President Donald Trump gleefully tweeted on Thursday about the demotion of New York Times deputy Washington editor Jonathan Weisman.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1242948
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1242948
It’s beyond time to impeach this guy.
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If staff firings and demotions serve as an indicator of a venture’s success (or lack thereof) Trump should be careful throwing rocks.
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“Trump’s tweet came right after a Fox News segment about Weisman’s demotion.”
https://twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1161638284570832897
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I wish people would reserve these comments for discussions of actual impeachable conduct by the President, of which we have ample examples.
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Yes, but if he were, he wouldn’t be Trump!
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Someone really should run a statistical analysis to document this phenomenon.
(Someone a lot less lazy than me, obviously.)
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Does…does trump know this guy was demoted for posting racist tweets?
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More gossip from TPM.
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People have actually done so, but it was earlier in his presidency when it seemed like a concept that needed proving. Now it’s a given.
Edit: The analysis was actually by Matt Gertz, who is mentioned in the very article we’re commenting on. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/05/trump-media-feedback-loop-216248
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I know what you mean – but trauma is a tough master.
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He was demoted for trying to make Trump appear human. Trump’s comments confirm the reason for the demotion.
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Yes, and imagine where the correlation stands now!
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I suspect not…otherwise he would be pegging Weisman for one of his highly sought after “acting” positions.
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I will be dancing up and down Barack H. Obama Blvd when they finally lock his successor up.
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That fat orange sociopathic bitch doesn’t have any idea how much he’s going to suffer when his regime falls.
But he’ll find out.
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Another example of very important presidenting type activities.
The work just never stops.
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Yeah, he got demoted for acting like a racist asshole, just like you, Donald, you racist asshole.
And I have a feeling if Donnie ever dances, it has to be something like this:
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