The Trump Presidency – 2016

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by panerd

The DNC already coming up with brilliant strategies to blow what should be a cakewalk 2018 mid-term.

Seriously. Dumbest move they could possibly make.

Just sit back and let the house burn down

[PilotMan]

It's fucking idiotic. Terrible strategy.

[cuervo72]

Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400. Here are the tapes.

The CIA Says Mike Pompeo Didn't Fight in the Gulf War

Just add 'em to the pile of little white lies.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by panerd

The DNC already coming up with brilliant strategies to blow what should be a cakewalk 2018 mid-term.

I can't imagine any voters will change their vote based on this lawsuit. By next week we'll forget all about it.

[Julio Riddols]

The democratic party has turned into a bunch of litigious SJW types, its a little overboard. Its a real shame their strategy is often such a shitty one because I think if they just completely separated themselves from the petty bullshit and spoke directly to the people about what they are going to do to fix things and why that will work, they would probably get over pretty damn good in this climate.

What hurts them is finger pointing and crying "He's hitting me mom!" instead of figuring out how to get revenge on big brother the proper way.

[tarcone]

Greitens just charged with Felony tampering with computer data.

Thats 2 felonies in a few months.

What a quality guy.

[NobodyHere]

Is Greitens trying to get the Republican Presidential nomination for 2020?

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by tarcone

What a quality guy.

There's probably good people on both sides.

[Edward64]

So possibly the missing link and explanation on the Putin-Trump relationship - video sextape!

(pure speculation of course)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...ts-yes-n867951

President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he didn’t stay in Russia overnight during his 2013 visit to the country — part of his explanation for why the salacious allegations from the Steele dossier couldn’t be true, according to the Comey memos that were released Thursday evening.

But public evidence — from previous news reports, as well as NBC News’ own reporting — strongly suggests that Trump did stay at least one night in Moscow in November 2013.

[booradley]

North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-n...-idUSKBN1HR37J

[Edward64]

Great news, hoping for the best (vs typical playing for time).

I do think there is cause for hope as the crazy kid visited China and they must have some sort of plan (and China is somewhat rational).

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by booradley

North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-n...-idUSKBN1HR37J

I wonder if this is the site that was reported to have collapsed or partially collapsed the mountain?

Originally Posted by Edward64

Great news, hoping for the best (vs typical playing for time).

I do think there is cause for hope as the crazy kid visited China and they must have some sort of plan (and China is somewhat rational).

I'm optimistic for a kind of 80's style breakdown and freedom running rampant, but that's not really what's going on. Short of that, all of this is still more or less, the same behavior that NK has shown past. Saber rattling/brinkmanship, followed by worldwide attention, diplomacy, progress, return to secret whatever, slowly develop whatever, and back to brinkmanship. How many times have we seen this cycle?

[Thomkal]

Guess Utah doesn't like Romney as much as we thought:

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...senate-primary

[JPhillips]

I expect Romney to win comfortably, but if he doesn't, that really would be the last nail in the anti-Trump GOP.

[booradley]

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-wa...w-unemployment

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I expect Romney to win comfortably, but if he doesn't, that really would be the last nail in the anti-Trump GOP.

I think a Trump endorsement actually hurts him in Utah. Especially when his flip/flopping on his alignment with Trump just exposes him as another political whore.

[JPhillips]

Rand Paul might have been the vote knocking out Pompeo, so as is his want, he drops his moral stance when the going gets tough.

"I take him at his word that he does and has incorporated the idea that the Iraq War was a mistake."

[NobodyHere]

Trump's doctor accused of drinking on the job and 'improperly' prescribing medication

Trump hires only the best people, though of course he's going to blame Obama for this as if he made him nominate Jackson for the VA job.

[cuervo72]

TPP Pullout Spurred Harley’s ‘Plan B’ Factory in Thailand - Bloomberg

[panerd]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Rand Paul might have been the vote knocking out Pompeo, so as is his want, he drops his moral stance when the going gets tough.

Yep pretty weak. Hard to take the guy seriously when he always backs down. One could argue in less than ten years he has done more politically than his father’s whole career but fuck him selling out all the time. For what exactly?

[RainMaker]

That's just Rand. Talk a big game and then back down at the last minute.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by panerd

Yep pretty weak. Hard to take the guy seriously when he always backs down. One could argue in less than ten years he has done more politically than his father’s whole career but fuck him selling out all the time. For what exactly?

There’s a word I really hate. It’s a phoney. I could puke every time I hear it.

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[BishopMVP]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

I expect Romney to win comfortably, but if he doesn't, that really would be the last nail in the anti-Trump GOP.

Who's the Mike Kennedy guy and how is he aligned? Evan McMurray is another Republican guy from Utah who would've beaten Romney, and I wouldn't consider him pro-Trump.

[BBT]

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

Who's the Mike Kennedy guy and how is he aligned? Evan McMurray is another Republican guy from Utah who would've beaten Romney, and I wouldn't consider him pro-Trump.

Kennedy is basically your standard pre-Trump Republican: lower the debt, strong military, etc. Supports Trump on immigration, but Trump didn't invent the issue. As Romney says, Kennedy is probably very similar to himself.

Little-known Mike Kennedy to take on Mitt Romney in Utah GOP primary | Deseret News

"I don't know Mike Kennedy terribly well in terms of his posture on issues. I think we're probably pretty similar," Romney said, noting both endorsed the Utah Republican Party platform.

