AN UNDER-APPRECIATED PROBLEM WITH THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS HOW HE AND HIS STAFF CONTINUOUSLY NORMALIZE DISASTER. BECAUSE WE WITNESS NEW SCANDALS, GAFFES, COVERUPS, HYPOCRISY, MISDIRECTION, INCOMPETENCE, ATROCITY, CRONYISM, IGNORANCE, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, TREASON, EMBARRASSMENT, LIES, DYSFUNCTION, POWER GRABS, WAR ESCALATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSAULTS, MISOGYNY AND MORE ON A DAILY BASIS, THE MAGNITUDE OF EACH IS DIMINISHED IN OUR CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE SIMPLE VIRTUE THAT WE HAVE BECOME SATURATED. BECAUSE OF THIS, WE AT ZENRUPTION WILL BE PUBLISHING A DAILY CURATION OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING LEAKS WITHIN THE WHITE HOUSE, SO THAT WE CAN FULLY EXPERIENCE THE LEVEL OF DISASTER OUR EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS BECOME AND THE IMPLICATIONS IT HAS ON ALL OF US.
TODAY, MAY 18, 2017
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By Jerry Mooney
From The Horse's Mouth (Trump tweets, then leaker tweets, then published reports)
Trump deleted these tweets today, but I screenshotted them :)
@realDonaldTrump This book might help pic.twitter.com/FPwr0vGXFW
— ((Molly Jong-Fast)) (@MollyJongFast) May 18, 2017
With all of the illegal acts that took place in the Clinton campaign & Obama Administration, there was never a special counsel appointed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2017
This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 18, 2017
Why Is Donald Trump Standing By Mike Flynn? https://t.co/8zEFwX3gKX via @buzzfeed
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
1/ Some Republicans are boo-hooing about the special prosecutor.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
You know what would have prevented it? I'll tell you.
2/ Not trying to turn the House Intel hearings into a "but muh leaks" clown show. Not having the WH conspire with Nunes.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
3/ Not slow-rolling the House and Senate investigations and hoping it will all go away. Not tweeting and giving incriminating interviews.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
4/ Not trying to suborn the FBI director. Not having RUS officals in the Oval Office. Not posing for RUS propaganda photos.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
5/ Not hiring a package of people in business with RUS oligarchs. Not screeching praise for the GRU asset Wikileaks.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
6/ Not engaging in every flavor of whataboutism. Not lying constantly from the press room podium.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
7/ You bought this bad pony. You ride it.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) May 18, 2017
Slam Dunk. Grand Slam. Chose whatever metaphor works for you. https://t.co/zrCfNv3NnY
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 18, 2017
Do you think Trump has figured out that degrading our IC while praising Putin/Russia/WikiLeaks wasn't in his own best interests?
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 18, 2017
@TrueFactsStated @LouiseMensch New Time Magazine cover. No words necessary. pic.twitter.com/MmstkB1xpV
— Peter J. Clark (@pondbridge) May 18, 2017
@TrueFactsStated @wrennywrenn Or a future legal fund. He has a history of embezzling campaign funds. https://t.co/Y6KivaaITm
— Susan. B Bitchin (@s_bitchin) May 18, 2017
I dunno, maybe should have considered that before nominating him. https://t.co/cSUWxkmfGU
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 18, 2017
While folks around Trump have slowly been teaching him how to play checkers, Comey is 27 moves ahead in 3 dimensional chess.
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 18, 2017
No stopping impeachment train now. As stock market drops, powers that be may short it for profit, but they know Trump too big a liability. https://t.co/n2XYToJJvK
— Mattison (@Mattison) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump "Why don't they love me, aren't I deserving?" Pressure builds to the beat of the clock. Tick tock, tick tock.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump A lifetime spent in self adulation now rots from within as you polish the tin and deny speculation. Thinly veiled lies losing their power.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump You already said that, don't you remember? All moving so fast you're head's spinning now. Your marvelous empire is crumbling around you.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump You already said that, don't you remember? All moving so fast you're head's spinning now. Your marvelous empire is crumbling around you.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Of course, Mr. President. You are. For now. Tick, tock. Tick, tock.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump You've weak and powerless. You try to regain power by raging at others, but that only makes you weaker. But you can't stop, you're so angry.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Your highest ranking aides are giving up. You'd fire them for their lack of loyalty but nobody is willing to take their place. You're alone.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Even your appointed family are getting tired. They want an escape, they want you to resign to salvage the value of their inheritance.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump But already know it's a lie. You're repeating it here as emotional masturbation. Desperation is setting in & you can't handle the pressure.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump You are the President of the United States. If you have a tangible reason to believe there was illegal activity, direct DOJ to investigate.
