I left the Twitter and the intertoobs alone this morning. But I begin where I ended: why does Pence give a shit what a lame-duck demented old man who can't fire him says on Twitter? I really don't understand that dynamic at all, even if it is Pence. And speaking of things that will disappear down the memory hole where "Who won this years' Academy Award?" go:Pence and his team have begun steeling themselves for Trump's ire (and likely angry tweets) after Pence certifies the electoral college Wednesday. W @jdawsey1. https://t.co/ePdjkQIgMW
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) January 6, 2021
Strangely no denial from Pence though. Why could that be? https://t.co/hwBenraB7w
— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 6, 2021
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) January 6, 2021
Gotta agree with Beckwith here: the narrative may not be reality, but it's the only reality we are allowed to talk about.Republicans may be frustrated with the outcome but at some level there has to be a sense of: ah yes, the laws of physics still exist, actions have consequences, norms can be self-reinforcing, etc. etc. https://t.co/82B2Qzi6dq
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) January 6, 2021
Start the countdown....Yesterday @maggieNYT & @anniekarni reported that @Mike_Pence had told Trump that he couldn’t block Congress’s certification of Biden’s win. Trump called @nytimes story fake news. @Reuters has Pence advisors confirming it https://t.co/jUaSanMC0V
— Emily Flitter (@FlitterOnFraud) January 6, 2021
Always good to know where the lunatic fringe is. And that we can call it a "fringe" again, now that it's prime avatar is slipping away from having any power any longer.Damn, I barely just polished off my coffee. https://t.co/6UZFvi4Mv7
— Mark Leibovich (@MarkLeibovich) January 6, 2021
A) Phrasing! B) Context!Speaking before Trump about false allegations of election fraud, Rudy Giuliani acknowledges: "If we're wrong, we will be made fools of."
— Kevin Liptak (@Kevinliptakcnn) January 6, 2021
You're wrong! Now let's move on to making fools of you. Oh, too late! You've already done that, too! Just the idea that '10 days' is a magic deadline in which all will be revealed, when you couldn't reveal one damned thing in court when you had the chance. And speaking of credit where it is due:"Over the next 10 days, we get to see the machines that are crooked, the ballots that are fraudulent. And if we're wrong, we will be made fools of. But if we're right, a lot of them will go to jail. So, let's have trial by combat."
— Sara Cook (@saraecook) January 6, 2021
--Giuliani at the "Save America" March in DC
Joe Biden, without James Clyburn, would not have been the presidential nominee. And without Stacey Abrams, he would not be able to realistically contemplate an ambitious legislative agenda.
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 6, 2021
Trump: "We have to get rid of the weak Congresspeople. The Liz Cheneys of the world. We have to get rid of them."
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) January 6, 2021
I've got a (new) coffee mug that reads: "I love it when I wake up and Trump is not President." So true, so true. I look forward to the day, 2 weeks from now, when this clown can hold rallies nobody else has to pay attention to.President Trump just now on the Sec. Raffensperger call: "People loved that conversation."
— David Swerdlick (@Swerdlick) January 6, 2021
Confusing since I read a statement from the campaign calling our reporting that Pence told Trump he can’t do what Trump wants “fake news.” https://t.co/6neqBMD7UZ
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 6, 2021
Well, that's settled, anyway.NEW FROM MIKE PENCE: pic.twitter.com/RkDCmD0Lk4
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) January 6, 2021
"Mike Pence, I hope you're gonna stand up for the good of our Constitution and for the good of our country. And if you're not, I'm going to be very disappointed in you, I will tell you right now. I'm not hearing good stories." -- Trump pic.twitter.com/RyZZpxGrqZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 6, 2021
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