May 2022
“Mark Esper, the former secretary of defense, said Sunday night on 60 Minutes that former President Donald Trump suggested paratroopers begin shooting demonstrators during the George Floyd protests outside of the White House in June 2020. Esper referred to Trump’s request as ‘shocking.’ It’s almost impossible to believe, but in fairness, Trump said the same thing about Eric,” his son.” —Jimmy Kimmel
“It’s also somehow not surprising to me that Trump would specifically request paratroopers, although it also wouldn’t surprise me if he doesn’t know what that word meant. I mean, maybe he knows it’s parachutes, or maybe he thinks it’s the two guys from CHiPs.” —Seth Meyers
“In response to Esper’s interview, Trump told 60 Minutes: ‘This is a complete lie, and 10 witnesses can back it up. Mark Esper was weak and totally ineffective, and because of it, I had to run the military.’ Right, Captain Bone Spurs had to run the military for Mark Esper. And we know that’s a lie because unlike everything else he ran, the military didn’t go bankrupt on his watch.” —Jimmy Kimmel
“Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former personal lawyer, is backing out of an interview with the House January 6th committee at the last minute because he wanted to record it himself. “Why does he want to record the interview? Is he worried they’re going cut it together to make it sound bad? That’s what his brain already does to his mouth. Why do guys like Rudy always have some weird angle? Like thinking they’re some genius chess master calling their bluff by asking to record the meeting. But anytime Rudy has ever been recorded, it’s been bad for him. Giuliani, for instance, has been recorded calling a senator on the day of the insurrection to overturn the election results, and butt-dialing a reporter while discussing his need for cash. Rudy records himself saying incriminating things all the time. Before he talks to anyone, he should pat himself down to make sure he’s not wearing a wire.” —Seth Meyers
http://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2022/03/1001-ways-to-make-america-great-and.html
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