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He should be impeached today (Original Post) malaise Friday OP
Absoloutely! SheltieLover Friday #1
We all do but, I believe the bigger question is "Why is the military obeying this buffoon when they know he is Escurumbele Friday #43
Good question. Sorry I don't have an answer as to why they would do this. SheltieLover Friday #54
Neal Katyal is on Nicole malaise Friday #68
Impeaching is one thing The Wizard Yesterday #92
I agree. OLDMDDEM Friday #2
He sounds like he's about to cry dweller Friday #3
He just woke up. mobeau69 Friday #10
...and the feeling is VERY, VERY MUTUAL!! lastlib Friday #39
But cheri010353 22 hrs ago #100
Eff that elephant, too... lastlib 21 hrs ago #102
Calling USSC justices names, accusing them of being traitors and funded by our enemies. Irish_Dem Friday #4
Soros? durablend Friday #6
Frankly I think with their really stupid "immunity" decision, they brought that on themselves. MLWR Friday #48
They created a monster to attack their enemies. Irish_Dem Friday #57
Gotta watch those leopards. NT Tom Dyer Friday #63
They are members of the Face-Eating-Leopards party. Justice matters. Friday #66
Roe v Wade was overturned, why not presidential immunity? RandomNumbers 22 hrs ago #99
It WILL be if we get a BIG BLUE WAVE! bluestarone 15 hrs ago #104
Just the same rebuke he utters at everyone who disagrees BeneteauBum Friday #72
I found that intense disrespect really shocking. NH Ethylene 22 hrs ago #96
Nothing shocks the GOP. The more evil, the more they love it. Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #103
I tried to watch. bamagal62 Friday #5
Same here Grim Chieftain Friday #40
the very idea this FREAK represents AMERICA Skittles Friday #77
He basically just said the tariffs will continue underpants Friday #7
Yep. dalton99a Friday #9
He threatened the court saying he wanted to be a Good Boy underpants Friday #12
Does he think customs hasn't heard the SCOTUS decision? MadameButterfly Friday #46
"I Can Do Anything I Want!" dalton99a Friday #8
NOT ONE DOLLAR !1! dweller Friday #11
Not one penny and we stopped making pennies which saves us money. underpants Friday #15
Unhinged rant. GoodRaisin Friday #13
They're actually doing him a favor but he's too insane to realize it. 617Blue Friday #14
He should stop wasting oxygen today. niyad Friday #16
blah blah blah PEDOPHILE blah blah IcyPeas Friday #17
Tie some tariffs on a fish line and pull it into heavy traffic Blue Owl Friday #18
... SheltieLover Friday #31
He's defying the courts malaise Friday #19
Will this finally be the last straw? Grim Chieftain Friday #42
Great meltdown! NJCher Friday #20
He's threatening them NJCher Friday #21
He's so effing stupid NJCher Friday #22
The only way to start to stifle the sociopath in the WH is to win at least one House in the Midterms. If that doesn't lostincalifornia Friday #23
I agree. All focus must be on taking back the House at least. spooky3 Friday #49
He's such a flippin' kook. StarryNite Friday #24
Agree malaise Friday #25
ding . this . x 10000000 AllaN01Bear Friday #26
Moscow Mitch must be dying malaise Friday #27
Where is moscow mitch btw? Hospital? Morgue? SheltieLover Friday #32
Out of hospital malaise Friday #38
Morgue? SheltieLover Friday #41
Taxidermist? n/t the nelm Friday #55
