Mid-morning Wednesday, Politico dropped a story about what was happening behind-the-scenes in the Trump White House post-midterms. Most of the story was just the regular dumb sh-t from the Trumpland, but there were some interesting pieces of information regarding Trump’s thoughts on Robert Mueller, and what his staff is telling him about Mueller. Trump knows that Mueller is going to grab some headlines in the coming days, weeks and months. Sources also told Politico that Donald Trump Jr. “has told friends in recent weeks that he believes he could be indicted, according to one of those people.” LOL. But that’s not the point – Politico also said that Chief of Staff John Kelly and the former WH counsel Don McGahn repeatedly stressed, over and over again, that Trump needed to wait until Mueller filed his report before Trump even tried to fire Jeff Sessions. As I said, this was mid-morning.
By Wednesday afternoon, we learned that Trump had ordered John Kelly to order Jeff Sessions to resign. That’s right, Trump was too much of a p-ssy to fire Sessions to his face. Trump hid behind John Kelly and made Kelly do the dirty work. Sessions turned in his resignation, and noted that the resignation was “at your request.” You can read Sessions’ resignation here, if you care.
Obviously, it was a long time coming. Trump has hated the KKKeebler Elf for nearly two years. Trump had buyer’s remorse almost as soon as Sessions was confirmed. Sessions was a terrible Attorney General who deserved to be fired. But it’s like the Jim Comey situation – Comey deserved to be fired too, but not for the reasons Trump gave. Sessions deserved to be fired for being a racist, misogynistic piece of sh-t. But Trump fired him because A) Trump hates Southern accents and B) Trump believes that the Attorney General of the United States should behave at all times like his personal mob lawyer.
Sessions’ chief of staff Matthew Whitaker will be the acting AG until Trump chooses a new guy and the Senate confirms the new guy. Whitaker is a douche and I’m sure he’ll try to do something to the Mueller investigation. That being said, I’m not panicking… yet. Let’s pace ourselves, people. I feel pretty strongly that this lame-duck session is going to be full of outright insanity, so just keep your eye on the big picture.
Last thing… everyone assumes that Lindsey Graham is dusting off his fanciest petticoat and parasol to campaign to be the new Attorney General. That’s what he’s been doing for months – Graham could read the tea leaves just like everybody else, and he knew that Sessions would be out by the close of 2018. That’s why Graham “auditioned” for Trump during the Kavanaugh hearings. I think Graham probably has the best chance – Trump is stupid, but he wouldn’t be stupid enough to nominate Rudy Giuliani.
jeff sessions is the only confederate monument trump was willing to take down
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) November 7, 2018
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
Has he fired anyone face to face? This is his MO.
Maybe they should setup a replica of the Apprentice set and then he’d be more comfortable.
Omg, you’re probably right. *bangs head on countertop*
Even then, he had to have his kids there to tell him to do it! #needstograbhisownpussy
Yep!
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This is just the beginning of his ‘night of the daggers’, he’s not listening to anyone as he is terrified esp as its likely that Mueller is going to indict Uday and/or Tom Riddle pretty soon. Mueller will have planned for this so am sure has some back up plans.
When Emperor Sh!tstain is scared, he makes even more stupid decisions – this is one of them. He may have the Senate but the lower house can subpoena the crap out of everyone and anything and I hope the Dems do just that. But I think he will treat the Senate like his personal mob cabal and order them to bury his and his spawn’s crimes.
PS. Jim Acosta is my new internet bf. He was great yesterday, I actually thought EZ was going to stomp off that podium and get physical with him.
No, he had a little girl get into fisticuffs for him. His fists are too small to make an impression on a stud like Jim Acosta.
I thought that was at the beginning of the exchange as later on before he called him a ‘terrible person’ he walked away from the podium and then stomped back – it was then I thought he’d get in Acosta’s face.
I’m sure you’re right about yesterday’s performance. I’m coming from the belief that he has ached to get into it with Acosta for years and has, no doubt, infused that obsession into his staff, hence the intern getting in JA’s face, Sarah Sanders promulgating a doctored video of the event on Twitter, and so on. As usual, the females around him step into the path of any confrontation to protect Emperor Babyfists.
Digital Unicorn, Lol. My friend has already claimed Acosta as her internet boyfriend. It works for us because I get Beto as my imaginary husband.
Speaking of assh*** politicians from the South – I’d really like your views on this. A sanity check. Some help unpacking this. Someone I went to high school with – a lovely person as far as I know from her social media, posted this (see below) on her social media. Context: we grew up in Georgia and she is an immigrant/visible minority. Her post is in reference to the GA governor election. I am asking because I just don’t know what to make of it…it just made me feel so…sad, confused, frustrated.
