As we discussed over the weekend, ten kinds of hell broke loose on Friday night. The newscycle was crazy, with cable news stations trying to inform the country about what was happening in Texas, with Hurricane Harvey bearing down on southeastern Texas, making landfall and then dumping five feet of rain within 24-48 hours. That’s where our focus should have been. But President Melodrama can’t stand it when people pay attention to anything else, so a bunch of other bullsh-t came out from the White House in the middle of a natural disaster. That bullsh-t included (but was not limited to) Trump’s transgender military ban moving forward, the firing of Nazi Sebastian Gorka, and Trump pardoning Joe Arpaio, a “sheriff” known mostly for creating deadly and illegal concentration camps for undocumented immigrants in Arizona. Trump was part of a press conference with Finland’s president yesterday, and Trump was asked about why he announced the Arpaio pardon in the middle of a hurricane. This is what happened:
President Donald Trump said that he chose to pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio during Hurricane Harvey because he was hoping for higher television ratings. Trump, 71, spoke about his controversial decision to issue a pardon after Arpaio was convicted last month of criminal contempt of court for refusing to obey an order to stop detaining undocumented immigrants.
The former Apprentice host defended the timing of the announcement amid devastation in Texas and Louisiana from the hurricane. “A lot of people think it was the right thing to do,” the POTUS said during a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Monday, August 28. “In the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a Friday evening, I assumed the ratings would be far higher than they would be normally. You know the hurricane was just starting. And I put it out that I had pardoned, as we call, Sheriff Joe.”
The president continued to praise Arpaio. “He’s done a great job for the people of Arizona. He’s very strong on border. He’s very strong on illegal immigration. He is loved in Arizona,” he continued. “I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly.” Trump added that he’s a “great veteran of the military” and “a great law enforcement person,” and he stands by his decision. “I stand by my pardon of Sheriff Joe and I think the people of Arizona who really know him best would agree with me,” he concluded.
This.is.how.he.thinks. I mean, it’s not a surprise – we’ve known he’s an idiot, we’ve known he only cares about “ratings” and being the bigliest and the most extreme (whether it’s the worst or the best). But to openly say that you were trying to steal focus FROM A HURRICANE?? What kind of depraved stupidity is this?
At this same press conference, Trump literally got confused because two blonde-ish women were sitting beside each other. He thought they were the same person.
Pres. Trump: "Again?"
Finnish president: "No, she's not the same lady."
Reporter: "We have a lot of blonde women in Finland." pic.twitter.com/mB6wdEfANB
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) August 28, 2017
Photos courtesy of Getty.
He thinks being POTUS is just another reality show. It’s fucking REALITY.
WHY IS HE STILL IN OFFICE?
He’s going to handle the Hurricane Harvey Disaster in the most horrible way possible. He’s a total numpty.
I’m dreading his comments in Texas today. I hope he sticks to a script Kelly approved for him. Just so people don’t have insults piled on top of their stress right now. Like when Barbara Bush said evacuees had it better in shelters than at home. *cringe*
The possessed jack-o-lantern had a senior moment with the reporters. One of many. He’s senile.
Ugh. He needs to stay home. We don’t need him. We’ve got this.
At this point I’m almost ready to say the reporters should stop covering him. President Melodrama lives for attention. If it’s withdrawn maybe he will go away. It’s not like he can actually accomplish anything.
Like a fire needs air, Trump needs media/publicity. If they stopped covering him 24/7, he’d be furious and perhaps things would seem less chaotic.
@Mermaid. If they did that 2 years ago, our circumstances would be different.
For whatever Trump is and this is not in his defense, the reference to ratings was to say he wanted widespread reach of the news…he announced it when a high volume of viewers was happening.
I was watching the press conference when he said this.
He is an abomination in many way, especially in his ability to communicate effectively.
So much of what he says is practically incomprehensible.
But that’s what he was trying to say…he thought it was a good thing to announce when there would be lots of viewers…he thought it was a good thing…you know…the best for the people.
Ugh
This. He wanted to make sure as many people as possible were aware of his naked racism.
I love that US referred to him as “the former Apprentice host.”
