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They know the drill.

 

He'll always be remembered for the Mayaguez, though.

 

And when to apply the gas.

 

Usually the National Socialists apply the gas after everyone is in the shower

 

Do they not have a right to a Twitter account?

 

Of course they do. The real problem is those who publicize their Tweets by posting them widely on other forums and... wait, what?

 

Wait, do tweets matter now?

 

There is zero chance the Trump presidency doesn't crash and burn in epic fashion. Zero.

Trump kids' diplomatic forays rattle State Dept.

Diplomats are nervous that if Trump uses his children and other relatives as informal ambassadors, they could, intentionally or not, upend the carefully structured efforts of the Foreign Service. They worry other nations could take advantage of Trump relatives to circumvent trained U.S. diplomats. They also suspect that even if Trump steps away from his business, his children's extensive corporate dealings could still confuse U.S. foreign policy abroad.

Perhaps more than anything at this early stage, State Department employees are seriously annoyed by the optics.

“It makes us look like we’re some sort of banana republic," one official told POLITICO. "This is not the way that grown-up nations do things."

Trump marginalizes D.C. transition staff

Trump and his inner circle have largely ignored those plans as they focus on top appointments and lean on the advice of politicians, CEOs and donors, rather than on their transition staff, say sources close to the transition.

The president-elect, meanwhile, has been more likely to set policy on Twitter than through consultation with his D.C. advisers.

 

Eh. What's the worst that could happen?

 

Solid tactical move by Trump, going after Air Force One.

Feed the base.

 

"We want Boeing to make a lot of money, but not that much money."

Free market, free schmarket. Amirite?

 

Ignorant-of-history Baron is almost as good as racism-and-misogyny-are-cool-as long-as-it's-wrestling Baron.