The Donk! was founded by a small group of University of Chicago students who share a passion for progressive ideas across a range of issues. We saw a need for a space where people can explore progressivism in an accessible, lighthearted, and informal way, so we created that space ourselves.

Regardless of your background or experience, we hope to open up an honest dialogue that focuses on how young people engage with politics in today’s world of nursing home Congresses.

In a country where brain worms declare war on autism and domestic policy debates are conducted through AI-generated Instagram reels, it is clear that our future is a joke. If that’s true, why shouldn’t we be the ones telling it?