He’s lying. Friday night news dumps are done to try to minimize coverage. The transgender ban and Sebastian Gorka split were announced the same night in the hopes that everyone would focus on the storm and not on the mess coming from the White House. They had hoped to minimize controversy, but it didn’t work, and when he was asked about it directly, he said the timing was intentional to get more ratings, the same way my four year old says “I meant to do that,” every time he falls down.
Im stuck in 2016 trying to figure out how he got elected. The whole thing was like a reality show.
I feel sorry for all the people in Texas. It is important to show humanity. To show support and do what you can.
I honestly hate him, his entire family, his entire voting base and the GOP for continuing to let this guy represent us. Wtf.
Oh and NK launched a missile yesterday over Japan.
I have honestly never hated someone so much in my life.
Don’t worry about those missiles, Nicole. Trump said at his Phoenix rally that Kim Jong Un was now respecting us. He’d never lie! Yikes.
I believe his exact quote was, “I respect the fact that he respects us”. He thinks that if he just keeps repeating the word “respect” that people will actually believe him.
I hate him so much too, I am just seething with it. Nightmare!!!
I’m honestly beside myself and this country was making me anxious BEFORE he was elected.
We all need to set a day and a time when we all concentrate our hatred toward them and see if they spontaneously combust. Call it a science experiment for people who don’t believe in science.
I did see a lot of deplorables on the news who answered the call to help rescue stranded families in Houston. I will give them a pass for today.
There are a lot of us who are not Trump supporters who aided in rescue, transported evacuees and sorted donations! Maybe we are harder to see as there isn’t a high availability of “F*ck Trump” hats. (I also like to think I’m not THAT crass!)
I get what your getting at though. Throughout the destruction, despair and downright horribleness of this never ending storm, the people have really come together. It is a beautiful thing. I’m proud to be a Texan.
When will he be gone? I have no idea how so many people still support him when we hear his sickening thoughts and decisions every day
Of course he pardoned a racist for ratings, subverting the constitution and showing zero respect for the rule of law. Keep talking, idiot. Mueller and his obstruction investigation can hear you.
The man is pathological in his need of attention. It’s so disturbing.
He will never get over the fact that the black guy was far more popular and more respected than he will ever be.
I so look forward to the ratings his impeachment trial gets.
Ha, yes. Wonder if he’ll be bragging then. I could actually see it.
I couldn’t believe his ratings comment. Has any other POTUS spoken those words out loud?
He will not be gone. and Michael Moore could very well be right – he might be reelected.
Nope. Felix Sater has flipped. No way Trump makes it past the 18 election. Let alone 2020. Moore is wrong here.
I’m not sure Moore is right but I don’t think it’s a bad idea that he keep up the dire forecasting. Hopefully it will help keep people on their toes and get them out to their polling places.
I am very worried too many people are getting hooked on the entertainment value of Trump. Much of his base thinks his policies are crap, but they love how he throws bombs and upsets the establishment.
The only way he gets impeached is if Democrats win seats in 2018. Which in NC’s case means overcoming gerrymandering and voter suppression. I was out registering voters this weekend. I can’t tell you how many people said their vote didn’t count due to gerrymandering! It’s so upsetting because that’s a big part of the GOP plan. Make it seem hopeless so Dems and younger independents who tend to vote liberal stay home.
So, there is a silver lining to pardoning sheriff Joe. To accept the pardon, he has to admit he is guilty and then he is wide open and totally liable for all the lawsuits heading his way. And would be compelled to testify in court. lol.
This is true. And I hope the people who were forced to suffer in that atrocious “concentration camp” take all the money he has left.
He was trying to say that he wasn’t trying to sweep the pardon under the rug by signing it during a hurricane. His point was people were watching hurricane coverage and heard about the pardon. I get him trying to say this cause people were saying that. But the words… they are not the best words. And the fact his mind even thinks ratings during disaster is appalling.
Also appalling? When asked if Russia was a threat to natsec, he answered that “many countries” are threats. F-ck you, Putin’s cockholster.
Exactly this. He was *trying* in his typical, word-salady way to cover his ass by saying that actually, he knew that the pardon would get a ton of coverage because everyone would be watching TV because, Harvey.
Hey ahole, nobody’s buying what you’re selling.
