morning that White House Chief of Staff and newly christened “Blue Falcon” military veteran John Kelly was especially distraught at his loss in the White House Indictment Office Pool. Kelly reportedly debated calling in sick after the ...read more
Republicans ‘Proud Papas’ At President Trump’s Perfect Score On Hurricane Maria Relief Effort
Republican Leaders were ecstatic after President Trump gave himself a perfect score on his administration’s handling of Puerto Rico during a press conference. When Trump was asked by reporters how he’d grade his administration’s efforts on the relief effort from Hurricane Maria ...read more
Liberal Man Secretly Impressed By Disgraced Congressman’s Mistress’s Looks and Age Difference
Yesterday Congressman Tim Murphy, Representative for Pennsylvania’s 18th district, resigned amidst a scandal after it was revealed he’d impregnated his mistress and then pressured her to get an abortion. While opponents were quick to point out the hypocrisy of the “Family ...read more
Photo of Kendall Jenner Bringing Peace to Nazi Rally With Pepsi Wins the Internet
After Kendall Jenner's disastrous ad campaign for Pepsi, the internet exploded with some of the funniest parodies ever created in the wake of a huge social faux pas. We wrote about one of them on the Banter, and the piece went viral for an entire month (if you have a few ...read more
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Trump Takes on the Sun's #FakeRays During the Eclipse
President Trump was told by aides not to look directly into the sun's rays during today's eclipse because of the permanent damage it could do to his eyes. Of course the president paid this warning no attention because he knew that the sun's rays are a creation of the #FakeNews ...read more
Jon Stewart Rips into Republican Strategy for Raising Revenue
This really is Jon Stewart at his best. Responding to the Right's call for the poor to pay more taxes, Stewart calculates the net worth of the 50% of Americans who pay no tax at all (they own around $1.45 trillion, or 2.5% of the nation's wealth), then asks what taking half of ...read more