Dump is DONE

And please do try and defend him and his supporters.

Horrible to say but it’s really too bad his antics won’t make him pay the ultimate price. At this point it would be what’s best or the country. He shouldn’t be in power like today, like now.

You're living in a dream world. If the election were held again today, he'd still get at least 60 million votes. That's how fucked up this country is. Permanently.

R2 So much has happened today that even he can’t spin or deflect from this.

Pence unfollowed! Big whoop!

R3 I’m not talking about his most avid and retarded supporters because guess what, they’re going to get fucked good by this too.

Anybody attached to him is going to sport the stench and stain from today for a long, long time.

R4 By ultimate price, I meant his life.

R7 He does have a hit on him.

All the pro trump people are saying these aren't trump supporters, they are antifa in disguise.

R9 Oh honey. We have pictures of several of them - all Caucasian, of course - and tons of footage, too.

People keep saying he’s done. He’s done, he’s done, he’s DONE!

He’s the donest person ever, yet he’s still around firing projectile diarrhea at our faces.

R11 So you don’t believe that today he crossed a MAJOR line - the biggest he’s ever crossed, really - today?

He will spin it say antifa protesters did it not his peaceful maga soldiers - despite them being on tape saying they would storm the capitol tomorrow.

The National Association of Manufacturers, the nation's largest manufacturing association, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to consider removing President Trump from office.

Pence "should seriously consider working with the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to preserve democracy," NAM CEO Jay Timmons said in a statement.

NAM is one of the most powerful business groups in the nation, representing small and large manufacturers in all 50 states.

The comments come after Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting the joint session of Congress counting Electoral College votes. Pence was evacuated during the chaos.

"The outgoing president incited violence in an attempt to retain power, and any elected leader defending him is violating their oath to the Constitution and rejecting democracy in favor of anarchy," Timmons said. He added, "This is not law and order. This is chaos. It is mob rule. It is dangerous. This is sedition and it should be treated as such."

R13 Read my words: IT. AIN’T. FUCKING. HAPPENING.

There is nothing to spin. He is done.

Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is drawing up articles of impeachment.

This demon is responsible for a terrorist attack on our government and on our democracy.

There are voices out there for immediate impeachment: George Conway, John Podhoretz. Anyone on the right besides pundits? Pence tweeted a fairly strong statement that all those involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Ya never know

This is the best part: the calm after the storm when people get to assess the damage, place the justified blame, and start distributing the punishment.

[quote][R11] So you don’t believe that today he crossed a MAJOR line - the biggest he’s ever crossed, really - today?

When did I say that?

“He’s done” =/= “he’s crossed the biggest line ever”

He knows it too. He was practically shaking in his speech. He sounded totally flaccid, deflated, and not a little nervous.

The photos and videos of yahoos in weird costumes with their feet up on members' desks is fairly sure to outrage and disgust everyone but the hardcore Trumpies.

Btw, Bootsy, on my keyboard you can make a ≠ by holding down option and hitting the = key.

Josh Dawsey @jdawsey1 · 1m Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not spoken to the president and wants to return to finish certifying the results as soon as possible, an adviser said. Remains unhappy with the president's conduct since the election.

Welcome to the Presidency, Pence. Your term will be the talk of the WORLD for all eternity!

[quote]Btw, Bootsy, on my keyboard you can make a ≠ by holding down option and hitting the = key.

Not the beloved Boogsy, but thanks for that tip.

≠!

R21 How about he’s done BECAUSE he’s crossed the biggest line ever.

Let’s not get mired in semantics.

Traitors all of them. Execute them.

His voice was shaky because someone "bigger" than him called and read him the riot act.

[quote]Even Pence has unfollowed him on Twitter.

How do we know this has happened? That's quite stunning.

Who R29?

I hope someone kills him.

[quote]All the pro trump people are saying these aren't trump supporters, they are antifa in disguise.

MAGAts are so fucking dumb! Antifa storming and defacing the Capitol and risking arrest, just to make the opposition look bad?!

I'm also convinced that the gop has realized that the genie they unleashed is hard to control and could just as easily be mobs of black and other ethnic groups with years of pent up rage and they are scared.

He didn't unfollow him on Twitter.

r31 who knows. CIA, men in black....

Dump is mad.

He will be removed from office by Friday, one way or another.

Ghislane called him.

That's what I thought thanks R35. It would be very serious if he had.

These unorganized, under-educated nimrods. They clearly didn't expect the Capitol police to essentially stand down and let them waltz into the building as they did. They should have made a beeline for the ballot chests but instead took dopey photos and broke windows.

I’ll post it again in here:

They - the Dumps, his supporters, the Republicans as a whole - can say whatever they want. We have been collectively watching this and living it real time for the last 2-3 hours.

This is not going away, it is not getting deflected from, and it is not getting spun; it is what it is.

Where is Trump, right now? Is he in D.C. or Florida?

Sorry, I am doing my best to keep up with this, but I’m dealing with a migraine in a dark room. I apologize in advance for my dumbness.

R42 D.C.

[quote] This is being watched closely by the WHOLE world

It is indeed.

What is going in the Capitol is a FUCKING DISGRACE.

[quote] Even Pence has unfollowed him on Twitter.

Has he changed his FB status to "single"?

The fat cunt is stinking up DC R42.

Trump released a one minute video telling people to go home but he still said we won.

R47 And he was shitting a taco doing it.

So is the filth in the US Capitol Police who allowed this to happen. There should be a major purge and reckoning in court.

The police let them in and then stood around and took selfies with them.

R49 We have video and photos of those who “opened the gates” and were taking selfies.

R42, I hope it clears soon. As I fellow sufferer I can empathise. The Odious Orange is being his odious self.

This is far from over.

It wouldn't surprise me at all once Biden is POTUs that we hear of Trump's untimely demise.

Feel better, r42.

As I've been asking myself all afternoon...where the FUCK IS THE FBI?

Everything that took place today was a Federal crime.

He won't be done until Miss LIndsey says he's done. That hasn't happened yet.

The FBI?

Oh, you must mean the Famous But Incompetent whose former leader just came out and said Trump should not be charged post-presidency.

The head of the Arizona GOP has tweeted that Congress is in recess and the states now have the right to change their electoral votes.

Don't ask me, I didn't make up the crazy.

I thought Miss Lindsey was tweeting that she wanted everyone in the Capitol to be arrested and held to account?

How much longer are Pence and Congress going to let this maniac squat in the Oval Office? Kick his ass out.

Was the Senatrice's chaise lounge harmed???

I am Canadian, not American. After watching today’s events online and on tv when I got home from work my heart goes out to my U.S. friends who are having to live with this. Based on how totally unhinged these rioters/protesters are I’m thinking Biden may have an assassination attempt made on him when he becomes president.

The police is so fucking useless.

I can't believe someone sat in Nancy's seat. Don't they lock the offices? WTF, some spy could be in there stealing info...

Also I saw a a black trump supporter...wtf?!

[quote]Trump released a one minute video telling people to go home but he still said we won. —Anonymous

He is pathologically unable to admit being wrong about ANYthing.

the only upside is lots of people not wearing masks. maybe they could pass the covid to one another and get sick or worse...I never wish ill health on anyone but this is fucking bad!

Pence’s twitter’s main pic is now Bidens after winning the elections. Amazing. I still hate Pence but he has chosen his side.

I was curious to see how the Republicans would excuse these riots after they did all that bitching about how BLM were "savages" and displayed their attempts at sanctimony, so I went over to Facebook. They're saying "Oh, it isn't really Republicans doing all this. It's Liberal/ANTIFA people mixed in with the crowds trying to make Republicans and Trump look bad." I don't think they need help with that. They do a good enough job on their own.

Yes, he is OP BUT he will get away with all of it along with Miss Lindsey, Miss McConnell and Ted Cruz.

NOTHING will happen to them because the Dems just want to play nice nice, sadly.

R65, he is just trying to get on TV.

R68 - the only thing Pence should be doing is involking the 25th amendment.

[quote] Was the Senatrice's chaise lounge harmed???

No, it’s just fine.

Sadly, his fainting couch was damaged beyond repair.

R72 I totally agree. Lock Trump inside some institution, tonight.

[quote] Pence’s twitter’s main pic is now Bidens after winning the elections.

What the hell are you talking about?

He's not done. He's going to keep doing dangerous stuff. Right now he doesn't want those votes to be counted and anointed by Pence.

I can't believe that cunt smiled and waved while stealing the podium!!!

will they track down the cunts who went to Nancy's office and charge them ?

[quote] Sadly, his fainting couch was damaged beyond repair.

Speak for yourself. If I keep up mah virtual Pilates, the spring has popped in just the right place.

R75 Sorry. I looked at it and thought it was Joe and Jill standing there. They looked like them.

DC police say that 13 have been arrested.

Some idiot who tried to scale the scaffolding and fell is in critical condition.

Facebook removed Trump's video to rioters.

First wave of National Guard will be unarmed. Uhmmmm #why #becauseTheyreWHITE

R75, R68 is talking about this. Is that the Bidens from the back?