Also, it’s not normal to need a decoder ring to understand our f*cking President.
that’s the thing when you are totally illiterate – it is hard to articulate your thoughts. except – i’m fairly certain his thoughts were “i need attention, i need attention, fuck brown people, i need attention, i need attention” at least that’s what i heard…
I think he has dementia. I am not snarking either. He talks like a person who can’t recall things but fills in the blanks with repeats to buy time to come up with something to say. Look at the way he mistook the two blonde reporters who look nothing alike.
I thought the inability to complete a thought was relatively new, but then I saw a 1970s interview clip. He’d bought a historic hotel, and was lobbying for tax breaks (naturally). His repetitive grandiose descriptors (e.g., great, tremendous) and partial sentences were evident then as well.
Yet I’m sure age isn’t helping matters…
Dang it Christin. Can’t you let me hold on to something? Or maybe it is fake news. Yes that is it. Fake news. *plugs ears and sings la la I can’t hear you*
@magnoliarose – thanks for that 🙂 I was thinking the same thing about plugging the ears and singing la, la, la …
No surprise drump sees the world as a producer of his very own trashy, pointless, self adulating reality tv show. He’s a mean, pathetic, needy sociopath.
Listened to Boston-based On Point last night. The program was on his bizarre shifts in tone from robotic lifeless teleprompter speech giver to his angry, wounded, racist, foul mouthed assaults on everyone. Some of his supporters called in and they have the same nonsensical, mean, petty, and idiotic mentality as drump.
O trumpeo o trumpeo
How many counts against thee?
Witness tampering
Conspiracy
Obstruction of justice
Intimidation
Collusion and treason
How does doth plea?
Resignation before impeachment
But jail time for me
Lol. Bravo, Eric.
Cannot wait to see
How many go down with thee…
nomination for 2018 poet laureate. i bow to you.
WHO DOES THIS? What kind of person as President states on air, LIVE during an international press conference that he pardoned a racist sheriff that had broken the law, and did so with pleasure, at the same time as an unfolding natural disaster in order to GET HIGHER RATINGS??? And his supporters think that’s great!! Because he’s a “patriot” and it makes liberals mad. Some of those people are probably in Houston too. They don’t care that he’s unashamedly admitted that he used their tragedy in order to get attention and make himself look good to his base, because it punishes brown people and pisses off liberals.
We’re done as a nation. This country simply isn’t going to survive this.
Nothing really surprises me at this point. I heard his ratings comment this morning and it barely registered any shock.
Hours before, I’d read about his ‘celebrity’ supporter and his wife’s social media tormenting of murder victims’ family members. I think they’re all letting their complete lack of empathy and decency show even more now.
I don’t know about this ‘celebrity’ supporter story, what is it?? Sounds vile. Agh.
It’s Chachi and wife. He retweeted a conspiracy meme about the Charlottesville victim’s mother and the Sandy Hook teacher’s mother. Then his wife tweeted to another Sandy Hook victim’s mother, saying maybe her deceased child was better off because the mother’s ‘ugliness knows no bounds’. It was absolutely horrible.
Please note that Christin put “celebrity” in quotes for a reason.
Exactly, Kitten. D-list is too generous.
If it weren’t for being Orange’s tweeting sycophant, few under 30 would probably know him. I don’t like using his name, because it fuels his apparent need for attention and relevance.
I am guessing Scott Baio and his even worse piece of sh*t wife.
Here it is. trump’s supporters are ALL, EVERYONE of them, pieces of shit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4830784/Scott-Baio-s-wife-makes-shocking-remark-Sandy-Hook-mom.html
Revolting pieces of trash.
Baio spouted once again that the Sandy Hook tragedy was a hoax.
Karma is going to come after the Baios for this. As parents of a young child, how could they?
Trumpkin is stirring the pot. He is throwing everything he can out there, to contribute to the chaos in the news cycle. He doesn’t care about Hurricane Harvey victims. He doesn’t care about Arpaio. He doesn’t care about anything but avoiding prosecution. We will all work together to heal and grow our country once he is GONE. He will not destroy us!
and here in Asia, we freaked out because kim jong un launched his missile across hokkaido japan. Kim Jong Un answer Trump’s challenge …
Are you in Japan? Did you guys wake up to a message telling you to take cover?
That’s how it was reported here on the morning news. If so, you must have been terrified.
