Trump: Day 591
-Attacks Union Leader on Labor Day
-Criticized AG 4 Charging GOP Allies
-Will Likely Try 2 Block Mueller Report
-Sasse: US Not a "Banana Republic"
-Abruptly Scrapped Plans 2 Go Golf
-Sz McCain Death Was a Distraction
-No Remark 4 KIA/Wounded Soldiers
-Attacks Union Leader on Labor Day
-Criticized AG 4 Charging GOP Allies
-Will Likely Try 2 Block Mueller Report
-Sasse: US Not a "Banana Republic"
-Abruptly Scrapped Plans 2 Go Golf
-Sz McCain Death Was a Distraction
-No Remark 4 KIA/Wounded Soldiers
Add...
Day 696 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Day 696 since Donald Trump admitted to sexual assault — yet he’s still in the Oval Office
Add...
Day 548 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Day 548 of NO EVIDENCE produced by Trump that his phones were tapped by Obama.
The FISA warrant Trump referenced targeted Carter Page. #TrumpLies
Add...
Day 335 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Day 335 since the deadliest mass shooting on U.S soil in Las Vegas that killed 58, injured 546 and Congress has taken NO action to prevent future mass shootings. #NeverForget #NeverAgain #EnoughIsEnough
Add...
Police are investigating after eight people were shot late Sunday night at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, Calif.
hill.cm/GfBn5un
Police are investigating after eight people were shot late Sunday night at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, Calif.
hill.cm/GfBn5un
Add...
An Arkansas woman with a concealed carry license pointed her gun at children on school grounds. This member of our well regulated militia is being held on bond at a local detention center.
5newsonline.com/2018/09/03/pol…
An Arkansas woman with a concealed carry license pointed her gun at children on school grounds. This member of our well regulated militia is being held on bond at a local detention center.
5newsonline.com/2018/09/03/pol…
Add...
Day 157 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Day 157 without Trump publicly offering his condolences for Master Sgt. Jonathan Dunbar, the fallen American service member who lost his life after an IED bombing in Syria. Why?
Add...
An American soldier was killed and another wounded in an “apparent insider attack” in eastern Afghanistan
6 soldiers have died in Afghanistan this year, so far.
bloom.bg/2wCsrv0
An American soldier was killed and another wounded in an “apparent insider attack” in eastern Afghanistan
6 soldiers have died in Afghanistan this year, so far.
bloom.bg/2wCsrv0
Add...
@votevets: Trump spent his day on Twitter attacking the media, John Kerry, Democrats, and his own AG. As of 8 PM in Washington DC, he has yet to acknowledge the killed and wounded service members in Afghanistan.
@votevets: Trump spent his day on Twitter attacking the media, John Kerry, Democrats, and his own AG. As of 8 PM in Washington DC, he has yet to acknowledge the killed and wounded service members in Afghanistan.
Add...
Day 157 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Day 157 Since Hope Hicks left as Trump’s 4th Communications Director after testifying to a Congressional committee that she had told "white lies" on Trump's behalf.
With Bill Shine, Trump is directing all White House messaging and communication.
Add...
Day 136 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
497 of 2654 children are STILL separated, including 22 children under 5. credit: @ifindkarma @jacobsoboroff
Day 136 since Trump began forcibly separating immigrant children from their families.
497 of 2654 children are STILL separated, including 22 children under 5. credit: @ifindkarma @jacobsoboroff
Add...
Three minors from El Salvador separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border were sexually abused in shelters in Arizona, according to Salvadoran officials. apnews.com/a63fdcec347b41…
Three minors from El Salvador separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border were sexually abused in shelters in Arizona, according to Salvadoran officials. apnews.com/a63fdcec347b41…
Add...
Immigrants are turning down government help to buy infant formula and healthy food for their young children because they're afraid the Trump admin could bar them from getting a green card if they take federal aid. politico.com/story/2018/09/…
Immigrants are turning down government help to buy infant formula and healthy food for their young children because they're afraid the Trump admin could bar them from getting a green card if they take federal aid. politico.com/story/2018/09/…
Add...