Wax museum? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #62
He's pining for the fjords... Probatim Friday #83
Either one I guess. It worked for Strom Thurmond, right? the nelm Friday #86
hilarious vapor2 Friday #87
Sounds like what he spewed the next morning after J6. Then took a supersonic Bengus81 22 hrs ago #97
Great point malaise 22 hrs ago #98
Should have been impeached yesterday or the day before or ... PufPuf23 Friday #28
+1,000 malaise Friday #29
I would have opted for public execution misanthrope Friday #33
I'm Resigned for the Long Haul Try to Ride Thru Jan 2029 ForeGoneLegsBirne Friday #69
For those of us older than 40 misanthrope Friday #70
Or perhaps in a massive turn around, in the next two decades, we see.. pat_k Friday #73
In order to fix the issues laid bare misanthrope Friday #79
The list is indeed long. pat_k Friday #82
Oh boy is THIS ever true: calimary Yesterday #91
He should have been put in jail 5 years ago. Emile Friday #30
Is the press waiting in line to kacekwl Friday #34
The media is the Trump Crime Syndicate propaganda dept. Irish_Dem Friday #75
fortunately we have Vance as a stand up guy Tetrachloride Friday #35
What do you mean by "Vance as a stand up guy"? PufPuf23 Friday #74
sarcasm. if i told it straight, there can be GI upset among Tetrachloride Friday #80
Should be yes ABC123Easy Friday #36
Call your representative! WalkingMan1959 Friday #37
And then he should just fucking die already Orrex Friday #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Orrex Friday #45
LOL, darned right! He should by all rights be sitting in Federal prison as we speak. n/t PatrickforB Friday #47
Absolutely!!! spooky3 Friday #50
You could post this daily, until it happens. yellow dahlia Friday #51
Agreed! 25th amendment time cer7711 Friday #52
That would be best Akakoji Friday #53
He should have been impeached in 2017 n/t Stargleamer Friday #56
The Tariffs Loser in Chief is a psychoPedo Miami Blue Friday #58
He did exactly what Biden did melm00se Friday #59
I say Jan 7th, day after the attack on the capital. lindysalsagal Friday #60
Republicans won't do it. surfered Friday #61
Impeachment Requires a Congress Willing & Able to Do Its Job ForeGoneLegsBirne Friday #64
He Is an Inveterate Gangster With 70 Million Molls at His Table ForeGoneLegsBirne Friday #65
Banish him to his suite on Epstein Island, without the little girls. twodogsbarking Friday #67
"For imposing taxes on us without our consent" is in the Declaration of Independence muriel_volestrangler Friday #71
I'll call Mike Johnson. He'll get right on it. Martin Eden Friday #76
Two more resignations and a croaking will hasten the proceedings malaise Friday #78
Yes, he should be but it won't happen. walkingman Friday #81
For the umpteenth time... debsy Friday #84
Just for the "I have the right to destroy countries" talk. forgotmylogin Friday #85
Yesterday! mdbl Friday #88
There hasnt been a day when that statement was untrue quakerboy Friday #89
I'm more direct...he should drop DEAD today!!!! BigmanPigman Yesterday #90
The SOU would be epic malaise 23 hrs ago #95
RFN!!! Kid Berwyn 23 hrs ago #93
Imprisoned today along with his gang of ghouls Clouds Passing 23 hrs ago #94
presidential line of succession is no picnic. Iowa's Snake in the Grassley 3rd in line. NOOOOOOOO!!!! IA8IT 21 hrs ago #101