That was actually reported yesterday – it was reiterated this morning
Agree with everybody. This guy is a true mobster. He has 3000 lawsuits going!!! He has blown up and rolled back everything good. Other countries now think democracy is a joke. He hates nature, trans people, black people, his job, his staff, his wife, other heads of state… He calls Barron “the retard.” He is VASTLY ignorant and COMPLETELY uninterested in anything other than cheating at golf. Deregulation for the sake of industry is destroying the country. He doesn’t have the vaguest idea about democracy or history or laws, and clearly wants to be a dictator. You can tell he’s going even more mental fast.
It isn’t just him. I cannot understand how the Republicans let this happen by lining up behind him like good little robots. Who let Jared and Ivank in there? These cretins are all for slashing and burning the federal budget until it’s their state’s turn to need help (Texas voted not to give any $$$ to Hurricane Sandy relief!). They say they don’t want gubment interference – until it comes to women’s rights. THEN they want to regulate more and more and more.
It’s bad karma to wish something awful would happen to someone else, but Trump is the newest Hitler. Why is he still here?
What? He says that about his son? I am not surprised only that he was caught.
Belle epoch he is vile but he isn’t Hitler. Fascist lunatic certainly but he hasn’t committed genocide.
People in other countries think *American* democracy is a joke not democracy itself. It’s not unique to the USA
Belle E- the calls Barron a retard is just rumor as far as I know.
@belle epoch, I wrote this yesterday on the links thread. It bears repeating, so I’m cutting and pasting. I will say before, though, I am hurt and disappointed by so many here and elsewhere advocating playing “tit for tat” with disaster relief. Cruz and Cornyn are my senators; I loathe them both, and they do not speak for me or the majority of Houstonians. We are a huge state with a large rural population that votes red. My devastated city needs all the help it can get. Don’t allow your hatred of 45 to overshadow your better nature or the giving spirit of America. The following is part of my original comment:
Houston is blue as blue gets. We voted for Hillary, overwhelmingly so. I don’t disagree that the state as a whole is red, and that Cruz and Cornyn are terrible partisans who make awful choices, but nobody I know supported their ridiculous decision to deny relief to NY and NJ after Sandy. Please don’t paint us with that brush. The Texans I know are generous, open, and neighborly, and my city is showing that to the world now.
It’s easy to sit on your couch and criticize, generalize, and second-guess. Thank you to everyone who is sending prayers, good wishes, and tangible relief. We are grateful and humbled by the generosity and love. Negativity and judgment are not needed.
I don’t think anyone really wishes it. It is just anger at the hypocrisy.
Stay safe and thousands of good wishes for you and your family, pets and the city.
Wow. He doesn’t even bother to pretend he cares about what’s going on in Texas.
He’s doing a rally right after his visit, or at least that’s what I heard yesterday. That should go well (sarcasm).
Keep showing who you are, tweetolini.
That rally is in Missouri, right?
Yes. Rally aka legal defense fundraising.
Yes, in Missouri, where he pointed out he had a bigly win. Because the Texas storm victims are so concerned about that.
http://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/901795255086968833
His Twitter feed is hilarious. I never looked at the actual account only reports about it. I just couldn’t read thousands of bot responses with everything else.
At what point does he get a mental evaluation? When? When he strips naked and stumbles into a press conference babbling incoherently after launching missiles at New Zealand because he hates lamb. When? Does he need to shank a Republican Senator? What are the criteria, so we can be on high alert?
The Republicans should be threatened with charges of treason for dereliction of duty and putting the world at risk. They still have Pence so why are they doing this?
I think he has blackmail material on them. If it doesn’t involve acts of cruelty then I am all for forgiveness if they would simply step up and do their jobs.
He’s going to Missouri (and heaven help my state and hope he isn’t coming anywhere near St. Louis) to help defeat McCaskill (Dem Senator). He is throwing his support to whoever is running against her. She’s a thorn in his side. He also threw his support behind our governor who is a Right to Work supporter and it will happen in Missouri. They have already said that St. Louis City cannot have a minimum wage rate of $10 and have rolled it back to $7.70 as of Aug 28th. So those that were suppose to get a raise on Monday will no longer get that raise.
@swak
If you even get this question.
How are people reacting? That is disgusting. 10 lousy dollars an hour and they don’t want to do it. Trump is for the little guy don’t forget.
