February 29, 2024

"Donald J. Trump and President Biden will be at the border on Thursday in a split-screen moment previewing a key issue that will animate their likely rematch for the White House."

Caption under a photo at "The Politics Behind Trump and Biden’s Dueling Border Stops/In separate events along the border in Texas on Thursday, President Biden and Donald Trump will present contrasting goals, and clashing messages" (NYT).

For Mr. Trump, the border is a familiar backdrop and represents almost the background music of his candidacy, as he warns of a nation slipping out of reach and an “invasion” he promises to stop. For Mr. Biden, immigration represents a top vulnerability.... But Biden allies believe the recent decision by Republican congressional leaders — at Mr. Trump’s urging — to abandon a potential bipartisan border deal has provided the party a rare opening.... “If that bill were the law today, I’d shut down the border right now,” he said last month. Congressional Republicans have called on Mr. Biden to do so through executive powers.

Why are they there — Trump in Eagle Pass and Biden in Brownsville — on the same day? Obviously, one is deliberately stepping on the other's photo op.
Mr. Trump had announced his trip first and Mr. Biden followed, though the president said on Monday he was unaware his predecessor would be there. “What I didn’t know is my good friend, apparently, is going,” he said.

I considered calling Biden a liar, but:

1. Biden doesn't plan his own events and so what if he's not micromanaging campaign appearances (just put him on the plane and lead him around), and...

2. I'm disarmed by Biden's calling Trump "my good friend" (more of that, please (I know it's the way Senators talk to each other and Biden may have Senate-talk deeply embedded in his brain)).

***

Was Biden's trip announced before or after the murder of Laken Riley? What can Biden say about that? Here's what Trump is saying.

ADDED: I had "what Trump is saying" as embedded video from Truth Social, but it didn't format properly, so I've changed it to a link. They ought to want to make things like that work.

96 comments:

Joe Bar said...

Truth Social doesn't like your site, I gather.

gspencer said...

"I considered calling Biden a liar, but . . ."

it becomes so tiring typing the same thing over and over. Even if he is such a liar.

Ann Althouse said...

Why is the embedded video from Truth Social producing a white space at the bottom? I'm using their embed code.

If Truth Social doesn't give usable code, I'm not going to embed it in the future. I've tried changing the with from 600 to 500 but it didn't solve the problem.

Any ideas?

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Biden opened the border with an executive order.

Biden and his hacks in the media are liars.

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

"Mr. Biden ... said on Monday he was unaware his predecessor would be there."

Biden being unaware is very easy to believe. It is probably the only truthful utterance he will make about this episode. And I do take issue with the fake senatorial collegiality after the many many times Biden has said "MAGA Republicans and Trump are a threat to democracy" and spoken more harshly of Trump (who is in fact not his good friend) than he has ever spoken about Hamas or Iran or China.

Just like his mentor Obama. Used the most hateful rhetoric for his domestic political opponents and never for our international adversaries. To the contrary, he sent his SOS over to Russia with a reset button for Putin but sent spied to eavesdrop on Trump's campaign. Just like Nixon. Obama was like Nixon. Biden more like Agnew.

Sebastian said...

"I'm disarmed by Biden's calling Trump "my good friend""

Funny!

The friend he just wants to bankrupt and ship off to prison, so LOL. But come to think of it, Joe should feel friendly toward Don, the most favorable opponent for Dems.

narciso said...

He delivered what he promised chaos on the border is that why you voted for him

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

3 million illegal people a year.

all q-ed up to use our new NO-ID required voting system. CIA approved... Chi-Com-Elite-weapon Virus delivered.

Original Mike said...

"Any ideas?"

I know this isn't what you're looking for but my idea is 'Let it go'. I've wasted a lot of time fighting computer formatting. It's time I'll never get back.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

There are border check points for entry-
there are border crossing points for illegal entry.

Biden and his DJO fought Texas for closing the illegal entry spots.

Biden and his hack press to lie about that FACT.

Dude1394 said...

Biden going to Brownsville. The site of almost no illegal immigration and one of the premier texas beach cities Padre Island. Trumps wall is around there.

