The Trump Presidency – 2016

[Edward64]

Watched a Sunday talk show that had Scaramucci. I thought he did well representing Trump.

Still a honeymoon period I think and looking forward to more productive and less confrontational press briefings and relationship.

I felt sorry for Spicer but he brought alot of it on himself and glad there is a fresh face(s) to try get things back on track.

[SackAttack]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I mean, various obstructionists have been in the way of some of his better stuff thus far.

There is a hilarious lack of self-awareness in this quote.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Edward64

I felt sorry for Spicer but he brought alot of it on himself and glad there is a fresh face(s) to try get things back on track.

Spicer is an asshole and he deserved everything he got.

Sean Spicer Stole A Fridge From White House Staffers

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Watched a Sunday talk show that had Scaramucci. I thought he did well representing Trump.

Glad he could live up to the low bar of not accidentally denying the Holocaust.

[digamma]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Watched a Sunday talk show that had Scaramucci. I thought he did well representing Trump.

Still a honeymoon period I think and looking forward to more productive and less confrontational press briefings and relationship.

I felt sorry for Spicer but he brought alot of it on himself and glad there is a fresh face(s) to try get things back on track.

Scaramucci isn't going to be the press secretary, which was Spicer's job. THat's going to be Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

It's hard for me to take the Mooch seriously when in his opening remarks he was borderline a North Korean propogandist just short of claiming Trump only made holes in one on the golf course.

Or more seriously that his past positions magically evolved in 24 hours to match the President's, just shortly after the President's largest donor raised a stink.

Or that he keeps carrying the President's water on doubting whether Russian hackers tried to interfere in the election.

But you're right, he does look good in that suit!

[Flasch186]

The shit he said, if it was about KJU we wouldve said well who gives a shit, its North Korea.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Watched a Sunday talk show that had Scaramucci. I thought he did well representing Trump.

Still a honeymoon period I think and looking forward to more productive and less confrontational press briefings and relationship.

I felt sorry for Spicer but he brought alot of it on himself and glad there is a fresh face(s) to try get things back on track.

Stop.

[Radii]

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-anon...e-14bd69d07db6

“There’s a lot of disinformation out there,” said Scaramucci. “Somebody said to me yesterday—I won’t tell you who—that if the Russians actually hacked this situation and spilled out those emails, you would have never seen it, you would have never had any evidence of them.”

An incredulous Tapper cut him off, pointing out that this anonymous source was breaking from every single intelligence agency in asserting that Russia’s involvement was in dispute. That’s all it took for Scaramucci to throw his boss under the bus.

“How ‘bout it was the president, Jake,” said Scaramucci of his anonymous source. “I talked to him yesterday, he called me from Air Force One, and he basically said to me ‘hey you know, maybe they did it, maybe they didn’t do it.’”

[cuervo72]

Scaramucci’s reveal that Trump poses as an anonymous source to defend himself further calls into question the dozens of times Trump has cited unnamed “people” to justify his actions as president or suggest he is more popular than he is, or subtly criticize his own staff for their inaction, or not so subtly criticize the media

Heh, "further calls into question." If you weren't already convinced that all of his "a little birdy told me" moments were just him pulling stuff out of his ass, you're not going to start thinking that way now.

[Ben E Lou]

The President, who said he didn't want the Justice Department to investigate HRC, is whining this morning that the Justice Department isn't investigating HRC.

[cuervo72]

Have to whip up the base. For all the bluster about coal or the wall, for many of his rally-attending supporters the biggest deal was taking down Hillary (in what most resembles a literal witch hunt, really). If you've succeeded at one thing but can't seem to do anything else, why not revisit that victory?

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

The President, who said he didn't want the Justice Department to investigate HRC, is whining this morning that the Justice Department isn't investigating HRC.

He does realize he is in charge of it, right?

Probably his way of deflecting since his son-in-law is being questioned about whether or not he committed treason this morning.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Watched a Sunday talk show that had Scaramucci. I thought he did well representing Trump.

Still a honeymoon period I think and looking forward to more productive and less confrontational press briefings and relationship.

I felt sorry for Spicer but he brought alot of it on himself and glad there is a fresh face(s) to try get things back on track.

I know there is a comparison of politics to pro wrestling but it feels closer every day. Reading some of Scaramucci's old thoughts on Trump and politics compared to today sounds like a manager turning on his guy and switching to represent another guy. The whole thing just feels like performance art.

[JPhillips]

It looks like tomorrow the Senate will vote on a healthcare bill, even bringing back McCain for the vote.

But nobody knows what will be voted on. Repeal? Repeal and replace? Cruz amendment? Something else? Nobody knows.

The the vote will probably include a vote overriding the parliamentarian who ruled some major portions as incompatible with the Byrd rule. Some way, some how the GOP is going to pass something that will do something!

[cuervo72]

Step __: co-opt a youth organization!

[JPhillips]

Many conservatives enraged over Obama school speech

We should never take a conservative outrage story seriously again.

[RainMaker]

Impressive or creepy? Maybe this generation's Scott Thorson.

The Mooch did his homework. pic.twitter.com/Wku0DF2ovd

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 24, 2017

[JPhillips]

What an asshole.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes (where are E-mails & DNC server) & Intel leakers!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2017

[SteveM58]

That's a good example of why we can't judge the right thing by Trump's petty motivations. It's either the right thing or it isn't.

