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ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 22:31

Philip Rucker
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When we asked Trump in the Oval today if he‘d seen recordings showing Khashoggi’s killing, he said he hadn’t. Then he asked Mike Pompeo if he had. He hadn’t. Then Trump said he had asked Turkey for them and “we’re going to be seeing it very soon.” (link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vows-severe-punishment-if-us-determines-saudi-arabia-killed-khashoggi/2018/10/13/dbefa658-cee0-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 22:40

Did he have anything to say about the devastated communities in Florida? Not interested until he can milk it for a photo op?
Philip Rucker
@PhilipRucker
Trump is in a very good mood today. After meeting Pastor Brunson in Oval & taking questions there from reporters, he took another 12 minutes of questions on North Lawn as he prepared to jet to Kentucky -- where he said 99,000 people are trying to get into a 10,000-seat arena.

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 23:01

'The NRA’s Plummeting Campaign Spending, in 3 Charts.
The gun group broke its own record in every election between 2010 and 2016. This year, it's suddenly thrifty.'
www.thetrace.org/2018/10/nra-spending-decrease-2018-midterm-elections/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

ohmymimi · 13/10/2018 23:25

'I chased Cory Booker all over Iowa to see what Dems think of him. Their answers are fascinating.'
www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/10/i_chased_cory_booker_all_over_iowa_to_see_what_dem.html

cozietoesie · 13/10/2018 23:27

Oh My. Smile

TheClaws · 13/10/2018 23:50

Thanks for the new thread, Across. There was absolutely a deal. Shady bastard. Think Kushner/Israel/Saudi/Turkey/lotsofmoney and you’re on the way.

TheClaws · 14/10/2018 00:24

Not at all a problem. Trump says “other measures” can be taken to punish Saudi Arabia for the disappearance of Khashoggi - just not economic, pls!

thehill.com/homenews/administration/411271-trump-defends-110-billion-us-arms-sale-to-saudi-arabia

BolleauxtoBankers · 14/10/2018 05:18

Morning, all! Thank you for the new thread, Across.

Just popped in to see if you all had got wind of this, apologies if you knew already - as the greeting card says, I saw this and thought of you:
Politio - Democratic record fundraising

Lweji · 14/10/2018 08:13

Never let politics or human rights get in the way of a good arms deal.

Thanks for the new thread.

Lweji · 14/10/2018 08:19

Reading back the thread. I'm going to put those Deplorable Cards in my wish list.
Hopefully it will be useful when the courts start working.

ohmymimi · 14/10/2018 08:24

And, Bolleaux, on top of the extraordinary money raising, If there is a 🌊 women will drive it:

'The unprecedented number of women running for Congress this year could significantly change the makeup of the House. In the Senate, it's a different story.'
www.politico.com/interactives/2018/interactive_blue-wave-women-poc/

ohmymimi · 14/10/2018 08:30

'Saudi Arabia Wants Trump And Congress To Forget Jamal Khashoggi. Here’s Its Likely Playbook.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, implicated in the journalist's potential murder, could blunt criticism using the most sprawling foreign influence campaign in the U.S.today.'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jamal-khashoggi-trump-congress-saudi-arabia-lobbying-arms-deals_us_5bc20a93e4b040bb4e82b65a

lionheart · 14/10/2018 08:34

That Cory piece is interesting.

And the money ...

ohmymimi · 14/10/2018 08:34

'The New Arab Winter
The U.S. has helped nurture a new generation of Mideast dictators, and Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance is just the latest result.'
amp.slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/jamal-khashoggi-us-responsibility-middle-east-dictators.html?__twitter_impression=true

lionheart · 14/10/2018 08:46

USA Today managed to get into a bit of a tangle over that 'Trump' Op-ed.

rantt.com/usa-todays-false-trump-op-ed-raises-questions-about-their-journalistic-integrity/

lionheart · 14/10/2018 08:51

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/14/democrats-blue-wave-midterms-new-jersey

'“It’s not a naturally occurring weather event. We have to make it happen,” said Malinowski, the Democratic candidate in New Jersey 7, who once served in Barack Obama’s state department. “It’s not something any responsible candidate in a swing district can count on. We have to do it ourselves, one congressional district at a time.”'

TheNorthWestPawsage · 14/10/2018 08:55

mimi's link to NRA piece above is interesting. I thought they'd been quiet recently - a very welcome occurrence!

ushuaiamonamour · 14/10/2018 09:09

On Radio 4 this morning: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000pfj. Provactive content and the mixture of disbelief and disgust with which repeats 'Trump?' is quite wonderful, I think.

lionheart · 14/10/2018 09:13

Last gasp?

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/republican-party-brett-kavanaugh-patriarchy-misogyny_us_5bbaaf43e4b01470d05284ca

'The GOP is now essentially the last bastion of male dominance in a Me Too world.'

PerkingFaintly · 14/10/2018 09:15

Morning Bolleaux!

ohmymimi · 14/10/2018 09:31

Full thread of the valiant Mr Dale's annotated report of the Richmond, Kentucky rally, his précis of which is 'Same lines as always, same lies as always.' He seems to be getting the hang of the Stinker's schtickWink

mobile.twitter.com/ddale8/status/1051254327262642176

PerkingFaintly · 14/10/2018 10:00

Yeah, unfortunately there may be a simple explanation for the drop in NRA campaign spending. That graph shows that it nearly doubled between 2014 and 2016, ie to elect Trump.

Supposing that were Russian money, the Russians have now bought the White House and don't need to spend again.

Article below is about comparatively small admitted donations by Russian-linked entities, but also about continuing investigations into donations via shell-companies and other means.

NRA got more money from Russia-linked sources than earlier reported
www.politico.com/story/2018/04/11/nra-russia-money-guns-516804

Campaign records show that the NRA was Trump’s biggest supporter, spending about $30 million on him during the campaign, a much larger amount than it has spent on previous presidential candidates.

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