President Donald Trump has reportedly discussed with aides whether to fire Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson for disloyalty.
Please proceed. By all means.
Trump - the shit show that never ends.
Do it, Donnie. It will show everyone how innocent you are.
FFS.
Well, he needs to be a tough guy for Erdoganās visit tomorrow.
Tomorrow would be a good day to do this.
Go ahead.
Itās not like Schiff would notice or anything since heāll be busy.
āTrump, who appointed Atkinson to his post in 2017, reportedly saw the inspector generalās decision as an act of disloyalty.ā
To his Constitutional oath?
Oh, please . . . oh please . . .
Of all the concepts that Donald Trump finds most foreign and most inexplicable, an inspector general would surely have to be near the top of the list.
You could sit down all day with him, with picture books and sharpies and hamberders, and you wouldnāt make the slightest of dents in his ignorance most bigly.
The biggest enemy that Trump has are those 30% or so who are still unconcerned about all of this.
Here at TPM we are very much interested in thisā¦and not typical at all.
Trump wants:
Mobilized zealots on the Right
Asleep people in the Middle (see above)
Perfect-The-Enemy-Of-The-Good on the Left
Those Americans of the sort who finally turned on Nixonā¦Thatās who we need, right now.
Trump loves to fire those who actually do their job. Especially if they are seen as disloyal. Iād hate to be a bus driver anywhere near the White House.
Trump overplayed his hand, outstayed his welcome, lost his mojo. Every day it is more out of control crazy from this WH. Even if the Senate does not remove, this creature is done. We stay focused, united, fired up and ready to do battle and we win.
I think trump believes anyone in government has taken an oath to him alone. And he took an oath to himself. That crap about āpreserve, protect and defend the Constitution,ā were just āwordsā without meaning.
I had this substitute teacher once in junior high school. He was high strung. Any little peep got people sent to the principalās office. After about 15 minutes and 4 students, the vice principal came to the classroom and sent HIM packing.
This is so fuggin upside down. The WB report was waved away by Bill Barr (nothing to see here) and then GIVEN straight to Chump (by Bill Barr?). That is the opposite of WB procedure, like ratting out a WB to the person who can retaliate the most viciously.
And Chump wants to now fire the IG? And Chump wants to make a case against Schiff for mishandling the WB process? I hope that whole shitshow takes front and center with Schiffās evidence. THEY broke the laws surrounding WB and promoted the outing of the personās name. Bill Barr needs to be impeached right now. Then watch Chump lose his shit.
Though itās due to āpot stirringā, he loves DOJās current IG.
Trump is a slow learnerā¦ he should have figured by now that in government he cannot just fire whoever he wantsā¦ but even worse he hasnāt figure out that everything that thinking those things out loud, will guarantee to make it to the newsā¦ but again nobody ever accused Trump of being smart.
Trump took an oath? Everyone in the Federal Government took an oath?
Apparently we all took that same oath.
To moan oh yes oh yes oh yes at all the right times when trump is presidenting.
+1. And here is the thing that really ought to scare the shit out of Republicans. Perhaps they can hold their base together in voting to aquit Trump with the aid of FOX news. Perhaps the polls stabalize at 38-39% approval (not falling to the 35% āgotta bailā numbers on Trumpās approval), but then you own the crazy.
Trump will feel vindicated, and he will be looking for revenge, which will get crazier and crazier.
The reality is that the failure to reign Trump in over his Russia contacts and invitation to meddle caused him to double down and do this current Ukrainian interference. The Republicans really own the current shit show, but the next one (which they will own even more) will be 10x as badā¦
Pretty much what I was thinkingā¦
āā¦fireā¦Atkinson for disloyalty.ā
āTo meā, he didnāt add. āFor I am the alpha, and the omega, I am āThe Magnificent!!!ā