Trump going to Eagle Pass where the state of texas has had to erect razor wire to keep out the invading horde that the democrat party has inflicted on the country.

Typical. One is definitely a photo op, the other is a man who cares about the country.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Biden can close the border the way he opened it. with an executive order.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Sadly - Idiots watch The View, and NBC/MSNBC - and buy all the complete BS.

rwnutjob said...

Of course it was lie. His lips were moving.
Why NOW?
Can I get a duh. Make it a large.
Hope the border Patrol turns their back on Bite me.

RideSpaceMountain said...

Please please please let King Joe go Roomba at the border. Please let X play split-screens of Trump being coherent while the Commander in Creep looks like he's going to fall in the Rio Grande for the next few weeks.

What a putz.

Original Mike said...

Not sure why Biden is doing this. Everybody in America knows what's going on. His opponents know who's responsible for this mess and his supporters want an uncontrolled border in the first place, so who's he playing to?

Michael Fitzgerald said...

"I'm disarmed by Biden's calling Trump "my good friend" (more of that, please"
Althouse calling for more civility bullshitter from one of the most uncivil, despicable bullshitters in modern political history.

Breezy said...

Odd time for Biden to go to Texas, isn’t it? Abbott has virtually stopped the flow into Texas despite Biden fighting him in court, trying to stop Abbott from succeeding where Biden has failed.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Never Forget - Biden laid out his illegal entrant Road Map during the 2020 primary campaign.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

If Trump were articulate - he'd be 20 points ahead.

Howard said...

I can feel a triggering crescendo coming on soon. Exploding heads are so entertaining.

Leland said...

The Truth Social link seems to work for me.

As for dueling events, Trump wins it simply by having a consistent working message. Nothing Biden can do other than follow, which would be great but far too late on the issue. The biggest problem for everyone but Trump is the Senate showed their hand on the border and nobody outside the Senate liked it. 3 million acceptable illegal crossings a year is unacceptable.

Aggie said...

When Joe says he's not aware of something, I think it's one of the few times one can believe him.

Hearing comments on the border issue from the two of them, in the same time frame, from the same general location, is going to provide an indelible campaign point and counterpoint - or should I say, 'counter-mumble'.

Biff said...

From the Trump video:

"A 'Biden migrant' has just been charged with brutally attacking her, kidnapping her, and murdering her on the campus of the University of Georgia."

I'm trying to remember the last time a phrase stopped me in my tracks like "Biden migrant."

If that sticks, the election is over.

wild chicken said...

at least it's an issue now, whereas before all the pols were content to ignore it and call you names

mikee said...

This far ahead of the election, the Biden visit will allow the Biden campaign to answer future questions about his promotion of over 8,000,000 illegal entrants to the US with, "We went to the border and saw the situation. Our policies are working!"

Ice Nine said...

>Ann Althouse said...
I'm disarmed by Biden's calling Trump "my good friend"<

Jaysus! - you are easy!

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

The new line of attack from the collective in-uniosn marching-order corrupt lying liars who lie LEFT is: Blame Trump for the open border.

Trump has not been president for the last 3+ years - but that FACT doesn't matter to brain-dead leftwing loyalists who like to swallow whole Crook Joe and NBC's propaganda and lies.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

3 years of "The Border is Secure"...
From Jean Pierre, Myorkas and the hacks in the dying legacy media.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

If Trump were articulate - he could knock this out of the park. It's so depressing that our hopes to save our nation depend on this one old dick-stepper.

Ann Althouse said...

"I know this isn't what you're looking for but my idea is 'Let it go'. I've wasted a lot of time fighting computer formatting. It's time I'll never get back."

Thanks.

I will change it to just a link.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Bloomfield Colorado:

An illegal entrant - one of JOE's Illegal entrants - had 6 DUI's - released from prison twice..
ended up driving thru a residential neighborhood at 100mph - and he killed 2 people.