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
@realDonaldTrump And whose fault is that? You promised a Special Counsel to investigate Clinton. But later said that it was all just campaign fluff. #youlied
— Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) May 18, 2017
Pres wanted to bring Flynn (!!!!) on the Middle East trip, said he'd be a "good resource to have." Idea quickly put to rest.
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) May 18, 2017
During Fox & Friends, Pres LOCKS himself in room & wont let anyone in bc they'll take his phone - always manages to tweet then.
— Rogue WH Snr Advisor (@RogueSNRadvisor) May 18, 2017
After the election, when @KellyannePolls kept writing "Trump is your President", you see, she got that one FLAT WRONG. #Pence #Flynn pic.twitter.com/KhJN1xXfXE
— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) May 18, 2017
BREAKING: @RepCummings presses Chaffetz to finally use his #SubpoenaPen for #WhiteHouse docs on #Flynn. https://t.co/CpOVQJx10C
— House OversightDems (@OversightDems) May 18, 2017
‼️TREASON‼️#Flynn blocked Obama plan to crush ISIS in Raqqa b/c #Turkey (secretly paid Flynn >$500k) opposed it.https://t.co/SZoaUPIz4w
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) May 18, 2017
#Flynn: "I just got a message from the president to stay strong"
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 18, 2017
Me: In other words: "don't talk & I'll pardon you"https://t.co/krrSJfom2Y
All Trumpflakes right now #RenewAmerica #trumprussia #flynn #WitchHunt pic.twitter.com/8MHrlRNiwi
— McDonalds Trump (@AltTrumpconvos) May 18, 2017
Double popcorn day for the endless bombdropping #impeach #trumprussia show. #muller #investigation #Flynngate #obstructionofjustice pic.twitter.com/Lsxj0WlXgb
— Maddy (@SpeakUpNoworNev) May 18, 2017
@matthewamiller News just breaking that Flynn won't honor subpoena. "Stay strong" must be code for "I'll pardon you." #traitorTrump #Flynngate
— Rebecca Rauber (@rebeccarauber) May 18, 2017
No, sure this doesn't mean Flynn is guilty AT All. 🙄#Flynnghazi #Flynngate https://t.co/puxUi51ER7
— Curiosity (@SFTravels) May 18, 2017
.@Isikoff
— ((TrumpResistance)) (@TrumpResist) May 18, 2017
"Stay strong..." ("... or end up dead like anti-#Putin #Russians")#FlynnGate #TrumpRussia #MarchForTruth #TheResistance https://t.co/xOLmbwHHXz
@DrGMLaTulippe @Gav4955 @m4verick12 @DavidGoodrich4r @IreneVista1970 @JonesAnthonee @RobertMordica @TheresePicard @HillaryClinton The fact that Fmr POTUS Obama advised Trump not 2 hire Flynn, made Trump want Flynn that much more-regardless! #TrumpRussia #Flynngate .@NPR pic.twitter.com/KZoly0GWTj
— JGreen, M.P.A. (@jgreenSTPA) May 9, 2017
Shot: “As investigators circled Flynn, he got a message from Trump: Stay strong” https://t.co/ajSLDQVqJk
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) May 18, 2017
Chaser: https://t.co/U2pfYIDQ70
House oversight panel chairman Chaffetz to depart Congress June 30: Politico https://t.co/WPpfSGmCtb pic.twitter.com/qEdGPkg0xX
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 18, 2017
.@SpeakerRyan on the House Russia probe: “We are going to keep these investigations going here, as I’ve always said” https://t.co/L1gOsbnAAK pic.twitter.com/I7QsRpTUZh
— POLITICO (@politico) May 18, 2017
To sum up: Donald Trump now thinks the Deputy AG he hired two weeks ago is leading a "Witch Hunt" against him.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 18, 2017
At least 20 IMPEACHMENT MARCHES planned for July 2nd, per organizers. Will increase pressure on Hill Ds >>https://t.co/3gtK3FXjOV
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) May 18, 2017
Interesting—Evan McMullin wrote an op-ed in Feb. abt same meeting where McCarthy joked Trump was being paid by Putin https://t.co/oWrE1szKmw pic.twitter.com/ngYcKx34lj
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 18, 2017
GOP leaders can’t say they didn’t see the Russian interference coming. They knew. — Op-Ed by Evan McMullin, February https://t.co/c4WCqOOyaQ
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) May 18, 2017
McCain on Trump's claim that he's the worst treated politician ever: "I've been treated worse" https://t.co/BjbCPMuBbm pic.twitter.com/Kewgc2S2fL
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Read this piece _> "I prosecuted drug offenders in the ’80s. It was a disaster. Why is Sessions taking us back?" https://t.co/eo6iPFTDhb
