The 11th Circuit is the Circuit Thomas oversees. If Thomas had any ethical sense he would have recused himself when the case was filed. Of course Thomas is utterly partisan and profoundly corrupt. He lacks any ethics. For course the same can be said of Alito, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.
If a fire broke out at a fertility clinic and they could save only one of a) a cooler filled with hundreds of frozen embryos, b) a pregnant woman, or c) an actual baby, they would all grab the baby.
The couple were delightful hosts. They were funny and generous. They took me on a tour of their extensive stock of whacky Trump merchandise and explained that, yes, there really are people who want a $100 life-size cut-out of the former president dressed as Rambo to put in their living rooms. Quite a lot of people actually. Trump as Rambo is one of their best selling items.
They weren’t in his closet: they were almost certainly purchased for the occasion, and given the circumstances they were probably the only thing available near his size. But, pro tip, Ron: go slosh around in some mud before you go to the photo-op.