Today in Trump Derangement Syndrome
19th December 2024
Trump and Musk unleash a new kind of chaos on Washington (CNN) As opposed to the Old Kind of Chaos.
Shutdown watch: Musk barrages GOP to blow up “criminal” spending deal (Axios)
Government shutdown nears after Trump and Musk kill compromise (Washington Poop)
Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk’s help (Associated Press) Chaos was gone! And all of a sudden Trump brought it back. Orange Man Bad.
What is US birthright citizenship and can Trump end it? (Reuters)
Most Voters Disagree With Donald Trump on Birthright Citizenship: Poll (Newsweek) Or at least that’s what they want you to believe. After all, Orange Man Bad.
Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship could be decided by the Supreme Court (Politico) As everything these days is.
Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship (The Hill) I guess he was ungirded before this came up.
Done With Never Trump (Bret Stephens/New York Times)
“They Hate Trump” – Steve Quayle Fears ‘Nuke False Flag’ To Keep Him Out Of Office
Democratic senator says Trump’s plan to ‘cripple our democracy’ underway (Lauren Irwin/The Hill)
The contortions GOP senators are making for RFK Jr. (Politico)
Musk’s Alleged Russia Contacts Worry Air Force’s Kendall (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg) Only the government is allowed to have ‘Russian contacts’. I thought everybody knew that.
Canada proposes joint police force with US to tackle Trump’s border concerns (Mickey Djuric/Politico) That way, the U.S. could help pay for that Canada ought to be doing for itself.
Reid Mocks CEOs and Republicans for Support of ‘Toddler’ Trump
Trump’s Attorneys Allege Juror Misconduct In New York Case
‘What choice do they have?’: America’s CEOs bend the knee to Donald Trump (Financial Times)
Republicans scrap spending bill, under pressure from Trump and Musk (Washington Post)
Trump, Musk Threaten Government Shutdown. Here’s What That Costs (Ari Natter/Bloomberg)
Georgia prosecutors urge appeals court not to toss Trump election interference case (NBC News)
Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown (NBC News)
What Elon got wrong about the CR (Politico)
Just to Be Clear, No, Trump Can’t Be Elected President Again (David S. Cohen/Rolling Stone)
The Wrath of Trump: House Republicans Map a Case Against Liz Cheney (New York Times)
Four Ways to Unbend the Media’s Knee (Jonathan Alter/Washington Monthly)
Elon Musk fueled backlash to spending plan with false and misleading claims (Politico)
Regime Media FREAK OUT Over Elon Musk’s Role in Exposing and Killing Congress’s Christmas Cromnibus
Playbook: How Musk and Trump killed the CR (Politico)
‘Actually,’ MSNBC, Trump’s Energy Secretary Pick is Right, Climate Change Does Have Benefits
‘Unelected President Musk’: Elon posts 70 times trashing GOP bill, Trump caves (MSNBC)
Bernie Sanders blasts ‘President Elon Musk’ for derailing spending deal (Juliann Ventura/The Hill)
Behind the Curtain: Musk’s America (Axios)
Democrats: The Surrender Party
Study: Broadcast Transition Coverage Aimed At Sinking Trump’s Picks
Trump calls for abolishing the debt ceiling (Garrett Haake/NBC News)
The World’s Richest Man Wants to Burn It All Down (William Kristol/The Bulwark)
Trump Effect? US Leading Economic Indicators Positive For First Time Since Feb 2022
Fani Flushed: Court Rules Fulton DA Disqualified From Trump ‘Election Interference’ Case
Georgia appeals court removes Fani Willis from Trump 2020 election case (Melissa Quinn/CBS News)
House Democrat: ‘Unelected oligarch’ Musk ‘governing by tweet’ (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
Trump Tossed a Debt Limit Grenade Into Spending Talks. Here’s Why. (Alan Rappeport/New York Times)
Republicans Turn Eating Their Own Into A Spectator Sport (David Kurtz/Talking Points Memo)
Can the Muskrat shut the United States government? (Robert Reich)
Class War or Culture War? (Timothy Snyder/Thinking about)
Trump and Musk unleash a new kind of chaos on Washington (Stephen Collinson/CNN)
Democrats rage at “unelected co-president” Elon Musk (Andrew Solender/Axios)
Even some in the pro-Trump media environment are wary of his plans (Washington Post)
Trump wants to kill the debt ceiling (Dave Lawler/Axios)
Dems Troll Trump by Calling Elon the Real President (Rolling Stone)
Musk’s dangerous, exaggerated conflation of social media and democracy (Philip Bump/Washington Post)
Google Turns Up Heat on Trump Nominees, Continues to Rig Results
Whoopi Claims Musk, Vance Plotting Trump’s Murder, Blames Her Cat
Trump’s demands leave Republicans flailing with no plan on eve of shutdown (NBC News)