Donald Trump had a lot on his mind this morning. As he is apt to do, he rolled out of bed and his little fingers immediately set about atapping, blasting his paranoid and inane thoughts out into the Twitterverse.
He started by attacking the state of New York like he did yesterday, which shows you just how much the ongoing investigations in the New York Attorney General’s office are dominating his thoughts.
The president claimed that people are “fleeing New York like never before,” once again failing to provide so much as a scrap of evidence for this theory. He said business owners are even more likely to flee and that those being “harassed” by the state AG are moving to Texas.
It doesn’t take a detective to see that once again he is obliquely complaining about how he and his companies are being treated, as they are deeply embroiled in investigations. By painting Attorney General Letitia James and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as out of control partisans, he is hoping to get ahead of whatever discoveries they might make about past crimes of his. The ploy is as transparent as it is pointless.
People are fleeing New York like never before. If they own a business, they are twice as likely to flee. And if they are a victim of harassment by the A.G. of the state, like what they are doing to our great NRA, which I think will move quickly to Texas, where they are loved…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
…Texas will defend them & indemnify them against political harassment by New York State and Governor Cuomo. So many people are leaving New York for Texas and Florida that it is totally under siege. First New York taxes you too high, then they sue you, just to complete the job
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
The president’s scattershot brain then immediately moved into pitchman mode, and he plugged the new book by Mark Levin, one of the most dishonest, consistently pro-Trump blowhards in the Fox media sphere. Trump urged his followers to keep the book at “number one.” Word of advice: spare yourself some brain cells and avoid reading any of Levin’s books.
Mark Levin has written a big number one bestselling book called, conspicuously and accurately, “Unfreedom of the Press.” It is a great book that tells it like it is, fake news and all. Keep this book number one!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
Trump then decided to revisit the 2016 election for the umpteenth time, presumably because winning the presidency is his only real achievement to date, given that he has failed to pass any major legislation since assuming the Oval Office beyond the massive handout to the super wealthy that were his tax cuts.
The president said that he won “EVERY” debate against “Crooked Hillary Clinton” according to the polls, which is patently false given that many polls showed Clinton winning every debate. He rounded out the frankly downright pathetic tweet by stating that he thinks the current crop of Democratic candidates for president look easier to beat than Clinton, which is ironic since most polls predict just about every single one of them ultimately beating him at the ballot box.
As most people are aware, according to the Polls, I won EVERY debate, including the three with Crooked Hillary Clinton, despite the fact that in the first debate, they modulated the sound on me, and got caught. This crew looks somewhat easier than Crooked, but you never know?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
He threw in a little brag about the economy, absurdly insisting that it’s “BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN.”
The Economy is the BEST IT HAS EVER BEEN! Even much of the Fake News is giving me credit for that!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
Trump then brought up his plans for the 4th of July, which he hopes to turn into an overwhelming show of military strength, mimicking the dictatorial displays put on by men like North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The president even wants there to be tanks on display in D.C., an unprecedented display of jingoism and authoritarianism. The entire thing reeks of cryptofascism.
Big 4th of July in D.C. “Salute to America.” The Pentagon & our great Military Leaders are thrilled to be doing this & showing to the American people, among other things, the strongest and most advanced Military anywhere in the World. Incredible Flyovers & biggest ever Fireworks!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019
The tweetstorm finally came to an end with Trump whining about the fact that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been asked to testify in front of Congress. Trump said he must “only stick to the Report” which, even if he does, could spell bad news for the president given the fact that it contains ten different occasions on which it appears that he sought to obstruct justice. Like a broken record, Trump complained about the “Witch Hunt” and said that the “Great Hoax is dead!” Of course, if he really he thought his Mueller troubles were over he wouldn’t be tweeting about him in the first place.
President Trump is deeply worried about a battery of pitfalls for his presidency and his guilty conscience refuses to let him remain silent. That said, a worried Trump is a good thing for America because it means there are still things out there waiting to be exposed and a chance he might yet end up the target of impeachment inquiries.
Robert Mueller is being asked to testify yet again. He said he could only stick to the Report, & that is what he would and must do. After so much testimony & total transparency, this Witch Hunt must now end. No more Do Overs. No Collusion, No Obstruction. The Great Hoax is dead!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2019