Like a baby on a plane: Republicans sidetracked by efforts to mollify cantankerous Trump
Republican legislators are bending over backward to show their fealty to Donald Trump and keep him from turning off voters with his lashing out over his criminal felony conviction. Philip Bump, national columnist for the Washington Post, and Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate discuss with Alex Wagner.
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He is only one man,he has the power he does because they gave it to him on bended knee. They had an opportunity after January 6th to walk away from him and set their sails on another course, gain some dignity and a moral compass and they chose not to. History will not treat them kindly.
@GordonRebel
12 күн бұрын
Power is more important to the MAGAt Republican than doing what is right.
@KateLopez-wr6nx
12 күн бұрын
Haven't you get it. The GOP is Trump and vice versa. They're all in it together...3rd post 11:05
@lisataylor4905
12 күн бұрын
Strength in numbers! Republicans turn on Trump!. Hes a broken down old man! What more does Trump has to do to fall out of favour? More crimes? Maybe.
@PatrickOCnMD
12 күн бұрын
@@GordonRebel Exactly. That is why they are all in with Trump. If they establish a Dictatorship -- they will get complete and Total Power. No more sharing of Power with minorities and Dems. They will be able to establish complete White Power and FOREVER too. They won't have to worry about furute elections, becase there won't be any.
@CHIEF_420
11 күн бұрын
🇺🇲⌚️
Red ties are the modern versions of SS armbands.
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
YOU ARE CORRECT, SIR!
@nativekai
11 күн бұрын
“Orange Muppet Hitler" -Robert Downey Jr.
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
And red hats. Losers following a wannabe Dictator and have no idea of what would follow. Look at Haiti 🤔🙏
"I love the poorly educated!" Trump. "I don't care about you. I just want your votes!" Trump. Trump's only interests has always been Trump.
@sheabuttertree
12 күн бұрын
"Donald Trump had 4 years to pass an infrastructure bill. He DIDN'T. He had 4 years to 'repeal and replace Obamacare.' He DIDN'T. He had 4 years to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it. He DIDN'T and they DIDN'T. He had 4 years to lower middle class taxes, bring back the coal industry, eliminate the deficit, lower prescription drug prices, revive American manufacturing, protect people with preexisting conditions, end the opioid crisis, drain the swamp and 'lock up Hillary Clinton.' HE DIDN'T DO ANY OF IT! So, how the heck could anyone be dumb enough to support him!!
@andrewstevenson118
12 күн бұрын
I'm a little bit confused. When he talks about losers, does he mean his voters, or the armed forces?
@Ryan-Fkrepublicnz
12 күн бұрын
trump gets his orders from Russia. Why do you think Jared Kushner was setting up that "Secret back channel"? You can try to convince yourself otherwise, but the evidence ALWAYS goes back to Putin. Within that structure he lets him do what he wants.
@jerielalvarez
12 күн бұрын
@@andrewstevenson118 he means Biden
@jennytan1023
12 күн бұрын
😂 I thought only the 3rd world countries hv uneducated people. Gosh 😅 There are just as many uneducated in USA too. Unbelievable,
The democratic should continually replay all the Republicans that called Trump a pathological liar and danger and should constantly replay Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell regarding Jan 6th Use the words from the Republicans themselves
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@maharajjinkb7824
11 күн бұрын
Jan 6 was hijacked by feds. Congressman Higgins stated that his committees have the evidence of FBI involvement, before and during the Jan 6 event. It was a set-up, a trap laid. Then the fake news complex piles on with the "Attack on the Capitol' disinfo campaign. This is the level of evil that we face
@mr-boo
11 күн бұрын
It’s kind of what Biden commercials already do. Just show the way Trump speaks. It’s not working, because a certain subset of the population wants to see Dems world destroyed.
Historically, the Republican Party has positioned itself as the party of “law and order,” emphasizing strong law enforcement, tough criminal justice policies, and respect for authority. Well, you can throw that one out the window! 4534.......................... VOTE BLUE 💙💙💙💙💙
@user-zu5do6ri6r
11 күн бұрын
Not really. Our current government was not elected by the people. The current government lacks the authority to impose law and order.
