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Romney Likens Trump to a ‘Gargoyle’ Hanging Over GOP

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

“There is no bottom to the degree to which he’s willing to degrade himself, and the country for that matter. Having dinner with those people was disgusting… I voted to remove him from office twice… I don’t think he should be president of the United states. I don’t think he should be the nominee of our party in 2024. And I certainly don’t want him hanging over our party like a gargoyle.”

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

McConnell Eschews Sucking Up to Trump

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Buck Banks

“Sucking up to Donald Trump is not a strategy that works.”

— Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), reported by the Lexington Herald Leader.

Audience of One

March 8, 2021 Buck Banks

Behold, Donald Trump — Friend of the Worker!
To whom loyalty’s dear as the almighty dollar.
But on his return to New York,
There to greet the great jerk,
Were the news media and one lone supporter.

Trump Impeachment: Three Days and Done?

January 21, 2021 Buck Banks

3 days

Playbook: “We knew Democrats and Republicans were ready to turn the page on Trump ASAP — we just didn’t realize how quickly. We’ve heard from multiple Hill sources that lawmakers have privately discussed the possibility of a three-day impeachment trial for Trump, which would be the fastest of any such procedure for a president. (Past presidential impeachments have ranged from as short as 21 days to as long as 83.) Of course, Trump is an EX-president, so ….”

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Romney Likens Trump to a ‘Gargoyle’ Hanging Over GOP

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

McConnell Eschews Sucking Up to Trump

“Sucking up to Donald Trump is not a strategy that works.”

— Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), reported by the Lexington Herald Leader.

Audience of One

Trump Impeachment: Three Days and Done?

3 days

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%