Where is/can Donald Trump take US (sic)?

[sptrawler]

https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-...can-sues-washington-post-20190220-p50z2s.html

The teen Trump supporter, had his picture splashed on the front of the paper, and was accused of racial vilification against an Indian musician at a rally.
Which apparently was BS.

 

[explod]

Needs his Russian mates steel girders to support the family in retirement though.

Could be soon. The retirement that is.

 

[basilio]

Very hard to find supporters for the State of Emergency to build The Wall


58 former top officials rebuke Trump over 'emergency' declaration
Fifty-eight former top national security officials have signed their names to a public letter (full text here) condemning Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern US border.

The signatories include both Republicans and Democrats (with a heavy sprinkling of former Obama officials) and also include: two former secretaries of state, two former secretaries of defense, a former secretary of homeland security, a former CIA director, a former director of national intelligence, a former national security adviser, multiple former directors of the national counterterrorism center and many ambassadors.
"We have served in senior leadership roles in administrations of both major political parties, and collectively we have devoted a great many decades to protecting the security interests of the United States. [...]


We are aware of no emergency that remotely justifies such a step. The President’s actions are at odds with the overwhelming evidence in the public record, including the administration’s own data and estimates. We have lived and worked through national emergencies, and we support the President’s power to mobilize the Executive Branch to respond quickly in genuine national emergencies. But under no plausible assessment of the evidence is there a national emergency today that entitles the President to tap into funds appropriated for other purposes to build a wall at the southern border."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...b00307e95aa5b9#block-5c7452bae4b00307e95aa5b9

 

[Ann]

I am not really shocked about this. I thought it was common knowledge about Trump already...

Cohen Tips Off NYT: Will Call Trump "Racist" , "Con Man" And "Cheat" In Wednesday Testimony

Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen - who will soon head to prison after pleading guilty to eight criminal charges - will testify to Congress on Wednesday that President Trump is a "con man" and a cheat," according to a copy of his opening statement given to the New York Times.


Cohen will say that while Trump was "intoxicating" to be around, and "When you were in his presence, you felt like you were involved in something greater than yourself -- that you were somehow changing the world," that the president is actually a 'racist, conman and a cheat.' More...

 

[basilio]

The testimony of Michael Cohen has opened up so many cans of worms.
Watch as AOC forensically extracts the names of people who will confirm the criminality of Trumps business activities.

 

[basilio]

What did we learn about Donald Trump from Michael Cohens public testimony ?
He is a menace.

An Interlude of Moral Clarity
Michael Cohen’s testimony was a reminder that this presidency isn’t normal.

“A Racist … A Con Man … A Cheat.” Those were the words etched in the chyron as Michael Cohen testified. Yet that litany somehow fails to do justice to Cohen’s moral portrait of Donald Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/a...n-on-trump-a-racist-a-con-man-a-cheat/583795/

 

[basilio]

You couldn't make this up.

Excerpts from the 2 hour Donald Trump ramblefest speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
I'm not sure what is more bizarre/ disturbing

1) That this is the most powerful man in the world or
2) 40 million people still believe in him, adore him, glorify him, will walk over the cliff for him..

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...w-deal-and-russia-investigation-at-cpac-video

Donald Trump gave his longest speech yet at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an annual gathering of conservative politicians and pundits. It was a chaotic, unscripted oration filled with unflattering impersonations of the president's opponents. In a speech lasting more than two hours, he took aim at the New Green Deal, Russian collusion, illegal immigrations and investigations into his personal finances.

Notably, he made no mention of Michael Cohen, his long-time personal lawyer who gave a testimony to congress last week calling Trump a racist, a con man, and a cheat

 

[basilio]

Amidst the wealth of the US and Trillion Dollar tax cuts for the big end of town - this is what is happening amongst the homeless.

Medieval Diseases Are Infecting California’s Homeless
Typhus, tuberculosis, and other illnesses are spreading quickly through camps and shelters.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...-medieval-diseases-spreading-homeless/584380/

 

[Knobby22]

Trumps budget is out again and he still wants 10 billion for the wall.
The budget is in deficit of 900 billion due to tax cuts to the rich and increased defence spending, 10 billion for a wall is only a further 1% increase.
https://goldsilver.com/blog/2008s-economic-emergency-conditions-remain-in-place-10-years-later/

Hey they can print more money.

 

[Junior]

Trumps budget is out again and he still wants 10 billion for the wall.
The budget is in deficit of 900 billion due to tax cuts to the rich and increased defence spending, 10 billion for a wall is only a further 1% increase.
https://goldsilver.com/blog/2008s-economic-emergency-conditions-remain-in-place-10-years-later/

Hey they can print more money.

When you think about how much Australia spent on NBN for example, $10bill is bugger all. But I guess $10bill is only the beginning in terms of building such a vast wall, and all the associated complications which will arise along the way.

My prediction: If he does get the funding, by the time the thing is being constructed he'll lose office and construction will be called off. So they may end up with a wall covering 5% or 10% of the border at most.

 

[bellenuit]

 

[DB008]

The Muller report should be out soon enough....

