Telling the President to f*
@k
off on a Santa Christmas call with kids isn’t the own conservatives think it is. It’s juvenile, small and petulant, much like the entire Trump movement.
90,000 documents for a Democrat lying about a sex act.
0 documents for a Republican bribing a foreign country to cheat in *another* election.
#GOPCoverup
.
@AOC
says Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Thomas committed impeachable offenses, " I believe lying under oath is an impeachable offense and violating federal law and not disclosing income from political organizations as Clarence Thomas did is also potentially an impeachable offense."
Why is it that Democrats are being more respectful and honoring of Sen John McCain than many Republicans?
Maybe it's not that we are so partisan and divided, but rather that the GOP has been taken over by hate and ignorance.
Jamie Raskin makes a big announcement, "We're going to release a report about all of the foreign government emoluments. Millions of dollars that Donald Trump pocketed from the hotels, at the golf courses, through business deals when he was president, and that his family got."
Al Franken tells
@Acosta
on the legitimacy of SCOTUS, "They've stolen two seats. The one that Merrick Garland wasn't given a hearing for. And the one that Coney Barrett, where she was seated a week before the election. That destroyed the legitimacy of the court. "
Clarence Thomas cannot sit on the court after his wife’s text messages show that he voted to protect his own interests when he opposed releasing Jan 6th docs.
Trevor Noah with an amazingly powerful close reminding journalists in the United States, some of whom seem to take for granted what they have, of how lucky they are to have the freedom to speak truth to power.
Hakeem Jeffries shreds Jim Jordan "House Republicans have just elected a speaker nominee who in 16 years in congress hasn't passed a single bill, because his focus has not been on the American people, his focus has been on peddling lies and conspiracy theories and division."
Roy Wood Jr, "Do you understand how rich you have to be to buy a supreme court -- a black one, on top of that! There's only two in stock. And he owns half the inventory. We can all see Clarence Thomas, but he belongs to billionaire Harlan Crowe. And that's what an NFT is."
Stoneman Douglas student shooting survivor Sam Zeif was asked if he felt like he was heard at the White House. He answered, “I know I was heard because I saw it on Trump’s little card.”
#parkland
Biden names names of Republicans who voted against infrastructure and then asked for money. The President said, "I was surprised to see so many socialists in the Republican caucus."
Biden literally reads Rick Scott's plan to get rid of Social Security and Medicare to the audience in Florida, and after talking about Scott and Sen. Ron Johnson says, "Who in the hell do they think they are?"
.
@AOC
calls out the source of the political violence in America, "There is absolutely no doubt that the data shows that the vast majority of incidents of domestic terror come from white nationalism. And that we are really, truly facing the environment of fascism."
What has gotten into Chuck Todd? Todd stops Jim Jordan with facts about Trump defying the law. "You paint it as a picture of the FBI did this, this, and this within hours of each other when it was actually a year and a half of Donald Trump not complying with any of the requests."
Rep. Jamie Raskin, "These two men are in contempt of Congress, and we must cite them both for their brazen disregard of their duties and for our laws and institutions. "
Dear Jack,
I'm tired of being told references to raping journalists are not a vio.
I am tired of being called a baby killer and worse.
I'm tired of seeing the hate aimed at Jewish, Muslim and POC.
This isn't hard: Ban Nazis, or you become one.
#JackStopTheHate
Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Biden a liar as he accurately states that some Republicans want to sunset Social Security and Medicare. Republicans say no, so Biden responds, "So we all agree, Social Security and Medicare are off the books."
Peter Strzok calls out GOP FBI hypocrites, "I spent a year and a half working on Hillary Clinton's e-mail server. Where we executed multiple
4search warrants. I never heard one Republican once raise a finger talking about how we were using Gestapo tactics or overreaching."
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) has called for House leadership to sanction and not seat the 126 House Republicans who have joined the Texas lawsuit.
via
@politicususa
Jen Psaki stops Rep. Mike Lawler while he is using an inaccurate characterization of $6 billion, "What you just stated is inaccurate, the funding, congressman, the funding does not go to Iranian hands. It goes to approved third-party vendors who provide humanitarian support."
Bernie Sanders explains to Chuck Todd that Biden isn't responsible for inflation, "Inflation I'm sure you know, Chuck, is an international problem. In Germany it is 10%, U.K. It is 10%, Canada it is 7% inflation globally is caused by the pandemic and the break in supply chains."
