During a 15-hour long hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday evening to discuss the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) excoriated his Republican colleagues for using the issue of border security to boost their likely 2020 presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
According to HuffPost, Menendez “said the House Homeland Security Committee has held 17 hearings on the border, but zero full committee hearings on other issues within its jurisdiction such as emergency preparedness, cyber threats, infrastructure protection and more.”
“We have not lived up to our oversight obligation here on this committee because you all are obsessed with the border,” Menendez said. “Because you bend the knee to the ‘Orange Jesus’ as you refer to him across the aisle.”
Menendez: We have not lived up to our oversight obligation on this committee because you all bend the knee to the orange Jesus pic.twitter.com/kGjacyunOr
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney (WY) revealed in her 2023 book that Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) referred to Trump as the Orange Jesus. Green is now chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Menendez went on to call the impeachment hearings a “sham,” adding, “I’ve tried to listen here. I try to be a team player, I really do. I try not to engage in the partisanship. But I’ve had it.”
Video of Menendez’s comments has garnered over 170,000 views and drew praise on social media.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 thank you @RepMenendez for expressing exactly what many citizens feel. Thank you @HouseDemocrats@HouseGOP 😤 most of you are wasting tax payer’s $$$ time trying to appease a man child.
Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was hilariously photobombed and trolled Tuesday as she was being interviewed by former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon, and video of the interview has quickly gone viral on social media.
Perennial Democratic candidate Vermin Supreme provided the show that transpired behind Greene’s back as she told Bannon, “The voters across the country gave Republicans the majority for a reason because they are sick and tired of Democrat policies and while we bragged about the power of the purse, it’s time for us to use it.”
Meanwhile, Vermin Supreme and a his associate held up a unicorn mask, making faces with the mask and eventually pretending to brush the mythical creature’s teeth as Greene continued to rant.
“But let me point this out, Steve, because this is really important for people to realize that Supreme Court decision that was made has now put the federal government at war with the state of Texas,” she said. “And if [Speaker] Mike Johnson moves forward, funding another clean C.R. without fighting for our border security without fighting for H.R. 2, then you are going to see a serious revolt among Republicans because our voters are not going to stand for this. Neither am I and neither are many House Republicans.”
Did Greene even know what was going on behind her back? She certainly did, and finally addressed the trolling.
“But what’s even more important to understand is that establishment Washington, the neocons, you know, the same people supporting Nikki Haley, demanding that she be president and demanding that voters accept her as a serious candidate even though she’s just a buffoon just like the same guy behind me.”
Social media users couldn’t contain their delight.
LMAO!! That is HILARIOUS! I also believe that is "Goat vs Fish" @GoatVsFish standing next to him near the end of the video
Things are not going well for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as he tries (and fails) to be the 2024 GOP presidential nominee.
How badly is the DeSantis 2024 campaign floundering? Video from a weekend campaign event in Iowa is emblematic of the entire DeSantis bid for the White House.
HuffPost reports that at one point during the Iowa event, a noted prankster tried to give the Florida governor a dubious honor.
DeSantis, who is in Iowa with hopes of landing the Republican presidential nomination, was speaking at a town hall when he was interrupted by Davram Stiefler of the progressive comedy duo The Good Liars, video captured by reporters showed.
“Governor DeSantis, I want to present to you this participation trophy,” Stiefler said. “Now, probably not gonna win the election, right? But we’re proud of you for trying.”
DeSantis weakly replied, “I don’t need participation trophies. Sorry, buddy.”
“He’s special, he’s unique, and he’s our little snowflake,” Stiefler told the crowd.
📍Atlantic, Iowa — a man came up to DeSantis at his town hall & tried to hand him a participation trophy. He said DeSantis he “probably won’t win the election.” He also called DeSantis “our favorite snowflake.” pic.twitter.com/fTEY9Y4kM9
CNN host Kate Bolduan got the better of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) when he tried to suggest she wasn’t smart enough to fully understand a piece of legislation he voted against.
The interview began cordially, with Bolduan asking about the upcoming Iowa caucus, but turned ugly when the host asked about a House resolution, Mediaite reports.
After discussing the spending bill that may or may not threaten a government shutdown (again), Bolduan turned to the campaign trail. Massie is a surrogate for presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and while he was not named during CNN’s debate on Wednesday, he was called out by former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) as “the most anti-Israel Republican” who “voted against Israel’s right to exist in Congress.”
Haley was referring to House Resolution 888, entitled “Reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist,” which was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support with 21 not voting, one member voting present, and one sole vote against: Massie’s. It’s a quick read, and plainly states what Bolduan presented to Massie, that the resolution “reaffirms the state of Israel’s right to exist, recognizes that denying Israel’s right to exist is a form of anti-Semitism.”
Bolduan read some of the resolution, which led to Massie interrupting her and interjecting, “That’s the name of resolution, congratulations.”
The host noted that she wasn’t reading the name of the resolution. Massie grinned as he again told the host, “Congratulations, you’re able to read the name of the resolution.”
Tilting her head and glaring at the congressman, Bolduan remarked, “Congressman, I don’t think you’re trying to question my intelligence now, are you?”
“No, I’m saying you don’t have time to prepare for this,” he replied.
When Bolduan informed the congressman that she had specifically highlighted the document before she interview, the Kentucky Republican snarked:
“Good for you, you took two minutes. There have been 19 resolutions. I know what’s in all of them. I studied them and I say right on social media, if you had done a little more research, you wouldn’t have to ask me if I acknowledged Israel’s right to exist. It’s right there on my social media.”
“I can read your social media. I also think given what is stated in this resolution, it is worthy of re-asking,” Bolduan told Massie.
Sarcasm dripping from his voice, Massie grinned and said, “I enjoy this dialogue. I hope I get to come back on and talk about what’s in these bills again.”
Bolduan, however, got the last shot in.
“I’m happy to have you on any time to discuss, and will continue to do my research and do not appreciate when someone even suggests or insinuates that I’m not prepared.”
Since we were children, most of us have heard that one of the most effective ways to put out a fire is with water. After all, water is what fire fighters almost always use to extinguish blazes that occur in homes, offices, and other locations.
But a delusional Trump supporter wants us to know that water isn’t the way to go when it comes to fighting fires.
That Trump enthusiast was interviewed by a member of the comedy duo “The Good Liars,” and he shared his view of all things pertinent to our daily lives.
In the video clip below, you’ll see Davram Stiefler of “The Good Liars” speaking with a man wearing a Trump 2024 cap and a T-shirt that reads, “All Rifles Matter.” Asked what his top issue is for the 2024 election, the man remarks, “No gun-free zones.”
Seeking to clarify, Stiefler responds, “More guns.”
“Yeah,” the man replies. “If you can’t fight fire with water, got to fight fire with fire.”
Stiefler: “You can’t fight fire with water?”
Trumper: “Oh, depends on what’s in the fire.”
“They specifically fight fire with water,” Stiefler informs the man, explaining that water is the primary firefighting tool used in nearly every blaze.
There’s stupid, and there’s MAGA stupid. It’s a even deeper level of idiocy and delusion.
Oh, and how dare you try to fight a fire with water!
