House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday played down
President Trump’s threat to revoke security clearances of former top
officials who have criticized him, saying he thinks the president is
merely “trolling people.”
Ryan (R-Wis.) was
asked about the possible White House action a day after press secretary
Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump is “looking to take away” the
clearances of half a dozen former senior national security and
intelligence officials who served in the administrations of George W.
Bush or Barack Obama.
“I think he’s trolling people, honestly,” Ryan said at a news conference with other House Republican leaders.
Ryan
said the issue falls under “the purview of the executive branch,” not
Congress, before saying again: “I think he’s just trolling people.”
The
White House’s threat on Monday immediately prompted accusations of
political retaliation by current and former officials, as well as
security analysts, who said Trump would set a dangerous precedent by
punishing political speech.
Several of the
officials he cited have written books questioning his leadership and his
affection for Russian President Vladimir Putin and harshly criticized
Trump in television interviews.
Ryan also said
Tuesday that Putin would not be invited to speak to Congress if he
accepts Trump’s invitation to come to Washington for another round of
talks.
“We will certainly not be giving him an invitation for a joint session,” Ryan said. “That’s something we do for allies.”
Ryan
added that he’s comfortable with Putin coming to the United States if a
message is delivered that Russia needs to stop interfering in U.S.
elections.
why do people think that “i wont be shopping here anymore” is such a violent threat. oh no. ill definitely be getting 40 lashes from my manager tomorrow
context: a girl came in to buy a lighter [which we have to id for] and she didnt have her id so she got pissed and left. a friend came in and tried to buy it for her [which we have to deny as well] and he got pissed and started acting like a jerk and said “i’m not going to shop here again” to which of course i didn’t care at all and then he gave me the middle finger as he was leaving [very tough!] but anyway if they were nicer and wouldve been like “i dont have my id but i understand u have to do that sometimes” i wouldve been able to bend the rules but
“Socialism never took hold in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.” – source disputed, but accurate
More working class Americans than will admit are a paycheck or two from homeless.
Millennials and Gen Z: Trump shows signs of being a genocidal dictator, we shouldn’t vote for him
Baby boomers: OOOOO Is your Safe Space being violated by his comments snowflake??? How AWFUL IT must be to have a REAL man for president instead of OoOoBamA
Trump, after being voted into office: *leaves the UN human rights council, puts hundreds of young children into prison camps and tent cities, takes away valuable items like rosaries similar to the removal of rings during the Holocaust, puts babies and toddlers into foster homes/orphanages, literally treats ACTUAL CHILDREN like prisoners for wanting a better life elsewhere*
Baby boomers: oh….oh no….
Millennials and Gen Z: *stare into the camera like they’re on the office*
bold of you to assume the boomers have reached the “oh no” point
This is something that more people should be aware of, if only because (in many states, at least) defense attorneys are actually prohibited from mentioning it to jurors. The law allows a jury to return a “not guilty” verdict contrary to the facts of the case, but not for the defense to inform them of that power or to argue for its application in the current trial.
I didn’t know about this. Wow.
always reblog
This is SUPER IMPORTANT and also a good reason to show up for jury duty. You know all those laws you think are stupid? This is your chance to maybe do something about it.
I…. I thought this was common knowledge… signal boosting this because it obviously isn’t!
1600s: most witch-hunts ended in this century. no witches were burned in North America; they were hanged or in one case pressed to death
1700s: the American Revolution. Marie Antoinette. the French Revolution. the crazy King George. most pirate movies
1800-1830: Jane Austen! Pride and Prejudice! those dresses where the waist is right under one’s boobs and men have a crapton of facial hair inside high collars
1830-1900: Victorian. Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end
1900-1920: Edwardian. Titanic, World War I, the Samantha books from American Girl, Art Nouveau
1920s: Great Gatsby. Jazz Age. Flappers and all that. most people get this right but IT IS NOT VICTORIAN. STUFF FROM THIS ERA IS NOT VICTORIAN. DO NOT CALL IT VICTORIAN OR LIST IT ON EBAY AS VICTORIAN. THAT HAPPENS SURPRISINGLY OFTEN GIVEN HOW STAGGERING THE VISUAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ERAS IS. also not 100 years ago yet, glamour.com “100 years of X” videos. you’re lazy, glamour.com. you’re lazy and I demand my late Edwardian styles
I just saw people referencing witch burning and Marie Antoinette on a post about something happening in 1878. 1878. when there were like trains and flush toilets and early plastic and stuff. if you guys learn nothing else about history, you should at least have vague mental images for each era
“Les Miserables is at the beginning, the Civil War is in the middle, and Dracula is at the end” sounds like the longest weirdest worst movie I’d pay to see in theatres five times.
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