President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Nooooo, Florida got it right.

It became a state on March 3, 1845. There had already been 10 presidents elected (Polk, the 11th, was elected in 1848).

So Trump is the 35th president . . . for Florida voters!

 

The arrogance drips off the page:

My fellow Americans,

It’s a long-standing tradition for the sitting president of the United States to leave a parting letter in the Oval Office for the American elected to take his or her place. It’s a letter meant to share what we know, what we’ve learned, and what small wisdom may help our successor bear the great responsibility that comes with the highest office in our land, and the leadership of the free world.

But before I leave my note for our 45th president, I wanted to say one final thank you for the honor of serving as your 44th. Because all that I’ve learned in my time in office, I’ve learned from you. You made me a better President, and you made me a better man.

Throughout these eight years, you have been the source of goodness, resilience, and hope from which I’ve pulled strength. I’ve seen neighbors and communities take care of each other during the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. I have mourned with grieving families searching for answers — and found grace in a Charleston church.

I’ve taken heart from the hope of young graduates and our newest military officers. I’ve seen our scientists help a paralyzed man regain his sense of touch, and wounded warriors once given up for dead walk again. I’ve seen Americans whose lives have been saved because they finally have access to medical care, and families whose lives have been changed because their marriages are recognized as equal to our own. I’ve seen the youngest of children remind us through their actions and through their generosity of our obligations to care for refugees, or work for peace, and, above all, to look out for each other.

I’ve seen you, the American people, in all your decency, determination, good humor, and kindness. And in your daily acts of citizenship, I’ve seen our future unfolding.

All of us, regardless of party, should throw ourselves into that work — the joyous work of citizenship. Not just when there’s an election, not just when our own narrow interest is at stake, but over the full span of a lifetime.

I’ll be right there with you every step of the way.

And when the arc of progress seems slow, remember: America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We the People.’ ‘We shall overcome.’

Yes, we can.

 

I'm not fond of all the color-coding decisions here, but this is a nice look at where a number of measurable data points have moved over eight years.

The America Donald Trump Is Inheriting, By The Numbers

 

Jets and Jax both to play London games?

 

100 percent real talk here:

If Trump stopped acting like a maniac on Twitter (and everywhere), and his supporters would stop denigrating anyone who disagreed with him/them as "snowflakes," I could actually go into tomorrow with an open mind. Alas ...

 

The irony is of course that they're the snowflakes.

 

Right.

Not every disagreement on policy is "sour grapes." I'm completely exhausted by the touchdown dance at this point. I might just follow sports for four years and ignore politics.

 

No snowflake! No snowflake! You're the snowflake!

 

We had multiple, high-level sources, but we chose to quote only one, who says we misconstrued what he said.

The New York Times is standing by its story about former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s nomination as energy secretary that drew criticism after its publication Wednesday night.

The story, which reported that Perry “knew almost nothing about” the secretary of energy position for which he was nominated, faced criticism and additional scrutiny after the named source in the story said the Times misinterpreted what he said.

“We stand by our story, which accurately reflected what multiple, high-level sources told our reporters,” a spokesperson for the Times told POLITICO.

 

Denigrating anyone who disagreed with them. Hmmm, that sounds familiar.

 

His entire candidacy was a war against basic human decency. Why would that change now?

 

Yeah, obviously a Republican lobbyist would have no reason to be dishonest about the conversation.

"Misconstrued" is a good word. You can accuse them of being wrong even if it's a verbatim quote!