The new, extremely damning Felix Sater revelations mean Trump’s NK rhetoric will ratchet up for distraction’s sake. I’m saying prayers that DT doesn’t provoke WW3. Hurry up and save us, Mueller.
“We have a lot of blond women in Finland.”
I am literally LOL right now. Hilarious.
I know. The PMs attitude was priceless. He wanted to be anywhere else but there.
“They are sitting side by side.”😂😂😂😂😂
At this point it’s obvious. He is still there because he’s good for ratings for the MSM and Nancy Pelosi said he is good fundraising for the Democrats. And the Republicans are pretty much all bankrolled by Russia so they are complicit. We need to march in the streets and demand his removal. We have to save ourselves because his criminal life has been so long Mueller’s investigation is so complex and will take time.
Just in case there was any confusion Arizona is so NOT in love with Arpaio. I hope he gets bit by a gila monster while tripping over a sombrero off the grand canyon. It’d be a fitting end.
What is your reaction to the fact that he is thinking about running against Flake for his seat?
Now watch the two pathetic Texas senators, Cruz and Cornyn, cozy up to Trump on his visit. They both voted against the federal aid package for NJ/NY hurricane Sandy relief. Wonder if they still feel that way about help for Texas?
I got a little irked with some of the people on my Facebook who claimed politics during the Harvey situation was unnecessary. It was already politicized. The POTUS utilized your disaster to cover up political maneuvering and distract for ratings. If you’re LGBT+, a minority, or an immigrant, you didn’t get that choice. You couldn’t even brace for the storm or focus on aid without taking your eye off this poorly cobbled mess of narcissism and incompetence trying to make it all about him. In the middle of a goddamn Category 3 hurricane, we couldn’t even be humane enough to shut down deportation checkpoints. People’s lives are being destroyed in Harvey due to a natural disaster, sure, but plenty of people’s lives are being destroyed by politics now, also. We gave up the ability to not pay attention to this jackass the moment he came into office.
Yes, it’s a political opportunity for the administration. F****ng ICE offices set up in Texas to catch all undocumented flood victims. I wish you all would do what the Czech people did in 1989. But then I realise it’s hard to protest and keep your job for most Americans.
It sounds more like The King of Lies and Fake News was doing damage control when he said that he released the news about Joe A pardon during the coverage for the Hurricane because of ratings. Many celebrities were slamming him for using the Hurricane to hide misdeeds. He released the news about the pardon and transgender ban during the Hurricane coverage because he knew that everyone and the media would be too focused on the Hurricane to pay attention. It worked. Look what happened on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Most of the shows(Am Joy, Rachel, Lawrence, Chris Hayes, Chris Matthews) on MSNBC were cancelled and every hour was used to cover the Hurricane. There was very little coverage on the transgender ban, Russia, and the pardon. It was mentioned, but not as much as he would have been had the Hurricane not have happened. Programming returned to normal on Monday.
I notice that The King of Lies and Fake News is becoming more emboldened. He saw that there were no consequences for his pardon of Joe A and now he feels as if he is untouchable. He can do and say anything without having to be held accountable.
The most horrible thing is how The King of Lies and Fake News got rid of flood protections. What does it matter that he is walking about Texas to view the flooding when he is making policies that will eventually hurt and harm people who are losing their homes and families because of the flood?
It’s disgusting how he is using Texas as a chance for another photo-op. The King of Lies and Fake News and his wife are trying to sell more hats.
This is what the King of Lies and Fake News had to say about presidents visiting flooded areas in 2012:
“Obama is now standing in a puddle acting like a President–give me a break.”-Trump
The press keeps asking the wrong questions. Instead of telling us that The King of Lies and Fake News base is still loyal to him, they need to start addressing that the majority of his supporters are bots. The Russian bots are at it again. They are posting comment after comment blaming Obama for Hurricane Katrina. According to them, Obama was too busy golfing during Hurricane Katrina instead of helping them. What’s the problem with their narrative? Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005. In 2005, Bush was president, not Obama. Obama didn’t become president until 2009. When the press sees “Trump supporters” who don’t know American History(see the NPR incident), they should immediately start to think that it’s because these “supporters” are bots.
The bots also posted photos of Condelezza Rice and tried to say it was Michelle O.
