Trump and other stuff
The recent CBS interview showed there was a painting of Trump and Republican presidents hanging up in the White House.
The tweets below provide background on the painting and artist. It is similar to a painting of dogs and someone made a great parody including Trump and other accused or guilty sexual predators. All three are in the tweets.
The dogs:
Donald Trump has decorated the White House with a kitschy painting of past Republican presidents hanging out with Donald Trump: https://t.co/p5SbWBbETx pic.twitter.com/xzMCmtvBS9
— Slate (@Slate) October 16, 2018
The painting in the White House:
The artist who painted "The Republican Club," now hanging in the White House, says President Trump is "a challenge to paint" but "he liked what I had done" https://t.co/b3GjLhJz7A pic.twitter.com/4k18Rtptnv
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) October 16, 2018
The parody:
Fixed it 2.0 following feedback pic.twitter.com/YVzeA2uLPg
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 16, 2018
more information on the painting and artist:
"One thing he specifically mentioned was he didn't usually like portraits of himself," said the artist about President Trump. "But he said that he really liked that one." https://t.co/c79aMtd9oA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2018
Donald Trump has decorated the White House with a kitschy painting of past Republican presidents hanging out with Donald Trump: https://t.co/p5SbWBbETx pic.twitter.com/xzMCmtvBS9
— Slate (@Slate) October 16, 2018
She was inspecting Zinke and has been replaced with a political appointee. If Democrats win the House, they should investigate this. Republicans have not held the Trump administration accountable and that will change.
NEW via: @reinlwapo @robertoharrow @eilperin @tracyjan: HUD political appointee abruptly moved to lead Interior’s watchdog office amid ongoing investigations into Zinke https://t.co/mhRg7Agu0h
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) October 16, 2018
More on the mysterious move of a top political appointee at HUD to be the watchdog at Interior amid multiple internal investigations into Sec. Ryan Zinke: no acting inspector general has ever been replaced with another acting inspector general.https://t.co/Ifi2WlKEkR
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) October 17, 2018
All the attention on Trump shouldn’t distract from the fact that his administration is incredibly corrupt. Should Democrats win the House, there are multiple investigations they should pursue. https://t.co/xJgfp1Kc9V
— jamelle g-g-ghoulie 👻 (@jbouie) October 17, 2018
I feel like this story should be getting more attention https://t.co/sn7wzKGjtM
— Blake Hounshell (powered by blockchain) (@blakehounshell) October 17, 2018
Ryan Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General – And replaced her with a loyalist political operative who may not need Senate confirmation https://t.co/yziq7Ouum6
— Nada Bakos (@nadabakos) October 17, 2018
"I assume, as usual, that no Republican in Congress will see anything wrong with this." —@kdrum https://t.co/U0gQmLDOmW
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 17, 2018
An American Indian tribe in Connecticut says “improper political influence” led Zinke to block them from opening a new casino last year https://t.co/ggzfLddDXN
— POLITICO (@politico) October 17, 2018
https://t.co/U6vOSLMGbj https://t.co/tgat9jeHcf
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) October 17, 2018
Just like, make a trail of Filet o’ Fish from the residence to the street and lock the gate.
— SpookyJonny64 (@SuperJonny64) October 17, 2018
Stormy Daniels + rolled up magazine?
— seaver15 (@seaver_15) October 17, 2018
Obamacare is more popular than ever but that doesn’t matter to McConnell.
