As if to underscore David Newquist’s point about his pathological lying, Donald Trump made the following false statement at the opening of what he called his first full Cabinet meeting:
“Never has there been a president with few exceptions … who has passed more legislation, done more things,” Trump declared, even though Congress, which is controlled by his party, hasn’t passed any major legislation.
He hailed his plan for the “single biggest tax cut in American history,” even though he hasn’t proposed a plan and Congress hasn’t acted on one. He said “no one would have believed” his election could have created so many new jobs over the past seven months (1.1 million), even though more jobs (1.3 million) were created in the previous seven months [John Harwood, “Trump Makes Bizarre Claims at Press Event as Cabinet Members Take Turns Praising Him,” CNBC, 2017.06.12].
Let’s spare ourselves the spectacle of Trump’s Cabinet and chief of staff debasing themselves in a fawning reënactment of Trump’s less dangerous days on The Apprentice and skip right to Senator Chuck Schumer getting his Franken on with keen satire:
GREAT meeting today with the best staff in the history of the world!!! pic.twitter.com/ocE1xhEAac
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) June 12, 2017
I concur—the Cabinet Clown Car is laughable. Unfortunately, they and the Clown-in-Chief are actually supposed to be running the country.
Related: You can’t fool all of the people all of the time, says Public Policy Polling:
PPP’s newest national poll finds a variety of bad news for Donald Trump in the wake of James Comey’s testimony to Congress last week. 49% of voters say that they think Trump committed obstruction of justice, to just 41% who don’t think he did. Only 37% of voters say they think Trump is honest, to 56% who say he’s not. A majority of voters- 53%- come right out and say they consider Trump to be a liar to 41% who disagree with that characterization. And for the second month in a row we find plurality support for impeachment- 47% are in support of it to 43% who are opposed [Tom Jensen, “Plurality of Voters Think Trump Obstructed Justice,” Public Policy Polling, 2017.06.12].
Respondents to this poll give Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, and even Theresa May net favorable ratings. Trump’s net favorables among those polled is –14.
The VA is in on the lying act as well. Now, Agent Orange is as harmless as baby powder. https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-official-downplays-agent-orange-risks-questions-critics?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter
So, now get ready for the boys who brought you this poison to start putting it on crops again. A little toxicity is good for the soul. My disability has to do with numerous holes in my body, what about the rest of the veterans, when do you think trump will come for your disability claims saying they are just proven by science not by the grand master.
The VA does not now believe in veterans issues.
The EPA does not believe in science
The cult republican party does not believe in elections
When did we morph with russian ideals and russian corruption?
That cabinet butt-lick and ego-jerk brought obscenity to a new low. Says much about cabinet character.
What perxactly has Drumpf done to create jobs? Drumpf got his widdle fee fees hurt by the appeals courts on his Muslim ban-again.
Drumpf is kinda basking in the glory of a now opened Pa coal mine even though the the opening date and logistics were planned in 2012.
We’re livin’ in Pottsylvania.
Saturday Night Live ought to do a skit with Trump’s cabinet lining up to smooch his patootie while he twerks. They can say what a great dancer he is and how he has moves like Kevin Bacon, and he can rip farts as they struggle to line up their lips with his rear. Heck, they can have Kevin Bacon guest star as the one who delivers the Kevin Bacon line.
Next topic. Who are these 37% who believe Trump is honest?
The possibilities for SNL, how about a “dear leader” skit.
SNL will be doing 4 Weekend Update live skits this Summer.
http://deadline.com/2017/03/saturday-night-live-weekend-update-summer-primetime-run-nbc-1202043088/amp/
I really am soooo tired of winning.
Technically, Drumpf has signed more bills, but, where’s the beef? He has rolled back Obama refs, but that is normal SOP for a new potus. He claims he has passed the largest taxcut ever except there is no bill, it hasn’t been through congress and doesn’t exost except it Goofy’s pig-like brain.
All part of the show mfi, all part of the reality show called crapstorm, who is in, who gets fired. Who gets to go to the UK and who has to stay home? When the trumpcare gets rolled out this week, the show may be in crisis.
mike dont insult the pig!!m kammerer
Putin’s government in the US, the best his money could buy. https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections
Future elections will feature trips to russia for campaign events (guess that horse if already out of the barn). These elections will also feature astro turf grass roots fake support..damn, that one too. Oh well, face it, until we do something about it, vodka for everyone!
Courtesy of Bloomberg:
Russia’s cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported.
In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyber intruders tried to delete or alter voter data. The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database. Details of the wave of attacks, in the summer and fall of 2016, were provided by three people with direct knowledge of the U.S. investigation into the matter. In all, the Russian hackers hit systems in a total of 39 states, one of them said.
The new details, buttressed by a classified National Security Agency document recently disclosed by the Intercept, show the scope of alleged hacking that federal investigators are scrutinizing as they look into whether Trump campaign officials may have colluded in the efforts. But they also paint a worrisome picture for future elections: The newest portrayal of potentially deep vulnerabilities in the U.S.’s patchwork of voting technologies comes less than a week after former FBI Director James Comey warned Congress that Moscow isn’t done meddling.