Trump says he'll act on the "first day" on Jan. 6 defendants excerpt: Cheney on Sunday night said in a statement that Trump's suggestion she and others on the Jan. 6 committee should be jailed is "a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic." "Donald Trump knows his claims about the select committee are ridiculous and false, as has been detailed extensively, including by Chairman Thompson in this July 2023 letter," she said. "There is no conceivably appropriate factual or constitutional basis for what Donald Trump is suggesting – a Justice Department investigation of the work of a congressional committee – and any lawyer who attempts to pursue that course would quickly find themselves engaged in sanctionable conduct."
Trump placing the cart in front of the horse. https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s...sy-withdrawn-nomination-gaetz-hegseth-gabbard excerpt: "I don't know of anybody that has both gone through an FBI background check … or gotten certification from the Office of Government Ethics," he said, explaining both are steps that are typically completed before a nominee is announced to try to avoid controversy. "This is a little bit like the pilot of the airplane who skips the checklists and takes off real fast but doesn't actually go through the processes that they need to make sure that everything is in order," he added. "And it's not in order."
Fox thinks Trump is being kindler and gentler. A kinder, gentler Trump? President-elect taking a more moderate stance
Republican Senator Glitches After Hearing Answer to His Own Question excerpt: "Witness Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, testified that a mass deportation campaign could cost as much as $1 trillion and lead to a loss in total gross domestic product of 4.2 to 6.8 percent."
Musk is upset that he didn't have his $56 billion pay package reinstated. A judge has ruled against him again. Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r8edwj9wlo excerpt: "Chadwick said tariffs were a "tax on the American people" and warned that the expense for a company like his of opening a factory in the US was unrealistic. But as he prepares to cast his ballot, he expects to swallow his qualms about tariffs in favour of other priorities, such as illegal immigration and opposition to abortion. "I will vote for Trump even though he's going to hurt our company if he does what he says he's going to do," he said."
FBI director Wray announces plans to resign in response to pressure from Trump. Trump appointed Wray in 2017. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...pher-wray-resigns-fbi-director-trump-nominee/
Delusional statement by Trump. Donald Trump has bizarre take on how American citizenship actually works excerpt: Trump said: "Did you know, if somebody sets a foot - just a foot, one foot, you don't need two - on our land, congratulations, you are now a citizen of the United States of America. "Yes, we're going to end that because it's ridiculous. We're the only country that has it, you know. You know we're the only country that has it."
A 1.5% popular vote margin was enough for America to have a country run by the likes of Trump, Elon Musk, and Kid Rock. During his first term, Kid Rock said Trump had him in the White House and showed him what appeared to be confidential military documents about North Korea. Trump asked Kid Rock for help in handling NK. Kid Rock said that he thought to himself that he shouldn't even be seeing such papers. In spite of those types of grave national security vulnerabilities that Trump creates with his naiveness, Kid Rock says he still loves Trump greatly.
'President-elect' Musk warns members of Congress to fall in line with him. Elon Musk warns GOP to fall in line with Trump’s agenda, or else! – The Hill
Trump's RCP (RealClearPolitics) favorable rating has gone above his unfavorable for the first time since he announced in June 2015 that he was running for president. He currently has a 49% favorable and a 47% unfavorable.
It hasn't stopped Trump before. Three of his attorneys (Ellis, Powell, and Chesebro) have been convicted in GA for his scheme to steal the 2020 election from the American voters.
Tampa, FL man arrested on Monday for assaulting law enforcement officers during Trump's riot at Capitol. Tampa-Area Man Attacked Officers During 2021 U.S. Capitol Riot: DOJ
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/rfk-jr-amaryllis-fox-cia-trump excerpt: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign manager and daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy is making a push to serve as deputy director at the CIA next year — and RFK Jr. is making calls on her behalf, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Fox Kennedy, an integral member of Kennedy's campaign, wrote a memoir detailing nearly a decade working at the CIA. The deputy director position does not require Senate confirmation."
Elon Musk Gloats as Trump Announces Billionaires Will Be Exempt From Normal Environmental Rules excerpt: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is dancing with joy now that his new father figure Donald Trump has promised him that he will no longer have to abide by the pesky environmental rules that apply to lowly commoners. On Tuesday, president-elect Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that any "person or company" investing $1 billion or more in the US would "receive fully expedited approvals and permits, including, but in no way limited to, all Environmental [sic] approvals."
Time magazine to name Trump 'Person Of The Year' (again, like it did in 2016). Time magazine to name Trump ‘Person of the Year’
Trump plans to scrap policy that restricts ICE arrests at churches, schools, and hospitals. Trump plans to scrap policy restricting ICE arrests at churches, schools and hospitals
55% of Americans approve of Trump's presidential transition. https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/politics/cnn-poll-trump-transition/index.html
Trump's childish trolling behavior. Donald Trump is returning to the world stage. So is his trolling excerpt: On Sunday, Trump turned a photo of himself seated near a smiling first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony into a social media promo for his new perfume and cologne line, with the tag line, “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist!” The first lady’s office declined to comment. When Trudeau hastily flew to Florida to meet with Trump last month over the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% tax on all Canadian products entering the U.S., the Republican tossed out the idea that Canada become the 51st U.S. state. The Canadians passed off the comment as a joke, but Trump has continued to play up the dig, including in a post Tuesday morning on his social media network referring to the prime minister as “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.”