The Former Trump Presidency Thread

[Skinypupy]

Well, this should smooth everything over. GOP to introduce legislation mandating pictures of Trump and Pence at post offices.

[GungHo]

Well, this should smooth everything over. GOP to introduce legislation mandating pictures of Trump and Pence at post offices.

Does it mandate how many Sieg Heil's are required upon entering?

[hepcat]

Would be great if they placed them alongside the Most Wanted headshots.

[Zaxxon]

It is a little humorous that what set them off is a post office who put up Obama and Biden.

[Rip]

Whether something is illegal or not has nothing to do with nuance.

No, in this case it has everything to do with the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. (Hint: it's illegal)

Only if they are actually doing the apprehension. As a backstop, recon, and force multiplier it is ok and has been done. I have every confidence this will be pretty much the same thing just perhaps over a larger area.

Boom, just like I said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics ... index.html

"During the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the National Guard provided support for efforts to secure our southern border," the memo says. "The crisis at our southern border once again calls for the National Guard to help secure our border and protect our homeland."

Nice touch.

[GreenGoo]

We're talking about making law that requires Drumpf's face to be displayed in post offices now.

Try to keep up.

[hepcat]

Trump likes to announce stupid things like patrolling our borders with the military, and then the WH has to scramble and do something that isn’t quite what he said, but appears to be if you squint hard enough.

[Skinypupy]

Whether something is illegal or not has nothing to do with nuance.

No, in this case it has everything to do with the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. (Hint: it's illegal)

Only if they are actually doing the apprehension. As a backstop, recon, and force multiplier it is ok and has been done. I have every confidence this will be pretty much the same thing just perhaps over a larger area.

Boom, just like I said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/politics ... index.html

"During the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the National Guard provided support for efforts to secure our southern border," the memo says. "The crisis at our southern border once again calls for the National Guard to help secure our border and protect our homeland."

Nice touch.

I've noticed a growing trend of Trump supporters claiming that Obama was the Worst. President. Ever...while simultaneously pointing to exactly what Obama did as justification for Trumps actions. "See, Obama did the same thing Trump is now proposing!"

I would think that if you're going to continually claim that Obama destroyed America, you'd want Trump to do something different.

[LawBeefaroni]

It is a little humorous that what set them off is a post office who put up Obama and Biden.

It's a Republican rep who is facing a challenge from a more extemist Republican who just got out of jail for tax fraud. So it's a political move to keep his seat. Fucking politicians.

[GungHo]

"During the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the National Guard provided support for efforts to secure our southern border," the memo says. "The crisis at our southern border once again calls for the National Guard to help secure our border and protect our homeland."

I'm all for border security and I don't necessarily disagree with either the idea of a wall or the NG being utilized to backstop our federal border control agents, but what is this 'crisis at the southern border'??
Immigration from the southern border is at, literally, a 50 year low.
Doesn't seem like the NG is really necessary atm. Trump just being trump has more effectively curtailed immigration than is probably possible via any other means, a wall included.

[Holman]

"During the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the National Guard provided support for efforts to secure our southern border," the memo says. "The crisis at our southern border once again calls for the National Guard to help secure our border and protect our homeland."

I'm all for border security and I don't necessarily disagree with either the idea of a wall or the NG being utilized to backstop our federal border control agents, but what is this 'crisis at the southern border'??
Immigration from the southern border is at, literally, a 50 year low.
Doesn't seem like the NG is really necessary atm. Trump just being trump has more effectively curtailed immigration than is probably possible via any other means, a wall included.

Haven't you heard about THE CARAVAN OF IMMIGRANTS HEADING NORTH THROUGH MEXICO?? Fox told him.

At the next press conference, reporters should ask Trump to tell us about it. 10-to-1 he'll describe it as a violent migration of lawless barbarians necessitating an armed response at the border rather than the organized protest action (mostly women and children) that it actually is.

I kid. Reporters can't ask that because Trump hasn't held a press conference since three weeks after the inauguration.

Deploying the NG right now is red meat for the base, nothing more.

[Zarathud]

It's an overreaction based on a lie by Fox to rally Trump's supporters.

Trump is a puppet.

[YellowKing]

YOU'RE THE PUPPET!

(Sorry, it's mandatory at this point).

Typical Trump fear-mongering. However, look at the silver lining. As long as Trump is distracted "fixing" problems that don't exist, we're limiting the actual damage he could be doing if he was competent. So there's that.

Just wait until he realizes some of those Mexicans are transexual pedophiles. And some, I assume, are good people.

[hepcat]

No one tell him that Mongorians are attacking the Shitty Wok.

[LordMortis]

I've noticed a growing trend of Trump supporters claiming that Obama was the worst. President. Ever...while simultaneously pointing to exactly what Obama did as justification for Trumps actions. "See, Obama did the same thing Trump is now proposing!"

I would think that if you're going to continually claim Obama that destroyed America, you'd want Trump to do something different.

Growing? It's been a GOP mating call since the Comrade in Tweet took office. What's even worse the But Clinton did it's and But Obama did it's are nearly always false equivalencies.

[Blackhawk]

Haven't you heard about THE CARAVAN OF IMMIGRANTS HEADING NORTH THROUGH MEXICO?? Fox told him.

At the next press conference, reporters should ask Trump to tell us about it. 10-to-1 he'll describe it as a violent migration of lawless barbarians necessitating an armed response at the border

And now we know where he got the idea for the wall. Can't let China show us up!

[Carpet_pissr]

A caravan which was not even destined for the US. I hate Fox so much.

[Skinypupy]

A caravan which was not even destined for the US. I hate Fox so much.

