Trump’s Tweets Today Are Especially Unhinged and Illuminating
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On Monday, I recapped Trump’s insane tweets over the weekend, as they painted a picture of a man truly rattled by Robert Mueller’s investigation. Today, he built on that hysteria, live-tweeting cable news until noon. First, here’s the tweet heard-round-the-world (unless you’re a congressional Republican not named Susan Collins).
..This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
Reminder: the New York Times reported that Robert Mueller is looking into Trump’s tweets as a potential obstruction of justice, so of course POTUShitforbrains would tweet out another missive aimed at obstructing the investigation. Here is the rest of the madness the most powerful man in the world put on display this morning.
“FBI Agent Peter Strzok (on the Mueller team) should have recused himself on day one. He was out to STOP THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP. He needed an insurance policy. Those are illegal, improper goals, trying to influence the Election. He should never, ever been allowed to……..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
…..remain in the FBI while he himself was being investigated. This is a real issue. It won’t go into a Mueller Report because Mueller is going to protect these guys. Mueller has an interest in creating the illusion of objectivity around his investigation.” ALAN DERSHOWITZ….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
Paul Manafort worked for Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole and many other highly prominent and respected political leaders. He worked for me for a very short time. Why didn’t government tell me that he was under investigation. These old charges have nothing to do with Collusion – a Hoax!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
Russian Collusion with the Trump Campaign, one of the most successful in history, is a TOTAL HOAX. The Democrats paid for the phony and discredited Dossier which was, along with Comey, McCabe, Strzok and his lover, the lovely Lisa Page, used to begin the Witch Hunt. Disgraceful!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
This next one belongs in a museum.
Looking back on history, who was treated worse, Alfonse Capone, legendary mob boss, killer and “Public Enemy Number One,” or Paul Manafort, political operative & Reagan/Dole darling, now serving solitary confinement – although convicted of nothing? Where is the Russian Collusion?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
“We already have a smoking gun about a campaign getting dirt on their opponent, it was Hillary Clinton. How is it OK for Hillary Clinton to proactively seek dirt from the Russians but the Trump campaign met at the Russians request and that is bad?” Marc Thiessen, Washington Post
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
There is a silver lining to this: the president of the United States was not working until about noon today. Normally that would be a natural cause for concern, but the less our commander-in-tweet actually does in the federal government, the better off everyone is. We are all much better served watching a confused old man essentially live-tweet the Nixon tapes in real time than using what’s left of his brain to actually try to govern.
Jacob Weindling is a staff writer for Paste politics. Follow him on Twitter at @Jakeweindling.