The Donald Trump Score Card

The GOP is still defending Trump after the embarrassing mistakes by Trump blaming immigrants for the two truck bomb incidents which were done be U.S. citizens who were born in the U.S.

They're moving the goal posts again and ignoring how Trump radicalizes people and are blaming the radicalization of American citizens on people coming through the Canada or Mexico border.


By blaming Biden for the New Orleans attack, Trump may be setting himself up for failure

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An ally defended Trump’s statements and said of the suspects in the New Orleans attack and an explosion in a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas: “These folks — while Americans, and especially regarding New Orleans — were certainly radicalized somewhere. So whether it’s the northern or southern border, I think this certainly bolsters his argument to put a stop to illegal crossings and go after those who may be in the country.”

 

By blaming Biden for the New Orleans attack, Trump may be setting himself up for failure

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"Trump’s initial post came at 10:48 a.m. ET Wednesday, shortly after Fox News reported that the suspect’s truck had crossed the border into the United States two days earlier in Eagle Pass, Texas — a town known for its large number of border crossings during the Biden administration.

Fox later corrected its report to say the truck had actually crossed the border in November, with a driver who "did not appear to be" the suspect in the New Orleans attack.

Conservatives on social media took note of the initial report, concluding that the suspect was a migrant and that lax border security might be to blame for the attack."

 

FBI releases new video of suspect planting pipe bomb on eve of Capitol riot – NBC4 Washington

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Sundberg said he doesn’t expect the change in administration to alter the course of the FBI’s pipe bomb investigation.

“We don’t know who the suspect is,” he added. “And I expect that we will continue to work this case until its logical conclusion and we identify a suspect.”

 

People are still underestimating Trump.

Trump can shut down the FBI's investigation of people he deems to be his heroes, including the DC pipe bomber. He could have people on such cases demoted to lower levels or transferred to other sections of the government, or coerced to retire.

Trump could even have the DOJ try to prosecute members of the FBI because they investigated his rioters, including the pipe bomber.

Kash Patel being confirmed as director of the FBI would be the icing on the cake for Trump.

 

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blo...thinks-of-trumps-return-to-the-us-presidency/

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One of the most widely read Serbian tabloids, Informer, under the control of the ruling regime, announced the placement of fifty billboards in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, featuring a photograph of Trump after the July assassination attempt against him, with the message: “Congratulations, Trump, you are Serbian!”

 

Australians preferred Harris over Trump by about 73% to 22%.


2024 US Election Mini-Poll - Lowy Institute Poll

 

Mike Johnson slams Biden for giving presidential award to J6 panel: 'Utter embarrassment'

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"Be assured of this: House Republicans WILL continue our investigation into this corrupt committee and it will be FULLY FUNDED so it can continue next Congress," he added.

 

It's an example of the waste of taxpayer money that 'president-elect' Elon Musk should be proposing to cut from the budget.

But he won't. The Republicans will go on a taxpayer-funded campaign of trying to prosecute Cheney and whitewash Trump's insurrection.

 

Speaker Mike Johnson is furious that Biden awarded Liz Cheney for her work on the Jan. 6 Committee.

Johnson can try to whitewash it, but Trump instigated a riot and was derelict for hours while he knew the violence was ensuing.


Mike Johnson slams Biden for giving presidential award to J6 panel: 'Utter embarrassment'

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"The Jan 6 Select Committee manipulated AND destroyed evidence - created a fake, phony narrative all to try and hurt Trump," Johnson said in a post on X. "They even hired a TV producer from the legacy media in a desperate attempt to legitimize what Americans knew was a total hoax and complete waste of time.

 

Trump can be expected to defend the DC pipe bomber by saying that he planted the bombs peacefully, that they didn't actually detonate, and that it was part of a rightful process of returning to him the election that he thinks was stolen from him.

Even though the identity is still unknown, Trump might even try to give the bomber an award after proactively pardoning him or her and all others involved in his riot.

