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NBC Opinion: Trump's purging everyone he thinks is disloyal. He was never going to learn from impeachment.
NBC "News" ^ | February 8, 2020 | by Robert Schlesinger

Posted on 02/09/2020 5:26:10 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

It didn’t take long to find out what an unleashed Donald Trump looks like — and I’m not referring to his petulant, un-Christian comments at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning or even his toxic, stream-of-subconsciousness victory lap in the East Room of the White House early that afternoon, during which the leader of the free world introduced “top scum” and “bullshit” to the public presidential lexicon.

Sure, both performances offered disturbing glimpses into Trump’s very scary emotional state, as if his Twitter feed weren’t enough. But even as he debuted the latest iteration of his angry-victim performance art, he and his allies also started settling scores in a startlingly open way.

And it may be a long while before we know the true depths of his political depravities because on the same day that Trump was acquitted, Attorney General Barr issued new guidance that he must personally approve any politically-sensitive investigations. Barr, who has dispensed with his office’s traditional independence from the president, has been a vocal critic of Mueller’s investigation, even though it produced dozens of indictments, seven guilty pleas (many from top Trump aides) and five prison sentences. And now he has insulated Trump from any fears of being held accountable in the run-up to the November elections.

Though a number of Senate Republicans have suggested that Trump had learned a lesson from his impeachment, early indications are that he intends to teach a number of people some very hard lessons — including about believing people when they show you who they are — instead.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bias; journalism; media; nbc; witchhunt
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This dimwit thinks Trump should keep his enemies in his inner circle. Had this been Obama ridding the White House of opposition vermin he’d praising the move as a necessary one.


41 posted on 02/09/2020 5:44:32 AM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: mastertex
HE WAS ALSO A LEAKER

He was also natural born citizen of the Soviet Union.

42 posted on 02/09/2020 5:44:43 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: Artcore

Kelly Ann could find a good looking man with brains. If she wanted to.


43 posted on 02/09/2020 5:44:47 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: Hojczyk

I am not going to listen to David Brooks.


44 posted on 02/09/2020 5:45:05 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sound like he took exactly the right lesson.


45 posted on 02/09/2020 5:45:48 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Every election, more or less, is an advance auction of stolen goods. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: C210N

Thank you for pointing that out.

I don’t remember that but it sure is a good example of the left’s hypocrisy.


46 posted on 02/09/2020 5:46:23 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If I was a foreign agent working to destroy America from the inside, what would I write?

This pile.


47 posted on 02/09/2020 5:47:19 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Was he supposed to learn that the US Constitution is just a mirage to fool Americans into thinking We the People have a say in how our country is run? It sure seems like unelected bureaucrats and communist media believe that they and only they know what is best and that we should just trust them to take care of our every need and leave them alone.


48 posted on 02/09/2020 5:47:47 AM PST by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

BTW Bobby boy, all those convictions were obtained by threats, falsified data and fruit of the poisoned vine.

I’m waiting for all the jailhouse lawyers file for new trials because of FBI misdeeds.


49 posted on 02/09/2020 5:49:36 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners. And to the NSA trolls, FU)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“He was never going to learn from impeachment.”

only if he doesn’t purge ALL of the traitors and leakers ...


50 posted on 02/09/2020 5:53:54 AM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bob is a hater! Just look at those titles!

https://www.usnews.com/topics/author/robert-schlesinger

Show him some love.

https://twitter.com/rschles


51 posted on 02/09/2020 5:54:12 AM PST by maggief
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This guy takes “Asshat” to a whole new level.


52 posted on 02/09/2020 5:56:05 AM PST by ReleaseTheHounds ("The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." M. Thatcher)
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To: C210N
In equally important news:
Clinton fires 93 US Attorneys in one day

Funny how firing bureaucrats is only an outrage when a Republican President dares to do it. Go figure.

And from the article

...during which the leader of the free world introduced “top scum” and “bullshit” to the public presidential lexicon.

It really is difficult to take seriously any objections to Donald Trump's supposed coarsening of the Office of the President after Bill Clinton introduced "Oval Office blow-jobs" to stain not only Monica's blue dress, but to sully our political discourse.

To recap, a twenty-something star-crossed intern perform oral sex on Bill Clinton gets a pass, but Trump describing bullshit as--horror of horrors--bullshit is beyond the pale?

Please.

53 posted on 02/09/2020 5:57:02 AM PST by Two-Shoes (The Second Amendment exists to guarantee & give teeth to the First.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Lying by omission. Not only does Trump THINK they are disloyal, they ARE disloyal.


54 posted on 02/09/2020 5:59:23 AM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: HighSierra5

After the election she’s gone, JMHO.


55 posted on 02/09/2020 6:04:47 AM PST by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Presidential lexicon? You mean like LBJ saying, “f***ing ni**ers?


56 posted on 02/09/2020 6:04:58 AM PST by New Jersey Realist (MAGA!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Getting rid of those who he KNOWS have worked against him seems like a good idea to me.


57 posted on 02/09/2020 6:07:34 AM PST by Agatsu77
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So he was supposed to keep people close to him who are disloyal back stabbers? That’s the takeaway here?

Absurd.


58 posted on 02/09/2020 6:08:10 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (I trust President Trump.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Left is angry Trump doesn’t want disloyal people around him ruining his agenda and therefore hope for the country. They’re a joke.


59 posted on 02/09/2020 6:08:51 AM PST by Crucial
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To: tuffydoodle

The president’s mistake was not cleaning house years earlier.


60 posted on 02/09/2020 6:09:37 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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