‘I’ve totally felt this with this election. The folks who live in the metro Atlanta area are almost on the opposite spectrum of culture when it comes to the rest of the state. To me, it feels like this election will determine the future direction of a state that has been so culturally Southern up until this point, and it’s so up in the air!
What do you all think? Is it time for Atlanta to start shifting the identity of the Peach state, or do we stick to our roots and heritage? For me, there are so many factors to consider, that I’m not sure!’
So…what do you guys think? I am just genuinely struggling to even unpack this and form a response that doesn’t make me want to weep. Is this what we are up against? When even the lovely people we know and conflicted because…history?
Your friend is a bigot.
This reads like it was written by Milly in The Help
Too right!
And @Clare, anyone in Georgia who says “should we stick to our roots and heritage” (and not in the learn from our horrific mistakes/precautionary tale kind of way) clearly considers those roots and that heritage to be acceptable for the future.
If you’re not sure what she’s saying just imagine that she is a German girl saying this after the end of WWII. It’s clear.
I have had this happened to me too many times. Back away from the flaming dumpster fire before you get burned and save yourself.
right? I don’t understand….this heritage and history we speak of…its…not good? Why can’t we see that? I mean, if even immigrants, first generation americans, and visible minorities are worried about preserving a culture that HATES us…then where do we go from here?
(And no, I haven’t actually engaged with this on social media because I think either my head will explode or my heart will break)
Yup. It will only get worse, I promise you. She’s not going to suddenly see the light.
At the risk of sounding divisive and intolerant (and yes I supposed I am both of those things at this stage), I stongly recommend purging all Trump-supporters (i.e. bigots) from your life. I know it sounds extreme but these people are as responsible as Trump for why our country is where it is right now. Just cut them loose–block, delete, unfriend, whatever. These regressive people need to be shunned.
I agree with Kitten. I just did a Trump supporter purge in my life, and amazingly, I feel so much better. There’s tolerance for other people’s opinions. And then there’s tolerating people who would become happily complicit to genocide under the right circumstances, and the people who are still fanatically supporting him now are exactly those who would be following Hitler lock, step, and foot into his final solution. It’s time to accept the fact that people have shown us their real colors. They can’t be saved. They must be stopped.
Clare, I feel you as a lifelong southern myself with some ancestors coming to the south in the late 1600s and living in GA for the last 20 years. I don’t have a good response, and doubt your friend wants to listen. You may gently remind your friend that the South is not a monolith and does not have a single tradition. (Think back to the revolutionary war. Most people don’t realize that more battles were fought in SC than any other state because it basically had a mini civil war). Some of the things that are “traditional” are not that old. Many were started in 60s as a response to the civil rights movement. Globally the world’s population is becoming urbanized and that trend is in GA as well. And urban areas support rural areas. Think about pecan farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael who will need to get back on their feet. Just some random thoughts, but I feel you.
“You may gently remind your friend that the South is not a monolith and does not have a single tradition.”
Very well said @El.
IMO many conservatives, especially Trump supporting conservatives operate under the assumption they are the only true Americans. This friend’s “culturally southern” comment appears to be in that same vein. As if anyone who is not a white gun toting evangelical is not legit and should have less of a voice in GA. Screw that.
Clare I also grew up in the south and honestly I am stunned. I agree with the general consensus that distance is a good thing. We are all aware of their views, heaven help us you can’t get away from them. But some people need to be purged or at the very least moved to the “only like cute baby pictures” list. For life long friends I will also like cute couple pictures on days when Trump hasn’t insulted anyone… rare indeed. I don’t engage. Pretty sure my Facebook posts about the kids in cages and fangirling of Maxine Waters has made my positions clear. They can wear their confederate flag shirts while they bbq in the pits of he$$ as far as I am concerned. I will like their kids cute baby pics and keep making new friends who are not …that.
A. Everyone should stop underestimating 45’s stupidity, because there is no bottom of the barrel on that. And it will get worse and more spiteful and wildly directed the more cornered he feels.
B. Everyone should get their laughs in while they can and pray to whatever deity they believe in that Mueller is as smart as we all hope he is, because 45 still has the balance of power on his side and he can still kill the investigation and the GOP is clearly ready to back him up on that.
I agree. The fact that Mueller os way ahead of Trump on terms of having an actual brain and being smart, the ballance of power is not in favour of Mueller. And the fact that Trump fired the southern gnome the first thing after the election just shows that he is geering up for a fight, to further obstruct justice and basicaly do anything to consolidate his own power. He will stop at nothing, he clearly gives zero fucks about the optics and how this all looks, which in any other situation with any other politician would be a big factor. Now, when Sessions is gone the guy in his place is a douch who called Mueller inverstigation a witch hunt. And did you see how Trump baraded all the Republicans who lost and “gave no love for him”? It’s a clear message for GOP to fall in his line, or else…
Yes to both points. Especially the laughs. I never really laughed, but I did take a lot of pleasure in his missteps (NOT his mess ups with other country’s leaders!) but none of it is even remotely funny. I feel sick to my stomach.