Escurumbele

(4,063 posts)
43. We all do but, I believe the bigger question is "Why is the military obeying this buffoon when they know he is
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:09 PM
Friday

what he is?" That worries me the most. Blind obedience when they know many of his "orders" are illegal...WHY?

malaise

(294,747 posts)
68. Neal Katyal is on Nicole
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:08 PM
Friday

Slobby really is clueless re the Constitution and he lies better than a corpse.

Blatantly illegal and unconstitutional. Bwaaah! Take dat Slobby!

The Wizard

(13,652 posts)
92. Impeaching is one thing
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:48 AM
Yesterday

Getting a conviction in the Senate is a different animal. Trump could abort his daughter's pregnancy and eat the fetus on Pay Per View and all the toxic cult would say is, "He must have been pretty hungry."

dweller

(28,049 posts)
3. He sounds like he's about to cry
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:26 PM
Friday

and his dentures are loose

Bumbling imbecile hates the world

sad



😀



✌🏻

lastlib

(27,905 posts)
39. ...and the feeling is VERY, VERY MUTUAL!!
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:03 PM
Friday

The entire world hates him, and the mule he rode in on.

That was one angry little boy we saw today. My mama would've slapped me into Pettis County if I had acted like he did at his rant conference.

lastlib

(27,905 posts)
102. Eff that elephant, too...
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:11 PM
21 hrs ago

Up their hiney with a porcupiney (as someone said yesterday).

MLWR

(939 posts)
48. Frankly I think with their really stupid "immunity" decision, they brought that on themselves.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:34 PM
Friday

Irish_Dem

(80,595 posts)
57. They created a monster to attack their enemies.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:47 PM
Friday

They didn't think he would attack them.

Justice matters.

(9,604 posts)
66. They are members of the Face-Eating-Leopards party.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:04 PM
Friday

They always thought the leopards would only eat other people's faces, starting with Democratic libs.

They never thought the leopards would eat their face

RandomNumbers

(19,104 posts)
99. Roe v Wade was overturned, why not presidential immunity?
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:30 AM
22 hrs ago

Surely there are cases already in the works that would provide the opportunity.

If only Roberts, Barrett, and Gorsuch would wake up on this point. The others are beyond hope.

BeneteauBum

(384 posts)
72. Just the same rebuke he utters at everyone who disagrees
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:11 PM
Friday

Stop, rewind, and play it again. This creature is truly is a demented imbecile.

Peace ☮️

NH Ethylene

(31,308 posts)
96. I found that intense disrespect really shocking.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 AM
22 hrs ago

And I hope the GOP did as well.

I found it especially disturbing that he mentioned the justices' families. (Almost Tony Soprano style)

Irish_Dem

(80,595 posts)
103. Nothing shocks the GOP. The more evil, the more they love it.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:55 PM
15 hrs ago

Of course he named the families, on purpose.
To humiliate all of them and to put them in danger.

He is such an evil man.

Skittles

(170,506 posts)
77. the very idea this FREAK represents AMERICA
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:51 PM
Friday

FUCK EVERYONE who ever voted for or enabled that fascist fuck

* AND THAT INCLUDES THE SUPREME COURT

underpants

(195,792 posts)
12. He threatened the court saying he wanted to be a Good Boy
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:30 PM
Friday

in his actions preceding this.

MadameButterfly

(3,929 posts)
46. Does he think customs hasn't heard the SCOTUS decision?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:20 PM
Friday

Will they do what he says or what they say?

underpants

(195,792 posts)
15. Not one penny and we stopped making pennies which saves us money.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:31 PM
Friday

He’s very good at reading language too

Grim Chieftain

(1,509 posts)
42. Will this finally be the last straw?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:09 PM
Friday

If not, I shudder to think how much more damage he can do and get away with.

NJCher

(42,877 posts)
21. He's threatening them
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:53 PM
Friday

He's reading the speech and he stumbled over "thank you for your attention to this matter."

This is just too funny for words!!!

NJCher

(42,877 posts)
22. He's so effing stupid
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:55 PM
Friday

that he doesn't know how it sounds when he says he's "proud" of Kavanaugh.

Even Kavanaugh is cringing.

lostincalifornia

(5,180 posts)
23. The only way to start to stifle the sociopath in the WH is to win at least one House in the Midterms. If that doesn't
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 01:55 PM
Friday

happen our Democracy is gone.

spooky3

(38,462 posts)
49. I agree. All focus must be on taking back the House at least.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:37 PM
Friday

I don’t want to hear any BS speculation about 2028 right now.

malaise

(294,747 posts)
27. Moscow Mitch must be dying
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:36 PM
Friday

Mitch McConnell says 'no room for doubt' Trump tariffs were 'illegal'

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a former longtime leader of his party in the Senate and frequent Trump critic, said in a statement on the Supreme

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655

Court's ruling that the decision "reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries."

“As a matter of policy, the empty merits of sweeping trade wars with America’s friends were evident long before today’s decision," McConnell's statement said. "The American people already know that when Washington throws up artificial barriers, building and buying here at home become more expensive. Kentuckians whose livelihoods depend on auto manufacturing, agricultural commodity markets, or demand for bourbon whiskey understand this painful reality better than most."

