9/25/18: President Trump has clearly watched Kavanaugh on television the night before. He tells reporters outside the White House that the second accuser of the Judge has “nothing” on him because she was “messed up” at the time of the alleged incident she described. Trump doesn’t care that she has admitted that – or that she pointed out that Kavanaugh was messed up too.
Trump’s default stance: Defend alleged sexual predators.
The fact these two women have accused his pick for the court proves it’s part of a “con game” run by Democrats.
“The second accuser,” he says,
has nothing. She thinks maybe it
could have been him, maybe not. She admits that she was drunk. She admits time
lapses. There were time lapses. This is a person, and this is a series of
statements, that’s going to take one of the most talented and one of the
greatest intellects from a judicial standpoint in our country, going to keep
him off the United States Supreme Court?
We know Trump’s stance. He never believes the woman in the case. He said Roger Ailes was innocent. Fox News had to pay $45 million to settle claims against him. Trump said Bill O’Reilly was innocent. O’Reilly paid $32 million to settle one claim of sexual harassment and a total of $13 million to five other women. Trump defended White House aide Rob Porter despite the fact that both of his ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse. And that doesn’t include the accusations against Judge Roy Moore when he ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Or a score of accusations against Trump, himself.
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THE DAY DOESN’T GET BETTER when the president appears in front of the United Nations General Assembly to give a speech.
This is Trump we’re talking about. So, expectations from world leaders are low. They’ll be happy if Trump refrains from declaring war on Mexico or calling Angela Merkel a “low I.Q. Kraut.”
Trump starts by bragging. He tries out one of his favorite lines, oft used at rallies where everyone is wearing MAGA hats. “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration [emphasis added] in the history of our country. America’s…”
That’s as far as he gets. Laughter ripples through the audience of 130 world leaders.
“So true,” a surprised Trump smiles wanly. The laughter becomes more pronounced as listeners get translations. Trump is silent for five seconds. Finally, he gives an awkward shrug.
“Didn’t expect that reaction,” he says. “But that’s okay.”
Laughter fills the hall, but Trump returns to his text, attacking the ideals that animate the United Nations. He’s oblivious to the fact that the United States took the lead in founding the organization in 1945.
Later, Trump tells reporters he used that line about having “done more” because he wanted to get a laugh. “Oh it was great, well, that was meant to get some laughter, so it was great,” he said.
The guy lies big. He lies small. He lies regularly and lies
without compunction.
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