George W. Bush released a letter today that makes it clear Trump is a dangerous liar (even though he didn't have the balls to denounce him by name).

Is it possible to remove him immediately under the 25th? Or does it take so long that he'll be out of office anyway?

[quote]will they track down the cunts who went to Nancy's office and charge them ?

Nancy will see to it.

R77 Looters used to be shot - oh.he's white- off you go now- careful of the stairs.

cunts!!!

Trump and his ill should be dragged through the streets of Baltimore then drawn and quartered, and then beheaded just to make sure they’re dead.

^ilk

...why Baltimore?

Trump’s latest tweet is as insane as he is. He has totally lost it.

R51 There needs to be an immediate purge of the Capitol Police force starting at the top and working down.

Read it. You cannot make this up.

this will teach them. NEVER elect a fucking crazy reality/business billionaire.

Because many blacks live there. They should get first dibs.

the woman shot has died per CNN.

R65

That was Uncle Ruckus.

There aren't enough black people in DC for your liking, weirdo? You're not American, are you?

DJT can now be realistically called a fucking TERRORIST. Also, since the woman who was shot (no big loss) has died, how about an accessory to murder? He needs to be forcefully removed from office and locked away where the sun don't shine.

NEVER elect a fucking crazy reality/business FAKE billionaire.

Fixed it for you

R93 I literally just shivered and gagged.

He is done and he knows it.

It will teach them nothing. 40% of America is totally fine with a President who appeared on WWE wrestling and turning our nations dignity into a sideshow.

Seriously, it’s 25th time.

This guy is nuts.

R84, the 25th only requires the VP and the majority of the Cabinet to inform both houses of Congress is unfit. It could be done quickly. Trump could send another letter in to contradict it but the cool thing is that Congess doesn't have to act on that until after the 14 days left in his term is over. If invoked it's failsafe at this point.

R102 They’re not the majority and they are going to become more aware of that then ever now.

who was she?

*than

Pompeo

Has La Sénatrice made her opinions known concerning these revolting developments?

R109

The fallout from this - the investigation of the Trumps, the splintering of the Republican Party, the ostracizing of the MAGA people and Proud Boys, and the investigations into all three and into the law enforcement that helped - is going to reverberate for years.

Mitch wants the vote now so as to show no fear.

Republicans are starting to abandon Dump more obviously and overtly now. He’s done.

R22 Who filmed that for him?!?!?

My mind is racing right now. My stomach is churn. I am reeling, as I'm sure you all are. This is shocking beyond belief, and that is saying something after the past four years. This video in and of itself should be illegal. He's insane.

How is he allowed to use the office of the presidency, the official social media of the White House, to spew his conspiracies?!? Maybe there will be a "Trump Law" that gets ratified that says no future president can use official political social media to disseminate personal grievances or to communicate with their own constituents at the expense of America as a union.

25 HIM RIGHT NOW, PEOPLE!!! JEEZ!!!!!

I wonder what the QAnon Lizard People like Queen Elizabeth and Justin Bieber are thinking?

Pompeo's statement is completely idiotic.

His last sentence should have been the first, and the next sentence should start with the word "However" followed by the first half of his tweet.

I wonder how Miss Hawley is feeling tonight?

[quote[Trump and his ill should be dragged through the streets of Baltimore then drawn and quartered, and then beheaded just to make sure they’re dead.

His entire family needs to be publicly executed.

It seems that twitter has removed Trump's tweet about going with love or some such thing.

I’m watching these rioters and wondering what they think they accomplished. Trump just incited them and left them there with no solutions or plans. Dumbest people EVER

R119 They accomplished nailing the final nail in his coffin...

[quote] Is that the Bidens from the back?

No, you big dumb bacciagalupe! That’s Pence and Mother. (That’s to be read in my Sophia voice!)

R80, no worries, hon. I thought I was going nuts cause I saw his stupid goofy face.

[quote]Was the Senatrice's chaise lounge harmed???

Thankfully, no. But his fainting couch will need to be reupholstered.

R93, what did it say? Twitter removed it as a TOS violation.

[quote]Trump just incited them and left them there with no solutions or plans.

Kinda like those rallies with no bus ride home.

Pelosi says they'll continue tonight.

"In consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use. Leader Hoyer will be sending out more guidance later today," she said.

Not even bothering with Trump anymore. Invoke the 25th!

Pence was the one that had to call in the National Guard, Trump would not do it. Imagine if Pence was not in fear for his own life. Crickets.

R122, see r73.

They’ll have ‘we wus there’ stories to tell their dumb little grand babies too, r119. Their proudest day.

Finish certification of the electoral votes. Then would begin the impeachment and removal of Trump.

Miss Hawley is balled up in a corner crying like the little bitch she is.

Heather Cox Richardson just did her usual video and said among other things that she'd be surprised if he stayed in office another two days. She later said she thinks there will be pressure for his to resign.

I also note that the order to send in the National Guard was issued by Pence, not Trump, as if the former were president. Is that normal?

she was a black trump supporter!!!

Twitter deleted both of Trump's later tweets, the video to his supporters as well as the "go home in love" one.

I really think they'll get rid of him soon. Everyone is treating Pence like the one in charge now.

Done.

In a way I am glad this happened now because they will take this security shit more seriously when Biden takes office.

[quote] Miss Hawley is balled up in a corner crying like the little bitch she is.

Ironically, so is Madison Cawthorn, though for a completely different reason.

R136 -- Muriel you're terrible

[quote] In a way I am glad this happened now

I was just discussing feeling the same as you with someone. In fact, this [italic]needed[/italic] to happen. Up until now, this psychotic narcissistic retard has been treated the way one would a naughty child. He is now responsible for a death and for the infiltration of our Capitol- the heart of our democracy.

I think today has awoken many - not all, mind you - people.

The Michigan State House invasion and kidnapping plot was the inspiration and "dry run."

Today should have come as no surprise.

I hate Mike Pence - end of story. That said, in the end, he has done the right thing with THIS particular mess. I fear for his safety as I do for Joe and Kamala.

Jim Costa reporting on CNN that a source close to Dump says he’s obsessed with his election loss and is quote “out of his mind.”

R141 No shit.

R140 WH sources are saying Dump is FURIOUS with Pence’s failure to do his bidding. Pence was his last hope.

“Around the world leaders are placing blame on Trump.” -Richard, CNN

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are surging as the US dollar loses stability.

I want the stock market to crash...that would be great. FUCK TRUMP!

[quote] He is now responsible for a death

Not his first.

Re R91's post about Trump's latest Tweet: Twitter removed it, what did it say?

[quote] WH sources are saying Dump is FURIOUS with Pence’s failure to do his bidding.

I don’t get why these morons think pence could’ve done something. If the sitting VP chooses the next president, didn’t Al Gore know that in 2000? He should have just declared himself president. They’re ridiculous.

Why do these "tough" groups of losers all have such wimpy sounding names: MAGA and Antifa sound like frau brands of butterscotch candy.

I'm sorry that person died but that person knew the risks for their actions. This person wasn't a child. So I'm not shedding a tear.

R151 does anyone know the circumstances of how she ended up shot?

Yeah, how was Pence supposed to be Trump’s Hail Mary? And the Magats didn’t even let it get to the certification before they started rioting. I don’t get their thinking on this at all

R146 ummm no dumbass. That’s not good for anyone. The last thing we need is the wealthy seizing up even more. The only ones who will lose are all the broke millennials who’ve started trading recently with stimulus money, 401k’s and will panic sell at a loss. The rich will wait it out.

I’m with you, r151.

You storm a federal building entrenched in a riot, you know the potential consequences.

R152 There’s video of it toward the end of this thread I believe. Graphic.

Megyn Kelly, begging for an anchor job on the Trump News Network:

The Capitol riots are wrong. But the Trump critics using this as proof that every criticism they’ve ever lobbed at Trump/his supporters has been validated is absurd.

According to reports, she was a trump supporter...a fucking black trump supporter! Oh man...I have so many things to say but I was taught not to speak ill of the dead...

Trump continues to demonstrate that he has never had any kind of knowledge about our government.

If nothing else, we need to remove him from office NOW before he pardons anymore maniacs.

Someone on Twitter made a good point that you would think the Capitol would have been much harder to break into after 9/11.

R148, this is what Plump said in his latest tweet (that got deleted by Twitter)

[quote] These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!

[quote] But the Trump critics using this as proof that every criticism they’ve ever lobbed at Trump/his supporters has been validated is absurd.

Giiirl....

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (Republican, butnever a Trump fan): “President Trump should resign or be removed from office by his Cabinet, or by the Congress.”

I still flash back to 2016 when my ex Republican friends thought trump was a breath of fresh air. I said repeatedly he’s an unqualified, failed at everything he tried, game show host who is nuts and doesn’t give a shit about anyone but himself. Begged them not to vote for him. They looked at me dismissively. Stupid bitches would probably vote for him again. He needs to be impeached, removed and arrested.

he was never gonna leave quietly...do you think they will have to drag him out in 2 weeks?

