Just Take A Minute To Fathom This: Trump Is Threatening To VETO a DEFENSE BILL Because...

[TrollBuster9090]

...he's throwing a hissy fit at TWITTER for flagging his comments.

That's right. There's a Republican President who is holding America's NATIONAL DEFENSE HOSTAGE until Congress punishes fucking TWITTER for hurting his little FEEWINGS!



I'll tell you what, Republicans. Don't ever claim to be the party of national security again! Just don't even BOTHER with that bullshit again.

Oh yeah...and unless 'family values' now includes getting your ass spanked by a porno movie star with a FORBES magazine, while your third wife is at home nursing your kid, you can just knock THAT bullshit off, too!

The Republican Party, in the age of Trump, has finally revealed itself to have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEOLOGY. Free trade...blah blah blah...family values...blah blah blah...fiscal responsibility...yadda yadda... FUCK OFF! You HAVE NO IDEOLOGY, NO MORALITY, and NO PRINCIPLES. You don't even believe in DEMOCRACY anymore. You liked it when democracy won elections for you. Then you liked the Electoral College better, when you started losing on numbers. And now that you're losing on BOTH numbers AND the Electoral College, you just want the Supreme Court, or a hand full of State legislators to just THROW OUT election results, altogether. Just support ANY convoluted formula of anti-democratic machinations that Mark Levin, or Greg Jarrett can claim is 'constitutional,' as long as it lets YOUR 'side' win.

You don't believe in ANYTHING anymore. You're strictly a TRIBAL PARTY, like Saddam Hussein's 'dead enders' in Tikrit. You support the Republican Party because it's the party of white rural America, and THAT'S IT.

[NurseJackie]

1. Where did you hear this?

[patricia92243]

2. I can't provide a link but it had to be CNN or MSNBC - that's where I get

my news (and DU of course.)

[NurseJackie]

10. Thanks.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. Here

Mr. Trump made his threat in a pair of late-night tweets, in which he said Congress must include a repeal of the law known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act for it to receive his signature. The president has for months been pressuring Congress to strip social media companies of the protections they receive under the 24-year-old law, claiming platforms like Twitter and Facebook censor and suppress conservative speech.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill-section-230-repeal/#app

[NurseJackie]

8. Thanks for the link!

[efhmc]

38. Twitter has just as many RW freaks as other social media.

Just log on and saying something negative about freaky 45 and you can see. They are not censured. Misinformation is.

[keep_left]

47. And unfortunately, their bot tech hasn't kept up...

...with the propagandists. The pandemic dezinformatsiya peddlers deliberately misspell words to get around the bots, e.g. "Coronuu", "Coronka".

[efhmc]

54. But the liberals who are savvy call them out daily.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. It's on all the news outlets

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-12-02/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill

President Trump on Tuesday night threatened to veto the annual defense appropriations bill unless Congress abolishes a law that protects technology companies from liability over most content published by their users.

In a tweet, he called Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act “a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity.”

“Therefore, if the very dangerous & unfair Section 230 is not completely terminated as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), I will be forced to unequivocally VETO the Bill when sent to the very beautiful Resolute desk. Take back America NOW. Thank you!” Trump wrote on Twitter — one of the platforms shielded from liability.

[NurseJackie]

9. Thank you!

[Ferrets are Cool]

11. ...

[maxsolomon]

42. "Very beautiful Resolute Desk"?

He's such a weirdo.

Twitter needs to go back to 140 characters, or kill itself. Either way.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. This is so spot on! Thank you. n/t

[LiberalArkie]

30. The T(ea) Party was always the Trump Party

[mwb970]

6. It's the trump party now.

There is no republican party. trump killed it dead. All "republican values" have been thrown out the window. There is only trump and the trump party now, and the only purpose of the trump party is to protect trump from being held accountable for his words and deeds. When trump is gone, the trump party is gone.

[My Pet Orangutan]

14. "The Republican Party was fucking Alderaan"

Rick Wilson.

[keep_left]

48. I pretty much figured it was over when Trump started his moronic trade war...

...with China, hiking tariffs all over the place. Could anyone imagine the party of free-market capitalism pushing for increased tariffs with our largest trading partner? But there was hardly a peep from them.