@rickprol-pc8ds
11 күн бұрын
It was NEVER about Law and Order applied EQUALLY ! Get it? When the GOP bums claim and claimed to be the party of "LAW AND ORDER" (as if the Democrats aren't?) they meant it as - they will never let it apply to the wealthy, powerful, ELITE white males, CAPICHE? Who would , does it apply to then in their estimation? Exactly. It is and has never been about them being held accountable. THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN AS TO THEIR "RULE OF LAW" BS!!
@audreyricci6383
11 күн бұрын
Troll alert. Someone who wants a dictator in office.@@user-zu5do6ri6r
@TimeSurfer206
11 күн бұрын
@@user-zu5do6ri6r Yeah, right.
@cartoonraccoon2078
11 күн бұрын
When they said "Law and Order" it was the counter point to their other talking point: that all crime was caused by non-whites.
Why is he still wasting our precious oxygen?
Cowardly subordinates Jan 6 reunion
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@ThatOpalGuy
10 күн бұрын
another chance to conspire, actually.
@studleydewrite2942
10 күн бұрын
Why did jo-jo head butt the pope? Corn Pop flashback, maybe?
The sooner he is removed from the public stage the better for everyone and jail is the way to do it.
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
AMEN
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
Very soon (not soon enough) the grass will grow over him and the world will be a better, safer and happier place.
@patcomerford5596
10 күн бұрын
@@dewardroy6531 Fingers crossed.🤞
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
And then , Pooh tin
2:14 They lost faith in the institution only because they put far more faith into a demonstrated charlatan. Their judgement is suspect as a result.
@TeeMilzz
11 күн бұрын
It's their pre JUDGE ment aka prejudice that fuels the hope they have for an all white society. Good luck explaining that attitude to their "Blue Eyed Jesus" from the "Mediterranean"
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
Yes ⚖️ on the Orange Turd 🦧🦨 he's a 🕳️ in one with a Red flag waving ⛳
When a dictator tells you that he is a dictator, believe him. On day one after, the failed insurrection.
@MissJIF
12 күн бұрын
Exactly
@MrsBurns-xy7np
11 күн бұрын
Exactly, if any "Leader" says "only I can do it" or makes any progress for that group of people be all about them that is the worst type of leader. Really isn't a leader at all if the "followers" would just take a break from drinking the Kool-Aid they would see it.
@herballycorrect
11 күн бұрын
“I hate having to take showers with daddy”, Ashley Biden’s diary pg. 11. Google Ashley Biden’s diary. I dare you!
@sujeethsubramaniam9922
11 күн бұрын
@@herballycorrectwow, Ashley should sue him. Seems like a slam dunk! Or not. Instead she sued the people who stole her diary and made a statement the people were taking what she had written wholly out of context.
@user-zu5do6ri6r
11 күн бұрын
Democrats cheated the 2020 election. It's been proven in court over 1000 times.
That's insulting to actual babies
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@soaringvulture
11 күн бұрын
Well, no. Babies are pretty miserable excuses for human beings. As is Trump. The difference is that most babies grow out of it.
@clemdelafrome3570
11 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😮😮
@ThatOpalGuy
10 күн бұрын
babies will likely learn as they grow up, as well.
@TheWaynos73
10 күн бұрын
What like big crack pipe daddy whining Hunter? A 54 year old baby. Please.
DONALD J TRUMP IS NO SAVIOUR.
@karenmilligan5597
12 күн бұрын
He is the opposite of a Savior, for sure. I think he is a loser and a sucker. He sucks as a president and at being a human.
@SRSOSChannel2
12 күн бұрын
Agreed. Neither is Biden. Both parties have been colluding together for years on behalf of the elite.
@cliffordlesley7746
12 күн бұрын
Trump 2024
@asheronwindspear552
12 күн бұрын
"Trump is a destroyer" Tucker Carlson to a Fox colleague, as revealed during the Dominion lawsuit.
@SRSOSChannel2
12 күн бұрын
@@cliffordlesley7746 Move to Moscow. And not the one in Idaho either.
You know when you are trying get through a long check-out line with your bawling toddler and they keep screaming _"MINE! MINE! MINE!"_ about the things they want to take with them? That's what the next few months are going to be like with Republicans.
@dx1450
8 күн бұрын
That's what it's been like since 2016 with the Republicans coddling Trump. I expect Trump's next outburst will be "I hate you! You're not my real congress!"
