Donald Trump: Classic or Dud?

Sorry, only pre-approved and pre-screened questions from OANN are allowed to be presented to Dear Leader on days when he hasn't had his nap.

After seeing that pic of him wearing the 'Presidential' mask, I find it strange that Trump chose hardmanning against masks instead of really going in on tacky MAGA & 45-branded masks (that ultimately would be less safe than regular masks).

tacky MAGA & 45-branded masks (that ultimately would be less safe than regular masks).

IIRC they made some. They were made out of glossy cardboard, looked like shit, and offered absolutely no protection.

He explicitly stated that he didn't want to give the media the satisfaction of seeing him in a mask. So all this is yet another "own the libs" moment. The more oxygen we give it the more it feeds the MAGAgasm.

The conservative Catholic ideologue who wore a mask he found in the gutter to own the libs is my fave

Trump's wig literally hazard yellow in that pic

He is unable to use the word "negative" when it's about himself.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/498990-trump-on-his-latest-coronavirus-test-i-tested-positively-toward

It's bad that he surrounds himself with criminals; it's hilarious that he surrounds himself with idiots.

Kayleigh McEnany announced today that Trump was donating part of his presidential salary to HHS. She displayed one of his checks during the announcement.

She also displayed Trump's private bank account and routing numbers.https://t.co/UZhANooYA6

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 23, 2020

It's bad that he surrounds himself with criminals; it's hilarious that he surrounds himself with idiots.

🐦[Kayleigh McEnany announced today that Trump was donating part of his presidential salary to HHS. She displayed one of his checks during the announcement.

She also displayed Trump’s private bank account and routing numbers.https://t.co/UZhANooYA6🕸
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 23, 2020🕸]🐦

honestly surprised it took him this long to get golfing

hang on didn’t he make a big deal about not taking a salary when he was elected

yes, he theatrically donates it every month, while rorting hundreds of millions more out in expenses and personal grift

All I know about the Joe Scarborough case is what's in here, but this is creepy.

http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/26/media/trump-joe-scarborough-conspiracy-theory/index.html

If it wasn't so infuriating, it would be hilarious to watch Twitter constantly rewriting their rules to justify keeping whatever Trump shits out up.

trump is -- you guessed it -- increasingly isolated

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/trump-whines-about-his-covid-19-victimhood-as-campaign-flails

As one prominent Republican put it: “Right now the only person who can change the dynamic is Joe Biden.”

Joe Biden: Allright, who are we talking to today?

He's such a fucking dangerous pathetic asshole
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-calls-mask-wearing-politically-correct-biden-calls-him-a-fool/2020/05/26/a58025e6-9f9c-11ea-81bb-c2f70f01034b_story.html

Joe Biden can wear a mask, but he was standing outside with his wife, perfect conditions, perfect weather ... And so I thought it was very unusual that he had one on

...whaaa? Does he think its worse if it's raining or windy or something? Is this guy high?

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There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed.

Cool that he is letting us know his plan in advance.

You've got to hand it to him!

my neighbor’s sister told me she didn’t vote for trump last time but she thinks she will now specifically because of his coronavirus response: “he didn’t have to do a stimulus but he did it. gotta give him credit.” christ

— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) May 27, 2020

Out of his own pocket, to boot!

It's astounding to me that these people remember to swallow after they've chewed up their food.

Does anyone care to point out to Trump that Australia's done absentee mail-in, and pre-polling day voting, for forever without any issues at all?

yeah but that only works because you guys are upside-down, gravity will prevent us from making it work here

Like wtf does he think his own citizens in the military and at foreign embassies do?

xpost lolol

He probably thinks kangaroos vote there tho.

shhh don't tell anyone!

Our population is actually only about 10thousand, the rest of the census was signed by roos and dropbears also this is why no one here has the rona - we're not humans.

...I mean THEYRE not. Erm.

Trayce, he votes absentee himself. Nothing that he says publicly, ever, has anything to do with either a fact nor a genuine belief that he holds.

Good point.

this has nothing to do with actual fraud, and is only about stopping people they do not want to vote from voting, and casting doubt and confusion over the voting process, so that if they lose, they can say it was due to fraud.

Truth is never an effective counter to American exceptionalism.

Trump and the GOP's entire worldview is that the people who do not vote for them are illegitimate

He WON and he still whinged about fraudulent voting didnt he? I have to stop thinking about this turd in a wig. It is angrying up my blood and I dont even live in the US.

Republicans should take heart, inspire of compulsory voting, pre-polling and mail in ballots; Australia still elects a parade of fascist shitweasels into government.

Well yes, this is (mostly) true but in our defence, they won legitimately because everyone in this country loves a man in uniform.

Compulsory voting probably favors incumbent parties and candidates even more than our model, because you’re encouraging the CGLOAF demographic to come out and vote.

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Trump and McEnany said Trump had to vote by mail because he couldn't be in Florida to do it in person.

Wrong. He was there for 2 full early voting days. A voting site was *across the street from his golf club.* He drove past it 6 times.@Kevinliptakcnn: https://t.co/EaZBU73F4Z

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) May 28, 2020

on balance, probably a dud

This executive order being issued against Twitter and Facebook today is quite a blindingly shiny infrastructure distraction (and in record time, it feels like).

http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/trump-twitter-social-media-executive-order/index.html

If I'm reading that right, it will allow lawsuits to go forward a lot easier.

But the order could quickly find itself in a thicket of legal and constitutional questions as the White House tests the boundaries of its authority.

What barriers slow down or stop executive orders?

Lawsuits, injunctions against implementation/enforcement while the whole mess plays out in court.

wow took this fucker weeks to react to a pandemic in his own country but a twitter factcheck brings out the EO in 2 days

This looks like a mistake, he has the balance on social media exactly in his favour right now, special rules for himself, but all unwritten so with plausible deniability. Facebook and Twitter got him into power, if Zuckerberg and Dorsey wanted to flex right now they could demonstrate this.

OTOH I'd like to see Trump wriggle his way out of this sticky situation, etc.

(xposts) So nothing happens then if he loses in November. Good--because you know ILX is next on his list.

banning twitter might be the first he does that I like

Wouldn't this exec order create more twitter censorship? They would be held accountable when Trump says libelous things.

You figure at some point his nose has to stop growing back after he petulantly spites his face.

Update on the nose/face showdown:

The president's clash with tech companies comes at a delicate moment. Unlike most American firms, these companies — which are used to working remotely and do not rely on physical locations for sales — have performed strongly throughout the pandemic and have helped to drive the stock market recovery.

Which is pretty much his be-all and end-all, no?

http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html