Today, Mitch McConnell has expressed a longing to kill protections for people with preexisting conditions, cut medicare, cut medicaid and cut social security after midterms. Contrary to the GOP elites opinion – lot of folks won't vote to commit suicide. https://t.co/a5fu2giUkB
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 17, 2018
Mitch McConnell says Senate Republicans may try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in the midterm election, per @Reuters.https://t.co/fB8OVk2Wb2
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 17, 2018
republicans doing everything they can to stymie obamacare and gut its protections for consumers, then turning around and promising to protect those protections, is just breathtakingly cynical, even in the age of trump https://t.co/SyX0SiR7r2
— jamelle g-g-ghoulie 👻 (@jbouie) October 16, 2018
McConnell: GOP may take another shot at repealing Obamacare after the midterms https://t.co/NsT5OMdKxC
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 17, 2018
As you read this, Trump and GOP are still trying to gut coverage for pre-existing coverage in a lawsuit in federal court. Can The MSM media PLEASE cover this at least half as much as they Covered Trump meeting Kanye?! This will have a real impact on lives! https://t.co/GVFpW2xQDB
— (((DeanObeidallah))) (@DeanObeidallah) October 14, 2018
Trump was interviewed by the Associated Press (AP) yesterday and told his usual lies. To me, the media helps spread his lies even if they point out the facts. Trump wins by getting the attention that could have been used for other stories. Excessive media coverage of Trump is very unfair to Democrats.
Nice AP interview of POTUS – and revealing to have the entire transcript online: https://t.co/Y0C1ubxylf
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) October 17, 2018
Interview transcript annotated by the Washington Post
The @AP interview with President Trump is one for the ages.
And not in a good way.https://t.co/VBzTbFRFkB pic.twitter.com/B2cqoxC5gh
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) October 17, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts migrant policy, Russia probe https://t.co/bRJSXbzAQ5
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 17, 2018
Daniel Dale’s thread. Obviously, Trump will do nothing about the UN climate report. We’re all going to suffer because of his ignorance and lies.
AP to Trump on climate: Scientists say we're getting to a point where it's irreversible
Trump: My uncle was a scientist…and "I didn’t talk to him about this particular subject, but I have a natural instinct for science, and I will say that you have scientists on both sides" pic.twitter.com/pMbjlodi0D
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 17, 2018
Trump falsely claims to AP that he's appointed a higher percentage of circuit judges than anyone except for Washington. (Response: "Good piece of trivia.") Trump falsely claims that Cohen got in legal trouble only for "what he did for other people," not Trump. (No response.) pic.twitter.com/OmGG4lHwr3
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 17, 2018
Even though more than 200 immigrant kids still remain separated from their families, Trump asked: Do you have any regrets or any remorse about how this has impacted children, though?
Trump: Here’s the thing. I think we’ve done an incredible job with children. https://t.co/OpS6RUFz8n
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 17, 2018
NEW from wide-ranging @AP interview with President Trump:
He did not back down from derisively nicknaming Stormy Daniels “Horseface."
Asked if it was appropriate to insult a woman’s appearance, Trump responded, “You can take it any way you want.”https://t.co/x8th8ZO3hg
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) October 16, 2018
I think if Obama had proclaimed himself too “busy” to visit troops in the field we would have heard a thing or two in the media about his golfing. pic.twitter.com/UVV792yKWz
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 17, 2018
Donald Trump, American president, again displays a completely moronic grasp of the scientific method. https://t.co/lLyri3Q1IZ
— Esquire (@esquire) October 17, 2018
First we read about the taxes, now sleazy business deals. Just like the tax story, I doubt this will get much attention. Trump cult members don’t care what he does.
The Trump family lied to push their deals around the world. And they profited. https://t.co/b7Aqudktpq
— ProPublica (@ProPublica) October 17, 2018
It is becoming increasingly clear that, in the language of business schools, the Trump Organization’s core competency is in profiting from misrepresentation and deceit and, potentially, fraud. https://t.co/LUQdJVbotX
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 17, 2018
from the article:
“It is becoming increasingly clear that, in the language of business schools, the Trump Organization’s core competency is in profiting from misrepresentation and deceit and, potentially, fraud.”