Thank you Crook Liar Joe. Thank you, Hack Liar Myorkas.. Special thanks to Hack liar Jean Pierre. More thanks to the hacks and liars at CNN and ridiculous joke NBC etc...

You all have blood on your liar hands.

Yancey Ward said...

Althouse calling for civility bullshit?

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Closing the border after million already entered...

The hacks will give Biden so much drooling licks for that. Not that it will be real. The illegals will keep on coming. Gotta create a One-Party Castro-type state for the Corruptocrats.

Ann Althouse said...

"The Truth Social link seems to work for me."

The video worked, it just caused about 10 lines of blank space to appear under it.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

DOJ * correction

Ann Althouse said...

"I'm trying to remember the last time a phrase stopped me in my tracks like "Biden migrant.""

Thanks for transcribing that. It struck me too.

That's another way to create virality: Make transcripts.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Biden and his crooks in his DOJ demanded that Texas remove the razor wire at illegal border crossings.

Now- Crook Joe and his hacks in the liar press will dutifully lie - and report that it's all Trump's fault.

Leland said...

You'd need a much larger blog for how poorly "right" leaning digital media does sharing of information. They wonder why it is so difficult to get their message out, yet constantly ignore the complaints of how hard it is to simply share their message.

WWIII Joe Biden, Husk-Puppet + America's Putin said...

Reminder. Tell your friends.

Biden laid out THE Plan with this one neat trick.

"Surge and Asylum"

Reminder -- Asylum is for people fleeing death. Not millions of people wanting a better life. (and free goodies)

Temujin said...

Biden being forced to 'acknowledge' the border is hilarious. It's like being invited to your own hanging.

From what I've heard, Biden is going to Brownsville, which is one of the least busy migrant traffic areas in Texas. More profiles in courage. Hopefully there's an ice cream store there and we can at least get a photo of Joe with his mouth around a cone, as his Day at the Border.

This election is over unless one of three things happen (or a combination): Biden is removed and replaced, Trump ends up in jail, the war in Ukraine/Russia or Gaza/Israel breaks out beyond their borders.

Aside from that, this country has been turned into a mess in too many cities and smaller towns. Ripped by drugs, illegal immigrants, crime, etc. Schools that don't work with teachers who cannot teach and children who don't want to learn. Biden can barely walk or talk and propping him up at the border can only hurt at this point. He's ignored it for most of his time in office.

What's the point of this trip today? Too little. Too late. No ones buying. Go home.

Temujin said...

Biden being forced to 'acknowledge' the border is hilarious. It's like being invited to your own hanging.

From what I've heard, Biden is going to Brownsville, which is one of the least busy migrant traffic areas in Texas. More profiles in courage. Hopefully there's an ice cream store there and we can at least get a photo of Joe with his mouth around a cone, as his Day at the Border.

This election is over unless one of three things happen (or a combination): Biden is removed and replaced, Trump ends up in jail, the war in Ukraine/Russia or Gaza/Israel breaks out beyond their borders.

Aside from that, this country has been turned into a mess in too many cities and smaller towns. Ripped by drugs, illegal immigrants, crime, etc. Schools that don't work with teachers who cannot teach and children who don't want to learn. Biden can barely walk or talk and propping him up at the border can only hurt at this point. He's ignored it for most of his time in office.

What's the point of this trip today? Too little. Too late. No ones buying. Go home.

Mr. Forward said...

"Biden Migrant". Does that include the citizens moving from blue states to red states?

Wince said...

If Google's Gemini is ideologically biased, maybe Google's blogger is messing-up Truth Social embeds on purpose?

I just Goggled "Twitter X competitors" and "YouTube competitors," and neither Truth Social nor Rumble appeared on the dozen-plus lists of sites each Google search returned.

Iman said...

Biden will show up in Brownsville where few illegals cross. What a joke.

“I'm going to Brownsville, gonna take that leftwing road
Well, I'm going to Brownsville, gonna take that leftwing road
And I ain't gonna stop walking till I see the shit that I’ve sowed”

—- Sleepy Joe Biden

WK said...

I thought Kamala was in charge of the border crisis……

John henry said...

