Mikey Smith

US Political Editor - @mirrorpolitics. Tell me things: [email protected] — Making sense of Trump's nonsense since 2016

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

The Trump Update. Watch in full.

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Hard to imagine why people think the Conservative Party is out of touch with the day to day lives of the British people

[Katherine Forster @forster_k]

Tom Tugendhat slams the PM: “The only thing he talks about is buses. Well, I’ve got news for you- that ain’t a bus”, gesturing at the Shahed drone hanging over the stage, retrieved from the battlefield

[Jessica Tarlov @JessicaTarlov]

Between this and his “midterm surprise,” the time to prepare for him to try to steal an election is now.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country."

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@MrHarryCole I just don’t know why we treat him differently to every other politician on earth. Why do we have to parse his mumblings?

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Yes Trump did say 'Iran bombing LA is small price to pay'

...and it matters even if he didn't mean it.

https://t.co/nCMKLjFlIn

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Bringing back pillage, which in most of the world is considered a war crime.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump on Venezuela: "To the victor belong the spoils, right? An old fashioned expression that we've brought back"

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@MrHarryCole I mean, he didn’t say that any more than he said the other thing.

That may be what he meant to say, but it’s not what he said.

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Introducing Project 2025 architect Russ Vought during a speech, Trump says: "We have some big surprises coming up in another few weeks, right Russ? He's going to be one of the very important people in the history of our country in my opinion…"

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

#DonaldTrump appeared to suggest Iran bombing LA would be a 'small price to pay' - but is that actually what he said? Some people argue it wasn't what he *meant* to say. But why do we treat Donald Trump differently to every other politician who has ever lived?

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Lynne Walz, who he is talking about here, is married to Tim Walz third cousin.

So even if this weird eugenics stuff wasn't abject horseshit...she doesn't actually have the same "bloodlines".

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump on Dem candidate: They come from a bad bloodline. I had to play somebody at the tournament that was related to Gary Player. It's called good bloodlines. Well, she's got the bloodlines of the worst governor in history

[Jamie Kay @TheRealJamieKay]

Possibly the most concise political interview in British history. No waffle. Straight to the point.

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Trump’s obsession with “good genes” just got medieval

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump on Dem candidate: They come from a bad bloodline. I had to play somebody at the tournament that was related to Gary Player. It's called good bloodlines. Well, she's got the bloodlines of the worst governor in history

[Kate Nocera @KateNocera]

The VEEP music behind it really makes it

[Sawyer Hackett @SawyerHackett]

Wow. You couldn’t ask for a better soundbyte to doom a candidate in Texas.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Scoop: The White House is refusing to allow Politico on Air Force One today, which means the news outlet cannot fulfill its press corps pool responsibilities. https://t.co/NNiK296TLJ

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Oh you believe that, do you?

I dunno, man. Seems like the kind of decision we invented governments to make.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

“We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”

https://t.co/NOg1Novt5y

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

@andywigmore He’s also famously never been bothered about cheating.

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

Trump's lies about his prowess as a golfer are getting out of hand

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

The Lincoln Reflecting Fun Pool and Splash Zone is real.

[Baldy Banks @BaldyBanks]

Why is there an upright swimming pool with a diving board installed on the National Mall in DC right now?

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

@andywigmore I’m certain he is. He doesn’t have 43 club championships though does he? Come on, Wiggy.

[Mikey Smith @mikeysmith]

@tomhfh Tell that to wheelchair users and parents with pushchairs who have to go into the road to get round them. An absolute menace.

The scooters in DC are even worse. Lots of toddlers with fractured skulls.