Good King Trump

[JoeP]

Oh look another one.

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to quit - BBC News

The news of Gen Mattis' departure comes a day after Mr Trump announced all US troops would be withdrawn from Syria.

...

"Because you have the right to have a Secretary of Defence whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down," Gen Mattis wrote.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

His letter:

READ: James Mattis' resignation letter - CNNPolitics

As art, it doesn't get much more backhanded diplomacy than this.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Can't let a few Kurds get in the way of Trump properties in Turkey.

Turkish president renews threat to launch offensive against Kurds in U.S.-controlled territory in Syria

[JoeP]

With Jim Mattis gone, has the last proverbial adult left the White House? | US news | The Guardian

[Ari]

Trump on Trump,

[specious_reasons]

Originally Posted by Ari

Trump on Trump,

There's always a tweet. Goddammit, there's always a tweet.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by specious_reasons

There's always a tweet. Goddammit, there's always a tweet.

FACT CHECK: Did Trump Criticize Obama for a Lack of Leadership During the 2013 Government Shutdown?

Kind of a paraphrase, but not a tweet anyone can find.

Here's a tweet, though:

Leadership: Whatever happens, you're responsible. If it doesn't happen, you're responsible.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2013

[Ari]

I wouldnt be surprised if it got culled awhile back as this isnt his first shutdown tantrumm.
I also wouldnt be surprised if it was fake because they are just so often true damnit at least some of this dumbshit better be fake!

[Ari]

In things Trump certainly did Tweet, his magnificent idea for a border wall!
I'm not sure what I find more amusing, that the gaps allow for thin people to squeeze through, like say pageant models, or that it's highlighted that it's spiked on top, like at 40-50ft high someone is going to get to the very top and think, "oops, I wasn't expecting dangerous spikes!" and leave.

[SR71]

Schumer better not cave. If I was Schumer I would say,

We didn't tell you to promise your voters a wall Mexico would pay for. 100%, you said, Mexico would pay for it. It was unrealistic then and it's unrealistic now. The American people voted for your opponent, and your wall wasn't part of her agenda. We will do what we feel is best for the nation and what our constituents expect from us. The fact is, you haven't made an evidenced based argument that persuades us the benefit of such a project exceeds the costs.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Navy intel vet thrad on how and why a wall is a bad way to go about it:

Let's say we build this wall.

Let's say we give Trump the money and we build a wall 30 feet tall, 2000 miles long. Doesn't matter how, doesn't matter what it costs, don't worry about the details.

Build the wall, right?

1/ https://t.co/nkEAsMCStl

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) December 21, 2018

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by Kamilah Hauptmann

His letter:

READ: James Mattis' resignation letter - CNNPolitics

As art, it doesn't get much more backhanded diplomacy than this.

He had no idea the letter was critical until the news coverage.
Trump, Angry Over Mattis’s Rebuke, Removes Him 2 Months Early

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Wild how Hillary's emails caused Mnuchin to phone all those bankers last night.

[Ari]

And now a perfectly sane christmas eve tweets from your president...
"I am all alone (poor me) in the White House..."
"AMERICA IS RESPECTED AGAIN!"

There are times where I'm quite happy the big red nuclear launch button is just a phone/message to saner people and not a direct launching control. Apparently the current tantrum is because he can't go golfing and no one is around to change his nappy.
Donald Trump Tweets: “I Am All Alone (Poor Me) In White House” On Christmas Eve | Deadline

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

He's bouncing off the walls:

I’ve watched a profound narcissist suffer a complete psychological break.

Today’s Trump tweets remind me of that spiral.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 24, 2018

Not remotely close to how government appropriations or contracts work.

The Liar in Chief is so bad at this. https://t.co/RC5mQO5vcr

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) December 24, 2018

[Corona688]

It will be how government contracts / appropriations work if the cowards cave to this.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Wait, what? I just noticed this:

Dems Reject Trump’s New Demand Of $1B Immigration ‘Slush Fund’ To Avert Shutdown – Talking Points Memo

Slush fund.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

We've reached the nude selfie stage of the Trump-Russia scandal - Palmer Report

Even as this story gets its fair share of fun headlines today, the real upshot is that it demonstrates just how deep and vast Robert Mueller’s evidence collection machine has spanned, and how impressively it’s worked. Mueller managed to obtain a Russian troll’s cellphone without the troll even getting a chance to delete the embarrassing stuff first, let alone the criminal stuff.

This means Robert Mueller has, well, everything.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal - ABC News

Whoops.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

I have never been to Prague in my life. #fakenews pic.twitter.com/CMil9Rha3D

— Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) January 11, 2017

Report Puts Cohen in Prague and Collusion on the Table

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Trump Turns To Canada For Advice On How To Close A Southern Border

Widely considered to be the world’s foremost experts on how to grow and maintain a living border – one that doesn’t offend anyone, while only letting through wildlife, refugees, and visiting hockey teams – Canada hasn’t answered a phone call from the crank president since he drunk dialled them in early November to ask if they wanted to become America’s 51st state.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

History will shit on your grave and I’ll be there to cheer. https://t.co/CtPeuzqCxV

— PresidentialHarassHat (@Popehat) December 29, 2018

Fairly clear message there.

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Damning thrad.

1. Before the year is out....the evidentiary link between Wikileaks, Russian hackers, Kremlin disinformation outlet, and Donald Trump.

In 2016, I received a phone call from someone in the intelligence world telling me to keep an eye on Sputnik that day. I did not know what....

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) December 31, 2018

Or an unroll if you prefer.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...088342017.html

[JoeP]

omg the thread reader version is as...

2. ...painful. Why does he insist on breaking...

3. ...at arbitrary word boundaries instead...

4. ...of whole sentences like most people...

5. ...manage?

[JoeP]

Half the comments on the tweet are calls to threadreaderapp.
:sensiblechuckle:

The other half are people pointing out that you don't need to do it again when someone already has.

I think @threadreaderapp should do something about the...
... breaks.