[Easy Mac]

The Mad King had quite the morning. Anyone seen a Robert Baratheon?

[Easy Mac]

dola,

His tweet about McCain being a hero after he's trashed him is sick. If McCain had any pride left, he'd vote no simply because of that.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

What an asshole.

Sessions just needs to resign if his boss is going to keep criticizing him in public.

[Ben E Lou]

Guys, this is just more 6-D Chess to make us feel sorry for Sessions.

[Kodos]

I kinda hope Sessions doesn't resign just to spite Trump. And I hate Sessions!

[HomerSimpson98]

Yeah, Dipshit Donald wants him gone. He knows firing him will bring down more thunder, so he's resorting to this petty shit to try and get him to resign. I know what I'd do were I in Sessions' spot, but it will be interesting to see what he does.

[PilotMan]

Trump is basically grabbing him in the pussy right now.

[Ben E Lou]

Heh. Someone forgot to delete this.

AG Jeff Sessions is a stand-up guy. He's always said he would recuse himself from any case in which his impartiality could be questioned. pic.twitter.com/Pd7TM6e27R

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) March 2, 2017

[Jas_lov]

Looks like they have 50 votes to begin debate. Collins and Murkowski voted no. Ron Johnson and John McCain left to vote.

[Young Drachma]

Bannon and co's fascination with Hitler Youth probably made yesterday a huge wet dream come true for them.

[Easy Mac]

Originally Posted by Jas_lov

Looks like they have 50 votes to begin debate. Collins and Murkowski voted no. Ron Johnson and John McCain left to vote.

I guess being a war hero doesn't automatically make someone a decent human being.

[RainMaker]

From a strictly political standpoint, his maverick image has always been a fraud. He's been a straight party guy for decades who just talks a big game to the press and never backs it up.

I don't care about the vote but enough with the talk John. You've never backed it up as a Senator.

[stevew]

McCain lived as a hack and will die as one too

[JPhillips]

To be fair, McCain has never claimed to be a maverick about social programs.

[NobodyHere]

I thought this was a pretty good article about McCain

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...in-a-maverick/

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

To be fair, McCain has never claimed to be a maverick about social programs.

But what a maverick move to give a speech denouncing the process that he'd just cast the deciding vote to put into action.

[RainMaker]

Trump said Lebanon is at the front fighting Hezbollah today at the press conference. Unbelievable.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by mckerney

But what a maverick move to give a speech denouncing the process that he'd just cast the deciding vote to put into action.

I'm not going to argue that he's been almost all bark over his career.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Trump said Lebanon is at the front fighting Hezbollah today at the press conference. Unbelievable.

A front has two sides, right?

[bronconick]

Originally Posted by mckerney

But what a maverick move to give a speech denouncing the process that he'd just cast the deciding vote to put into action.

Given that he did the same on Gorsuch earlier this year it's hardly surprising

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by mckerney

But what a maverick move to give a speech denouncing the process that he'd just cast the deciding vote to put into action.

Now voting for the bill after today's speech was the ultimate in McCain bark.

[Chief Rum]

Maybe I am not on up on the political process in Congress, bur why is it a big deal to vote to debate the AHCA?

[Easy Mac]

Because they arent actually debating. its a procedural move that essentially starts the debate clock, so that the various iterations of the bill that have no chance of passing are debated, while the actual bill is thrown down at the last moment.

Also, maverick mccain voted for the brca draft of the bill tonight... the same draft bill he disparaged in his speech 7 hours ago.

[Chief Rum]

Thanks Easy Mac.

Correct me if I am wrong, but we knew this was going to happen, right? It was only a matter of time before the Republican controlled Senate was going to take action against the ACHA. No matter which side anyone takes on the matter, I see the process as fairly pointless. Either they are going to do something or they won't.

Of course, I'm just pretty much jaded about all things political at this point. I just know no one in that room has my interests at heart.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Trump said Lebanon is at the front fighting Hezbollah today at the press conference. Unbelievable.

From an interview during the primaries:

Donald Trump: I will know the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah 'when it's appropriate' | US news | The Guardian

Hugh Hewitt: So the difference between Hezbollah and Hamas does not matter to you yet, but it will?

Donald Trump: It will when it’s appropriate. I will know more about it than you know, and believe me, it won’t take me long.

[QuikSand]

via tweet, transgendered people may no longer serve in any military capacity.

Ok, so this is the exact equivalent of Bart Simpson setting the trash can on fire to create a distraction, right?

[JPhillips]

How long until someone defends Trump by claiming a Russian meeting might have just been some comedians playing a prank?

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

via tweet, transgendered people may no longer serve in any military capacity.

Ok, so this is the exact equivalent of Bart Simpson setting the trash can on fire to create a distraction, right?

Well, and culture war is a good way to re-engage some on the right who are disenchanted with him. I'm already seeing righties who have been critical of him the last couple of weeks in particular lining up lock-step on this one.

[Ben E Lou]

Just spoke to a Trump administration official about the transgender military decision. Here's what they said... pic.twitter.com/eOWdvlxTfd

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) July 26, 2017

[Logan]

Originally Posted by QuikSand

via tweet, transgendered people may no longer serve in any military capacity.

Ok, so this is the exact equivalent of Bart Simpson setting the trash can on fire to create a distraction, right?

Such a piece of shit.

Thank you to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 14, 2016

[Ben E Lou]

...and now he's renewing public attacks on his Attorney General.