Trump slams 'the resistance' in weekly address
Source: The Hill
BY MAX GREENWOOD - 06/02/18 11:28 AM EDT
President Trump tore into the so-called "resistance" of Democrats opposed to his agenda on Saturday, accusing them of "resisting the will of the American voter."
In his weekly address, Trump blamed Democrats for slow-walking many of his nominees through the confirmation process, saying that Senate Democrats had "shamelessly obstructed" hundreds of qualified picks.
"From day one, Senate Democrats have shamelessly obstructed, stalled, and filibustered the confirmations of hundreds of talented men and women who are eager to come to Washington, D.C., to make a difference," he said. "They want to serve our country."
Trump also blasted the party's opposition to his hardline demands on border security and immigration. He said that Democrats were withholding support for his policies because the party is "afraid its going to make me and the Republicans look good."
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/390390-trump-slams-the-resistance-in-weekly-address
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Were the Electoral College.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,603 posts)The clear "will of the American voter" was that Trump not be president.
I don't think the Dems have a problem with approving qualified appointees; it's when he wants to make the WH doctor the head of the VA -- a position that he is clearly unqualified for -- that the Dems put on the brakes. That's their role as minority party.
Same when he appoints a lawyer who has never tried a case to be a U.S. District judge.
If he thinks the Dems are resisting his agenda now, wait until we win one or both houses of congress. He's going to get carpal tunnel syndrome from all the tweeting he'll be doing during his "executive time."
lark
(23,199 posts)Worst person in the world at this time and close to ever. Maybe Hitler or Ghengis the Khan were worse, but then he's only had 1 year so far, who knows what awful things he will do if he isn't checked. I do know and the other oligarch countries in the world are conspiring to bring America down for drumpfs and their personal profit.
MBS
(9,688 posts)redwitch
(14,954 posts)The hourly tweets I am familiar with but has he actually been giving a weekly address?
rurallib
(62,483 posts)couldn't imagine they could get him off the golf course on the weekend to do any presidenting
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)Difference is Obama's weekly addresses discussed current issues, I watched them every single week. the archives are online.
The Republicans president trump just whines like an idiot every day.
PJMcK
(22,074 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)all of it, every public record from day one. - https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room
every weekly- https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/weekly-address
last Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 1/17/17
Q And President Putin today was accusing the Obama administration of spreading false information about the President-elect in an attempt to delegitimize his presidency and said that those in this administration who did that were worse than prostitutes. Does the Obama administration have any comment on that?
MR. EARNEST: Thats an interesting metaphor that he chose there. Listen, as Ive said on a number of occasions, the men and women of the United States intelligence community are patriots. They are experts in their field. They do their work not because of the glory associated with it -- because most of the time they have to keep their names secret. They dont do it for the big pay -- because in many situations they could make a whole lot more money in the private sector. They do their important work to keep our country safe because they love this country, and they have served us incredibly well in keeping us safe.
They have served President Obama enormously well. And this is not the first time that the intelligence community has had some uncomfortable things to say about Russia. These are the kinds of the things that Im sure the Russians would rather not hear. But ultimately -- and this is something that the next administration is going to have to decide -- theres a pretty stark divide here.
PJMcK
(22,074 posts)The weekly address began with FDR and his radio "fireside chats." This is from Wikipedia:
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Radio_Address_of_the_President_of_the_United_States
redwitch
(14,954 posts)I have been listening to the weekly address ( and sometimes the rebuttal) for years from actual presidents. Trump isnt capable. Besides, theres the golfing to attend to.
How did I miss the weekly adress
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)"afraid its going to make me and the Republicans look good." -
RESIST...register to vote - county, state, city ALL DEM....check your registration...every month if need be
https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/
rainy
(6,096 posts)Plus his nominees are unqualified just like his entire cabinet!
Fiendish Thingy
(15,711 posts)This is the first I've heard of him making a weekly address; up till now, I thought his weekly addresses were his Saturday morning toilet tweet frenzies...
OxQQme
(2,550 posts)A common complaint about the President's Weekly Radio Address is that only a few radio stations (mainly public radio and all-news radio outlets, a format very rare outside of major metropolitan areas) cover the very short broadcasts, they are not advertised publicly, and very few Americans are able to find address coverage on their local radio dial; Saturday mornings usually have brokered or paid programming carried on most commercial radio stations.[8]
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,128 posts)Jedi Guy
(3,289 posts)onenote
(42,852 posts)lark
(23,199 posts)it's not going against the American voter when 3 million more Americans voted for his opponent and he/Russia rigged the votes in MN, MI, WI and FL.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)reason..he is NOW!
