US Politics April 2019 Thread: 'I find that pretty hard to believe'

What's going on with Rosenstein. is he simply a turncoat or has he been operating from unexpected motivation from the start.

dunno about him but this is when i start to imagine the copilots and flight crew are trying to arrange the most “survivable” jumbo jet crash they can, which has made for some weird positioning.

then i remember occam, and i’m back to just, “these ppl are some assholes.”

.@IlhanMN’s office has seen “off the charts” increase in death threats since Trump’s tweet; she already was receiving about one a day

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) April 15, 2019

sure am glad the Dems spent a whole week being angry with her for suggesting AIPAC had a lot of influence in US Politics

cool

Before Nancy, who has lost all control of Congress and is getting nothing done, decides to defend her leader, Rep. Omar, she should look at the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel and ungrateful U.S. HATE statements Omar has made. She is out of control, except for her control of Nancy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019

can't quite parse what you're trying to say here though, maybe delete and try again

uh

THEY SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN (We will never forget)!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019

this is why there is no political downside at all for pelosi to stand up for omar--trump is gonna use omar as a brush to attack her anyway. but i guess the donor is king

xp

hmmm idk did you consult David Frum before you came up with that take

"They Spied On My Campaign (We Will Never Forget)"

hmmm idk did you consult David Frum before you came up with that take

― Simon H., Monday, April 15, 2019 9:27 AM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i only subscribe to frum's newsletter for the recipes

since leaving the Bush administration Frum likes craft beer iirc

If it’s any day of the week and any time of day, @ewarren has a new policy rollout https://t.co/qkyKwkbFnx

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) April 15, 2019

The Atlantic reports:

At the meals in the small dining room off the Oval Office, Trump keeps a big-screen TV tuned to cable news. Aides who have walked in have seen Trump yelling at the TV as he sits with Pence and their deputies over plates of chicken and cheeseburgers.

When he sees something on the screen that he dislikes, Trump on occasion will interrupt the lunch and summon aides to discuss a response, people familiar with the lunches said.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/04/how-key-aides-have-survived-trump-white-house/587038/

oh cool. another one of those articles.

this one is more like "Pence is real-life Mr Smithers" sandwiched between brief profiles of Miller and Conway, not that I'm suggesting you read it

Mueller Report comin' Thursday

[redacted] [redacted] coming Thursday

It's gonna be one long black stripe

trump's dumps was a good song

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/science/2018/07/08/TELEMMGLPICT000168753591_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bqj7_LGHWhWFZy-JC1sdVNlMlDWjNqc2Lt9DTi8J-FvKU.jpeg?imwidth=450

Really wish a team of carpenters would wait for Trump to take his daily trump then build walls around the bathroom, sealing him in the walls forever

Remember when this happened?

http://thebullelephant.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dons-johns-tape.jpg

Pretty much set the stage for the subsequent few years.

trump's dumps was a good song

― Fictitious Business Name: (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, April 15, 2019 11:34 AM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Trump's dumps are the messengers of your doom and your destruction

Is that a lyric?

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Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019

Very Cool Tiger, Thank You!

From one serial adulterer to another.

Sports (Golf)

well

https://www.wmur.com/article/republican-bill-weld-makes-it-official-hes-challenging-trump-for-gop-presidential-nomination/27153885

can't see that mattering a fig but of course causing a sufficient ruckus in New Hampshire will at least be good for a funny news cycle

get a load of all these fuckin berniebros, smdh

Bret Baier just polled the Bernie Town Hall audience who would be willing to switch to #MedicareForAll. It backfired spectacularly. pic.twitter.com/dQJ9gfQ137

— jordan (@JordanUhl) April 15, 2019

in case there was any doubt

REPORTER: Congresswoman Omar says your video led to direct threats on her life. Any second thoughts?

TRUMP: "No, not at all." pic.twitter.com/wiSNptg0F3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 16, 2019

Don’t ask yes/no questions. https://t.co/HHd7LxPbs0

— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) April 16, 2019

Got to wonder what other kinds of creepy deals like this are happening out there.

https://www.wuky.org/post/formerly-blacklisted-russian-company-invest-kentucky-mill

“This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future,” Mr. Trump said in his veto message.

https://nyti.ms/2v7UNfo

lovely

I fucking hate this man with all my heart. I have never hated anyone more.
Almost not worth saying, and yet....

endangering the lives of service members by...pulling them out of warzones

I'm sure he enjoys your hate. It doesn't hurt him. The only way to hurt him is to deprive him of power as much as possible, fund his opposition, stand in his way, and to help him lose the next election. He hates losing.

There's a very interesting take on the costs to the person attempting to smuggle themselves across the Southern border by the guy who is the alternative presenter on Trumpcast from a couple of days back.
Apparently people tend to borrow so much to get across that they get into a spiral of debt meaning they need to get into the US to earn money to repay. & being sent back just means getting further and further in when one has already sold up everything valuable and had to come up with collateral.
He was saying that climate change has prevented reliability of crop growth as income source. So even if one hasn't hocked or sold off land one can't be sure crop will be sellable. So likely that one is returning to next to nothing.

pareene’s mcconnell piece is great

https://newrepublic.com/article/153275/mitch-mcconnell-profile-nihilist-chief

It is!

Speaking of nihilsm:

I believe it will be Crazy Bernie Sanders vs. Sleepy Joe Biden as the two finalists to run against maybe the best Economy in the history of our Country (and MANY other great things)! I look forward to facing whoever it may be. May God Rest Their Soul!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2019

Trump clearly ripping off letters serial killers send to the police now

yes, surely nothing bad can happen to the economy between now and election 2020

my personal economy is p bad

jelly baby

Many Trump Fans & Signs were outside of the @FoxNews Studio last night in the now thriving (Thank you President Trump) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for the interview with Crazy Bernie Sanders. Big complaints about not being let in-stuffed with Bernie supporters. What’s with @FoxNews?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2019

yeah this was in today’s morning media... “we”

BERNIE SANDERS' APPEARANCE before Fox News viewers on Monday night drew more than 2.5 million viewers, making it the most-watched town hall of the election season. But one dedicated Fox News viewer wasn't pleased.

- "So weird to watch Crazy Bernie on @FoxNews," President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning. Trump continued tweeting about the town hall more than 10 hours later, suggesting last night that his supporters were left out and the audience was "stuffed with Bernie supporters."

- In addition to the Sanders gripes, Trump also tweeted how its "very strange" that "now we have" Democrat Donna Brazile, who recently joined Fox News as a contributor. Trump's use of "we" didn't go unnoticed. "The we here by the way refers to Fox News, not the Trump administration," tweeted BBC anchor Katty Kay.

- Trump may expect those appearing on Fox News to praise him and blast the Democrats - and there are plenty of hosts and guests who routinely do that, especially in early morning and primetime. Sanders, unsurprisingly, was critical of Trump, as other 2020 Democratic contenders would likely be if they accept invites to town halls on the president's favorite network.

damn fake friends, smdh