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Donald Trump's White House continued its characteristic streak of despotic statements when deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that, as president, Trump's job is "leading the Department of Justice" an agency that used to be independent from the White House.
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Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)It made me long for the wit and wisdom of Sean Spicer...
trusty elf
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Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)Wasn't Ms. Huckabee offensive?! She made no practically no pretense of being civil!
Cha
(297,275 posts)uncivil too.. from the clips on the comedy shows it appears so and of course Melissa's interpretation where some said spicer out does her.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)She is the funniest sketch on SNL whenever she appears!
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Behold! She and her family of bigoted, fundamentalist grifters:
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)the boys wear blue/white stripes so they can tell each other apart.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Just like The Handmaid's Tale
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)Her Dad has an affability that belies his extremism, while she makes no pretense of even being civil.
Cha
(297,275 posts)had to look up anagram.. I forgot.
Then I checked the letters in spicer's name.. LOL!
Perfect.. Mahalo, trusty.. The Shit House.. from now on!
Cha
(297,275 posts)Thank you, te!
get the red out
(13,466 posts)These people could at least learn enough about our government structure to lie effectively. It doesn't take much effort.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)onenote
(42,708 posts)onenote
(42,708 posts)The FCC is an independent agency. The SEC is an independent agency. The DOJ is an executive branch department and the AG is a member of the President's cabinet (and serves at the pleasure of the President). Legally, there is a big difference.
That being said, there is a tradition, which presidents occasionally fail to follow, of maintaining a greater degree of separation between DOJ and the White House than is the case with other executive branch departments.