Some dumb Fox New Bitch tried to equate this with the riots this summer complaining about the barricades in front of the White House and now will be in front of the Capital. See, both sides are bad - FOX NEW.

Except for the fact none of this would have happened if Trump was not in office.

Miss Lindsey was locked for hours in her office, trying to negotiate a truce with this insurgent on her fainting couch.

One thing I’m certain of, tonight Trump is marveling at his TV ratings.

[quote]he was never gonna leave quietly...do you think they will have to drag him out in 2 weeks?

You know, I am sure you have seen those memes all over Facebook of him being dragged out, I am starting to think it might actually happen. I am going to need some popcorn and butter for that one.

If I were a member of congress, I would never feel safe in the Capitol building again. The security there, and I use that term loosely, needs a complete overhaul. Total failure.

Did anyone catch Ivanka's Tweet calling them patriots before she deleted it? God that cunt is dumb.

Trump Twitter account locked

They can’t afford to see what happens in two weeks. They need to end this shit now.

The security can’t fail if it was never in place. Capitol cops = trumpers.

They finally locked his twitter account.

If someone has a screenshot post it. Post it everywhere. Just for when she tries running for office. Twat cunt whore.

R177 It’s posted in the RIOTS thread.

Big deal. Locked it for 12 hrs.

Trump is a disgusting piece of shit. But knowing Democrats, they will allow him to get away with everything even though they have power.

[quote] Megyn Kelly, begging for an anchor job on the Trump News Network:

The Capitol riots are wrong. But the Trump critics using this as proof that every criticism they’ve ever lobbed at Trump/his supporters has been validated is absurd.

Once a cunt, always a cunt.

Why is everyone surprised that the greatest reality star of all time knows how to put on a show? He has become the PT Barnum of this century. Remember, 'there's a sucker, born every minute'. There will be more razzle-dazzle for two more weeks, then everything will quiet down. Hopefully...

Megyn Kelly can go FUCK HERSELF! Fascist cunt!

R180 Are you going to keep spewing your bullshit spin?

R183 I was quoting cunt Megyn Kelly.

Twitter is this loser's whole life. Cutting him off from it for 12 hours is like denying oxygen for 12 hours. Wonder what he's doing right now since he can't tweet.

The best thing Pence could do would be invoke 25 amendment, take over as president for two weeks and lead efforts to get things under control. He’d have the chance to look statesmanlike and position himself for 2024. He’s wasting time hoping Trump will do anything to help him in ‘24. Trump is mentally ill and, in four years, he will have declined further.

Suspension coming

R184 Sorry my love 😘

[quote] I want the stock market to crash.

Actually the Dow was up 400+ points today for some reason.

R189, that was probably due to Georgia. Let’s see what they say tomorrow.

[quote] Did anyone catch Ivanka's Tweet calling them patriots

Tiffy tweeted Happy Birthday! to Eric too. These fools..

CNN: Melania Trump chief of staff resigns in wake of protests.

Today was supposed to be the grand climax of an Ayn Rand novel where the heroes make a daring stand and are rewarded with a roar of approval from the worshipful multitudes. Instead we got a shitty riot in which winking cops allowed MAGA bros into the Capitol to steal stuff.

From NBC, 2 hours ago (5:32 p.m.), former Trump communications director in the White House Tweeted this afternoon, acknowledging that Trump's loss of the election was fair and above-board:

Former Trump White House spokeswoman says 'the Election was NOT stolen. We lost'

Former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah tweeted a message to Trump supporters Wednesday after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, saying, "I need you to hear me: the Election was NOT stolen. We lost."

Farah, who resigned in December, also tweeted, "There were cases of fraud that should be investigated. But the legitimate margins of victory for Biden are far too wide to change the outcome. You need to know that."

The chaos at the Capitol occurred after a pro-Trump rally was held while Congress convened to officially count the Electoral College vote that President-elect Joe Biden won.

There were cases of fraud that should be investigated. But the legitimate margins of victory for Biden are far too wide to change the outcome. You need to know that.

I’m proud of many policy accomplishments the Trump Admin had. But we must accept these results. — Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) January 6, 2021

R126 DoD getting the okay from Pence to send the national guard is strange. DoD takes orders from the president.

Where is fake Melania tonight???

Stabbing outside of Dump Motel

Trump is shitting his plastic panties about now.

See?

R196 Pence seems to be running things tonight. Dump is melting down.

R195, “she’s part of the deep dish. Or deep freeze. Or whatever the hell we call it.”

[quote]CNN: Melania Trump chief of staff resigns in wake of protests.

To clarify, it's Stephanie Grisham, the grizzled old drunk who was press secretary for a hot second between The Wall-Eyed Warthog and Miss MAGATitties.

The rats, they are fleeing from the flames.

He’s getting impeached. Mitchell talking about it seems like after what’s happened, something needs to be done on NBC.

[quote]Why is everyone surprised that the greatest reality star of all time knows how to put on a show? He has become the PT Barnum of this century. Remember, 'there's a sucker, born every minute'. There will be more razzle-dazzle for two more weeks, then everything will quiet down. Hopefully...

Because it's not a reality show dip shit, someone actually died and probably more to come. It's not a joke or a show.

Stephanie Grisham resigns.

If Repugs had any balls, which they do not, they could all vote tonight to remove him. Problem solved. But they are pussies so I am sure they will even now come out and support him.

Andrea Mitchell was making it sounds like all those Congresspeople and Senators cowering and being hustled to safety are in the mood to take it out on Trump with a lighting-fast impeachment and conviction.

I do believe (yes we’ve been hoping this for years) that this is the end of Dump. If he tries to run, people will be reminded of today and just go, “um, no.”

I usually can laugh at horrible things. I mean this is datalounge! But nothing that happened today is funny. Trump isn’t “funny” anymore.

[quote] between The Wall-Eyed Warthog and Miss MAGATitties.

Thank you, I just did a spit take. You win DL for today.

[quote]Andrea Mitchell was making it sounds like all those Congresspeople and Senators cowering and being hustled to safety are in the mood to take it out on Trump with a lighting-fast impeachment and conviction.

Good luck with that, it's just a wet dream. Republicans are pussies, how do people not understand this?

R177

[quote] Republicans are pussies

"I think the President has learned his lesson"

Matt is blamed Trump

*Mattis

[quote] "Also, since the woman who was shot (no big loss) has died, how about an accessory to murder?"

Surely that constitutes felony murder, R99.

I wonder what the atmosphere was like when the republicans who were supporting trump's bullshit and in effect encouraging the terrorism were locked up with those who were against it?

CBS News: Sen. Steve Daines of Montana says he will no longer question the certification of Biden electors.

^This is what happens when political discourse is couched in terms of "reality tv", pretending that everything is just like it is on professional wrestling. Trump went with his never-ending barrage of lies, day in and day out, and these stupid, ignorant idiots believed it. And now look what has happened. It is horrific. Once a republic falls, it NEVER comes back. It has never happened in recorded history, not one single time. This is VERY dangerous, and Trump needs to be taken out of power and his family prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, ALL laws.

r219, me too.

Moscow Mitch to deliver remarks at 8pm

[quote]]I wonder what the atmosphere was like when the republicans who were supporting trump's bullshit and in effect encouraging

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I hope someone stood up to them and silence and said "YOU DID THIS"!

[quote]Moscow Mitch to deliver remarks at 8pm

He should just die instead.

Cruz, Hawley and Trump look the worst in this. I love that for them.

I think they’re going to get the certification done in double time tonight. I think they realize they could have been killed. That mob did not give a shit whether Cruz, etc supported Dump, they were out for blood.

Joy Reid making it all about her and the black thing again. Time to change the channel. This is way bigger than racism or social justice.

you tube removed his video too. According to reports.

[quote]I hope someone stood up to them and silence and said "YOU DID THIS"!

Romney did, apparently.

Miss Hawley lied and said Antifa did the same things at his house that these fuckers did to the capital so I want her to bet held accountable for her LIES. I'm tying his fake complaints to this as well and I hope people on Twitter come after him.

[quote]Joy Reid making it all about her and the black thing again. Time to change the channel. This is way bigger than racism or social justice.

I don’t really like her, but Joy is right about this. The whole reason these MAGATs think the election was “stolen”...is because they don’t think blacks and minorities should be allowed to vote, only white peoples’ votes should be counted.

Obama:

Cruz and Hawley's 2024 Presidential bids just went kablooey. Unfortunately Tom Cotton made the smart decision and laid low, like the person on the reality show who flies under the radar until the final Tribal Council.

Dump is done dung.

[quote]Unfortunately Tom Cotton made the smart decision and laid low, like the person on the reality show who flies under the radar until the final Tribal Council.

Well that’s even worse. Because Cotton is just a smarter version of Dump.

More evidence, R234, that Harvard trumps Princeton and (snort) Stanford.

Anyone who was publicly on the wrong side of this faces an uphill battle for future political positions. This country won't forget who its enemies are.

