Marco Rubio (2016): “For years to come, there are many people on the right...that are going to be having to explain and justify how they fell into this trap of supporting Donald Trump because this is not going to end well.”
Great speech by European Parliament member Reinier van Lanschot @RLanschot (video from October 8):
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About five. How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night. If we face that, we're not prepared at all.
Putin exploits our weakness and depletes our air defense on his terms. We've let a war criminal drag us into a boxing match and made him the referee. But if we stop being afraid to act, we can respond on our terms."
Sen. Slotkin: “I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold on to power. Trump is following the same playbook as almost every authoritarian in history. The playbook is first, get elected to address legitimate issues…Once in office, surround yourself with people loyal to you, accumulate power and influence, and then start using it against your perceived enemies. But here's the kicker. There comes a time in every authoritarian playbook where you hit a tipping point. You accumulate so much power that you realize if you ever lose and your opponent gets elected, they could use that very power against you. So you hold onto it with everything you have. That seems to be Trump's approach right now.”
🚨NEW: Donald Trump has forced West Point Academy to cancel an award ceremony for actor Tom Hanks, who is well known for his philanthropic work supporting U.S. veterans.
RETWEET if you stand with Tom Hanks and our veterans against Donald Trump!
This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van.
“Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!”
What has America become?
So now the @USArmy can’t recognize Tom Hanks, someone who has done more for veterans and portraying the sacrifices of American soldiers than almost anyone in the country… all because he doesn’t align with Trump. What a disgrace.
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🚨 MASSIVE: Crowds are now marching toward the White House in what’s being described as the largest protest yet against Trump’s military occupation of D.C.
From Malcolm X Park to Freedom Plaza, demonstrators are demanding an end to the federal takeover. This is no longer just a march—this is a movement.
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
Blumenthal: In New Jersey, they’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. For a US Attorney to be making taking actions without authority means those prosecutions, when brought to court, could be challenged successfully. Everything she’s done could be challenged. Everything her assistant US attorneys have done could be challenged. It’s a major upheaval — a cause of chaos in that district — for these kinds of shenanigans and manipulations to go on.
Robert De Niro on Donald Trump: “He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. He’s a con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Doesn’t do his homework. Doesn’t care. Doesn’t pay his taxes. He’s an idiot. He’s a national disaster. He’s an embarrassment to this country.”
"Everybody else in the entire world ... (is) watching out there, because they understand history, and they're seeing what happened with Franco ... they're seeing what happened with Hitler — this is how it's done. ... It's time for Americans to wake up. This is serious."
🚨NEW: Democrat Catelin Drey has flipped an Iowa State Senate seat blue, breaking the GOP Supermajority in Iowa! Trump won this seat by 11 points in 2024.
RETWEET to congratulate Drey on her impressive victory!