TRUMP Thread

30% of the people could not re elect his butt. Depends on his extension of his stupidity and how long the Constitution would last. Also,if the Senate is GOP and Dems are in Congress.

 

https://twitter.com/CurtisScoon/status/1053093686899286017

https://nypost.com/2018/10/17/kanyes-real-success-trump-now-backs-criminal-justice-reform/


Wow, this gonna make people mad.

 

They forgot the "for now" at the end of that sentence. He's gonna change his mind and/or forget about this as soon as he starts his next Twitter beef.

 

This is pretty bold, even for a pathological liar like Trump. I know he's as allergic to the truth as I am to pollen in the springtime but this is an impressive level of dishonesty.

 

President Trump speaks at the Young Black Leadership Summit

Live stream link from earlier today:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ack-leadership-summit-live-stream/1773762002/

This 3-day event is for young, conservative blacks between the ages of 15 and 35.

Attendees of the free conference receive professional development and job training as well as networking opportunities.

 

Don Jr. tells young black conservatives they 'have the most guts of anyone in America' as they chant 'Build the wall!' ahead of White House summit



Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk also addressed the gathering, telling the room of Trump supporters: 'The fakers say you don’t exist.'

Donald Trump Jr. posted video of himself mingling with attendees to Twitter.

'Check out this AMAZING response from young black leaders! The largest ever gathering of young black conservative leaders!! Hey media, will you cover this? Why not? This is history!' he said.



Another tweet that characterized the summit as 'the largest ever young conservative black summit' taunted major news networks.

'I am sure @CNN @MSNBC @CBS @ABC will all be covering this, right?' he said. 'This is an incredible gathering and worthy of national coverage...The movement is growing!'

Turning Point communications director Candace Owens also posted the video on Twitter and said, 'For the first time ever, I was too choked up to speak on stage tonight.'

She said of the movement in support of the president: 'It’s beautiful. It’s raw. It’s free.' (freedom)

 

Today's gem from America's ultimate moron.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/poli...W4IfNndipdJPX9QEcSZ-6TYJSII169VC1LEoINd76reI0

 

This Moron POTUS is so much of a nutjob, I can’t update this thread cuz of the bombardment of WTF stories come out on him daily.

 

Trump actually does some shit that I like. Unfortunately it's not worth blowing up the Earth for those few things. I agreed with:

*Mass deportations and spot-checks by ICE
*Muslim Ban
*Not legally recognizing trannies and banning them from military service
*Welfare/Section 8 cuts

Sometimes people need to know that there's a madman who doesn't really care about being liked and who will slam the door on their asses

Once you get past the bullshit, very few if any of Trump's policies actually harm classic black men as a matter of policy. I think his interest in prison reform is because so many of his cronies (if not him) will end up there, not because of any perceived injustice

That said, I'm voting straight (D) on Nov. 6th

 

I usually support Democratic candidates even though the Democratic party does a lot of stuff I don't particularly like, so I can relate.

 

The Dem party needs a corrective, IMO, because it's become too feminist,. And this is coming from a guy who voted for Hillary. lol

That said, Dem policies at their best allow a black guy like me to thrive, which of course, is why The Man wants to destroy them. Obama resentment wasn't just on the right.

 

Dems: "Change everything"

Republicans: "Don't change anything"

Both philosophies are ridiculous.

 

GOP civil war: Trump slams Paul Ryan for opposing end to birthright citizenship

Oct. 31, 2018 / 5:24 PM ET
By Adam Edelman

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna929451

President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed House Speaker Paul Ryan for opposing his plan to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship, ripping the Wisconsin Republican as someone who knows "nothing about" the issue.

"Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about!" Trump tweeted.

“Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!” he added, six days before the midterm elections Tuesday.

A spokesperson for Ryan, who is not seeking reelection, did not immediately respond to questions from NBC News about Trump’s latest remarks about him.

Later Wednesday, speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, Trump said he would not blame Ryan if Republicans don't hold the House. When asked by NBC News' Kristen Welker why he attacked the speaker, he said, "birthright citizenship is very important, much less complex than people think."