This will rightfully be constantly thrown in the face of any Republican who ever supported Trump if they run for President. They of course will lie about their support of this because that is what Republicans do.

The likes of Benedict Arnold and Richard Nixon paying several rounds of drinks for everybody, wherever they are.

Ssssshhh, everybody, Mike Pence is speaking!

Unfortunately half of the Americans who voted for him won't forget, they will just ignore all of this.

Pence speaking live

"Let's get back to work," sez Pence. Trump is OVAH.

McConnell is speaking. I fucking hate him

McConnell is condemning them. I hate his ass too but good!

McConnell is a disgusting piece of shit. He could have removed Dump a year ago. Complicit.

Pence was sweaty and breathing heavily? Did Mother give him a BJ before speaking?

Pence is part & parcel of this horror, fuck him.

I kept expecting a fly to land on Pence's forehead.

Schumer talking!

Pence was recently revived from a 4-year coma, he's not used to breathing and speaking and people actually listening.

[quote] Pence was sweaty and breathing heavily? Did Mother give him a BJ before speaking?

That was Sen Graham

The people who voted for Trump will not be shocked by any of this, they will never admit they were wrong. They will just say "Oh those protestors were a bunch of nut jobs who had nothing to do with Trump". And Hawley's political career is not over either. His supporters don't care about the truth, they ignore the truth.

[quote]Miss Hawley lied and said Antifa did the same things at his house that these fuckers did to the capital

Hawley did it himself/arranged to have it done for political leverage. Fact.

Schumer going in

Its nice they let Dianne Feinstein out of the home to sit behind Schumer. Tapioca pudding if you're good, Dianne!

Schumer laying in on Dump. This is perfect.

Senator Feinstein is awake. She's had some coffee, I bet. And then made sure to use the bathroom.

Elect a clown, expect a circus....

Was I wrong?

Senator Cotton is so glad he didn't join the objectors.

Oh god, this okie is quoting Reagan. Sit down, ginger.

New wig on hatchetface JonI Ernst!

Lankford says “the commission we wanted is not going to happen now” and “tonight we will certify the election of Joe Biden.”

I wonder if everyone will withdraw their objections, so they can all get out of there before the curfew is over and round two begins?

Are they're all abandoning Trump?

R265, they have.

[quote]hatchetface JonI Ernst!

CUNT.

R267 Even Cruz?

And like that *snap* he’s done.

Dump contributed today to the unleashing of karma he has been incurring for over 70 years; karma that will befall him, his family, his supporters, and enablers.

His life will never be the same again.

R269, apparently, according to Rand Paul. But lets wait and see.

See! So the riots did have a happy ending! They're going to drop their objections! Didn't work out quite like they thought it would, did it?

This lady is going to go on and on, isn't she?

Yes, r273.

I thought this was going to be fast-tracked.

No politician will want to be associated with him, businesses won't work with him, banks won't associate themselves with him and countries like Russia and North Korea see him as a failure. Trump is officially OVAH!

This douchebag from UT isn't even wearing a mask. Fuck him, throw him out.

I wonder what kind of spin walleye Huckabee would put on this.

Don't know, don't care, R277!

We are watching the slow neutering of Dump.

Trump lost Ann Coulter today.

"A year ago, former Trump supporter Ann Coulter wrote a column titled “I Want Him to Lose,” but decided at the time, “Ah fuck it, I don’t want to screw over other Republicans. I’ll just keep my mouth shut.”

But Coulter—who during the 2016 campaign wrote a book-length endorsement of her preferred candidate, In Trump We Trust—felt no such restraint on Wednesday as the violent spectacle of gun-toting Trump acolytes storming the United States Capitol in armed standoffs with cops unfolded on global television screens.

“We finally got the authoritarian liberals have been talking about,” the right-wing firebrand told The Daily Beast. “And I want to point out what a gigantic pussy he is. Who are these people still supporting Trump and this nonsense ‘stop the steal’? I don’t understand why. Why are you doing this for Trump when he doesn’t give a crap about you? These poor, working-class Americans, hanging on by their fingernails! No, he didn’t have time for them. He was too busy talking to Bob Woodward.”

Coulter went on: “He held a rally and he encouraged them to march on the Capitol while he goes back to the White House to have a nice lunch because he’s a gigantic pussy. He always has other people doing his dirty work. He was this tough guy on The Apprentice. He couldn’t even fire his own attorney general. He sent Corey Lewandowski to do it. He just trash-tweets Jeff Sessions on Twitter. Oooohh what a big man!”

Coulter sputtered with rage as she vented about the soon-to-be ex president. “I hate him,” she seethed."

Loser grifter Kelly Loeffler is currently dropping her objection.

[quote] We finally got the authoritarian liberals have been talking about,” the right-wing firebrand told The Daily Beast. “And I want to point out what a gigantic pussy he is.

DAYUM!

What does Ann Coulter know about a “gigantic pussy”? She’s got a “gigantic cock”.

R283 We should all unite against Dump.

Maybe he is what we needed to truly heal.

Ben Sasse is a huge douche.

Michael Beschloss, opining from his baronial hearthside, thinks there's no movement for 25th Amendment removal or impeachment; says the Senate is acting like nothing happened today except an invasion of the Capitol by insurgents. He sounds outraged; he calls Trump responsible.

No one is opposing the certification.

The dems are just going to act like all the treasonous politicians who supported today's events were just boys being boys

And as I'm posting this, at least 25 people are being arrested for having a little bit of pot. Half will lose their jobs and maybe go to jail. But these politicians who committed treason? nothing, maybe a censure. Big deal

The rich protect the rich

don jr is thinking of running for office and we don't have anyone to protect us from him

America deserves everything we get

r262, it is posts like this that make me LOVE LOVE LOVE the Datalounge!

Cynical me. This gives the Republicans a reason not to object and keep their base. Cunning.

Facebook is either limiting or blocking his access. Was on the phone when they were talking about it.

Graham abandons Dump.

“It’s been a hell of a journey.”

Graham: “Enough is enough. We have to end this!”

His account was suspended for 12 hours, R291.

R294 It will be suspended for longer. Dump himself will see to that.

Lindz impressed me. She is scared.

Lindsay speaking:

McConnell and Schumer

Trump is guilty of sedition. Impeach him again.

The House Judiciary Committee is now formally asking Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump. Shit's getting real tonight.

Trump told multiple aides not to allow Pence chief of staff Marc Short into the White House today, sources tell me and @SalehaMohsin. Short was on campus today, but wasn't seen much. Trump doesn't trust Short, and Short doesn't like Trump, sources said

MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: VP Mike Pence, presiding over the Senate, announces that “the objection is not sustained.” In a major blow to Trump, the objection to the AZ Electoral College count in the Senate has been defeated

44 senators onboard for impeachment

R305 - You mean 44 House members. I wish it was 44 Senators.

R306 Yeah, I know. Typed it too fast and copy and pasted to a few places.

He’s continuing to unravel

Chris Hayes is correct. I was impressed when I saw that on TV earlier. People trying to act normal in Congress after the President unleashed his goons on the capitol.

David Frum in the Atlantic: "In institutional self-defense, Trump must be impeached again and this time removed. That needs to happen immediately, before he can declare martial law ...."

White House officials didn't see this as in character? They're surprised by his "borderline enthusiasm" for an anti-American insurgency?

Which reminds me, where's Stephen Miller in this? Under what rock is he plotting?

4 dead

R320 - “Medical Emergencies” do not = DEAD

R321 Did you not read the fucking summary?

“4 PEOPLE DIED”

"Trump does not deserve to be president any longer"—Sen. Chris Coons.

Heh heh, it's been a minute since I'd given any thought to poor Seth Abramson. I can't believe people here still follow him.

Pin this fucking thread up top.

What did the President know and WHEN did he know it? How much of this was planned in advance and Trump and his minions knew about it? He was at rallies talking about this back in December.

I think they will simply "neuter" him instead of impeachment or 25th amendment. Cut off his access to Social Media, do not take his calls, leave him isolated until January 20, the senior officials answer to Pence. The GOP doesn't want to agitate his followers so they will probably isolate him, like House arrest.

The payback coming Dump and his supporters’ way is going to be staggering. It’s the kind that builds up gradually and then suddenly.

Has anyone discussed the hideous decor in the Capital building. Those floor tiles looked liked the worst excesses of the 60's and 70's.

And hideous yellow walls!

The storming has certainly been a wake up call to an interior decoration makeover for the joint.

Watching now:

Dump has banned Pence’s chief of staff from the WH. He’s like a raging tantruming toddler.

R334 They need get him out now.

R316 Take a drink every time Tapper says or tweets “spewing lies!” You’ll be unconscious within minutes.

Stephen Colbert did a live show tonight and he was furious.

[quote]New wig on hatchetface JonI Ernst!

What rural Iowa roadside did they get it from?

Certification is going to go on for how many more hours?

I'm guessing Twitter and other social media were told to cut off Trump's accounts by the FBI or some similar agency. It's about fucking time.

R340 I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s being heavily monitored.

