President Donald Trump on Thursday affirmed that there will be an orderly transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden. A statement from Trump tweeted by White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Director of Social Media Dan Scavino came following unprecedented scenes of a disorderly mob running amok in the U.S. Capitol after a “Stop the Steal” protest morphed into a wild riot that surged through the Capitol Building, forcing a lockdown and triggering gunfire. Since Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have blocked Trump from directly communicating on social media as he has throughout his presidency, the message was tweeted by his son Eric Trump. Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio read the statement on the House floor, according to The New York Times. “Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,” the tweeted statement read. “I have always said we woul...
As Obama used to say, presidents are part of a long-running story. Trump’s paragraph was nasty, brutish and short In so many ways it was all so gloriously, spectacularly, crushingly normal. The ceremonial rituals, the military band, the procession of dignitaries, the sprinkling of stars, and the entirely forgettable inaugural speech. But for the pandemic masks, the death toll of more than 400,000 Americans, and the small army to deter another white supremacist insurrection, the scenes on the west side of the Capitol were the first signs of a restoration of democracy that came perilously close to collapse. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr swore to protect and defend the constitution on a giant family Bible that was bigger than his home state of Delaware. It appeared helpful for crushing large insects and small insurrectionists. If anything survives in our collective memories of Biden’s speech, it will be the 46th president’s commitment to what used to be boilerplate language about the vi...
Donald Trump is refusing to testify at his impeachment trial after House impeachment managers requested his appearance. Trump spokesperson Jason Miller said the former president “will not testify in an unconstitutional proceeding,” the same argument many Republican lawmakers have made in the lead up to the trial. But Trump’s refusal to testify is sure to anger House impeachment managers, who have argued that Trump needs to testify under oath. From Politico: In a letter to Trump earlier Thursday, the House’s lead impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said Trump’s testimony was necessary because his lawyers’ first official response to the impeachment charge “denied many factual allegations set forth in the article of impeachment.” “You have thus attempted to put critical facts at issue notwithstanding the clear and overwhelming evidence of your constitutional offense,” Raskin wrote. “In light of your disputing these factual allegations, I write to invite you to provide testimony...
She has to go. She is a corrupt low life
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