Donald Trump claims the American people have given him an overwhelming mandate to do anything he wants in general--and to take any means necessary to deport undocumented immigrants. He also claims the people have given him a mandate to sign his draconian Big Beautiful Budget bill. But does Trump really have a mandate, and if so--what is the mandate for?
— taratweets ( Alexandra Tara Reade) (@ReadeAlexandra) April 6, 2019
I notice you have not shared my story at all. https://t.co/ICldSWEQH0
— taratweets ( Alexandra Tara Reade) (@ReadeAlexandra) April 14, 2019
Watch this video by Context Cap. My response will follow.
Here is a little exercise for you. Compare and contrast how Cory Booker responded to a “gotcha” question by a Breitbart reporter with what Trump said in a tweet and what Trump’s press secretary said in an interview. You can find a video of Booker's response here. Booker was brilliant. Trump—well, I may be a little biased about Trump, so you be the judge of how he did. First the Booker video.
Trump’s giving the green light to Turkey to massacre our allies the Kurds is both evil and hurts our national security. ISIS may rise again because of this, and who will be our allies on the ground to help us beat them back? No one, because no one will trust us to have their back in the future. Retired Four-Star General and head of CentCom, Joseph Votel, and terrorism expert Elizabeth Dent wrote this about the danger of abandoning our partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces. consisting mainly of the Kurds.
Over four years, the SDF freed tens of thousands of square miles and millions of people from the grip of ISIS. Throughout the fight, it sustained nearly 11,000 casualties. By comparison, six U.S. service members, as well as two civilians, have been killed in the anti-ISIS campaign. Key to this effective relationship was mutual trust, constant communication, and clear expectations. The partnership was not without its difficulties. That included working through the December 2018 announcement of our sudden departure and our subsequent agreement with Turkey to pursue a security mechanism for the border areas. But each time, the strong mutual trust built on the ground between our military members and the SDF preserved our momentum. The sudden policy change this week breaks that trust at the most crucial juncture and leaves our partners with very limited options. . . .
The U.S. Justice Department's guidelines (and they are only guidelines--not law) prevent the Justice Department from prosecuting a sitting President-- These guidelines are not binding on charges leveled by state or local prosecutors. Rachel Maddow has made a very strong case that these guidelines are on shaky grounds, but so long as Trump is President no one will challenge those guidelines.
IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU READ THE UPDATE AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE. THIS ARTICLE'S CLAIM THAT THE HOUSE CAN IMPEACH A SENATOR IS OPEN TO QUESTION
The following is an open letter to Congresman Tom Reed in response to Donald Trump's racist tweets attacking Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.
So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly......