Who knew that Trump's parents meeting each other could spawn such a nefarious threat to our country and the world. Talk about an unfortunate event in history.
@Lula2979
11 күн бұрын
Who knew all those Antichrist films would be so off base Or that reality would be so much more grotesque and horrifying
@justsayin...2784
11 күн бұрын
It IS an interesting psychological study of the end product of a lifetime of no accountability, via inherited wealth and influence. Or, I should say, it WOULD be an interesting study, if we had time... ...but at present, the monster is still out rampaging the village. So we gotta do something about THAT first.
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
An overwhelming argument in favor of abortion!
Baby on an airplane is a good analogy!
@turonhayes1518
11 күн бұрын
Yes 👏🏾
@marcwarren4393
10 күн бұрын
Sure is
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
Misbehaving puppy. WTH is Lauren boebert when she’s needed?
*Asking* people whether they *"accept" the juries' verdicts* is not helping. I'm growing weary of all the 'Choose Your Own Adventure' *theories about Reality*
@annakingry9157
12 күн бұрын
No kidding.
@asheronwindspear552
12 күн бұрын
You have a right to your own opinion, but you don't have a right to your own set of facts. Republicans and Fox need to remember that.
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
Blame religion
A crying baby on an airplane is the best analogy ever. 👏👏👏💯🎯
@soaringvulture
11 күн бұрын
Yeah but they want to let the baby fly the plane.
“Childish” is the only word applicable. To Trump, the GOP, or the entire sordid mess politics have been for the last decade. Unfortunately it’s also horrible and far from over. Grit your teeth, folks, things are just getting interesting.
@sandraclarke3633
12 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, you're right. We're in a mess that's getting worse.
@davidcleveland-yv6my
12 күн бұрын
@@sandraclarke3633 looks like the usa will need to find a bottom before any rebound. yikes.
@roadwarrior6039
12 күн бұрын
Biden crapped his pants in Europe 😂😂
@roadwarrior6039
12 күн бұрын
@@sandraclarke3633yes get oops I crapped my pants Joe out 😂😂
@karenmilligan5597
12 күн бұрын
There are plenty of other negative names that are applicable to Trump. The list could be endless. Traitor comes to mind and will surely be the most dangerous for America.
In the case of a child on the plane you distract it with a ‘shiny object’ or similar. In the case of Trump you surround him with a circle of cringing Republicans who praise his genius and his charm.
Hes a dangerous toddler having a tantrum. Problem is his henchmen will do crazy insane things on his command....just look at J6
@philipd8868
11 күн бұрын
Agreed
@user-zu5do6ri6r
11 күн бұрын
J6th? That time Americans allowed an unelected president to take office?
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
Rush an propaganda targeted at Republican Congressmen, Senators, and Fox news who bought into it. D.T. knew all along what Vla dee was up to and perpetrated it and lies.
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
He, D.T. I believe was completely compromised by Vla dee! Remember the 6 hour private meeting 😳 Itsy the piece of the puzzle that fits. Once D.T. is in Jail he will maybe write a book about it! 🔮
Is it me wishful thinking or is he looking really ruff the last couple weeks...like added 10 years...
I agree. Trump needs to GO! 🤨
I wonder if his supporters would still vote for him if he woke up tomorrow and decided to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats.
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
He went to them because he knew they hated 8 years of the BEST president ever.
@mytruecrimelibrary
11 күн бұрын
They would just say that they were always Democrats and anyone saying otherwise is fake news.
So much for the rule of law
@ConcernedCitizen-pc4ql
6 күн бұрын
21 days until sentencing! ☝️
ROE ROE ROE YOUR VOTE! Unite now to save tomorrow
@debikeeney
9 күн бұрын
YES! :)
Snakes on a plane.
one viscious man baby holding a once great nation hostage
"Like a baby on a plane!" Love this analogy! 😂
He is a three year old! Why are they on their knees???? If they maned up together, it would be over!! Mitch is crawling in his wobbly knees, and Lindsey has lots of time on those knobs over the years. Now he needs a pillow. But the position is still just right.
@Mitata72
12 күн бұрын
There's a lot of angry rednecks that sent 1& 5$ at a time to these guys .....they're scared
@davidcleveland-yv6my
12 күн бұрын
they are bad parents.
