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Nick Ayers decides that he’d rather leave the White House than take the Chief of Staff gig.
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The Trump Years- Every day something more shocking than the last! (6 Viewers)
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Joe Summer
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Ayers went from "meeting with Trump to negotiate terms of the COS job" to "quitting in 3 weeks" in the span of about 30 minutes.
Encyclopedia Brown
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Sinking ship. No reason to damage what appears to be a rising career within the GOP.
joffer
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Joe Summer
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It sounds like Ayers were perfectly willing to stay on the sinking ship for a little while, but Trump demanded a 2-year commitment. When Ayers declined that request, the #### hit the fan and now suddenly Ayers is gone.
What I want to know is: did Trump say "Give me 2 years or you're fired", or did Ayers say "Give me flexibility or I quit"?
It just seems strange to me that Ayers is suddenly not interested in returning to his old job.
badmojo1006
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Jared and Ivanka - Co-Chiefs of Staff
If I had to guess - he knows who the replacement is going to be if he doesn’t take it and wanted no part of it.
honky kong
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Can this guy do ANYTHING like a normal person?
SaintsInDome2006
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SaintsInDome2006
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Wheeeee!
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I wonder if Pence, or Mother, had any say in Ayers future as VP chief of staff...or are they scared to stand up to Trump for fear of being dumped from the ticket?
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[scooter]
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He's really slipping with the "Fake News" thing, since even Fox News said Ayers was the top choice and that Trump would be making an announcement in a matter of days, and Fox even cited an early report from the Wall Street Journal naming Ayers as the likely replacement.
pollardsvision
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There's been some recent light Twitter buzz about Jerry Falwell Jr's Miami Hostel and speculation of how it might've been involved (via Cohen's help) with Falwell's odd backing of a misogynist woman chaser that's likely never been to church for the 2016 Presidential campaign.
Mostly based on this buzzfeed article (from May).
There might be a little smoke here, but so far it mostly seems to be twitter folk getting carried away with the words "Jerry Falwell Jr", "personal relationship" and "Miami pool boy" in the same article. Awesome as that might be, I haven't seen anything that really suggests what folks may be hoping for.
People seem to be digging for some Cohen black mail here.
Most likely all that amounts from this story is the hypocrisy of the President of the nation's leading Evangelical college (with very strict codes of conduct) buying a Miami hostel the openly encourages all the things Liberty University disallows (heck, Liberty/Falwell is the reason my own city can't have a strip club). And maybe some tax implications of a "non-profit" University's role in buying it.
Mostly based on this buzzfeed article (from May).
There might be a little smoke here, but so far it mostly seems to be twitter folk getting carried away with the words "Jerry Falwell Jr", "personal relationship" and "Miami pool boy" in the same article. Awesome as that might be, I haven't seen anything that really suggests what folks may be hoping for.
People seem to be digging for some Cohen black mail here.
Most likely all that amounts from this story is the hypocrisy of the President of the nation's leading Evangelical college (with very strict codes of conduct) buying a Miami hostel the openly encourages all the things Liberty University disallows (heck, Liberty/Falwell is the reason my own city can't have a strip club). And maybe some tax implications of a "non-profit" University's role in buying it.
I think more-likely is the fact that Ayers is considered an up-and-comer in the GOP and he's seeing the way the investigation is obviously headed and wants to distance himself from Trump as fast as possible. I'm not sure any Trump associates will survive once the sh** hits the fan. This is going to get very, very ugly. And it will be interesting to watch the reactions of GOP officials. Who quietly sleeks away, who is vocal about it and acts like he never really supported the guy, and who will actually stick with him. Ayers probably doesn't want to see his promising career come to an end in a year or two.
timschochet
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Apparently nobody wants to be individual two...
timschochet
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When Joffrey Baratheon is king, who wants to be the Hand?
Banger
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interesting with respect to Ayers...his claim to fame seems to fundraising
Adam ParkhomenkoVerified account @AdamParkhomenko
Adam Parkhomenko Retweeted Nick Ayers
When the report hit about his tens of millions of dollars his ties to Russia through the church were suddenly exposed and he knew things became too hot so he’s getting the #### out before anyone knows what is really going on with him.
