In the New York Magazine, we have this rather trivial commentary:
On Tuesday afternoon, the day before the House votes on the third impeachment in U.S. history, Trump sent a letter
to Speaker Nancy Pelosi claiming that Democrats are “declaring open war
on American Democracy” by pursuing the constitutional process to remove
the president for abusing his power and obstructing justice. In a
six-page example of projection, Trump claimed that Democrats:
Are
the ones interfering in America’s elections. You are the ones
subverting America’s Democracy. You are the ones Obstructing Justice.
You are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our Republic for your
own selfish personal, political, and partisan gain
Trump
also condemned the FBI for its “horrifying abuses of power,” referring
to the agency’s decision to open an investigation into the Trump
campaign’s contacts with Russia, which was recently determined by the
Department of Justice Inspector General to be justified. He also personally insulted the House Speaker over her claim
that she “pray[s] for the president all the time.” Trump wrote: “Even
worse than offending the Founding Fathers, you are offending Americans
of faith by continually saying ‘I pray for the President,’ when you know
this statement is not true, unless it is meant in a negative sense.”
Later on Tuesday, it emerged
that Trump’s letter was drafted along with senior adviser Stephen
Miller, and that White House lawyers were not included in the process.
Like many presidential missives, it wasn’t fact checked: When the
president cites his electoral college victory as something Democrats
“will never get over,” he says he won 306 to 227. His count is off, as
two electoral college defectors did not vote for him.
Editor: And it is this Presidential letter that portends to show just how unhinged and unstable the President is, all of which is based on a rather avergae writing style. The letter's content was fine but the grammatical issue could have been better. No surprise. No biggie. I mean if we are going to assert mental illness based on grammar or content style, the last paragraph above, is rather condemning. For exsample: No one writes "it emerged." And the fact checking "error" was no error at all. The President did garner 306 electoral votes. Two of the electors chose to dishonor their charge from the people, and voted their own choice. that is the fact of the matter . . . . . . . and 306 to 227 is a convincing margin of victory, a "landslide?" if you will.
Examples of the Media's pretend outrage:
CNN: Fact check: Trump's wild letter to Pelosi is filled with false and misleading claims
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post: It is hard to capture how bizarre and frightening Trump's letter to Pelosi is
Examples of the Media's pretend outrage:
CNN: Fact check: Trump's wild letter to Pelosi is filled with false and misleading claims
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post: It is hard to capture how bizarre and frightening Trump's letter to Pelosi is
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