@Sushi2735
12 күн бұрын
@@davidcleveland-yv6my , Bahahaha! Spare the rod, spoil the child!
@jeffh8803
12 күн бұрын
Trump still got nominated by all the wanna-be secessionists that vote in the primaries. They are all scared of the base. Even Trump a little bit.
@davidcleveland-yv6my
11 күн бұрын
@@Sushi2735 cannot control the brat.
Parents on an airplane with a crying child … with a full diaper.
Polls be damned. Always wrong. He’s going to lose big.
@Lisa-pl6gv
11 күн бұрын
I think so too. 34 felonies matter to most of us.
Uncertainty foments anxiety. "What is going to happen? Oh, please Mr. Strongman, can you make it all simple and reassuring for us? Say something strong and declarative and DEFINITE! Oh, please, Mr. Strongman, save us from having to wonder what it all means! Preach, Mr. Strongman!"
What is scary is that many of his supporters don't actually believe he will do what he says... that is just saying it, but ultimately he will play fair. And they also say they would be upset if he actually did it. It is so delusional and they will find out.
Trump for prison 11 July.
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
THAT IS THE ANSWER. "Unprecedented" be damned. Lock him up, already!
"When I look at myself in the first grade and I look at myself now, I’m basically the same. The temperament is not that different." -- Plane Baby "I am the most fabulous whiner. I do whine because I want to win. And I'm not happy if I'm not winning. And I am a whiner. And I'm a whiner and I keep whining and whining until I win" -- Plane Baby
It is distressing, and every news outlet needs to be screaming your message every day!
The Emperor has no clothes.
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
Son of a banshee was always nekkid!
Reason is the product of thought. If we are not governed by thought we shall be governed by ignorance, and ignorance means injustice and suffering.
Wow this needs more views
$80 for a quickie $120 for a whole half an hour but the memories last forever...... 😮
Baby on a plane. Best description of Trump ever.
I think the only thing that will shut Trump up is a shock collar.
@marcwarren4393
10 күн бұрын
👍👍
@dewardroy6531
10 күн бұрын
Coffin
What a weak mentality. "I gotta do what he says or he'll yell at me!" How can people not see this is empty, childish, and pointless?
These people are Sadists🙄.
Bring Psychologists panel up to explain what Narcissists do with flying Monkeys and explain "enablers" and gaslighting and lies to We The People
They gave him MOLLY?? ~ great idea... 😒
@mlwtennessee322
11 күн бұрын
He'll be drug tested regularly while on probation.
There's a reason I've called him things like a spoiled brat or the tangerine toddler.
BoneyToe Wussolini has told the tale of "The Scorpion and the Frog" so many times that Republicans can't possibly claim that his backstabbing came out of the blue.
love the child on a plane analogy Nothing is really going to make this maniac calm and happy, so used to getting his way...wahhhh, c'mon get busy with your real job...
Normalized…don’t get complacent. Don’t let it happen.
MADNESS
'Like a baby on a plane' is a brilliant analogy.
There wasn't very much work being done anyway. Now Rep can say we aren't working because of Dems
@LiamRoyson
12 күн бұрын
Don't believe everything you see on TV, bud. While the Reds clown around everybody else is trying to ensure a better future for this country and that starts with you to.
I've changed hundreds of diapers. As a model at T Management (Trump Models), I met Trump many times: he frequently had the smell of poopy pants.
Swamp monster on a plane
trump, trump, trump, trump....Every day. Just go away. I am so tired about hearing that name all day. It is nauseating.
@kathleenhack
11 күн бұрын
Yep, I'm right there with you on that. There are more great people and things happening in America to hear and talk about.🤔👍💙🇺🇲
@Zzxxxcvdgjhddjj
11 күн бұрын
Height of intelligence 😢😢😢😢
That's an insult to babies on a plane.
"Government cant do anything right, put us in charge of it and we'll show you what we mean!" --GOP
Like a screaming baby on a plane whose diapers need changing. and whose parents are not on board.
Looking at this whole DJT situation from the EU we realize and see what’s happening. It’s so flagrant, but everybody’s numbed by the fact it’s just another thing he says. This is a danger to national security no ?
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
YES. ABSOLUTELY.
