from a Trump supporter for why Trump didn't bring Whelan home: "Trump wasn't President in 2018."

[Celerity]

Joe Walsh
@WalshFreedom

Paul Whelan was arrested & jailed in Russia in December, 2018. The single best excuse I got today from a Trump supporter for why Trump didn’t bring Whelan home: “Trump wasn’t President in 2018.”

I kid you not. You just can’t top that.

Link to tweet

[niyad]

1. And Barack was President on Sept. 11, 2001.

[Maraya1969]

9. I'll never forget that guy who, "Wants to get to the bottom of why Obama wasn't in the White House

on Sept 11"

[KentuckyWoman]

28. There are millions of them

they did their research.

I had one tell me just last week that the only way people can get covid is from the shots. Since I got the shot they suggested I plaster my feet overnight with spicy mustard to draw out the infection and the toxins.

[wnylib]

31. Beat me to it. That's what I was thinking too.

It was in a Jordan Klepper interview. A guy complained that Obama didn't handle 9/11 right. Klepper asked him where Obama was on 9/11 and the guy said, "That's what I want to know, too. Someone needs to investigate that."

[Rebl2]

12. Just what

I was about to say

[station agent]

32. I heard it was Bill Clinton nt

[gratuitous]

2. Ran into the same thing on a local news message board

I pointed out that Whelan had been arrested in Russia in December 2018, and asked the nitwit to refresh my memory about who was president in 2018. No reply.

[marble falls]

3. To be fair, Florida Man was in the White House, but sure wouldn't call him any kind of President.

[marble falls]

4. Considering how he was a Tea Party Republican, hid life arc has been astounding ...

From Wiki:

... Born and raised in the Chicago metropolitan area, Walsh began his career as a social worker providing education and job skills training to students in low income areas, gradually becoming more politically active. Walsh had unsuccessfully campaigned for Congress in 1996 and the Illinois House of Representatives in 1998, but was elected to the U.S. House in 2010, defeating three-term incumbent Melissa Bean. Though he received little Republican Party support in his bid against Bean, he was popular with the Tea Party movement. In the 1990s, he identified as a moderate Republican, but he later became a conservative and a Tea Party activist.

During his time in Congress, Walsh was criticized for his often personal attacks against members of the Democratic Party and, specifically, President Barack Obama. He accused the president of abandoning the U.S.–Israel alliance and bankrupting the country. Walsh maintained a no-compromise approach to legislating that included rejecting any tax increases. He consistently voted against raising the federal debt ceiling and authored a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. Walsh rejected the scientific consensus on climate change and supported tougher border control. Later, during his presidential campaign, Walsh expressed regret for some of the comments and stances he made during his time in Congress.

As a result of redistricting following the 2010 United States Census, Walsh's district was redrawn by the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly in 2012. While he initially planned to run in the newly drawn 14th district against fellow Republican Representative Randy Hultgren, he eventually decided to run in the remapped 8th district against Democratic candidate Tammy Duckworth. Walsh was defeated by Duckworth in the general election on November 6, 2012. After leaving office, Walsh began hosting a talk radio show. Though initially a strong supporter of Donald Trump, Walsh became increasingly critical of the president and, on August 25, 2019, he announced his presidential campaign in opposition to Trump. He dropped out of the race on February 7, 2020, after a poor showing in the Iowa caucus, and subsequently left the party.[1] He later endorsed and voted for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who won the election.




Still don't entirely trust him.

[paleotn]

11. Sounds like just another grifter to me.

[marble falls]

24. I think he wants to be a talking head or the head of the "new" Republicans ...

... I have to keep telling myself that Liz Cheney is no friend, either. When her personal war is won, she'll be back fighting us.

[Retrograde]

5. I can sorta agree with that

Donnie was technically inaugurated in 2017 and occupied the White House, but as far as I can tell he never did any of the actual work that goes with that office - although he was quick to grab the perks!

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Morons don't even know when tRUMP was president. Gee whiz, what a mess and pathetic too.

[RockRaven]

7. It's not ignorance, or stupidity, or a mistake. It's a religious devotion.

Evidence and reason have got nothing to do with it.

[phoenix75]

17. Exactly!

You nailed it.

[Turbineguy]

8. "Trump wasn't president in 2018"

In a way, he's right.

Trump wasn't President for Jan 20, 2017 to Jam 20, 2021. He just occupied the space.

[dchill]

10. This is why they're so dangerous. Dumb to the dumdum.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. Twitter reply:

Link to tweet

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Why doesn't a member of MSM ask Orange Julius serious questions like that? He sits on his ass and

stolen classified docs at Maggot Lardo and is seemingly immune to any "follow-up" questioning?? WTF. Either they are afraid to ask or instructed not to?? Why did you lie and mislead the public on ____. (fill in the blank with hundreds of questions).

[Mr. Evil]

19. It's simple.

Corporations own the MSM. And corporations love republicans because republicans love their money.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Could be that simple

[rsdsharp]

15. I remember pointing out to a winger that Bill Clinton and Janet Reno

weren’t responsible for Ruby Ridge.

[republianmushroom]

16. Heck he was never a real president if you ask me.

Just an ORANGE A-O.

[quakerboy]

18. To be fair, he has never gotten more votes than an opponent.

[Mr. Evil]

20. If TFG actually gave a shit...

TFG: If I get Paul Whelan released will I make any money from it?

Staff bureaucrat: Most likely not.

TFG: Fuck him.

[MerryBlooms]

29. 💯

[Iris]

22. Got damn they're stupid. N/t

[AdamGG]

23. There's a clip of one of Jordan Klepper's Daily Show segments w/ Trump supporters

Where one of them says that he wants to know why Obama wasn't in the White House on 9/11.

I think it was Jefferson who said that education was essential to a functioning democracy. Even with more schooling though, most of these people would still be painfully stupid.

[Duppers]

25. ...

[area51]

26. The stupid ... it burns.

[orleans]

27. these "supporters" are just fucking morons

that's why they support trump

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. Never even knew there was a right wing mantra over Brittney

In our family text chain today. My Fox only MIL said she was un- American. I was like what??? So looked up and they all say that because she took a knee one time.

She has the best stats in all of NCAA - men and women. Yes she went overseas to make her $1.2 salary. But her counterpart Seth Curry makes $48 million. I know sports gender disparity another issue. But still. She played in the Olympics. Her dad served in Vietnam!

It all brings out the fact that these RW people are hiding their racism and disdain for non- straight people.

[live love laugh]

33. "Win" at any cost: lie, cheat, steal ... or all three.