Trump's lashing out came just one day after Ryan had rejected comments made by Trump about wanting to sign an executive order that would end birthright citizenship for the children of many immigrants to the U.S.

“You obviously cannot do that. You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order," Ryan, who rarely breaks with the president, told WVLK radio. "We didn't like it when Obama tried changing immigration laws via executive action, and obviously as conservatives, we believe in the Constitution."

"I'm a believer in following the plain text of the Constitution, and I think in this case, the 14th Amendment's pretty clear, and that would involve a very very lengthy Constitutional process," Ryan said Tuesday. "I believe in interpreting the Constitution as its written, and that means you can't do something like this via executive order."

Earlier Tuesday, Trump had told Axios that birthright citizenship "has to end" and that it would with an executive order.

"We're the only country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the United States for 85 years with all of those benefits," Trump said, although other nations do permit it. "It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. And it has to end."

Trump's executive order, if and when it is signed, will almost certainly face legal challenges due to the fact that birthright citizenship is rooted in the interpretation of a constitutional amendment. The "Citizenship Clause" of the 14th Amendment states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Many legal scholars believe the issue was settled by an 1898 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court involving a man born in the United States to Chinese parents who lived here legally.

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Trump says he will restrict asylum, claims troops will shoot at rock throwers

By Sarah Westwood, Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN
Updated 11:29 PM EDT, Thu November 01, 2018

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...cs/trump-immigration-speech-asylum/index.html

Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed he would sign an executive order "next week" aimed at restricting US asylum rules, as he seeks to use a group of Central American migrants heading for the US border as part of his midterm election closing argument.

He also suggested that the US troops he dispatched to the US-Mexico border could fire on someone in the migrant caravan if the person threw rocks or stones at them.

In a meandering speech at the White House about immigration, Trump recycled many of the talking points he touts on the campaign trail -- but offered little in the way of concrete ways to address the problems he embellished.

Trump said his administration is finalizing an executive action that would limit asylum claims to legal ports of entry, claiming migrants frequently abuse the system by fabricating their need for asylum.

But he declined to specify how a change he described as a forthcoming executive order would work, or why he was convening a presidential address for a policy shift that is still in the preliminary stages.

Asked if he envisions US troops firing on anyone in the groups of migrants, Trump told reporters at the White House: "I hope not. I hope not -- but it's the military."

I hope there won't be that," Trump said, but added that anybody throwing rocks or stones at the military service members will be considered to be using a firearm, "because there's not much difference when you get hit in the face with a rock."

Pentagon regulations only justify deadly force in face of threat

A US defense official told CNN that the troops deployed to the border will be operating under the standard rules on the use of force and will only use such force in self-defense.

Official Department of Defense regulations say "deadly force is justified only when there is a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to a person."

Lt. Col. Jamie Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said following Trump's remarks that the Defense Department "will not discuss hypothetical situations or specific measures within our rules on the use of force, but our forces are trained professionals who always have the inherent right of self-defense."

"I would also emphasize that our forces are in support of DHS/CBP, who are performing law enforcement activities," Davis said.

Defense officials have repeatedly emphasized the troops at the border are there to support civil authorities and that they are not expected to come into any contact with migrants.

The top general overseeing US Northern Command said on Tuesday that "CBP (Customs and Border Protection) personnel are ... absolutely the primary and principal members that will be handling, specifically, the migrants."

"There could be incidental interaction between our military members and migrants or other personnel that might be in that area. And so we are making that our soldiers, our Marines are going to be fully trained in how to do that interaction," Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy said.

The general added, "They're going to understand the rules for that interaction, and they'll be consistent with CBP."

Remarks come ahead of midterms

Trump has focused increasingly on immigration heading into the final days of the midterms, as Republicans across the country struggle to match their opponents in drumming up voter enthusiasm.

Trump did not release details on the asylum proposal or how it would be implemented, saying only that he intended to sign an order sometime next week restricting asylum claims.

With three campaign rallies, a midterm election and a trip to France on the books, however, the President's schedule for next week is already crowded.

The President said he would sign an immigration-related executive order next week, but was not specific as to what it would address.