I just got a nasty message texted by the GOP telling me I've been ignoring requests to resign with the republican party (which I've never been 😂)in the text it says they stand to lose control of the house because of people like me...😂...sounds alittle desperate 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 alittle unsure...😂
Like a baby with a loaded diaper on a plane 😝
Lower Prices. World Peace. TRUMP 2024 🎈🎈🎈🎈
Like the drunk uncle grabing his niece by the.. yikes 😬😳
Yes, cowards one and all, sold every bit of integrity for an authoritarian crybaby
More like snakes on a plane.
The baby on a plane is literally the best metaphor! He's a petulant child pouting like a 9yr old girl while stomping his feet like a 4yr old spoiled boy...
Your guest understates the situation
You think this is bad? Wait till you find out why everybody REALLY wants to do that.......
Desperation, tsk, tsk
not cantankerous......INSANE
As a progressive non-American, the mindset of many progressives i see on here just blows my mind. One example is the guest who says “we are seeing a systemised attack on the role of law / this is really scary / he’s running as a straight up authoritarian / people aren’t turned in”, but also says “I try not to use the word panic, because it makes my parents super scared”. If you are fighting to retain democracy, there is a reason to be scared. You NEED people to be scared, else you will see apathy and low turnout.
No, see this is exactly the problem. He was lying before and now he doesn't see a need to lie in that way anymore because people don't speak plainly about what he's doing, just call it lying. That's what people are waiting on. People in the media keep leaving him room for plausible deniability. Just say what you see, he's lying about everything
We all have enabled this bad group. Politicians especially and news medias!!!
Trump: "WAAAAAAAH"
so much he was as a "business person" - I bet he is so happy he entered politics that he is the most powerful person in the USA - he commanded more people than anyone in the USA.
John Mcain, character matters. It is a state of moral decay when you can be a pathological, compulsive liar and be elected president.
Imagine if Obama had done 1/10th of what this guy has done?
"I hate you! You're not my real congress!"
MOLLIFY TRUMP -- A wise career choice... for those who want job security!
@frickinme
12 күн бұрын
Then why are you losing every election?😂
That's a funny comparison but chump is NOT a baby he just plays one in real life. If the R's had any spine they could disown him. So not like a parent of a crying baby at all
He's Billy Mummy in that old Twilight Zone episode
What would be the consequences of voting for Trump? The voters have no idea.
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
VOTE BLUE. Do away with these traitors.
They're welcoming the devil with black hearts, open arms and weak minds. This won't age well.
I pledge allegiance to Queen Fragg and her mighty state of hysteria...
"Everything Is Awesome!" Great song!!!~ To bad fearmongers don't believe so.
Spare the rod, spoil the child
@TruthMatters1202
11 күн бұрын
At this point, he needs more than a rod. He needs real JAIL time
@ronniemarion8456
11 күн бұрын
@@TruthMatters1202he needs a lot more than that. A *lot* more. Slow-walking the obvious end of this, is how it's become this awful. And no, I am not a violence-hungry person; far from it. I'm a long time pacifist. One who knows that bad people will continue to take advantage of pacifism unless you do something substantial.
... or an elephant in a hospital.
Daily reminder FDJT
Like a baby?!?!?! Babies are cute and sweet; this is p.o.s with corn in it!!!!
OK! There so many of us Americans who are not and never will find all this normal! Just exactly which Americans are you referring to when you say this nightmare is being normalized?
Long after everyone now breathing is gone, people will shake their heads in amazement that Donald Trump ever got near the White House. Sheer amazement.
5:55 What is going on in ARIZONA with all the "deportation" of RESIDENTS of the state, is that a rumor or what??? Sounds weird.
The best thing you can do for yourself and others is to stay away from the news. It is fear based. All designed to scare you. Yes, things are all in a mess. However, what can you do other than vote the people in that can help. Take a break and walk away. Protect yourself from all of this fear.
Found him guilty but he’ll never serve a day in jail, still Teflon Don.
As a transwoman I find it deeply frightening
hatch act violated much
Like a baby on a plane...what's that smell? Oh it's your turn to change him.
Sad to see the Republicans can not, do not stand up to a thug!
Republicans working to defend 45 and not working on any policy to benefit Americans. Vote blue!