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Trump STILL Considering Martial Law with MyPillow Guy
Today is Donald Trump’s last full day as president and he is apparently spending his time thinking about how to desperately hold onto power. Over the long weekend, Trump had MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over at the White House. Lindell was spotted leaving the White House with notes about invoking the Insurrection Act, martial law, and other harebrained ideas. White House counsel and staffers have had to fight off suggestions from visitors that Trump should try to seize control using the military despite losing the 2020 election. The fact that Trump has to resort to discussions like these really shows he is out of options, yet he still chooses to embarrass himself by entertaining them.
Some might ask, “why is Trump bringing a sycophantic pillow salesman to the White House to discuss martial law?” The answer is in the question. Trump will listen to anyone who is willing to praise him and entertain his crazy ideas. When coronavirus cases spiked during the summer and fall, Trump brought radiologist Scott Atlas to the forefront. Atlas didn’t have expertise in infectious diseases but he was willing to praise Trump and so that was good enough. Jared Kushner showed no promise of being able to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but Trump made him in charge of it anyway because he was family. The Trump presidency was never about doing what was right for the American people. It was always about serving the interests of Donald Trump.
FBI Vetting Our Own Troops for Possible Insider Pro-Trump Attack
The National Guard has flooded Washington DC with personnel in preparation for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The military is pulling out all the stops to prevent another event from taking place similar to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6th. DC now has more American troops than Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Perhaps more disturbing is that the military is growing concerned that some troops are more loyal to Trump than they are to the United States. The FBI is currently vetting active duty military members to make sure there is no pro-Trump attack that could come from inside the ranks.
Right-wing militancy penetrating law enforcement and the military has long been a concern, but one that has so often fallen on deaf ears. The Brennan Center for Justice has a detailed study about this called “Hidden in Plain Sight: Racism, White Supremacy, and Far-Right Militancy in Law Enforcement.” There is low risk of members of the National Guard actually turning on Joe Biden tomorrow to wage a coup against him. However, the fact that these talks are happening and that troops have to be reminded of their oaths of office is cause for concern.
From over the weekend:
Trump Supporter Calls CSPAN in TEARS
A woman named Tammy from Idaho called into CSPAN to discuss the insurrection at the Capitol and the counting of electoral votes during the joint session of Congress. Sounding heartbroken, Tammy said, “I just have one question. I wanted to know if my president lied to me today. And if he did, I want him to tell me, and more importantly, I want him to tell the family of the woman who got shot and killed today.” She then began tearing up and uttered “I vote for him. I voted for him.” There are some questioning the authenticity of the call, as it could easily be just a prank. If it is indeed a genuine call, maybe this is a sign that after four years of an embarrassing presidency, some Trump supporters are waking up and realizing that they’ve been lied to this whole time.
--More on the show:
--Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has been accused of offering to secure pardons from Donald Trump for the price of $2 million
--Donald Trump's organization is indeed under criminal investigation as he leaves the White House and will likely be plagued by such probes for many years
--Donald Trump's approval collapses to a presidency-low of 29% in his last days in office, as Joe Biden will enter with approval around 65%
--Donald Trump is absolutely furious over the number of celebrity guests that will be part of Joe Biden's inauguration
--Fox News is wasting no time, with Sean Hannity already warning his audience about Trumpist "re-education camps" that he claims the left wants to put Trump supporters into
--Lunatic Congresswoman Lauren Boebert should immediately resign, as it appears she gave constituents tours of the Capitol in advance of the January 6th riot
--Very angry voicemail caller calls David a liar
--On the Bonus Show: Giuliani won't represent Trump at impeachment trial, Parler reappears with support from Russian technology firm, the hilarious future of Trump's Presidential library, much more...
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