Donald Trump Jr. is facing legal jeopardy in several jurisdictions, and reports are that his father is ready to offer him another family members up as the scapegoats for any crimes that may have taken place at the Trump Organization, so it’s safe to say that Junior is under more than a little stress these days.
That being said, you have to wonder: Why would someone who needs to lay low and consult his attorneys be posting videos online that appear to show him high as a kite and virtually unable to speak?
Whatever the motivation, take a look at this 29-second train wreck:
Don Jr. is on another bender. The pressure must be getting to him. His deranged, slurred, unnatural, speech is clearly drug fueled. pic.twitter.com/4QBth83fDj
Is he high on drugs? Sure seems that way, though only he knows for sure. At times, it’s almost impossible to decipher what the ex-president’s son is even saying, though there is this line:
“Joe Biden is what stands between us and a nuclear-capable China. Joe Biden is the guy they’re going to call at 3 in the morning if there’s a serious crisis with Russia.”
Yeah, things were so much better when we had a president who was beholden to Vladimir Putin and deferred to the Russian autocrat no matter the issue.
Junior’s bizarre video set off a wave of online mockery:
I work with people like this.
He is circling the drain, and the only reason he is not in jail or rehab is he is being enabled from all sides.
The plus side is if his enablers keep it up, it won't be an issue soon.
Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff took all he could take during a debate of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and slammed his Republican colleague, Susan Collins of Maine, accusing her of being a hypocrite when it comes to what she says versus what she does when it’s time to move legislation forward.
On Wednesday evening, shortly before Collins joined her GOP colleagues to keep a filibuster in place that prevented voting rights legislation from moving forward, Ossoff stood and excoriated Collins for voting to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act in 2006 but now shirking her responsibility to the memory of John Lewis:
“Abraham Lincoln must be turning in his grave to hear the senators from the Grand Old Party, the party of abolition and emancipation and reconstruction, echoing the states’ rights rhetoric of Dixiecrat segregationists to oppose federal voting rights legislation.
“I speak for the state of Georgia when I say do not invoke Congressman Lewis’ name to signal your virtue while you work to erode his legacy and defy his will.”
It quickly became clear that Ossoff had struck a nerve, as Collins suggested the Georgian might have violated a rule that bans senators from imputing “to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator.”
Collins also tried to suggest that the length of the John Lewis Act makes her unable to support it, which begs the question: Is Sen. Collins, at age 69, unable to read more than a page or two without dozing off?
Here’s what Collins said on the matter:
“I’m not sure that the senator from Georgia was even born in 1965. I voted enthusiastically and I did say that about the Voting Rights Reauthorization in 2006, and surely my colleague is not confusing that bill, which was five pages long … with the bill that is before the Senate tonight, which is 735 pages long.”
What a pathetic excuse for wimping out. But it shouldn’t surprise anyone because this is the very same Susan Collins who believed Brett Kavanaugh when he assured her would protect a woman’s right to choose. Now Kavanaugh and his five right-wing extremist buddies on the Supreme Court are preparing to render Roe v. Wade a thing of the past, leaving women unable to make their own reproductive choices.
So spare us the whining and outrage, Sen. Collins. You sold what was left of your soul a long time ago.
Something is terribly wrong with Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, and it goes way beyond his extremist right-wing political views and fondness for batshit crazy conspiracy theories.
Gosar was one of the speakers at failed, one-term, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump’s rally in Florence, Arizona, on Saturday evening, but when the congressman began speaking, his head swayed back and forth and he was unable to complete some of his sentences. Take a look:
Granted, it’d be tempting to say that karma is catching up with Gosar, but many who saw the video couldn’t help but express concern for him, which is something he’s never done for anyone else. After all, this is the same Paul Gosar who posted an anime video of him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and President Joe Biden back in November.
Here’s some of the reaction to Gosar’s bizarre behavior:
This is what my family members who had Parkinson’s were like. I hope someone helps him and he retires from Congress, away from us to do more damage to American ppl & to himself as he badly needs to care for his health issues https://t.co/6Htu7LJeBg
This is just sad. He clearly needs medical help. I know his family spoke out against him, but is there nobody who cares for this man who can intervene?
