{"id":37077,"date":"2018-02-18T13:31:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-18T21:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=37077"},"modified":"2018-02-19T08:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T16:40:30","slug":"moscow-is-laughing-trumps-sunday-morning-tweetstorm-is-more-unhinged-than-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=37077","title":{"rendered":"Moscow is Laughing: Trump&#8217;s Sunday Morning Tweetstorm is More Unhinged than Usual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s panic time at the White House. Special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s indictments against Russians for election tampering are bringing the culpability of Donald Trump ever closer to the surface. And the best confirmation of that is the ferocity of Trump&#8217;s frantic and implausible denials. He is behaving like a cornered rat that is consumed with fear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-twitter-birds-2.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36572\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewsCorpse\/posts\/2044557828892335\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Advs\/fb-share-tn.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"20\" class=\"aligncenter\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, he is resorting to his standard means of projecting his fear outward. Secure in his Twitter safe space, Trump is lashing out at phantom foes and perceived enemies with ludicrous accusations, insults, and shaky justifications. His Sunday morning tweetstorm was bursting with madness and paranoia. It&#8217;s astonishing that someone hasn&#8217;t told him how guilty this hysteria makes him look. And it&#8217;s a symptom of his sickness that he thinks any of this helps. Let&#8217;s delve deeper into the diseased mind of Trump:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all of the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Party hatred, they have succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. Get smart America!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/965212168449941505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump has accidentally conceded something that is surely true. They are laughing their asses off in Moscow. But it isn&#8217;t because of committee hearings and investigations. It&#8217;s because of how successful they were in putting their puppet at the helm of the American government. And they probably also think it&#8217;s pretty funny that he has proven to be so incompetent at governing. And the fact that Trump is advancing the agenda of Vladimir Putin and defending him against fellow Americans who see through these crimes is worth a guffaw or two in the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally, Liddle\u2019 Adam Schiff, the leakin\u2019 monster of no control, is now blaming the Obama Administration for Russian meddling in the 2016 Election. He is finally right about something. Obama was President, knew of the threat, and did nothing. Thank you Adam!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/965199840471810049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s desperation is showing in that it&#8217;s no longer enough to just attach childish nicknames (<em>&#8220;Liddle&#8221;<\/em>) to his opponents. He is now elongating them with ridiculous descriptions (<em>&#8220;leakin\u2019 monster of no control&#8221;<\/em>). Sounds a little like Trump is accusing Rep. Adam Schiff of having a gastrointestinal problem. More to the point, Trump is actually admitting now that there was Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Although he is misdirecting the blame to his favorite black nemesis, Barack Obama. However, Trump is lying about what Schiff said. The Democratic congressman was talking about a missed opportunity to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/top-democrat-says-obama-shares-responsibility-russia-s-meddling-n848661\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deal with hacking<\/a><\/strong> after an incident in 2014 with Sony Pictures. It was a call for more transparency that Schiff believed might have been a deterrent to the Russians who came along later.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump wasn&#8217;t through yet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great Pollster John McLaughlin now has the GOP up in the Generic Congressional Ballot. Big gain over last 4 weeks. I guess people are loving the big Tax Cuts given them by the Republicans, the Cuts the Dems want to take away. We need more Republicans!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/965223354633457665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is just patently false. There is no poll by McLaughlin that puts Republicans ahead of Democrats in a generic congressional ballot. In fact, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/congress-generic-ballot-polls\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Democrats lead the GOP<\/a><\/strong> in almost every match-up on this. If Trump isn&#8217;t consumed with fear, then why is he lying?<\/p>\n<p>Finally:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I never said Russia did not meddle in the election, I said \u201cit may be Russia, or China or another country or group, or it may be a 400 pound genius sitting in bed and playing with his computer.\u201d The Russian \u201choax\u201d was that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia &#8211; it never did!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/965202556204003328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump really thinks the American people are stupid. And with regard to his followers, I can&#8217;t argue with that. He has been saying for months that the whole Russia investigation was a hoax, not just the the matter of collusion (which is also not a hoax). He actually told reporters that he had asked Putin about the meddling and that Putin denied it. And Trump insisted that he was satisfied with Putin&#8217;s word, saying <em>&#8220;Every time he sees me, he says, &#8216;I didn&#8217;t do that,&#8217; and I really believe that when he tells me that, he means it.&#8221;<\/em> How thoughtful. Trump believes his friend Vladimir, but not the American intelligence professionals who work for him. And if you need more evidence of Trump dismissing Russian election tampering, just listen to Trump himself:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump loved calling the Russia investigation &quot;a hoax.&quot; Today&#39;s news knocks down one of Trump&#39;s arguments regarding Russian interference. WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g7NcCu5QGu\">pic.twitter.com\/g7NcCu5QGu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hardball (@hardball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hardball\/status\/964658099658346503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Later on Sunday Trump (who doesn&#8217;t have time to watch TV) saw <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/oprah-follows-up-with-the-partisan-voters-in-michigan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oprah Winfrey on 60 Minutes<\/a><\/strong> interviewing voters in Michigan. And, having no presidential work to do, he posted a new tweet attacking her:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes. The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/965442990134251520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>WOW! Trump thinks Oprah is insecure? Mr. Small Hands, Big Buttons? The same Trump who constantly insults enemies with childish nicknames; who needs to brag incessantly about his imaginary awesomeness; who lies with every breath; who is obsessed with former political foes and past failures; who is clearly scared and panicked about his legal future? That Trump thinks Oprah is insecure?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00QSSMOES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00QSSMOES&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=newscorpsecom-20&#038;linkId=TLI6JC2OYE22MUTS\" target=\"_blank\">Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a><br \/>\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s panic time at the White House. Special counsel Robert Mueller&#8217;s indictments against Russians for election tampering are bringing the culpability of Donald Trump ever closer to the surface. And the best confirmation of that is the ferocity of Trump&#8217;s frantic and implausible denials. He is behaving like a cornered rat that is consumed with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1,1200],"tags":[1295,183,554,1247,1211,1163,1072],"class_list":["post-37077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-politics","tag-adam-schiff","tag-barack-obama","tag-donald-trump","tag-robert-mueller","tag-russia","tag-twitter","tag-vladimir-putin"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/..\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-twitter-birds-2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Ijg-9E1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39745,"url":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=39745","url_meta":{"origin":37077,"position":0},"title":"Tweetstorm MMXVIII: A Total Witch Hunt Like No Other, Starring Donald &#8216;The cRock&#8217; Trump","author":"Mark NC","date":"11\/15\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As the holiday season approaches, the entertainment industry begins to trot out their best bets for Oscar worthy attention. 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