McConnell added that the Constitution — and the court's decision — had now left "no room for doubt: the use of IEEPA to circumvent Congress in the imposition of tariffs — already without precedent — is also illegal. "

Bengus81

(9,999 posts)
97. Sounds like what he spewed the next morning after J6. Then took a supersonic
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:16 AM
22 hrs ago

flight down to Ped-O-Lago kiss Trumps ass and apologize just days later.

Fuck that old fossil. I wish him nothing but ill will.

PufPuf23

(9,744 posts)
28. Should have been impeached yesterday or the day before or ...
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:37 PM
Friday

No time like the present.

Seriously, Trump should be in prison for life after the January 6 assault.

misanthrope

(9,449 posts)
33. I would have opted for public execution
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:45 PM
Friday

So the world could see him blubber and fall apart.

69. I'm Resigned for the Long Haul Try to Ride Thru Jan 2029
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:08 PM
Friday

...Anything Else Is Gonna Require "BRILLO" ...

misanthrope

(9,449 posts)
70. For those of us older than 40
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:13 PM
Friday

we will never see the U.S. fully repaired in our lifetimes. The damage to our domestic operations and international relations is so far gone that it will take a couple of generations or more to patch up, if that's even possible.

pat_k

(12,902 posts)
73. Or perhaps in a massive turn around, in the next two decades, we see..
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:25 PM
Friday

...the passage of universal health care, a completely reformed tax system that actually asks those who benefit most from a strong public and private sector to contribute the most to ensuring the well-being of everyone with whom we share this nation, sweeping immigration reform that we've desperately needed for decades, completely reformed programs that provide essential building blocks that enable people to escape poverty and truly thrive, basic income to guarantee a level of human dignity in an economy in upheaval with the consequences of AI, and more.

Our government and economy has failed to serve all Americans for decades. On that, MAGA and non-MAGA from across the political spectrum agree. The nightmare of our present has made it clear that the seemingly insurmountable gap between the few haves and the many havenots is not only intolerably immoral, it is incredibly dangerous and utterly unsustainable.

Perhaps the example of an engaged and angry public standing against the trumpublican insanity will inspire a renewal of citizen engagement to such a level that we actually achieve meaningful change that moves us leaps and bounds down the path to a more perfect union.

The bottom line is that NOBODY knows what the future holds.


misanthrope

(9,449 posts)
79. In order to fix the issues laid bare
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 06:00 PM
Friday

it will require Constitutional reform and I don't see that getting done. There will need to be irrevocable changes made to election funding, SCOTUS ethics, more detailed separation and specific delineation of powers, as well as other things that escape me currently.

pat_k

(12,902 posts)
82. The list is indeed long.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:15 PM
Friday

Where there is political will, a way is found.

I have no idea what the future holds. I just think we need to take care with predictions of doom. Sure, we may be doomed, but perhaps it's a turning point for the better. Just as things seem worse than we could ever imagine, the future could hold something better than we can imagine.

I always try to keep in mind that when we forecast doom, or declare that "everything is shit" we are doing the work of those we oppose. Engagement requires hope and a vision of what we are committed to accomplishing -- and FAITH that we can accomplish those goals. That is what powers the action needed to get things done.

We can be clear-eyed about the enormous challenges ahead without falling into the trap of sowing the sort of hopelessness and cynicism that immobilizes. When we do the latter, we are doing the work of those we oppose. They want us demoralized. They want us immobilized. They want us afraid. They want us tearing down allies who aren't "doing it right." I think it is up to each of us to take responsibility for the messages we spread. Consider before posting or saying something: Is this demoralizing or activating? Am I doing the work of those who want the "zone" flooded with negativity? Or am I countering that with hope, faith, and concrete, doable steps.

And on the "circular firing squad" front (you didn't raise this, but I see that as part of a tendency toward destructive negativity). Healthy debate and disagreement are essential. As is criticism. But whatever we do, we need to recognize the successes we are having and focus on building from there. We need to find areas of common ground with allies who may be doing things we disagree with.

