“This crazy tariff war … like, the fact that nobody is questioning his mental acuity or fitness to serve is beyond wild to me, right?" said Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes.”
“Like, the fact that they sat around, called Joe Biden ‘Sleepy Joe Biden’ … at least you could sleep at night because you didn’t have to worry about your 401(k) disappearing overnight," Crockett told Hayes.
“You didn’t have to worry about the cost of food just skyrocketing or skyrocketing costs of all of your electronics,” she said.
“Like, this is crazy work. For no reason.”
Because Vance is arguably worse than Trump.
The king is stark both in his nakedness and his raving madness. We know it. But it’s like climate change, you point it out and an unreasonable number of people act like you’re the crazy one.
So yes, an insane, demented, and cruel man was elected president and all but declared himself king. And lest we find ourselves a Brutus, whether of the styling of Marcus Junius Brutus or of Lucius Junius Brutus, or the senate decides to declare a republic or we do as the Benghazians did to their mad king of Ghaddafi, or we antagonize the world to the point of being liberated… we’re at an impasse.
The mad king demands we all suffer, that some of us die, and that we burn every resource our future holds. And if we do not he will rage at us and his court of cruelty will attack those who resist.
Lady, wtf do you mean we have not been questioning? Have you seen what dude has been doing for the last few weeks alone??
I really hope she is just bating other profile politions to speak up, otherwise this is just plain stupid.
Trump is not incompetent. Trump is not doing things by accident. Trump is not confused, or senile, or making mistakes.
Trump is destroying the United States KNOWINGLY, DELIBERATELY, AND ENTIRELY ON PURPOSE.
Rep. Crockett needs to quit naively giving him the benefit of the doubt, because the reality is way worse than she’s even contemplating.
Actually, we have research on the quality of his speeches that shows his brain is not functioning the way it used to. There’s no doubt that old age is getting to him. Remember the scene when he was dancing? That’s not a man who is 100%.
But as you said, it sure looks like he’s trying to do a lot of the horrible things that he is successfully doing. Why are you giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming it’s only malice when it sure looks like both malice and incompetence?
Thank you for saying this. People are gradually sobering up that Trump and co. know what they are doing. For many years, people are insulting him as dumb. But would a dumb person not be elected twice into the world’s most powerful position? If he is dumb, who is the one wielding the power right now? Who is the one lording over us right now? There is the ongoing notion that the concept of intelligence means being smart in broad cognitive aspects. But academics are re-evaluating what intelligence means because we can clearly see that everyone being good at specific things, but not so with the others. Can we call a successful rich banker dumb for being bad at biology and vice versa? A demagogue may not know what “transgenic” means, but he certainly knows what levers to pull to incite the base emotions of voters into supporting him/her. That takes certain skills.
I would still laugh if someone tries to dismiss Trump as “dumb” even after these comments. The principles of Sun Tsu’s “Art of War” can still be conceptually applied into everyday life, and one of the key tenets is to never underestimate your opponent. Keep calling Trump dumb, but who is the one in charge right now? Sure, his government policies are irrational amd harm everyone else, but not to himself and his cronies. He just performed insider trading in last two days after all. That still takes certain skills that most of us can’t do.
Is Trump calling the shots?
I’d say yes, but I’d like to analyse the source of his policies. Who really wanted to play the tariff game?
Who really wanted to play the tariff game?
Hint: Владимир Путин
One thing I’m weirdly used to is Republicans getting away with murder but how dare a Democrat wear a tan suit.
“You didn’t have to worry about the cost of food just skyrocketing or skyrocketing costs of all of your electronics,” she said.
If she’s referring to prices under Biden, then I don’t agree with that. Part of why so many people voted for Trump is because of how Trump hammered home the inflation argument specifically with groceries.
It’s a shame those people didn’t realize Trump had no plans of helping with prices, and he was just using the issue as a wedge. But we can’t pretend groceries didn’t go up an insane amount under Biden. Now, was it Biden’s fault? No, he inherited a crap show from Trump and did his best to stop the damage. But low information voters don’t know that. they just know they started paying way more under Biden.
I think you’re misunderstanding the context. This is not criticizing voters who thought that candidate Trump was good. It’s criticizing people who are not reacting strongly enough to Trump now.
I don’t think they misunderstood the context. The user is saying that while the broader point she is making is correct, specifically saying we didn’t have to worry about grocery prices under Biden undermines the message.
If someone asked me, I’d have told them Trump was mentally and morally unfit to be president
Wasn’t there a time where a married man got a blow job in the oval office and people got very upset? Seems like morals didn’t mean shit to the side that pushes “family values” and their idea of “morality.” The conservatives nowadays remind of the dad in Moral Orel.
This lady is a great representative and is fun to listen to.
A shining gem here in the shithole called Texas. We need more like her.
It’s odd. when democrats were pulling out all the stops to prop up coathanger cuellar, the reason given was that a progressive can’t win in texas.
cuellar just voted with republicans to disenfranchise millions. Like a good centrist, he aspires to capitulate to republicans’ slightest whim.
Because they’re too busy wetting their pants and/or browning their noses in fear of the Almighty Mafia Don Mangolini.
R’s and D’s (with the exception of very few) have completely abdicated their authority to the “Saved by God to Save the Country” King.
Losers, cowards, and sycophants all.
A third party in US is so sorely needed. But can’t see any third party being given a chance/shot.
We are fucked.
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Every questions it.
Fear. Just fear.
I’ve been wondering this since “God bless the United Shaishh!” and “COVFEFE”
To be fair, no one accused Trump of being smart. Or even competent.
Everyone is.
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you’re just a miserable little troll, aren’t you?
edit: i am a veteran. every veteran matters. but anyone that actually served their country understand that the entire concept of a unit is to help each other. support each other. because we’re not all the same. and we’re not all strong at the same time.
What you’re describing is “Empathy.”
It just doesn’t apply to "Brothers in Arms.’
It applies to each and every one of us.
EXCEPT the psychopaths who want to dominate those less wealthy and powerful.
it’s very much not empathy in the military. it’s teamwork. if the person never carries their share of the workload they’re just dragging you down. in most other workplaces that can be annoying to mildly dangerous. in the military, with everything that is involved in that, it can be exceptionally dangerous, for everyone on the boat or in your unit or whatever.
I understand what you’re saying.
But, extend that feeling to every other decent, moral citizen that you are so proud of “defending.”
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Ooo yeah Crockett is anything but dumb tbh. I’ve seen her go off on opposition during committees and councils. Shes one of the few ACTUAL smart politicians, with a real interest in helping the people that voted her into office.
And white princesses like Mace and Green absolutely HATE her.
I fear for Crockett’s safety, but admire the shit out of her bravery and scuples.
