‘Of No Personal Consequence’ To Biden Whether Or Not Trump Attends Inauguration | Talking Points Memo

Was life more factual before social internet media? There are, arguably, more facts now, about black holes, vaccine development, etc. but there appears to me to be less appreciation of them.

Rudy and the GOP doing the “faked video” bit again.

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Nothing like calm honesty to drive a sociopath crazy.

Keep bringin’ it, Joe!

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In other words, “pussmaggot executive time”

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This. If he actually manages to show up at the ceremony, it will only be for the sake of disrupting it.

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Donald J. Trump is a petty, revenge filled bully who will ‘think’ he’s ‘owning the libs’ if he hides out and ‘live tweets’ crap during the inauguration. The ONLY reason he will attend is if he thinks it a) benefits him financially and b) to have that last shot of he and Melania leaving for Mar-a-Lago…

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SCOTUS could have Amy Coney Barrett administer the oath, but just before reciting it, go the marriage ceremony mode: “Should anyone here present know of any reason that this man should not be sworn in as President, speak now or forever hold your peace.”

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He will only attend if he can think of a way to make it be about him. He hasn’t seen enough inaugurations to realize that the outgoing POTUS is just stage decoration during the event. I can only imagine him sitting there, arms crossed, glowering, accompanied by Melania, who will be checking her watch to see how long before she can hit the road.

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“We hope he makes it, we’ve already set up his chair!
Just need to check if the breaker has the amperage capacity.
Oh, yeah…we may need to change the width too!”

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Exactly. Biden knows that his dismissiveness cuts way deeper than any outrage would.

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I have to wonder if she’ll still be around. The only reason to stay is if she is needed to make an appearance at the inauguration. I expect that she’ll be in Mar a Lago, consulting with her divorce attorney.

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Trump is already planning to disrupt the inauguration of Joe Biden, either by declaring his run in 2024 or holding some sort of event outside the inauguration ceremony. He’s said as much. I don’t think he’d actually show up because it’s not about him but he WILL try to steal the spotlight. He always does.

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I love how the President Elect refuses to engage with the nonsense spewed by the Current Occupant of the White House.

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Here’s an outrageous thought I had the other day
Maybe just maybe uncle Joe may know what he’s doing

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Exactly.

Trump would only attend if he thought there was a personal benefit for him. Nothing else matters. Nothing else ever has.

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Remember when Obama symbolically flicked off dust from his shoulder? This is SO much better! As I’ve been saying for years, the ONLY way to deal with a troll is to out-troll them. Trump is too stupid to handle that, taking the bait each time.

I like ex-presidents who aren’t massive losers.

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He might pull a Kanye West and run up to the microphone and shout “Beyoncé should be President!”

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That’d be my bet.

(Come to think of it, there’s gotta be a betting line on that somewhere. What are the oddsmakers saying? :thinking: :thinking: :rofl: :mask:)

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Any fifth grader losing a Student Council election most likely shows more maturity and grace in losing than the Toddler in Chief with respect to this election.

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Once again, Joe Biden is handling things beautifully… Don’t give Trump the time of day and get down to business. Appoint competent people and let them do their job. Biden’s DOJ can handle Trump et al. Biden has more important issues at hand.

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