The Trump Presidency: Part 25
 

Today's briefing

REPORTER: Does the president condemn the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of shooting protesters?

McENANY: The president is not going to weigh in on that.

Biden: "Rioting is not protesting. Looting is not protesting... it's lawlessness, plain & simple... violence will not bring change. It will only bring destruction... this POTUS long ago forfeited any moral leadership. He cannot stop the violence b/c for years he has fomented it."

Yea but they vote by mail so we can discount all their votes with what is happening to the postal service.

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Joe Biden: "Covid has taken this year, just since the outbreak, has taken more than 100 year, look, here's, the lives, it's just, when you think about it."

I do wish he had used another word, considering 90% of the population probably wouldn't know what this one means if taken out of context.

Well then 'to you' he's doing two mutually exclusive things "never" blaming them yet blaming but just less than "he's blaming the Police".

Tbf, fermented still kind of works.

What? What's that you say, Donnie? Biden flubbed a sentence? Thank goodness you'd never do that.....

"Human trafficking, one of the worst things ever, all at a level that it's never been at -- because of the Internet, you wouldn't think -- you'd think of it as an ancient statement."

“we have pioneered the fatality rate.”

This is so crazy I don't even know what thread to put it in.

There are German QAnon members who held a demonstration in front of the Reichstag flying American flags, holding pro-Trump signs and wearing MAGA hats. One said he thought Trump is an 'angel' who will get rid of covid 19 after the election. Another thinks Merkel is Hitler's daughter. They love Trump. These are Germans for God's sake who should know a nutty authoritarian when they see one. The world is going mad.

It's in this one - Covid-19 and Politics pt 2 (starts on page 17). Also, in AAH for a bit.

Thanks!

I'm looking for the actual quote where The PDJT actually downplays the shooting of Jacob Blake as a "mistake". It was from a live statement made in the last day or so.

I wish I could ask them why he should wait until after the election. He should've been fighting Covid since day one.

Oh, they do. It's just that the "vaccine" against Nazism and far-right authoritarianism that Europeans received in 1933-1945 sadly seems to be wearing out. Some Europeans see another wannabe-Trump and like what they see.

He thinks Trump's an angel. You wouldn't get a rational answer from him anyway.


They don't need a wannabe-Trump. They have Trump. I'm sure Trump would be more than happy to let them adore and worship him, too. Even if they are furriners cuz they're still white.

Actually, about 88% of U.S. military personnel are stationed in the U.S. Some of them might still vote by mail, but a lot vote in person right in the areas they live in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United...ry_deployments

No. Very few military personal legally "live" where they are stationed. You vote, pay taxes, and legally reside in your home state.

About 3 quarters of active duty vote absentee.

https://www.fvap.gov/info/reports-su...eMilitaryVoter

Fixed it for you. (Well according to Trump anyways)

So the current activity involves members of the GOP editing videos to distort their implications.

Serious signs of desperation.

Nope. This is a sign of how 40% of Americans think their government should act. They will happily vote for the people who do this. The real desperation in the USA comes from people who think their government should act ethically.

FTFY

I love how 'LAW AND ORDER Trump' takes credit for sending the National Guard to Kenosha when he had nothing to do with it

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/pol...guard/2396589/
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What!

Yeah, inherited an expert on infectious diseases who has helped something like the last 4 Presidents. Poor, poor Donald.

Nope, there are others.

They took Biden saying "this is Biden's America" and cut it off there, when he said, "Trump and Pence are saying 'this is Biden's America'"

And then there is the video where Harry Belafonte feel asleep and the reporter had to wake him up, and they edited it to make it look like they were talking to Biden.

When they get caught doing it, they try to brush it off as "we were obviously joking" but no, they didn't say that until they got caught.

And with the congressman that you refer to, their excuse is "well it is basically what he actually said,' which begs the question of why they had to doctor the video.

Not big enough for its own thread:

Several days after attending Trump's convention speech, the leader of one of Donald's "boat parades" has been arrested for sending a threatening text message to a former member of his country club.

And I believe that might be the whitest sentence I have ever typed.

Jeezus!

Don't you know, the Democrats are holding him back. It's a deep state plot to block his reelection. :rolleyes:

:dl:

Video here. It's utterly bizarre. The Fox host is desperate to refocus the discussion.

From the same interview, Trump compares the shooting of Blake to missing a putt in a golf tournament (that's not an exaggeration). The Fox host again, attempts to bring the discussion back to something appearing not-so-horrid.

Actually, here is a clip with more context and it's even worse. Just utterly paranoid and delusional.

When I first heard this I thought, that would be a pretty good description of Trump’s special law enforcement officers.


ETA
These folks not only had gear with them, they had this and that. Not just this. We are talking about this and that! On a plane no less.

Poking time.

Barr’s removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns

That's yet another very bad sign and raises the question - what illegal counterterrorism and counterintelligence activies is Trump trying to do, given the timing and nature of the change?

That, though, isn't the only possibility, of course.

Hiding pro-Trump Russian interference would explain the reason well enough, much as that's plenty bad itself.

Elsewhere...

Trump campaign accepts donations from neo-Nazi leader and others like him.

No surprise there.

Next, looks like Trump directly defended a murderer on his side right after condemning a murder that was likely not on his side.

Looks like Biden got it right. Trump has pretty much no chance of ending the violence.

