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Christie Explains Trump’s Nickname Taxonomy

February 13, 2019 Buck Banks

“If he respects you, you don’t get a nickname, because he’s afraid what’s going to come back. So Cryin’ Chuck Schumer gets a nickname, because he has no respect for Schumer. But Nancy Pelosi’s got no nickname. It’s just Nancy. And if she doesn’t have a nickname by now, she ain’t getting any.”

— Chris Christie, quoted by Axios, on President Trump’s nicknames for his rivals.

Bloomberg Commits $500 Million to Defeat Trump

February 13, 2019 Buck Banks

$500 million

“Michael Bloomberg is preparing to spend at least $500 million from his own pocket to deny President Trump a second term, according to Democratic operatives briefed on his plans,” Politico reports.“If Bloomberg declines to seek the presidency, his intention is to run an unprecedented data-heavy campaign designed to operate as a shadow political party for the eventual Democratic nominee.”

National Debt Passes $22 Trillion

February 13, 2019 Buck Banks

$22 trillion

“The U.S.’s financial burden is growing despite a strong economy,” Bloomberg reports. “Total public debt climbed to more than $22 trillion as of Feb. 11, according to a Treasury Department report Tuesday.”

Clinton Dings Trump for Stealing Her Slogan

February 13, 2019 Buck Banks

“Now copy my plan on health care, a fairer tax system, and voting rights.”

— Hillary Clinton, responding to a tweet from President Trump in which he appeared to copy her 2016 campaign slogan, “Stronger Together.”

Commander-in-Thief

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

All hail Donald Trump, the Commander-in-Thief!
He found a way around emergency declaration grief.
He’ll grab some money
From the U.S. Army,
And steal the rest from California and Puerto Rico disaster relief.

Americans Say Mueller More Credible than Trump

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

56% to 33%

A new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds more Americans say they trust special counsel Robert Mueller’s version of the facts than President Trump’s, 56% to 33%. And by nearly as wide a margin, more believe Mueller is mainly interested in “finding out the truth” than trying to “hurt Trump politically.”

Hannity: Border Deal a ‘Garbage Compromise’

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

“Any Republican that supports this garbage compromise, you will have to explain.”

— Sean Hannity, quoted by Politico, after lawmakers announced a border deal to prevent a government shutdown.

W.Va. GOP Lawmaker Compares Gay Community to the Ku Klux Klan

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

“The LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan, without wearing hoods with their antics of hate.”

— West Virginia Delegate Eric Porterfield (R) compared the gay community to the Ku Klux Klan after an anti-gay and lesbian rant he delivered in committee, the West Virginia Mail Gazette reports. He also called the gay community a “terrorist group” and said he is being “persecuted” by the gay community in retaliation for his remarks, including receiving threats on Facebook and voicemails.

Fox News Host Hasn’t Washed Hands in a Decade

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

10 years

Fox News host Pete Hegseth confessed on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because “germs are not a real thing,” the BBC reports. “Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.”

Walter Jones Is Dead

February 12, 2019 Buck Banks

“Because I did not do my job then, I helped kill 4,000 Americans, and I will go to my grave regretting that.”

— Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), quoted by the Raleigh News & Observer in 2015 on voting to authorize the Iraq war. Jones went to his grave Monday, Feb. 10.

Year: 2019

Christie Explains Trump’s Nickname Taxonomy

— Chris Christie, quoted by Axios, on President Trump’s nicknames for his rivals.

Bloomberg Commits $500 Million to Defeat Trump

$500 million

National Debt Passes $22 Trillion

$22 trillion

“The U.S.’s financial burden is growing despite a strong economy,” Bloomberg reports. “Total public debt climbed to more than $22 trillion as of Feb. 11, according to a Treasury Department report Tuesday.”

Clinton Dings Trump for Stealing Her Slogan

“Now copy my plan on health care, a fairer tax system, and voting rights.”

— Hillary Clinton, responding to a tweet from President Trump in which he appeared to copy her 2016 campaign slogan, “Stronger Together.”

Commander-in-Thief

Americans Say Mueller More Credible than Trump

56% to 33%

Hannity: Border Deal a ‘Garbage Compromise’

“Any Republican that supports this garbage compromise, you will have to explain.”

— Sean Hannity, quoted by Politico, after lawmakers announced a border deal to prevent a government shutdown.

W.Va. GOP Lawmaker Compares Gay Community to the Ku Klux Klan

“The LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan, without wearing hoods with their antics of hate.”

Fox News Host Hasn’t Washed Hands in a Decade

10 years

Fox News host Pete Hegseth confessed on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because “germs are not a real thing,” the BBC reports. “Speaking on Fox and Friends, Hegseth said the infectious micro-organisms did not exist because they could not be seen with the naked eye.”

Walter Jones Is Dead

“Because I did not do my job then, I helped kill 4,000 Americans, and I will go to my grave regretting that.”

— Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC), quoted by the Raleigh News & Observer in 2015 on voting to authorize the Iraq war. Jones went to his grave Monday, Feb. 10.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by CBS News.

“Here’s the problem with the red meat: It becomes an addiction. Once you go there and you put that out there, then you’re forced to defend it. So what do they do? They double down. They triple down again.”

— Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by the Washington Post, on Republicans relying on anti-Muslim attacks in the Michigan U.S. Senate race.

— Stephen Miller, quoted by The Guardian, pledging “total devotion” to President Trump.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”