And one that they do every year to raise awareness of the horrible living conditions. But this year, it's suddenly become an "invasion" that requires the National Guard to step in to protect US sovereignty.

Idiots.

[Holman]

Growing? It's been a GOP mating call since the Comrade in Tweet took office. What's even worse the But Clinton did it's and But Obama did it's are nearly always false equivalencies.

[Trump accidentally nukes Japan.]
"YOU DIDN'T SEE LYIN' DEMOCRATS COMPLAIN WHEN FOUR-EYED HARRY TRUMAN DID IT!"

[Sepiche]

Growing? It's been a GOP mating call since the Comrade in Tweet took office. What's even worse the But Clinton did it's and But Obama did it's are nearly always false equivalencies.

[Trump accidentally nukes Japan.]
"YOU DIDN'T SEE LYIN' DEMOCRATS COMPLAIN WHEN FOUR-EYED HARRY TRUMAN DID IT!"

They still claim to be the party of Lincoln for christ sake... I'm sure that argument would be used within minutes if that ever happened.

[tjg_marantz]

Scott Pruitt... I'm doing today, tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

[Alefroth]

Scott Pruitt... I'm doing today, tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

I'm going out on a limb, I think he hangs on.

[El Guapo]

Scott Pruitt... I'm doing today, tomorrow afternoon at the latest.

I'm going out on a limb, I think he hangs on.

I think so too. He's perfectly willing to be Trump's bitch, he's carrying out a super conservative agenda, and Trump is pro-corruption, so I'm not sure why Trump would ditch him. Plus to the extent that Trump wants to at least preserve the option of firing Sessions and replacing him with Pruitt (and so avoiding a senate confirmation hearing for Session's temporary replacement), I don't think he can do that if Pruitt gets fired first.

[Skinypupy]

Oh joy, the asshole is back on his "millions of illegal votes" shtick again. (via Zeke Miller, the AP's White House reporter)

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/ ... 52226?s=20

Trump in WV: "In many places, like California, the same person votes many times. You probably heard about that. They always like to say 'oh that's a conspiracy theory.' Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people."

Someone should ask Trump why Democrats would need the extra votes in California. Or why, if there are millions of instances of this happening, his Voter Fraud Commission couldn't find a singe goddamn one.

[El Guapo]

Because those liberal coastal elites want to humiliate Trump and deny him the universal acclaim that he so richly deserves, but they're too lazy to actually go to the heartland themselves. Obviously.

[YellowKing]

We can't even get people to LEGALLY vote. How the hell does he think millions of people would have the motivation to figure out how to do it ILLEGALLY?

[Ralph-Wiggum]

Don't pass over this Trump gem today:

And yesterday, it came out where this journey coming up, women are raped at levels that nobody has ever seen before. They don’t want to mention that. So we have to change our laws,

What the hell does that even mean???

[El Guapo]

Well, I have to say that I agree with Trump that we should change our laws to prohibit rape.

[LordMortis]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/04 ... exico.html

When asked what the president was referring to in regard to the “levels” of rapes, a White House official said the president was referring to “a stat.”

In context, it's his way of saying "see, I'm right 'They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.'" without actually proving it.

I heard after sourcing his own quote as evidence, he held up a candid of Clinton that made her like a grandmother with dementia acting up.

[Smoove_B]

I'm even more confused. Is he talking about all women? Women in Mexico? Women participating in this caravan? Is this a rape caravan now?

[Chaz]

The best part about these quotes is that he gave them while speaking at a tax reform roundtable.

I guess tax reform is the new infrastructure week.

[El Guapo]

The best part about these quotes is that he gave them while speaking at a tax reform roundtable.

I guess tax reform is the new infrastructure week.

When he's talking, do you think he has a full notion of where he is and what he is supposed to be talking about?

[Isgrimnur]

I'm even more confused. Is he talking about all women? Women in Mexico? Women participating in this caravan? Is this a rape caravan now?

Tasteless joke:

Spoiler:

At that point, it's become a train.

[Kraken]

Every day brings fresh evidence that facts don't matter to 1/3 of the American population. They simply dismiss any data that contradicts what they're told to believe. Arguing with them is futile; you can't win an argument when evidence is irrelevant.

The 1/3 of us in the reality-based community need to work on the 1/3 who just don't give a shit.

[LordMortis]

I'm even more confused. Is he talking about all women? Women in Mexico? Women participating in this caravan? Is this a rape caravan now?

He's saying if we build a wall rape caravans can't cross in to the US and therefore rape will go down in Mexico because they can't send their rapist caravans to us and rape will return to levels people have seen before. Jesus, it's like you don't even understand how the Post Office works in the US. If we just slapped up Amazon with an Antitrust lawsuit, we wouldn't have to subsidize them through the postal service with the taxes small businesses and American people to build that wall.

[Skinypupy]

You said rape twice.

[El Guapo]

I'm even more confused. Is he talking about all women? Women in Mexico? Women participating in this caravan? Is this a rape caravan now?

He's saying if we build a wall rape caravans can't cross in to the US and therefore rape will go down in Mexico because they can't send their rapist caravans to us and rape will return to levels people have seen before. Jesus, it's like you don't even understand how the Post Office works in the US. If we just slapped up Amazon with an Antitrust lawsuit, we wouldn't have to subsidize them through the postal service with the taxes small businesses and American people to build that wall.

Have you ever considered a presidential bid?

[LordMortis]

I've honed this particular comprehension skillset for years.

[tjg_marantz]

You said rape twice.

What happens if you say it a third time?

[Carpet_pissr]

You said rape twice.

What happens if you say it a third time?

The Rapequisition pops out of nowhere.