At this event in Greenwood Nebraska, Trump told his followers in that crowd that he talked with "Abdul" leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The Afghan leader's name is not Abdul. Trump knew he was bullshitting his crowd, and they are stupid enough to accept anything he tells them.
At the rally, Trump mistakenly said he endorsed J.D. Mandel. He endorsed J.D. Vance. Mandel is the one who Trump said was weird. He didn't endorse Mandel. Mandel's name is J.A. Mandel, not J.D. Trump was wrong twice. President Who Was Wrong Countless Times Tells Cult Followers ‘I Was Right About Everything’ excerpt: "Trump also touted other candidates he has endorsed in the 2022 elections, kind of. “We’ve endorsed Dr. Oz. We’ve endorsed J.P., right? J.D. Mandel. And he’s doing great. They’re all doing good. They’re all doing good. And let’s see what happens.” Except, J.D. Vance is the candidate Trump endorsed, not J.D. Mandel. Vance is running against Josh Mandel in Ohio’s Republican Senate primary. This, from a “stable genius” with a perfect cognitive test score and a “very, very large brain” who claims he has been “right about everything.”"
At another rally, Trump said he would refer to him as 'Muhammad' because he couldn't remember his name, even though he said he spoke directly with him on the phone. Trump's claim was that 'Muhammad' of the Taliban (after Trump turned Afghanistan over to the Taliban in 2020 to try to help his reelection bid) would never harm Americans because he threatened him with destruction. He claimed he had Muhammad's address.
The Jan 6 Committee Has Linked Key Members of Congress to the Plot to Overturn the Election excerpt: "Specifically, the Committee revealed previously confidential testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House advisor to Mark Meadows, placing several members of the Freedom Caucus and their allies in specific discussions during White House meetings leading up to January 6. They include at least the following members of Congress: Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Andy Biggs (R-AZ) Mo Brooks (R-AL) Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Paul Gosar (R-AZ) Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Jody Hice (R-GA) Jim Jordan (R-OH) Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) Scott Perry (R-PA)"
Greene now contends that she was a victim of Trump's riot at the Capitol. https://thehill.com/news/sunday-tal...er-greene-calling-herself-a-victim-is-insane/
Additional damage Abbott inflicted upon himself as a result of his Trumpian culture wars. Rail link worth billions won’t go through Texas after Abbott used trade as ‘political tool’ by admin May 2, 2022 Rail link worth billions won't go through Texas after Abbott used trade as 'political tool' - cialissmart excerpt: "SANTA TERESA, NM — The Mexican government said it intends to shift long-range plans to build a trade railway connection worth billions of dollars from Texas to New Mexico in the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott’s stepped-up border inspections last month, which were widely criticized as being financially damaging and may now leave a lasting impact on relations between Texas and its No. 1 trading partner. Mexican Economy Minister Tatiana Clouthier said a planned rail and ports expansion — known as the T-MEC Corridor — to connect the Pacific port of Mazatlán to the Canadian city of Winnipeg would not use Texas, but instead the rail line would be routed along the far edge of West Texas up through Santa Teresa, NM, about 20 miles west of downtown El Paso. “We’re now not going to use Texas,” Clouthier said at the April 28 conference in Mexico City. “We can’t leave all the eggs in one basket and be hostages to someone who wants to use trade as a political tool.” Clouthier was referring to what Mexican and US officials and business leaders on both sides of the border have described as chaos generated by Abbott’s April 6 order requiring that all commercial trucks coming from Mexico to Texas go through “enhanced” safety inspections. Abbott said the move was necessary to crack down on human and drug smugglers."
"Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen" ~ Donald J Trump The R. Congressmen...
