Trump, July 2017: Tweet more

Still four hours to go, but did he not do anything bizarre today? Did he actually rest on the seventh day? Shouldn't he be attacking Adrian Beltre on Twitter or something?

― clemenza

adrian beltre is an asshole for telling robert fripp he can't play "thela hun ginjeet" live with king crimson

Ha! You're thinking of Adrian Belew. The original poster was referencing the guy from "T.J. Hooker", is what I believe.

Not sure if one or both of you guys is joking or not--if not, we're working up an Abbott & Costello routine here.

Still four hours to go, but did he not do anything bizarre today?

Maybe he went to get a sideways haircut? Maybe he went to get a striped shirt? Maybe he went to get some plastic shoes? Maybe he went to get some funny sunglasses?

Chris Christie did this

https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-christie-angrily-confronts-cubs-fan-call-big-shot-221113108.html

http://acapell.net/templates/images/billy-joel/big-shot.jpg

Williamson openly is pitiless about said communities, pretty much saying underwater towns like that should die off and people should move.

Ed Burmila's been saying this from an explicitly left-wing perspective for a while now as well.

http://www.ginandtacos.com/2016/11/20/the-next-best-thing/

Apparently he's also the kind of guy who thinks parentheticals like this are compliments to women:

a) I'm not sure he does, and b) considering that he's discussing people who go along to viewings of Glengarry Glen Ross to shout along with Alex Baldwin's character, I'd say that it is!

Speaking of which, getting literally in someone's face is very on-brand for Chris Christie of a few years ago.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGBlLVhVwAIyuyH.jpg

So what's the "correct" answer to Burmilla's essay?

Think you need another set of quote marks there

"So" what's the "correct" answer to Burmilla's essay?

Would be really great if the only people left wearing Ivanka's clothing were bag people or similar. But would the durability be up to their standards?

the homeless have suffered enough already surely

I love the idea that Putin deviously pushed for a president Trump, and yet his apparently pervasive and powerful intelligence services still fell short of indicating what an incompetent president Trump would be.

By the way, anyone else see the Fortune estimate that Putin is worth more than Bezos and Gates combined? Clearly more kids should start going to oligarch camp over coding camp.

i can't imagine purin would be terribly surprised that trump would be a bumbling cretin as president, nor really concerned that his presidency has been less productive than a monkey fucking a football - surely his overall aim was to destablise the us? and uh mission accomplished btw

Monkey Fucking a Football / Ham Sandwich '20.

Make American Monkeys Fuck a Football Again #MAMFAFA

shut up and take my healthcare vote

Trump on track to spend more on travel in 2017 than Obama spent in all 8 years: https://t.co/7RptL5wJLG pic.twitter.com/k0pSffkxqp

— The Hill (@thehill) July 29, 2017

But oh those trans troops. Too expensive! https://t.co/UhaHBJpUGK

— Doug Henwood (@DougHenwood) July 30, 2017

Can Trump get rid of Pence if GOP begin to consider impeachmeant?

Nope.

On a related note, TV commentator said that Trump was Pence's "boss," which is not how the veep position is spelled out by the Constitution.

The vice president doesn't work for the president; until forty-five years ago he didn't even have a White House office. His job is to wait for the president to die.

somehow i doubt trump has grasped the full nuance of that constitutional stipulation

His job is to wait for the president to die.

i'm waiting for this too, how do i get paid

That should be lieberal medias focus now- target creating a war b/w trump and pence and eliminate pence. Trump will eventually eliminate self. /obliquestrategies

Are there any checks on the president's ability to restructure his cabinet? Like, does Trump really have carte blanche to just install a bunch of dudes who report only to him with no other hierarchy in place?

My biggest takeaway from this debacle is that the executive branch needs a whole fuckton more rules in place.

I'd also like to suggest stricter gun control everywhere except the White House which should have none.

it's almost as if the entire american enterprise is predicated on people having a basic level of competence

until forty-five years ago he didn't even have a White House office.

hunh, i didn't know that - i'm imagining every vp before then just sitting at home for four years at a time, flipping playing cards into an upturned hat and waiting for the prez to take a bullet

Sen rock is gonna save US / to tune of XTC

Are there any checks on the president's ability to restructure his cabinet?

Cabinet members have to be confirmed by the Senate, which isn't much of a check at all, but it is at least slightly different from the White House staff where he could basically fire and replace everybody every week if he wanted to. It is at least sort of thinkable that if he appointed someone just wildly unsuitable for a major cabinet seat that the public has heard of, that there could be enough backlash that the nomination would crash and burn (the cabinet equivalent of Harriet Miers), or at least get bogged down past just the point of Senators "having concerns." Given the way health care has played out and where Trump is now, I can almost (but not really) imagine that some of his current cabinet might have hit serious obstacles if he were appointing them now.

guy with mud-caked boots screams "drain the swamp!"

guy drowning in the swamp gargles 'drggajfd thebvaf blagargh'

The president's power to hire and fire people in the Executive is broad, save for offices that require confirmation.

Recess appointments are A Thing, of course, but the de facto check and balance is that the Congress will be annoyed by being bypassed too often, and will be more likely to consider impeachment as its main instrument of dealing with an out-of-control president.

Fortunately the current occupant is determined to insult everyone in sight - including his own hires; his own appointees; and of course the people who will be judge, jury, and executioners should impeachment come to pass.

I still don't think it's likely, but I do relish the fantasy of everyone whose toes he stepped on during the campaign getting a chance to twist the knife a little. I have no love for Lyin' Ted, Little Marco, or Sen. "I like the guys who don't get captured" McCain, but it would be fun to watch them either gleefully vote for removal, or squirm while they voted against it.

cruz would be delighted to vote against it, and without a squirm in sight - great opportunity to make up a random supposed principle of american constitutionalism and grandstand on his deeply felt, lifelong belief in it.