It would be fascinating to know what is going on behind the scenes. Maybe he wants to address the nation etc and he's been given a "no way dude" response.

R342 Yep. He would’ve done so by now, especially with no Twitter. Think about it.

Also, they’re not going to reveal that shit right now before certification because they don’t want to incite anymore insanity.

R332, I was thinking the same! Those ugly fucking red drapes/curtains...there gotta go!

180k+ are watching NBC on YouTube right now.

The weirdos at TheDonald.win are speculating that he's fled to Texas on AF1. They still think the revolution is going to start.

I wonder WHO is going to Epstein this motherfucker? And HOW SOON? Please hurry up, whoever you are.

R346 Ha! The revolution on his and their asses. That’s what’s about to start.

I have stated here before that my prediction is a murder-suicide in the WH. There will be purple brain jelly on the wainscoting. Yes, I know narcissists don’t usually go off themselves, but most narcissists aren’t facing legal check mate in multiple cases at the same time while losing a faux-real election where you got millions more but were treated so badly, so unfair really lol. The election was stolen from them, they really believe this.

R345 Just tuned it. Wow it's boring as fuck. But I'm proud and elated that Biden's certification is moving forward in spite of so much fucking CRAP.

Wait who is this bitch

Pence DONE with Dump

Pottinger we resigns

LOL Elie Mystal

LOL Elie Mystal

LOL Elie Mystal

Drunk on power.

Sorry for the triple fucking post. I kept hitting “Post” because it wouldn’t fucking respond!

17 members of congress asking for impeachment

Has anyone ever seen Pence angry in the first place? Just wondering, Inhofe, you ass.

17? That’s it? Fucking ridiculous.

r361 Impeachment and the 25th Amendment are two completely different things. Please think before you post misinformation.

R369 Girl, I’m tired and barely awake. I didn’t post misinformation if I posted the fucking tweet with the correct information on it.

r370, we all make mistakes, don't be so hard on yourself...get some rest.

Sarah Silverman sleuthing. Go girl.

Is Klobuchar gay? Asking for a friend.

R371 Thanks, babe. I know I should but... I don’t know, I guess I’m determined to cover whatever sliver of this I can.

Tonight at 1600: -President in “bunker mentality” and acting like “a total monster” -Trump is raging about Pence and telling people he’s banned VP aide Short -Aides contemplating mass resignations -Talk of Cabinet invoking 25th Amendment

We’re beyond 25, he’s in 5150 territory

Why weren't these people simply arrested? It's not like they were hiding. Maybe because nobody wanted to arrest them and now they're feeling the heat?

This motherfucker is gonna fry and I’m gonna watch him sizzle.

Once again, your3 wrong.

Nothing will happen to Trump for this.

No 25th amendment

No federal charges.

No impeachment

No censure.

They’re afraid fascists will storm state houses across the country. The police are in on it, so they’ll let the rioters in. The police may help kidnap dem politicians

They’re all going to cross their fingers & wait for Jan 20th,

Hitler was a psychopathic narcissist and committed suicide with those closest to him. So maybe in the White House bunker Trump, Melania. Ivanka, Eric, Donald Jr and Barron will all take poison commanded to by Pence. Ivanka will talk back but all he needs to do is give her a vicious slap to get her in line.

And what is a bunker for if not for suicide? It's why they stock it with Spam.

Does djt actually think the election was stolen from him? I'm beginning to believe he does.

I hope Im wrong, I really really do, but this will get worse before it gets better.

I Cannot BELIEVE these so-called adults who are only now saying they can't stand by Trump. Because *only today* did he do something objectionable enough...because *they* were the ones cowering in fear.....the way all the rest of us have been afraid since DAY ONE.

None of this is a surprise, he is NOT going to suddenly behave, we all know it, he IS A DICTATOR and the only question is whether or not the elected officials in DC are going to push back, hard and immediately, or continue to allow him to cross the line.

He won't stop, he wants an uprising, consequences be damned, because he has *never faced any*.

Remove him from office and charge him with the appropriate crimes, FFS.

[quote] Those floor tiles looked liked the worst excesses of the 60's and 70's.

Here’s a discussion about the Minton encaustic tiles that were laid down in the 19th century.

In some areas the tiles were removed and replaced with marble. Years ago I bought one of the removed tiles at an auction. I also have two blocks of marble from the steps near the old Senate chamber that were removed in the 1850s.

Hitler killed himself because he heard what happened to Mussolini--killed, dragged through the streets, body hung by the heels in the center of a city. And he knew the Russians would do even worse shit that the Italians--who really just wanted Mussolini dead.

No one is going to kill Trump. That is why he's not going to kill himself.

[quote] Does djt actually think the election was stolen from him? I'm beginning to believe he does.

I think that he’s convinced himself that it was stolen. He is demented.

R384 No. Doing nothing sends a message: "Please attempt to overthrow our democracy and terrorize our elected representatives. We're fine with that." They have to make an example of these terrorist conspirators. There will be consequences.

And when Dump does kick the bucket NO STATE FUNERAL.

[quote] Talk of Cabinet invoking 25th Amendment

They won’t.

As John Bolton said, Trump is allowed to fight it & present his case that he’s not unfit.

It’s only 14 days & it may cause more craziness from violent schizophrenic Trump followers.

You can stamp your feet all you want, nothing is going to happen to Trump.

They want to move ahead, place this behind us, get on with the business of the country. Work together! Find common ground! America works best when we work together. Unite. Govern for all Americans. Listen to our opponents & reassure them. Not carry on Trump’s craziness.

Agree with R391. There are consequences. If we don't do anything, this mob will think they can get away with shit.

I doubt Pence and his cabinet will do anything but didn't someone in his cabinet said not to approach Trump. The DoD received orders from Pence, not Trump when they ordered the National Guard. So they probably won't invoke the 25th but they will find a way to censure him and silence him some way-- block his Social Media access-- and make Pence the real POTUS behind the scenes but just be quiet about it because his followers are still in the streets.

How much of Trump's cabinet are actual cabinet members versus 'acting' replacements?

You know what? I’m glad these politicians had a little scare put into them. They should know what it’s like to walk to work and see broken windows and a bunch of crazy people. (And then they should be glad they even have jobs.) They should have a little taste of “the police aren’t here to protect me”, too.

The people they represent have to deal with this shit every day.

I think they'll put Trump on time out for two weeks. No social media, controlled media appearances. They don't want any more disruption, which an impeachment or Article 25 vote would be.

HIs 12 hour Twitter time-out will be up at 0700 am. Trump may start tweeting as we speak. Did Twitter delete him permanently?

Unfortunately no r399.

I wonder if the Covid virus has affected him mentally. Did Eric have it? He’s seems pretty mental too.

From what I'm seeing, he's done. I don't think they will leave him in office and I believe he will be removed tomorrow. "Treason" is on every news channel and website now. He is a danger and they aren't fucking around anymore. Far too many people are calling for him to be removed. That, combined with all the people who are resigning or expressing outrage will build to even more tomorrow. There is no coming back from this for him. He is not untouchable. He's going down and much further and quicker than you realize.

Sorry but I took a break and took a nap, has obama said anything?

I think they would prefer to leave him in office but keep him on a short leash, it's the option with the least amount of fuss.

If they tried impeachment, the same GOP shitheads who objected to some states' electoral votes would put up roadblocks and objections on that issues, too, and we of course don't have our two new GA senators sworn in yet. Impeachment isn't a great idea.

No one wants this to end with the 25th Amendment, especially not Trump.

I wish it were so, but this man seems to get away with fucking everything!! Never ANY accountability. He go on a rampage with an automatic rifle and his cult would lap it up and there would be no legal consequences whatsoever. He seems to get off with everything!

R402 I respect the sentiment you're evoking, but girl, it's not happening. Let's be completely real here.

He basically just did go on a rampage. So far, all that we know has been done is he's been temporarily kicked off Twitter and YouTube. Perhaps more is going on behind the scenes, but we aren't privy to that.

I sure hope Josh Hawley is also done. What a turd in the punch bowl that pipsqueak is.

....

Kelly Loeffler only dropped her objection because she now knows she doesn't have a career in politics, so why would she need to please Trump? Just like you know that even though she came out for the $2000 life line, had this vote happened AFTER the election, she would eventually have dropped any kind of stimulus check. Hypocrisy is deeply seated into the GOP's DNA.

[quote]And when Dump does kick the bucket NO STATE FUNERAL.

Celebratory bank holiday for everyone!

DL Fave Conor Lamb brings the house down

Twitter has suspended the account of Lin Wood after he posted a series of tweets about the mob storming the U.S. capitol. Wood claimed those who smashed their way into the building were antifa supporters. “Do not be fooled. Trump supporters are peaceful. It was antifa that created the violence in our cities over the past several months,” he wrote.

After his account was suspended, he took to the social media platform Parler to claim a "coup" was underway.

Why hasn’t Wood been arrested?

I know we shouldn't be speaking ill of the dead but ...

Man, I loathe Megyn Kelly. Grade A cunt!

