Republicans, in lather over question of Trump's legitimacy, want wait for it Obama to 'step up'

[Stellar]

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From the Department of You Can’t Make This Crap Up: Republicans are having a major meltdown over questions—particularly from civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis—over the legitimacy of a Trump presidency, and they want President Obama to “step up” and do something about it. (Warning, choking danger: Do not have food or liquids in your mouth while reading this.)

Donald Trump's team is still plenty steamed after a leading House Democrat described Trump as an illegitimate president - and there are now calls for President Barack Obama to act.

Trump's incoming White House chief of staff says the congressman, civil rights leader John Lewis of Georgia, is being "irresponsible" and has started a "firestorm."

Reince Priebus tells NBC's "Meet the Press" that Obama should "step up" and "call it what it is - it's wrong what is happening, it's wrong how some of these Democrats are treating President-elect Trump."

Indeed. It’s time for Barack Obama to step up—for the tiny fingered, popular vote losing puppet of Putin, who spent eight years leading the “birther” jag-off movement—and defend Trump’s legitimacy. He should get right on that.

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[NYC Liberal]

1. Birthers called PBO illegitimate because of racism.

Democrats call Trump illegitimate because multiple intelligence agencies have confirmed a foreign enemy interfered with the election, and because he LOST the popular vote. (Yes the popular vote is irrelevant legally but it shows the American people DID NOT WANT him to be president.)

[Stellar]

7. They need to find another GOPee Black guy to help them out Clarence Thomas to talk to Rep. Lewis.

Especially since he's swearing in GOPee Trump Friday.

[JHB]

15. Don't leave out the unprecedented (& probaly illegal) one-sided intervention of the FBI director.

And it goes back farther than PBO.

After the 92 election Rush Limbaugh rallied Republicans with the claim that Bill Clinton was only "technically" president because he only won a plurality of the vote, not a majority. It was part of their justification for the constant attacks and scandal-mongering. Naturally, that "principle" went out the window in 2000 and 2016.

Hell, take it back to 1960 with the "Mayor Daley stole the election for Kennedy" mythology. No matter what happened in Chicago, the election didn't hinge on Illinois. If it had gone Republican, Nixon still would have lost. But the truth makes poor fodder for axe-grinding, so to this day they claim the election was "stolen".

[madaboutharry]

2. President Obama admits he curses like a sailor.

He should call up some of these assholes and let them hear some of his sailor language!

Like this: "Hey Reince, kiss my ass you mother f ***er."

[spanone]

3. hey spicer, your man is a firestorm.

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[Phoenix61]

4. One of two things

1. They think I am really, really stupid and have the memory of a gnat
or
2. They have lost their effing minds

[Farmgirl1961]

6. 2.

[Stonepounder]

17. Unfortunately, the Trump supporters who only listen to Fox and read Breitbart

will drink the kool-aid by the tumbler full and then eat this shit up as proof their guy is the savior of 'Murica.

[Cosmocat]

5. BHO absolutely should step up

And offer the same level of support Donald Trump offered to him - spend the next 4 years demanding to have him release his birth certificate.

[Stellar]

9. Obama tells Biden what he heard on meet the press...

:large

[LittleGirl]

22. That photo is perfect for this thread! eom

[Merlot]

10. Not his birth certificate, his taxes.

[napi21]

11. Might I suggest replacing demand for "his Birth Certificate" to demand for "his Tax Returns"!

Afters all, it's info in those tax returns that could make him ineligible to be Prez. Depending on his asset holdings, where they are, and who he owes money to.

[Stonepounder]

18. And his taxes! n/t

[Amaryllis]

32. His taxes, not birth cerficate!

[Charles Bukowski]

8. Insert 2012 pic of Romney and Birther Trump here

[Dustlawyer]

12. I don't think it was intentional hypocrisy, I think it is just that Rinse Penis is that stupid!

[Crunchy Frog]

13. What? They talking about the Kenyan with the phony birth certificate?

That's who they want defending rump's legitimacy?

I think he's going to be too busy using his last few days in office imposing Sharia law at the last minute.

[Stonepounder]

19. And finally sending the National Guard around to collect everyone's guns!

[Paka]

23. And the FEMA camps!

He hasn't done one damn thing about setting them up yet.

[not fooled]

26. He'd better act fast!

Needs to hurry on those FEMA camps.


The hypocrisy and cognitive dissonance among the dimwits who believe this garbage...unfathomable.

The GOPee leaders are just evil bastards.

[Marcuse]

14. According to the popular vote ...

...Drumpf is The First Runner-Up POTUS. Hell to the Thief.

[C Moon]

16. Oh that is FUCKING funny!!!

[Hekate]

20. That is beyond belief

[sheshe2]

21. Suck it up GOP.

Put your big boy pants on. What goes around comes around. Kiss my ass.

[hadEnuf]

24. Obama should tweet "you lie" to Rinse Penis.

[Puzzler]

25. I'm not American, nor an expert...

... but I have heard issues like this raised before. I remember, a decade ago some were worried that W. Bush and his cronies might try and "stay on" somehow. However this question was answered very definitely by constitutional experts, who said that no matter what happened, the president in power, ceased automatically to be president by (I believe) the inauguration date. This was automatic. The same would hold true for Obama, unless I suppose he could use his powers to arrest (or something similar) Trump. Even if such an extreme measure could be taken, Obama's term would end on schedule.

In other words, I'm not sure there's much Obama can do, even if he wanted to, with the unlikely support of much of the GOP. However that is a question for a constitutional expert. But my guess would be that if it were easy to block and incoming president, the constitutional consequences and issues would be severe.

Just in case it looks like I'm pretending to have answers, I don't. But I am trying in my own way, to frame the questions.

(That'll be $400)

-Puzzler

[Retrograde]

27. Eh, suck it up like your betters have done, Reince

[underthematrix]

28. They'll be waiting until hell freezes over. Look POTUS

is gonna attend Twitler's coup ceremony. To me, that's enough.

[Tanuki]

29. Reince should ask again

after Mitch McConnell's GOP Senate confirms Garland Merrick for the Supreme Court.

[leftyladyfrommo]

30. Well, it is not a legitimate presidency.

It was rigged six ways to Sunday.

And threatening people who speak up is not going to make it legitimate.

[blue cat]

31. Oh we will step up

The mocking and ass kicking.