Kurt Bardella is a "Morning Joe" and NBC News THINK contributor. He served as the spokesperson and senior adviser for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2013.
Posted on 02/10/2020 6:39:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
If House Democrats are unsure how to move forward post-impeachment, President Donald Trump's unhinged performances last week at the National Prayer Breakfast and in the East Room of the White House should provide some clarity. Trump unleashed a stream-of-consciousness tirade Thursday, using inflammatory words like "scum," "sleazebags" and "crooked" to describe his perceived enemies.
This was Trump uncensored and uninhibited, seemingly liberated from the confines of impeachment and determined to exact revenge on his public list of enemies. It was a demonstration of remarkable pettiness but also a warning that if he is left unchecked, there are few boundaries he won't cross to avenge his perceived slights.
As someone who worked at the House Oversight Committee, I understand the impulse to embrace a "do no harm" mentality as we head into election season. However, the American people delivered Democrats a sweeping mandate in the 2018 midterms to be a check on the Trump presidency.
These recent displays of power from Trump reveal a president who is doing literally whatever he wants. And he recognizes that Republicans in Congress are unable or unwilling to stop him. Therefore, the most meaningful thing House Democrats can do post-impeachment is to reignite their oversight fight and keep pushing to maintain vital checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches.
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Kurt Bardella is a "Morning Joe" and NBC News THINK contributor. He served as the spokesperson and senior adviser for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2013.
Until we take back the House this insanity will continue. Hope voters realize Dems delivered nothing and stay home.
By means, continue. It’ll only drive Trump’s approval ratings higher.
Its like House Democrats want to re-elect him.
Please do so Trump’s approval will be at 60% going into November.
Same ole, same ole, from the party of division.
The Democrats have no choice all media is bad for them. Fake Trump news is better for them at this point.
has this guy heard the accusations schifty and nadless were using in the senate to convict trump? trump was tame in comparison.
now is the time to unleash the indictments and really turn this country around.
Please do push for more impeachments. This last go-round was the best thing to happen to President Trump’s approval ratings.
with trump getting 40% of the minority votes, every state is in play for trump... every state. mayors and governors and state houses will be effected.
old school democrats will be ostracized and the new socialists will be shunned.
they will go the way of the whigs and disappear.
The Democrats are unhinged, are crooked and are sleazy... ergo fair to call them exactly that.
Kurt was on the House Oversight & Govt reform Committee 2009-2013...hahaha...what’s wrong Kurt?...you must be another “sleaze bag” and part of the “scum” of DC?
FISA Nan,Adam,et.al.
This nonsense from a "Morning Joker" looks like House Democrats want to re-elect Trump......
at even higher numbers he got beating (cough) "shoo-in" Hillary.
JMHo
They aren't "perceived" enemies. They ARE enemies. They are enemies of America.
” . . . President Donald Trump’s unhinged performances . . ..”
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Unhinged? Really? I personally thought that he was more restrained than necessary.
“a president who is doing literally whatever he wants”
I have heard this from numerous people in my travels.
When asked, “Such as what?” they start to choke.
The left fears Trump’s cunning animal instinct for revenge. They should. Every act of revenge on the DNC-Deep State-MSM disinformation complex would be WINNING.
Speaking of language
Did he call We the People racists, bigots, and deplorables?
Did he call the democrats totalitarians, racists and nazis?
Did he call on his supporters to harass liberals in public and at their homes?
What names did he call ICE and the police?
Asking for 63 million friends..
They sure can’t take someone who fights back, can they?
Typical bullies.
They can dish it out but when someone stands up to them and calls them on it, they run crying like little girls.
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