Trump, Jr.’s misguided tweet on growth

The Trump cult is so quick to pretend Obama did nothing.

no expert said a quarter of 4.2% growth "couldn't be done."

it was done in four different quarters under President Obama, with one difference

growth in those four quarters was higher – 4.5%, 4.7%, 4.9%, 5.1% https://t.co/FsSDNrLroy

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 29, 2018

Trump lie about Clinton servers

Lies, lies, lies

An FBI official to NBC News today: “The FBI has not found any evidence the (Clinton) servers were compromised." https://t.co/y03npnoFQS

— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) August 29, 2018

Trump tweeted this morning that China hacked Hillary Clinton's emails and the FBI needed to investigate. The FBI issues the following statement this afternoon: “The FBI has not found any evidence the servers were compromised.” https://t.co/M7BAZqioXr

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 29, 2018

President Trump appeared to cite a report from the conservative Daily Caller website that claims China was behind a hack of Hillary Clinton's private email server. https://t.co/zPJbEQT9M2

— NPR (@NPR) August 29, 2018

That story about China hacking Clinton's emails was based on … wait for it … anonymous sources: https://t.co/isMCT1BTs1 https://t.co/9bbX6MqUSn

— Blake Hounshell (powered by blockchain) (@blakehounshell) August 29, 2018

Trump wrote this eight hours after tweeting about a Daily Caller story on Chinese hacking of Clinton's server based on anonymous sources and two hours before confirming a report about Don McGahn's leaving first reported by Axios based on anonymous sources https://t.co/zQg019TH8X

— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) August 29, 2018

The FBI just called out Trump's lie, so it's not classified info he's seeing from our side. Which means the even MORE disturbing possibility is that he is getting this (dis)information from his friend Pooty on their secret conversations on his Russian bat phone. https://t.co/ANi5wGnHf7

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) August 29, 2018

McConnell slows effort to name building after McCain

Looks like many Republicans would rather keep it named after a racist.

I assume Trump will oppose it and his cult will fall in line.

Today, I am circulating a letter with Senator Flake asking all of our colleagues if they’d be willing to join us in a resolution to officially rename the Russell Building the McCain Building.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 28, 2018

Richard Russell was a white supremacist who fought desegregation. It’s fitting to rename that building after John McCain, a man who actively resisted inciting racism when he ran against the first African-American presidential candidate. https://t.co/hTQnpFDKKk

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) August 26, 2018

NEW: GOP lawmakers pushing back against plan to rename Senate office building after McCain https://t.co/7bLPGMvpK9 pic.twitter.com/7Y9GImzm8A

— The Hill (@thehill) August 28, 2018

McConnell will honor McCain in the most McConnell way possible: killing a bipartisan idea by forming a commission that will go nowhere so that he can placate the base. https://t.co/2PukY9qgrd

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) August 28, 2018

Bipartisan support is building for a plan to rename the Russell Senate Office building for John McCain: https://t.co/oViEYEHTvW pic.twitter.com/RtIX4vy2X8

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 28, 2018

update

Sen. Schumer wants to rename the Russell Senate Office Building for John McCain. Who was Richard Russell? https://t.co/eSIYUCZh9n

— TIME (@TIME) August 28, 2018

Republicans don’t want Democrats to rename a building to honor John McCain. https://t.co/81zzINSZnb pic.twitter.com/nAv4Nw1ffg

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 28, 2018

Mitch McConnell said he'll convene a bipartisan “gang” of senators to determine how to honor Sen. John McCain, leaving in limbo a bipartisan bid to rename the upper chamber's Russell Office Building after the late Arizona Republican https://t.co/QJrJqhf6ry

— POLITICO (@politico) August 28, 2018

And it's the current position of many 2018 senators that such overt racist beliefs were simply another policy position, and not a question of morality https://t.co/eT7jWlvMQ1

— Astead (@AsteadWesley) August 29, 2018

McConnell will honor McCain in the most McConnell way possible: killing a bipartisan idea by forming a commission that will go nowhere so that he can placate the base. https://t.co/2PukY9qgrd

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) August 28, 2018

Paying for the wall (which Americans don’t want)

Mexico will never pay for the stupid pointless wall. They have made this clear. Is this another Trump lie or does he really believe this?

He did not say this when the Mexicans were in the Oval Office. Yesterday. https://t.co/RrPgmuiHXc

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) August 28, 2018

We just reached a trade understanding with the US, and the outlook for the relationship between our two countries is very positive. We will NEVER pay for a wall, however. That has been absolutely clear from the very beginning.

— Luis Videgaray Caso (@LVidegaray) August 28, 2018

and Americans don’t want the wall

ICYMI
Do you support or oppose building a wall along the border with Mexico?
ALL
Support 38%
Oppose 58%
REP.
Support 78%
Oppose 17%
DEM.
Support 7%
Oppose 90%
IND.
Support 32%
Oppose 65%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, RV, 8/9-13/18)
trend: https://t.co/nf4JAwcrG1

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 28, 2018

Top student loan regulator quits in protest

“The top government official in charge of regulating student loan companies is resigning in protest, writing in a blistering letter that the Trump administration has abandoned consumers.”

The top government official in charge of regulating student loan companies is resigning in protest, writing in a blistering letter that the Trump administration has abandoned consumers https://t.co/ej0wkdbjim pic.twitter.com/U9OgdzLJZZ

— CNN (@CNN) August 27, 2018

"Last year, Mr. Mulvaney’s team suppressed the publication of a report drawing attention to legally questionable fees charged on college students’ bank accounts, Mr. Frotman said. (via @StacyCowley) https://t.co/flMlBppz2J

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) August 27, 2018

NBC/WSJ poll/Gallup poll

new polls

The crazy events of the week didn’t really affect Trump’s ratings

And @SteveKornacki goes to the big board to break down the latest polling from NBC News and WSJ. https://t.co/DEMPwwkxRI

— Hardball (@hardball) August 27, 2018

The way Donald Trump is handling his job as president:
Approve 41%
Disapprove 54%
(Gallup weekly tracking, 8/20-26/18)
trend: https://t.co/DEIJ0t0cbp

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) August 27, 2018

Annul Trump’s presidency?

I wish this was plausible

Impeachment would remedy Trump’s “high crimes and misdemeanors,” but not his unconstitutional presidency. We should also aim for its annulment — his appointments, legislation, rules and executive orders. https://t.co/TUDFqdlZEN

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 25, 2018

This “annul the election and its fruits ” idea, which only the ill-informed we’re pushing before @RBReich just embraced it, is a non-starter under today’s legal framework. Despite its intuitive appeal, it’s impractical & wd turn off even many who’d otherwise support impeachment: https://t.co/IRLGZkNQxX

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 25, 2018

Average household savings

“The top 1% of households have an average of $2.5 million in accounts, while the bottom 20% of households have an average of $8,870 saved.”

Wow. This is how much America's 1% has in savings: https://t.co/kgRYt1vBH2

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) August 25, 2018

Kremlin sources go quiet

The Republican crusade to attack Democrats is making all of us less safe

Pretty chilling NYT story about how Jim Jordan’s crusade to expose Stefan Halper as a confidential source appears to have scared off multiple sources inside Russia who are helping US intelligence community understand Putin’s next steps https://t.co/DPRrkm3wee

— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) August 24, 2018

37% of Trump voters think there have been fewer scandals under Trump

Nothing to add – this is unreal. This is the most corrupt administration in decades.

37 percent of Trump voters think there have been fewer scandals under President Trump than past presidents. https://t.co/nGD1XTW1EV

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 23, 2018