Polls show the majority does not want Trump’s wall

It’s only a priority for the Trump cult.

Two in three Republicans would rather see a shutdown than Trump compromise on the border wall.

from the article:

“The survey by Marist for NPR and PBS shows that 57 percent of Americans think Trump should compromise to prevent gridlock, and 69 percent say building a border wall should not be a priority. But 65 percent of Republicans do not think Trump should compromise, even if it means a shutdown, and 63 percent say building a wall should be a top priority. ”

ICYMI
Building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico should be:
An immediate priority for Congress 28%
Not an immediate priority 19%
Not a priority at all 50%
(NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, 11/28 – 12/4/18)
more: https://t.co/y7sFCxMUS3

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) December 12, 2018

Trump thinks “The people would revolt” if he is impeached.

Maybe his many gun-toting supporters would turn to violence like they have done because of his white-nationalist rhetoric. Trump encourages violence.

Four startling words to chew on: "The people would revolt." That's how @realDonaldTrump replied when asked about impeachment: "I'm not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened," he told @jeffmason1, @steveholland1 & @robertarampton in an interview.

— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) December 12, 2018

Uh . . . . he pretty much did. He’s acting more like a caged and wounded animal than like an innocent adult being harassed with baseless claims. And his threats to unleash violence if he’s formally charged by the House and put on trial in the Senate are beyond the pale. https://t.co/2YFYXbHhAB

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018

The Framers had fears of a standing army under presidential control and so made sure Congress had appropriations power to reign him in. But Trump basically has a shadow, standing *private* army – and he is telling them right here it’s OK to commit violence when he gives the nod. https://t.co/8NucySiS8w

— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) December 12, 2018

Parsing Trump closely is futile. He was threatening violence if he’s subjected to the rule of law. Period. https://t.co/Sw8GyzXY1V

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018

Make no mistake about it—Trump threatens to undermine our system of government if he is removed from office.

Would he even accept a defeat in the next election? Or would he claim fraud, as he was prepared to do in 2016? https://t.co/X0nSN31lTy

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 12, 2018

Trump says that impeaching him would lead to a "revolt." Let's assess. https://t.co/sa3mZ8mOZF

— Philip Bump (@pbump) December 12, 2018

.@JRubinBlogger is so right: Banana Republicanism on the march. https://t.co/TfHFn6OCCI

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) December 12, 2018

Economic impact of a government shutdown

A government shutdown costs the U.S. economy about $2 billion a day in lost output.

That's on you @realDonaldTrump.https://t.co/6EUCIYda0x

— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) December 12, 2018

Trump wants to deport refugees from the Vietnam war

There is no security argument, there is no terrorism link, there is no economic argument. At this point it’s clear that Trump’s immigration policy is only about making America Whiter https://t.co/RpGAouXEZP

— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) December 12, 2018

https://t.co/jF4newJOus

— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) December 12, 2018

Holy shit. Trump wants to deport refugees from the VIETNAM WAR.https://t.co/tb65fzw4JZ

— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 12, 2018

Another unqualified Trump judicial pick

8th Circuit nominee Jonathan Kobes is the sixth Trump judicial pick to be rated Not Qualified by the ABA. @SenateMajLdr McConnell wants him confirmed this week anyway.

Tell your senators to #StopKobes. Here's our letter opposing his confirmation: https://t.co/PX5hAUgp2a pic.twitter.com/tFztRA6SLC

— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) December 3, 2018

Kobes was a GOP Senate staffer and in-house counsel with an energy company. He has argued just one federal appellate court case (which presented no novel issues) and has only ever been involved in six federal or state appeals. Surely @BenSasse will oppose. Right, Ben? https://t.co/H4EINwpxTr

— Max Kennerly (@MaxKennerly) December 8, 2018

Jonathan Kobes is up for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He's one of six Trump nominees rated UNQUALIFIED by the @ABAesq and has no experience as a judge.

Senators must oppose his nomination.

