Trump's Concession Speech

By artappraiser on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:51pm |

REALLY. Doesn't mention the name Biden, but he's throwing in the towel, admits a transition and says rioters will be prosecuted. I imagine someone forced him, they gave him a text, allowed a few edits and put him in front of the camera

Trump’s concession speech https://t.co/13ky3vpOpJ
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) January 8, 2021

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https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1347336401751306243?s=20

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National guard was deployed by VP Mike Pence. He lies
— kam sam (@kamikatate) January 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 7:52pm

a little related levity for a break:

BREAKING: Ben Carson now acting Secretary of Education, Defense, Homeland Security and HUD, also Chief of Staff and Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/NFF7qv5ayO
— Devin Nunes' Alt-Mom (@NunesAlt) January 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 9:52pm

Donald Trump was annoyed by the violent siege on the Capitol Wednesday — which left several dead — because it looked “low class,” according to his adviser. “He doesn’t like low class things.”
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 8, 2021

The adviser confirmed that he was watching television coverage of the siege enthusiastically, but noted that the sight of his own supporters forming a violent mob and destroying property and lives offended him on aesthetic grounds.
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) January 8, 2021

What liberals don’t get is that Trump supporters appreciate that he, unlike these Manhattan elites spending weekends at a series of luxury golf resorts, would never — ever — look down on them or condescend to them. https://t.co/gDWAIdLVVE
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 12:42am

ooh interesting point on the "not classy" thing, I didn't even think of this...what daddy's fans activities are doing to the apple-of-his-eye precious robo-daughter:

i keep thinking of jared and ivanka trying to return to new york society after trump supporters smeared poop all over the capitol halls
— Naomi Fry (@frynaomifry) January 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 10:05pm

Dersh sorry/not sorry

(like with Epstein's underage girls, if I recall correck)

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/533148-our-constitution-passed-a-d...

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:42am

Trump & Pence to Capitol & rally & Capitol storming timeline/analysis:

https://t.co/sn1igRCFId
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) January 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:57pm

^ this is where the rumors are coming from about Trump basically siccing the crowd on Pence via tweet, while he's watching the breach of the Capitol.

(this also fits with the story that Pence Secret Secret protection at Capitol shot the woman IF THAT'S TRUE (big cavaet. It also fits with reports that Pence was upset about Trump not caring if he was protected or not while he was there and concern for his wife who was there.)

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/09/2021 - 12:03am

when I first saw this image, first thing I thought was that these guys in suits with guns are Secret Service. Don't know if correct, haven't seen them attached to an article explaining, grabbed them now from google images with a keyword search

here's an expanded view new to me

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/09/2021 - 12:53am

Rudy? Roger Stone? Where were they?

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/09/2021 - 1:33am

ah, missed this, I guessed right :

Biden on Trump coming to his inauguration: “It’s a good thing, him not showing up.”

Biden on Pence coming to his inauguration: “He’s welcome.”
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/09/2021 - 1:50am

Maggie Haberman subtly lets go sometimes:

Timely reminder of this quote https://t.co/afS2g57zrd
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/09/2021 - 3:25am

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