Democratic candidates for Congress have raised a record-shattering $1 billion this election https://t.co/VJ0cPeE4ZJ
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 17, 2018
"The women incorrectly identified as survivors of 'domestic violence, sexual assault, or rape in an open letter from Sen. Heidi Heitkamp's re-election campaign to her Republican opponent Rep. Kevin Cramer are 'beyond furious,' 'confused' and 'upset.'" https://t.co/ZXfb1eJ2KC
— 💀andrew👻kaczynski🎃 (@KFILE) October 17, 2018
Oh look…another @HouseGOP member lying about his record on pre-existing conditions. #NY19 https://t.co/R171BmiXid
— Jessica Mackler (@jessicamackler) October 17, 2018
Donald Trump is getting ready to throw Republicans under the bus | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza https://t.co/OmHLZPcJnr pic.twitter.com/ertqqHSbbb
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 17, 2018
Kavanaugh’s effect on the midterms is amazeballs. https://t.co/i0AMCaJveC
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 17, 2018
"The chamber PAC's endorsement of Whitmer is the first time the regional business organization has backed a Democrat for governor since 1990… The PAC's bylaws requires a two-thirds supermajority among board members to issue an endorsement.” #migov https://t.co/X6WoH85QcH
— Zack Pohl (@ZackPohl) October 17, 2018
FIXING TYPO
Generic ballot: was D +8.0, now D +8.4
Trump net approval: was -10.7, now -10.0
House (polls-only forecast): was D 71%, now D 76%
House (classic forecast): was D 75%, now D 83%
Senate (polls-only): was R 76%, now R 82%
Senate (classic): was R 77%, now **R** 81%— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 17, 2018
Wrote this just after the Kavanaugh confirmation. A quick update on how our various models and metrics have changed since then (see next tweet). https://t.co/4ihxdc5NFY
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 17, 2018
Not a super clear story here. 3 metrics got better for the GOP and 3 got better for Dems. My take before was that the notion that Kavanaugh had helped the GOP was maybe half-true. Now I think it's sort of one-quarter-true. We'll see, though. Could use more polls in a few places.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 17, 2018
Walker should be sacked:
Making the case for a third term as governor, Scott Walker compared himself to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Can he win a come-from-behind victory on Nov. 6? My latest from Wisconsin: https://t.co/uRifPP09Bh.
— James Hohmann (@jameshohmann) October 17, 2018
Voters have grown 45 net percentage points more likely to say Trump represents the majority viewpoint of Republicans in Washington https://t.co/tILvgqZd7F
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) October 17, 2018
Beto O’Rourke has run a charismatic campaign against Ted Cruz. But he remains the same long-shot candidate that he was at the beginning of the race. https://t.co/pcabK5ZKgS
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 17, 2018
There's a name for that, Bill. It's called the Affordable Care Act and you filed NINE lawsuits attacking it. https://t.co/PIOnPA6YLq
— Gretchen Whitmer (@gretchenwhitmer) October 16, 2018
More than 200,000 voters live in counties devastated by Hurricane Michael. Now, with Election Day just weeks away, Florida faces a new question: How will people in affected areas be able to vote? https://t.co/PI0Unq25Z4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2018
I know we know this already, but it's still pretty incredible to see the extent of the GOP defection in the suburbs of Kansas City https://t.co/0VDYrcpr5y pic.twitter.com/mcSee59gn6
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) October 17, 2018
Democrats aren't closing the deal in must-win Senate races https://t.co/dEwr7ggsFV | Analysis by Harry Enten pic.twitter.com/gV0vy9J9RJ
— CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2018
In tight House races, Democrats raised 3 times as much from small donors as Republicans did, helping fuel their midterms fund-raising lead https://t.co/KA74dr0rV8
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 17, 2018
Obama doesn't want to hear "I don't care about politics" as an excuse for not voting in the midtermshttps://t.co/Mc1s6TkYoe
— Axios (@axios) October 17, 2018
President Trump is a huge factor in Americans' midterm votes https://t.co/z0jHeDasVS pic.twitter.com/E72SOdFJ7u
— CNN (@CNN) October 17, 2018
Analysis: Trump is already trying to shift blame elsewhere for the midterm elections https://t.co/4gtr6AbqUk