And finally, structural reform is certainly a higher bar than policy reform. But we can begin building the political will for both in conversations with each other and through lobbying our electeds to get out there and advocate for some of those big changes. The answer to "why are you talking about xxx, it will never pass" is "xxx may not pass today, but I'm talking about it, and call on you to talk about it, because that's how we build the political will to get it done. We must push the boundaries of the possible. That is how you make what seems out of reach today a reality tomorrow.

The only thing that is certain is that if we stay silent -- if we and our electeds aren't out there making the case for xxx, than xxx, whatever that may be, will never get done.

calimary

(89,476 posts)
91. Oh boy is THIS ever true:
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:35 AM
Yesterday

“…when we forecast doom, or declare that ‘everything is shit’ we are doing the work of those we oppose.”

True-TRUE-TRUE!!!

kacekwl

(9,029 posts)
34. Is the press waiting in line to
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:46 PM
Friday

ask Republicans how they feel about his behavior towards the Supreme Court today. Won't hold my breath.

Tetrachloride

(9,517 posts)
35. fortunately we have Vance as a stand up guy
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 02:46 PM
Friday

Not only that, but i will rec my own post.

done it before.

PufPuf23

(9,744 posts)
74. What do you mean by "Vance as a stand up guy"?
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:31 PM
Friday

Hopefully sarcasm.

The downside of retiring Trump is then Vance would be POTUS.

Vance is more a lay on couch guy, specifically a laid couch guy.

WalkingMan1959

(8 posts)
37. Call your representative!
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:01 PM
Friday

We live in NC 11. I call them weekly. Staff is always pleasant despite Edwards (R) being an empty suit. Gurrrrr…

Response to malaise (Original post)

Miami Blue

(368 posts)
58. The Tariffs Loser in Chief is a psychoPedo
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:53 PM
Friday

Plus, his syphilitic dementia makes him believe he is the dictator of the whole planet Earth.

Remove the PsychoPedo from power pronto!

melm00se

(5,151 posts)
59. He did exactly what Biden did
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 03:54 PM
Friday

on the student loan forgiveness.

Biden was turned away from using the HEROES Act so he pivoted and used another law.

This is what Trump is doing.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,923 posts)
71. "For imposing taxes on us without our consent" is in the Declaration of Independence
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:17 PM
Friday

as a grievance against George III.

No Kings, as they say.

Martin Eden

(15,502 posts)
76. I'll call Mike Johnson. He'll get right on it.
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 05:51 PM
Friday

If The Fascist Grifter is still alive when the Democratic House majority is seated in 2027, that's when he'll get impeached.

If Republican Senators help convict him, then criminal charges can be brought.

I want this evil creature to live for years, rotting in prison -- hated even by MAGA, after the unredacted Epstein files are widely known.

quakerboy

(14,807 posts)
89. There hasnt been a day when that statement was untrue
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 10:39 PM
Friday

Since very early in his first occupancy of the whitehouse. Arguably since his first day in office.

BigmanPigman

(54,898 posts)
90. I'm more direct...he should drop DEAD today!!!!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
Yesterday

I don't care how, just die ASAP!!!

Actually, I'd LOVE for him to drop dead on "live" TV. Maybe at the State of the Union. What would be even better would be for a double death...MItch and he in one fell swoop! He would finally get the attention he deserves and craves. Bye, bye fuckers from hell!

IA8IT

(6,386 posts)
101. presidential line of succession is no picnic. Iowa's Snake in the Grassley 3rd in line. NOOOOOOOO!!!!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:57 AM
21 hrs ago

What a bunch of mutts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession#Current_order_of_succession

No. Office[3] Incumbent Party
1 Vice President JD Vance Republican
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson Republican
3 President pro tempore of the Senate Chuck Grassley Republican
4 Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican
5 Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent Republican
6 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Republican
7 Attorney General Pam Bondi Republican
8 Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum Republican
9 Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Republican
10 Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Republican
11 Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer Republican
12 Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Independent
13 Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner Republican
14 Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican
15 Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Republican
16 Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Republican
17 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican
18 Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Republican

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