Kennedy said the national debt is the biggest risk to the country's future. He said he opposed continuing resolutions and "pork-filled" omnibus bills to fund government. He said he would never vote for legislation lawmakers try to slip by in the middle of the night.

He favors a strong military and national defense, education decisions at the local level, judges like the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal immigration. He said he supports President Donald Trump "doing what's necessary" to protect the borders and enforce immigration laws.

"I'm tired of business as usual in Washington, D.C.," he told delegates. "If you want things to change, you need to vote for change."

[Thomkal]

Well the Republicans finally won a special election-this time in Arizona. Not a surprise since its a very friendly GOP district, but the margin of victory-8,000+ votes and less than 10% in a district Trump won by more than 20%, should give the Dems a little victory dance instead of a big one:

Republican Lesko wins Arizona special election - POLITICO

[stevew]

[corbes]

From the Dept. of There's a Tweet for Everything, there's some really low-hanging fruit in the wake of Michael Cohen asserting his privilege against self-incrimination.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by corbes

From the Dept. of There's a Tweet for Everything, there's some really low-hanging fruit in the wake of Michael Cohen asserting his privilege against self-incrimination.

If there's a website out there that's already cataloging this (Tweet for Everything Trump), I need to find it.

[JPhillips]

Trump called Fox and Friends and said Cohen represented him on the Stormy Daniels thing.

Could you imagine what he would say in a Mueller interview.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

If there's a website out there that's already cataloging this (Tweet for Everything Trump), I need to find it.

35,000+ Tweets, No Self Awareness

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Radii

35,000+ Tweets, No Self Awareness

Pure Gold. Thanks.

[Thomkal]

Dr. Jackson has withdrawn his nomination for VA head:

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/polit...nee/index.html

And Scott Pruitt is having to "face the music" with a House committee meeting going on right now.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by corbes

From the Dept. of There's a Tweet for Everything, there's some really low-hanging fruit in the wake of Michael Cohen asserting his privilege against self-incrimination.

[JPhillips]

And the Southern District of New York has already used Trump's interview this morning in a filing arguing against Cohen's privilege claims.

[digamma]

What a bonkers interview.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by digamma

What a bonkers interview.

Haven't seen it, but how bonkers could it really be? In light of the last couple years?

[Shkspr]

Bonkers enough that it ended with the Fox and Friends crew telling Trump, "Yeah, we'd better let you go now; you've probably got lots of important things to do."

[BBT]

Trump concludes @foxandfriends interview by screaming about conflicts of interest on Robert Mueller's team, and promising to meddle more aggressively in the Department of Justice going forward. pic.twitter.com/ITak7tEEJJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 26, 2018

[Thomkal]

Pompeo gets confirmed.

[Thomkal]

House chaplain forced out by Ryan for being "too political in his prayers" and having a Muslim priest lead prayers one day:

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/38...ed-out-by-ryan

[ISiddiqui]

Ryan,who is also Catholic, has appointed Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), an Air Force Reserve chaplain, as well as Reps. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) and Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), both former pastors, to lead the search effort to find a replacement.

Guess we can't have those Democrats deciding on the non-partisan chaplain?

[Bee]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Guess we can't have those Democrats deciding on the non-partisan chaplain?

Everyone knows all Democrats are atheists.

[whomario]

Originally Posted by Bee

Everyone knows all Democrats are atheists.

Satanists, no ?

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by whomario

Satanists, no ?

Same thing to Republicans.

[Thomkal]

well I guess the US won't get the World Cup in 2026 now:

Trump hints at punishing countries if they don’t back World Cup bid - POLITICO

[EagleFan]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

well I guess the US won't get the World Cup in 2026 now:

Trump hints at punishing countries if they don’t back World Cup bid - POLITICO

That man is an idiot.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Haven't seen it, but how bonkers could it really be? In light of the last couple years?

This was a solid 8.5. How often does Fox have a Republican President on and cut the segment short because he's on a senile grandpa rant?

[Edward64]

Kudos to both Korea's for making this happen. Long way to go but still a good sign.

It may just be right place at the right time but I do think Trump/Pompeo gets some credit for this.

https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/n...ntl/index.html

For parts of the world that are just waking up, here’s a quick summary of Friday's summit.

North and South Korea took the first tentative steps towards peace on Friday during a summit with global implications.

The day began when Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to cross into South Korean territory since fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953.

It culminated with the two countries vowing to formally end the war and agreeing to work towards the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula".

Kim and Moon Jae-in had never met before they shook hands and posed for pictures on both sides of demarcation line separating the two Koreas on Friday morning.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

House chaplain forced out by Ryan for being "too political in his prayers" and having a Muslim priest lead prayers one day:

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/38...ed-out-by-ryan

It sounds like he got too political when calling on others consider those who are in poverty during a prayer. It's understandable, being a Catholic like Paul Ryan the chaplain should have known to stick to talking about the teachings of Jesus rather than wading into political issues like how we should treat the poor.

[BBT]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Kudos to both Korea's for making this happen. Long way to go but still a good sign.

It may just be right place at the right time but I do think Trump/Pompeo gets some credit for this.

https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/n...ntl/index.html

Thy should get some credit. Every president since the Korean War was halted should get credit for today including Trump.