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grantcart

(53,061 posts)
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 08:28 AM Mar 2018

2 Grandiose Surprise Actions n 2 days, Trump knows Mueller has the goods.

The surprise moves on Tariffs and North Korea in 2 days coming right after the revelations that Eric Prince actions as Trump negotiator meeting with Putin banker in the Seychelles can mean only one thing:

Trump knows that Mueller has the evidence to prove collusion.

On top of that his lawyer's inability to keep Stormy Daniels off the front page has created a perfect storm where the President of the United States wakes up every morning with only one thing on his mind: What outlandish grandiose action can he take that will suck all of the oxygen out of the media.

Expect more big moves, some of which like the NK move may appear to appease Democrats. Perhaps he will do an executive action on DACA or background checks, anything that will keep people's attention away from the damning facts of his crimes and illicit behavior.

On top of this Trump is desperate to push Saccone to victory in the PA special election



https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/republicans-pennsylvania-special-election-445221

Tuesday’s special election, which is being held in a district President Donald Trump won by 20 percentage points, has emerged as the latest testing ground of whether Republicans are headed for a midterm bloodbath. A loss would be wholly embarrassing, many Republicans privately acknowledge, given that it would take place in a state that Trump made a cornerstone of his 2016 victory. And the themes that the GOP has highlighted in the special election — namely tax cuts and opposition to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — are the centerpieces of the party’s 2018 campaign plan.

But as election day grows closer, the national GOP is increasingly pinning the blame on Saccone. In interviews with nearly two dozen administration officials, senior House Republicans and top party strategists, Saccone was nearly universally panned as a deeply underwhelming candidate who leaned excessively on the national party to execute a massive, multimillion-dollar rescue effort. It was complete with visits from the president, vice president and several Cabinet members.

They describe a candidate who largely ignored pleas to raise the money he needed, who blindsided the White House and the national party with his choice of a political strategist, and whose amateur-style social media feed included low-quality videos of him at a local bar and yukking it up with Santa. To make matters worse, Saccone is up against a Democratic rival the party could hardly have engineered had it tried: Conor Lamb, an Ivy League-educated 33-year-old Marine veteran and former federal prosecutor.

. . .

Particularly concerning, they say, is the fact that the millions of dollars Republicans have spent — much of it highlighting the GOP tax cuts and attempting to tie Lamb to Pelosi — has failed to move the needle.




Trump is growing more erratic by the hour. You can smell the desperation in the air. A Prince indictment is likely to push him over the edge.
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2 Grandiose Surprise Actions n 2 days, Trump knows Mueller has the goods. (Original Post) grantcart Mar 2018 OP
He's the Greatest American Hero! dchill Mar 2018 #1
lol very good, I just wish the emperor would put some clothes on grantcart Mar 2018 #3
He's a cornered animal. We want him to fail, but don't really want the failure of FailureToCommunicate Mar 2018 #2
Cornered animal is quite an appropriate description Quemado Mar 2018 #8
Never thought we would see such criminality in a President. gademocrat7 Mar 2018 #4
Yep. Get ready for all the winning. ancianita Mar 2018 #5
One thing is certain about our Moron in Chief- Grammy23 Mar 2018 #6
It is Friday, it seems Fridays are Mueller time. redstatebluegirl Mar 2018 #7
So, will Melania say "I told you so"? None of this would be happening rainin Mar 2018 #9
That's a short term strategy D23MIURG23 Mar 2018 #10
30 minutes is long term for Trump grantcart Mar 2018 #11
Yeah. He's mental. D23MIURG23 Mar 2018 #12

dchill

(38,321 posts)
1. He's the Greatest American Hero!
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 09:07 AM
Mar 2018

Believe it or not, I'm walking on air
I never thought I could feel so free
Flying away on a wing and a prayer
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me

FailureToCommunicate

(13,989 posts)
2. He's a cornered animal. We want him to fail, but don't really want the failure of
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 09:21 AM
Mar 2018

all the things he and the Republicans are tearing down...

America is holding it's breath, waiting to exhale.

Not very good for our standing in the world.

gademocrat7

(10,623 posts)
4. Never thought we would see such criminality in a President.
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 09:37 AM
Mar 2018

He and his band of rethugs are treasonous bastards.

Grammy23

(5,808 posts)
6. One thing is certain about our Moron in Chief-
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 10:17 AM
Mar 2018

If there is any BIG announcement, proclamation or declaration coming from the White House,

They are hoping it will deter you from paying attention to something else. Guess which

one is the most important?

Part of the strategy is to keep things coming so thick and fast, we just give up in frustration. If

You can’t dazzle ‘em with brilliance, baffle them with bullsh*t.

rainin

(3,010 posts)
9. So, will Melania say "I told you so"? None of this would be happening
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 07:57 PM
Mar 2018

if he'd listened to the immigrant woman. Enjoy jail, criminalassholedickheadjackass!

D23MIURG23

(2,833 posts)
10. That's a short term strategy
Fri Mar 9, 2018, 08:28 PM
Mar 2018

The shit is going to keep coming and he can't distract from it all the time. Plus it's getting worse. This chump is in over his head and it should be fun to watch him thrash. (Assuming he doesn't destroy the country completely.

D23MIURG23

(2,833 posts)
12. Yeah. He's mental.
Sat Mar 10, 2018, 01:54 AM
Mar 2018

I have a close friend who is a physician, and this person thinks he is likely suffering from some form of senile dementia. It's pretty scary. I have some slight hope that Trump is extreme enough that he will wake some people up, though. Particularly if he ends up exposed by Mueller's investigation and (hopefully) parallel investigations at the state level. If trump's brand of insane impulsiveness/incompetence/crookedness can't produce support for a sea change in conservative politics, then I don't think anything ever will

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