I confess to back pedaling into Trump territory when I wanted to leave discussions about him in the garbage can. My thread on the read-only break room site has 9,600 replies so I thought I'd bring up a new one.
He's not going away.
Haberman's book is out based on interviews. I won't read it, but the excerpts are interesting. Especially what he says about McConnell, a description that's against the Terms of Service here, but I actually don't disagree with. LOL
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“At one point, Trump made a candid admission that was as jarring as it was ultimately unsurprising. ‘The question I get asked more than any other question: “If you had it to do again, would you have done it?”’Trump said of running for president. ‘The answer is, yeah, I think so. Because here’s the way I look at it. I have so many rich friends and nobody knows who they are.’ … Reflecting on the meaning of having been president of the United States, his first impulse was not to mention public service, or what he felt he’d accomplished, only that it appeared to be a vehicle for fame, and that many experiences were only worth having if someone else envied them.”
After three days of struggling to find jurors who didn’t already have strong feelings about former President Donald Trump and his eponymous company—a difficult undertaking in liberal New York City—defense lawyers at the last minute chose to settle.
Galicia and fellow protesters showed up outside Trump Tower weeks after Trump announced his presidential run in the Summer of 2015. They were angry about his racist comments in which he berated Mexican migrants seeking refuge in the United States as “rapists.” They also sought to draw attention to the potential dangers of Trump’s statements and presidential ambitions, given that he had just been endorsed by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
When they showed up on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower in KKK hoods and large signs–remaining on the public street–Trump corporate security guards attacked them, tackled Galicia, and ripped a sign from his hand.
Although the protesters soon sued the company, the lawsuit was held up while Trump remained in the White House. It wasn’t until this year that damning details came out from a surprise witness in the office upstairs: Michael Cohen, Trump’s then right-hand lawyer, who revealed that the executive had personally ordered his security chief to get rid of the protesters–and later reveled in their abuse.
As expected Trump announces his candidacy for President 2024.
I didn't realize he called himself "MAGA King". "MAGAphile" makes more sense to me now.
I will concede that it is pretty effective that during his Presidency other than the covid years, times were better as there was no inflation and the economy he received was good.
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In the hour-long speech, the former president pitched the successes of his administration as a "golden age," saying, "our country was on track for an amazing future, because I made big promises to the American people -- and unlike other presidents, I kept my promises."
In contrast, Trump said, "For millions of Americans, the past two years under Joe Biden have been a time of pain, hardship, anxiety and despair."
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Trump will use his candidacy to convince MAGAphiles that all criminal investigations in his life are politically motivated. Of course, most of us know that Trump uses projection skilfully.
If only her brothers would follow suit and stay out of politics as well. Ivanka Trump to not be involved in her father's campaign:
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“I do not plan to be involved in politics,” she continued. “While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence said voters will "have better choices" for a presidential candidate than Donald Trump, who announced his third bid for the office on Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago resort.
In an interview that aired on ABC's "World News Tonight" earlier this week, Pence said he and his family are giving "prayerful consideration" to whether he himself should run and thinks voters are looking for less divisiveness in politics.
I think now is definitely not the time for DeSantis to announce his run. Yes, in Florida he won a landslide, but the mood in the country is a bit more sour towards Republicans. I think he should wait for Trump to crash and burn a bit more.
As of November 2022, Donald Trump has been credibly accused of committing at least 56 criminal offenses since he launched his campaign for president in 2015. That total only reflects allegations relating to his time in or running for office and omits, for instance, Trump’s criminal exposure for fraudulent business dealings.
The eight offenses we have added since we published the first version of this table in March 2022 include three criminal offenses relating to the investigation of election fraud and related crimes in Fulton County, Georgia; one offense relating to potential wire fraud stemming from fraudulent representations made to solicit PAC contributions after the 2020 election; one perjury offense relating to Trump’s legal efforts to overturn the 2020 election; and three offenses relating to Trump’s unlawful possession of government records at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office. The updated tracker likely understates Trump’s legal exposure because the high volume of sensitive records discovered at Mar-A-Lago suggests that he could be indicted for multiple counts of willfully retaining without authorization government records containing national defense information, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 793(e)), even though it is only listed once on CREW’s tracker. ..
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How Murdoch's NY Post has turned cheeck re Trump:
While their Wall Street Journal has Trump's announcement buried on second half of Politics page. Will Fox News Tucker Carlson and Hannity be next to not support Trumps 3rd presidential run??
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4 hours ago, NRSKarenRN said:
How Murdoch's NY Post has turned cheeck re Trump:
While their Wall Street Journal has Trump's announcement buried on second half of Politics page. Will Fox News Tucker Carlson and Hannity be next to not support Trumps 3rd presidential run??
I bet Trump feels the burn of not being included in the list of 2024 GOP hopefuls.
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https://www.MSN.com/en-US/news/politics/trump-lawyers-made-lastminute-decision-to-settle-nyc-lawsuit-after-struggling-to-find-jurors-who-didn't-hate-him-report/ar-AA13Fi4Q?ocid=sapphireappshare
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-org-settles-lawsuit-with-protesters-beat-up-by-its-security-guards
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