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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:03 AM Feb 2020

Nothing says "National Prayer Breakfast" like Trump waving newspaper acquittal headlines

They're showing the clip on MSNBC. Full smirk and "Apprentice" mode, holding up papers and waving them back and forth.

His scheduled 12 PM "statement" today will probably be a distillation of the worst of what we've seen in the last 3 years.

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Nothing says "National Prayer Breakfast" like Trump waving newspaper acquittal headlines (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 2020 OP

I will be sure to turn off all media at that time. Thanks for warning. Nt ginnyinWI Feb 2020 #1

CNN just showed a clip of his prayer breakfast speech. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #2

Heavily sedated, and I'm sure he's been yelling non-stop. Miles Archer Feb 2020 #6

Manchin's vote to convict was surprising. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2020 #7

And then he talked about Romney and Nancy Pelosi with a DEATHcon 1 tone. Baitball Blogger Feb 2020 #3

Trust me - one will be able to take the audio content from today's "statement", bullwinkle428 Feb 2020 #4

Yeah, he's hoarse and angry...great tone for a "prayer breakfast" Miles Archer Feb 2020 #5

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

1. I will be sure to turn off all media at that time. Thanks for warning. Nt

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:10 AM

Feb 2020

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

2. CNN just showed a clip of his prayer breakfast speech.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:22 AM

Feb 2020

Aside from the fact that he appeared to be heavily sedated, his words were hateful towards anyone who opposed him.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

6. Heavily sedated, and I'm sure he's been yelling non-stop.

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:45 AM

Feb 2020

I wonder if Romney bothers him more than the fact that he "reportedly" (too lazy right now to pull up links) was courting Manchin to be "his Democrat," and he not only got NO Democrats, the 2 Independent votes went against him as well.

Straight party line vote, one Republican "defection," was "acquitted" by four Republican votes.

It makes it a lot harder to take a Bill Barr-style victory lap. Sad. Very, very sad.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

7. Manchin's vote to convict was surprising.

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #6)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 11:13 AM

Feb 2020

I didn't hear his speech and so don't know what his reasoning was. But it was very welcome and reflects well on Schumer.

The speech today at noon will be interesting and I plan to watch. I half expect him to crown himself the way Napoleon did.

Baitball Blogger

(46,735 posts)

3. And then he talked about Romney and Nancy Pelosi with a DEATHcon 1 tone.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:22 AM

Feb 2020

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

4. Trust me - one will be able to take the audio content from today's "statement",

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:25 AM

Feb 2020

and play it to that ubiquitous clip from the "Last Days of Hitler" movie!

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

5. Yeah, he's hoarse and angry...great tone for a "prayer breakfast"

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 6, 2020, 10:42 AM

Feb 2020

I think we all knew he'd be a "sore winner."

And because with Trump, too much is never enough, he'll probably carry this all the way to November.

Romney's not up for re-election until 2024. There's nothing he can do to him other than slime him endlessly, and that's probably what he'll do.

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