Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

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

who cares, if he gets arrested

Holy fuck the Gianforte response

You just know he did a fist pump on the way home

(Nevermind, I somehow misread that as "the Quist response")

This wont swing any votes

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Dude, you and I are usually as one on these questions but this is pretty horrifying should local Dems and DNC start ads now.

republicans are ridiculous

DCCC rapid response is unequivocal

DCCC calls on Gianforte to quit the #MTAL race after apparent assault of @Bencjacobs pic.twitter.com/N983vKm3nL

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) May 25, 2017

If assault charges are brought, that could change a few votes, even in Montana. Mug shots of politicians getting booked don't go over real big with some voters.

I haven't been following the MT special election closely, but apparently is was already a lot closer than was expected?

Regardless of outcome, the best move for gianforte is to say the reporter deserved it and act manly. Never apologize. If he shows any remorse he's instantly done; if he acts like a total asshole there's still a possibility of victory.

Isnt voting happening right now? No time for ads. Plus Trumpists hate the press and this is a natural extension of that.

Montana's by far the most interesting Midwestern state for bipartisan politics, but I gotta imagine this encourages Dem turnout.

Voting is tomorrow.

i think it makes dem voters smell blood in the water and get a bit energized yeah.

i can't really get enough really. could be santorumpaws of 2017...

https://scontent-mia1-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18582421_1347234825367527_7776581158177580747_n.jpg?oh=6b9e497eea1189a9bf0feefc8b1c26b3&oe=59B6B7F9

^All this needs now is sweaty 1996 Billy Corgan in a Zero t-shirt