President Trump and US politics catchall

[Glaston]

They should have hired the Hong Kong Police

[Sandstorm]

Herd all the protestors down the road and into Trump’s private residence at the White House. He can pose for selfies with all his dickhead supporters.

[tc27]

Its just a few hundred loonies and a limp wristed police response so far but a horrible moment in US public life.

[Rinkals]

Herd all the protestors down the road and into Trump’s private residence at the White House. He can pose for selfies with all his dickhead supporters.

I suspect he'll be in the basement...

[Margin__Walker]

There needs to be serious consequences for Trump's enablers.

You don't get to this overnight. It takes years of people letting shit fly because he's been useful for them.

[fishfoodie]

There needs to be serious consequences for Trump's enablers.

You don't get to this overnight. It takes years of people letting shit fly because he's been useful for them.

The Fox commentators are acting like this is nothing tp do with them & the bile & lies they've been spouting since the fucking network was created

[JM2K6]

The state of some of them.

How the fuck does this happen?

[Saint]

Currently, there don't appear to be any guns.

Being America, though, that may change...

Apparently an armed standoff outside Congress

[Margin__Walker]

Wouldn't have like to be this cop.

[fishfoodie]

Currently, there don't appear to be any guns.

Being America, though, that may change...

Apparently an armed standoff outside Congress

Inside Congress; outside the chanber

& some prick taking selfies sitting in the Senate leaders chair

[Jockaline]

Doesn't seem like that many people, surely the police can get control rather than let a few loons stop a critical democratic process and bring such shame to their country.

Pence must be worried he's got a target on his back now, not just today but for the rest of his life. A target that the man he's supported for four years put there.

Donald needs to be removed from office asap, Wouldn't put it past him to go even more crazy.

[I like neeps]

The state of some of them.

How the fuck does this happen?

FBI and CIA must've known there was something planned. Thousands of people so must've been some serious organisation involved.

[Rinkals]

[fishfoodie]

The Mayor & Pelosi asked for the DC National Guard to be activated for today; but there's no sign of them why ???

Did the DoD deny the request ????

[Rinkals]

The Mayor & Pelosi asked for the DC National Guard to be activated for today; but there's no sign of them why ???

Did the DoD deny the request ????

Yep.

Where's Gerrard Butler when you need him?

[Lobby]

The defense department, which is currently led by acting secretary Christopher Miller, who was appointed in November by Trump, is refusing to call out the National Guard to support the Capitol police, even though it is clear they need help.

[Saint]

The Mayor & Pelosi asked for the DC National Guard to be activated for today; but there's no sign of them why ???

Did the DoD deny the request ????

It was approved, but only 340 guardsmen in total and apparently only 114 on duty at any point in time. Pointless

[fishfoodie]

The defense department, which is currently led by acting secretary Christopher Miller, who was appointed in November by Trump, is refusing to call out the National Guard to support the Capitol police, even though it is clear they need help.

then it's time to immediately invoke the 25th Amendment & remove him from power; & stop fucking pandering to this dictator

[Saint]

Failed state

[Hal Jordan]

Same thing happening in the Kansas senate building, too.

The GOP needs to fry for giving this monumental cunt the time of day, and then pandering to the racist, shithead, fucking pieces of human detritus that form the bastard's base.

[I like neeps]

Same thing happening in the Kansas senate building, too.

The GOP needs to fry for giving this monumental cunt the time of day, and then pandering to the racist, shithead, fucking pieces of human detritus that form the bastard's base.

The GOP are so complicit they have no power over this.

[fishfoodie]

Confirmed that someone has been shot; & brought to hospital.

[TB63]

Best form of entertainment I've had in months!

Sat here laughing, watching the conflicting opinions.

That country is fucked to hell and back on a handcart, pushed by the orange shitgibbon. .

[salanya]

Bloodshed is only going to provide ammunition for more violence, and provide excuses for those to seek advantage out of the situation.

But how can a situation like this develop? They've known for days there would be protests, and we've known for months how Trump has been enflaming the situation. So with hundreds/thousands of protestors outside, and with an important vote happening in Congress, how come there is not more protection on site?

Madness. Populist, non-sensical madness.

[JPNZ]

That Trump speech was just insane, utter encouragement for violence and upheaval.

[TB63]

[fishfoodie]

Whatever about British exceptionalism; it's in ha'penny place compared to American exceptionalism; all the people on the US TV Stations are talking like this is a surprise; & everyone else who occasionally has been exposed to News, from the rest of the world, has seen this coming for the last 4 years.

[salanya]

Apparently Trump is watching it all in the West Wing, and refusing to order the protestors to leave, even when his aides are encouraging him to.

How was a cretin like that ever allowed to be in charge of a remote control, never mind a country?!

[Lobby]

the The Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, has said he is sending 200 National Guard troops and state troopers to DC to respond to the violent situation at the Capitol.

Pence also appears to have found his balls, and having earlier refused to do his master’s bidding and stop Biden’s election, he has now called for the protestors to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

[fishfoodie]

the The Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, has said he is sending 200 National Guard troops and state troopers to DC to respond to the violent situation at the Capitol.

30,000 protestors & they send 200 weekend warriors .... wonderful

[fishfoodie]

If Cruz & the other shit stains persist with their objections to the legitimate votes of the States, they should be impeached too; & possibly charged with sedition.

[TB63]

Fucking unbelievable!

Seriously, wtf is going on in that fucked up country, ie, the greatest nation on earth!...

[laurent]

the The Democratic governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, has said he is sending 200 National Guard troops and state troopers to DC to respond to the violent situation at the Capitol.

30,000 protestors & they send 200 weekend warriors .... wonderful

If they are flying warthogs that should do it

[fishfoodie]

If he doesn't concede by tomorrow & pledge to a peaceful change of power; both sides should immediately remove him.

Every day it gets worse.

[Lobby]

[Chrysoprase]

Failed state

I'm not trawling through 76 pages to see if this has already been mentioned, but @gathara is worth a look on Twitter for a laugh. He's a Kenyan journo who's been tweeting about the US omnishambles using the same type of language that our media would use if they were covering a coup in a banana republic:

[MungoMan]

The state of some of them.

How the fuck does this happen?

Poor dress sense: nature or nurture?

You be the judge...

[fishfoodie]

The state of some of them.

How the fuck does this happen?

Poor dress sense: nature or nurture?

You be the judge...

It's very difficult to carry out a coup wearing your church clothes

[Slick]

The whole country deserves all this, fucking idiots

So what shall we start learning - Mandarin or Russian?

Dunno mate, but it’s a fast crumbling empire so we had better start looking around

[Lobby]

I can’t help feeling this twat is going to be spending a long time in prison regretting this shit-eating grin.