Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

y'all are wrong about what happened in the Vatican. K-Lo has the goods:

President Trump was there with the First Lady and his daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law, now both administration officials, among others, including the Secretary of State. After meeting with the pontiff, the president could be heard saying: “I won’t forget what you said.” Both he and his wife appeared to be moved by the visit — it would be hard not to be.

Watching early in the morning U.S. times – the cable channels and EWTN, the Catholic channel were covering it live – it all seemed quite respectful, quite warm, quite human. One can imagine for a president who does appear somewhat in over his head, the encounter with a holy man, while official, could have also been a respite. (After all, is it possible that the most used word last week — especially in the media, but also in private conversations by non-politicos “impeachment”?)

Some of the photos seem to suggest as much.

Headlines and commentaries in the past — and today — suggest the two opponents. Taking the pope at his word, he wanted to hear the president out. Taking the president and the First Lady at their word — and tweets — there was something more about this day than other days.

how long until melania's face actually matches her husband's?

Man, that's some dark _Hellraiser_-like ending

24 days, 5,180+ posts

phew. only 23 million will lose health care in the house's revised bill

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cbo-1-million-fewer-uninsured-but-more-spending-on-revised-healthcare-bill/article/2624071

nailed it

apparently sean spicer is a devout catholic and wanted to meet the pope, and trump left him off the guest list at the vatican meeting. LOL

This isn't pulling any punches (and belongs here given all the other things we keep hearing about)

Very strong statement from UK police chiefs condemning "damaging" US leaks they say undermine a major ongoing counter-terror investigation pic.twitter.com/a1koH59LcA

— Josh Halliday (@JoshHalliday) May 24, 2017

per recent discussions here: 16 is a magic number!

How Many People Have to Die, Resign, or Go to Jail Before a Good Person Is President?

http://fusion.kinja.com/how-many-people-have-to-die-resign-or-go-to-jail-befo-1795378647

Whoops!

Breaking: Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer https://t.co/OZjVTJOgLx

— Amy Fiscus (@amyfiscus) May 24, 2017

Also, minor details

CBO estimates that in states requesting AHCA waivers, premiums for low-income elderly enrollees would go up 800 percent. That is not a typo. pic.twitter.com/W7QC4z9UUS

— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) May 24, 2017

apparently sean spicer is a devout catholic and wanted to meet the pope, and trump left him off the guest list at the vatican meeting. LOL

Hey, what's he doing out of his crate anyway?

The Pope isn't kept in a crate, more of a corrugated box.

confused as to why ms. kliff didn't highlight the even more alarming $16,100 figure for states *not* requesting waivers

corrugated cardboard with gold inlay, i believe xp

wtf is going with leaks to the press, from the FBI or whatever, when an investigation is ongoing into a possible terrorist network that just blown up 22 children, women and men and might be intent on more attacks?

Pipe down over there, you Airstrip One denizen.

And McConnell's job gets harder!

With today's news, the 'Collapse and Replace' of Obamacare may prove to be the most effective path forward.

— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) May 24, 2017

(xp) Trying to imagine the reaction if it was the other way round.

LOL just watching a BBC interview with a defence specialist saying he knows details about other viable devices and explosive materials that had been found as a result of the police investigation but he can't say any more about it - no worries, mate, we can read about it in the New York Times tomorrow.

Trying to imagine the reaction if it was the other way round.

Why we would have already arrested all of MI5 as threats to our vital security interest, obv.

Meantime, oh well!

Sessions didn't disclose meetings with Russian ambassador on his security clearance form: CNN https://t.co/Z9ZOzoptEw

— Yaroslav Trofimov (@yarotrof) May 24, 2017

well, he also didn't disclose them under oath during his confirmation hearings, right?

You horrid cynic

Had missed this from earlier

Dems are asking Deutsche Bank to produce documents on Trump family loans, see if there are any connections to Russia https://t.co/HFQoBFZFCm pic.twitter.com/8YNpNLfCHY

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 24, 2017

Gianforte is the GOP candidate in MT. o_O

Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses

— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 24, 2017

Xpost: does Al Green always sign his name in green pen?

Beating up reporters is a shore-up-the-base move for these guys

yeah that was my go-to joke response. but still probably not the best idea.

in a normal universe sessions would resign but i don't really see that happening, trump would see it as a major surrender

More on this bizarre Gianforte thing in this thread of tweets (click through for them all):

Ben walked out holding his broken glasses in his hand and said "he just bodyslammed me"

— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) May 24, 2017

Jacobs reported this to #Bozeman police. Just heard it come over the scanner. https://t.co/7vLsf3YvXU

— Whitney Bermes (@wabermes) May 24, 2017

Gianforte is now in a car with aides driving away

— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) May 24, 2017

He is leaving the event without speaking. I asked his aide what we going on and wouldn't answer

— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) May 24, 2017

I mean I'm guessing this was his last campaign rally. Good job, dude.

Sheriff said it's an "ongoing investigation" already

— Blake Montgomery (@blakersdozen) May 24, 2017

Well, this should certainly be interesting.

If Gianforte has learned anything from the previous year, he should stay in the race, deny that it happened, classify any publication that mentions it as fake news, call the reporter a big fucking loser, and win in a landslide

Gallatin County Sherriffs now taking witness statements

— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) May 24, 2017

I mean, early voting already started and all...but still.

Apparantly Jacobs has a sound recording of it...

So um, congrats for flippiing Montana, I suppose. Now to get Karen Handel to do the same thing.

Quist playing it cool (rightly)

Quist responds (sort of) pic.twitter.com/cvnfAm0NyE

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) May 24, 2017

"That's for law enforcement."

shorter quist: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

My boy Chris Hayes on MSNBC all over it already.

This Quist has an immensely charming demeanor

Our reporter @alexis_levinson is being summoned by law enforcement for a formal interview

— Blake Montgomery (@blakersdozen) May 25, 2017

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana?CMP=edit_2221

Hear it

Hayes interviewing the reporter

The audio is awful. In essence, Jacobs asks him about the CBO score and the candidate...attacks him.

This wont swing any votes