Trump supporters stand by him after criticism of Putin summit

The cult will follow Trump anywhere.

Trump backers stand by president in face of Russia criticism — CBS poll https://t.co/8AcCTX8pZT via @CBSPolitics

— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 29, 2018

Trump and the New York Times

Trump met with the owner of the New York Times. It was supposed to be off the record but Trump tweeted about it. Trump’s account and the Times account sound like they were from two different meetings. Since Trump is a liar, this has happened before with his meetings and calls. Of course, I believe the Times. Trump’s comments are dangerous. Sad!

Here’s Trump’s tweet and the response.

The publisher of the New York Times met with Trump to explain the dangers of his attacks on the free press. Trump’s response was to renew his attacks.

Trump’s attacks are a deliberate scheme to undermine trust in institutions that can hold him accountable. Treat them that way. https://t.co/vHmUXYsUG9

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) July 29, 2018

As usual with this WH, when you get a readout of a meeting make sure you also get a readout from the other side. https://t.co/aRvFR5Gacb

— Mark Mazzetti (@MarkMazzettiNYT) July 29, 2018

Our updated story on NY Times publisher Sulzberger directly warning Trump — at July 20 White House meeting POTUS requested — that his attacks on journalists could lead to violence https://t.co/nHalLiv51I

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) July 29, 2018

Just as an aside:
I spent 5 years as an @nytimes correspondent in Russia.
The phrase “enemy of the people” was a key propaganda weapon that the Soviet regime used against dissidents.https://t.co/Qi7KtZCFnk pic.twitter.com/94u9pX0CDH

— Clifford Levy (@cliffordlevy) July 29, 2018

NYT says the meeting was off the record at the request of White House aides…but then Trump tweeted about it this morning

— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) July 29, 2018

Worth understanding the context here: Earlier this month, WH asked the publisher of the NYT, A.G. Sulzberger, to meet with POTUS. They met July 20 along with editorial page editor James Bennet. Agreement was that the meeting was off the record. 1/ https://t.co/5BRzKrBPqQ

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 29, 2018

There’s no such thing as fake news. If something is false it doesn’t get printed. If something false slips through, it gets corrected. There is NO SUCH THING as fake news. You label unflattering news fake, but the news about you is horrible because you live your life horribly. https://t.co/UrT5fHddxi

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 29, 2018

This is horrible.

1) If this account is accurate, Trump was told directly that his attacks on media are prompting some news organizations to post armed guards outside newsrooms.

Trump's reaction? He suggests that should *already* have been the case:https://t.co/qvPMPcHIjw pic.twitter.com/hnUCUItU6M

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 29, 2018

NYT publisher disputes Trump's retelling of off-the-record conversation https://t.co/GszEGjZtBv

— POLITICO (@politico) July 29, 2018

Yacht Rock

Hilarious playlist by Bill Simmons

My Sunday gift to you… I made the only Yacht Rock playlist on @Spotify that truly matters.https://t.co/vmQLonHBwp

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 29, 2018

My 4 rules for a Yacht Rock playlist…

1. Song has to feel like it could be played on a yacht

2. No soft 70s rock allowed (Bread, Air Supply, etc)

3. Every 3 to 3.5 songs needs to include Michael McDonald in some way

4. Anything after 1984 is prob too late

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 29, 2018

Fixed a couple of songs that were accidentally thrown in there… also “Baby Come Back” by Player should be on there but it’s not on Spotify.

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 29, 2018

Covers: Dead Flowers

The Rolling Stones country-influenced song was on the 1971 album Sticky Fingers.

Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones (live 1971)

Rolling Stones (live 1972)

Townes Van Zandt

Steve Earle (live released 1991)

Willie Nelson, Keith Richards, Ryan Adams, Hank Williams III live

The story behind the missing question from the Helsinki transcript

Some people thought it was deliberately left out but it wasn’t.

In Helsinki, Putin was asked if he wanted Trump to win. (He said, yes.) The question was missing from the White House transcript for 10 days. Skulduggery? Not so much.
We lay it out for you.https://t.co/xeojzdPbv0 pic.twitter.com/zsHsfjH0qC

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) July 29, 2018

Trump only cares about his base

How much clearer can it be? He’s only showing the poll numbers among Republicans. Sad!

Thank you very much, working hard! pic.twitter.com/cSzbFfq2NW

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2018

Trump lies about polling numbers

Another Trump lie. This was said by him before and corrected before so it’s a lie. There was no polling back in Lincoln’s day. (There weren’t phones either.)

Trump’s numbers among Republicans are very high but that’s not enough for him. He has to lie to make it sound better.

The emperor is fully clothed (modern polling only goes back to the post-WWII era) https://t.co/7GnuDVPlBq

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) July 29, 2018

Donald Trump claims he's more popular than Abraham Lincoln. Truth is, he's not even as popular as George W. Bush after September 11. I get it, facts are hard for Trump to understand. https://t.co/1z1jdh7MYn

— James Kosur (@JamesKosur) July 29, 2018

The prior example

1) Trump compares his polling to Lincoln, who … lived when phones didn’t exist

2) A poll last year showed 75% of the UK had “no confidence” in Trump https://t.co/E4QnxwDle2 https://t.co/PVfu1n83AW pic.twitter.com/uxnoMmdYDn

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) July 13, 2018

update 7/31

another lie

No, polls don't show Trump is the most popular Republican president in history. We rate Trump's claim False: https://t.co/pJlUYJXR8C

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) July 31, 2018

You know, deep down, you want to read about the history of modern polling –> https://t.co/pJlUYJXR8C (It was not around for Honest Abe.)

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) July 31, 2018

Majority will blame Republicans for Obamacare problems

Of course, Republicans will blame Obama who hasn’t been president for 18 months.

The idea that Republicans would benefit from deliberately ruining people's health insurance during a period of unified Republican government was always entirely, absolutely, insane. https://t.co/vARR4cDha4

— Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) July 26, 2018

Michigan gerrymandering

New emails add ammunition to charges that Michigan Republicans engaged in egregiously racial and partisan gerrymandering.

The emails boast of concentrating “Dem garbage” into several districts Dems now control.https://t.co/jUBoNoh3b8 pic.twitter.com/3mUaoeEYS3

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) July 26, 2018

How decadelong Republican gerrymanders could be undone by reckless GOP emails: https://t.co/cRhTNiG1bm pic.twitter.com/jlFY7s2bIa

— Slate (@Slate) July 31, 2018

Mercedes-Benz may move production away from US

How are those tariffs working out for you?

Mercedes-Benz mulls production shift away from U.S. but no decision taken https://t.co/Y8rp6O1xAs pic.twitter.com/UHUtPqpldj

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 26, 2018