Adam ParkhomenkoVerified account @AdamParkhomenko
Adam Parkhomenko Retweeted Nick Ayers
When the report hit about his tens of millions of dollars his ties to Russia through the church were suddenly exposed and he knew things became too hot so he’s getting the #### out before anyone knows what is really going on with him.
Trump is becoming quite the trailblazer:
Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again
To accurately reflect this phenomenon, The Washington Post Fact Checker is introducing a new category — the Bottomless Pinocchio. That dubious distinction will be awarded to politicians who repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation.
The bar for the Bottomless Pinocchio is high: The claims must have received three or four Pinocchios from The Fact Checker, and they must have been repeated at least 20 times. Twenty is a sufficiently robust number that there can be no question the politician is aware that his or her facts are wrong. The list of Bottomless Pinocchios will be maintained on its own landing page.
ETA: List of Bottomless Pinocchios
Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again
To accurately reflect this phenomenon, The Washington Post Fact Checker is introducing a new category — the Bottomless Pinocchio. That dubious distinction will be awarded to politicians who repeat a false claim so many times that they are, in effect, engaging in campaigns of disinformation.
The bar for the Bottomless Pinocchio is high: The claims must have received three or four Pinocchios from The Fact Checker, and they must have been repeated at least 20 times. Twenty is a sufficiently robust number that there can be no question the politician is aware that his or her facts are wrong. The list of Bottomless Pinocchios will be maintained on its own landing page.
ETA: List of Bottomless Pinocchios
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Workhorse
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Ken TremendousVerified account @KenTremendous
I’d like to wish good luck to the new White House Chief of Staff, a mop with googly eyes glued on the handle, that Steve Mnuchin, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and many others will pose next to in photos as if everything is totally fine.
I’d like to wish good luck to the new White House Chief of Staff, a mop with googly eyes glued on the handle, that Steve Mnuchin, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, and many others will pose next to in photos as if everything is totally fine.
the moops
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timschochet
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Only because Joffrey was underage and preoccupied.
Now imagine Joffrey in his 70s, yet no wiser and just as petulant, ignorant, and cruel. Would you be Hand to that?
Banger
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he effectively is anyway but it just takes whatever little guardrail there was out of the equation...and listening to people like Tillerson speak when they are out of office it's scary just how corrupt and clueless Trump really is. Laws, norms, truth don't matter at all...it's all about him and his brand at all times...not the people of this country, our American ideals or our future.
Sheriff Bart
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Zow
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If I thought I could control hm, sure.
However, as evidenced by his continual Twitter use with reckless abandon, Trump, unlike a child/Joffrey, cannot seem to be controlled by anybody.
gianmarco
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You know what's incredibly sad and disheartening?
If you were in a coma for the last 2 years and awoke today, reading the recent headlines and seeing a summary of what's going on right now, you'd be convinced that impeachment proceedings would begin tomorrow.
However, after so many reports of "well, THIS is finally the piece that will break it all and bring him down" and just watching absolutely nothing happen, even after these latest developments, I won't believe anything will come out of this until it actually does.
This government is a complete disgrace. And, by the government, I mean the Republican controlled Congress that continues to support this lying, traitorous coward we call our President. I only hope he spends his last days in prison where he belongs.
If you were in a coma for the last 2 years and awoke today, reading the recent headlines and seeing a summary of what's going on right now, you'd be convinced that impeachment proceedings would begin tomorrow.
However, after so many reports of "well, THIS is finally the piece that will break it all and bring him down" and just watching absolutely nothing happen, even after these latest developments, I won't believe anything will come out of this until it actually does.
This government is a complete disgrace. And, by the government, I mean the Republican controlled Congress that continues to support this lying, traitorous coward we call our President. I only hope he spends his last days in prison where he belongs.
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SaintsInDome2006
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timschochet
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They just used the Hand of the King reference on NBC. Lol
Truly embarrassing that nobody will take this job.
Truly embarrassing that nobody will take this job.
Zow
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No doubt. But I'm pretty confident in my guess that Tywin would have shut that #### down because he knew how to control Joffrey to the extent necessary for Tywin to achieve his ends.
Clearly nobody can control Trump. I imagine people like Kelly and even Sanders have had to beg and plead with him to at least let his Twitter be screened. And it hasn't happened despite the strong backlash against his Twitter.
roadkill1292
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Larry Sabato (of UVa and Crystal Ball) just suggested that Trump's next tweet say "I am not a crock!"