To the contrary, he sent his SOS over to Russia with a reset button for Putin but sent spied to eavesdrop on Trump's campaign.

It was NOT a "reset" button. It was an "Emergency Stop" button, defined under US and most other country law as such. Legally usable ONLY for emergency stop. (Let me know if anyone wants the specific US Code citation)

Calling it a reset button probably violates US law. It is certainly a lie.

But it is Hilary so what else is new?

It actually works better, metaphorically, if you call it by its proper name. Hilary wanted Putin to stop. The button would do that, if properly connected.

John Henry

Bob Boyd said...

Will Trump step over the borderline and back again like he did in Korea?

Will the CBP arrest him if he does? Or will they give him a free ticket to anywhere he wants to go?

Prof. M. Drout said...

I have an acquaintance (we coached youth sports together years ago) who supports the Democrats in exactly the same way he supports the Patriots, Bruins, and Red Sox. He has some position in the local party, seems to always be sending emails about fund-raisers, is at every sign-hold (a weird Massachusetts custom), and is one of the people sitting in the Democrats' voter registration / hand out bumper-stickers and t-shirts booth at various town events. Just a total old-school Massachusetts Democrat whose family has been loyal to the party since they came over from Ireland in the 18-whatevers.
No, he's not switching parties.
But he did give me and the other people at the hardware store a full-on rant about how the whole border issue and the illegals (bunches of whom have been shipped to our town by the state). In his view the whole thing comes down to "f-ing retahded D.C. dickheads" who opened the border as part of a "stupid idea" try to get "some @sshole in Texas into the senate." (I am not sure if he meant Beto or someone else).
This then blew up in their faces, and no one is telling Biden (bizarrely, given everything else he was saying) he still supports Biden, who's a "solid guy." His view is that if Biden knew how bad things are, he would close the border, but "there are too many @ssholes in D.C. taking money from corporations," which he thinks want all the illegals here so that they can break up unions.
I report this interaction without really knowing what it all means. My friend isn't going to vote for Trump, and he's not going to stay home either, but his sense of things is that the national Democrats have "screwed the pooch" because they are "no better than the Republicans." It does seem like that in the short run at least*, keeping the border open was a bad miscalculation, because even the most loyal foot-soldiers don't seem to think it was a good idea.

*It's seem like the medium-to-long-term plans, if there are any and this all isn't just a mindless "do the opposite of Trump" idiocy, is (medium) to fill up the country will illegals both for the purposes of preventing redistricting and to continue the flow of $ through local governments and various NGOs; and (long-term) wait for a moment when the Democrats control both chambers (the filibuster will be eliminated for some "immigration emergency") and the Presidency to declare an amnesty and, before the courts can do anything, start handing out IDs to turn all these people into voters.

Bob Boyd said...

Biden standing in the shambles at the border will look like Wiley Coyote after one of his super genius plans has just finished unfolding.

Gospace said...

Joe Biden Is Corrupt said...
Biden can close the border the way he opened it. with an executive order.


Probably not. A lawsuit by activist groups will immediately be filed and it will be found that Biden didn't follow the Administrative Procedures Act and cannot undo a liberal loved policy without doing so, though it was created without following the APA. Apparently the APA ratchets in one direction.

Rabel said...

Let's go to the video! "Civility" occurs between bites at around 1:20.

My good friend.

chickelit said...

Here’s hoping that our current President fails miserably and that our former President succeeds bigly.

Yinzer said...

Temujin, there is a fourth item to add to your list; that democrats cheat more than ever before, not even caring if it is obvious to all.

Aggie said...

@Rabel 10:00 - Geez....our poor, poor journalistos, struggling between having to get a question out assertively, while using the nursing home voice that one adopts, so as not to startle the patient. Tough choices to be made...

Andrew said...

Biden had a great photo op this mourning. Biden was shaking hands with a group Border Patol Officers in fornt of a BORDER WALL!

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

It was NOT a "reset" button. It was an "Emergency Stop" button, defined under US and most other country law as such. Legally usable ONLY for emergency stop.