This man needs to be crushed in every way politically so he can't come back. This is so important. (yeah I would like him crushed as well. Like drop the Liberty Bell on him.)

But Dems are such fucking wusses and Crazy Nancy(Trump was right on that one) will say it's time to move on and he'll be back.

Imagine if BLM did this? All the blood splattered all over the Capitol and the entire nation in an uproar. Now it will vanish as the liberals wring their hands and say this is worrisome. The Republicans would have been out for massive revenge. And would never stop screaming about it. 'Please leave the building.' You've got to be fucking kidding me.

Michael Cohen testified in front of Congress (what, a year ago?) that Dump would have to be pulled kicking and screaming out of there. And many said, pshaw, you're just being dramatic. Maybe we should have listened to him.

I listened

My father was a bipolar narcissistic illiterate freak, just like trump, I knew all along what electing him would lead to, only the details needed to be filled in

[quote] and Crazy Nancy(Trump was right on that one)

Thanks for letting us know you’re so unhinged on the issue of Pelosi that you’re the same as Trump.

Good. Now can we stop having 70% of the threads on DL be about him and those around him? I mean, when cunts on here even bring up his name in a Golden Girls thread you know cunts are obsessed.

I predicted this in 1178

[quote] Michael Cohen testified in front of Congress (what, a year ago?) that Dump would have to be pulled kicking and screaming out of there. And many said, pshaw, you're just being dramatic. Maybe we should have listened to him.

The problem was that everyone knew that Cohen at the time was saying literally anything to get a reduced sentence, on top of him being a well-known habitual liar, so most people didn’t put much stock in what he said.

r421 Exactly - not every tweet, outrageous moment, etc. needs a separate thread. We're indirectly feeding into his narcissism. I've been either piggybacking off the election or treason # threads

[quote]Is Klobuchar gay? Asking for a friend.

Don't know, don't care. But although she seems very sweet in public -- I've seen her twice in the past two hours on different network shows -- in private she is alleged to be a MONSTER DEMON CUNT. That's allegedly why we got Kamala instead of her. I believe it.

The stories of Klobuchar's abuse of her own and Congressional staff are well documented.

Link, R422. I need quatrain receipts.

Yes, R426, that is the SCANDAL! we should be discussing today.

Women in politics have to be sweet on the outside, but stone cold steel cunts underneath.

[quote]I've seen her twice in the past two hours on different network shows -- in private she is alleged to be a MONSTER DEMON CUNT.

I NEED MY HOTDISH NOW!!!

They routinely get death threats at a higher proportion than male politicians.

How many women do you know that would go through that for a job?

My question is:

Assuming tRump is removed through the 25th Amendment, what happens to him? Where does he go? Is he put in some holding tank somewhere? In prison somewhere? Does the 25th result necessarily in a trial?

I realize this is all unprecedented, so maybe there are no easy answers but what would happen to him?

[quote]Dems are such fucking wusses and Crazy Nancy

This is what the rightwing trolls are doing now, rants against Democrats while pretending to be anti-Trump. It's gotten pretty bad around here and I'm surprised so many DLers don't seem to notice it.

Next on Fox News How The Salad Got Eaten With a Comb or how Amy Klubuchar horribly, allegedly, abuses her staff.

I don't think they can invoke the 25th. I think they will be worried it will be a powderkeg.

I bet a delegation has gone to him and said here's what happens if you so much as.... I think he's been warned the 25th will be invoked unless he behaves.

It is disgusting R433.

Remember the people who speak the loudest have the smallest sticks.

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A "delegation" of who, r435?

Susan Collins perhaps 🤔 R438?

As a national security matter 45 needs to be 25ed, impeached and spirited away to Guantanamo Bay ASAP.

Remember: Caligula was just quietly smothered with pillows by his own army...

I'm sorry, I don't like seeing the Democrats criticize other Democrats, but there has to be zero tolerance for compromise and "let's move past this" from anyone of either party, Democrat or Republican. This unaccountability basically just decriminalizes sedition. Trying to "move past" unpleasantness without the instigators facing consequences is what's led us down this slippery slope to the brink of a dictatorship.

I'd like to wait and see what happens today, but if Trump is still president this weekend there's something seriously broken in our system (I won't even get into the ease with which the rioters got past the cops).

R438... don't know... apparently McConnell was working the phones last night, imploring staff not to resign at least until today in order to prevent a continuity crisis at the White House (I know, the irony but apparently some is actually better than none in moments like this.) So the delegation could be any group of Republican leadership that forms. It is probably a long shot but you have to imagine they are also measuring the risk of further domestic terrorism if the freak is expelled... they may be trying to create the illusion of him in control while sidelining his actual power... I don't know. The risk of those freaks acting up further can't be ignored. It is fucked up.

R440, Caligula wasn't smothered by his army, he was stabbed by a group of Praetorian officers and nobles.

If it's going to happen, my money is on today or by noon tomorrow at the latest - I mean 25th.

My one remaining Trumpster acquaintance is mortified and embarrassed by these terrorists and says they make other republicans look bad.

It's Thursday, they're going to hope everyone will be distracted by the weekend and over it by Monday. It's what they have done with every single crisis up to this point: distract and hope you forget.

There's not enough time for impeachment and we're two senators short anyway, so no conviction even if we could. No one wants to invoke the 25th because of how it will look internationally and the precedent it will set.

A lot of these politicians are probably scared to death to call out the Capitol police, for obvious reasons.

[quote] 25th because of how it will look internationally and the precedent it will set.

It sets the precedent that the United States will not tolerate autocratic tyrants in the office of the President. How is this bad? Why is that a bad message to send to the world?

No time is needed for impeachment. The House can draw up articles and vote on them by tomorrow at the latest. As Mitch showed a year ago, the Senate apparently doesn't even need the full trappings of a trial to hold a vote; they can convict him tomorrow afternoon if they want. They'd need the Democrats + Mitt + 17 more Republican Senators (and it's a disgrace that, especially after yesterday, that's hard to imagine). If Congress doesn't do this it's because they don't have the will, not because there's no time.

Stop playing dumb, you know that the last thing the government wants to do is to admit that the country let someone who was incapable of doing the job be president. They don't want the country to look like it failed.

And it doesn't help that many of the cabinet members needed to agree to the 25th are only acting members right now and might not even be able to agree to it, even if they wanted to.

If the 25th is only a temporary measure then all the more reason to invoke it as there are just 2 weeks it needs to cover. It seems like the perfect solution. But what happens to Trump? Where do they physically put him?

[quote]The House can draw up articles and vote on them by tomorrow at the latest.

The same people who held up the certification would do everything they could to hold up the vote on that, too.

Omar is already drawing up articles of impeachment but they're still not ready to vote on.

Since when has the government moved quickly? Who on earth thinks impeachment and conviction, of all things, would get rushed through?

Kinzinger is now calling for the 25th to be invoked!

[quote] They don't want the country to look like it failed.

A little late for that, hunty.

Updates? I just woke up.

[quote]A little late for that, hunty.

I don't know if you were trying to make people think that R447 and R453 were two different people or if you're just such a goddamn coward you couldn't call me "hunty" with your redname, but either way, fuck all the way off.

Your immature reaction here -- blaming me as if I, personally, am the one thing standing in between you getting your fun widdle 25th amendment invoked -- is pathetic.

Of course I want Trump stopped, everyone who is sane wants him stopped, but you guys have GOT to stop listening to Twitterati and cable news talking heads and believing that all these drastic solutions are easy to achieve. You've got to stop believing that the government is going to quickly and efficiently deal with a problem in a huge, public way, that puts their dirty laundry out there for all to see. They don't do that unless absolutely forced and you know damn well they do NOT feel like they're forced into it, not yet.

You're all as old as I am, meaning you're all WAY too old to be thinking that they'll just quickly get an impeachment vote together and, when he's impeached, it'll fix everything. There's no path to conviction, anyway. You also all know damn well that Pence and the cabinet may not even be able to invoke the 25th at all, even if they wanted to, which they almost certainly do not.

This is a message board. Get over it.

Sylvia does that... she throws her name ID on and off.

She's an idiot cunt in any form.

New theory: He's been talked into signing a 25th quietly, with the agreement it doesn't leak. So the government is functioning under Pence just nobody knows right now. They said it's this or that and he took the road less shaming. If he's not rational enough to do that, if presented to him, then the 25th is the only route.

At least somebody got the right idea of how to deal with this guy...

Well, there goest the Trump Baghdad Golf Club!

I do not believe for a SECOND that there was secret meeting to black mail Trump, of all people, "to behave" or else. Nobody could be that stupid to expect Trump to behave. They either force him to resign or 25 him, or they do nothing (THEY WILL DO NOTHING) but they will not offer him a deal.

R459 Giiirl....

He is so done.

BREAKING: The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says the violent mob that stormed the building wielded metal pipes, chemical irritants and other weapons against law enforcement. Steven Sund said protesters “actively attacked” police officers.

Most of us notice it, r433.

Facebook suspends his account “indefinitely.”