Georgia official frantically texted Mark Meadows as Trump badgered secretary of state to 'find' votes - CNNPolitics excerpt: "As Donald Trump badgered Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on an hour-long call to “find” the votes necessary to flip the battleground state to Trump’s column after the 2020 election, a Raffensperger aide fired off a plea for help. “Need to end this call,” Jordan Fuchs, then the deputy secretary of state, said in a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. “I don’t think this will be productive much longer.” She added: “Let’s save the relationship.” The little-noticed text messages, included in a recent court filing, provide a deeper look at the chaos that ensued as the former President pressed Raffensperger to help prove Trump won in Georgia – a state Trump lost. That call now stands at the center of an investigation into Trump, which is set to advance this week when Atlanta-area prosecutors convene a special grand jury to determine whether any of Trump’s actions related to Georgia’s election – or those of his allies – were criminal. Meadows eventually did wrap up that tense call back in January 2021, suggesting lawyers from both sides should connect again soon. “Thank you,” Fuchs said. “Wow.” Fuchs declined to comment."
'Just say the election was corrupt, and leave the rest to me': What Donald Trump told DOJ official | Daily Mail Online excerpt: "The hand-written notes, released by a congressional committee, reveal how Trump how Trump told the heads of the top U.S. law enforcement agency they should pursue his claims of fraud and that President Biden had not really won the election – even as they pushed back on his wildest claims and scribbled won his musings and directives. 'Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me and the R. Congressmen,' Trump told then-Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue of a December 27, 2020 phone call that also included Acting AG Jeffrey Rosen."
Trump Wanted Black Lives Matter Protesters to Be Shot, Says Former Defense Secretary excerpt: "Mark Esper is the latest Trump administration official to attempt to cleanse his sins and fatten his pockets with a memoir about his time with the former president. The former defense secretary’s new book A Sacred Oath is due out May 10. The book promises revelations about the Trump White House, one of which is that Trump suggested shooting Black Lives Matter protesters outside the White House following the May 2020 death of George Floyd, Axios reported on Monday. “Can’t you just shoot them?” Trump asked, according to Esper. “Just shoot them in the legs or something?” Esper’s book confirms what Michael Bender of The New York Times reported last year. Bender wrote in his book Frankly, We Did Win This Election that Trump said he wanted the military to go in and “beat the fuck” out of Black Lives Matter protesters and that he said, “Just shoot them,” on multiple occasions. Bender added that Trump only toned down the order to shoot them in the “leg” or “foot” after Attorney General William Barr and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley pushed back on his initial request."
Judge rejects RNC lawsuit against January 6 committee excerpt: "In response to arguments that the select committee should not enjoy immunity “because the subpoena is merely an ‘open attempt by political foes to unearth a competing political party’s internal deliberations and political and digital strategy,’” Judge Kelly said the “problem” with such a claim is that courts “may not examine” Congress’s “motives” when evaluating whether the Speech or Debate clause is applicable. He added that the clause is an “absolute bar” to the RNC’s claims, which “must be dismissed”. Judge Kelly also rejected arguments that the panel itself was not “properly authorised” because it has nine members, all of whom were chosen by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Republican attorneys had pointed to the House resolution establishing the panel, which stated that Ms Pelosi “shall” appoint Republican members “after consultation with the minority leader,” as evidence that the committee was improperly constituted. But Judge Kelly, pointing to a prior case in which he ruled that Mr Trump had the ability to name his own choice for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said that use of the word “shall” did not compel Ms Pelosi to appoint the maximum number of committee members."
The minority leader is McCarthy. In summer 2021, he rejected the idea of the bipartisan Jan. 6 committee and said the GOP would form its own committee to investigate Trump's Capitol riot. McCarthy and the GOP still haven't formed their own committee. McCarthy says the GOP will run its own investigation into January 6 after Pelosi rejected 2 of his picks for a House committee
The two GOP Reps. McCarthy wanted on the investigation were Jim Banks and Jim Jordan. Jim Jordan has been increasingly implicated in the planning of Trump's insurrection.
The list of people McCarthy would like to have on the Jan. 6 committee: Lauren Boebert (R-CO) Andy Biggs (R-AZ) Mo Brooks (R-AL) Matt Gaetz (R-FL) Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Paul Gosar (R-AZ) Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Jody Hice (R-GA) Jim Jordan (R-OH) Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) Scott Perry (R-PA)"
But 90% of Texans will see this as a big win - we showed dem Mexicans....even though it will cost them zillions.