Fair point John. I was using the known shorthand and expected someone to correct the reset part a different way, by pointing out Hillary's crack team mistranslated "reset" into Russian that was absurd. In fact I was hoping for it because I'm too lazy to look it up. And people on here have demonstrated their Russian language-skillz in the recent past.

Rabel said...

"If you want a good friend in Washington get a dog."
- Old wisdom

"Well, Shit."
- Joe Biden.

BUMBLE BEE said...

Here's a taste of the upcoming onslaught!

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/29/exclusive-trump-campaign-releases-video-highlighting-illegal-alien-crimes-ahead-of-border-visit/

RideSpaceMountain said...
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RideSpaceMountain said...

"If you want a good friend in Washington get a dog."
- Old wisdom
"Well, Shit."
- Joe Biden."

LMAO Rabel. Like Commander in Creep, like Commander in deep. Trouble constantly that is.

Skeptical Voter said...

Hmmh--Biden now calls Trump "my good friend". In private he's called Trump a "sick f#ck".
I guess with Joe it depends upon the day.

And the choice of venues for the "border visits" is telling. Trump is going to the hottest spot on the border. Biden is going to a spot where the cross border traffic is much lighter. Guess old Joe just "can't handle the truth". Understandable since Joe and the truth are only infrequent acquaintances.

Ann Althouse said...

"Althouse calling for civility bullshit?"

I have always wanted civility across the board, but I don't want to be conned by people who want it only when the other side is landing its blows. They turn around and exult when incivility is working for them. I don't maintain any hope that humans will ever go for across-the-board civility, but, for myself, I like it.

Kindness, politeness — for their own sake. Show me that. I never believe that's what's really there, but I do sometimes find it poignant. There was no reason in this case that Biden needed to call Trump his "good friend." I found it touching. I don't take it at face value. But it's nice for the little thing that it is.

And remember "civility bullshit" is bullshit *about* civility, not the civility itself. Civility is good, but *calls* for civility are always insincere. Notice I did not credit a call for civility as non-bullshit. I expressed a liking for an *example* of civility.

Narayanan said...

the Commander in Creep looks like he's going to fall in the Rio Grande for the next few weeks.
=================
not very deep near gulf [belong to mexixo]

Narayanan said...

Will Trump step over the borderline and back again like he did in Korea?

Will the CBP arrest him if he does? Or will they give him a free ticket to anywhere he wants to go?
=======
NYC will be happy if CBP arrest him for evading fines etc. Probably have papers ready to go

Joe Smith said...

"Was Biden's trip announced before or after the murder of Laken Riley?"

I doubt that her name will ever be uttered by anyone in the Biden White House unless it is in a dismissive tone...

Narayanan said...

It actually works better, metaphorically, if you call it by its proper name. Hilary wanted Putin to stop. The button would do that, if properly connected.
============
if properly connected == did not many Americans want Hillary to stop?

Narayanan said...

It actually works better, metaphorically, if you call it by its proper name. Hilary wanted Putin to stop. The button would do that, if properly connected.
============
if properly connected == did not many Americans want Hillary to stop?

Tina Trent said...

Heck, they can just come to my neighborhood. I even have saucers for my teacups. But they can't come at dawn or dusk, when the illegals sneak onto the property to shoot at deer...my husband...my dogs.

Tina Trent said...

Heck, they can just come to my neighborhood. I even have saucers for my teacups. But they can't come at dawn or dusk, when the illegals sneak onto the property to shoot at deer...my husband...my dogs.

Smilin' Jack said...

“There was no reason in this case that Biden needed to call Trump his "good friend."”

It’s just what you call someone when you can’t remember their name.

Yancey Ward said...

But it was still bullshit, which Biden proceeded to demonstrate.

Ann Althouse said...

"But it was still bullshit..."

But within my personal branding, the term "civility bullshit" refers only to statements about civility, not to other expressions, which may be examples of civility (and either sincere or insincere).

I'm accused of being a hypocrite or forgetting my own position, and I want it to be clear that I am not criticizing civility itself -- even when it is insincere.

