100 days in - congrats to us all for keeping sane on the Trump train

[TheClaws]

The Trump thread continued. We are all LEGENDS!

I'm reading a book about Hamilton, thanks for telling me the ending

Hahahahaha. A historical spoiler.

This showed up on my FB feed tonight. I cannot even formulate an intelligent response.

"- Prayer Chain For Donald J.Trump >>>>

Father thank you for your protection and we ask that there will be an end to the blatant attempts to take down our president and take away our rights as Americans. We ask for a major increase in prayers and prayer warriors in every heart, home, classroom, newsroom and courtroom.We come against every evil demonic force inside and outside of our government and our country. Let no weapon formed against us prosper. Open the eyes of Americans and let your people stand up and speak up and stay prayed up. In Jesus Name."

When a President wants to alter the Constitution to get their leglisation through, that's not good. It sounds like dictatorships.

See Erdogan for reference

Barack Obama @BarackObama
Well said, Jimmy. That's exactly why we fought so hard for the ACA, and why we need to protect it for kids like Billy. And congratulations!

Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel
My wife and I welcome a new baby and it is quite a story... (link: youtu.be/MmWWoMcGmo0

It may read as taking political advantage by Obama, but Jimmy himself talks about ACA and NIH funding at the end of the clip.

Carter Page has been sending early morning statements to the daily beast. It is...erm... interesting.

Carter Page: I Never Even Briefed Donald Trump
He was one of the first foreign policy aides that candidate Trump ever named. Now Carter Page says he never even briefed the Donald.
www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/02/carter-page-i-never-even-briefed-donald-trump

We do like our imaginative insults here at MN, but Colbert really got pissed off at Trump for insulting the CBS journalist John Dickerson (stopping the interview mid-sentence and calling his show Deface the Nation).
From 10:00

Following up on the thread topic," you're turning into a prick-tator". "The only thing your mouth is good for is to be Putin's (...) holster."

Quite an interview with Clinton on CNN!

Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election -- and Donald Trump
edition.cnn.com/2017/05/02/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html?sr=twCNN050217hillary-clinton-donald-trump0739PMVODtopPhoto&linkId=37121828

Congress ignored Trump and saved PNS and NPR anyway.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-npr-pbs-public-arts-cuts-democrats-save-funding-budget-a7712421.html?cmpid=facebook-post

Stephen Colbert interviewing DT. Hilarious!

www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/05/01/watch_stephen_colbert_fake_interview_donald_trump.html

Oh thank you sooooo much for lovely lovely Colbert. Brilliant 'you want your life back, sir so do we.' Lweji We so need a Steve Colbert here.

Thanks, Lweji.

'Bloatus' indeed.

Congress ignored Trump and saved PNS and NPR anyway

Oh, thank God!!!

Mortificado historical spoilers Oxymoron?

Sorry to 'spoil' anyone's reading. I guess the duel between Burr & Hamilton must not be well known in the UK.

Oh and for some good reading from a woman's point of view, try reading 'Founding Mothers: The Women who Raised our Nation' by Cokie Roberts. It's about the (mostly silent) contributions of the women in the lives of the Founding Fathers.

There was an interesting para in the piece linked to by Ginger.

"Michael Montgomery, a Detroit-based consultant to cultural and nonprofit organisations, told The Independent that the “skinny budget” cuts are possibly a “warning shot...to NEA, NEH, CBP and their grantees that they should be more sensitive to the political and cultural sensitivities of the broader Trump constituency or be prepared to suffer the budgetary consequences”.

Ho Hum.

Trump/Putin call about - you guessed it.

Call

Trump/Putin call about - you guessed it.

In the spirit of today's picture round, can we posit our (fanciful) guesses? My guess: tips on how to stay trim and tone up when forced to endure all those state dinners and functions, as Donny would really like to have his own macho, bare-chested horseback portrait done.

I need some brain bleach after that visualisation.

Incidentally, does anyone else have this sense of the calm before the storm? After the 100 days flurry of activity, things seem curiously muted.

To be fair, I'm quite pleased that they had a telephone call. When the future of the world is in the balance, it sort of .........shows willing!

Yes, it's a better headline than "Trump and Putin at bigly odds over NK" I guess.

He's enjoying this whole business, I suspect - that's why it seems 'muted'.

When is your brother back, catgirl?

He got back yesterday Cosie :) I'm SO pleased to see him. He's back till July too so hopefully the Cheeto buffoon will have been impeached by then :)

His lovely wife goes back to Yantai in two weeks though which is very near (relatively) NK :(

I want to ask him how much he's heard as I imagine the media is very different over there but I didn't want to be all doom and gloom when I first saw him so I'll wait for a more appropriate moment :)

“skinny budget” cuts are possibly a “warning shot...to NEA, NEH, CBP and their grantees that they should be more sensitive to the political and cultural sensitivities of the broader Trump constituency or be prepared to suffer the budgetary consequenc

You know what? Fuck you!!! And the horse you rode in on!!

Katy Tur @KatyTurNBC

Joe Walsh: "As a Trump supporter I do my best not to listen to what he says." Me: Then why are you a supporter? t.co/XTKpYtG8cj?amp=1

shareblue.com/this-is-not-normal-spicer-outsources-white-house-ethics-questions-to-the-trump-organization/

This is not normal: Spicer outsources White House ethics questions to The Trump Organization