Day 84 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Day 84 since Trump made specific commitments to end military exercises with South Korea & eventually withdraw US forces from the peninsula without NO specific commitments on timing or verification of denuclearization from Kim Jong-un.
Add...
Day 14 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Day 14 since Trump was implicated as an unindicted co-conspirator in violating federal campaign finance laws to keep affairs quiet and Congress has refused to call for investigations and impeachment.
Is Trump above the law?
Add...
Good reminder: "A close read of Justice Department policy shows that the cutoff is not a hard and fast rule, according to more than a dozen current and former Justice Department officials and other legal experts." politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Good reminder: "A close read of Justice Department policy shows that the cutoff is not a hard and fast rule, according to more than a dozen current and former Justice Department officials and other legal experts." politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Add...
Rudy Giuliani tells New Yorker that Trump is likely to block Rod Rosenstein from releasing certain parts of Mueller's final report, citing executive privilege.
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
Rudy Giuliani tells New Yorker that Trump is likely to block Rod Rosenstein from releasing certain parts of Mueller's final report, citing executive privilege.
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
Add...
This is exactly what you do with a "report" that says you're innocent of any wrongdoing, everyone knows that. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/giuliani-…
This is exactly what you do with a "report" that says you're innocent of any wrongdoing, everyone knows that. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/giuliani-…
Add...
Rudy Giuliani said in '97 a president must obey a subpoena.
"He's gotta do it. He doesn't have a choice," Giuliani said. "As far as the criminal law is concerned, the President is a citizen."
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
Rudy Giuliani said in '97 a president must obey a subpoena.
"He's gotta do it. He doesn't have a choice," Giuliani said. "As far as the criminal law is concerned, the President is a citizen."
newyorker.com/magazine/2018/…
Add...
A State Department unit created two years ago to lead the U.S. fight against anti-democratic propaganda abroad, including Russian disinformation campaigns, still has not received millions of dollars in funding allocated to it by Congress. m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b…
A State Department unit created two years ago to lead the U.S. fight against anti-democratic propaganda abroad, including Russian disinformation campaigns, still has not received millions of dollars in funding allocated to it by Congress. m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b…
Add...
The wife of David Keene, a former president of the NRA, reportedly offered Mariia Butina $1,000,000 to secure a massive amount of Russian jet fuel for an American middleman in a scheme that got Butina reported to the FBI. nytimes.com/2018/09/02/us/…
The wife of David Keene, a former president of the NRA, reportedly offered Mariia Butina $1,000,000 to secure a massive amount of Russian jet fuel for an American middleman in a scheme that got Butina reported to the FBI. nytimes.com/2018/09/02/us/…
Add...
Trump believes it’s the Attorney General’s job to cover up crimes that are committed by elected Republicans.
There was a time pressuring the AG to quash criminal investigations of political allies was considered an impeachable offense.
Trump believes it’s the Attorney General’s job to cover up crimes that are committed by elected Republicans.
There was a time pressuring the AG to quash criminal investigations of political allies was considered an impeachable offense.
Add...
The man who ran as the 'law and order' candidate is essentially upset that his Justice Department isn't better protecting his political allies.
The man who ran as the 'law and order' candidate is essentially upset that his Justice Department isn't better protecting his political allies.
Add...
By the way, Chris Collins is charged with engaging on insider trading June 17, 2017.
Last time I checked, that's not the "Obama era"
By the way, Chris Collins is charged with engaging on insider trading June 17, 2017.
Last time I checked, that's not the "Obama era"
Add...
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse suggests Trump’s tweets about Sessions hurting GOP congressmen akin to a “banana republic”
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse suggests Trump’s tweets about Sessions hurting GOP congressmen akin to a “banana republic”
Add...
Let's see if the Senate Judiciary Committee will ask Brett Kavanaugh about Trump criticizing his attorney general for going after two Republican congressman because it's not politically beneficial.
Let's see if the Senate Judiciary Committee will ask Brett Kavanaugh about Trump criticizing his attorney general for going after two Republican congressman because it's not politically beneficial.
