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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 07:23 PM Jan 2020

Sen. Tammy Duckworth Rocks The Senate By Calling Out Toddler Trump

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/01/08/sen-tammy-duckworth-rocks-the-senate-by-calling-out-toddler-trump.html


Posted on Wed, Jan 8th, 2020 by Jason Easley
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Rocks The Senate By Calling Out Toddler Trump


Combat vet Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said that her 20-month-old has better impulse control than Donald Trump.

Sen. Duckworth said on the Senate floor, “Once again he’s been manipulated by a hostile regime into decisions that further their goals while endangering the security of the nation Trump’s actually supposed to lead… All these dictators have realized the same thing: the President of the United States is as easy to control as a toddler. Sweet talk him or thump your chest and issue a few schoolyard threats, and you’ve got him. He’ll fall for it every time, doing your bidding as if it’s his own. I wish this weren’t true, but my diaper-wearing 20-month-old has better impulse control than this president.”

Video @ link~

Sen. Duckworth’s remarks are an example of why Trump’s approval rating has plunged with the military. Trump’s behavior is the opposite of what our troops believe in. The president is disrespectful, undisciplined, lacking in impulse control, disloyal, and reckless.

Sen. Duckworth was right. There are children with better impulse control than Trump. Trump is soft and easy to manipulate. He is easy for any authoritarian to control, and he puts the lives of US troops in jeopardy with each bad decision that he makes.,
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth Rocks The Senate By Calling Out Toddler Trump (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2020 OP
The nation Trump's actually supposed to lead Cartoonist Jan 2020 #1
That's my Senator RoccoRyg Jan 2020 #2
My senator too... just love her... and our new Gov and Lt gov! Hope they both seek higher office Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #3
Mine, too. When she talks, the nation listens. ancianita Jan 2020 #22
Jumping On Board ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #36
Can I pls adopt her? I'm next-door in Missouri, and I don't have a Senator...... lastlib Jan 2020 #27
Mine, too! AwakeAtLast Jan 2020 #39
..."why Trump's approval rating has plunged with the military." Perseus Jan 2020 #4
I wonder how they'll attack Sen. Duckworth? gratuitous Jan 2020 #5
They attacked Max Cleland a few years back. A war veteran and amputee (sound familiar?), the CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #10
TRIPLE Amputee... PCIntern Jan 2020 #15
I was going on memory. He was from Georgia and I think his opponent was CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #16
It was Saxby Chambliss. A chickenhawk who never served. calimary Jan 2020 #32
And don't forget the purple band-aids LoveMyCali Jan 2020 #20
I remember ann coulter saying, Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2020 #23
or a human gopiscrap Jan 2020 #29
Every. Word. Brava! Guilded Lilly Jan 2020 #6
Dayum n/t hibbing Jan 2020 #7
My niece is 21 months old. 47of74 Jan 2020 #8
"It's a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their sh keithbvadu2 Jan 2020 #9
I cannot disagree with any part of that statement... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #11
PLEASE keep refering to him like that. EVERYONE in office. oldsoftie Jan 2020 #12
Three cheers to Senator Duckworth for saying what we all know. Firestorm49 Jan 2020 #13
She's just telling the truth bdamomma Jan 2020 #14
Yep. A truth every mom understands. calimary Jan 2020 #33
And that's how Republicans respond to him Generic Brad Jan 2020 #17
Holy crap. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2020 #18
She's in the discussion for vp i'd bet. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #19
WHERE did you see that, Kurt V ?? Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2020 #24
speculation on my part. Sorry. Fixed it. it was late (for me) lol. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #41
Could you slip Tammy your idea for her future ? Haggis for Breakfast Jan 2020 #43
That would be awesome. Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #25
Dayum! That would be RIGHTEOUS!!! calimary Jan 2020 #34
Beautiful! Pepsidog Jan 2020 #21
Brava to Senator Duckworth! I wish more Golden Raisin Jan 2020 #26
Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2020 #28
Kick! Hekate Jan 2020 #30
I just love this... Thank you Sen. Duckworth! liberalla Jan 2020 #31
And this we have a nominee for Quote of the Year. calimary Jan 2020 #35
Thank you, Senator Duckworth yellowwoodII Jan 2020 #37
Why isn't she running for President? (n/t) JaneQPublic Jan 2020 #38
To be fair... MontanaMama Jan 2020 #40
K&R, uponit7771 Jan 2020 #42

RoccoRyg

(260 posts)
2. That's my Senator
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 07:47 PM
Jan 2020

Illinois Dems don't take no $%^&. Especially now that Gov. Pritzker is cleaning up this joint.

Thekaspervote

(32,778 posts)
3. My senator too... just love her... and our new Gov and Lt gov! Hope they both seek higher office
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 07:50 PM
Jan 2020

When their terms are over.

lastlib

(23,247 posts)
27. Can I pls adopt her? I'm next-door in Missouri, and I don't have a Senator......
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:55 PM
Jan 2020

All we have is Blunt and Hawley, and they're just shiny turds--not really real senators.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
4. ..."why Trump's approval rating has plunged with the military."
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 08:02 PM
Jan 2020

OK, but when is the military going to confront him and say "No, we can not do that!" Just because he has a title doesn't mean that guy should be obeyed, there has to be a moment when the people who know understand the consequences of the whims of the toddler and say "NO", when is that going to happen?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. I wonder how they'll attack Sen. Duckworth?
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 08:14 PM
Jan 2020

Insufficiently patriotic? Even without her prosthetics, she stands taller than the invertebrates who support Trump.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
10. They attacked Max Cleland a few years back. A war veteran and amputee (sound familiar?), the
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 08:46 PM
Jan 2020

chicken hawks said he wasn't patriotic.

BTW, Trump is probably ALSO in a diaper. Everything else on him is failing.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
16. I was going on memory. He was from Georgia and I think his opponent was
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 08:58 PM
Jan 2020

Saxby Chambliss or effing Newt. Both deplorable.

Those were the days when I thought Bob Dole was extreme. Now it's a party of Satan-worshippers.

calimary

(81,315 posts)
32. It was Saxby Chambliss. A chickenhawk who never served.
Thu Jan 9, 2020, 06:08 AM
Jan 2020

And he slandered a triple amputee combat veteran.

Special place in Hell. And all that.

Haggis for Breakfast

(6,831 posts)
23. I remember ann coulter saying,
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:27 PM
Jan 2020

"just because you fall on a hand grenade doesn't make you a hero."

ann - just because you were born female doesn't make you a lady.

keithbvadu2

(36,828 posts)
9. "It's a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their sh
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 08:31 PM
Jan 2020
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029744670
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In response, Corker said, "It's a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning."

https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/corker-trump-photo-op-tax-plan/index.html

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
17. And that's how Republicans respond to him
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 09:02 PM
Jan 2020

If his flattery doesn't work, they he threatens to primary them and insults them on Twitter. All the elected Republicans have been responding to him these past three years the same way Trump responds to dictators.

Golden Raisin

(4,609 posts)
26. Brava to Senator Duckworth! I wish more
Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:44 PM
Jan 2020

Senior Democrats on Capitol Hill would speak out so forcefully. Trump doesn't deserve any "high road" treatment, politesse or courtesies normally accorded to a U.S. President.

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