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The Supreme Court has already ruled that Constitutional bars cannot stop a candidate standing for President if he's really really popular.

Trump demands that Harvard introduce sweeping Affirmative Action policies in admissions, staffing, course content and disciplinary processes specifically to help one racial/religious group it feels is underserved. Spoiler alert - it's not black people. Trump freezes $2bn in Harvard funding after university rejects demands

The problem with that is that you justify it by stating things like you were faced with two parties of extremes, without ever stating what those extremes were. It just seems fundamentally dishonest. We all know what Trump's extremes are, but people like you and Brent happy to spread the both-siderist idea that 'well ok but whatabout the Dems they must be doing I don't know but something that's just as bad' which makes people feel that voting for him is ok. Then you get things like this. Let's be honest, the Dems wouldn't have done anything like this. Trump blames Zelensky for starting war after massive Russian attack

In fact there was so much fanfare around the tariffs that the media are barely covering anything else. His Ukraine negotiations have been an abject failure in persuading Putin to do anything at all (as they were always going to be) and you don’t hear a thing about it.

Without even hinting at what those things are that's a very something and nothing statement though, isn't it? It's technically true to say that over here the Tory party could have done things differently at the last election to get my vote... but if the things I mean are 'adopt the policies of the 1990's Labour party' then what I really mean is that there was no possible scenario in which I was going to vote for them.

Wait, I thought putting tiny screws into iPhone cases for minimum wage was going to be the New American Dream?

This is why I struggle to have any sympathy at all for those who voted for him but are now saying "well I never thought he'd do this" because the only response I can think of is "why not?" I guess it's why, as repulsive as it is, there's a certain directness to Winsor's attitude that is at least understandable and consistent. As long as 'the commies' aren't in charge and there's enough old timey racism being perpetrated he literally doesn't give a fuck about anything else. But for everyone currently showing the tregret? I have no idea what they ever thought was going to happen.

What, common sense? Well ain’t that a kick in the teeth.

... in 6 months. Because I guess no one in the medical profession ever bothered to think about it before and it's probably quite easy to fix. SMH. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0z9nmzvdlo

Why do you think there’s a dichotomy? Who he really is and who his supporters think he is are two different things. A liberal arts grad who worked in the mainstream media before becoming a professional politician lectures us about the elite? What would he call someone with his CV if they were on the other side? I saw an old pre brexit vote debate the other day and it was staggering how unquestioningly media presenters accepted the statement that the remain campaign represented ‘the elite’. But who was selling Brexit? Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson (yes really) of Eton, Oxford and establishment journalism. Jacob Rees-Mogg, whose nanny looked after him during his first political campaigns, of Eton, Oxford and the City of London. Jim Ratcliffe, richest man in Britain, James Dyson, most famous industrialist in Britain. Anyone who says ‘the elite’ when they mean ‘the other side’ and hopes we won’t notice has immediately disqualified themselves from serious conversation.

Then I guess you have to admit that the American people as a whole fundamentally support more liberal positions than you do, right? When?

And worth repeating again that Walz said the journalist effectively hacked in by changing his screen name so he looked like someone else. Leaving that there's no evidence that happened, this is Mike Walz's own claim about how secure the chat was. He searched for someone by name only and added them to the chat... And he even thought that excuse was legit enough to play well on national TV! Giving out info on that basis alone could get you fired from high street retail.

I would remind you that you got very very angry when your suggestion of TSA style security at every school was called overly expensive security theatre. Glad to see you're making progress.

I guess every administration puts its press secretaries in an odd position, but they are civil servants. Ultimately they're employed by the Federal government and by extension the taxpayer, not by the President, his campaign or his party. With only a small sized logical contortion you could argue that the press represent their employers and the President is the customer for their services. Obviously this makes it worse

Still though, wouldn't it be amazing to have the unearned confidence of a trump Press Secretary for just one day? Reporters: The markets don't seem to like the tariffs, is Trump going to change his mind? Leavitt: Absolutely not. Reporters: The markets are super, super down now, surely Trump has to change his mind? Leavitt: What is it you're not getting? There is zero chance Trump will change his mind no matter what! Trump: Ok the markets are kinda scared so I'm changing my mind. Reporters: Karoline, What do you have to say about Trump changing his mind? Leavitt: Trump didn't change his mind, this was always the goal! How did you guys not notice we were planning to do this?