Add...
Ethics watchdog American Oversight is pursuing public records requests and litigation to obtain records of Brett Kavanaugh's work in the the Bush White House and in the office of Independent Counsel Ken Starr. bit.ly/2BxBt1r
Ethics watchdog American Oversight is pursuing public records requests and litigation to obtain records of Brett Kavanaugh's work in the the Bush White House and in the office of Independent Counsel Ken Starr. bit.ly/2BxBt1r
Add...
Joe Biden on how Democrats should handle the Kavanaugh hearing: "Stay in the room, demand answers and keep pointing out ... they have not given them the material that was expected of the committee."
I disagree.
on.msnbc.com/2wCXtTA
Joe Biden on how Democrats should handle the Kavanaugh hearing: "Stay in the room, demand answers and keep pointing out ... they have not given them the material that was expected of the committee."
I disagree.
on.msnbc.com/2wCXtTA
Add...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent Brett Kavanaugh a letter with, among other things, ten detailed questions about issues in his personal financial disclosures.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent Brett Kavanaugh a letter with, among other things, ten detailed questions about issues in his personal financial disclosures.
Add...
The secrecy surrounding large portions of Brett Kavanaugh’s records by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley’s outright support of it, is something that should be a much bigger deal.
The secrecy surrounding large portions of Brett Kavanaugh’s records by Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley’s outright support of it, is something that should be a much bigger deal.
Add...
Odd. Trump got into the presidential SUV this morning to leave the White House.
Three minutes later, he got out & walked back into the White House. Reporters also unloaded, indicating Trump was not leaving anytime soon, per pooler @betsy_klein
Odd. Trump got into the presidential SUV this morning to leave the White House.
Three minutes later, he got out & walked back into the White House. Reporters also unloaded, indicating Trump was not leaving anytime soon, per pooler @betsy_klein
Add...
Shortly after Trump returned to the White House, It was announced there's a lid at the White House, which means Trump wouldn't be leaving today & not expected to see or hear from him for the rest of the day.
Shortly after Trump returned to the White House, It was announced there's a lid at the White House, which means Trump wouldn't be leaving today & not expected to see or hear from him for the rest of the day.
Add...
Only in the Trump White House is Labor Day an occasion to thank the boss not the laborers.
Only in the Trump White House is Labor Day an occasion to thank the boss not the laborers.
Add...
Trump insulted the leader of the largest labor union federation in the U.S. on #LaborDay
nbcnews.to/2wF9Hey
Trump insulted the leader of the largest labor union federation in the U.S. on #LaborDay
nbcnews.to/2wF9Hey
Add...
'We want to protect our workers,' Trump said in 2017.
But his admin has weakened measures designed to keep them safe—rolling back worker safety protections, mine safety inspections, offshore oil rigs and line speeds in meat processing plants. politico.com/story/2018/09/…
'We want to protect our workers,' Trump said in 2017.
But his admin has weakened measures designed to keep them safe—rolling back worker safety protections, mine safety inspections, offshore oil rigs and line speeds in meat processing plants. politico.com/story/2018/09/…
Add...
Trump deficits + Trump trade wars have pushed consumer prices up to annualized increase of 2.9% in June and July. Net of that inflation, the average hourly worker is earning 0.2% *less* in 2018 than in 2017.
Trump deficits + Trump trade wars have pushed consumer prices up to annualized increase of 2.9% in June and July. Net of that inflation, the average hourly worker is earning 0.2% *less* in 2018 than in 2017.
Add...
An independent trade panel has derailed the Trump admin's push to impose tariffs on imports of newsprint from Canada, handing a significant win to U.S. newspapers, union groups and lawmakers who pressed for the change.
politico.com/story/2018/08/…
An independent trade panel has derailed the Trump admin's push to impose tariffs on imports of newsprint from Canada, handing a significant win to U.S. newspapers, union groups and lawmakers who pressed for the change.
politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Add...
