Trump Cancels SAG-AFTRA Membership By Boosting Show Biz Cameos | Talking Points Memo

tena · February 4, 2021, 9:04pm

True - they can never take away what never existed.

justruss · February 4, 2021, 9:05pm

Strong with this one, the Narcissistic rage is.

Donnie, remember the course, use the course. And get a reasonable tee time as well.

progressiveandsane · February 4, 2021, 9:07pm

OMG. That letter was hilarious! You can’t fire me, I QUIT! I could actually hear the teenage door slam after the last sentence. Poor Donnie, how the mighty have fallen.

nydan516 · February 4, 2021, 9:08pm

Yes in the movie “Dave” from year 1993. A very good film.

docd · February 4, 2021, 9:11pm

Too bad there isn’t a union representing former Presidents.
And I admire the response from SAG: “thank you” instead of “Does President Biden know you stole his letterhead?”

nymund · February 4, 2021, 9:13pm

Trump SAG… but enough about the post presidential poitrine!

dickweed · February 4, 2021, 9:14pm

Not only do I believe a large majority voted for Biden, I feel like an even larger majority of folks that didn’t or couldn’t vote lean left.

emiliano4 · February 4, 2021, 9:14pm

In the film, Ving Rhames said to Dave, “Dave, I’d take a bullet for you…”

In character, Dave looked back at Ving with an acknowledgement which was anything but self-serving.

Trump, in Dave’s position, would have said, “Well, loser, I wouldn’t do it for you.”

oscarhomolka · February 4, 2021, 9:14pm

Yes. But I’m sure they make it completely around something far smaller that he frequently holds.

Headline: “SAG-AFTRA rid of large orange dingleberry.”

nymund · February 4, 2021, 9:14pm

Oh, he tried. You better believe it!

coimmigrant · February 4, 2021, 9:14pm

lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) offered Trump the opportunity to “provide testimony under oath”

In a letter addressed to Rep. Raskin, Donald J. T** informed the House Impeachment Managers that he would not be able to testify because he is no longer a member of SAG-AFTRA.

mrf · February 4, 2021, 9:16pm

Back when Reagan was running and as president many folks would tout his membership and chair of the screen actors guild as proof of union cred and support for the working class. Obviously that didn’t turn out to be the case.

justruss · February 4, 2021, 9:17pm

I just read the letter out loud for my wife. Put in a touch of adamant harrumphing and it works great!. One last touch would have been even better. A stern “Good day to you Madam!”

randome · February 4, 2021, 9:18pm

Prickly little termite, isn’t he?

lizzymom · February 4, 2021, 9:19pm

I guess it really fried his grits that the A-Listers like Hanks and J Lo and others who thumbed their noses at him in 2017 showed up for Biden/Harris in 2021.

The ludicrous thing is that he very likely was totally convinced that this would hurt them — but their reply showed the world just how wrong he was.

The last four letters of “thank you” are accurate — I do believe something else was intended with the first four…

justruss · February 4, 2021, 9:19pm

There should be an annual reading contest each year for SAG-AFTRA actors. The winner gets 5 years of free dues. And maybe an official Sharpie.

careysub · February 4, 2021, 9:20pm

You can’t kick me out! I quit!

egyptsteve · February 4, 2021, 9:20pm

I’m surprised but pleased to learn that in its constitution, SAG forbids its members from attempting to violently overthrow the government. Good call.

dannydorko · February 4, 2021, 9:20pm

You just know that buried in there somewhere is a swastika.

blandsten · February 4, 2021, 9:20pm

Thank goodness we didn’t elect that Hillary Clinton. We don’t need no thin skinned emotional females in that office.