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 17, 2018
A new poll shows that if voter turnout is low on November 6, Republicans will hold on to the House by just one seat. This is why it’s so critical we talk to our friends, we talk to our neighbors, and we get everyone we know out to vote in 22 days to elect Democrats. pic.twitter.com/6rDgl4aRFz
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 15, 2018
As our overall scoreboard of success, we're projecting the *population* that will be in states governed by each party. No offense to Wyoming and Vermont, but who's governor of California and Texas is way more important. Democrats project to govern about 60% of the population. pic.twitter.com/XbguidHbwk
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 17, 2018
There are 176 U.S. congressional districts with at least 50,000 Latino eligible voters in 2017, and they contain nearly 80% of all Latino eligible voters. https://t.co/yIoArFynY1 pic.twitter.com/lPq9v33kHy
— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) October 17, 2018
SCOOP: Florida Gov. Rick Scott ran a super PAC that got a $500,000 donation from a private-equity CEO…
…and one week later, Florida invested $200 million of state pension money with the CEO's private-equity fund.https://t.co/VwxqDEm2HB
— Jonathan Larsen (@jtlarsen) October 17, 2018
Rick Scott, the Florida governor and Senate candidate, could become the richest member of Congress. He’d bring with him a tangle of investments that could benefit from his policies. https://t.co/ZhF7BQRGRk
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) October 17, 2018
Bingo. https://t.co/HCF7WQXgT7
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) October 17, 2018
3rd Quarter filings show a #BlueWave of cash flowing to Dem candidates https://t.co/aKEktQw6SX
— OpenSecrets.org (@OpenSecretsDC) October 17, 2018
Since the Citizens United ruling, the length to which the wealthy and powerful will go to hide their agendas has no bounds. We need to end this. https://t.co/cTxnuViBmY
— Steve Bullock (@GovernorBullock) October 10, 2018
ICYMI: Check out my interview with @stephanieruhle on @msnbc to hear my thoughts on California's battleground races, money in politics, and how to #flipthehouse in November.https://t.co/ATDXEASjKF
— Stephen J. Cloobeck (@sjcloobeck) October 10, 2018
Incumbents running in Florida, New Jersey, Indiana and West Virginia took in less money from July through September than their Republican challengers. #midterms https://t.co/WausRokixv
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 16, 2018
Opinion: The midterm elections are drowning in money. How worried should that make us? https://t.co/mBlTEgqeo8
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 16, 2018
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 17, 2018
In Iowa governor's race, @FiveThirtyEight predicts "Likely D" or Democrat, in competitive match between @KimReynoldsIA, @FredHubbell. #iagov https://t.co/nDw7GKCTG6
— Barbara Rodriguez (@bcrodriguez) October 17, 2018
There’s an estimated wait of 3 hours to vote early for the midterms in Cobb, one of Georgia’s largest counties. Janine Eveler, head of Cobb elections, said some people lined up at 7 a.m. — the polls open at 8 a.m. @CobbNewsNow @ajc @PoliticallyGa pic.twitter.com/oN7ACRY2sJ
— Ben Brasch (@ben_brasch) October 17, 2018
I’ve it once and i’ll it again, the GOP’s sales pitch for the midterms isn’t jobs, it’s toxic masculinity. https://t.co/CHiPV9D8fG
— Liz Plank (@feministabulous) October 17, 2018
I explain why the midterms are the most important election of our lives….until the next one. The reason: it's all about accountability and truth.https://t.co/E9LlMYLVn8
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 17, 2018
*Waits for media bias police to respond to this publication’s framing of this Rhodes scholar and Harvard Law grad‘s congressional run … https://t.co/n6Nsa0QfTG
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 17, 2018
Staggering to think how many reporters Paul Ryan conned. https://t.co/KGHO4efxNf
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) October 17, 2018
On the campaign trail, candidate Young is quick to express his opposition to the Trump Administration's rule on 'junk-plans' that can deny coverage for ppl with pre-existing conditions. But in Washington, Congressman Young refuses to stand up to his party to do anything about it.
— Cindy Axne (@Axne4Congress) October 17, 2018
