Left of Center

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[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Republican firsts:

First president in 28 years to not serve a second term.

First president in 45 years not to release any of his tax returns.

First president in 89 years to lose the presidency, the House and the Senate in a single term.

First president in 102 years to allow more than 120,000 Americans to die in a single virus outbreak.

First president in 129 years to lose the popular vote twice.

First president in 152 years to boycott his successors inauguration.

First president ever to fail to hit a 50% approval rating at any point during their presidency.

First president ever to be elected with the help of a foreign nation.

First president ever to be impeached twice.

First president ever to have a member of their own party vote for conviction in an impeachment trial.

First president ever to have an arrest warrant issued against him by a foreign nation.

First president ever to refuse to concede defeat.

First president to be banned from social media.

First president to refuse to ensure the peaceful transfer of power.

First president to have their home searched for official national security documents.

First former president found liable of sexual abuse, defamation & business fraud.

First former president criminally indicted (also the second, third and fourth).

First former president with a mugshot.

First House Speaker elected on the 15th vote, the most since before the Civil War.

First Speaker (see: 15 vote guy) removed by a U.S. House vote.

So many firsts in so little time.

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

if "American politics" were broken, we'd have seen things like this happen when Democrats controlled the House

but we didn't

what's broken, very specifically, is the Republican Party

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@RobinBroadway4 @theRGK1 @JoJoFromJerz @HouseGOP Yes, please tell us more about how Dems and drag queens are hurting children. https://t.co/T9MeHpUekC

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Remind me again what’s the % here that was signed into law?
Not to mention that your spending cuts (also never to be signed into law) destroys Title I education grants.
in fact, y’all hit Title I grants the hardest. Cutting them by 80 percent, saving $14.7 billion.
And who are you taking aim at? Oh just low-income students who qualify for free or reduced lunch.
But you’re the “pro-life” party ain’t that so?

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@NikkiHaley Not buying it. Why would the most indicted candidate give you a second thought?

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@LeeRoyIV @GreggDoyelStar A shut down would directly affect millions of people and millions more indirectly. The last time Dems forced a shutdown was 33 years ago. Every one since has been Republicans, mostly since they’ve been radicalized over a black man being elected POTUS.

[GreggDoyelStar @GreggDoyelStar]

Senators who voted to shut down the government today. Mike Braun is lucky he’s such a non-factor nationally. If he had any name recognition, the country would know he’s as useless as Cruz and Vance.

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@SpeakerMcCarthy I’m just here to watch all the MAGATs melting down because they took another L and they’re big mad that McCarthy didn’t create economic chaos by siding with a tiny minority of extremists.

[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

Lauren Boebert Finally Reveals Her New Grandson Who Was Born to Child Parents and Made Her a 36-Year-Old Grandma https://t.co/eTgw9IKjkM

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

NEW: House Republicans sneak in pay raise for themselves into shutdown bill https://t.co/Ws8ehoXm98

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@RepMikeLawler You can spew all the bullshit you want but Republicans have the majority so this L is all your’s.

[— • C H E E K Y • — @andreagail_k]

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Trump pledges to have his reality TV show fascist dictatorship DOJ investigate every BLACK FEMALE Democrat AG & DA in the country. 💣
https://t.co/XXssTkFvJU

[James Connor @toJamesConnor]

Fact check: Correct. The House is controlled by the GOP. They have the majority.

The House GOP can pass a budget on their own, or they can pass the bipartisan budget agreed to by @SpeakerMcCarthy in May 2023 with the GOP House, Senate, and the President.

America sees through this "clown show" (GOP moderate's words).

This is the extreme GOP sabotaging the #1 economy in the world in service of a wannabe dictator who wants to rule over the ashes.

[Jerry Avenaim @avenaim]

@LaraLeaTrump @Apple It makes total sense you’re married to the dumber Trump son

[MajorHighTide @BeauChandler12]

@LaraLeaTrump @Apple Y'all think you can do whatever you want whenever you want. Newsflash!! That time has come to an end.

https://t.co/PAiXengpaa

[The Hoarse Whisperer @TheRealHoarse]

@LaraLeaTrump @Apple Maybe because it’s trash and so are you.

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@SpeakerMcCarthy Speaking of lies, Kev...if you had the votes for an impeachment, it would've happened already. The simple truth is that even members of your own party know you're just a puppet for the clown caucus of extremists on the far right.

[thesecondellen @thesecondellen]

@SpeakerMcCarthy While DT was in office his "special advisers" Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump made $640 Million, Ivanka received 41 fast tracked Chinese trademarks + 6mos out of WH, Kushner rec'd $2Billion investment from the Saudis, but let's talk Hunter Biden...

[Left of Center @centerleft3360]

@SpeakerMcCarthy So that money wasn't a documented loan that Hunter Biden had to secure using his equity? Are you sure about that Kevin? Because all the supposed "evidence" y'all have presented so far has turned out to be bullshit. Just saying, bro.