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Trump Martial Law Talk Has Military on RED ALERT
Donald Trump's thoughts about declaring martial law have the military on red alert. This does not mean the military is ready to enforce martial law — it’s indeed the opposite. Multiple officers who spoke to Newsweek agree that there is no chance whatsoever that the troops would actually try to help Trump overturn the results or rerun elections in certain swing states. However, what the military officers are worried about is that by Trump trying to push martial law, they might end up getting sucked into having to clean up the mess that Trump leaves them.
Notably, the contingency planning is being kept totally out of sight of the White House and the Trump loyalists in the Pentagon. Trump has a long record of obstructing justice and firing people when they cross him, so the military is trying its best to avoid that. Even if the military doesn’t give Trump the go-ahead there is still some risk of violence around January 6th and January 20th. Trump supporters could try to pull in Blackwater-type mercenary groups or others to fight for him in what would be a new level of insanity. Hopefully, Trump won't even come back to DC from his current trip to Florida and he will just fade away.
Republicans BLOCK Trump/Dem Attempt at $2,000 Payments
Republicans have blocked an effort by Donald Trump and Democrats to up the direct payment amount provided by the second coronavirus stimulus package. On Tuesday, Trump released a video threatening to veto the COVID stimulus and government spending bill passed by Congress and on Wednesday he followed through with it. Trump, in part, vetoed the bill because he wanted direct payments to be $2,000 instead of $600. Democrats agreed with the president and tried to get the proposal passed, but it was blocked by Republicans. Congress will likely be able to override Trump’s veto and provide at least some relief for the meantime. But in this case, Trump isn’t so much the bad guy as are the establishment Republican lawmakers like Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy.
From yesterday’s show:
Fox Host PUNKED for Entire Interview by Fake CEO
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo was tricked by an imposter during a recent program. Bartiromo interviewed someone who presented themselves as Dennis Organ, the CEO of a pork producing and processing company. In reality, she was interviewing an animal rights activist named Matt Johnson. Johnson cleverly inserted his animal rights talking points in the context of how he supposedly runs his business. Hilariously, Bartiromo didn’t notice during the interview that the guest was a fake and she had to apologize for it later on in the show. This might be the cherry on top of a wacky year for trailblazer-turned-Trump-sycophant Maria Bartiromo.
--More on the show:
--Caller asks about abolishing the electoral college
--Caller wonders how progressives can have leverage over Joe Biden
--Caller talks about right-wingers switching from Fox News to Newsmax
--Caller calls out Pedro from Colombia
--Caller discusses Trump's speech about coronavirus stimulus
--Caller wonders if Kamala Harris can push Joe Biden left
--Caller talks about the Jimmy Dore / Alexandria Ocasio Cortez fiasco
--Caller asks if the Trump coup on January 6th could work
--Audience Question: Will Trump try to stay in office after January 20th?
--Audience Question: Will Republicans pretend that Joe Biden is an illegitimate president?
--Audience Question: Can Joe Biden do anything if Democrats don't win back the Senate?
--On the Bonus Show: A Christmas Day edition of the Friday Bonus Show with Producer Pat
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