Much of etiquette involves insincere expressions like "excuse me" and "I'm sorry" or "do you think you could please [do something that you're rude not to already be doing]" and "That dress is so pretty," etc, etc etc. I'm not saying that's "bullshit" (though I can understand the meaning of "bullshit" in that context).

I'm talking about the denouncement of others on the ground that they're being uncivil.

The Vault Dweller said...

Moving parts in contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often, the very young, the untraveled, the naïve, the unsophisticated deplore these formalities as empty, meaningless, or dishonest, and scorn to use them. No matter how pure their motives, they thereby throw sand into the machinery that does not work too well at best.

-Robert Heinlein


Heinlein grokked the importance of civility. Civility bullshit is the hope that if you keep sand from landing on your part of the machine, your own sand-tossing on the other parts of the machine won't cause the whole thing to seize up.

narciso said...

with respect, he has torn up the border, he has defamed those who protect it, he has put encumbrances in every way possible to solve this problem

Mike (MJB Wolf) said...

Much of etiquette involves insincere expressions like "excuse me" and "I'm sorry" or "do you think you could please [do something that you're rude not to already be doing]" and "That dress is so pretty," etc, etc etc. I'm not saying that's "bullshit" (though I can understand the meaning of "bullshit" in that context)

Well said. I call using good manners a "social lubricant" for the way it just makes one's life and the ones around us a little easier, smoother, more pleasant. I understand why you appreciated the words Joe used.

Tina Trent said...

The term "rat-king" comes to mind.

Yancey Ward said...

If you are going to promote this sort of thing, find a better example than this one. Biden couldn't even keep it up for a minute. What Biden isn't civil and wasn't even pretending to be, at least not for long. As someone above pointed out, it might well have been Biden forgetting Trump's name.

JAORE said...

"I'm accused of being a hypocrite or forgetting my own position, and I want it to be clear that I am not criticizing civility itself -- even when it is insincere.:

Well, bless your heart.

wendybar said...


Steve Guest
@SteveGuest
NEW DEMOCRAT TALKING POINTS ARE LIVE:

The Biden White House is now referring to the millions of illegal aliens who have invaded our country as "newcomers."

Democrats want this flood of illegal aliens.

This border crisis is intentional. https://whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/02/29/fact-sheet-impact-of-bipartisan-border-agreement-funding-on-border-operations/

Rusty said...

Althouse stated,
"Kindness, politeness — for their own sake. Show me that. I never believe that's what's really there, but I do sometimes find it poignant. There was no reason in this case that Biden needed to call Trump his "good friend." I found it touching. I don't take it at face value. But it's nice for the little thing that it is."
I would ordinarily think so as well, but in a speech just a week before he told us how much he enjoyed talking to the French President. The French President thats been dead for 20 years.

The Godfather said...

Someone upthread said: If that phrase, "Biden migrant" sticks, the election is over.

True, but those who get their news from the MSM, will never hear that phrase -- and they'll decide the election.

Mikey NTH said...

Biden following Trump means Trump has the initiative, he's setting the agenda for the election. That is bad for the incumbent.

walter said...

Have Pedo Pete sniff a rape tree.

Scott Patton said...

Embed issue...
I couldn't properly test this. It's worth a try if you're still interested.
Remove the script from the bottom of the embed code (that is, everything after the </iframe>),
and add a space then
height="500"
after the
width="500".
You might have to experiment with the height value. I guessed 500 and it seems to look OK.

Big Mike said...

I would ordinarily think so as well, but in a speech just a week before he told us how much he enjoyed talking to the French President. The French President thats been dead for 20 years.

People who engage in hospice work say that a person who is “actively dying” (the terminal phase of the body shutting down) often see, and engage in conversation with, people who are deceased and cannot be seen by anyone else in the room.

Just sayin’

Rich said...

Trump had a mandate to address this issue when he was President and bungled the opportunity. Even with a Republican Senate and a Republican House for two years and he still couldn’t manage it.

n.n said...

I love my fellow American citizens, murdered/aborted, raped/tortured, imprisoned, hunted, and on their knees What a guy.