[johnnyfins]

7. So let him veto it

Let him own his veto. One more piece of evidence that proves je doesn't give a flying f about the military. Fucking pig.

[Grins]

45. Yes! Because where does a vetoed bill go..??

Back to the Senate into McConnell’s lap.

And he won’t want to be the Republican to block the DoD budget. It won’t happen without Republican support.

Try to imagine 60 votes overturning “his” veto. Imagine the screaming from the beautiful Resolute desk.”

[vlyons]

12. They have beliefs -- This is what they believe

1. They, and they alone, are entitled to rule and reign.
2. Money is God.
3. Whiteness is better and smarter than non-whites.
4. None of their precious tax money should be given to the poor.
5. People of color can work 2, 3, job, harvesting burgers in the fast food plantations.
6. If you can't afford college, or healthcare, you don't deserve it.
7. War is peace.
8. Liberals are the enemy.
9. Women better shut up and stay in the kitchen.

Did I leave anything out?

[Blue_playwright]

19. Pro- Forced births.

[Tommymac]

46. Graft and Graft and Graft.

But Rethugs have been using the same playbook since the 1870's. Even using propaganda, lying, seditious acts, private racist militias, and frivilous lawsuits to try and overturn a Presidential Election in the 1880's. Sound familair?

Damn all of them to Hell.

[belpejic]

51. Life begins at conception and ends at birth.

[LakeArenal]

53. It's easier to ask forgiveness than seek permission.

[Escurumbele]

13. "The Republican Party, in the age of Trump"...Nope, this happened before, its just that the

buffoon is like a little kid and he likes to boast about his criminal acts.

If you go through the history of the republican party, they have always been corrupt, Theodore Roosevelt was an exception, and I always wonder why republicans adore Reagan, and not Roosevelt, one would think that you would try to imitate the one who was honest, patriotic to a fault, and a true leader, but no, they want to cling on the Reagan persona as if he was worth anything, he was not even a good actor.

Republicans know their voters are idiots and believe their rhetoric without question, their voters do not look at their actions, only what and how it is told to them, and lets face it, many of them are a one issue voter, abortion, anything else doesn't matter to them, even if they don't understand the real issue with abortion.

So, NO...the republican corrupt mind has always existed, this is not new, the only reason many people have thought otherwise, and still do, is because the only thing republicans are good at is propaganda, and lying.

Look at the history, no war republicans have been engaged in, which is most of them, has never been for a good cause, it is always for money, and they never seem to win, long wars, huge cost, no win, its almost as if their goal is to perpetuate wars for the benefit of the military industrial complex and all those associated with it.

[erronis]

15. What an excellent rant! Worthy of a Nance Greggs gold medal!

I had to look up the dead-enders in Tikrit - thought it was so good it couldn't be original.

Kudos!

[keithbvadu2]

16. The GOP has no party platform of principles, policies, beliefs, values, ideology, morality, or goals

The GOP has no party platform of principles, policies, beliefs, values, ideology, morality, or goals.

Just their Messiah Donald to follow as a cult.

[ancianita]

40. +1

[gordianot]

17. Hissy fits, just wait until he finds out his movements are tracked by the Secret Service.

The Secret Service is more than bodyguards. Trump has no idea how Government really works.

[Blue_playwright]

20. And if he's no longer president ...

... I’m guessing they will be obligated to report any illegal activities of an ordinary citizen. .

[gordianot]

24. Right, as well as protect State Secrets to the CIC.

[BobTheSubgenius]

34. I'd be willing to be he doesn't really know how a tap works.

Beyond "twist it and water comes out."

[gordianot]

49. He may have once known how it works very debatable now.

As hard as walking down an incline or drinking one handed.

[Yeehah]

18. So glad the grownups are in charge

I'm white and rural and shitstain republicans are not my party.

[maxsolomon]

43. You're in the minority.

But I think you know that.

[no_hypocrisy]

21. NBD. Just override the Veto.

[BobTheSubgenius]

35. I was on my way "downthread" to ask about that.

I guess it's impossible to know what the current numbers are, but I know it would take a substantial number of Rs to get on board with a veto. Probably more than are willing to face the wrath.