Check your voter registration..hubby was livid...in AZ
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Along with the rule of law, all our institutions , especially the DOJ because he's being investigated , and everything he's doing is to undermine our government and any accountability for anything, or corrupt all area's of our government for himself. He'll go after opposition just like putin, by criminalizing anyone who stands up to him, or by personally hurting them any way he can. He wants his own DOTJ where he is the judge, jury, and executioner, while the republican party do nothing to stop it. Pretty obvious he represents putin, not us, or this country. Just putin and himself.
videohead5
(2,190 posts)One day slaps that smug face of his...after Stormy I know she wants to.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)Jedi Guy
(3,289 posts)While Palpatine was undeniably malevolent, he was far more competent than Trump can ever hope to be. Trump just ineptly stumbles from one calamity to another. At least Palpatine formulated a plan and brought it to fruition.
Roy Rolling
(6,943 posts)Sounds like somebody needs his nap.
rurallib
(62,483 posts)heaven05
(18,124 posts)awww does it hurt don? So what, I remember 8 years of one of the best that led this nation in a time of severe financial crisis and led us out of it> And accomplishing that while facing malicious unprecedented obstruction by the aholes and wypipo in the GOP.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, this dipshit potus is leading us into a crisis involving our democracy, with RUSSIAN help???!!!
DBoon
(22,430 posts)where there is always an opposition with which you negotiate
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Ignore us at your peril. Keep it up and it'll be pitchforks and torches next.
MyOwnPeace
(16,955 posts)he's had in the whole process was the Electoral College. He lost the popular vote by over 3 million, has NEVER been close to 50% in approval and is usually hovering around 40% or lower.
So, just who is it that is defying the "will of the American people?"
What a piece of shit that cretin is!
underpants
(183,043 posts)and end up in The White House.
The size of the Repub field played a major part to the extent that even Fox News couldn't put him away.
KPN
(15,679 posts)There ... I feel better.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,075 posts)Many Executive branch positions are empty because tRump hasn't found anybody corrupt enough to nominate.
bucolic_frolic
(43,511 posts)Resist! Forever!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)13. Ur-Fascism is based upon a selective populism, a qualitative populism, one might say. In a democracy, the citizens have individual rights, but the citizens in their entirety have a political impact only from a quantitative point of viewone follows the decisions of the majority. For Ur-Fascism, however, individuals as individuals have no rights, and the People is conceived as a quality, a monolithic entity expressing the Common Will. Since no large quantity of human beings can have a common will, the Leader pretends to be their interpreter. Having lost their power of delegation, citizens do not act; they are only called on to play the role of the People. Thus the People is only a theatrical fiction. To have a good instance of qualitative populism we no longer need the Piazza Venezia in Rome or the Nuremberg Stadium. There is in our future a TV or Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as the Voice of the People.
Because of its qualitative populism Ur-Fascism must be against rotten parliamentary governments. One of the first sentences uttered by Mussolini in the Italian parliament was I could have transformed this deaf and gloomy place into a bivouac for my maniplesmaniples being a subdivision of the traditional Roman legion. As a matter of fact, he immediately found better housing for his maniples, but a little later he liquidated the parliament. Wherever a politician casts doubt on the legitimacy of a parliament because it no longer represents the Voice of the People, we can smell Ur-Fascism.
Umberto Eco Ur-Fascism 1995
Solly Mack
(90,803 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,262 posts)since you're all about this "will of the American voter" stuff, why don't you show yourself the motherfucking door?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-reelection-2020-poll-a8129071.html
Firestorm49
(4,041 posts)Really, Mr. Dennison? ( One of his many aliases) It seems I remember one Mitch McConnell who on day one of Obamas presidency proclaimed that the Senate, under McConnell would do everything that they possibly could to stop Obama in anything he tried to do. And poor Mr. Barron cant quite get a grip on resistance. Go f. k yourself Mr. Miller, you lost the popular vote.
BigmanPigman
(51,673 posts)now he is Mr. "legalize pot" and "the Republicans party is gone" scrap. Too little too late! I remember what he did obstructing Obama for his entire time in office. Fuck Boehner, McConnell and Ryan (Hell, fuck the whole GOP with someone else's d*ck).
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)hmmm? And wasn't Obama elected by the voters to select the last Supreme Court Judge?
Initech
(100,149 posts)Tikki
(14,565 posts)then we are now and we have been around a while, through the 60's and on...
The Tikkis
argyl
(3,064 posts)King Louis XIV of France.
Is it really coming to this?
Paladin
(28,287 posts)Being a Democrat in Texas will do that to you. I am damn sure a "resistance" member, as far as trump goes; I recommend that proud status to other DUers.
47of74
(18,470 posts)And all your groupies as well.
Don't like it? Kiss my ass you orange sack of shit.