Rusty said...

Rich said...
"Trump had a mandate to address this issue when he was President and bungled the opportunity. Even with a Republican Senate and a Republican House for two years and he still couldn’t manage it."

He didn't have a mandate. For his whole term congress fought tooth and nail not to fund the boarder wall. He has to creatively steal funding from other projects.

Michael Fitzgerald said...

When an asshole, especially an Irish asshole like Joe Biden, refers to someone they have been openly attacking, insulting, inciting against, and essentially going to war against as their "good friend", the asshole is being sarcastic. I guess these days people don't get it without the sarc tag, but imagine the snide tone of voice, "good friend". If Trump in a speech said "Joe Biden the genius", would you really think he's complimenting him?

veni vidi vici said...

You're disarmed by Biden's calling Trump "my friend"?

You actually buy that bullshite? As your friend Biden would say, "C'mon man!" That's pretty sad; you're such an easy mark for this kind of theatre.

He's behind every last prosecution of "his friend", and never tires of "old man shouting at clouds'ing" Trump in the most despicable terms - as well as Trump's supporters, who he comes off as being all too comfortable prosecuting, kangaroo-courting, and jailing - but not until after they all rot a few years in solitary.

I really hope you're not this disappointingly naive about this piece of shit GOMER sharting his remaining moments of lucidity away from inside the Oval Office. You might do well to check out Scott Adams' recent takes on Biden; they're ringing a lot more true than your naive "Let's all be nice and pretend we've returned to normalcy" thing you're trying desperately to cling to.

It's not difficult to understand why you or anyone would be inclined to wish/hope for / cling to that kind of idea, and maybe being on a nice gov't pension in a lib enclave/bubble ensconced in NYT-consciousness is a blissful thing but even then you'd have to be exceptionally out of touch even with the libDem mainstream to be comforted by ol' Uncle Joe's bullshittery that's fairly obviously designed to cover the embarrassment of yet another monkey-see, monkey-do copycatting of Trump - mere days after his having waited a year to visit that train-wrecked town and local ecosystem in Ohio where he sent the amateurish child Buttigieg in schoolboy Halloween costumery last year a week after Trump again beat him to the punch.

Biden's literally a shitty old man with a bitter mean streak. That "angry Biden" thing on display when he's not wheezing gibberish into a microphone is the real Joe. A man who's always been known as an asshole by his colleagues in DC for the past 50 years but now expects us to be "disarmed" by some cast off synapse-misfires of residual memories of how to actually politic - an art he lost the grip on a year or three before 2020.

wendybar said...


Border Patrol Union - NBPC
@BPUnion
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President Trump treats BP agents with respect, supports their mission and listens to their ideas.

Biden falsely accuses agents of crimes, burned the border to the ground and only listens to his radical leftist base.

See the difference?
12:50 PM · Feb 29, 2024

wendybar said...

Rich said...
Trump had a mandate to address this issue when he was President and bungled the opportunity. Even with a Republican Senate and a Republican House for two years and he still couldn’t manage it.

2/29/24, 7:36 PM

Geez Rich...I wonder if the Never Trump Rinos got together with their partners in crime, the Progressives and stopped Trump as much as they could, because Trump was showing that he, as an outsider was getting things done they promised to do for years and spent millions to do, with no success?? They couldn't let him show that Congress is useless and lying to us every chance they get. Go back to sleep because you obviously were snookered. Useful idiot.

John Marzan said...

if you dont want to embed trump's videos on truth social, you can find all of his truth posts in this twitter account here

https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts

Rusty said...

Cook will like this. The boarder wall Trump started was funded by taking funds from the military.

Wendy. By now we've established that Rich comments in bad faith. I'd say argues, but he, like the rest of the resident lefties, refuses to debate a topic. So as far as I'm concerned I'm going to ignore him unless he he says something so molar grindingly stupid it demands a comment.

PM said...

Maybe they should both wade across the Rio Grande and keep going until one of 'em drops.
The other's guy's the next President. Save the hoopla.