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) May 18, 2017
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will brief the full Senate in a closed session https://t.co/qbyW1pkBpC
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 18, 2017
House Intelligence committee requests Comey memos https://t.co/Fsdz72F6fO pic.twitter.com/LRZvjSjdKB
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Trump doesn’t realize that he’s really Tyler Durden https://t.co/nhtz2i7GhO
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) May 18, 2017
“...it's going to really limit what Congress can do”@LindseyGrahamSC: James Comey testimony in jeopardy https://t.co/ZxSrvD4pYJ pic.twitter.com/ad9iBcwLSY
— POLITICO (@politico) May 18, 2017
Analysis: Special counsel Robert Mueller is bad news for Trump’s embattled White House https://t.co/YKK0ksFZc7
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 18, 2017
.@VP Pence stands by claim he didn’t know about Flynn lobbying investigation https://t.co/C7p11WWVTV pic.twitter.com/g3sP3CyQax
— POLITICO (@politico) May 18, 2017
The self-pitying president. @GrahamDavidA on Trump's response to the latest news:https://t.co/eo46S1mE2w pic.twitter.com/TltiEULd8M
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) May 18, 2017
What conservative pundits are writing about Trump's 'Watergate' moment https://t.co/xc19HBsyo1
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 18, 2017
US spies heard Russian intelligence brag about targeting Clinton: report https://t.co/xrzyPjjGsh pic.twitter.com/OSvyWbBytg
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Slam Dunk. Grand Slam. Chose whatever metaphor works for you. https://t.co/zrCfNv3NnY
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) May 18, 2017
Third candidate for Trump FBI director withdraws from consideration: https://t.co/TOsKflw2KF pic.twitter.com/WC1CcbP0Pg
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Robert Mueller: "I'm in"
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 18, 2017
Jason Chaffetz: "I'm out"
Michael Flynn: "I'm in contempt"
Donald Trump: "I'm screwed"
Mnuchin just now: "We never said we were in favor of Glass-Steagall."
— Pete Schroeder (@peteschroeder) May 18, 2017
Official GOP platform 2016: pic.twitter.com/l2NX8PoZKF
Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: report https://t.co/AmHDfpFMgj pic.twitter.com/7iAVnGs5SL
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
Rod Rosenstein’s week-long journey from Trump’s man of absolute integrity to the target of rage tweets https://t.co/Mjv1PUGhSM pic.twitter.com/oKGHKHS0hD
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 18, 2017
Advisers urged President Trump to hire an outside lawyer to deal with issues related to the Russia investigation https://t.co/3dHP5QgfuX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 18, 2017
Science committee Dems to Trump: Stop relying on fake news https://t.co/Ep3aeIpkgJ pic.twitter.com/4HDDS57IGx
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
After Turkish security brutally assaulted protesters in DC, Trump maintains a deafening silence https://t.co/KlJ7HHcqPD pic.twitter.com/35Dbne3MiY
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 18, 2017
"Why Trump will likely resign as Mueller pursues 'Putingate'" https://t.co/KFGQGTqdLA pic.twitter.com/nWPbBPtuiG
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
President Trump’s first trip abroad: How’s that going to go? https://t.co/323PLCvYnL pic.twitter.com/7Eqi0d0Zzk
— Slate (@Slate) May 18, 2017
.@SenatorBurr: “Michael Flynn has not cooperated with the committee up to this point” https://t.co/KmdrtfKaJ1 via @abwrig pic.twitter.com/u2aCizVuDF
— POLITICO (@politico) May 18, 2017
Kushner urged Trump to attack after special prosecutor announcement: report https://t.co/Etfc22PFUw pic.twitter.com/vvcvW4Bz2L
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
With Donald Trump’s downfall underway, the U.S. intel community may be targeting Paul Ryan too https://t.co/eStWYr5GwI
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 18, 2017
Former Joint Chiefs chairman: "The harder you chase leaks, the more leaks there will be" https://t.co/eAO7pHYc8u pic.twitter.com/fU9caXO0lR
— The Hill (@thehill) May 18, 2017
President Trump: “This is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in American history!” https://t.co/5EazikFe1B
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 18, 2017