‘Donald Trump reportedly complained that the coverage of Senator John McCain's death was "over-the-top" and that it distracted from his recent trade deal with Mexico’
newsweek.com/donald-trump-c…
‘Donald Trump reportedly complained that the coverage of Senator John McCain's death was "over-the-top" and that it distracted from his recent trade deal with Mexico’
newsweek.com/donald-trump-c…
Add...
Ivanka and Jared deserved better seats at McCain's funeral, former Trump aide fumes bit.ly/2PqNE23
Ivanka and Jared deserved better seats at McCain's funeral, former Trump aide fumes bit.ly/2PqNE23
Add...
Republicans are deciding which lawmakers are worth trying to rescue, and which ones need to be cut loose to fend for themselves in November.
GOP officials say as many as 45 Republican-held seats are at serious risk. politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Republicans are deciding which lawmakers are worth trying to rescue, and which ones need to be cut loose to fend for themselves in November.
GOP officials say as many as 45 Republican-held seats are at serious risk. politico.com/story/2018/08/…
Add...
The GOP's "vulnerability ratio" — its net number of House seats at risk versus the number needed to flip the chamber — is worse than when the House flipped in 2006 and 2010. axios.com/2018-midterm-e…
The GOP's "vulnerability ratio" — its net number of House seats at risk versus the number needed to flip the chamber — is worse than when the House flipped in 2006 and 2010. axios.com/2018-midterm-e…
Add...
A day after Donald Trump Jr. wrote a column blaming Democrats for Mollie Tibbetts's death, her father writes a rebuttal, "to call out the racists among us and ask people to aspire to higher American ideals."
nyti.ms/2wAhpGw
A day after Donald Trump Jr. wrote a column blaming Democrats for Mollie Tibbetts's death, her father writes a rebuttal, "to call out the racists among us and ask people to aspire to higher American ideals."
nyti.ms/2wAhpGw
Add...
Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign.
Trump supporters are calling for a #NikeBoycott. Why?
Nike had been paying Colin Kaepernick all along, waiting for the right moment. That moment is now, as he becomes the face of the company’s 30th anniversary of the “Just Do It” campaign.
Trump supporters are calling for a #NikeBoycott. Why?
Add...
Reporter's widow tears into Trump: "My husband was not an enemy of the people" hill.cm/nbVhlX0
Reporter's widow tears into Trump: "My husband was not an enemy of the people" hill.cm/nbVhlX0
Add...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s week marked by exaggeration and outright fiction as he promoted a trade pact with Mexico, hyped numbers on jobs and raged against Google and the Russia probe.
apne.ws/2iU8Oes
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s week marked by exaggeration and outright fiction as he promoted a trade pact with Mexico, hyped numbers on jobs and raged against Google and the Russia probe.
apne.ws/2iU8Oes
Add...
64 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
64 Days until midterm elections.
We've got great candidates, great energy, and great issues. Take nothing for granted -- we can't let up.
To power a 🌊 this November, make SURE you're registered, help others register & vote early!
IWillVote.com
Add...
Add...
Trump is somehow still getting away with not releasing his tax returns.
Even though two of his associates were found guilty of tax fraud.
huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-ta…
Trump is somehow still getting away with not releasing his tax returns.
Even though two of his associates were found guilty of tax fraud.
huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-ta…
Add...
Daily reminder...
Daily reminder...
Add...
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
In case you missed yesterday's thread:
NOTE: There will be no thread tomorrow evening as I'll be out with family celebrating my birthday.
The thread will resume Wednesday, September 5th.
The thread will resume Wednesday, September 5th.
Add...
Good reminder: It's not just Mueller. Trump faces 6 separate investigations and lawsuits. huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-t…
Good reminder: It's not just Mueller. Trump faces 6 separate investigations and lawsuits. huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-t…
Add...
The Justice Department Was Behind The Decision To Keep 100,000 Pages Of Kavanaugh’s Record Secret buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
The Justice Department Was Behind The Decision To Keep 100,000 Pages Of Kavanaugh’s Record Secret buzzfeednews.com/article/chrisg…