For 1st time, Trump’s approval rating falls below 40 percent in Rasmussen Poll. “Strongly approve' is only 26 pct. https://t.co/Z1p9NK1dEM pic.twitter.com/Vmlw53oG6e

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) July 31, 2017

keep watching that "strongly approve"

that's still more than a quarter of respondents ffs

insofar as he's doing anything politically strategic (ha) he's playing to his base. he doesn't know how to do anything else. and his base is shrinking.

yeah, i'm just boggling at the proportion of hardcore chuds who still think he's doing a-ok despite a staggering lack of achievements six months in (assuming they're not trolling the pollsters, of course)

usually the methodology for their vote is:

Are liberals whining?
Are minorities and women upset?
Are Christians getting unnecessary deference on everything?

If yes to all three, vote approve

i can't boggle at that proportion, i've read too many comments sections. and Trump's (stated) core beliefs are really not far off from the usual Republican agenda, and even closer to the usual unspoken Republican agenda.

-22% on Rasmussen blowing my mind.

like that's the one pollster where he was still polling net positive when all others were moving theo ther direction back in January

rip

Great news! #MAGA pic.twitter.com/pirHR7lAyT

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

I want to note that the beauty of that tweet is that it includes the exact date of the polling

saw this posted on FB

Check out this list of our president's accomplishments thus far:
1.Appointed conservative Supreme Court Judge Gorsuch
2. Decreased US debt by over $103 billion (the previous president increased debt by over 970 billion in first 6 months)
3.He took us out of TPP. He has renegotiated trade agreements with many countries. Arranged 20% Tariff on soft lumber from Canada.
4.Illegal immigration is now down 70%( the lowest in 17 years)
5.Consumer confidence highest since 2000 at index125.6. USManufacturing index jumped to a 33 year high. Highest since Reagan in 1983.
6.Mortgage applications for new homes rise to a 7 year high.
7. US Stock Market has gained $4 Trillion for its investors since President Trump was elected.
8.Bids for border wall are well underway.
9.Pulled out of the lopsided Paris accord.
10.Keystone pipeline approved.
11.NATO allies boost spending by 4.3%. An increase of $10 billion.
12.Allowing VA to terminate bad employees.
13.Allowing private healthcare choices for veterans.
14.Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 1,027,000 jobs have been created in the President's first 6 months
15. Median household income at a 7 year high.
16. The Stock Market is at the highest ever In its history. DOW closing at 22,000. DOW has seen not the fastest 1000 and 2000 point increase in its history since Trump has been president.
17. Cut federal funding to Sanctuary Cities.
18. $89 Billion saved in regulation rollbacks.
19. Rollback of regulations in order to boost coal mining.
20. Massive victories against ISIS
21. Travel ban reinstated.
22. Executive order for religious freedom.
23. Jump started NASA
24. $600 million cut from UN peacekeeping budget.
25. Targeting of MS13 gangs
26. Deporting violent illegal immigrants.
27. Signed 41 bills to date
28. Created a commission on child trafficking
29. Created a commission on voter fraud
30. Created a commission for opioids addiction.
31. Giving power to states to drug test unemployment recipients.
32. Unemployment lowest since may 2007.
33. Historic Black College University initiative
34. Women In Entrepreneurship Act
35. Created an office for illegal immigrant crime victims.
36. Reversed Dodd-Frank
37. Repealed DOT ruling which would have taken power away from local governments for infrastructure planning
38. Order to stop crime against law enforcement.
39. End of DAPA program.
40. Motivated companies not to move out of America.
41. Promoted businesses to create American Jobs.
42. Encouraged country to once again Buy American and hire American
43. 58 missiles dropped in Syria.
44. Cutting regulations 2 for every one created.
45. Review of all trade agreements to make sure they are America first.
46. Apprentice program
47. China agreed to import of American beef.
48 $78 Billion promised reinvestment from major businesses like Exxon, Bayer, Apple, SoftBank, Toyota...
49. Denied FBI a new building.
50. $700 million saved with F-35 renegotiation.
51. Saves $22 million by reducing white house payroll.
52. Dept of treasury reports a $182 billion surplus for April 2017 (2nd largest in history.)
53. Negotiated the release of 6 US humanitarian workers held captive in egypt. Negotiated the release of American student Otto Warmbier from North Korea.
54. Gas prices lowest in more than 12 years.
55. Signed An Executive Order To Promote Energy Independence And Economic Growth
56. Has already accomplished more to stop government interference into people's lives than any President in the history of America.
57. President Trump has worked with Congress to pass more legislation in his first 100 days than any President since Truman.
58. Has given the head executive of each department 6 month time frame dated march 15 2017, to trim the fat, restructure and improve the efficiency of their department.

Lots of supporters won't bother to question their presumptions of competence/leadership until they're personally effected. Their premiums continue rising, they lose their ACA subsidized insurance, their retirement account takes a plunge, they lose their job, their kid dies in an unnecessary war. There's a disheartening number who never see news from non-partisan sources.

Nixon's approval rating, in an era when news was less-partisan, was 24% on the day he left office. Unless Trump was caught with underaged prostitutes, I don't think we're going to see sub 28-30.

49. Denied FBI a new building.

Historic Black College Initiative

How many of that list are actually pollyanna-ed negatives?

saw this posted on FB

it's funny how the "accomplishments" become more nonsensical/less verifiable the farther down you go. By the time you get to 8 you're already in "uh, yeah right"/wishful thinking territory