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Trump Is Panicking
The Atlantic ^ | Sept 26, 2019 | David A. Graham

Posted on 09/27/2019 3:25:34 PM PDT by upchuck

When Donald Trump stepped to the dais at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, he had a speech full of sharp lines: swipes at socialism, assertions of nationalism versus globalism, harsh words for Iran. Though Trump doesn’t enjoy delivering scripted remarks, he sounded listless, tired, and bored even by his own standards, struggling through the speech.

The president had a good reason to be distracted. The same morning, he had spoken on the phone with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, trying to stem a growing tide of Democratic demands for his impeachment. According to NBC’s Heidi Przybyla, Trump asked Pelosi whether there was some way they could make a deal. Pelosi said the White House had to release the whistle-blower complaint to Congress, as required by statute. “Tell your people to obey the law,” she said.

After weeks of defiance, Trump seemed to change course. Yesterday afternoon, he announced that the White House would release a transcript of his July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Later in the day, Politico’s Nancy Cook reported that the White House would release the whistle-blower complaint to Congress.

It was not enough to satisfy Pelosi. At 5 p.m. yesterday, she stepped before microphones in Washington and announced an “official impeachment inquiry,” with her support, into the president. It’s still unclear what this means materially, but it rattled Trump. At home in Trump Tower, he was stunned, believing that he’d managed to put Pelosi off in their morning conversation, according to CNN.

Chaos is a constant in the Trump administration, but this week there are signs of a far rarer impulse: panic. The indications come in Trump’s demeanor, including the listless speech; a combative, brief press availability with Zelensky at the UN this morning; and a rambling, stream-of-semi-consciousness press availability this afternoon.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: upchuck

The Atlantic Is Panicking.


81 posted on 09/27/2019 5:28:13 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Who will think of the gerbils ? Just say no to Buttgiggity !)
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To: Lizavetta

I’ve never seen that before, great clip.


82 posted on 09/27/2019 5:41:02 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel))
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To: upchuck
here's Atlantic writer David Graham:


83 posted on 09/27/2019 5:47:26 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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To: upchuck

no.


84 posted on 09/27/2019 6:00:23 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Will the last responsible person leaving California, please turn out the lights.)
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To: Pelham

LOLOL!!

Latte Lad looks as ludicrous as his fairytales.


85 posted on 09/27/2019 6:03:26 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Nifster
The Atlantic is about as far-Left a periodical as there is.

Only rivaled by The Nation or Salon.

86 posted on 09/27/2019 6:28:34 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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To: upchuck

Bump


87 posted on 09/27/2019 6:47:18 PM PDT by foreverfree
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To: upchuck

Another one of the left’s wishful “the wall are closing in” stories because they hate Trump. He is driving them crazy.


88 posted on 09/27/2019 7:19:40 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: upchuck

Fake News from a DOA media outlet.


89 posted on 09/27/2019 7:39:43 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (The line that separates satire and Democrats and Stupidity has vanished. (thanks to jonascord)!)
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To: upchuck
The Atlantic is nothing but trash, any more.
90 posted on 09/27/2019 8:04:07 PM PDT by MrChips ("To wisdom belongs the apprehension of eternal things." - St. Augustine)
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To: upchuck

POTUS doesn’t do that!

He FIGHTS BACK!


91 posted on 09/27/2019 8:44:00 PM PDT by Taxman (We will never be a truly free people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS.)
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To: upchuck

I have a middle finger for you Mr. Graham, Trump panicking? from one deplorable to a despicable FU


92 posted on 09/28/2019 2:58:39 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: Enlightened1

Just recently bought by Steve Job’s widow.


93 posted on 09/28/2019 3:00:45 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love BULL MARKETS!)
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To: Enlightened1

I second that comment - they are all going nuts and thrashing because they know they don’t have the upper hand they had hoped for and feel the need to get their BS out there because when it comes to retaining what one hears, “primacy” is one of the factors - what the sheeple hear first on a topic tends to stick more than other stuff - and then at the end, when it has all been debunked, they retell the original lies because “recency” is another factor.
Lie up front and at the end and many ignore what happened in between.


94 posted on 09/28/2019 5:20:10 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: upchuck

“Trump Is Panicking” written by “The Atlantic”.

That’s ALL you need to know. (Fake news.)


95 posted on 09/28/2019 5:23:24 AM PDT by _Jim (Save babies)
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To: upchuck

How about Trump is tired from all the traveling he’s been doing.


96 posted on 09/28/2019 9:22:53 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Pelham

Looks like a fag, writes like a fag, must be a fag.


97 posted on 09/28/2019 9:42:25 AM PDT by samtheman (The drive-by wmedia is the true boss of the democommie party.)
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