Initially the GOP did not take Trump seriously, Sessions was the FIRST Republican to publicly support Trump and give his campaign legitimacy and get other GOP influencers on board and eventually play an pivotal role in Trumps campaign.
As AG he threw his full support behind Trump’s agendas in ways that would make other more reasonable AG balk i.e Muslim Ban etc .Sessions crime ? doing the bare legal minimum of recusing himself from the Russia investigation and for that crime he was constantly berated and ultimately fired by Trump without any consideration for ALL the other ways in which Session had been loyal and supportive.
This is the ungrateful , vindictive and childish person Trump is and yet his sycophants still don’t take note ? Mind boggling
I know right? I almost pity that racist little Keebler Elf. hah. If the GOP had any sense their takeaway would be that Trump has zero loyalty and cannot be trusted. But I think people like Lindsay Graham & Mitch McConnell arrogantly believe they can play Trump and get him to do their bidding. We’ll see how that works now that the Dems control the House.
It’s less than 24 hours after the polls closed. So we all know that McConnell must have been pacifying toddler tantrum trump for the last several months. “Don’t cry Donnie. If you wait until after Nov 6 to fire that mean Jeffy I’ll let you have as many rapey judges as you want next year” *gives trump a plate of Big Macs and turns up fox news*
But have also read that some were advising Trump not to fire Sessions until after the report came out and he did heed the advice (when does he ever).
I’m sure they would prefer he not fire Sessions at all. I’m also sure making him wait until after the midterms is seen a triumph.
The Whitaker guy that Cheeto has appointed Acting AG looks like a comic book villain. I’m sick of watching this mini-series. Prison for all of them can’t come soon enough.
OMG right? He absolutely does look like a comic book villain. Just put him on Daredevil and leave the rest of us alone.
This buffoon could not allow Nancy Pelosi one day to bask in victory. He had to make yesterday all about himself with his whiny proclamations and ridiculous tweets about how special he was, his attack on Acosta, and the firing of Sessions.
Nagini was left scrambling to distract with something positive and all she could come up with was some bizarre congratulations for her wannabe-Ivanka sister-in-law Lying Lara and Pam Bondi for ending dog racing all by themselves. Expect some pathetic picture of one of her kids doing something “cute!” today.
Daddy’s been knocked out of this morning’s news cycle by the mass shooting in California. He’ll be trying something outrageous this afternoon to reclaim it.
And he’s heading to Europe soon to meet with his master Vlad.
I’m in Ventura County and trying to follow the updates. Original reports went back and forth as to the description of the shooter. The first I heard was “Middle Eastern man with a beard in his 20s” then “Caucasian man with a bandana”. The Circus Peanut will probably find some way to get it twisted to send the message he wants, unfortunately…
I think we already know the message. “Thoughts and prayers.” I can’t.
@SallyTomato – got me with Circus Peanut! Good one.
Question to the Alabama right wingers who have kept Jeffy Beau on the taxpayers’ payroll for the last four decades-how ya feeling now? Your god just canned your hero. Doncha just love that trump loyalty? Who you gonna support? Little Munchkin Jeffy or mushroom penis donnie? Hahaha. I’m sure your hypocritical souls will manage to do a Lindsey Graham wallow in obsequiousness. Meanwhile, I’m over here laughing my head off. Hahahahahahahaha.
As an Alabamian, I don’t find any of this shit funny and neither to my friends or family. There are a lot of Blue wavers down here. I call my senators and representatives weekly. I’m thankful for Doug Jones. He has taken the time to listen to his constituents. Sessions did recuse himself, which is the only good thing he’s done in his miserable, racist life. I love my state. We’re not all dumb rednecks.
I’m an Alabamian, too. Born here in 1944. Lived here since 1962. I worked my tail off for Doug Jones as well as working and supporting Dems/Progressives for the last fifty + years. None of my friends or colleagues are dumb rednecks and I know there are plenty of good people here. I just take particular glee in seeing Jeffy get his comeuppance and seeing all his (former?)supporters deciding which bigot to pay allegiance to. You’ll notice my comment was addressed to the right wingers-the ones who have inflicted him on our state for nearly forty years.
And I see Byrne and Sessions fighting over who runs for Doug’s seat in 2020. It’ll be a tough fight for our side.
Thank you for working on DJ’s campaign, I plan to participate in 2020. My bff has been a staff attorney for the Governor of Alabama for the past 20 years. He told me Sessions is universally hated. I’m hoping this new generation that’s coming in will finally shake things up (especially as the older ones start dying out). But I’m too weary to have any hope right now, lol.
