There were a few moments there, just before he started to read the oath, where you could see he really heard the boos. He was choking on his expression trying to form a happy face.
What did think was going to happen? He gutted the federal government by firing 100,000+ workers and downsizing everywhere. He brought in the National Guard to occupy DC which really didn't need policing assistance (and didn't get it anyway from the Guard). Word leaked out that the wanted the Commanders' new stadium to be named after him.
The DC area despises this man. And then he foists a military swearing-in ceremony on a football crowd.
The staff who let this happen should be fired. A PR disaster for Trump.
There were a few moments there, just before he started to read the oath, where you could see he really heard the boos. He was choking on his expression trying to form a happy face.
I'm not clear on why he was reciting the oath of office anyway but hey irony.
There were a few moments there, just before he started to read the oath, where you could see he really heard the boos. He was choking on his expression trying to form a happy face.
Gotta wonder how much ketchup got yeeted after that.
Nevermind the booing, it's the "I {then state your name}, do solemnly swear..."
There were a few moments there, just before he started to read the oath, where you could see he really heard the boos. He was choking on his expression trying to form a happy face.
Interesting story of a film about a Italian Nationalist leader before Mussolini (if there is a creepy nationalist scum bag involved Rump and Musk will enjoy it) :
"Igor BezinoviÄ explains how he and other locals crafted a hybrid doc about the nationalist occupation of Rijeka by Italian poet and army officer Gabriele DâAnnunzio, and what Trump and Musk have to do with it." https://www.hollywoodreporter....
How long do you expect them to work and go unpaid ?
Just to be clear...they aren't going unpaid. Their pay is deferred. They will get it all back when the government reopens. If they can't live a few months without savings... well that's their fault, isn't it? Budget better... stop spending all of your money.
I spent 10 hours yesterday with a Trump appointed judge... who mentioned at least twice (that I heard) that he wasn't getting paid. That second home last year really makes you appreciate cash flow...don't it.
Also... all of the people not showing up for work right now will also get paid for the time they didn't work. Trump is saying that maybe they shouldn't get back pay...or maybe only some deserve it and should be treated differently, but the law says they all get it.
The President who signed the law... Donald J. Trump, January 16, 2019.
If Trump cared at all about the shutdown, he'd sit down with them to negotiate instead of canceling the one meeting that was scheduled 6 weeks ago.
I do not think that doing away with the filibuster is a good idea either, because it is that "guard rail" you mentioned. The employees should not go unpaid of course, but to assert that this is entirely the fault of the Democrats is inaccurate.
I agree generally. But here's a counter point: The filibuster was one of many pieces implemented to prevent 'tyranny of the majority', to reserve some power of the underrepresented. The Senate is another. But over the last century, the house has also become a tool of minority rule. Add in gerrymandering, voter apathy and other political maneuvering and you have a situation where well under 30% of the population is wielding control. Add in the fact that the the republicans generally aren't recognizing any norms that put restraints on them, while demanding recognition of restraints on the democrats (see supreme court appointees), and you have a rigged game. Breaking the filibuster would be bad. But continuing to play a game with a set of rules that only apply to one group is a fool's errand. Not saying it's time to get rid of the filibuster, but I am saying it's time to re-evaluate if this game is worth playing under these circumstances.
