The "Art of the Deal" was a phrase that came out of my mouth 30 years ago as a way for Trump to write an autobiography he didn't have. It was a fake marketing idea, not a reality. I regret it every day of my life. Yesterday he put a final nail in the fantasy I helped to create.
— Tony Schwartz (@tonyschwartz) January 26, 2019
Author: Goetz Kluge
Pence’s Patience
It's probably just about timing. As a preparation for the 2020 elections, one reason for the GOP tolerating Trump's blunders might be that it would make Pence look good. Pence just silently waits.https://t.co/hXHh31ic7q
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 27, 2019
Mueller Looks to London
Interesting,
Mueller Looks to London. How Roger Stone's arrest by the FBI could spell trouble for Nigel Farage and Brexit,
https://t.co/ut5iD4fSn5— SteelSteve#FBPE (@YorkshireSteel) January 26, 2019
Trump and His Campaign’s Contacts with Russians
Looking for one good reason why Trump and his campaign’s contacts with Russians are a counterintelligence nightmare?
How about one hundred? https://t.co/bUG2zpuCbk
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 26, 2019
Donald Trump and and his associates had more than 100 contacts with
Russians before the inauguration https://t.co/hwlHfxRHyE pic.twitter.com/UwVjfmvMhf— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 27, 2019
Emoluments Clause
What is the ‘Emoluments Clause’? Does it apply to President Trump? https://t.co/vW8l3XAZr0
— Nancy Sinatra (@NancySinatra) January 27, 2019
We Can’t Be Negotiating on the Backs of Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Employees
400,000 people came into our country illegally last year and we had $67 billion worth of illegal drugs coming into our country. We must secure our border, but we can't be negotiating on the backs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees working without pay to keep us safe. pic.twitter.com/XPK7I9HGKb
— Rep. Will Hurd (@HurdOnTheHill) January 18, 2019
Thank you @WillHurd for a bit of truth. We know that the "Wall" is just a campaign issue, not a legitimate idea that trump actually cares about. #NoWallNowNoWallEver We need 21st century border security; smart security. https://t.co/deycmyRA0N
— Rachel M. Greenberg (@rachel99marta) January 27, 2019
Hackback
Transparency activists release massive trove of hacked, leaked Russian documents https://t.co/uw1bi94ddF pic.twitter.com/VFULnr6g8J
— The Hill (@thehill) January 27, 2019
Why Didn’t the Reps Use Their House Majority in 2017 or 2018?
Trump had 2 years to build that damn wall when Republicans controlled Congress. So why didn't he?
Because it polled so poorly that many Republican Senators wouldn't vote for it (including John McCain).
So Trump waited until he could blame Democrats for not building it.
— Nate Lerner (@NathanLerner) January 26, 2019
I search Trump supporters who can explain to me why Trump didn’t solve the wall issue when the GOP still had the House majority. Please explain this to me.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 23, 2019
…which is why you waited two years to make it a priority? Gimme a break.
— Kevin Mleziva (@LostInTheEcho40) January 23, 2019
Why didn’t republicans vote for a wall when they controlled both the house and the senate?
— Brandon Urbanski (@royalbansk) January 23, 2019
Why wasn’t this your priority when you first took office and had both the house and senate? Why is it now an emergency and not then?
— Fawn Kwok (@FawnKwok) January 23, 2019
How come you didn't shut down the government, when Republicans were in control? You helped them to a 1.5 trillion tax cut. They couldn't give you 50 billion? They had control of everything. They got the tax cut through.
— Marc Buemi (@marc_buemi) January 21, 2019
Trump and the Republicans *do not want* to fix the problem. They need conflict and an agenda which also can be understood by not so smart Trump supporters. That is why they did not get the wall built when they still were in control of the House.https://t.co/fFDEkQifmM
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 22, 2019
Trump and GOP have shutdown the govt because they can’t get over the loss of house to Dems in 2018. They didn’t throw this tantrum for 2 years with GOP majority, and Trump didn’t have votes even then. #wewillremember
— Ms. Meera Kashalkar (@Zipzapzoom9) January 13, 2019
Trumps >5 billion $$ wall project is *designed* to be rejected by the Democrats. Trump and the GOP obviously don't want a wall. Otherwise they would have built it before the midterms. Instead, they need an agenda to keep their supporters angry at the Democrats until 2020.
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 13, 2019
=== Explanation please ===
Can somebody explain to me, why the Republicans did not use their majority in the congress in 2017 or 2018 to get the 5.1 billion US$ for Trump's wall project?— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 12, 2019
=== Explanation please ===
The Steel Barrier, or Wall, could have been built by the Trump administration since 2017 or 2018. Why didn't the Republicans use their majority in the congress in 2017 or 2018 to get the 5.1 billion US$ for Trump's wall project?— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 12, 2019
Ted Cruz Relates Shutdown to Hostage Taking
Ted Cruz probably confused the responsibilities. Thousands of people watched Trump taking the responsibility for the shutdown, not Schumer. The group if US citizens who hold Trump responsible for the shutdown is larger than the group who holds the Democrats responsible.
But I agree to Ted Cruz that the shutdown can be related to hostage taking. As Trump took the responsibility for the shutdown and as the Republicans supported him, Trump and the Republicans would have been the hostage takers in Ted Cruz’ view.
=== Ted Cruz relates shut down to hostage taking ===
As Trump himself took the responsibility, Cruz meant: »I am glad the Trump shutdown is over. I am glad federal workers will finally be paid. For weeks, Republicans held their paychecks hostage.«https://t.co/Gy2vSFXYc0— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 27, 2019
Fools
Especially people with a political agenda like to say that »people with a political agenda, don’t want a Wall or Steel Barrier to protect our Country from Crime, Drugs and Human Trafficking.«https://t.co/SDAbnn1TgK
— Goetz Kluge (@Bonnetmaker) January 26, 2019