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It's definitely a way to consolidate right wing support

there's a non-zero possibility he's doing this just to spite caitlyn jenner tbh

Remarkable achievement for Pence that whenever a polarizing decision comes down we discuss influence of Bannon and others but never the VP.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) July 26, 2017

not that remarkable if pence has no influence at all

VP has nudged POTUS culturally rightward at every turn, yet we react to trans military announcement w talk of Tony Perkins and FRC. Amazing.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) July 26, 2017

Folks, who's the chief advocate for FRC -- and the broader conservative movement -- in this White House? It sure as hell isn't Steve Bannon.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) July 26, 2017

No doubt some reporter will find out which tv channel aired something about transgendered exactly two minutes before trump started tweeting.

One of the many things I don't understand, Sessions reportedly offered his resignation several weeks ago and Trump did not accept it. What is going on now? What is different?

Wow, not even someone actually named Jeff Davis is willing to unquestioningly support this guy.

Xp Can't have someone resign! Oh no, that reflects badly. Gotta support the team*. Or fire him.

(*can totally hear Trump say the exact same thing like David Puddy would)

Lol YMP

this is a classic Donnie Two Scoops "Stupid - like a fox!" move. Taking people by surprise, provoking opponents, re-directing nat'l conversation etc.

Let me fix it for you: Roughly ALL of Donald Trump voters believe FUCK YOU LIB MEDIA. Further, roughly ALL Donald Trump voters believe FUCK FAKE POLLS. Roughly 99% went beyond the survey questions to add, "SUCK IT LIBS, HAHAHAHAHA."

Only solution I see is to a) make seatbelts optional again, b) make it clear that seatbelts are an invention of snowflake liberals and c) sit back and watch lots of Trump voters sail through their own windscreens and out of the voting populace

Only bright side to all this is that if/when the nation finally rises up against the vile shitheel, no transgender lives will be threatened in the futile act of defencing him

Could Congress pass an amendment abolishing the Executive Branch, D would probably be dumb enough to not know that's him

Uncovering political hypocrisy is very difficult, I know. Graham says Trump is being weak with Sessions; he needs to do whatever he's going to do, not "play around the edges." Which I believe describes every single Republican during the gradual acceptance of Donald Trump as the party's nominee last year, with the possible exception of low-energy Jeb.

make seatbelts optional again

#MSOA

pretty sure if Jeb! was a U.S. senator or rep and not a governor he'd be smiling alongside some other congressional shitheels now and prancing merrily along in lockstep with DJT.

Study was already done re: cost of transgender soldiers transitioning. Deemed negligible.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/health/transgender-troops-care-costs/index.html

The only person who ran on the Republican side who I can't see supporting Trump even as a senator is Kasich, and that is not so much because he is reasonable but because he has a gigantic bastard streak that he buried to make himself look reasonable to a national audience.

look let's not let facts get in the way of a spurt of transphobia at the highest levels of government xp

(xposts) True enough--that plus extreme personal pique, plus the fact he'd never be running for the nomination again.

I might be misremembering, but I thought Kasich reached some kind of rapprochement towards the end. He did skip the convention.

I honestly think with enough outrage about liberals telling you to use seat belts and air bags you could use right wing media to market and sell some sort of spike-covered face mask that would puncture airbags rendering them useless.

^^^c'mon ilx let's make some fucking $$$$

Liberals should just propose an anti-self immolation bill and just sit back and enjoy the fireworks

lol even NRO is ugh shut up please

I was amused by that. I'd kinda love to know who is giving him shit every day at dinner.

Overheard at the Pentagon: "We're taking orders via Twitter now?"

— Nancy Youssef, نانسى (@nancyayoussef) July 26, 2017

this is good

Time of Death: 11:50am EST. pic.twitter.com/cgEAxx5GIk

— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) July 26, 2017

The Maverick's statement:

The President's tweet this morning regarding transgender Americans in the military is yet another example of why major policy announcements should not be made via Twitter.

The statement was unclear. The Department of Defense has already decided to allow currently-serving transgender individuals to stay in the military, and many are serving honorably today. Any American who meets current medical and readiness standards should be allowed to continue serving. There is no reason to force service members who are able to fight, train, and deploy to leave the military—regardless of their gender identity. We should all be guided by the principle that any American who wants to serve our country and is able to meet the standards should have the opportunity to do so—and should be treated as the patriots they are.

The statement was unclear.

just die already

I'm sure McCain was frustrated that there wasn't any pending anti-trans legislation he could've voted for immediately after writing that.

McCain: ____ is terrible for this long list of reasons. (votes in favor of ____, drops mic) Maverick out.

Damn, the full statement.

https://twitter.com/davidehrlich?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Interesting that both Ernst and of all people Hatch were all "Yeah wait a sec." (Obv talk is very cheap right now but I didn't expect that.)

wow, a very powerful statement from Senator John McCain on Trump’s discriminatory tweets about transgender Americans in the military. pic.twitter.com/AGmXIYRnFK

— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) July 26, 2017

xp

And of course

There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the US military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? https://t.co/WzjypVC8Sr

— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 26, 2017

ayo caitlyn he lied to u

Jeez she was on TV like 2 days ago repeating a bunch of Trump lies about taxes etc like they were facts.

i'm shocked that Caitlyn is a moron

It's that weird thing about the GOP where they laugh about the precious snowflakes crying their libtears until it affects them or their community directly.

Narcissism? BPD? Sociopathy? Look, I'm not a trained psychologist.

Caitlyn grew up as a world-class decathlete, meaning her post-elementary education consisted exclusively of running, jumping and throwing things.

like insults?

Yeah you can be trans and also an asshole, news flash

More fun on the Sessions front

Welp: @mobrooksforsen says he'll withdraw from the #ALSEN race if all candidates agree to reinstall Jeff Sessions: pic.twitter.com/XIoRm9kKQK

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) July 26, 2017

uh

Yeah I don't even know how to read that. I rather presume neither Strange nor Moore (much less Sessions) was consulted.

Dr. Strange hates being crossed!

Dr. Strange hates being crossed!