The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making

[asahi]

@elucidator

Ain’t enough sandpaper in the world to get the brown off those lips.

I guess he saw what happened to McCabe and didn’t want to risk losing his pension as well.

[Sherrerd]

@Superdude

…And Rosenstein is out. Resignation effective May 11.

So Barr won’t be able to keep Rosenstein from talking to Congress, as Barr won’t be his boss any longer.

Not that I’m assuming Rosenstein wants to talk to Congress. But he can be subpoenaed as a private citizen, and there’s no one to give him an excuse not to go.

[Little_Nemo]

@Sherrerd

Apparently Democrats feel it’s beneath their dignity to make use of these obvious signs that Trump is unfit for the office he holds.

That’s not really a button the Democrats can push. There’s two ways to legally remove a President from office in the middle of his term. One is to impeach him for criminal charges and the other is to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare he’s unable to carry out the duties of the office.

Obviously riding a golf cart isn’t a crime. So the Democrats would have to argue that it’s evidence that Trump is physically unable to remain President.

The first problem is you’d have to convince people that’s a real issue. Most people would point out that while Trump may be lazy and out of shape, it doesn’t make it impossible for him to be President. And the Republicans would quickly bring up the issue of Franklin Roosevelt to demonstrate that physical fitness is not a Presidential job requirement.

The second issue is that the Democrats can’t invoke the 25th Amendment even if Trump slips into a coma. The body that decides a President is unfit to do the job is the Vice President and the cabinet. And while Pence might go for it, you’re not going to get a majority of the cabinet to agree.

There is one slight possibility. The Constitution does give Congress the power to establish some other body which can declare a President unfit. They’ve never done so but it would be legal for them to set up a Commission on Presidential Fitness. But we can assume the Republican majority in the Senate would vote against such a body.

[DWMarch]

@elucidator

Ain’t enough sandpaper in the world to get the brown off those lips.

While it is entirely possible that Rosenstein is just kissing ass, I find myself wondering if all of these compliments are backhanded and phrased in the language of the bureaucrat, knowing full well that Trump won’t get it. For example:

I am grateful to you for the opportunity to serve

I received a nice paycheck in exchange for doing very little. Sure, I could have made more in the private sector but I would have had to add value somehow and that involves work.

for the courtesy

You have such a short little attention span that I never had to talk to you for more than a couple of minutes at a time.

and humor you often display in our personal conversations

You say such dumb shit I get to go home laughing every day and you can’t pay for that kind of entertainment.

If I was writing a resignation letter to Trump, that’s how I’d do it.

[Aspidistra]

@Smapti

“Sleepy Joe Yun came to my office like a dog begging to be ambassador to North Korea. I said NO!”

I’ve been looking and looking at this, trying to decide if I need to Google to see if it’s real…

#endofsatire

[Monty]

DWMarch: Excellent job of channeling Mr. Subliminal!

[Gyrate]

@Little_Nemo

There is one slight possibility. The Constitution does give Congress the power to establish some other body which can declare a President unfit. They’ve never done so but it would be legal for them to set up a Commission on Presidential Fitness. But we can assume the Republican majority in the Senate would vote against such a body.

And Democrats wouldn’t do it because it sets an incredibly dangerous precedent, opening the door for the legislative branch to be able to oust the executive without due process where the two are in opposition.

[Bryan_Ekers]

@Gyrate

And Democrats wouldn’t do it because it sets an incredibly dangerous precedent, opening the door for the legislative branch to be able to oust the executive without due process where the two are in opposition.

Well, congress would have to pass legislation to set up such a “presidential fitness commission”, which the president would presumably veto, so to pass it anyway would require enough votes to over-ride the veto, and if a president can’t impress more than a third of congress he should probably resign, anyway.

[Nava]

@Slash1972

I find it highly unlikely that other countries will refuse to deal with the US because we stiffed North Korea on a bill. We told Iran to go fuck themselves, AND forced other countries to stop dealing with Iran.

Proof of the last part please? You’ve yelled at other countries which haven’t even bothered to answer “I can’t hear you”, AFAIK.

[Slash1972]

@Nava

Proof of the last part please? You’ve yelled at other countries which haven’t even bothered to answer “I can’t hear you”, AFAIK.

Fair enough. I was mistaken. We’ll see how it goes though.

[Slash1972]

@Euphonious_Polemic

I agree that this idiotic bullshit will work on 30% of the population who are irredeemable simpletons. So in this way, you are correct.

And that’s just enough for re-election.

[Walken_After_Midnight]

@Slash1972

I find it highly unlikely that other countries will refuse to deal with the US because we stiffed North Korea on a bill. We told Iran to go fuck themselves, AND forced other countries to stop dealing with Iran.

Fox’s Chris Wallace looked embarrassed for his country when Iran’s foreign minister talked about Trump pulling out of the nuclear agreement.

[Slash1972]

@Walken_After_Midnight

Fox’s Chris Wallace looked embarrassed for his country when Iran’s foreign minister talked about Trump pulling out of the nuclear agreement.

Well, he clearly doesn’t know how to deal with foreign heads of state, like our dear leader of the USA does! #MAGA

[Buck_Godot]

@DWMarch

and humor you often display in our personal conversations

You say such dumb shit I get to go home laughing every day and you can’t pay for that kind of entertainment.

If I was writing a resignation letter to Trump, that’s how I’d do it.

My thoughts as well. That last part of the sentence seems to stick out as unusual. It might refer to a specific event. Perhaps it is a coded message for Trump regarding a particularly egregious attempt at obstruction of justice which when Rosenstein shrank back in horror Trump tried to pass off as a joke.

[Grey]

Given this day and age, clever hidden messages are useless.

[simster]

@Grey

Given this day and age, clever hidden messages are useless.

According to Q?

[Grey]

“From shit, thus, I extract pure Shinola” - Eco

[dasmoocher]

@Bryan_Ekers

Well, congress would have to pass legislation to set up such a “presidential fitness commission”, which the president would presumably veto, so to pass it anyway would require enough votes to over-ride the veto, and if a president can’t impress more than a third of congress he should probably resign, anyway.

In Trump’s case, can we make it a presidential physical fitness commission?

Obama biked and windsurfed. Bush would play rancher at his place in Texas clearing brush, which takes some level of physical exertion. Clinton jogged.

Trump needs a golf cart to travel any walkable distance further than from the White House to Marine One:

Trump rode golf cart while G7 leaders walked through Sicily

President Trump chose to ride in a golf cart while his foreign counterparts took a walk through Taormina, Sicily, on Saturday during the Group of Seven summit.

The Times of London reported the six other world leaders — from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan — walked 700 yards to take a group photo at a piazza in a hilltop town. The U.S. leader decided to wait until he could get a golf cart.

700 yards. For such a young and vibrant and healthiest president ever–SAD!

[ElvisL1ves]

Or he’s just not comfortable walking any distance in elevator shoes. Or maybe his bone spurs were acting up again.

[dasmoocher]

@ElvisL1ves

Or he’s just not comfortable walking any distance in elevator shoes. Or maybe his bone spurs were acting up again.

But…but…that would mean Trump was faking his height and/or his bone spurs.

I have it on good authority from a Trumpster that he’s the most honest president ever!

The greatest businessman of our generation and president in US history doesn’t lie like your typical politician. [And I realized how true this is as I typed it]