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Poiuyt

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Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:14 PM Jun 2020

The most succinct and brutal Republican rejection of Donald Trump that you will ever read [View all]

Steve Schmidt on MSNBC:

"Donald Trump has been the worst president this country has ever had. And I don't say that hyperbolically. He is. But he is a consequential president. And he has brought this country in three short years to a place of weakness that is simply unimaginable if you were pondering where we are today from the day where Barack Obama left office. And there were a lot of us on that day who were deeply skeptical and very worried about what a Trump presidency would be. But this is a moment of unparalleled national humiliation, of weakness.

"When you listen to the President, these are the musings of an imbecile. An idiot. And I don't use those words to name call. I use them because they are the precise words of the English language to describe his behavior. His comportment. His actions. We've never seen a level of incompetence, a level of ineptitude so staggering on a daily basis by anybody in the history of the country whose ever been charged with substantial responsibilities.

"It's just astonishing that this man is president of the United States. The man, the con man, from New York City. Many bankruptcies, failed businesses, a reality show, that branded him as something that he never was. A successful businessman. Well, he's the President of the United States now, and the man who said he would make the country great again. And he's brought death, suffering, and economic collapse on truly an epic scale. And let's be clear. This isn't happening in every country around the world. This place. Our place. Our home. Our country. The United States. We are the epicenter. We are the place where you're the most likely to die from this disease. We're the ones with the most shattered economy. And we are because of the fool that sits in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk."


https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/politics/steve-schmidt-donald-trump/index.html
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Amen Nevilledog Jun 2020 #1
'Succinct and brutal' it is empedocles Jun 2020 #2
Totally ignoring the assholes in the Senate grumpyduck Jun 2020 #3
Yes. NT enough Jun 2020 #5
Totally ignoring REPUBLICANS. Period. Republicans got us here. nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #6
Got us here and are keeping us here. IF they were not enabling, he would be out of office. Amaryllis Jun 2020 #13
Agree and adding they also gave us Trump. They swore they wouldn't and they did. live love laugh Jun 2020 #18
yes but the moral and 'intellectual' leader of the republicans the last 30yrs is limbaugh certainot Jun 2020 #31
Maybe they should commission a Limbaugh Statue? Capperdan Jun 2020 #49
well, they did but his bust in the misssouri capitol... certainot Jun 2020 #50
Certainot....I agree that Limbaugh's role ABSOLUTELLY Upthevibe Jun 2020 #52
that's the picture. so in most states there are no free easy alternatives for jim certainot Jun 2020 #55
certainot.... Upthevibe Jun 2020 #57
Adam Schiff's closing words during the Senate trial still haunt me: sop Jun 2020 #15
YES. Donald Trump didn't accomplish any of this by himself. tanyev Jun 2020 #16
agreed. but ... stopdiggin Jun 2020 #59
+1 million geardaddy Jun 2020 #25
Steve Schmidt IS a republican. BComplex Jun 2020 #42
A turd blossom still needs a pile of shit to grow in. The GOP is Trump's fertilizer. n/t Beartracks Jun 2020 #54
Wow! Firestorm49 Jun 2020 #4
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #7
Yep. Worst president ever. FM123 Jun 2020 #8
This can't be repeated enough: AleksS Jun 2020 #9
K&R Bradshaw3 Jun 2020 #10
And, trump is even exponentially Worse than that. Cha Jun 2020 #11
Scathing, and brilliantly worded. Dem2theMax Jun 2020 #12
Hey there! Poiuyt Jun 2020 #36
Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever Jun 2020 #14
I knew it would be Steve before I clicked on your headline Sucha NastyWoman Jun 2020 #17
Me, too. pamela Jun 2020 #51
And, Schmidt could also have mentioned: Trump also still holds the nuclear trigger in his FailureToCommunicate Jun 2020 #19
This is the most unnerving when one considers it. eom sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #28
I have faith Squidly Jun 2020 #62
And it's a long way to January 2021. BarbD Jun 2020 #20
Love the rant, but hate the part where he ecstatic Jun 2020 #21
Agreed..It makes one wonder: whathehell Jun 2020 #37
The reason is that RWers consider wnylib Jun 2020 #43
Yeah Yeah Yeah, get out and vote. johnnyfins Jun 2020 #22
Well. That brings things into focus, doesn't it? BobTheSubgenius Jun 2020 #23
Bookmark. Why Donald sucks. littlemissmartypants Jun 2020 #24
A Nudge toward GT Larry Moecurley Jun 2020 #26
See? Toldya! Larry Moecurley Jun 2020 #30
"...national humiliation..." "...imbecile." n/t sprinkleeninow Jun 2020 #27
the editorial comment at the end pisses me off Hamlette Jun 2020 #29
AGAIN... czarjak Jun 2020 #32
I dunno. I've enjoyed his takes on Trump. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #33
He's too late is my point! czarjak Jun 2020 #35
I dunno. I'm more interested in the present. BannonsLiver Jun 2020 #38
I'm with you on this one shadowmayor Jun 2020 #45
Even Harding, Nixon and Bush 43... Xolodno Jun 2020 #34
Truth can be brutal...nt N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #39
This apt description North Shore Chicago Jun 2020 #40
It's Truth, every word of it. BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2020 #41
Steve Schmidt, The Lincoln project, why are repug voices sounding sharper and louder than our Hotler Jun 2020 #44
lol. We're too busy hand-wringing over nonsense and fine details. nt ecstatic Jun 2020 #61
K and R! Mountain Mule Jun 2020 #46
K&R Blue Owl Jun 2020 #47
This disaster is brought to us by the entire republican party. iscooterliberally Jun 2020 #48
Poiuyt... Upthevibe Jun 2020 #53
You're very welcome! Poiuyt Jun 2020 #63
Schmidt then went on to tell us how he really felt Azathoth Jun 2020 #56
Did anyone else get an malicious attack while looking at this link? mikeysnot Jun 2020 #58
Trump is the product of 40 years of Reaganomics and Republican policies that are ingrained in geretogo Jun 2020 #60
The most unforgettable graffito I ever saw... Lord Ludd Jun 2020 #64
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