Parkinson's? Lewy Body Dementia? ALS? He definitely has a serious health issue and is rapidly deteriorating. It looks like he is also in denial of his condition.
Wow. Could that be Huntington's disease? Almost 7 years ago, when he was ~49, he claimed arthritis & two compressed vertebrae in his neck & lower back from hunching over as a dentist caused spasms in his hand. Whatever he has, it has worsened markedly.https://t.co/3lW9mY3hpe
I have Parkinson’s. That is exactly what I look like when I try to take the carbidopa/levodopa medicine that they prescribe for it. It’s called dyskinesia. Involuntary movement, especially of the head and hands.
During a Senate hearing Tuesday on the U.S. response to COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases made it clear that he has only so much patience when it comes to explaining things to Republicans who refuse to accept facts.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) was questioning Fauci and asked if he planned to public disclose his financial investments.
Fauci told the senator that his his financial disclosures have been available to the public for decades:
“I don’t understand why you’re asking me that question. My financial disclosure is public knowledge and has been so for the last 37 years or so.”
Rather than accept the reply and move on, Marshall made a snide remark:
“The big tech giants are doing an incredible job of keeping it from being public. We’ll continue to look for it. Where would we find it?”
Clearly getting frustrated, Fauci said:
“All you have to do is ask for it! You’re so misinformed it’s extraordinary! All you have to do is ask for it.”
Again, Marshall pressed even though the question had been answered not once, but TWICE, saying he wondered what “shenanigans” Fauci was hiding in his finances.
Fauci told Marshall yet again:
“What are you talking about? My financial disclosures are public knowledge and have been so. You are getting amazingly wrong information.”
As Marshall’s time expired, Fauci could be heard saying under his breath:
HOT MIC MOMENT: After clashing with GOP Sen. Roger Marshall, Dr. Fauci was caught muttering, "what a moron," followed by "Jesus Christ." pic.twitter.com/merKU3BGAJ
This was immediately after Sen. Marshall suggested the "big tech giants" were keeping Fauci's financial disclosure secret.
But Fauci was correct: You just have to request the disclosure from the NIH. It is public record. I asked for it & got it in 2020: https://t.co/V6x0PEFqBc
There’s something terribly wrong with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), and that’s not the set up for a punch line.
DeSantis was speaking to a group of people recently about manufacturing in the Sunshine State, but as you’ll notice in the video, he seems to be having trouble breathing. Matter of fact, he appears to be gasping for air and on the verge of tears at one point. Take a look:
Ron DeSantis, seemingly gasping for air, on the verge of tears, during an event today. Something is not right here. pic.twitter.com/ZZyniV3O5Y
Here is a second angle of Ron DeSantis struggling with breathing problems during his event today. The longer this clip goes on, the worse it gets. pic.twitter.com/J9Jr55x8Py
You may recall that the Florida governor went missing for two weeks. When he finally made a public appearance, a combative DeSantins told reporters he’d accompanied his wife for treatment of her cancer:
“A lot of people, particularly people who have gone through breast cancer treatment, the notion that would be considered a vacation, I think is offensive to a lot of those folks.”
The larger problem, however, is that DeSantis pulled a Houdini right as cases of COVID-19 were exploding across Florida and members of his administration tried desperately to pretend everything was under control.
So the video of the governor trying to breathe was certain to set off a lot of controversy and commentary on social media, where people wondered if perhaps DeSantis had contracted a case of coronavirus but didn’t want to let anyone know.
I have thought he was in hiding due to having COVID for a while now. Sure sounds like he is fighting to breath and talk at the same time.
Come for the freedom, stay because the ventilator has a short tube.
— RageKitty in 280 лють кішки (Vax'd & Masked) (@RageKittyin280) January 5, 2022
He seems a little air hungry .
He also seems like he is in some pain Jan. Maybe from pleurisy or covid pneumonia. Have u ever had sore lungs and then breathed in cold air. That pain u feel. That’s what this looks like.
Sounds like he's trying really hard not to cough. Just got over Covid and when I was talking and trying to finish my sentence w/o coughing my voice would quiver like this.
