President Trump ignited a social media firestorm just after midnight when he Tweeted: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe", leaving millions of people trying to figure out what a "covfefe" is.
- Democrats claim it's a Russian word meaning "My son-in-law Jared was deeply involved with Putin hacking the election".
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A Gallup poll found that 42% of Americans don't get enough sleep.
- The other 58% don't stay up waiting to read Trump's latest Tweet.
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Huma Abedin has reportedly rekindled her romance with her estranged husband Anthony Weiner, despite his history of sexting pics of himself to numerous women.
- Good to see things are looking up for Weiner.
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Comedian Kathy Griffin says she "went to far" when she posted a video of herself holding a mock-up of Trumps head, covered in blood, in and ISIS-like photo. Experts say she could be arrested for threatening the life of the President.
- This is the most un-funny thing Kathy's done since every appearance she's ever made on CNN's New Year's Eve Show with Cooper Anderson.
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Openly Trump-Hostile Scott Pelley is out as the anchor of the CBS Evening News after consistently losing to ABC and NBC in the ratings.
- Former NBC Anchor Brian Williams said he feels bad for Scott, whom he has been friends with "since I helped him make it out of the Hindenburg alive".
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After 12 years of marriage,Vili Fualaau has filed for legal separation from his wife and former sixth-grade teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, who began an affair with him when he was her 13 year old student.
- Letourneau insists they're not getting divorced... she's just putting him in a "Time Out".
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Have a great day and I'll see you back here Thursday!
-Dick