Moving on... Robert Duncan, USPS Board Chairman, is Director of McConnell's Leadership Fund

Nothing to see here. Move along. All is well.

Moving on... if one happens to be mildly interested in a bit of a semi-quick coverage of the subject - American Workers Have Been Given a Raw Deal Throughout the Trump Era

You gotta wonder what Laura Ingraham was thinking during this interview. So many Fox personalities must have had so many WTF experiences with Trump. She can clearly see that's he's comparing police shootings with missing a putt in a golf tournament, and tries to tell him, "You're not comparing this to golf." But he goes right on. Police officers panic and "choke." How can Ingraham not be flat-out horrified? I don't think she's stupid. Hannity, on the other hand, I fully believe is stupid. Maybe he didn't start out stupid, but he worked hard and has achieved full-blown idiocy.

Police support this guy? He's just thrown the lot of them under the bus. But he doesn't even know he's done it. Sadly, I think he's speaking sincerely and accidentally speaks the truth: Panicky cops make bad decisions.

ETA: He seems to forget that George Floyd's death had nothing to do with a panicked cop making a split-second decision to shoot a guy who might have a gun.

He didn't have to say any of this! He could have just said, of a slain African-American officer, "Yes, Laura, it's a tragic thing. The victims of violence are often African-American themselves." But he's got to fill the air with words, words, words, and she can't get him to shut up.

For posters who insist upon the Daily Fail:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...iss-putts.html

And Youtube.

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I appreciate that not all of these tidbits are from the Daily Kos. Not that I have anything against the Daily Kos, but your citations do tend to rely on the website's Community section, with explicit disclaimers that this copy hasn't been reviewed by staff members. I've mentioned before, I am reluctant to read too much copy that plays into my own confirmation bias. Even though the articles in that section are calm and fairly evenhanded.

Elsewhere...

I wonder if Ivanka or Jared ever cringe at the anti-Semitism coming from so many white supremacy advocates. Also, though Israel may back Trump, I imagine many American Jews look askance at Trump's acceptance of support from neo-Nazis. And what are Israelis to make of support from End Times evangelicals who see Israel as necessary to biblical prophecy?

I'm having trouble loading the Daily Kos links, but they might not mean that much to me. I like to let the dust settle a bit before I try to make sense of recent events.

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Biden will also raise your taxes like never before. Sad!

Mmm. The ones that I see fit to point towards, at least.

FFIW, American Jews overwhelmingly vote Democrat and have for a long time.

Also, it might be worth remembering that the Republicans haven't actually been particularly friendly to Jews or their values. To the point where there was literally an attempt by Republicans to pull off a pro-Nazi coup back in WW2 time.

Elsewhere from the Daily Kos, incidentally...

Fact Check: President “Law-and-Order” Has Been Attempting to Defund the Police for 4 Budget Cycles

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Rep. Matt Gaetz
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Democrats want to scare the American people about Russia when we know the real threat the United States faces is from China.
We need a President like @realDonaldTrump who is willing to confront China.


Louie Gohmert
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Keep it up @TheJusticeDept. We've got a long way to go with these so-called "peaceful protesters"

John Ratcliffe
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Aug 13
Today’s agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is a historic step towards a more peaceful Middle East. Congratulations @realDonaldTrump for bringing together two of America’s most reliable regional partners to expand diplomatic and security cooperation.

China's anti-Trump election meddling raises new alarm, as DNI calls country biggest threat | Fox News

Catherine Herridge
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#Election2020 @DNI_Ratcliffe on scaling back election security briefings “...within minutes of one of those briefings ending, a number of members of congress went to a number of different publications + leaked classified information again, for political purposes to create a...

...narrative that simply isn't true, that somehow Russia is a greater national security threat than China. So I’m going to continue to keep the promises that I made. I'm going to continue to follow the law + continue to keep congress informed” he told @MariaBartiromo

Trump begins his interview with Laura Ingraham by saying "Portland has been burning for many years, for decades it's been burning,"

Is she telling the reporters, or is she actually telling Trump what to do.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/opini...nio/index.html

How do we make this Kyle R thing go away? It's a perfectly manipulated distraction from Trump. All he has to do is hop on a plane and keep these riots and conflicts with Trumpsters going.

It is getting too much news. The "Chinese virus" will go away. At least in the news. It's fallen to local news.

In the interview he seemed to be implying some kind of planned attack on the Convention.

"We had somebody get on a plane from a certain city this weekend, and in the plane it was almost completely loaded with thugs, wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms, with gear and this and that. They're on a plane."

Trump says this is "under investigation right now."

Probably just the Blues Brothers.

He can't tell the difference between reality and a movie he saw. I wonder if he ever saw any of the Police Academy movies. Maybe he'll start claiming they're real.

AND THE THUGS SPOKE WELSH, AND EINSTEIN SAT DOWN, AND EVERYONE APPLAUDED!

Gwen DeMarco : They're not ALL "historical documents." Surely, you don't think Gilligan's Island is a...

[All the Thermians moan in despair]

Mathesar : Those poor people.

If Tiger Woods had been there it wouldn't have happened!

"And they're still circling around your suburbs, and they kill your soccer moms!"

Since you mention... Tiger Woods, phoney baloney Trump enabler. He mumbled some supportive words about BLM a few weeks ago. He also cried when Trump recently reduced him to a prop -- awarding him the Medal of Freedom -- which he richly deserves in some alternate universe.

We will get the results of the investigation "in 2 weeks".


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