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bigtree's JournalThis is something Trump has never experienced
...at least not to his face in public.
Olivia Nuzzi @Olivianuzzi
As Trump looks on in the courtroom, his lawyer is reading tweets from a prospective juror in which she called him “a racist, sexist narcissist” and “anathema to everything” she had been taught by her faith and that, among other things, he has no sense of right and wrong.
During jury selection, Trump has heard himself described by those under consideration as racist and sexist and a narcissist. He’s been presented with social media posts calling for officials to “lock him up.” He’s been told, to his face, that he’s “very selfish and self-serving.”
And through it all, Trump has been required to remain seated, not gesturing, not talking and not using his phone. He has not even been allowed to adjust the temperature a few degrees in a courtroom he described as “freezing.”
To top it off, some of those people — including the one who called him selfish and said she outright dislikes him — are now members of the jury of 12 Manhattanites who will decide whether to convict him of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal a sex scandal.
The jurors also include an Upper East Side woman who works as a speech therapist, a retired man originally from Lebanon who enjoys fly fishing, a father of three who works as a security engineer, and a woman originally from California who works in product development. The group, which represents a cross-section of Manhattan, has been commanded by the judge, Justice Juan Merchan, that they must put their feelings about the former president aside, and all 12 of them have vowed to do so.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-sat-silently-in-court-as-a-room-full-of-strangers-tore-him-apart/ar-AA1ngKXg
Joe balances potential Pennsylvania conflict
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyattaLet the record reflect that Joe Biden also went to Wawa!
We’ll be honest. We were ready to throw some severe shade the president’s way when we saw that he stopped at a Sheetz during his swing through Pennsylvania this week and ordered something called “fryz.”
Who told Joe Biden that ticking off the largest city in the commonwealth by eating at our rival convenience store was a viable campaign strategy?
But our minds were changed Thursday.
At about 3 p.m. after a stop in North Philly, POTUS joined Mayor Cherelle L. Parker for a stop at the Wawa at 6th and Chestnut Streets in Center City for some pre-Air Force One grub. (We’ll note that is the fancy Wawa that we like to refer to as the je ne sais quoi-wa.)
According to reporters on scene, Biden got an Italian hoagie with American cheese (odd), and a black-and-white milkshake, a dozen pretzels, a dozen assorted pastries, two orders of mozzarella sticks, two bottles of Coke, and a low-fat, strawberry banana yogurt specifically labeled for its probiotic properties.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-stops-at-philly-wawa-with-mayor-cherelle-parker/ar-AA1ng5EZ
watch:
...not so fast:
Pro-Sheetz Sen. John Fetterman teases Biden over Wawa visit
https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman/status/1781065972297683127
earlier:
"Everyone loves a good Sheetz Run, even the President of the United States."
President Biden stops at Pittsburgh-area Sheetz to buy sandwiches for construction workers
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218873055
"Everyone loves a good Sheetz Run, even the President of the United States."
President Biden stops at Pittsburgh-area Sheetz to buy sandwiches for construction workers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- President Joe Biden stopped at Sheetz with Pittsburgh-area leaders to pick up sandwiches for construction workers during his visit Wednesday.
The presidential motorcade pulled into the Sheetz gas station in Moon Township around 3:30 p.m., according to pool reporters. Wearing his aviators, Biden talked to customers and posed for a selfie. At the counter, he handed over some money and picked up takeout bags before posing for pictures with employees.
He left the store a few minutes later with an aide behind him carrying a box of snacks, the pool report says.
"Everyone loves a good Sheetz Run, even the President of the United States," Sheetz said in a statement.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/president-joe-biden-stops-at-sheetz-pittsburgh/
watch:
https://twitter.com/PennCapitalStar/status/1780921549475680360
watch: 4/17/24: President Biden Delivers Remarks In Pittsburgh
When mamma didn't let you grow up to be a cowboy
Willie Nelson @WillieNelson Apr 17, 2024When your mamma didn’t let you grow up to be a cowboy…
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AOC on her decision to contribute to the DCCC for the first time
Kevin Frey @KevinFreyTVRep. @AOC on her decision to contribute to the @DCCC for the first time, as first reported by the NYTimes: "If Democrats do not retake the House in November, I do not have confidence that a Republican majority would certify the results of a presidential election."
More @AOC: "The path to the majority runs through NY State. This fight has come here to our home ... It's really important that NYers, whether ... members of Congress to just ... everyday voters, take ownership over protecting the country & protecting our rights & freedoms."
https://twitter.com/KevinFreyTV/status/1778875979831603571
When you come for Stormy
shauna @goldengateblond · 17hwhy do these deeply inferior beings keep trying to come for @StormyDaniels?
So, will the Supreme Court now intervene and unanimously restore Joe Biden to the Alabama ballot?
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Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen has notified the state and national Democratic parties that the scheduled date of the Democratic National Convention is a few days after the deadline for the party to put its nominees for president and vice president on the ballot for the general election in November.
The Republican National Convention came after the same deadline in 2020, but the Legislature passed a bill to allow ballot access. President Joe Biden’s campaign released a statement Tuesday night in response to Allen’s letter, saying the deadline would not keep the president off the ballot.
“Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states,” the campaign said. “State officials have the ability to grant provisional ballot access certification prior to the conclusion of presidential nominating conventions. In 2020 alone, states like Alabama, Illinois, Montana, and Washington all allowed provisional certification for Democratic and Republican nominees.”
Four years ago, when Republicans held their convention Aug. 24-27, the Legislature passed a bill to make a one-time change in the deadlines and accommodate the GOP.
https://www.al.com/news/2024/04/alabama-secretary-of-state-says-democratic-convention-too-late-to-get-biden-on-ballot-this-fall.html
https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1777791356070429139
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