MAQA Civil War

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Uh oh, he pissed off Beetlejuice.

Hopefully he remembers to follow this part if and when he decides whether to approve paying the $230 million in alleged damages from the Jack Smith prosecutions:

"Enough is enough. ... Ending the massive cost of taxpayer handouts and restoring fiscal sanity is vital to economic growth and the fiscal health of the nation."

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I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong safe secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America.

Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border.

Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs.

If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels?

And if prosecuting narco terrorists is a high priority then why did President Trump pardon the former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who was convicted and sentenced for 45 years for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into America? Ironically cocaine is the same drug that Venezuela primarily traffics into the U.S.

The next obvious observation is that by removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran.

And of course why is it ok for America to militarily invade, bomb, and arrest a foreign leader but Russia is evil for invading Ukraine and China is bad for aggression against Taiwan? Is it only ok if we do it? (I’m not endorsing Russia or China)

Regime change, funding foreign wars, and American’s tax dollars being consistently funneled to foreign causes, foreigners both home and abroad, and foreign governments while Americans are consistently facing increasing cost of living, housing, healthcare, and learn about scams and fraud of their tax dollars is what has most Americans enraged. Especially the younger generations. Boomers and half of Gen X will cheer on neocon wars and talking points, but the other half of Gen X and majority on down see through it and hate it.

Americans disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going.

This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end.

Boy were we wrong.

As the baby boomers slip away both in votes and power, the electoral future will be decided for candidates that focus on American economic populism and promising prosperity for Americans only.

As of right now, neither party is offering the solution.

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Senate rejects Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a vote next week on final passage. It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it if it were to pass the Republican-controlled House. Still, it was a significant gesture that showed unease among some Republicans after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.

Regardless, trump must notify Congress within 48 hours of the introduction of US Forces into combat and within 60 days terminate any use of US Forces unless Congress has declared war/authorized the use of US Forces or extended the 60 day period. The 60 day period can be extended for not more than an additional 30 days if the President certifies to the Congress that the safety of the US Forces requires the continued use of such forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces.

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Tucker Carlson Blasts MAGAResponse To Renee Good Death

The conservative commentator wrote the 37-year-old mother likely has different immigration views from him, “But that shouldn’t matter. Her death is a tragedy, regardless of her partisan affiliations, ideological beliefs, or who pulled the trigger. A woman got shot in the face.”

He compared the conservatives’ response to the left-wing reaction to Charlie Kirk’s killing, arguing Americans have become desensitized to home-turf violence because American leaders are “normalizing bloodshed.”

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

The source told The Hill that the president “basically read her the riot act,” in a phone call that came “out of the blue.” Collins’ office confirmed to The Hill that the call took place, but did not include any additional details about what the president said. The Daily Beast has reached out to the senator’s representatives and the White House for comment.
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“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” Trump wrote. “Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again.”

Collins is up for reelection this year and faces a tight race as Democratic challengers gain in popularity. Her seat will be important for Republicans to maintain control of the Senate after the midterms. However, Trump has been a thorn in his party’s side, openly expressing his wish to see Collins out. This latest call appears to reaffirm his animosity toward the senator.

trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call

The source told The Hill that the president “basically read her the riot act,” in a phone call that came “out of the blue.” Collins’ office confirmed to The Hill that the call took place, but did not include any additional details about what the president said. The Daily Beast has reached out to the senator’s representatives and the White House for comment.
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“Republicans should be ashamed of the Senators that just voted with Democrats in attempting to take away our Powers to fight and defend the United States of America,” Trump wrote. “Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Todd Young should never be elected to office again.”

Collins is up for reelection this year and faces a tight race as Democratic challengers gain in popularity. Her seat will be important for Republicans to maintain control of the Senate after the midterms. However, Trump has been a thorn in his party’s side, openly expressing his wish to see Collins out. This latest call appears to reaffirm his animosity toward the senator.

trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

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Trump, 79, Explodes at GOP Senator in Profanity-Filled Call



trump is cutting off his nose to spite his face.

Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

He needs R senators. This could turn MAGA away from her in the Maine election. Maine is a rather independent state.

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Stop the presses. The POTUS had an angry phone call with a Senator. OMG!
https://www.businessinsider.com/manchin ... 022-6?op=1
You don’t think Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden didn’t have angry phone calls with their own Senators and Congressmen? It’s called politics.

He needs R senators. This could turn MAGA away from her in the Maine election. Maine is a rather independent state.

Collins is the Republicans best chance to hold onto that seat. trump's attacks both help and hurt her. They help her because they show her independence (and he isn't popular in Maine). They hurt her because they make her look ineffective and risk depressing Republican turnout in Maine.

I'm pretty sure I was also critical of how the Democrats treated Manchin and Sinema.