Rep. Plaskett is wrecking RFK Jr. "The fact that he has famously sent a request to a party guest that they had to be vaccinated to come to his party. And I'd like to introduce into the record a letter from Louis Sill that he has stated repeatedly, he vaccinated all his children."
Barrett just used her religion to interfere in U.S. law and domestic security. Her vote justifies need for Democrats to expand the court.
#AmyCovidBarrett
"A trove of more than 2,000 of Mark Meadows’s texts was published today, and they show that Jim Jordan played a lead role in Trump’s plot."
via
@politicususa
Biden explains Build Back Better in two sentences, "The build back better framework lowers your bills for health care, child care, prescription drugs, and preschool. And families get a tax cut."
Kristen Welker asks Gavin Newsom if it is responsible for Democrats to put Biden at the top of the ticket because he's old.
Newsom hits it out of the ballpark, "Responsible? I revere his record. What he's done in three years has been a master class."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) could soon find himself under investigation for improperly pressuring a judge to retire so he could fill the opening with a 37-year-old protégé.
via
@politicususa
WH Communications Director Kate Bedingfield on Trump scheming with Putin, "what kind of American, let alone an ex-president, thinks that this is the right time to enter into a scheme with Vladimir Putin?"
Fetterman: “I voted at 8:30pm on a Saturday night, that’s my job. But the American people should never have to worry about their government shutting down.
“Pushing the snooze button solves nothing, because these same losers will try to pull the same shit in 45 days.” 1/2
Jamie Raskin, "There are people who are in jail for several years for counterfeiting one vote...He tried to steal the entire election. His lawyer's up there saying that's just a matter of him expressing his First Amendment rights. That's deranged."
Roy Wood Jr. speaks to Tucker Carlson's staff, "But to Tucker's staff, I want you to know that I know what you're feeling. I work at "The Daily Show" so I too have been blind-sided by the sudden departure of a host of a fake news program."
#WHCD
Jen Psaki hits Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) for complaining that Biden's tweets are too conventional, "I can confirm that the President Of The United States does not spend his time tweeting conspiracy theories. He spends his time working for the American people."
Pelosi on whether or not Kevin McCarthy will still be speaker at the end of the year, "I have no idea what goes on their caucus. But I do know one thing. Hakeem Jeffries will be Speaker of the House in 2025."
Fetterman on his stroke, "it knocked me down but I'm going to keep coming back up. And this campaign is all about to me is about fighting for everyone in Pennsylvania that ever got knocked down that needs to get back up."
#PASenateDebate
The FBI lays it all out, "These allegations are not about some technicality, a civil violation or an error on a form. This investigation is about corrupt behavior. Deliberate law-breaking. The FBI takes the obligation to tackle corruption seriously."
#GiulianiBehindBars
Oz tells the crowd to contact 10 people before the Steelers game tomorrow. The Steelers don't play this week. Oz knows so little about PA that he doesn't even know when the Steelers are on. (In Western PA, the Steelers are a religion. EVERYBODY knows when they play.)
#TrumpRally
The latest Hail Mary attempt is claiming 14 FBI whistleblowers came to Jim Jordan and he’s taking action.
The same man accused of knowing, but taking no action, on serial sexual assault of students at Ohio State University from 1987 to 1995.
Donald Trump entered the White House with a Republican Senate and House. They had it all.
He leaves a Democratic House and possible Democratic Senate, courtesy of a red state he turned blue. They might’ve lost it all.
Trevor Noah on The NYT reporters holding on to the Kevin McCarthy tapes, "That was amazing. Incredible You know how crucial those tapes were, so you immediately waited until your book was on sale to tell people about them."
Donald Trump’s tax returns show that he paid his daughter Ivanka as a consultant, even though she is a member of the company which is against IRS rules.
via
@politicususa
Concerned about
#coronavirus
? Remember this:
The consumer is strong, the economy is strong, & jobs are growing, which puts us in the best economic position to tackle
#COVID19
& keep Americans safe.
Update following meeting with
@realdonaldtrump
,
@VP
, &
@StevenMnuchin1
:
Jamie Raskin levels Steve Scalise's distortions about crime in Washington, D.C., "He said crime was out of control in Washington, D.C. Well, the crime rate is higher in Bakersfield, California, which is represented by the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives."