Youtube just blocked Trump "indefinitely"

^My mistake, obviously. It was facebook.

They've already invoked a quasi-25th, I think. It was Pence and Pelosi who were leading the government yesterday, not Trump. TPTB also put calls into the major social media gurus: Zuckerberg has blocked Trump for the rest of his term, and Facebook is next. They're going to let him sit in the dark White House and fume for two weeks, hoping he'll just leave for Florida and never come back.

I guarantee you if he gave an order right now for anything more serious than lunch, it wouldn't get followed. He's done.

*Twitter is next

This was a carefully orchestrated plot, made to look like an impromptu free-for-all. They were after the Elector votes and they were going to destroy them. But a lowly staffer had the smarts to grab them before they all exited the chamber.

This has to be investigated from start to finish. And none of this, "Well, he's gone- let's mover on *shew*".

I think they'll go after Trump hard once he's out of office, but they are still reluctant to go after a sitting President. He's not President much longer though.

Oh, and Martha Raddatz said people were in full tactical gear with handcuffs.

I agree that this is more than just a few deplorable acting on their own. This was orchestrated with Trump's knowledge. And because he couldn't organize a carpool properly, the intelligence services already know about his schemes. The American people may never know (at least not in our lifetimes) the full extent of the plot, but TPTB know and they are moving right now to neutralize Trump. He won't be having another rally on January 20th. Guarantee it.

^I agree, they were after the Electoral College votes, to remove them.

This was all planned by Rudy and the Proud Boys. Trump was talking about it in December. PREMEDITATED. That "hot guy" shirtless and in the horns has popped up in photos with Guiliani.

We need a Trump Crimes Commission like the Nuremburg Trials. And then hold every last one of these mother fuckers accountable.

[quote] I think they'll go after Trump hard once he's out of office, but they are still reluctant to go after a sitting President. He's not President much longer though.

As I’ve said several times throughout many threads, this is the kind of buildup that happens gradually then suddenly. They’re playing the long game.

Where is Trump's shit family?

[quote] Where is Trump's shit family?

We allowed the bin Laden family to flee the US after 9/11, maybe all of the Trump assholes are on planes right now headed to Dubai or the UAE.

I do too, R469. Finding out Pence along with the Congressional leaders were dealing with the DoD instead of Trump really makes me think they're wanting to go with a quiet, unofficial 25th rather than the real deal.

But there are enough Congress people coming out and saying they want the 25th invoked that I suspect they're still considering it, but I'm sure they do not want to do it if they don't have to.

I agree that they were after the states’ certificates reporting the Electoral College vote tallies. If they had seized them, those fucking domestic terrorists would have burned the boxes.

Schumer says Trump must be removed NOW.

Created another thread to continue the discussion after this thread reaches 600.

We must remain vigilant.

I'm glad I don't have sex with you... you're a bit quick on the draw at 484.

Oh yes filling up threads on DL is ever so vigilant.

Israel better not take Jared and Ivanka after they've supported Trump and his protestors and their antisemitic t-shirts.

Stealing the boxes to burn the votes would have been performative but legally it would not have made a difference, Biden would still be sworn in. Symbolically it would’ve been a disaster.

[quote]I agree that they were after the states’ certificates reporting the Electoral College vote tallies

They were after more than that. This guy wasn't planning on using his zip ties on the certificate boxes.

R485, I think the issue is that on mobile devices by the time the thread hits around 500 it loads so slowly it is almost impossible to follow.

I find it hard to believe the FBI did not have these guys on their radar.

They did, that's why they got the leader of the Proud Boys a couple days before the event, R491.

You can just tell the FBI and Secret Service knew exactly what was up. Shocking to see Capitol police completely unaware, left in small groups with tiny fences to keep the mob out, overtaken within seconds. Who didn't tell the Capitol police what was happening, and why not?

Flight attendants' union wants to bar MAGAts from planes to go back where they came from, after their behavior on planes coming to DC for the "march" (some of which was filmed and posted online in the last couple of days). Good. (NY Daily News won't link on this page...)

2nd thread

I've seen them talking about this shit on open forums for weeks. If I can see what they're saying at thedonald.win, the FBI can see it. Now, as to why the FBI didn't do anything about it . . .

I've created another thread so we can be even more vigilant. One that properly centers trans women of color, who threw the first brick at the protests yesterday. THEY are why you are vigilant today!

What galls me possibly the most about Trump is when he speaks of his people. His people should be every citizen of the US whether they like him or not. He has never reached out to anyone beyond his cronies and yet he and his cronies expect others to reach out to them.

What galls me possibly the most about Trump is when he speaks of his people. His people should be every citizen of the US whether they like him or not. He has never reached out to anyone beyond his cronies and yet he and his cronies expect others to reach out to them.

When Donald called Lindsey this morning, Lindsey imitated Faye Dunaway saying “Don’t call us, we’ll call you,” and hung up.

R496 What are you going on about and why are you trying to deflect, dear?

He's not deflecting, he just created a Part Two.

Why are people freaking out about that?

Dana Bash... Trump agitated, isolated, on a rampage, seeking retribution... 'that is why you see this talk about the 25th amendment... things could change in hours.'

There's a fucking mad man in the Oval Office.

YOU HAVE ONE JOB.

From the NY Daily News:

A newly-elected West Virginia lawmaker proudly shared videos of himself online storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday with pro-Trump rioters before removing the footage amid calls for his resignation.

Delegate Derrick Evans (R-W.Va.) streamed himself on Facebook Live wearing a helmet and forcefully entering the building with throngs of Trump flag-wielding rioters but later took it down.

“Stay on your feet,” Evans is heard telling one rioter. “We in, baby!”

Derrick Evans newly elected WV House of Delegates, District 19, (R) forcefully entering the U.S Capitol. #CapitolBuilding #Congress pic.twitter.com/GzMChpcasB — Paula Jean Swearengin (@paulajean2020) January 6, 2021

Trump has abandoned Acting Homeland Security Head Goon Chad Wolf (who actually is not legally in office anyway) after DL heartthrob Chad called on him to denounce the riot. Trump is more and more isolated. Let's keep this going.

R501 I created the part 2.

My post at R501 was a reply to r500 accusing you of deflecting, R505.

Not sure why this is causing drama for people.

He ain't going anywhere. If we're not careful, we'll have a red wave in 2022 and a Trump in office by 2024.

Nancy Pelosi has a press conference scheduled in a half hour!

R506 I see. You’re a Dumper. Cute.

Look who's off her meds:

I wrote R500 too. R496 was not me though.

Excuse me? R500 is the one who said you were trying to deflect from Trump being "DONE," not me. I was the one defending you and calling out R500. What is going on with you, R509?

R496 linked to your thread, R512! They were just reminding people of your Part Two! For fuck's sake.

Girls! Girls! You're all insufferable cunts.

R513 Really? Why preface the link with something I did not write?

[quote] I've created another thread so we can be even more vigilant. One that properly centers trans women of color, who threw the first brick at the protests yesterday. THEY are why you are vigilant today!

Again, I did not write ☝🏻 But I will post the link to part 2 again.

Ugh, fine, I'll put r496 on ignore. They sounded like they were joking around, but fine.

R516 That’s a hell of a joke.

The wave of protest against Trump continuing to Jan. 20 is growing. Business firms and law firms are getting in on it, and since they are often the hand that rocks the cradle in Washington, that's a good sign that people are finally, finally done with this asshole.

Pelosi had moved her press conference to 1:30pm EST.

Paywalled article text for you cheap bitches:

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, called on Thursday for President Trump’s immediate removal from office for his role in urging on the violent mob that overtook the Capitol a day before, disrupting the ratification of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s electoral victory.

“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president,” Mr. Schumer said. “This president should not hold office one day longer.”

He called on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows him and the Cabinet to wrest the power of the presidency from Mr. Trump. If Mr. Pence would not, Mr. Schumer added, Congress should reassemble to impeach Mr. Trump a second time, even with just days left in his term.

Mr. Schumer was by far the most prominent voice in a growing chorus of Democrats, and a few Republicans, who surveyed the aftermath of Wednesday’s historic events and concluded Mr. Trump was too dangerous to remain in office until Jan. 20, when Mr. Biden is set to be sworn in.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who would spearhead any impeachment in the House, had not yet commented on the matter. She was scheduled to hold a news conference at 1 p.m.

Representative Adam Kinzinger, Republican of Illinois, had issued a similar call earlier on Thursday, posting on Twitter that the president had become “unmoored not just from his duty or from his oath but from reality itself.”

His statement followed similar ones by Representatives Charlie Crist and Ted Lieu on Wednesday and a letter signed by 17 Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee was sent to Mr. Pence calling to invoke the 25th Amendment.

On Thursday morning, a Washington-based law firm, Crowell & Moring, which represents a number of Fortune 500 companies, added their voice to the growing chorus of civic and business leaders calling for the president’s removal. In asking other lawyers to join with them, the firm said that “when it comes to defending our Constitution and our system of laws, we have a special duty and an exceptional perspective.”