 

After already writing three 'King Donald' books, Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, can write another 'children's' book that praises the pipe bomber for being an integral part of returning King Donald to his throne.

It wouldn't be unexpected if Trump gave Ashli Babbitt a posthumous Presidential Medal Of Freedom award. She was shot and killed at the Capitol during a violent attempt by a crowd of rioters to breach the entrance area to the House chamber that the police had barricaded with furniture.

Trump has publicly sided with Babbitt and scorned the Capitol Police officer who shot her, as well as falsely accusing Capitol police of inviting Trump's rioters into the Capitol and then starting a fight with them.

 

Trump's 2024 popular vote win margin over Biden has dwindled again to about 2.3 million votes or about 1.3% (as more votes have been counted in the weeks following the election).

Trump's 2024 electoral vote count is 312.


Biden's popular vote win margin over Trump in 2020 was about 7 million or about 4.5%

Biden's 2020 electoral vote count was 306.


Biden's 2020 popular vote margin win was about three times better than Trump's 2024 'landslide' win.

The two elections were similar in terms of the electoral vote.

 

Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.

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"In other words, some Chinese products are merely taking a longer trip around the world on their way to the United States, in an attempt to avoid tariffs. Rather than making global supply chains stronger and more diversified, economists say, this may be weakening them — while adding costs for companies and consumers."

 

Musk is supporting more H-1B visas to bring in more foreigners to work the good-paying tech jobs, the ones that Trump and his supporters have been complaining have been stolen from them, while some of the same companies using the visas have laid off American workers.

Trump's followers protested, and some went violent, in the name of supporting Trump's lies about the 2020 election.

The very least Trump's following can do now is protest against Musk and Trump about an issue that is actually factual.

An inkling of protest against Trump for double-crossing his supporters on the imported workers issue is being heard by the fringe in the GOP from people like Marjorie Taylor Green, Loomer, Fuentes, and Bannon.

 

An unconditional discharge means Trump won't be sentenced to jail or prison, won't be fined, and won't be issued probation.

The criminal conviction will remain on Trump's record unless he successfully appeals and overturns the conviction.

 

And a fourth one for his insurrection at the Capitol that Trump says was full of love and peace.

 

Giuliani requests to not show up in court because of what he says are lung problems stemming from being in NY after the 9/11 attack.

Giuliani has previously asked the judge to delay his upcoming January trial so he can fly to DC to enjoy Trump's inauguration (no lung problems preventing him from doing that).


Judge knocks Giuliani over Ground Zero medical excuse ahead of contempt hearing

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"Rudy Giuliani attempted Thursday to dodge appearing in person at a defamation case hearing for medical reasons, including lung issues “attributable” to being at the World Trade Center on 9/11. But a judge shot down his request."

 

Trump's flip-flop on TikTok.


How Donald Trump Went From Backing a TikTok Ban to Backing Off

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“It is hard to believe that Trump’s TikTok flip-flop is about anything much more than the influence of a billionaire donor and Trump’s reluctance to give up his access to his followers on the platform,” Mr. Garin said, referring to Jeff Yass, a Republican megadonor who owns a significant share of ByteDance. “As with nearly everything Trump does, his change of position is driven by self-interest, not principle or the national interest.”

 

Maddow Blog | The disconnect between the New Orleans attack and Trump’s incoming Cabinet

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"My point isn’t that the cabinet confirmation process should necessarily be delayed in the aftermath of the New Orleans attack; my point is that in the aftermath of the New Orleans attack, the incoming administration has an opportunity to replace some or all of his most controversial personnel choices with more qualified, better vetted, and more serious nominees."

 

Trump response to recent attacks offers ominous outlook for terror in next term

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“If you look at the early 70s, when Nixon was in office and we had a war going on [in Vietnam], we saw hard-left groups like SLA [Symbionese Liberation Army] and the Weather Underground have a resurgence,” Levin argued.