I wrote a comment on fladem’s recent post Trump kills TPP: Unions cheer. Below are two excerpts from that comment:
Trump is presently mounting a kind of blitzkreig attack on the PermaGov forces, hoping to catch them unprepared for such radical actions only a few days after he was inaugurated.
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The PermaGov people have gotten soft and lax in their hitherto fix-ensured little DC feifdom. He is kicking ass and taking names in a way that DC has never seen. Ever. They may not be able to get their shit together in time to effectively oppose him.
I didn’t really understand the full extent of that ass-kicking until soon after posting the comment I went to the Google News page.
Read on.
Following are a number of headlines from Google News, 9:40AM, EST:
Trump seeks ‘major investigation’ into unsupported claims of voter fraud-Washington Post
Trump Promises ‘Major Investigation’ of Voter Fraud in 2016 Election-New York Times
Wasserman Schultz: Trump has ‘penchant for lying’-The Hill
Highly Cited: Without evidence, Trump tells lawmakers 3 million to 5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote-Washington Post
Trending:Lindsey Graham to Trump: Stop Claiming ‘Illegals’ Cost You Popular Vote-NBCNews.com
Opinion:Protests are one thing. Voting is another-LA Times
Lacking Evidence, Trump Requests Probe Into Voter Fraud-Bloomberg
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Donald Trump: ‘We will build Mexico border wall’-BBC News
Donald Trump expected to sign executive order to start Mexico border wall construction-Salon
Trump Expected To Order Building Of US-Mexico Wall On Wednesday-NPR
Highly Cited:Trump to sign executive orders enabling construction of proposed border wall and targeting sanctuary citiesWashington Post
Opinion:Trump plans to sign orders restricting immigration from certain Middle East countries-gulfnews.comIn Depth:The many challenges facing Trump’s wall-CNN
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Global stocks hit 19-month high and Dow Jones breaks 20000 for first time ever as markets reignite ‘Trump rally’-Telegraph.co.uk
Dow makes history: cracks 20000 barrier!-USA TODAY
Dow Jones hits 20000 for first time ever-The Hill
Elon Musk tweets support for Trump’s secretary of State pick-The Hill
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Get ready for major action on immigration-Washington Post
Anti-violence options for feds limited despite Trump tweets
Washington Post: CHICAGO – President Donald Trump is again taking notice of the homicide count in Chicago, indicating that he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if the city can’t reduce its homicide figures.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
GOP rep rips Trump for threatening to ‘send in the Feds’-The Hill
Donald Trump threatens to impose martial law in Chicago, and it may be over a feud with Rahm Emanuel-Salon
Highly Cited:Shootings, homicides in Chicago both higher than start of violent 2016-Chicago Tribune
Most Referenced:Donald J. Trump on Twitter: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 …Twitter
Local Source:Trump: If Chicago can’t fix ‘carnage’ will ‘send in the Feds’-Chicago Sun-Times
In Depth:Trump threatens to ‘send in the feds’ to address Chicago ‘carnage’-NOLA
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Trump intends to announce his Supreme Court pick on Feb. 2-Washington Post
A Supreme Court Pick Is Promised. A Political Brawl Is Certain.-New York Times
Could one of these 3 men be Trump’s Supreme Court pick?-USA TODAY
Highly Cited:Conservative Colorado judge emerges as a top contender to fill Scalia’s Supreme Court seat-Los Angeles Times
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Trump clamps down on federal agencies-The Hill
Trump Orders EPA and USDA to Shut Down Social Media, EPA to Take Down Climate Change Pages-Slate Magazine (blog)
EPA contract freeze, media blackout leave states confused-Washington Post
Highly Cited:Trump Administration Imposes Freeze On EPA Grants and Contracts-ProPublica
Opinion:Maryland officials ‘working to clarify’ EPA freeze on grants, contracts amid media blackout-Baltimore Sun
LORD A’MIGHTY!!!
it’s only Wednesday, and just look at the tizzy that he has already caused amongst the “newspapers of record” (Read: PermaGov mouthpieces) only five days after being inaugurated!!!
Here is a precis of what Barack Obama did in his first hundred days:
First 100 days
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009. In his first few days in office, Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda directing the U.S. military to develop plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.[184] He ordered the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp,[185] but Congress prevented the closure by refusing to appropriate the required funds[186][187][188] and preventing moving any Guantanamo detainee into the U.S. or to other countries.[189] Obama reduced the secrecy given to presidential records.[190] He also revoked President George W. Bush’s restoration of President Ronald Reagan’s Mexico City Policy prohibiting federal aid to international family planning organizations that perform or provide counseling about abortion.
Kicking no ass, taking no names and doing very damned little. Probably tired…looking forward to his first vacation and all.
Trump ain’t gonna take no vacations.
Bet on it.
Trump: No ‘big’ vacations, no salary as president – USA Today
For Trump work is a vacation. (“Vacation,” vocation”…we know he doesn’t read much. Probably a little dyslexic. Probably a little dyspeptic, too, but that another story entirely. Or is it?)
Anyway, he’s obviously in it to win it.
With a big, early knockout.
Watch.
