No. She is being very smart but obviously cynical & intensely scheming. All of her behavior makes sense, politically. She is aiming to cut in line ahead of Ted Cruz... for 2028.
Bear with me.
Nikki Thread 2/
Like all serious candidates for next GOP Presidential nominee after Trump (so after 2024) like Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, John Kasich, Gov DeSantis, Gov Abbott - Nikki has a plan for AFTER TRUMP. The plans are all logical & systematic
Nikki Thread 3/
All of these people KNOW that Trump will be in prison by 2028
And they KNOW they will not challenge Trump for 2024
So they are ANGLING for the next open race for GOP Presidential nomination, which will be in 2028, and then how to handle a Trump then in prison
Nikki Thread 4/
The clear front-runner for 2028 is Ted Cruz. He is HIGHLY likely to win that nomination too. Do NOT think of this like a Democrat
Democrats like to fall in love
Republicans like to fall in line
GOP always nominate the guy who is next in line. That is Ted Cruz
Nikki Thread 5/
Nikki Haley knows Ted Cruz is the front-runner after Trump & sees how tightly Cruz has hugged Trump. That gives Cruz the best chance to get significant share of Trump supporters, when Cruz runs on a 'Pardon Trump' platform pointing to all others betraying Trump
Nikki Thread 6/
Nikki has gambled that Trump WILL run in 2024, and wants to be on that 2024 ticket..
..because Nikki knows Trump will LOSE. And that makes her the 'next in line' (where Pence should be, were it not for the Hang Mike Pence sentiment in the GOP)
Nikki Thread 7/
If you see her gambit as being 'Trump will lose in 2024, and I will be his Veep in 2024' - then EVERY batshit crazy Nikki Haley statement and flipflop makes sense. She is making the case she is best WOMAN for Trump ticket in 2024, to overtake Ted Cruz in 2028
Nikki Thread 8/
Nikki knows when Trump is in prison in 2028, GOP will face a political dilemma: Do we go back to how it was before Trump? So Next In Line. Ted Cruz
Or does GOP move BEYOND Trump. Then most non-Trump is a woman, who WAS Trump's choice as Veep.
That is her play
Nikki Thread 9/
When you see the Republican politician's play for year 2028, you understand the logic of the behavior
Nikki Haley knows Trump will be in prison, and wants to ride that disaster into huge election loss in 2024, as Trump's Veep. To overtake Ted Cruz for 2028
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On Monday Judge Chutkan in DC (Jack Smith 2) case will hold a hearing about putting a gag order on Herr Hezbollah, the nation's Terrorist-In-Chief. Trump was under protective order. He breached it many times. So this is now his 'final warning'
Let's do a Thread
GAG ORDER THREAD/2
Don't look at me like that! This is JUSTICE. It is EXACTLY the same legal standard that would apply to you and me. Nothing more, nothing less. Trump is a FIRST TIME OFFENDER; has NEVER been convicted of any crime (yet). He was put on a 'protective order' FIRST
GAG ORDER THREAD/3
Then Trump repeatedly broke that protective order. We WITNESSED IT LIVE on TV and on social media, REPEATEDLY
But the Judge CANNOT do anything about it. Until she is FORMALLY told by the prosecution. She CANNOT do anything yet. It would be same for you and me
We certainly feel it was taking too long. In reality this is about par for the course, in some ways FASTER than normal, for such a large criminal conspiracy. Timing is similar to Watergate
FIRST of PLANNERS of Jan 6 go to trial, in Georgia in two weeks !!!
So January 6th, 2021 was two years and 9 months ago. Over 1,000 of the violent mob have been caught, over half prosecuted, and prison sentences for those running up to more than a decade in prison. That is justice
The ORGANIZERS of the Jan 6th plot are Trump, the Seditious Six..
The ORGANIZERS of Jan 6 are
Trump
Seditious Six (Giuliani, Flynn etc)
Evil Eleven of Congress (Gosar, Gym, Gaetz etc)
and a handful others (Roger Stone, Bannon etc)
They are ALL CAUGHT
Jack Smith STARTED to prosecute the organizers. Look who he has as WITNESSES to this crime
Trump calls Hezbollah "very smart" for their terrorist attack? Same Senile Man called Putin smart for invading Ukraine. And called murdering dictators MBS and Kim Jong Un smart
Meanwhile Trump has called HIS OWN CABINET and HIS OWN GENERALS idiots & stupid
General Mattis: Trump's not mature, a 5th grader
General McMaster: he's a dope, kindergartner idiot
Colonel Esper: irresponsible
General Milley: crazy
General Hytin: an idiot
General Kelly: Trump's crazy, an unhinged idiot
Next...
Then let's ask Trump White House staff, people Trump selected:
VP Pence: Trump is reckless
CoS 1 Priebus: he's an idiot
CoS 2 (Kelly, in above)
CoS 3 Mulvaney: terrible human being, a clown show
CoS 4 Meadows: Trump is worthless
SoS Tillerson: he's a fucking moron
Trump was massively embarrassed in New York, and that trial still continues. But this incident (Trump sitting in NY court for 3 days and then bailed) exposes insight into how incredibly stupid, and self-destructive Trump is
Let's do a Thread
New York New York Thread /2
So what happened? Trump sat in the civil trial - he is NOT required to be there (he must attend all criminal trials which start in March 2024). He feuded with the judge, got hit with a gag order, then stormed out of New York. Let's see how dumb it was
New York New York Thread /3
Donald the Duck McTrump's whole brand is based on the carefully constructed fake illusion, that he is somehow a 'billionaire'. WE know he is not. That Trump is a fake, a con-artist, living on other people's money. But his SUPPORTERS believe that lie
What happens next? The House cannot conduct any other business until it has selected a new House Speaker. The GOP is in civil war. It may be chaos for a while. Most likely they find a suitable Republican Speaker
DEMs do not have votes for DEM Speaker
BUT DEMs could make a deal
If a slice of Republicans (as few as 6) ally with DEMs, then that alliance could select (a Republican) speaker
Realistically the most logical such choice is an EX House Republican, like Liz Cheney
Because of GOP civil war, DEMs have leverage now
This is the deal I suggest:
DEMs make deal for ANY Republican who they can trust (like Liz Cheney, Kinzinger) where promise is 2 House Votes every week. One vote on legislation provided by GOP, the other vote legislation provided by DEMs. Both will get a floor vote each week
With Friday's bombshell news in court filing by Jack Smith of 3 more prosecution witnesses - now just about as big as they come - let's do a Thread about the flippers in Trump's life, the rats who all testify under oath, in criminal courts, against Trump
Flipper Thread/2
Trump committed an act of insurgency against America. That word is rarely used. The legal EFFECT is the same as 'treason'. Trump committed a crime which is essentially as bad as treason
So who does Jack Smith have as a witness? Trump's OWN Attorney General Barr
Flipper Thread/3
Bill Barr was not just the nation's top lawyer, as Attorney General, when this plot was first hatched - Barr learned of the idea - and TOLD TRUMP IT IS ILLEGAL. That is what Barr will testify under oath. That Trump KNEW this plot is illegal