In the dim corner, we have Trump! In the dictator corner, we have Kim! Or is that mixed up?

[TheClaws]

....aand we're expecting a dirty, unfair fight.

Old thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3015872-Trump-yes-we-have-no-Steve-Bannon

Vicente Fox

Meanwhile, another one bites the dust?

Sorry,

Trump anger at Gary Cohn raises doubts about White House tenure – reports
"As Steve Bannon calls for the top economic adviser to quit, Reuters sources say the pair’s relationship has deteriorated since Charlottesville criticism"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/08/trump-anger-at-gary-cohn-raises-doubts-about-white-house-tenure-sources

I watched this Lawrence O'Donnel segment on the debt ceiling manouvering and I think I finally get it! Am sharing in case anyone else was as befuddled as I was:

www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/nancy-pelosi-dictates-president-trump-s-tweets-1042008643742

Thanks, Pain. I don't think I've seen Mr O'Donnell and guests having to refrain from belly laughter before. (17 Republican Senators voted against a bill which included hurricane damage relief as a main feature? )

Oh - and the situation with Cohn is fascinating. The markets would generally prefer him to anyone else if 45 doesn't re-appoint Yellen. (If, indeed, she agrees. She's no spring chicken and, I believe, not in robust health.)

If Cohn is ousted.................

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Republicans, sorry, but I've been hearing about Repeal & Replace for 7 years, didn't happen! Even worse, the Senate Filibuster Rule will....

...never allow the Republicans to pass even great legislation. 8 Dems control - will rarely get 60 (vs. 51) votes. It is a Repub Death Wish!

southpaw‏ @nycsouthpaw
congressional Republicans staring at their phones Is he... is he breaking up with us?

Facebook contd:

www.yahoo.com/news/fire-facebook-refuses-disclose-political-ads-bought-russian-trolls-230143492.html

Under fire, Facebook refuses to disclose political ads bought by Russian trolls

Sheryl Gay Stolberg‏Verified account
@SherylNYT

Trump watched TV news about his deal with Dems, and excitedly called Schumer & Pelosi. My latest w/@PeterBakerNYT

Energized Trump Sees Bipartisan Path, at Least for Now
www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/politics/trump-pelosi-daca.html?smid=tw-share

Peter Daou‏Verified account @peterdaou

I've always said that one day Trump will discover good press comes with good policy, bad press when you do crappy things to people.

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump

Republicans must start the Tax Reform/Tax Cut legislation ASAP. Don't wait until the end of September. Needed now more than ever. Hurry!

...Is he saying to move on from ObamaCare repeal?

Bill Browder‏Verified account @Billbrowder

NPR looked at the registered address of Rinat Akhmetshin's supposed 'adoption charity' and found no one works there.

Behind Support For 'Adoption,' A Web Of Clandestine Russian Advocates
waer.org/post/behind-support-adoption-web-clandestine-russian-advocates

Ellen Nakashima‏Verified account
@nakashimae
FBI Director Chris Wray in his first public comments says "I have not detected any whiff of interference" in the Russia investigation.
10:37 am - 7 Sep 2017

And as so eloquently put:

Rachel Maddow MSNBC‏Verified account @maddow

Rachel Maddow MSNBC Retweeted Ellen Nakashima
LOL. "... and you ended up in this job how?"

He thinks that the Democrats actually.......like him.

From Dave Brat (Virginia):

“I’m a Calvinist,” he said. “I don’t panic.”

He'll have to get along with Democrats if they happen to win two majorities next year.
He might even be thinking impeachment prevention, although I'm not sure if that's not too complex for him to think about.

It's too complex, I reckon. He just likes to be liked. (Thinks that all this is a sign of personal regard. )

Jim Acosta @Acosta
White House tried to calm furious House Republicans. It didn't go well. (via our great Capitol Hill team)

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/09/08/politics/steven-mnuchin-house-republican-meeting/index.html

Do we have this amount of stupid in the UK? Even the Daily Fail struggles to be this twisted.

Limbaugh evacuates South Florida after claiming Hurricane Irma was a liberal hoax

thinkprogress.org/limbaugh-to-evacuate-south-florida-after-claiming-irma-was-a-hoax-cb3fb5fb35b8/amp/

'Big Water'. That's a new one on me.

At least he realises that all these hurricanes are not exactly normal and might support climate change.

Trump EPA head says it’s ‘insensitive’ to talk about climate change and Irma

thinkprogress.org/pruitt-wont-talk-climate-change-ff5a861ca456/amp/

So does Patriot Barbie.
Nice cop-out.

Two NC Republicans say they accidentally asked the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering

amp.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article172017607.html

Trump EPA head says it’s ‘insensitive’ to talk about climate change and Irma

So do the UK government.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/hurricane-irma-climate-change-caribbean-caroline-lucas-house-of-commons-green-energy-a7935106.html

I saw that's orlantina. Wtf is going on