Trump's tactical idiocy (denying his 'shithole' remarks) is stunning

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Trump set himself (and some members of his party) for even more humiliation with his transparently false denial this morning of his 'shithole' remarks.

Now, with Sen. Durbin's confirmation of Trump's repeated 'vile' comments, republican members who were there have the option of either lying for him (with him), or acknowledge that their party's president is a disgusting racist.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. Baldfaced liar...or...caught like a fly in vinegar, fulll blown racist? Only two choices now for R's

Either door leads to impeachment...not to mention the fake leader of the free world insulted ALL not white folks in said world.

America now leads only Israel, Togo, Honduras and some Pacific atolls near as I can tell. And Saudi now and then...what say you, shrunken world?

[Irish_Dem]

2. It is a strategy that worked well for him in the past. That is why he keeps doing it.

His base believes everything he says.

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5. his base is too small to save him politically

...and he's alienated whatever sane republicans that exist.

[Irish_Dem]

6. He believes that he can get the GOP to side with him, and get the base riled up enough

to make a lot of noise. This will help in the PR war he is waging.

This strategy may work.

[bigtree]

7. his base is increasingly becoming tagged by the president

...with everything he says and does, mostly by their party's unwillingness to confront him.

The dynamic in the upcoming election will be concerned and affected voters clamouring to get to the polls, and any sensible center of republicans so demoralized and disaffected by the crazy that they go into hiding.

[Irish_Dem]

8. Trump doesn't really care about those elections or how he is impacting the GOP.

He is running a PR campaign to protect himself and his family.

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9. he's also alienating support he may get in Congress

...providing members ready excuses for abandoning him.

It's not going to be tenable for republicans to stand firm against Mueller's eventual findings. The political effect will be swift and severe. Trump has not proven his presidency to be indispensable - he's already a legislative liability with his mercurial madness.

Recent events only deepen those perceptions, among both pols and the public.

[Irish_Dem]

10. The GOP doesn't care about Trump, but they do want to keep their money and power.

So it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[Strelnikov_]

13. Agree with everything you stated in this thread

Every one of these 'events', and the GOP's subsequent Sgt. Shultz act, are just one more millstone tied around the neck of the GOP.

Said it before, say it again, Trump may be the best thing in a long time for progressive policies (if we survive). The GOP have been running on dog-whistle politics for decades. An infection in the body politic that the 'decent' Republicans (re: Flake et. al.) ignored as long as they were getting elected using it. The infection spread to control the GOP primary process, and is now out in the open due to the 'really smart' Trump . . The nation is now at a turning point . . . and 33% can not be turned into a majority, without third-world levels of vote rigging.

Go Trump go . . .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. His tweet this morning is such an obvious lie - even the timing

proves the lie. If you were claimed to have said something at an afternoon meeting that was widely criticized and condemned as soon as it hit the news, wouldn't you immediately and indignantly deny having said that thing rather than wait until the following morning?

He's a compulsive liar but he's not even good at it.

[FreepFryer]

4. He can't wait for that Red Grand Wizard robe w/a hammer-and-sickle patch on it to arrive via FedEx.

[spanone]

11. Durbin said that trump not only said it, but said it REPEATEDLY.

it goes to how fucked up his mentality is...

[bigtree]

12. and that he made other racist remarks throughout

...Durbin is a boy scout and this was devastating.

This isn't over.

The worldwide reaction is going to be bracing and harsh.

[L. Coyote]

14. Republican must decide to either be lying racists of jump ship.

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