Is there anyone who actually believes that our president is capable of delivering a speech to the country that contains anything but a Festivus-style airing of grievances?
The lead up to the next Trump speech is always heavy with the hope that maybe this time he will address topics of actual concern to the citizenry.
But nope.
Here’s the boilerplate that can reliably be used going forward…at least until November.
“It was the as-expected truckload of lies tonight. A desperate Trump is throwing everything at the wall to influence the next election. He is desperate, and he is trying to use lies as the pretext for an abuse of power to try and change how Americans vote. He’s scared of the American people having the freedom to use their power to hold him accountable – we will make our choice at the ballot box, and he will fail.”
Because this is the hobby horse he will be riding until November. Hoping that the old powers of repetition will make the lies seem true as they once did.
But nope.
Please, the next time anyone is tempted to believe that our elections are crooked and controlled by some unseen dark force on the left, remember exactly where our concern should lie…”I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have.”
Meanwhile, continuing the current tradition of public humiliation to get a job…
An exchange between Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for DNI director during his confirmation interview.
Ossoff: “Who won the 2020 election?”
Clayton: “Uh, you know, I’m not, I’m not gonna do this with you.
Ossoff: “This is a job interview. We’ve established that you have an obligation to be honest and forthright with the committee.”
Clayton agreed.
Ossoff: “Who won the 2020 election?”
Clayton: “Like I said, I’m not I’m not gonna get into that with you.”
Ossoff continued to ask, and Clayton continued to refuse to answer the question, saying: “We can keep doing this,” and saying he was not going to “engage in the theater.”
Ossoff: “You’re here asking for the support of senators to lead America’s intelligence community. We’ve established that you have an obligation to be honest and forthright with this committee and with the American public, but you refuse to answer a simple matter of fact about the 2020 election. Is that right?”
Clayton: “No, that’s not right.”
Ossoff: “Then answer the question. Who won the 2020 election?”
Clayton: “I have answered the question.”
Ossoff: “Answer it. What is your answer?”
Clayton: “I’ve given you my answer.”
Ossoff: “What is your answer?”
Clayton sat in silence.
Ossoff: “You refuse to answer a basic question about who won a presidential election? But you ask to lead America’s intelligence community? Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the president’s delusions? We know, you know, everybody in this room knows the truthful answer to that question, why can you not give it?”
We all know why. And it’s pathetic.
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