What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

[DGuller]

Does he still have the nuclear codes? 

Yes, but they were changed from "maga2020" to "maga2024".

I can confirm.

[Admiral Yi]

case sensitive?

[mongers]

The mass spin effort has already started that this is all BLM/Antifa people and no Trump cultists were involved. I've seen it repeatedly on Facebook, Twitter, local news comments, and from my own mother.

I'm sorry to say that I've seen it too, on Facebook from a friend that I had no idea was this stupid.

That must make you quite sad; similar in a way to how most people react to my posts here.

[Caliga]

That must make you quite sad; similar in a way to how most people react to my posts here.

[Razgovory]

The mass spin effort has already started that this is all BLM/Antifa people and no Trump cultists were involved. I've seen it repeatedly on Facebook, Twitter, local news comments, and from my own mother.

That is indeed disturbing.  If we don't put a stop to this bullshit now we could face serious unrest.

[crazy canuck]

I become more convinced you are on the payroll of a Russian troll farm.

His Russian handlers wouldn't let him post the embarrassing self-revelations.

AR is just what a shy Trump voter looks and sounds like when he isn't among his own.

Fair point.

[DGuller]

It's another page straight out of Putin's book.  When snipers killed 100 Ukrainians during the last day of the revolution, the Russians claimed that it was the protesters themselves who put the snipers up and had them shoot in the crowds.

[The Larch]

W.Va. delegate, just sworn in, was among the mob storming U.S. Capitol

A newly-elected member of West Virginia's House of Delegates was among the mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol today.

Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, livestreamed and then deleted videos from inside the Capitol, but others took screenshots and videos of the original videos.

In one, he is shoots cell phone video out into the Capitol interior while surging through a door. He says, "We're in! We're in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!"

In a Facebook post, Evans said he was on a bus traveling home to West Virginia this evening and described himself as "an independent member of the media to film history."

"I want to assure you all that I did not have any negative interactions with law enforcement nor did I participate in any destruction that may have occurred," he stated.

In the video, after Evans surges through the Capitol door, he tells a police officer, "God bless you sir. Nothing personal all right. We still respect you all right. Nothing personal against you."

Evans, who appeared to be wearing a motorcycle helmet, then shouts at those around him, "No destruction of anything. No vandalizing property. No vandalizing. This is artifacts all right. No vandalizing."

Evans placed first in a two-member district in the most recent General Election, with 8,227 votes. He is a first-time officeholder.

Evans swore to uphold the Constitution last month. All delegates state this oath: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, and faithfully discharge the duties of Senator (or Delegate) according to the best of my ability."

The Legislature is set to convene next Wednesday for a one-day session to select leadership and set rules.

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today said, "What occurred today is unpatriotic, un-American and I condemn it in the strongest terms possible."

"Like most Americans, I am shocked, saddened, angered and disturbed by the images coming out of our nation's Capitol today," Hanshaw said. "The peaceful transfer of power is a bedrock principle of our republic, and is what has held the United States up as that shining city on a hill for nearly 250 years.

"I have not spoken to Delegate Evans about today's events, I don't know the specifics of his involvement, I have only seen what has been posted on social media so far, and I'm sure more details may come out soon. He will need to answer to his constituents and colleagues regarding his involvement in what has occurred today."

Hanshaw alluded to criminal prosecution.

"While free speech and peaceful protests are a core value of American society, storming government buildings and participating in a violent intentional disruption of one of our nation's most fundamental political institutions is a crime that should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

The governor's powers in state code include the ability to jail those who engage in "hostile action" against the United States.

"He may also cause to be apprehended and imprisoned all who in time of war, insurrection or public danger shall willfully give aid, support or information to the enemy or insurgents, or who, he shall have just cause to believe, are conspiring or combining together to aid or support any hostile action against the United States or this state."

The riots today inside the U.S. Capitol disrupted certification of Electoral College votes by the houses of Congress. Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding in the Senate, was among those evacuated. Senators and representatives were rushed to safety.

What is normally a perfunctory exercise sparked heated debate this year after President Trump pushed unproven theories of election fraud.

The president addressed the crowd this morning and tweeted that Wednesday's protests would be "wild."

Evans, who already had a reputation for controversial statements, posted photos of a busload of protesters heading to the Capitol yesterday evening. And he kept up earlier videos of crowds outside the Capitol.

He deleted videos from inside the Capitol, but others made copies.

As the video ends, Evans shouts "Our house!" and then "I don't know where we're going, but I'm following the crowd."

[Razgovory]

For months I was wondering what Trump was doing.  It seem like he was trying to start a civil war.  Turns out that is exactly what he was trying to do.

[alfred russel]

For months I was wondering what Trump was doing.  It seem like he was trying to start a civil war.  Turns out that is exactly what he was trying to do.

By a crucial metric he does seem to be doing better than Jefferson Davis, but his movement seems a lot more stupid (which is not giving any credit to the CSA--you just get demerits for having the shirtless viking helmet dude on your side--and also West Virginia vs. real Virginia, for that matter).

[alfred russel]

The mass spin effort has already started that this is all BLM/Antifa people and no Trump cultists were involved. I've seen it repeatedly on Facebook, Twitter, local news comments, and from my own mother.

I'm sorry to say that I've seen it too, on Facebook from a friend that I had no idea was this stupid.

I was just going to post, that my brother--the controller of a small manufacturing company in bumblefuck georgia--says the workforce is convinced this is antifa and the media is just misreporting.

The country really is filled with morons. The shirtless viking helmet dude is going to be our president someday soon.

[DGuller]

Very few of them wore masks, so I'm sure all these questions and concerns about the identity of the rioters will be resolved soon to everyone's satisfaction.

[Admiral Yi]

The shirtless viking helmet dude is going to be our president someday soon.

He will appoint Ted Nugent to the Supreme Court.

[Caliga]

I have to admit the Viking dude looks pretty cool.

[Admiral Yi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PdjAuzszSc

Mitch: we will not be intimidated by thugs and mobs