I just looked to see who else has asked for the 25th to be invoked and there has been a ton of them in the last hour r518, you're right.

Senator Merkley, DC AG Karl Racine, Senator Murray, Rep. Levin, AOC, Kinzinger and Schumer of course, Senator Wyden, just tons.

They must be closer to invoking it than we thought. I will be shocked but very pleased if the 25th is invoked, and I still worry that acting cabinet members can't sign off on it, but hey it's worth a shot.

One wonders if Melania and Ivanka are avoiding or placating him. I wonder if either one of them has finally said "shit, he really is nuts".

The huge silver lining to all of this...Trump 2024 is OVER

^R521: It stretches credulity to believe that Mike Pompeo would go along with this under any circumstances (it just occurred to me). And Sonny Perdue, our dear Sec'y of Ag'ikultchure, being from my home state and our former Governor: he hasn't got the balls (or the brains) to have anything to do with this, rest assured. Any others?

Gay RI Congressman David Cicilline, together with Ted Lieu and Jamie Raskin, have drawn up articles of impeachment.

Interesting, Omar was also drawing up articles of impeachment.

Lots of people on Twitter complaining that Congress "just went home" but the House at least is clearly still working on this.

^Wilbur Ross, Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson, Steve Mnuchin ??? I just don't see this happening.

Ben Carson probably doesn't know WTF is going on.

Is Wilbur Ross still alive?

How could they tell?

They've been monitoring the public's reaction all day. People are PISSED. That gives them the cover they need to trash Trump like the rotten Jack o' Lantern that he is.

Wilbur will look less embalmed dead than he did while he was alive, I suspect.

Ben is still trying to get ANYONE to come over and have lunch with him on his beautiful dining set.

People are fucking furious about this, right? I just got an email from my DC boys' school about this, and since sons of House and Senate members are students there, the decided to have counselors available for those boys. Jesus fucking hell this was fucking horrible shit. Fuck.

Trump and his family, including coked-out Junior, were watching and enjoying the insurrection on live TV, apparently:

That clip makes me think they were watching and waiting for the coup to succeed and then proceed into the Capitol victorious and claim the throne R535. That's what I get from it anyway.

R535 Poor dearly departed Laura Branigan, having to serve as the soundtrack to this mess in that clip.

Isn’t this from before they were taking the stage?

[quote] One wonders if Melania and Ivanka are avoiding or placating him.

Melania is reactivating her dateamillionaire.com account while Ivanka is pre-lubing.

While "Gloria" is playing in the background???? What the actual fuck???

And Mark Meadows giving a thumbs up with coked out Dickhead Junior, Kimberly Gargoyle, and Princess Ivanka. They are all traitors. We need a Trump Crimes Commission and prosecutions.

R535 I would love to stomp on Jnrs face, smarmy bastard. And why is that press Secretary getting off so lightly? Lying, evil fucker.

Chamber of Commerce needs to call for the 25th amendment to be used.

^Don't forget the FIRING SQUAD, R541.

Ivank clearly head her brother and IGNORED him at the end of that clip until she was FORCED to acknowledge his hideous existence.

Elaine Chao resigned.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned, the Trumps get to watch the USA burn down on an 80" flat screen during a catered party.

I noticed Melania wasn't there.

That clip makes me think they were watching and waiting for the coup to succeed and then proceed into the Capitol victorious and claim the throne [R535]. That's what I get from it anyway.

Agreed; based on their "fight" comments, they expected something to come out of this whole rally that's some kind of game changer.

Ah, to be a fly on the wall now; they're all hunkered down, afraid to go out, repigs continue to turn on them and knowing that the Trump brand is destroyed worldwide.

Shopify took down Trump's merch.

Dana Bash: Top Capitol Hill Republicans are on the phone with the WH begging senior Trump advisers not to quit.

I think Chao is getting out to avoid the 25th.

They'll be NO 25th now with Chao gone.

^Read Chao's LONG Wikipedia bio. She is one shifty bitch.

Get his ass.

R551, if true, that may actually dovetail with what Meghan McCain said this morning on the View. She said a reliable source told her that some of the higher-ups in Trump's cabinet are reluctant to quit because they're scared of who Trump may tap to replace them -- i.e., some QAnon nutjob.

That “Gloria” clip looked like something out of fucking Scarface.

[quote]they're scared of who Trump may tap to replace them

How is Trump going to appoint anyone, even and "acting" secretary or director, in the next 13 days, given Congress's current attitude toward him?

This below is from the Business Insider article about Chao's resignation. If the interim Dept of Homeland Security's "nomination" to become permanent has been withdrawn by "the White House", as this says, doesn't that mean that there is NO ONE in that position right this minute?:

Chad Wolf, the acting Secretary of Homeland Security, also condemned the violence, saying in a statement that "we now see some supporters of the President using violence as a means to achieve political ends. These violent actions are unconscionable, and I implore the President and all elected officials to strongly condemn the violence that took place yesterday."

Shortly after his statement was released, the White House announced that Trump had withdrawn Wolf's nomination to be permanent DHS secretary.

So Mitch dismissed the Senate so if Article 25 is needed it'll all be on Pence & Cabinet? What if a bunch of cabinet resigns?

I think they are going to isolate DJT, keep him at the WH and not answer his calls or let him make any. He may be sedated, they are too scared to invoke 25.

There's a reason Miss Lindz felt safe breaking up with her abusive boyfriend last night!!

r555, carrying Pelosi’s lectern without permission is neither treason nor sedition. Enraged people should consult a dictionary before they post.

I’m reaving write my brook.

The 25th is always the VP and majority of the cabinet, R560, no Senate necessary.

But as others have said, with people like De Vos and Pompeo on the cabinet, the 25th seems unlikely.

In the meantime, Dump is kept busy today awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three golfers, one of them dead. No press invited, thank you very much.

Link to Dragon Lady Mitch McConnell Fucker Elaine Chao resignation

[quote]I think Chao is getting out to avoid the 25th.

Her resignation is effective Jan. 11, giving her plenty of time to join in a 25th Amendment proceeding.

Of course, Trump will likely fire her in the next 10 minutes.

The National Security folks need to go retrieve withered Henry Kissinger out of the basement, and send him in to see if he can soothe and calm the raging lunatic: "Mister Pwezident, Mister Pwezident!!"

Pelosi calling for impeachment.

Get that big bitch, Nance!

Where's Rudy and Lady G today?

I want this up top.

Sorry, not sorry, Dumptards!

He’s done.

God bless big Nance.

R573 Nance was amazing today. I think I’m actually loving her now.

Maybe the events of yesterday and the disaster that is Dump will finally unite an even greater majority of Democrats and sane and sober Republicans.

God Bless America

Trump is on his way to Camp David. I read on TWITTER so take it for what it's worth, that they are moving Pence there too because he is under threat from Trumpers because they think this is all his fault. Someone also posted that the trumpers think that Trump going to Camp David is code for something. I don't think this is over.

[quote] Someone also posted that the trumpers think that Trump going to Camp David is code for something. I don't think this is over.

Jesus.

“Code” for his fucking demise.

Trump is the one who threw Pence under the bus and put him in danger, why would they take Pence to the same place Trump is?

R578 We have containment.

I'm calling BS on that R576. They avoid having the president and the VP at the same place in case anything happens.

Yeah, I'm not buying that Pence and Trump are together.

Dump will be ripped from the presidency by Sunday. Watch.

Bump

[quote] Delegate Derrick Evans (R-W.Va.) streamed himself on Facebook Live wearing a helmet and forcefully entering the building

Well, that should be an easy arrest. No investigation necessary.

Of course, I won’t hold my breath.

[quote] Delegate Derrick Evans (R-W.Va.) streamed himself on Facebook Live wearing a helmet and forcefully entering the building

Christ.

Bump

Senator Cruz should have gone on tv and apologized to the American people for his and the Republican Party inaction these past four years. Now the various Republicans have found their voice and the only good thing to come out of this was the sensible Georgians voting to finally end the reign of Moscow MItch. I agree with (3)..those seventy million idiots would gladly vote Trump back into office. It is amazing they believe his voter fraud lies, but are absolutely silent on his Access Hollywood boats.

Kevin McCarthy needs to face scrutiny. He facilitated much of this mess.

Only today did he acknowledge Biden-Harris were elected.

Is he wandering around the White House peeing on the portraits of the real presidents?

Is he wandering around the White House peeing on the portraits of the real presidents?

R865. Before people start weighing in Derrick Evans is NOT a Congressman. He is a member of the West Virginia (state) House of Delegates. The last I read legislative leaders in Charleston have not yet decided what to do about this.

We kind of figured that, r592, especially since, ya know, it was written quite clearly in the post we’re referencing.

That’s and we don’t call our Reps “Delegates.”

This first thread will end with more lies from Dump and #Impeachment trending at #1.

Sigh....why don't people close out a thread before starting new one?

So wasteful.

So lazy.

There are starving children in Africa who could USE these precious blank comment boxes!!!!

It's Mort.