Looks like Emperor Zero is taking the Midterm elections well. Let’s see, he…
A) had a drunken drugged out presser, insulting about 5 different reporters—including telling a Japanese reporter to “say hello to Shinzo”
B) tweeted out the firing of Sessions, named his replacement, and skipped over Rosenstein. If Whitaker tries to meddle in the Mueller investigation, it can be squashed in a federal court (see details at Tribe’s twitter feed [Tribe is an actual lawyer/professor]
C) had a twin female bully team accuse Acosta of assault—and took his WH press card away.
It’s gonna get way worse before January 3. But then it’ll get much better.
This is flailing, plain and simple.
Jeffy Beau was among the first to bow down and support his orange hero. For over a year, we’ve known his days were numbered, so what is the surprise?
This interim guy may not even be legally able to assume the post. Even if he does try to damage the investigation, he could face charges himself. He’s a lot younger than Jeffy Beau, so good luck with the future once this circus ends.
Panic has set in. It’s that simple. Expect distractions and attempts to change the news from the Dem’s control of the House.
The only silver lining I take out of this is that he strikes me as feeling cornered. That’s it, though. Who knows what he’ll do or whom he’ll hurt in his desperate flailing.
I know what you mean. It is nice to think of him as stressed, panicked, uncomfortable, miserable. But it’s true that can also be very dangerous.
First the shooting news and now a friend just texted me that RBG fell and broke some ribs. JFC. Who knows what other terrible news this day will bring. It’s only 8:30 am.
Esmom:
Kavanaugh pushed RBG down with help from Squi…check the calendars!
Eric, lol. Sob.
I can see him throwing everyone, even his children, even precious DaughterWife, under the bus to save his sorry orange skin.
Maybe he’ll just keel over and die, lol.
But I agree. He is a loose cannon under normal circumstances. When cornered, he will run wild.
If my hatred was reality, that would happen.
Of course he didn’t fire him to his face. Keebler elves can be terrifying when angered or cornered……
I am thinking long game here.
Trump cannot be reined in or controlled by his own administration, and even though 2 yrs feels like an eternity, a real goal of preparing for 2020 should be prioritized.
In the past, smear campaigns have obviously been the typical goto for inciting indignant voting, and it has consistently worked. In the age of Trump, there is so much rich material, but there is a distinct danger. It is clear people have grown desensitized to Trump’s antics. And the mentality of “Red or Dead” deeply deeply set. Trump as candidate in 2020 would, in the past, been a no-brainer, a sure thing, a dream candidate for any Democrat to run against. Not anymore. We are playing high stakes poker game with an idiot with a fat stack and no clue what they’re doing. And the cards keep coming up Trump.
So, strategy has to change. Wouldn’t it be a relief if he faces real consequences from all of his shady dealings. But we must prepare ourselves for Trump 2020. I have NO idea how to fight dirtier than the Republicans, or deal with stupider people than their supporters, but the blue tide that has started this mid term election gives me hope.
Good must prevail.
Teebee, you’re right. I was on a long group chat yesterday with friends discussing what strategy and messaging could finally counter Trump’s reprehensible approach. I think the Dems made a good start with the midterms but as you said we cannot lose momentum and need to keep building on it so that we can prevail in 2020.
We absolutely need to be planning already. Involvement in organizations at a local level is something all of us should be looking into.
I know, I think we need to keep this momentum going.
You know, John Cornryn, the OTHER senator from Texas, has to run for re-election in 2020. Maybe Beto can make a second run at a Senator’s seat, and help move Texas into the Purple.
Even if I liked Cruz (seriously, it was hard to type those four words), I would never vote for a man who so cravenly sucked up to such an odious person as Emperor Zero. The fact that he let that fat, orange slob of poo call his wife ugly and his father a murderer–and was like, “It’s all good!” Shows what a coward he is, and that his political ambitions are the ONLY thing that matters, since he willingly threw his own family under the cheeto bus.
I have never known anyone who ever had to go around worrying about being indicted. Funny how this never happens to decent, law-abiding people. It is hilarious how completely corrupt the entire family is that openly talking about an upcoming indictment is just daily casual conversation.
Do you think the older trio of Trump kids compete to see who can get away with the most crimes? Is it sibling rivalry? If Ivanka has more charges laid against her and slides her way out of them, does that mean she is still the favourite? Or will racking up the highest number of guilty pleas be the goal? Do you think they argue about going to get to go to the poshest white collar prison?
At what point do they realize that being sentenced to 6 months in jail, but only serving 2 weeks of their sentence is the BEST PERK of working for their father?