Trump, August 2017: A great day at the White House!

This Robert Reich post is entertaining and as likely as anything else.

http://robertreich.org/post/163658444390

― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, August 1, 2017 8:31 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i hope trump reads this. he'll become even more paranoid.

"Until somebody shows us a way to get that elusive 50th vote, I think it's over,” said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the third-ranking Republican. “Maybe lightning will strike and something will come together but I'm not holding my breath."

Privately, Republican aides said there is essentially no chance McConnell will take another shot at repealing Obamacare soon. On Monday, there was discussion among Senate staffers of a “hard pivot to tax reform,” one Senate aide said.

Publicly, senators were only slightly more charitable to the president’s demand that the GOP put everything on hold until it passes a health care law.

“Do I think we should stay on health care until we get it done? I think it’s time to move on to something else. Come back to health care when we've had more time to get beyond the moment we’re in and see if we can’t put some wins on the board,” said Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri, a member of GOP leadership. “Tax reform, infrastructure are the kinds of things we ought to be looking at.”

Pressed to respond to Trump’s Twitter tirade against the Senate GOP, Blunt said: “What do you want me to say about that? Obviously we didn’t give up and we didn’t quit. We can come back to this at another time and I’m sure we will.”

Were I in the position to do so, I'd constantly stand in little huddles around the WH and stage whisper 'shhh, he's coming he's coming' and immediately scramble to look very seriously at an upside-down binder as I walk away whistling.

if Trump tries to recess appoint a replacement for Sessions the Senate will go ballistic. I haven't seen any chatter about it. Schumer's p smart about this shit, he may just use procedural tricks to keep the Senate in session while everyone's on vacation if he thinks it's necessary.

xp

the Senate GOP (idk about the House, probably less so) is clearly chafing at Trump's bluster - he didn't help them get a bill passed (quite the opposite), he's belittling them in public, he doesn't show them any respect or understand how they work, he's publicly arm-twisting them to change their rules etc. I encourage his further alienation of the only body that can remove him from office.

Why would you hope he becomes more paranoid? If he isn't getting impeached or 25th'ed I'd just as soon not have him descend into terrifying mental illness.

I think Schumer actually did say that, about keeping the senate in session to prevent a recess appointment of, er, Sessions. That said, no one in DC has yet to seriously intervene to stop Trump from doing anything, so ...

firing Sessions would be hilarious tho

as I've said, I hope he does fire Sessions

total clusterfuck all around

I think he would be funny he if fired everyone.

You're fired, you're fired, you're fired, you're all fired!

I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FIX IT!

I like this plan

ahahaha! he is very funny man fiering everyone

he might hesitate a second for dramatic effect before firing Melania

"I love you, you're so beautiful, just gorgeous... but you're fired"

yes yes

more fiering

firing sessions would be just the absolute best, but i'm afraid it might get us pres Pence a lot sooner than i'd prefer

nope he's fired too!

that would be dope af but kidding aside he can't actually do that right?

(re Pence)

That would be better. Conservative > Madman who blurts out state secrets and encourages police to rough people up

Xp will

no the President cannot remove the Vice President

Conservative > Madman who blurts out state secrets and encourages police to rough people up

wait how are these different?

Reporter: President Trump, there have been reports of ...
Trump: You're fired!

White House chef: Mr. President, what would you like for dinner? We have ...
Trump: You're fired!

Ivanka: Dad, are you ... ?
Trump: You're fired! Clean out your desk! Get out of here!

(Trump looks in mirror.)
Trump: And what are you looking at, jackass?! You're fired! You're fired most of all!

A single tear streams down his cheek.

Trump: I said you're fired! Why are you still here? Why are you still here!?! Why am I still here! Where is everyone? What happened to my bed? Where is my bed!?!?

omg he fierd everyone!

lmao lj

Trump can't fire Pence, but it would be funny if he went on an extended Tweeterade trying to get Pence to become miserable and resign, a la Sessions.

Yes, please, Don, go there.

Good one.

I hate the Republican Party and what they want to do. I see that the president's buffoonery has stalled their agenda, which is good as far as it goes. But I still think there are unpredictable dangers to having this Trump guy in office.

Xp shakey.

Idk why i am talking about this though.

dangers like

(get this)

a world consumed in fier

AMIRITE

idgi is amirite welsh for something

But I still think there are unpredictable dangers to having this Trump guy in office.

― Treeship, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 4:40 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

eh -- give him a chance.

Fiering vingad syns på Haga
mellan Donalds frost och dun...

Trust me, that was hilarious

Wray confirmed 92-5 as FBI Director

don't give in to peer pressure, donnie :)

http://www.startribune.com/white-house-says-trump-has-yet-to-sign-russia-sanctions-bill/437923403/

Another amazing (as in, we're fucking doomed) interview transcript. This one was for the Wall Street Journal, but Politico got hold of it and published it.

glad to see they're already putting general chief of staff kelly in his proper place :)

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-rep-ivanka-trump-doesnt-have-to-report-chief-of-staff

"to access her father" an unfortunate choice of words given his past behavior around her

I thought Wray had been outed as doing very underhand things in alliance with Chris christie involving the Bridge scandal since his initial confirmation so had assumed progress had stopped.
But thi si the Trump regime so what am i expecting some respect for ethics?

he was unanimously confirmed in committee after he explicitly said he would not pledge loyalty, stand for any obstruction etc.

Wray should tell Trump he's fired and see if he falls for it

was wray asked if he agrees with franks?

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/08/01/trent-franks-arizona-robert-mueller-resignation/104188492/

love the stretch between "they know each other" to "they're BFFs and he cannot be trusted"

Sports Illustrated runs a piece on Trump the golfer

As for his game, Trump is surprisingly limber for a portly man of 6' 2", and his good eye-hand coordination shows through in all aspects of his play, but especially in his ability to hole putts, which he does with a wristy, old-fashioned stroke that is nothing like the method preferred by the best players today. On the backswing of his full shots, he takes the club inside and, impressively, gets his left shoulder well behind the ball. He then makes a lunging, down-the-line swing with his feet dancing through the finish. It's not pretty, but it repeats and it's a swing with rhythm and power. "He's a much better golfer than you think he'd be because he hits the ball a long way," says Phil Mickelson. "He has clubhead speed, and there's no substitute for that." Trump favors the latest in TaylorMade equipment, owing to a long-standing friendship with Mark King, the company's former CEO. But when Prime Minister Abe gave Trump a gold-colored Honma Beres S-05 driver, it went straight into the bag. (Retail price of the club: $3,755. The gift was made in November, and as President-elect, Trump was permitted to accept a gift that he would not have been allowed to take after the inauguration; Presidents are forbidden from accepting a present from a foreign government with a value that exceeds $390.)

At most other golf courses in America the TV is tuned to Golf Channel, on mute, but throughout last summer and fall, the television in Trump Bedminster's shop was on Fox News, with the sound blaring. As President, Trump has already made four visits to the club. He has his own cottage adjacent to the pool; it was recently given a secure perimeter by the Secret Service, leading to the inevitable joke that it's the only wall Trump has successfully built. Chatting with some members before a recent round of golf, he explained his frequent appearances: "That White House is a real dump."

Ha, doesn't Trump claim 6'3" in an effort to beat the obesity cutoff?