Call them today: 1-888-885-1742 #ProtectOurCourts pic.twitter.com/i931QsbBLm

— Planned Parenthood Action (@PPact) December 7, 2018

The Senate will vote on yet another nominee the American Bar Association rates “not qualified.” Jonathan Kobes, age 44, is nominated to a lifetime appointment to the Eighth Circuit. He’s never been a judge, has tried only SIX cases, and has argued only ONE appeal – 15 years ago.

— Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) December 7, 2018

This week, Senate could confirm 30th Trump circuit judge. Meet Jonathan Kobes:

Rated Not Qualified by ABA
Filed briefs in only two appeals
Argued only one appeal, 15 yrs ago
ABA: Writing not reflective of complex legal analysis

8th Circuit & nation deserve better. #StopKobes

— Leslie Proll (@LeslieProll) December 10, 2018

Trump administration wants to reclassify some radioactive waste

Trump admin. wants to reclassify some radioactive waste left from the production of nuclear weapons to lower its threat level and make disposal cheaper and easier. https://t.co/ZERiPhO52i

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 10, 2018

Trump doesn’t care about the debt

Remember, he has filed bankruptcy several times. Just run up debt and get out of it.

The country can’t do what he did in business.

Kind of ironic that we're holding a funeral today for the last Republican president to actually care about the debt. https://t.co/llKyraptHH

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) December 5, 2018

How Republicans will make excuses for Trump

Here’s what Hatch said. I am sure many Trump cult members will echo this. They only care about the law when they think Democrats break it. The hypocrisy is overwhelming. Obviously, people like Hatch would not vote to convict Trump if he was charged by the House.

Hatch dismisses allegations of Trump crimes over hush money.
Asked if he had any concerns, Hatch said: “The Democrats will do anything to hurt this president.” Told it was alleged by SDNY, Hatch told me: “Okay but I don’t care; all I can say is he’s doing a good job as President”

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 10, 2018

Orrin Hatch 2018: I don't care if the President's own DOJ has implicated him in felonies. What is a "crime" anyway?

Orrin Hatch 1999: "crimes of moral turpitude such as perjury and obstruction of justice go to the heart of qualification for public office" pic.twitter.com/8K8NVZSntj

— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) December 10, 2018

Orrin Hatch on Donald Trump directing Michael Cohen to commit a federal crime: “I don’t care.”

Orrin Hatch on Bill Clinton lying under oath about having sex with Monica Lewinsky: “Perjury and obstruct justice … rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors.” https://t.co/vGsWGkTIPO

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 10, 2018

More Republican hypocrisy.

McCarthy 2015: "Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee…. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping."

McCarthy 2016: "There’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump…. Swear to God." https://t.co/vwjGPQEXqL

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) December 10, 2018

We see the Republicans’ response to the growing Mueller probe—who cares? “It’s just an FEC violation,” says one Congressman. “Nothing wrong with building a hotel [in Russia],” says Rand Paul. The law & order folks are looking away as the law closes in on Trump.

— Touré (@Toure) December 10, 2018

This is false—there can be little question, after the filing on Friday, that federal prosecutors have significant corroborating evidence above and beyond Cohen’s testimony. https://t.co/BugnbgqWK4

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) December 10, 2018

Is "campaign finance issues" the new polite way of saying "an illegal payment to a porn star to keep her quiet?" https://t.co/aJdcC4SDfS

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 10, 2018

Bottomless Pinocchios for repeated false statements

Trump says the same lies over and over.

ICYMI –> We've introduced the Bottomless Pinocchio to deal with false claims endlessly repeated. https://t.co/SZ8gFM6ke6 pic.twitter.com/DFAlecXVCE

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) December 10, 2018

A plurality of Republicans thinks the news media is the enemy of the people

Which comes closer to your point of view: the news media is the enemy of the people or an important part of democracy?
ALL
Enemy 21%
Important 69%
REP
Enemy 44
Important 42
DEM
Enemy 5
Important 92
IND
Enemy 18
Important 72
(Quinnipiac U 11/14-19)https://t.co/06OHRuZFTl

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) December 9, 2018