Allow me to illuminate:
The Terrible – An Appeals Court rules there is no such thing as Trump Immunity
The Horrible – Republican efforts to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas failed
The No Good – The Party’s standalone Israel aid bill fell in the House
The Very Bad Day – Trump’s denial of endorsing Langford was exposed as untrue
All things considered, in the future, 75%, or. 3 out of four of those items could be reversed. And quite frankly, GOP voters have established that the fourth, simply does not matter…to them.
In a 57-page unanimous opinion, a 3-Judge panel of DC Circuit judges wroth that our justice system allows a former president to be held accountable for his actions while in office, because the public interest in holding a potentially criminal president answerable outweighs any potentially “chilling effect” on the presidency.
Trump has promised to appeal. He appointed 3 of the nine Justices, and 6 of the 9 are conservative/Republican.
The House is nearly evenly divided, but Republicans hold a slight numerical edge. Yesterday, they thought they could only lose three votes. Then, when an unexpected Democrat showed up and voted, suddenly the magic number was 2. They lost 3, which resulted in a tie. In a last-minute bit of parliamentary legerdemain, one supporter changed his vote to nay, widening the defeat, but giving the GOP the opportunity to bring the measure up again, later.
Almost certainly, when it resurfaces, Republicans will have the requisite numbers.
The Israel aid bill came about because many House Republicans want to demonstrate support for Israel. However, the Freedom Caucus split from the majority, leaving Republicans needing to employ a procedural maneuver that requires two-thirds majority for approval. The arithmetic of that ploy left Republicans needing Democrats to bail them out, for the measure to pass.
Democrats, however, want to secure funding, not just for Israel, but also for Ukraine, for Taiwan, and for border security. Dems passed; the bill failed.
In an interview with conservative radio host Dan Bongino, Trump claimed, never to have endorsed Senator Langford, a conservative Oklahoma Senator who led the GOP negotiations in the Senate that produced a bi-partisan bill to resolve a host of border security issues, while also providing aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan. While the bill is bipartisan, it is pretty much all things the GOP wants on the border, and nothing preferred by Democrats. It been labeled by most knowledgeable observers as the most conservative leaning border legislation ever. While the bill includes things the GOP would normally salivate over, Trump has asked Republicans not to sign off on it, because he wants to run on the border. Back to the question of Trump having endorsed Langford. Trump told Bongino:
“Just to correct the record, I did not endorse Sen. Lankford. I didn’t do it. He ran, and I did not endorse him.” So, I’m sure your person will be happy to hear that.” He later added, “I like James. I did not endorse James, but I like James.”
Trump’s claim is untrue. Trump said in the September 27, 2022, endorsement statement:
“James was strongly committed to America First, and everything it stood for, and likewise strongly committed to me, as President. Sometimes we didn’t exactly agree on everything, but we do now. He is a very good man with a fabulous wife and family, loves the great State of Oklahoma, and is working very hard on trying to Save our Country from the disaster that it is in.”
Trump categorically and repeatedly declared, with no caveats, that he had not endorsed Lankford at all. In a word, untrue.
The one is irrevocable. But history has shown, Trump being untruthful is not a deal-breaker for MAGA-voters. So, in conclusion, though it may not stick, yesterday was “The GOP’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!”
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/06/politics/house-vote-israel-aid-package/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/05/politics/fact-check-trump-james-lankford-endorsement/index.html
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