Cracking up.

Imagine being the president of the United States and giving a shout out to an accused pedophile and sex trafficker.

Incredibly, that's what Mr. trump did at one of his press conferences this week. It was quite a surreal moment, and one we can't talk enough about. (Even though the so called journalists in this country seem to be ignoring the moment.) 

This is all now bordering on the absurd. It's like we wake up every day and find ourselves living in one huge SNL skit. The president does one dopey thing after another. If he isn't bragging about passing a test that is administered to people to see if they have dementia,  he is parading around a retired baseball pitcher ---and going on about his accomplishments--- in what was supposed to be a critical briefing to the country about the coronavirus.

 I know that I shouldn't, but I actually feel bad for the people who work for him. How do you spin what he is doing or try to make him seem sane? His press secretary gave it the old college try today but....

 "White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany attempted to spin President Donald Trump’s well-wishes to former Jeffrey Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell on Fox News, Thursday. “The other day he was asked about Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s being federally prosecuted for allegedly recruiting, grooming, sexually abusing underage girls. He said, ‘I just wish her well, frankly. I wish her well.’ 

That raises some eyebrows, Kayleigh,” declared Bret Baier to McEnany during the interview. “What the president was noting is that the last person who was charged in this case ended up dead in a jail cell and the president wants justice to be served for the victims in this case and he prefers this to play out in a courtroom,” the press secretary responded. Baier asked, “Have you talked to him about that?” to which McEnany replied, “I have spoken to him about that.” “Because a lot of people were saying it just seemed a strange answer,” Baier pushed, prompting McEnany to shoot back, “This president is the president that banned Jeffrey Epstein from coming to Mar-a-Lago. This president was always on top of this, ahead of this, noting this, banning this man from his property long before this case was even being played out in a court of law.” 

Baier promptly dropped the topic, concluding, “Kayleigh, we appreciate the time and the info and we will see the president today at 5 p.m. Appreciate it.” President Trump was condemned this week — including by House Republicans — for saying about Maxwell, “I just wish her well, frankly… I’ve met her numerous times over the years, especially since I lived in Palm Beach. I guess they lived in Palm Beach. But I wish her well.”' 

 That folks, is not normal. And the fact that they actually expect us to believe that spin just goes to show you how little respect thy have for the rest of us. I mean at some point the people that he has doing all this sycophantic and cult like stuff for him have to just say, enough! I mean don't these people have families and friends? How could they let their reputations take a hit like this?

 Finally, speaking of people who used to be sycophants for Mr. trump. A Judge today entered an order that Michael Cohen should be let out of jail, because president trump's DOJ pushing to put him back in prison was just them retaliating against him for going forward with his tell- all book about 'Dear Leader'.

"On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein sided with a lawsuit from Cohen's attorneys saying that the conditions of Cohen's home confinement — that he not speak to the media or publish a book — violated his First Amendment rights. Hellerstein ordered Cohen to be released by 2 p.m. ET Friday.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons released a statement saying, "Any assertion that the decision to remand Michael Cohen to prison was a retaliatory action is patently false." It denied that his intent to publish a book played a role.

The statement said people being supervised at home have to accept certain conditions and "Mr. Cohen refused to agree to the terms of the program, specifically electronic monitoring." The bureau also noted that Cohen was argumentative and wouldn't accept rules on self-employment, access to the media and use of social media."

I am glad this Judge saw through William Barr and what he is trying to do on behalf of his boss: use the threat of jail to intimidate people who speak out against their cabal.

Personally,  I am looking forward to reading the book, although it won't tell us anything that we don't already know.

 Posted by field negro at 8:01 PM