Acquitted but still impeached ... Trump thread 99

[TheClaws]

I’ll tell you a funny story. I’m a member of a very right-wing US politics online discussion group for kicks. The moderator of the group controls - and gets involved in - every discussion. (I should say the membership of this group is over 50K and the number of posts a day is generally 30 or so.) She’s also a typical Trumpian in that she reels off the standard “lamestream mass media” etc lines” and she mutes anyone who disagrees with her.

Anyway, I took her on eventually. She said that the Democratic candidates wanted to get rid of the Constitution. To this, I replied Trump flouts the Constitution on a regular basis. “What? Provide examples!” she replies. “Emoluments clause,” I replied. “That’s just one.”

GUYS. SHE HAD NOT HEARD OF THE EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE.

She then just spat something about she doesn’t read mass media lies and that’s why she didn’t know and muted me.

AIBU?

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3776378-Happy-Impeachment-Next-step-is-removal-Trump-thread-98

This will probably break the economy regardless.
Idiot.

Trump is on now with a press conference. Bill Barr is there.

I can't watch.

Me neither lion

I'm currently watching our wonderful, coherent, knowledgeable, and well-spoken Gov Newsom updating us here in Calif.

We'll watch Rachel later for her evisceration of Scrotus' latest nonsense/flights of fancy.

Sounds like a plan.

#WhereisFauci is trending.

www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/donald-trump-defense-production-act

'One of the wealthiest countries in the world doesn’t have the basic medical supplies necessary to deal with the situation. In addition to a lack of beds, hospitals across the nation have nowhere near the number of ventilators and masks doctors require to both do their jobs and protect themselves. While governors have pleaded with Donald Trump to help them obtain such equipment, he’s literally told them they’re on their own, seemingly forgetting the fact that he’s the one with the power here.'

www.rawstory.com/2020/03/man-dies-and-his-wife-is-under-critical-condition-after-ingesting-drug-touted-by-trump-as-a-coronavirus-treatment/

I'm not feeling too hopeful. Its all going a bit wrong.

I'm very worried about the potential death rate in the US if Trump continues in this way of 'thinking'.

There is some very early evidence that in the UK it is proving more dangerous to overweight men (not necessarily over 70)

He needs to be removed - pronto

Look at these obesity stats:

www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-02-27/us-obesity-rate-passes-40-percent

The 'perfect storm' seems to be to do with high levels of obesity and high levels of elderly people?

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/24/nurse-coronavirus-journal-er-diaries

Risk factors are:
Diabetes
High blood pressure
Heart conditions
Asthma, etc

(Many associated with obesity)

Being a man.
Over 60.

Not looking good for many Senate members, particularly on the GOP side.

johnpavlovitz.com/2020/03/24/their-money-or-your-life-the-fraudulence-of-pro-life-christian-capitalism/

crooksandliars.com/2020/03/mississippi-governor-refuses-act

Trump takes aim at Cuomo over request for more ventilators

After days of striking a cooperative note with New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D), President Trump on Tuesday switched gears, sharply criticizing Cuomo over his request for the federal government to send more ventilators to the hard-hit state.
“New York needs 30,000 ventilators,” Cuomo had tweeted earlier Tuesday, following a news conference at which he made the same request. “It will be the difference between life and death. The federal government must provide these ventilators. Only the federal government has the power to deliver.”
Trump chafed at the request during his Fox News Channel town hall.
“We’re building him hospitals, we’re building him medical centers … and he was talking about the ventilators. But he should have ordered the ventilators. And he had a choice; he had a chance,” Trump said of Cuomo.
The president then tried to hand Fox host Bill Hemmer a piece of paper. After Hemmer declined to take the document, citing social distancing, Trump read from it himself. It appeared to be a post about Cuomo on the Gateway Pundit blog, which is known for spreading conspiracy theories.
Later during the interview, Trump sought to prod Deborah Birx, a medical leader on the White House coronavirus task force, to attack Cuomo, as well.
Birx was citing the potential reasons New York City has been a hot spot for coronavirus infections. One reason could be the number of people touching the metal surfaces on the subway, she said; another could be the number of residents who returned from Asia in December.
“Do you blame the governor for that?” Trump interjected with a smirk.
Birx ignored Trump and continued talking.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/24/coronavirus-latest-news/?p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098#link-WOU647LNDJFV3LGJVP5YBR6EGA

Really like that john Pavlovitz article.

Yuk
www.palmerreport.com/analysis/gives-up-on-press-conferences-horrible-strategy-donald-trump/26861/

www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/donald-trump-coronavirus-deaths-vs-economy

Trump Lashes Out as Americans Remain Under Lockdown: A Closer Look (from home)

Hemmer declined to take the document, citing social distancing
Hemmer will be for the chop for insulting the pure clean hands of the emperor of the world

Trump talking again now at televised virus update. I'm already swearing at the tv. That's probably all you need to know.

And he's already talking about a historic surge on Dow. Praising his administration- nothing of real content about what they're doing! Says rest of world is looking to USA - what the actual fuck?!

Mostly to see what Trump is doing so they can do something else, I should think.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-coronavirus-federal-assistance-new-york-cuomo-972467/

I can't watch him. Narcissistic short sighted, mammon worshipping fake Christian.

How bad is it? Any grown ups around? Is Fauci back?

I wish they'd stop doing the daily 'update.

They're nothing but Trump's personal substitution for his MAGA rallies. He simply HAS to be bloviating whether it's in front of a crowd or in front of a camera.

I didn't see today's blow-fest. I'll catch the 'edited version' with CNN and with Rachel. She skips his verbal vomit and just presents the counterpoint to his lies.