What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[HisMajestyBOB]

I don't think I'll ever understand why Trump tweets stuff like this:

I gave John Bolton, who was incapable of being Senate confirmed because he was considered a wacko, and was not liked, a chance. I always like hearing differing points of view. He turned out to be grossly incompetent, and a liar.   See judge's opinion. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION!!!

Trump is a vindictive, vain, hypersensitive, petty four year old.  It makes perfect sense.

My two year old is both more coherent and has a better temperament than the President.

And look which one of them got elected!

No one signed my petition to remove the presidential age limit. 
I don't see why so many people are opposed to replacing the State of the Union address with a Baby Shark singalong.

[Oexmelin]

U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer faces charges of having sent Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Members of a Neo-Nazi Group in an Attempt to Facilitate a "Mass Casualty" Attack on Melzer's Army Unit

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-army-soldier-charged-terrorism-offenses-planning-deadly-ambush-service-members-his

[The Brain]

U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer faces charges of having sent Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Members of a Neo-Nazi Group in an Attempt to Facilitate a "Mass Casualty" Attack on Melzer's Army Unit

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-army-soldier-charged-terrorism-offenses-planning-deadly-ambush-service-members-his

Order of the Nine Angles ("O9A"), an occult-based neo-Nazi and racially motivated violent extremist group

Has Trump commented on the quality or otherwise of these people yet?

[Eddie Teach]

Interesting that white supremacist groups have so much contact with jihadists.

[Tonitrus]

Interesting that white supremacist groups have so much contact with jihadists.

That doesn't look like your "run of the mill" WS group.  Islamo-Nazi-Satanists? 

[Razgovory]

Okay, the President keeps saying that we need to slow down or stop testing.  The White House is trying to say he is just joking but Trump is reiterating that he does not kid and this is what he means.  Are there a bunch of Trump supporters who agree with this and what would their rational be?

[Caliga]

what would their rational be?

1. "He doesn't really mean it"
2. "You don't understand what he said"
3. "Hillary Hillary Hillary"

[The Brain]

You'd think that there'd be just 3 Trump supporters left by now. But noo...

[Sheilbh]

Okay, the President keeps saying that we need to slow down or stop testing.  The White House is trying to say he is just joking but Trump is reiterating that he does not kid and this is what he means.  Are there a bunch of Trump supporters who agree with this and what would their rational be?

This always happens. Trump says something outrageous, the White House go around saying that he's joiking or that he really meant something else, Trump then repeats his initial, outrageous, statement.

[viper37]

I really thought he was joking the first time he said this.  Should have known better.

[viper37]

What's this about calling Obama a traitor?  I've expanded my daily limits on the WP...

[Barrister]

What's this about calling Obama a traitor?  I've expanded my daily limits on the WP...

Trump kept going on about "Obamagate", but never actually said what it is he thought Obama did - what crime he committed.  So being asked a few times about this he finally said "traitor".

[viper37]

What's this about calling Obama a traitor?  I've expanded my daily limits on the WP...

Trump kept going on about "Obamagate", but never actually said what it is he thought Obama did - what crime he committed.  So being asked a few times about this he finally said "traitor".

Ah.  Typical.  I thought he invented something new.

[Caliga]

Trump kept going on about "Obamagate", but never actually said what it is he thought Obama did - what crime he committed.  So being asked a few times about this he finally said "traitor".

I'm sure he wished he could have said another word instead, that ends with the same sound but begins with an 'n' sound.

[Syt]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/24/politics/trump-200-judicial-appointments-cory-wilson/index.html

Senate confirms Trump's 200th judicial nominee

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's 200th judicial nominee was confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday, marking a significant milestone in a presidency that has tilted the federal judiciary in a conservative direction for decades to come.

With the confirmation of Judge Cory Wilson to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump has successfully appointed 53 appeals court judges, 143 district court judges, two US Court of International Trade judges and two Supreme Court justices -- Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh -- according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's office.

Trump, with the help of a determined McConnell and Senate GOP majority, has significantly reshaped the judiciary during his first term, and the 200th appointment milestone illustrates how lasting his legacy will be, as federal judges serve lifetime appointments and many of Trump's picks have been young judges who can serve for many years.

"Judicial confirmations may be President Trump's most important legacy," said CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. "They will shape the nation's laws on abortion, LGBT rights, voting rights and many other issues long after Trump leaves office."

The 200 confirmations will also be a permanent part of McConnell's legacy. The Kentucky Republican, who is up for re-election this year, played a key role in changing Senate rules to both speed up the process of confirming judicial nominees eliminating the 60-vote threshold for minority filibusters.

In a 52-48 vote on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Wilson and filled the last currently available appeals court post. Democrats complained about Wilson's views on voting rights and other issues, but could not stop his confirmation since a simple majority vote is all that's required for approval.

McConnell gloated about the accomplishment before the vote, saying: "Once we confirm Judge Wilson today, this Senate will have confirmed 200 of President Trump's nominees to lifetime appointments on the federal bench."

"And following number 200, when we depart this chamber today, there will not be a single circuit-court vacancy anywhere in the nation for the first time in at least 40 years," McConnell said.

Earlier this month, the Senate also voted to confirm Justin Walker, a young judge close to McConnell, to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, enraging Democrats who said he's not qualified. The DC appeals court is considered a breeding ground for future Supreme Court justices, and was the court Kavanaugh served on before Trump appointed him to the Supreme Court.