Trump, June 2017: From [Covfefe] with Love

allege-ators

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-chooses-family-event-planner-run-n-y-housing-programs-article-1.3251314

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dhs-rescinds-obama-era-dapa-policy-that-would-have-protected-illegal-immigrant-parents/article/2626175

has any other president settled a fraud case for $25,000,000 after winning the election, prior to inauguration? taxes are theft, remember. benghazi :)

it's the Albanians

Close.

Also, property is theft

btw it looks like about 200 'fans' made it thru security and into the stands for that congressional charity game

“The frustration he feels is he fully well knows there was no collusion with Russia. And yet, he’s been on the hot seat about it for six months,” said Barry Bennett, a top campaign aide who continues to have ties to the White House. “He’s been told, 'You’re not under investigation,' and yet he still wakes up every day to read he’s under investigation. It’s really hard to be accused of being a traitor and take your lawyer’s advice to shut up and not talk about it.”

But he said that Russia should hack Hilary's emails, and he used the hell out of those hacks without any second thought. Plus he led his crowds in chants of 'lock her up' even after she got cleared. Of course I feel no sympathy for him, but he fucking brought it on himself. Directly. And just indirectly, this motherfucking idiot brought a new degree of incivility to American politics, and guess what? Turns out he is the most thin-skinned of all. Asshole.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-chooses-family-event-planner-run-n-y-housing-programs-article-1.3251314

― 龜, Friday, 16 June 2017 03:51 (six hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

man they're not even fucking trying anymore

She’s arranged tournaments at Trump golf courses, served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, and even arranged Eric Trump’s wedding.

Now President Trump has appointed longtime loyalist Lynne Patton — who has zero housing experience and claims a law degree the school says she never earned — to run the office that oversees federal housing programs in New York.

Patton was appointed Wednesday to head up the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Region II, which includes New York and New Jersey, where she’ll oversee distribution of billions of taxpayer dollars.

Patton’s tight relationship with the Trump clan dates back to 2009, when she began serving as the family’s “event planner.”

They would totally put a Trump family pet in charge of some agency or another if only every Trump family pet didn't wind up mysteriously and prematurely dead.

"event planner" is the new "community organizer"

Is the Grenfell Tower frie getting any coverage on US TV? I've just seen bits of it on CNN but that might be a european version with different stories getting focus.
if so would think the whole idea of who gets to run housing would be a thing that the public might take issue with. Quite apart from trump following his pattern of hiring people with no relevant experience which you might think that focus on his own behaviour might make him avoid,. But that might just expect some idea of self reflection on his part.

I have a feeling this even planners job is going to be 100% planning how to funnel as much money into trump businesses as possible.

Trump Twitter has been reruns lately, but this morning might be the first where he boasted of the number of his Twitter followers. Who are largely bots, right?

@Trayce

http://tribunist.com/politics/stephen-king-compares-trump-to-cthulhu-cthulhu-displeased-responds/

He's as good at math as ever - 32.5 million Twitter followers + 22.5 Facebook likes = "over 100 million people!"

Maybe his social media following goes up and down according to his mood, the way his net worth supposedly does...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiL8NuPssLUAhWD3oMKHW0cDxIQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F50%2C000%2C000_Elvis_Fans_Can%2527t_Be_Wrong&psig=AFQjCNHV91hc_FwXx6oF2_gOwKUqQ3KOPQ&ust=1497703401218406

Grr.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Elvis%27_Gold_Records%2C_Vol._2_original_LP_cover.jpg

Anyway. Why is his defense always "there's no proof!" and never "I'm innocent!" I guess he sometimes does that one, too.

while trump's hiring wedding coordinators, robert mueller's upping his team

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/politics/robert-mueller-special-counsel-lawyers/index.html

more firing, less hiring, donnie! get on that

Could Mueller hire Comey? Would be sublime irony if him being fired from that one job freed him up for another one.
Though presumably too vested in things by the firing.

This seems ill-advised.

I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director! Witch Hunt

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 16, 2017

i can only imagine the wave of terror currently crashing over the white house communications office

Wait what?

don't try and parse it, it's 5d chess

My theory is he thinks the two people are one and the same, and that Comey is still investigating him.

Now President Trump has appointed longtime loyalist Lynne Patton — who has zero housing experience and claims a law degree the school says she never earned — to run the office that oversees federal housing programs in New York.

To be a fly on the wall during her first meeting with Ben Carson. I imagine at one point they suddenly burst into sustained, uncontrollable laughter

Trump : The Art of Destroying America

lol "I am being investigated"

My theory is he thinks the two people are one and the same, and that Comey is still investigating him.

― Ned Raggett, Friday, June 16, 2017 9:27 AM

yeah lol i'm confused

i have the biggest, the most beautiful self-owns.

is he not talking about Rosenstein ? but confusing him with Mueller..wtf? i give up.

mad that Rosenstein won't fire Mueller? Or is he claiming that Mueller told him to fire Comey?
Who cares!

This is the day that Donald Trump became confused.

reminder that Mr. Dilbert thinks this guy is literally the smartest man on the planet

Worth noting that he announced his candidacy two (long) years ago, and this is what he's doing today.

I assumed he was talking about Schumer.

Bannon, Kushner, whoever cooks his breakfast, anybody.

He's right in the sense that Rosenstein hired, and presumably can fire, Mueller (as acting AG in the Russia matter due to Sessions being recused).

And Rosenstein did in fact write a memo recommending that he fire Comey. Which, presumably, Rosenstein did only because he was directed to do so by... one Donaldus J.ius Trumpius.

Wheels within wheels, dude.

Perhaps Barron is really in charge, being the expert and all.

FWIW

Big: Trump just said Rosenstein told him to fire Comey.

This will be key to the obstruction probe. Here's how.https://t.co/pT9sosn5zg pic.twitter.com/WfkJUkbaFK

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 16, 2017

yeah but her emails!!

Trump should demand Mueller investigate Rosenstein and Sessions as co-conspirators.

Seems as likely as anything that Trump just makes decisions based blindly on the recommendations of others, hence confusion about what he's done.

even by president brainstem's usual standards this is a new low

Seems funny joke to me that Trump would fire COmey because of how he handled "Crooked Hillary" - kind of like saying YOu think the police do a good job giving speeding tickets but then if you get in trouble with the law you think the police go too far and point to all the speeding tickets given - where was his outrage before the election

Good thing we didn't elect that corrupt lady. You know, the one with the questionable financial dealings? The one whose handling of sensitive information was substandard (particularly in the realm of electronic communications). The rape-enabler.

Sure dodged a bullet there, USA

You want 5D chess, the prevalent theory is that by making him a material witness, Trump is forcing Rosenstein to recuse himself as well, which opens the office up for Trump to appoint someone who will fire Mueller.

Of course, I don't know how much more beneficial that would be too Trump, since the end result would be the same. But being a profoundly bad idea actually affirms the possibility.