Amerika du hast es besser

[Peiresc]

Noch eine Beobachtung:

Charles Johnson:
Right wing Twitter is now in full-on whataboutobama mode, distorting the hell out of anything they can find from Obama's presidency to make it look like he's as bad as Trump.

"As bad as Trump" is an interesting defense.

[Peiresc]

7-year-old immigrant girl dies after Border Patrol arrest

Das Kind ist verdurstet. Verdurstet.

@SecNielsen: "This is just a very sad example of the dangers of this journey. This family chose to cross illegally... I cannot stress [enough] how dangerous this journey is."

Die Eltern sind schuld.

[Peiresc]

John Harwood:
Trump on his China tariffs: "they're paying 25% interest on everything they send in"

Dona E. Bowens:
That's not how tari...oh never mind.

----

"Nobody got killed, nobody got robbed... This was not a big crime," Giuliani told The Daily Beast, re alleged violations of campaign finance law.

George Conway:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, except where nobody gets killed or robbed."

"Washington seems extremely unprepared for the mess that will result from all of these revelations. We are still in the pretending-this-isn't-really-happening stage of the drama."

Die GOP scheint gelähmt und nur noch wie ein Kaninchen auf die Schlange der kommenden Ereignisse starren zu können.

Warten wir den Januar ab.

[Peiresc]

Natürlich weiß Trump, dass Schweigegeldzahlungen an Geliebte in Wahlkämpfen illegal sind:

Jennifer Taub:
His interview on Fox news from 2012 shows that he knew what makes an in-kind contribution in the form of a hush money payment to a mistress potentially unlawful. He discussed with lawyers why the case against Edwards was not strong. That shows nuanced understanding of the law.

(meine Hervorhebung)

[Peiresc]

Chris Christie mag jetzt auch nicht mehr Stabschef im Weißen Haus werden wollen. Familiäre Verpflichtungen.

Kushner ist ernsthaft im Gespräch (er wird wohl derjenige sein, der nicht ablehnen kann). Es kursieren verschiedene weitere Vorschläge, z. B. Kislyak. Also, ich schlage Giuliani vor, denn Dershowitz wird plötzlich vom Zipperlein geplagt sein, wenn die Rede auf ihn kommen sollte.

Aber vielleicht geht auch die Kellyanne. Die war schon mal in der Auswahl. 

[Typee]

Kushner ist ernsthaft im Gespräch

Nichts ist so abwegig, dass es nicht ernst gemeint sein könnte. Dieses Desorganisationsgenie als Stabschef...

[Peiresc]

Bei dem denkwürdigen Meeting Trump - Pelosi - Schumer war Pence anwesend, aber er hat keinen Ton gesagt und hatte die Augen geschlossen, wir erwähnten das am Rande (zumindest im Bild).

[celsus]

Es gibt auch noch gute Nachrichten:

[Typee]

Ha, Mulvaney wird's. Mit einem seltsamen Zusatz: "Acting" Chief of Staff.

Es darf spekuliert werden. Wahrscheinlich soll das heißen: Stabschefdarsteller.

[Peiresc]

Ha, Mulvaney wird's.

Er wusste nur noch nichts davon. Twitterbeförderung, modern presidential, suck it.

Senior WH people were telling reporters this morning that Christie was likely choice. Then he said no. POTUS angry about rejections and notion that no one wants job. Mulvaney had unrelated meeting in West Wing this PM.  And then he was chief of staff.

[kosh]

John Harwood:
Trump on his China tariffs: "they're paying 25% interest on everything they send in"

Dona E. Bowens:
That's not how tari...oh never mind.

----

"Nobody got killed, nobody got robbed... This was not a big crime," Giuliani told The Daily Beast, re alleged violations of campaign finance law.

George Conway:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, except where nobody gets killed or robbed."

"Washington seems extremely unprepared for the mess that will result from all of these revelations. We are still in the pretending-this-isn't-really-happening stage of the drama."

Die GOP scheint gelähmt und nur noch wie ein Kaninchen auf die Schlange der kommenden Ereignisse starren zu können.

Warten wir den Januar ab.

Hillary hat auch mit Ihrer Dienst-Email private Pizzas bestellt und dadurch LEUTE ERMORDET!!11

Also was solls ...

[Peiresc]

Der Republikaner Jason Chaffetz:

"The sad reality is we have a 7-year-old girl who has died, and she should have never, ever made that journey," Chaffetz said. "And that should be the message, don't make this journey, it will kill you, and that should be the message."

Das kleine Mädchen ist nicht auf der Reise gestorben. Sie ist gestorben – verdurstet –, als sie in der Gefangenschaft der amerikanischen Behörde war.

It will kill you. Wer ist "it"?

Imagine finding a cache of water in the desert and pouring it out.
https://twitter.com/JuliusGoat/status/1073667709114691585

(mit Videoclip).

[Peiresc]

Für den schnellen Überblick:

Trump Team's Conflicts and Scandals: An Interactive Guide
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/trump-administration-conflicts/

Es ist natürlich viel zu aufwändig, sich da durchzufressen. Soweit ich das erfasst habe, sind es nur die ermittlungs- und gerichtsnotorischen Fälle. Ein bisschen Filterung muss schon sein, und wir wollen doch nicht politisch werden.

Donald Trump promised to drain the Washington swamp. Instead, he has surrounded himself with family members, appointees and advisers who've been accused of conflicts of interest, misuse of public funds, influence peddling, self-enrichment, working for foreign governments, failure to disclose information and violating ethics rules. Some are under investigation or facing lawsuits, others have resigned, and five have either been convicted or pleaded guilty, including three for lying to government officials. Scandals plague all administrations, but Trump's isn't two years old and the allegations keep on coming.

[celsus]

"But he tells it like it is. He tells the TRUTH!"

[Peiresc]

Der Präsident will eine Satiresendung verbieten, die so etwas wie eine nationale Institution ist.

Donald J. Trump
Verifizierter Account
@realDonaldTrump

A REAL scandal is the one sided coverage, hour by hour, of networks like NBC & Democrat spin machines like Saturday Night Live. It is all nothing less than unfair news coverage and Dem commercials. Should be tested in courts, can't be legal? Only defame & belittle! Collusion?

Susan Glasser:

That's how we knew Putin was really shutting down demcracy in Russia, when he went after Kukly, the Russian SNL equivalent, when the brilliant Viktor Shenderovich mocked pols with puppets each week...