My Hot Take: Biden Presser A Big Win For Donald Trump Because Democrat Chaos Continues
Trump must be loving the chaos in the Democrat Party. That chaos will continue at least for some time period after tonight, maybe for weeks and months....
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Trump must be loving the chaos in the Democrat Party. That chaos will continue at least for some time period after tonight, maybe for weeks and months....
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With Russia collusion, they were inventing things we couldn't see and trying to convince us that they happened. With the Biden cognitive failures, they were trying to convince us that something we all saw didn't happen and wasn't happening....
"Bad episode" and "bad night" is the line he's sticking to....
The body of the article practically screams out for invoking the 25th Amendment because a president fading in and out is a national security threat, but that headline is reminiscent of CNN's "fiery, but mostly peaceful" chyron during the BLM Kenosha riots....
I do understand why Trump would be stronger among men. But what I can't understand is how support among women could increase, or even hold steady, after that debate. Come on, man....
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That doesn't mean Jack Smith won't keep trying to fight it....
Absolute immunity in carrying out "core constitutional powers", and presumptive immunity for all official acts: "Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution." Remands to determine whether actions at issue were official or personal....
"One of the strongest voices imploring Mr. Biden to resist pressure to drop out was his son Hunter Biden, whom the president has long leaned on for advice"...
Eligibility for this scholarship is restricted to African American students, in clear violation of Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause....
You know what happened. You saw it. We all saw it. There are feeble efforts, once again, to convince you that you didn't see what you saw, but Democrats know they have a problem....
"It’s too big a bet to simply hope Americans will overlook or discount Mr. Biden’s age and infirmity that they see with their own eyes."...
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