A White House aide had said earlier Thursday that Trump would unveil an executive action requiring migrants to request asylum at legal points of entry and preventing them from claiming asylum if they are caught crossing the border illegally. Although the President referenced such a policy in his speech, he offered no defense of how such a plan, once finalized, could be legal, given laws presently allowing migrants the right to claim asylum once they are on American soil.

The Trump administration has been looking at ways to limit the number of asylum seekers, with the President and his allies often describing asylum as a "loophole."

The Immigration and Nationality Act says that anyone who arrives in the US "whether or not at a designated port of arrival" may apply for asylum if he or she has a "well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion."

Earlier this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said victims of gang and domestic violence no longer qualify for asylum.

"Asylum was never meant to alleviate all problems, even all serious problems, that people face every day all over the world," he said in June.

As attorney general, Sessions has broad power over asylum procedures and the immigration courts, which are under the auspices of the Justice Department.

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Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump Can Go Forward, Judge Says

Jacob Pinter
November 3, 20184:02 PM ET

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/03/663933067/emoluments-lawsuit-against-trump-can-go-forward-judge-says

A lawsuit accusing President Trump of violating the constitution's emoluments clause can proceed, a federal judge said Friday. Never before has an emoluments case gone to trial in the U.S.

Federal District Judge Peter Messitte denied Trump's request for a stay and ordered the two parties to begin the discovery process.

The ruling means the plaintiffs, the attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, D.C., have some power to obtain documents from the president and his business ventures. Trump notably has not released his tax returns and has maintained ownership of his businesses.

Karl Racine, the D.C. attorney general who is up for re-election Tuesday, called the news a big win. "Our case is moving forward, and we will continue to work to stop Trump from illegally profiting from the presidency," he tweeted.

As far back as Jan. 2017, Trump's legal team has pushed back against emoluments concerns. "Paying for a hotel room is not a gift or a present, and it has nothing to do with an office," Trump lawyer Sheri Dillon said before the president's inauguration.

As NPR's Peter Overby has reported, the lawsuit claims Trump violated two different clauses in the constitution, known as emoluments clauses: one that forbids federal government officials from accepting gifts from foreign government officials, and another that says the president may not accept benefits from state governments.

Peter has written the plaintiffs will be interested to learn more about the foreign dignitaries who have been noted staying at the Trump International Hotel a few blocks from the White House.

As Peter writes, the attorneys general will want to obtain:

- records covering the hotel's business with foreign government officials;
- records of cash going from the hotel to the Trump revokable trust that holds the hotel, and then to Trump;
- documents from the federal General Services Administration, which leases the hotel building to the Trump hotel corporation, and from the U.S. Treasury, which handles the lease payments.

At the same time, some 200 Democratic members of Congress are suing the president over violations of the emoluments clause. A judge in Washington, D.C., district court ruled in September that the lawmakers have standing to sue the president.

The Trump International Hotel, which opened shortly before the 2016 election, has invited scrutiny since Trump took office. An investigation by member station WAMU and Reveal showed a Malaysian prime minister spent money at the hotel while the subject of a government corruption probe.

Additionally, as NPR's Jackie Northam has reported, the hotel's lease, which is through the Government Services Administration, explicitly says no U.S. elected official may hold that lease — a clause Trump has apparently been violating since he became president.

And House Democrats have raised questions about the president's involvement in deciding whether the FBI headquarters should move from its current site in downtown Washington, D.C. They're asking whether he wants to prevent another hotel from moving in across the street from the Trump International.

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Dems are "changing everything" from when Republicans fuck shit up

THAT'S ridiculous

 

GOP Voters On Trump

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What kills me is that literally everything they're complaining about on that video was widely known before the election. But better late than never, I suppose.

 

It's the far left that's exasperating the political climate by continuing to prematurely push beyond that point. Lets continue to educate the country about universal healthcare and give it time to stick before pushing for free college. Oops nevermind........

Let's get the country to adopt better economic and employment practices before pushing for 15 dollar min wage. Oops.....

Nevermind the practical approach now...... Being that Dotard is president we are now stuck radically shifting, like we have been doing every 8 years.

 

We agree.