Banger
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on the heels of the numerous Hillary investigations this is truly rich...we haven't even begun buddy...buckle up!!
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1072137385281052672
Aaron RuparVerified account @atrupar
McCarthy urges House Dems to not investigate Trump: "I think America is too great of a nation to have such a small agenda. I think there are other problems out there that we should be focused on... we've investigated this for a long time."
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1072137385281052672
Aaron RuparVerified account @atrupar
McCarthy urges House Dems to not investigate Trump: "I think America is too great of a nation to have such a small agenda. I think there are other problems out there that we should be focused on... we've investigated this for a long time."
BigJim®
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Curious other problems were a focus of the Republican House last Friday? Oh that's right, questioning Comey on HRC emails.
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Hilts
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Have we ever discussed his thoughts on exercise?
After college, after Trump mostly gave up his personal athletic interests, he came to view time spent playing sports as time wasted. Trump believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted. So he didn't work out. When he learned that John O'Donnell, one of his top casino executives, was training for an Ironman triathlon, he admonished him, "You are going to die young because of this."
After college, after Trump mostly gave up his personal athletic interests, he came to view time spent playing sports as time wasted. Trump believed the human body was like a battery, with a finite amount of energy, which exercise only depleted. So he didn't work out. When he learned that John O'Donnell, one of his top casino executives, was training for an Ironman triathlon, he admonished him, "You are going to die young because of this."
Tom Skerritt
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Trump halts use of fetal tissue in biomedical research
This particular change directly affects finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. But this type of action affects all types of medical advances including cancer research.
This particular change directly affects finding a cure for HIV/AIDS. But this type of action affects all types of medical advances including cancer research.
squistion
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:(
Earth Island Journal @earthislandjrnl 1h1 hour ago
Bulldozers are expected to tear through a protected butterfly habitat tucked along the Rio Grande to make way for President Trump’s border wall after the United States Supreme Court brushed off legal challenges from several environmental groups.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-butterfly-sanctuary-rio-grande-plowed-trump-wall-20181208-story.html
Earth Island Journal @earthislandjrnl 1h1 hour ago
Bulldozers are expected to tear through a protected butterfly habitat tucked along the Rio Grande to make way for President Trump’s border wall after the United States Supreme Court brushed off legal challenges from several environmental groups.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-butterfly-sanctuary-rio-grande-plowed-trump-wall-20181208-story.html
dkp993
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Sheriff Bart
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Henry Ford
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Dickies
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squistion
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Republicans in a nutshell:
Manu Raju @mkraju 1h1 hour ago
Hatch dismisses allegations of Trump crimes over hush money. Asked if he had any concerns, Hatch said: “The Democrats will do anything to hurt this president.” Told it was alleged by SDNY, Hatch told me: “Okay but I don’t care; all I can say is he’s doing a good job as President”
Hatch added this when asked if he was concerned about allegations. “No because I don’t think he was involved in crimes but even then, you know, you can make anything a crime under the current laws; if you want to you can blow it way out of proportion you can do a lot of things.”
Hatch also told me: “President Trump before he became president that’s another world. Since he’s become president this economy has charged ahead. ... And I think we ought to judge him on that basis other than trying to drum up things from the past that may or may not be true.”
Grassley, the Senate Judiciary chairman, similarly dismisses the federal prosecutors’ argument: “They based it on what a liar says, so it hurts the credibility of it.”
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1072248011076571141
Manu Raju @mkraju 1h1 hour ago
Hatch dismisses allegations of Trump crimes over hush money. Asked if he had any concerns, Hatch said: “The Democrats will do anything to hurt this president.” Told it was alleged by SDNY, Hatch told me: “Okay but I don’t care; all I can say is he’s doing a good job as President”
Hatch added this when asked if he was concerned about allegations. “No because I don’t think he was involved in crimes but even then, you know, you can make anything a crime under the current laws; if you want to you can blow it way out of proportion you can do a lot of things.”
Hatch also told me: “President Trump before he became president that’s another world. Since he’s become president this economy has charged ahead. ... And I think we ought to judge him on that basis other than trying to drum up things from the past that may or may not be true.”
Grassley, the Senate Judiciary chairman, similarly dismisses the federal prosecutors’ argument: “They based it on what a liar says, so it hurts the credibility of it.”
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1072248011076571141
SaintsInDome2006
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