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Maggie seems amazed to see

artappraiser — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 20:45:24 +0000

In reply to Trump: "I Have Set the Table for a National Emergency"

Maggie seems amazed to see what apparently is the first evidence of a normal human being in the brand:

This is along the most relatable things he’s ever said publicly. https://t.co/8m0wjPE0R6
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 3, 2019

McConnell reportedly warned

artappraiser — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 08:50:20 +0000

In reply to Trump: "I Have Set the Table for a National Emergency"

McConnell reportedly warned Trump against using emergency powers

By Zachary Basu @ Axios.com. Feb. 1

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned President Trump during a face-to-face meeting at the White House that using emergency powers to get funding for his border wall "may trigger political blowback and divide the GOP," the Washington Post reports.

Why it matters: Trump told the New York Times Thursday that [....]

From WaPo article, on the source and the time:

[....] cautioned President Trump privately this week about the consequences of declaring a national emergency to build his border wall, telling him the move could trigger political blowback and divide the GOP according to two Republicans with knowledge of the exchange [....]

McConnell delivered the message during a face-to-face meeting with the president Tuesday at the White House, according to the Republicans, who requested anonymity to describe the encounter. The two men met alone and conversed with no aides present. Their meeting was not publicly announced [....]

Good points. ths Pope last

NCD — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:32:59 +0000

In reply to Pointing out more schmooze,

Good points. ths Pope last week:

"We know that the father of lies, the devil, prefers a community divided and bickering," Francis told a crowd of tens of thousands of youth Thursday night at a seaside park in Panama City.

"This is the criteria to divide people: The builders of bridges and the builders of walls, those builders of walls sow fear and look to divide people.

Who are the builders, who exactly is doing the devil's work? Is it The Base, who adore Trump and "think what he is saying"? Trump, the aspiring leader of a group of vandals and discontented bigots? A man who seeks to arouse, lead and stoke loyalty by his actions? His fault or theirs?

While, at times, is it a bipolar disorder, as he also seeks approval from the NYT, "the respectable establishment"?

Basically mad scrambling to

artappraiser — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:44:12 +0000

In reply to Trump: "I Have Set the Table for a National Emergency"

Basically mad scrambling to maintain his fantasies about himself?

Trump repeatedly pushed incoherent talking points about the wall over the course of a single day

He wants you to believe the wall is being built — while demanding Congress give him money to build the wall.

@ Vox.com, Jan 31, 2019, 5:30pm EST

Pointing out more schmooze,

artappraiser — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:36:27 +0000

In reply to It's the amazingly blatant

Pointing out more schmooze, let's be friends:

This is revealing on so many levels. https://t.co/lu4dOdjKCx
— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) February 1, 2019

It's the amazingly blatant

artappraiser — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:27:39 +0000

In reply to Trump: "I Have Set the Table for a National Emergency"

It's the amazingly blatant Trump looking for approval from the New York Times elite that he's a stable genius. It's like he thinks his base is not going to see this. Basically he's bragging to Sulzberger et. al. that he has done a great job of setting up fooling all the little people about a national emergency . Another example, as I just pointed out on another thread, he also says nothing is more important than the New York Times. What's interesting about all of this is that he is craving approval of elite world at this point in time, like in the old days before he was in politics. He's the one who reached out for the interview. He wanted Sulzberger/publisher group alone and Sulzberger said no, only if reporters can be there. He caved to that.

Everything could be different tomorrow, of course, but it's him craving their approval at this time as a brilliant genius manipulator, he's totally schmoozing.

Edit to add: comes to mind this is also the walkback about disagreement with the Intel chiefs, careful consideration about next appointments, etc. Message: everything okay, everything under control, stable genius, no mutiny, not crazytown.