 

[basilio]

So what happened today in Trumpland ?
18m ago 00:05

Wednesday night summary
Here’s what’s happened Wednesday evening:

• Hope Hicks is joining several other former Trump administration officials in cooperating with Democratic-led investigations into whether the president or those working for him committed obstruction of justice.
• A Senate subcommittee has scheduled a hearing to look into the FAA’s certification of the Boeing planes involved in the two fatal crashes.
• The Devin Nunes’ cow parody account, that uses Twitter to make fun and criticize the Californian conservative congressman now has more followers than he does.
• A former DEA official, who testified to Congress in 2017 about the need to regulate prescription drugs in order to control the opioid epidemic, was recently hired by Purdue Pharma, the maker of the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin.

Oh and the Thief/Liar in Chief has continued to bash John MaCain. Such a classy piece of merde.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...rump-latest-news-live-us-politics-ohio-mccain

 

[basilio]

The insanity of Donald Trump continues. He has decided that John McCain needs to be taken down a few more pegs.
The John McCain who died some months ago and was a war hero respected across all parties.
Yep he has to tweet a series of proven lies and fabrications to disrespect a dead US War hero...
And the outcome ? John friends step in to defend him ..

Schwarzenegger Steps In to Defend John McCain’s Legacy
The former California governor called President Trump’s attacks on the late Arizona senator “absolutely unacceptable.”

Peter Nicholas Mar 20, 2019

Senator John McCain and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the University of Southern California in 2013Nick Ut / AP

Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McCain saw in each other a willingness to buck the Republican Party and became fast friends and political allies. Mindful of McCain’s legacy, the former California governor said on Wednesday that he couldn’t stay silent in the face of President Donald Trump’s recent spate of attacks on the late senator.

He told me that Trump’s swipes at McCain are both disgraceful and destructive. “He was just an unbelievable person,” Schwarzenegger said. “So an attack on him is absolutely unacceptable if he’s alive or dead—but even twice as unacceptable since he passed away a few months ago. It doesn’t make any sense whatsoever to do that. I just think it’s a shame that the president lets himself down to that kind of level. We will be lucky if everyone in Washington followed McCain’s example, because he represented courage.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politic...negger-condemns-trumps-attacks-mccain/585421/

 

[basilio]

Fascinating to see Arnie recognising how demeaning Donald Trumps lying attacks on John McCain are.
So why is he the only Republican who has the cojones to stand up to Donal Trump ?

Yep he has them all by the balls. He twists them tight and he won't let go.. True fear.. The mark of sociopath.
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...ver-trump-attacks-on-mccain-is-truly-shameful

 

[Ann]

Trump "Totally Exonerated", Calls For Investigation Into "Illegal Takedown That Failed"


Update 145pmET: President Trump has called for an investigation into the "illegal takedown that failed" - after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found that Trump and his campaign did not collude with Russia in the 2016 US election.

"It was just announced, there was no collusion with Russia. The most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. There was no collusion with Russia. There was no obstruction. None whatsoever. It was a complete and total exoneration," Trump told reporters.


"It's a shame that our country had to go through this. To be honest it's a shame that your president had to go through this for - before I even got elected, it began. And it began illegally. And hopefully somebody is gonna look at the other side. This was an illegal takedown that failed, and hopefully somebody is going to be looking at the other side." More...


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[moXJO]

Oooops

 

[explod]

Goodness me, so much rubbish and it is all over the news this morning too.

So what if Russia tried to influence the election, the US are interfering in elections around the world all the time. The Ukraine one some five years back was shocking and hardly a word about it as the press is US directed. In fact Russia's influence is probably good as they are much more peaceful than the US.

There are very much more important issues but of course this is the very reason for such crap, to keep us distracted.

 

[basilio]

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Trump "Totally Exonerated", Calls For Investigation Into "Illegal Takedown That Failed"


Update 145pmET: President Trump has called for an investigation into the "illegal takedown that failed" - after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found that Trump and his campaign did not collude with Russia in the 2016 US election.

"It was just announced, there was no collusion with Russia. The most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. There was no collusion with Russia. There was no obstruction. None whatsoever. It was a complete and total exoneration," Trump told reporters.


"It's a shame that our country had to go through this. To be honest it's a shame that your president had to go through this for - before I even got elected, it began. And it began illegally. And hopefully somebody is gonna look at the other side. This was an illegal takedown that failed, and hopefully somebody is going to be looking at the other side." More...


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Wow Ann. And you like literally believe what Donald Trump says?
Sorry mam'm if anyone thinks Donald Trump and his corrupt cronies have "escaped" because the very narrow confines of Meullers investigation couldn't prove collusion with the Russians they are sadly mistaken.

It's just a stay of execution. There are a myriad other investigations into Donald Trumps business activities, corrupt family relations, tax history that are in play. And of course the issue of obstruction of justice is still in the air.

And we havn't seen the actual evidence gathered by the investigation.

Nuh buy some more popcorn . This creature is going to be brought to justice slowly.
/www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/24/mueller-report-trump-collusion-corruption-congress-democrats

 

[Ann]

Stop trying to shoot the messenger Bas!