[LaMouffette]

22. Excellent post. Thank you!

The GOP God is money. The GOP ideology is money.

I think with Republican voters, though, it's a bit more complicated. They do have values. They value individual freedom, hard work, and personal responsibility. At least, I know this to be true of a pair of conservative friends who are independents, but usually vote Republican.

However, the decades-long brainwashing campaign by the GOP, Fox News, and rightwing media have succeeded in fooling Republican voters into believing that the Republican Party embraces the same values they do. I hope to God they wake up one day and discover they have been duped.

[cheri010353]

23. #Trump wants to defund the military.

We need to make this trending

[BobTheSubgenius]

36. EXCELLENT idea!!

Include anyone in Legislative branch that won't get on board with a veto.

[panader0]

25. "Defund the police? Hell, I'm going to defund the military!"

"The nerve of flagging my tweets!"

[bucolic_frolic]

32. Yes, THAT is how you frame it - Trump wants to Defund the Military

[CaptainTruth]

26. THAT is a righteous rant!!!

[FailureToCommunicate]

27. "I want you to do me a favor though..." Trump to US Military, on Pearl Harbor Day 2020

Any Republicans care to comment yet another impeachable action? Or about the timing? No?

Meanwhile, 79 years ago, "antifa" got themselves organized...

https://visitpearlharbor.org/americas-response-pearl-harbor-unexpected-first-target/

[Brainfodder]

28. Grumpy Old Party

Whine whine whine lie lie lie deflect deflect deflect



Republican leadership lies and steers their kept poorly informed base to the polls, sure as hell don't actually help other people in need or whatever is in their actual job descriptions, Moscow Mitch has seen to them basically spinning wheel empty seat occupiers and being go-alongs and talking point robots, as needed in the U.S. congress.

What a bunch of jackasses there, just review the recordings, we heard about them LITERALLY (8p) every day.

Quite a treasonous scam heavy endeavor and as usual, follow the money?
Follow what they do, not what they say, also still applies?

[Martin Eden]

29. It's a lot more than the party of White rural America

It's also the party of racism, authoritarianism, and oligarchy.

Under Trump, it's also the party of Vlad Putin.

[Botany]

31. Trump is willing to put America and our allies @ risk because he is pissed that Twitter flagged ...

... his posts.

Link to tweet

[ConstanceCee]

33. Who Wrote This?

I so often wonder who writes tweets like this, with dependent clauses and words that Trump could never spell, define, or pronounce. Any guesses?

[maxsolomon]

44. He wrote it, because of the superfluous adjectives.

Did he need to say the Resolute Desk was "very" beautiful? Not really. Did he need to say that it was "beautiful" at all? Nope.

It had nothing to do with his veto threat. It was just a weird way to fill up a Tweet. Unless he's planning to sell the desk on Ebay.

Back to 140 characters, I say!

[BComplex]

37. TrollBuster - that's one of the best rants I've ever seen on DU. So true!!!

Everything you said about the republican party. SO TRUE!!

[napi21]

39. Trump Vows To Veto Defense Bill Unless Shield For Big Tech Is Scrapped per NPR. Link

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/02/941019533/trump-vows-to-veto-defense-bill-unless-shield-for-big-tech-is-scrapped

President Trump is threatening to veto a critical defense spending bill unless Congress agrees to repeal a liability shield for social media companies.

The president tweeted late Tuesday that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act is "a serious threat to our National Security & Election Integrity."

Section 230 provides legal protection for technology companies over content from third parties and users. Trump referred to the provision as a "liability shielding gift" to "Big Tech."

If he doesn't get his way, Trump is threatening to nix this year's National Defense Authorization Act — a crucial piece of annual legislation that covers authorization for pay raises and other spending needs for the nation's military.

[Cha]

41. I hope the Pentagon & Military are

getting a load of this.

[orangecrush]

50. NOT the party of "white rural America"

The only "people" the republican party is "for" are corporations and the 1%.

They spent untold millions on propaganda to convince angry rural Americans and rust belters that they would represent them.

They threw them under the bus too.

[FrankTC]

52. Thanks For The Informative Title

Nice to know up front something about the subsequent content. I recognize that others may disagree.