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Honeycombe8

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20. He "resigned," huh? Yeah...Trump's campaign staff got rid of an election liability.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2019, 10:51 AM

Jul 2019

Acosta should have immediately resigned, before they had to get rid of him.

I don't know what it is that people are so greedy and power hungry at that level that they just won't leave the power position they have, even though their common sense tells them they're toast.

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Acosta Resigns [View all] TreasonousBastard Jul 2019 OP

Good idea. milestogo Jul 2019 #1

Was there a tweet from Trump? Pachamama Jul 2019 #2

45 Resigned Acosta . . OldManTarHeel Jul 2019 #3

"and another one bites the dust ! ! ! " mitch96 Jul 2019 #29

Great LBN breaking! Great news, too. marble falls Jul 2019 #4

Boom! Another one of MF45 finest aides resigns! DippyDem Jul 2019 #5

Ha ha ha ha ha! Drain the SWAMP! fleur-de-lisa Jul 2019 #6

Almost... Major Nikon Jul 2019 #19

It's not a swamp DBoon Jul 2019 #28

More toxic waste poured into the swamp by Trump NewJeffCT Jul 2019 #7

.........and another one bites the dust. Firestorm49 Jul 2019 #8

Somebody called it!!! padah513 Jul 2019 #9

Jumped or pushed? 47of74 Jul 2019 #10

Will we ever care? PaddyIrishman Jul 2019 #15

His replacement will be worse..... Chakaconcarne Jul 2019 #11

Trump said he would pick only "the best people" left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 #12

That was pretty predictable. MineralMan Jul 2019 #13

It is Trump's signal to the exiting appointee to be 'good' on they way out ArizonaLib Jul 2019 #27

The enabler and protector of child rapists belongs in prison. dalton99a Jul 2019 #14

Amazing list of all who have left OKNancy Jul 2019 #16

ooooo! Kali Jul 2019 #24

Coming soon: Acosta Accosted by SDNY lagomorph777 Jul 2019 #17

So many other trump admin people need investigated and removed, when beachbum bob Jul 2019 #18

How do you propose... stillcool Jul 2019 #30

basically you bring impeachment articles against them, and let McConnel sit on the action or not beachbum bob Jul 2019 #31

it makes no difference.. stillcool Jul 2019 #32

He "resigned," huh? Yeah...Trump's campaign staff got rid of an election liability. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #20

Acosta was, No Doubt, Thinking of His Next Career Move dlk Jul 2019 #22

There is nothing "stable" BlueIdaho Jul 2019 #21

Is he the 44th or 45th person to resign? Politicub Jul 2019 #23

Good news! Scurrilous Jul 2019 #25

So will he be facing any criminal charges for his illegal plea deal that he made cstanleytech Jul 2019 #26

It's more proof no one decent will work w frump lindysalsagal Jul 2019 #33

Here's the CNN article. pnwmom Jul 2019 #34

Great but too little too late. yellowcanine Jul 2019 #35

Thank you, Speaker Pelosi and Chuck Schumer for not wasting time and resources ehrnst Jul 2019 #36