US Politics, October 2019 — I guess statement you could say with thread. I made a thread. The thread was PERFECT.

President Trump says he wishes Russia and Syria a lot of luck as US troops pull out of northern Syria, and asserts that the former Soviet Union is now called Russia because “they lost so much money in Afghanistan that they had to downsize – a very big downsizing.”

FFS can someone in the room just for once hear this shit and say out loud " what are you even talking about, that makes no sense at all?"

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11:47 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Presumably this is referring to Russia's war in Afghanistan being seen as one of the contributing causes to the fall of the Soviet Union (which was "downsized" in the sense of losing its former republics). I think it's a pretty funny line tbh.

its not gonna happen until Trump's numbers with GOP voters start going down

Trump's incessant labeling of all criticism as fake news seems to have created a situation where, whenever any news story shows Trump in a bad light, even if it does so by means of video footage of Trump doing or saying something objectively stupid, harmful or untrue, his true believers automatically turn it on its head and believe what Trump did or said must actually be very smart, good and true. I think Orwell had some cogent things to say about societies where people all agree that black is white, if Big Brother tells them so.

A majority of Americans surveyed in a new Gallup poll, or 52 percent, say they want President Trump impeached and removed from office as House Democrats pursue an impeachment inquiry against him.

The results from a poll out on Wednesday marks a 7-point rise in support for Trump's impeachment since a Gallup survey in June, soon after the release of former special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

But 46 percent of respondents in the new poll said Trump should not be impeached and removed, according to the latest poll.

Support for impeachment remains overwhelming among Democrats at 89 percent, while 55 percent of independents polled said the same. Only six percent of Republicans said they supported Trump’s impeachment and removal, one point less than in June.

The poll also found a rise in approval for Congress in the past month, with 25 percent of U.S. adults saying they approve of its job performance, up from 18 percent in September before Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced the launch of an impeachment inquiry into the president over his contacts with Ukraine.

I don't think this means impeachment will happen, but it definitely signals massive election liability for the GOP

The House has overwhelmingly voted its bipartisan condemnation of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of American forces from northern Syria. Despite stark divisions over Democrats’ Trump impeachment inquiry, Democrats and Republicans banded together Wednesday and approved a nonbinding resolution by 354-60 vote.

sternly worded

nonbinding

ie wgaf

Remarkable day in Syria: The US military carried out airstrikes to destroy the headquarters for its counter-ISIS campaign after Turkish backed forces closed in on the base. US military says it is carrying out "deliberate withdrawal." https://t.co/b7zzYJyjFC

— Dion Nissenbaum (@DionNissenbaum) October 16, 2019

Is this resolution nonbinding in the same way that, say, a congressional subpoena is nonbinding? Just trying to get a sense of what actually is 'binding' these days.

does this mean that nine months from now Syria is going to have a half-American baby

insane that this is an accurate headline

https://i.imgur.com/8yBtyUg.jpg

all I can think of is Tim Heidecker at the end of the trial wishing the Electric Sun 20 were still alive so he could celebrate the verdict with them

your son is in hell, delgado!

Can't wait til we (US taxpayers) have to pay to rebuild the base that we built and then destroyed in hasty retreat...

does trump have *any* domestic supporters of the withdrawal from syria? maybe matt gaetz, i guess

Tulsi Gabbard?

xxxp it’s so fucked, like some shitty Apprentice stunt. Glad they didn’t go along with it

60 house members "supported" it but that might just be straight bootlicking

don't think this means impeachment will happen, but it definitely signals massive election liability for the GOP

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, October 16, 2019 3:19 PM (nineteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

you mean convicted, yes? Impeachment is a certainty, it's just a question of timing

'she killed your kid... and she's here tonight! big hand ladies and gentlemen for mrs! Anne! SACOOLAAAAAAAAS!'

this repugnant spongebrained idiocy alone would get any other president removed from office

the parents are probably getting death threats from MAGA chuds now

Shakey suddenly cool on symbolic Pelosi legislation

Let's face it, their kid was no angel

xp

EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩’s letter to #Erdogan. ⁦@POTUS⁩ warns him to not “be a tough guy! Don’t be a fool!” Says he could destroy Turkey’s economy if #Syria is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm #TrishRegan #FoxBusiness pic.twitter.com/9BoSGlbRyt

— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) October 16, 2019

this is like when 3rd graders write letters to Santa and then some teacher types 'em up on official looking letterheard

mom and dad are fighting
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466113-trump-hits-back-at-graham-over-syria-criticism

Congress can't reverse this, and Trump knows it and dgaf about Congress anyway. This gives the GOP Senators and Congresspeople cover for crossing him - it makes them look independent and gives them something to talk about besides impeachment. And Trump gets to strut around like an asshole like usual. It's win-win!

That letter is nuts, you couldn't make a better parody.

say what you will but the trump library is going to be amaaaaazing

'i will call you later'

lmao

pic.twitter.com/hloB5YDOjo

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 16, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55AqyBlpKAY

mental gear solid

.@SpeakerPelosi, exiting White House: “What we witnessed on the part of the president was a meltdown.” Said Trump claimed some ISIS members are communists and that “might make you happy.”

— Cameron Joseph (@cam_joseph) October 16, 2019

remember when conservatives spent an entire week foaming at the mouth because Obama bowed to someone in Japan

I read that letter and now the only things I can think of are the samples from "If Madonna Calls" by Junior Vasquez

President Trump had a “meltdown” and called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a “third-rate politician” during a meeting with congressional leaders on the situation in Syria, Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters after they left meeting.

I bet that went over well

at least trump hasn't used the phrase 'red line' because that would wreck american credibility

That's strike one, Mr President

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully or write poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2014

and eating a bucket of KFC after it's been in the sun covered in mayo.

Obviously Trump handled this in the stupidest and most haphazard way possible, but what is our actual objective in Syria and how are we supposed to achieve it?

"Erdy, don't be a hero
Don't be a fool with your life
Erdy, don't be a hero
Come back and make me your wife"

http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/S3u5avXTl0rRe/200.gif

"Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool." for thread title

"Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool."

*watches pelosi summary* that seemed weirdly sympathetic. are there rumors of a gop 25th amdmt squad being dropped somewhere or something?

it's all so morbidly funny but I get so scared sometimes

say what you will but the trump library is going to be amaaaaazing

It'll have the tallest waterslides, for sure.

*watches pelosi summary* that seemed weirdly sympathetic. are there rumors of a gop 25th amdmt squad being dropped somewhere or something?

I think nothing would cause him to lose it even more than being treated with condescending pity. Which...that read as.