Trump frantically rattles off a stunning 23 defensive tweets ranging from impeachment to Obama
As impeachment looms, Donald Trump is retreating further and further into his delusional comfort zone, relying more than ever on kind words of the sycophants at Fox News and the MAGA trolls populating his Twitter feed. This morning, he woke up and unleashed a staggering 23 tweets, some of which were aimed at spreading his usual misinformation and some of which were clearly aimed at just making himself feel better about his imploding presidency.
He started off by sharing a video of the hacks from Fox’s The Five, one of his favorite propaganda shows. The clip showcases an attempt by the hosts to smear the whistleblower as a partisan Democrat. Beyond even the obvious dishonesty on display, the talking points are completely irrelevant. The whistleblower hardly matters at this point, because Trump has already admitted to the allegations. His White House released the transcript of his call with the Ukrainian president and it clearly shows him asking for the “favor” of Ukraine opening a damaging investigation into his possible 2020 opponent Joe Biden. On top of that, he publicly asked China to do the same.
Oh, and the president also got in one of his trademark typos by referring to the Democrats’ inquiry as a “Wirch Hunt.”
A Total Scam by the Do Nothing Democrats. For the good of the Country, this Wirch Hunt should end now! https://t.co/G2nPapozye
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
The president went on about the whistleblower a bit, with some of his usual projecting and a copious amount of lies thrown in. Rather than making him seem innocent and unfairly beset, the frantic nature of the tweets came across as the lashing out of a guilty conscience. And again, it cannot be reiterated enough that even if the worst claims about the whistleblower were true, it wouldn’t matter. We have all the facts. We have the transcript. We have the president’s own words.
The Whistleblower’s facts have been so incorrect about my “no pressure” conversation with the Ukrainian President, and now the conflict of interest and involvement with a Democrat Candidate, that he or she should be exposed and questioned properly. This is no Whistleblower…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
…..The Whistleblower’s lawyer is a big Democrat. The Whistleblower has ties to one of my DEMOCRAT OPPONENTS. Why does the ICIG allow this scam to continue?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
His mind apparently going a million miles a minute, Trump then took a shot at one of his most hated rivals, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).
He should be Impeached for Fraud! https://t.co/lu3xKFQaON
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
For some reason, he decided to take a shot at the United Nations as well.
So make all Member Countries pay, not just the United States! https://t.co/IVbE4MqBVl
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
The president then tried to defend his widely decried and sure to be disastrous move to essentially greenlight a Turkish invasion of Northern Syria. He tried to paint his decision as some brilliant strategic move aimed at saving U.S. defense dollars and lives when really he just has absolutely no idea what he’s doing. If the Turks end up committing genocide against the Kurds and other ethnic groups in Syria, their blood with be on Trump’s hands.
Fighting between various groups that has been going on for hundreds of years. USA should never have been in Middle East. Moved our 50 soldiers out. Turkey MUST take over captured ISIS fighters that Europe refused to have returned. The stupid endless wars, for us, are ending! https://t.co/Fbcem9i55Z
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
….IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY! We went to war under a false & now disproven premise, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. There were NONE! Now we are slowly & carefully bringing our great soldiers & military home. Our focus is on the BIG PICTURE! THE USA IS GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Trump then pivoted back to impeachment, the thing which is clearly dominating his thoughts above all else.
The Do Nothing Democrats are Con Artists, only looking to hurt the Republican Party and President. Their total focus is 2020, nothing more, and nothing less. The good news is that WE WILL WIN!!!!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
He then went back to the whistleblower, because apparently the President of the United States of America has nothing better to do with his time than rehash his own pointless rhetoric over and over again.
The so-called Whistleblower, before knowing I was going to release the exact Transcript, stated that my call with the Ukrainian President was “crazy, frightening, and completely lacking in substance related to national security.” This is a very big Lie. Read the Transcript!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
….No Pressure at all said Ukraine! Very congenial, a perfect call. The Whistleblower and others spoke BEFORE seeing the Transcript. Now they must apologize to me and stop this ridiculous impeachment!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Apparently not satisfied that he had attacked enough targets yet, the president took a swing at the Federal Reserve next.
They don’t have a clue, but I do. The USA is doing great despite the Fed! https://t.co/85aW2YGehY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
He then boosted some of his little cronies in the GOP.
Great support from GOP in fighting the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats! https://t.co/qjskHYkQpD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
The president bragged about his boneheaded China policy.
But we are now, for the first time, giving companies a better alternative! https://t.co/jJFKywyIGw
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
He retweeted his neanderthal son Donald Trump Jr. who had blasted out some pathetic attack on Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
So true Don, and this was a big lie. Look what happened to Friends of Trump, for less. Can’t let this pass! https://t.co/u2To514DNq
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
He then went back to Schiff again.
Adam Schiff is a disgrace to our Country! https://t.co/4pM3j1GLev
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Trump retweeted his son again, clearly unable to put his phone down at this point. Trump Jr. seems to be just as obsessed with the whistleblower as his father.
Why doesn’t the ICIG do something about this Scam? He should have never let it start, a Dem Hoax! https://t.co/UCbObppWbA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
The president backtracked to Syria after that…
True. Should have never been there in the first place! https://t.co/kVXtpB23Wy
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
…took a random shot at Hillary Clinton.
Crooked Hillary should try it again! https://t.co/UjfIpZp1FA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Trump next turned to one of his enduring hatreds: President Obama. He repeated some right-wing fever dream conspiracy theories about his successor and accused him of failing to fill judgeships, neglecting to mention the rank obstructionism Obama faced from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY). Trump rambled on a bit about DACA as well, demonstrating obvious ignorance of what it entails.
President Obama said that he did not have the right to sign DACA, that it will never hold up in court. He signed it anyway! If the Supreme Court upholds DACA, it gives the President extraordinary powers, far greater than ever thought. If they do what is right and do not let……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
….DACA stand, with all of its negative legal implications, the Republicans and Democrats will have a DEAL to let them stay in our Country, in very short order. It would actually benefit DACA, and be done the right way!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
So why is someone a good or great President if they needed to Spy on someone else’s Campaign in order to win (that didn’t work out so well), and if they were unable to fill 142 important Federal Judgeships (a record by far), handing them all to me to choose. Will have 182 soon!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
Trump ended his pathetic Twitter outburst by claiming that only 25% of Americans want him impeached, which is a blatant lie. FiveThirtyEight currently pegs approval for impeachment at 48.8% and disapproval at 43.6%. In other words, more of the country wants Trump removed than wants him to stay. That number is likely to rise as more of his misdeeds come to light. This presidency is rapidly taking on water and Trump won’t be able to tweet his way out of it.
Only 25 percent want the President Impeached, which is pretty low considering the volume of Fake News coverage, but pretty high considering the fact that I did NOTHING wrong. It is all just a continuation of the greatest Scam and Witch Hunt in the history of our Country!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 9, 2019
This is a staff report from former Occupy Democrats Editor in Chief Colin Taylor or contributor Rob Haffney.