The US 2020 Presidential Election & Attempts To Overturn It

[TopHatter]

Looks like sombody's about to order a Saturday Night Massacre of his campaign team....

Geez, check out his collar...he wears more makeup than a woman.

Looks like he was planning on using his tie to hang himself (we can only hope), that crumpled MAGAt hat he's got clenched in his hand couldn't be a better metaphor for his rally (other than the the lone ranger in Buck's photo above.

For a guy that is obsessively concerned about looks, optics and superficial perception more than anyone I've ever seen....this is just...devastating. I would NOT have wanted to be on Air Force One for that trip home.

Trump looks worse coming off of Marine One after one poorly attended rally than he's looked at any point during this pandemic or economic crisis.

He doesn't care about anyone or anything but himself.

But at least he's the anti-lefty, right?

[tbm3fan]

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This sums it up....

I love this photo which truly sums it up. Trump is supposed to be this genius when it comes to his knowledge concerning television and how to attract the viewer. Claims he honed it when doing the Apprentice. Keep things new, keep things outrageous.

Well he has now become a boring sitcom with the same old punch lines. Still outrageous but no new material. With the typically short attention span of many Americans he is losing his audience. How many times can you listen to "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis before you wonder if Elvis has anything new. Come to think of it he is getting just as Plump as Elvis did. Say good bye, Plump.

[tbm3fan]

Looks like sombody's about to order a Saturday Night Massacre of his campaign team....

Geez, check out his collar...he wears more makeup than a woman.

Looks like he was planning on using his tie to hang himself (we can only hope), that crumpled MAGAt hat he's got clenched in his hand couldn't be a better metaphor for his rally (other than the the lone ranger in Buck's photo above.

For a guy that is obsessively concerned about looks, optics and superficial perception more than anyone I've ever seen....this is just...devastating. I would NOT have wanted to be on Air Force One for that trip home.

Trump looks worse coming off of Marine One after one poorly attended rally than he's looked at any point during this pandemic or economic crisis.

He doesn't care about anyone or anything but himself.

But at least he's the anti-lefty, right?

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing the hat proudly like he almost always does when he has one. The genius should have anticipated all the great memes that would pop up using this shot. This maybe just as good, if not better, than the walk down the ramp at West Point.

[Albany Rifles]

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing the hat proudly like he almost always does when he has one. The genius should have anticipated all the great memes that would pop up using this shot. This maybe just as good, if not better, than the walk down the ramp at West Point.

I will do this rarely but I will cut him slack on the hat. You can't wear a hat that close to a helicopter. It's a FOD risk.

[TopHatter]

I will do this rarely but I will cut him slack on the hat. You can't wear a hat that close to a helicopter. It's a FOD risk.

I can understand him not wearing it (someone probably told him very seriously what FOD can do...using a one-panel cartoon or something, most likely) but clenched in his hand, all crumpled up like that...

[Albany Rifles]

I can understand him not wearing it (someone probably told him very seriously what FOD can do...using a one-panel cartoon or something, most likely) but clenched in his hand, all crumpled up like that...

Oh, THAT I agree with Joe.

A beaten soul....if he had one.

[astralis]

And of course this sociopath says "Slow the testing down". What. The. FUCK.

WH Press Secretary, VP Pence, and Navarro both say that this was Trump making a joke.

then, the next day:

Trump says he wasn't joking about testing slowdown: "I don't kid"

[Firestorm]

Oh, THAT I agree with Joe.

A beaten soul....if he had one.

To quote The Wolf from Pulp Fiction, "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet." Even in 2016, Trump was trailing in the polls to HC just like he is trailing Biden now. We all know how that went. Apparently the rally broke Fox news viewership records despite the poor attendance at the venue.

[TopHatter]

To quote The Wolf from Pulp Fiction, "Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet." Even in 2016, Trump was trailing in the polls to HC just like he is trailing Biden now. We all know how that went. Apparently the rally broke Fox news viewership records despite the poor attendance at the venue.

Oh no question about it. Frankly until he physically leaves the Oval Office, I won't be taking anything for granted.

On the other side of the coin though, it's not 2016 anymore.

[TopHatter]

WH Press Secretary, VP Pence, and Navarro both say that this was Trump making a joke.

then, the next day:

Trump says he wasn't joking about testing slowdown: "I don't kid"

Yep, right under the bus.

"Testing is a double-edged sword"

FML....This is a very very sick man.

[TopHatter]

Oh, THAT I agree with Joe.

A beaten soul....if he had one.

Yep, that photo will probably haunt him until his dying day. Even Nixon was standing tall and proud, flashing a double-V for Victory when he boarded Army One for the last time.

But this....he's just a deflated old man with the staying power of a limp rag. The fact that orange-streaked tears weren't running down his face is pretty remarkable.

[TopHatter]

Exclusive: Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials to back Biden

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, people familiar with the effort said, in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party.

The group will publicly endorse Biden in the coming weeks and its members plan to campaign for the former vice president who is challenging Trump in the Nov. 3 election, the sources said. It includes at least two dozen officials who served under Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, with dozens more in talks to join, the sources added.

They will argue that another four years of a Trump presidency would endanger U.S. national security and that Republican voters should view Biden as the better choice despite policy differences, the sources said.

