It's only been a week since he was elected. Dude's not even in office yet and there's already shock and scandal coming from his own party. This is going to be a very long four years...
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The last time, when he was approaching 100 days in office, someone said that it felt like we were living in dog years. It's true, this week has been incredibly long and it won't get better.
I've been saying what will keep me alive the next four years is reminding Trump voters they are getting what they voted for every time they start to complain.
But, four years of even Republicans having to fight tooth and nail against his insanity would be even better.
Hey pedophiles stick together
I'm so tired. I can't handle another four years of journalism covering the most recent crazy thing he did or proposed every hour. Just a firehose of sneaky, selfish plans and actions.
Sorry, dear Americans we in Europe can't take all of you. Our borders are closed now. Steve Bannon once told us to do so. Sorry!
Wait… why would the leader of the face eating leopard party appoint a LEOPARD to the post of Facial Analysis?
Department Of Getting Eaten
Every conflict-of-interest-laundry-department is gonna be called the same so they can brag about small government.
Thune (just chosen as the new Senate majority leader) has already agreed to recess the Senate so that Trump could appoint whoever he wants without going through the confirmation process by using the recess appointment process. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recess_appointment
Yep. Add that to Trump's plan to fire all the military generals who won't swear loyalty to him and surprise! Fascism. (Well I guess it's not really a surprise.)
Spineless
Sure.
He’ll be confirmed with no problem. They always give Trump whatever he wants.
And they lie. A lot.
Want to win a chance at maybe having power? Enter the contest by falling in line and kissing the ring.
If they dare to challenge him Trump will sic his army of sycophantic lunatics on them and they'll fold. It's cute that these moronic GOP senators think they get a choice in this.
I'm pretty over believing stories about Republicans showing regret about Trump and his picks/actions. I'm 100% this is liberal media copium. Republicans love his ass and every asshole he hires
On the other hand I can see republican politicians pretending to be stunned in order to say one thing and do another. They get to pretend they don't like it for the political game and then actually support it.
They'll ALL bend the knee and smoke the pole when it's presented.
Yeah yeah I'm sure they will do all sorts of gasping and then confirm him anyway. Despite what they say the lot of them are just Trump sycophants at this point.
You've seen how many people have railed against Trump only to turn right back around and toss his salad. Trump has dirt on these people, like mutually assured destruction level dirt.
The "dirt" is not being re-elected because they dare question Trump.
That's what is ridiculous to me. The consequences are literally that they might lose their job. Yeah it sucks for them a little bit, but the alternative is destroying our fucking country. It's amazing how many of them choose to bend the knee time and time again.
I believe the calculus is "A even more extreme MAGA diehard will take my place."
Which is 100% true.
Still extremely self-serving, but kinda reasonable in a Machiavellian way.
Are we spinning the actions of fascists as some sort of secret protection of democracy now? Because what you just said sounds crazy to me. 100% of so called reasonable Republicans have already left the party. The people who remain are corrupt without exception.
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Call your Senators, give them your name, zip code, and briefly tell them you oppose these noms. It DOES make a difference! Democracy doesn't stop at the ballot box, it has to be fought for
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That was the whole of his last administration.
"What he's done is just awful. It must stop. This is the last time." For four years.
I'm just going to spend the next four years treating it like comedy. Nothing else I can do until the mid terms.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Gaetz has “got his work really cut out for him” to get confirmed.
Trump has already demanded that the Senate go into immediate recess so he can avoid the confirmation process altogether and just appoint them through recess appointments.
It will go the exact same way it did during Trump's first term: Trump will send out a mean tweet and any dissenters will fall in line. Worked 100% of the time last time.
Yep. I'm curious to see how shocked, stunned and disgusted they really are.
They are going to be so shocked, stunned, and disgusted that they're going to march right into the Senate chamber and vote the way he fucking told them to vote, but with a really big frowny face. I mean, it's the strongest message that the United States Congress could possibly send to him. What else are they supposed to do? Vote......against...... him? Criticize him......publicly? He might send out a mean tweet on both Twitter and Trump Social. These are politicians we're talking about here! With cushy jobs and six figure salaries and staff people who have staff people. They can't handle two mean tweets in one day!
They are all putting on their lip balm and puckering up to kiss his rotten asshole.
Someone, somewhere wished that Rubio and Gaetz were no longer in Congress.
And the monkey paw curled a finger.
Careful what you vote for.
Rubio is probably the least controversial pick so far.
Yeah, at least he probably knew what the job was before he got it.
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I feel like we're going to see a lot of "Republicans ashamed of Trump" headlines while they sign their names in blood on everything he asks for.
If they wanted to, they could simply choose not to certify the election results or they could impeach and vote to remove him.
They won't. They're all complicit.
They're rightly scared of not being re-elected for daring to oppose him. Or worse.
Mark my words, you are going to see a LOT of railing against rebel Republicans from Trump. Or what few are left, anyway.
People credibly accused of sex with children have to stick up for each other.
Matt "Pizza" Gaetz makes perfect sense for this role.
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"This shows why the advice and consent process is so important and I'm sure that there will be a lot of questions raised at his hearing," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) who added that she was "shocked" by the pick.”
Fuck. She’s going to vote for him, isn’t she…
Remember. According to Susan Collins, he learned his lesson with his first impeachment so he won't do corruption and crime stuff again. Because Trump pinky swore. Or something.
Of course she'll rubber stamp it.
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Every one of them will fall in line when they remember Trump's daughter in-law runs the RNC and their reelection funds are now contingent on obedience.
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Oh good lord.
You know, it's kind of weird to me that there are republicans stating he won't be confirmed, which, also has me wondering, does that mean he does not have a senate full of Yes men?
Trump isn't going to like that, so I assume they will change their mind after a little private one on one meeting with him.
Trump will bully the senators that go against him like he always does
He's constantly Tarzaning from Trump's nuts, so he meets all of Trump's qualifications.
His biggest qualification is he has potential criminal cases he needs gone, just like trump does. Their interests are perfectly aligned. Gaetz will erase all traces of trump’s crimes and evidence without needing to be asked, right after he does the same for himself.
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