They Really Aren’t Very Good At This

WELKER: Is the president effectively arguing that he can avoid congressional approval by avoiding using the word 'war'?

BLANCHE: He's not effectively arguing anything except that he's trying to keep this country safe pic.twitter.com/OM1N5svKaU

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026

He’s not even effectively arguing that.

Blanche: "Suggesting that President Trump or this administration or the department of war is violating the law is just completely wrong. It's not appropriate to say that." pic.twitter.com/Dxq9XhnNGr

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026

The suggestion is perfectly valid. Whether or not you agree with it, is another matter.

WELKER: The president says hostilities have been terminated, yet the US is actively engaged in a naval blockade. Is the US at war with Iran?

BLANCHE: No. What President Trump said this weekend is absolutely true. We are absolutely doing the right thing legally. pic.twitter.com/MS0tiCVDQW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026

Naval “blockade” is by definition an act of war.

That’s why JFK imposed naval “quarantine” on Cuba in 1962. https://t.co/puoQG5dT9p

— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) May 3, 2026

I would say “Bombing the crap out of a country” is an act of war, too.

Blanche says people criticizing the DOJ is actually evidence he's doing a good job: "There weren't guests on your show for four years during the last administration being overly critical of what the DOJ is doing, and that was a problem, and we fixed it." pic.twitter.com/QM974el6xp

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026

Worst candidate for AG EVER! And I remember John Mitchell and Ed Meese.

Blanche: "There's a lot of things we can be doing, like voter ID. Every time you walk into a restaurant you have to show ID. How about you have to show your idea to vote? That's not anything that's crazy." pic.twitter.com/iDvMMF5GJl

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026

What restaurant is he going to? Whence comes this idea you need ID to step out your front door?

The evidence, Your Honor, is the seashells by the seashore. https://t.co/0oC2Nl3lfV

— Andrew Gebo (@Gebo___) May 3, 2026

He’s got lists of commies in the State Department, too. You can’t see those, either.

Schiff: "I think in the future in the DOJ, if anyone ever suggests bringing a case this weak, there will be a new name for it -- 'seashells cases.'" pic.twitter.com/btH9Drf4CG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 3, 2026