The initiative is being led by John Bellinger III and Ken Wainstein, according to the people involved, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Both held senior posts under George W. Bush. Bellinger served as legal adviser to the National Security Council and State Department. Wainstein served as Bush's homeland security adviser and as chief of staff to former FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Another member of the group, the sources said, is Robert Blackwill, who served as a foreign policy adviser under both Bushes and ambassador to India under George W. Bush. The group includes some independents and officials from outside the national security arena, the sources said.

"Trump pals around with dictators. He's a real danger," a person involved in the group said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The group could go public before the Democratic National Convention in August when Biden will formally become his party's nominee, but a launch date has not yet been set, the sources said. Opinion polls show Biden with a widening lead over Trump.

Trump, who faced no significant opposition in seeking his party's nomination for a second term in office, has drawn sharp criticism from numerous retired military leaders and former members of his administration in recent weeks. The criticism was prompted by Trump's calls for a militarized response to protests in U.S. cities against racism and police brutality and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Other groups of anti-Trump Republicans also are opposing his re-election including the Lincoln Project, co-founded by George Conway, husband of Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway. It is running anti-Trump ads in key battleground states.

Bellinger, Wainstein and Blackwill have previously voiced opposition to Trump. They were among some 50 Republicans who signed an August 2016 letter after Trump had become the Republican presidential nominee, warning of the dangers of a Trump presidency and vowing not to vote for him.

Trump has expressed contempt for Republican and conservative figures who have opposed him, saying on Twitter last year that such "Never Trumper Republicans" are "human scum."

'BROADEST POSSIBLE COALITION'

TJ Ducklo, a Biden campaign spokesman, said Trump has mismanaged U.S. foreign policy and damaged relationships with foreign allies.

"Joe Biden is running for president to unite this country and undo Donald Trump's chaos, and we are building the broadest possible coalition to do that, which includes Republicans who are horrified by what they have witnessed over the past four years," Ducklo said.

Tim Murtaugh, communications director for Trump's campaign, issued a statement making apparent reference to Biden's 2002 vote as a U.S. senator authorizing the Iraq War launched the following year by George W. Bush.

"Not surprising that the same people who gave us endless wars that led to thousands of deaths and trillions of dollars wasted in the Middle East are siding with a fellow warmonger like Joe Biden," Murtaugh said.

Trump has faced an unusual outpouring of criticism from members of the military establishment including from prominent retired generals such as James Mattis, his first defense secretary, and Colin Powell, who served as secretary of state under George W. Bush. Both denounced Trump's response to the protests that erupted after the May 25 death of an African-American man named George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

In addition, the current top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, expressed regret over joining Trump in a walk from the White House to a nearby church after protesters were forcibly removed by law enforcement authorities.

"Powell, Mattis, Milley - they have galvanized people to support Joe Biden," the person involved in the new group said.

Powell already has endorsed Biden, saying Trump has "drifted away" from the U.S. Constitution and poses a danger to American democracy. Mattis accused Trump of trying to divide Americans.

Most recently, Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton said Trump was unfit to be president and accused him in a new book of misdeeds including seeking Chinese President Xi Jinping's help to win re-election.
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Anybody remember the last time something even remotely like this occurred? Yeah, me neither.

[GVChamp]

There's no way on Earth I am ever voting for a Democrat, but you can't really fault any Republican, particularly long-standing career Republicans who have seen what it takes to keep the country safe, from backing Biden instead of Trump. Trump is a dumpster fire of practically everything bad, and the only saving grace is that republican institutions can check the President. If this were a weaker country, we'd already be looking at the wrong end of a dictatorship or coup.

His chances are minimal. This isn't 2016, Biden doesn't have the glaring weaknesses of Hillary, and Biden is bother better with black voters and older white voters. National polls have Biden up by 10 without a whole lot of undecided.

Again, this is a "no one to blame but yourself" situation for DJT.

[TopHatter]

There's no way on Earth I am ever voting for a Democrat, but you can't really fault any Republican, particularly long-standing career Republicans who have seen what it takes to keep the country safe, from backing Biden instead of Trump. Trump is a dumpster fire of practically everything bad, and the only saving grace is that republican institutions can check the President. If this were a weaker country, we'd already be looking at the wrong end of a dictatorship or coup.

His chances are minimal. This isn't 2016, Biden doesn't have the glaring weaknesses of Hillary, and Biden is bother better with black voters and older white voters. National polls have Biden up by 10 without a whole lot of undecided.

Again, this is a "no one to blame but yourself" situation for DJT.

I'm not making the same mistake that I made in 2016. I don't care if the Dems put a ham sandwich on the ticket, if Trump is still fogging a mirror come Election Day, I'll be voting for that ham sandwich.

Not because I like that ham sandwich, or I agree with that ham sandwich's policies.

But because Donald Trump is an existential threat to this Republic and its people.

The Man Literally Told His Administration To Slow Down Testing Of COVID To Keep Number Of Report Infections Low And Then Bragged About It To His Cult.

[GVChamp]

Fauci testified toady that he did not slow down any testing. The Republic can endure Trump. There are also plenty of governors and mayors that are far more culpable than Trump in the COVID epidemic, to say nothing of America's own citizens, so getting rid of Trump will not solve your COVID problem.

What it cannot endure...well, we'll see. Illinois is borrowing from the Fed now. We're basically having entire state go the way of Greece. If you think you've seen "bad" so far....lol.