The King of Lies and Fake News went to Texas for a photo-op. He doesn’t care about what’s happening in Texas, he is just thinking about how he can use it to benefit himself. Now they are upset because people are questioning why Melania showed up in stilettos. He didn’t go there to survey damage, he went there to make it all about himself. It is being reported that he held a “rally” in CC and bragged about the crowd size in CC. There are people trying to fight for their lives in Houston and the King of Lies and Fake News is more concerned about how many people showed up in CC to see him. We know that he is stocking his crowd with paid actors and cheer teams. There is also an article about how The King of Lies and Fake News threw a tantrum about his low crowd numbers in Az and told the event promoter that the crowd size had better get bigger before he went on stage. The King of Lies and Fake News and the GOP have made this country a joke.
I wish the King of Lies and Fake News would take the time to learn a bit about what he is talking about it because every time he opens his mouth, he shows just how stupid and incompetent he is to be president. He keeps saying that Joe was treated unfairly and wasn’t guilty, but isn’t an acceptance of a pardon admitting that you are guilty?
“What a crowd, what a turnout! ” What other president would stand in front of victims of a record setting storm and boast about the crowd size? He sounds like he’s bragging about the hurricane when he keeps saying there’s never been a big storm like this before. I remember Katrina, Sandy and Andrew were kind of disastrous ,but don’t count to him because he wasn’t president then.
So Trump showed up in Texas where supporters were yelling and screaming as if he were Elvis. Sounds like a Trump set up even in these catastrophic times. He can’t seem to go anywhere without making sure he’s got prearranged groupies … that’s what I’m guessing happened. He makes me sick … his supporters make me sicker.
Long time reader, first time poster. I’m in Houston, Montrose neighborhood. I’m luckily dry, have power; the news I watch showed the conference, and cut away. Someone in charge chose to spend the time covering what’s actually happening and only gave a token amount to Orange Mussolini. Honestly, the true leaders and heroes are the ones out here volunteering; I’m stranded but safe, and I have co-workers housing members of the Cajun navy, preparing food for first responders, I can’t even describe how we (yes, even the deplorables) have pulled together. My brother and his family had to evacuate their neighborhood (he has newborn twins and 2 young girls) and co-workers went over today to check on his area. I come here for a bit of levity in all this, but it’s wonderful to see your support. And yeah, I saw those people screaming in support in Corpus Christi; Channel 13 (the local ABC affiliate) seemed to cut away rather quickly. KUDOS Channel 13! Sorry if I’m rambling, I’m in shock at it all.
Stay strong, I’m praying for you all. My heart ❤️ breaks for those in the flooded areas and all those affected by Harvey. I have been staying up all night praying and watching the news and crying for the people who have lost everything but are staying strong. There are lots of angels in Houston, Texas.
Stay strong and safe. You are so right about the true heroes of this — the people who are doing the tough work.
I saw an article and video about two teenagers helping provide shelter at an elementary school. They were so mature and concerned for others’ comfort. May you all get through this, hour by hour, day by day.
I’m glad you’re safe and have power! I’ve been obsessively watching the news and the weather radar–just hoping beyond hope that the rain will stop soon. Thank you for checking in. I hope you find some comfort in knowing everyone is thinking about you all there and pulling for you. Take care!
I am glad you posted. Sure we snark but there are many kind people here.
I hope your brother and his family are OK. There is no way to truly imagine what you are going through but you are in our hearts and wish you safety and recovery.
Very rarely do I get to be proud of the other side of my heritage in this way but the Cajun navy makes me proud. Cajuns are tough but generous and believe in community. There has always been “a take things into our own hands” attitude, and I am glad they stepped up to help.
If you need more levity take a listen to some strong accents there may be one of two you can’t even understand. Just smile and nod.
Let us know how you fared. Hugs
People are saying that the press is praising The King of Lies and Fake News for being presidential because of his visit to Texas. How many times does he have to pull this con before the press learns? He is turning this visit into a photo-op, product placement( USA 45 and Flotus hats and his wife wearing stillettos), bragging about crowd size, and then telling the governor that the Hurricane made him famous(which is the same thing he said to the leader of Guam in regards to the bomb attacks).
People in Houston have lost everything, and he and FLOTUS show up in their respective $40-a-pop trucker hats that they’re hawking to suckers. He disgusts me.