Sally Fields is trending so it’s time for my SF story. Worked on a film with her, I was being harassed and more by a certain person in authority. She heard him and loudly told him to FO, basically, and do his job.
She’s an incredible talent and authentic as they come.
John Dean tells
@Acosta
what will happen if Trump tries not to pay New York the $400 million+ judgment that he owes, "The attorney general will come in, they'll seize the properties and they will liquidate them at fire sale prices."
Jen Psaki provides the full context of Trump's bloodbath remark, "We did not miss the full context, this was not some meandering off-message comment. This is his message. "
Highland Park, IL parade mass shooting survivor goes on vacation to Nashville and ends up near another mass shooting, "It's only in America. Can somebody survive a mass shooting and then go on vacation and find themselves in another involved like near another mass shooting."
Trump supporter tonight held a sign "Hillary 4 Prison."
But Hillary's campaign manager is not in jail. Trump's is.
Hillary's lawyer didn't just sell her out. Trump's did.
Hillary is not being investigated for possible conspiracy with a hostile foreign country. Trump is.
Sean Hannity spreads the lie that Biden is in cognitive decline. Newsom turns it around to tout Biden's record."Results matter. Inflation down to 3.2%. Wages are up to 4.4%. The economy is booming. 5.2%. GDP growth in the last quarter. Those are facts you don't hear on Fox News.
Biden campaign: “Every single time Donald Trump opens his mouth, he’s confused, deranged, lying, or worse. Tonight, he lied more than two dozen times, slurred his words, confused basic facts…”
1/2
Rachel
#Maddow
nails Trump's election denial motives, "Why would you try to get everybody in your party to say that election results don't count? It's so that the idea that elections don't count becomes the operating principle of the Republican Party."
FACT: Trump did not sign an order to deploy national guard for 1/6
FACT: Nancy Pelosi as Speaker did not stop fictional order
FACT: Speaker Pelosi does not control the national guard
FACT: Trump as President sat in dining room watching deadly attack on his country +did nothing
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell says God put Trump in the White House and tells people to read the Bible while standing behind a presidential seal on government property in a clear violation of the separation of church and state.
"It turns out that Donald Trump isn’t going to Detroit. He isn’t speaking to autoworkers, and he isn’t meeting with union members. His Detroit autoworkers speech is a complete fake"
. via
@politicususa
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) said that Trump and Barr interfering in Roger Stone’s sentencing is a clear abuse of power.
via
@politicususa
Kathy Griffin was banned and canceled from everywhere for a joke in bad taste. Meanwhile, people who plotted an attack on our country and worked to steal the votes of millions of Americans are invited on to news shows every day.
Katie Hill had to resign after being intimidated by revenge porn and accusations.
Jim Jordan not only not resigned, tho accused of turning a blind eye to sexual assault of 177 students, but GOP elevated him.
Kristen Welker tries to make the election about 'Biden struggling' and
@AOC
replies, "Remember, President Biden wasn't even on the ballot in New Hampshire. He won overwhelmingly with turnout that even exceeded Obama 2012 turnout when Obama was on the ballot."
Meet The Press’s Kristen Welker twice asked questions trying to blame Democrats for the Republican speaker disaster, but House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wasn’t playing along.
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Donald Trump has been the Minnesota a lot. He comes to do these big rallies, gets everybody in red hats, and does not deliver a damn thing. Joe Biden gets out here, gets a billion dollars for the most important bridge."
#Maddow
Trump DOJ demanded all mentions of Individual One be removed from Cohen indictment, "SDNY also was contacted by Trump's Justice Department, senior officials, and they were told that they needed to get rid of all mentions of individual one in the Michael Cohen indictment."
American Airlines has announced that they are investigating Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after he was caught not wearing a mandatory mask on a flight.
via
@politicususa
Judge Luttig on
#DeadlineWH
says there is no reason for
#SCOTUS
to take the Trump immunity claim, " Look, this is a momentous decision, just to hear this case. There was no reason in this world for the Supreme Court to take this case."
Rachel
#Maddow
on Georgia GOP trying to save Trump, "This is dismantling the way the legal system works so it will no longer work against him....This is Republicans voting to give themselves the power to remove a prosecutor that acts in a way they don't like."