Update: 4.30pm London Time
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court after ruling on his tax returns https://t.co/aA3VJJD3W2 pic.twitter.com/1hNSkUsxQS
— New York Post (@nypost) July 9, 2020
Reminder: every President in the last 40 years has voluntarily released their tax returns.
The President needs to be straight with the people he serves. Truth will prevail.https://t.co/PFq7gkYRbI
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) July 9, 2020
No one is above the law. And if @realDonaldTrump cannot show you his tax returns it’s because he has something to hide from you. That’s always what this has been about. He is a fraud. And the walls are closing in on his corruption.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) July 9, 2020
Speaker Pelosi says the Supreme Court, including President Trump's appointees, has ruled that he "is not above the law…It's not good news for the president of the United States."
— Susan Page (@SusanPage) July 9, 2020
DEUTSCHE BANK SAYS WILL COMPLY WITH SUPREME COURT'S DECISION, @business reports
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) July 9, 2020
Dude who ran his 2016 campaign on blatant racism and misogyny and then governed accordingly is about to learn a little lesson in karma. pic.twitter.com/qcn14PODVY
— American Times Film (@ExportedFromMI) July 9, 2020
I suspect this is the moment Trump regrets ever pursuing the vanity project of a presidential run: barring this, he would have continued succeeding in getting away with all the lies, corruption and lawlessness. Now he is going to prison.
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) July 9, 2020
.@PeteWilliamsNBC: “Nothing’s gonna get resolved in these cases until after the election.”
“It’s a mixed day for the president.” pic.twitter.com/WI5J4iooSZ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 9, 2020
and adding to his good day…
New York City has closed down a stretch of 5th Ave. at Trump Tower to begin painting a large Black Lives Matter mural. https://t.co/HQagPGT5L6
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 9, 2020
Earlier: Supreme Court – finally – set to rule on Trump tax cases
Trump v. Mazars, Trump v. Deutsche Bank, concern the attempts of three House committees to … obtain [Trump's] financial records
Trump v. Vance, the president is attempting to stop subpoenas from a grand jury [Manhattan Prosecutor] Vance is supervising.https://t.co/GuGOAOBzgn
— James Wooten (@rantonstupidity) July 8, 2020
When SCOTUS rules on Trump's taxes tomorrow, be prepared for ANYTHING to come from him.
— Hunter Cullen (@HunterJCullen) July 8, 2020
Let's hear your predictions for the trump tax cases tomorrow. I think Trump will lose the Vance case (Mazars), & the House cases will be split. Note: in neither case can trump NOT hand them over (he wasn't the one being subpoenaed) & this isn't for release to the public. #SCOTUS
— Mueller, She Wrote Podcast (@MuellerSheWrote) July 8, 2020
If SCOTUS follows up a day when Mary Trump’s book humiliated Trump by ruling that his taxes must be turned over to Congress, he may not come back from Florida next week.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) July 7, 2020
A reminder…
"The Trumps dodged hundreds of millions in gift taxes by submitting tax returns that grossly undervalued the properties, claiming they were worth just $41.4 million."https://t.co/5N62MHQsj3
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) July 8, 2020
If by "successful" he means that Trump used a nine-figure inheritance — bolstered by a years-long tax fraud scheme carried out with his siblings — to weather a career of near-constant failure and bankruptcy, then yes, he's been successful https://t.co/tsLgxvNLb7
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) July 8, 2020
A fall Supreme Court vacancy would certainly shake things up https://t.co/tMtLMQuOrf
— Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) July 8, 2020
Meanwhile…
Anyone who isn’t sure they can be bothered to vote, you are one SCOTUS justice away from losing abortion access too. 118 days!https://t.co/4P6eQVrJ9N
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) July 8, 2020
President Biden can set this right- as JFK did with Maxwell Taylor- by bringing Alexander Vindman back to the WH and even restoring his rank. https://t.co/S3MuzcmVff
— Robert Shrum (@BobShrum) July 8, 2020
“I, for one, am not leaving him in charge of whether my kid goes back to school," @NicolleDWallace says after President Trump threatens to “cut off” funding if schools do not reopen this fall. "It’s an unbelievable new turn for him.” https://t.co/d9scSEACxT
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 8, 2020
In this room, there isn't one educator. https://t.co/EFmHYudbst
— David Gura (@davidgura) July 8, 2020
The CDC, whose mission is to protect Americans’ health based on scientific expertise, will loosen guidelines for school reopenings after Trump tweeted criticism. He also threatened to withhold school funding. https://t.co/IJlfyHQdcu
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) July 8, 2020
Given that Trump lost the 100 largest US counties by a combined 15m votes in 16 & that big suburban shifts are imperiling GOP hold on GA/AZ even TX, it's quite a strategy to mobilize your non-urban base by repeatedly attacking the big metros driving population & economic growth. https://t.co/gH8DaSBmuG
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 8, 2020
Tulsa health official: Trump rally "likely contributed" to COVID-19 surge https://t.co/yWA24SUuQL pic.twitter.com/9S1hFs5Ehz
— The Hill (@thehill) July 8, 2020
1 to 1 million – 99 days
1 million to 2 million – 43 days
2 million to 3 million – 29 daysEven Trump and MAGA can do this math I think.
— Jay Rouse (@JayRouseDC) July 8, 2020
maybe not..
Nino Vitale, a GOP state lawmaker in Ohio ― one of several states currently seeing a spike in new coronavirus infections ― urged constituents to “STOP GETTING TESTED” for COVID-19 https://t.co/cKGschc7oA via @HuffPostPol
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) July 8, 2020
#Florida invited the nation to its reopening — then it became a new #coronavirus epicenter https://t.co/I0HAUX5GsT via @CleveWootson, @isaacstanbecker& @lori_rozsa
— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) July 8, 2020
that positivity rate is very bad. you have to ask why the state's government and the people who live there aren't trying to do what is necessary to stop the spread. politics doesn't explain it. https://t.co/1fCgacPxBJ
— Daniel Gross (@grossdm) July 8, 2020
Which statues do we think would be displayed at a Trump rally? https://t.co/JL1jMNEs3P
— Mike Madrid (@madrid_mike) July 8, 2020
Statue of Melania Trump set on fire in Slovenia https://t.co/Ig1PpHrxse pic.twitter.com/4mj2CoYUGI
— The Hill (@thehill) July 8, 2020
*Some* people and entities Trump has tried to get canceled:
Touré
Univision
Debra Messing
Macy's
Kneeling players
NYMag
Charles Krauthammer
Katy Tur
CNN
WSJ editorial board
Rich Lowry
Karl Rove
Vanity Fair
Glenfiddich
Bill Maher
Rolling Stone
Mexicohttps://t.co/Uaxyz6RSIa— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 7, 2020
Yummm.
“Trump’s favorite pollster, Scott Rasmussen, released a poll showing Trump at 39% approval, the lowest number Rasmussen has ever recorded for Trump. Trump’s popularity among Republicans dropped four points since mid-June, to 80%.” https://t.co/ceUrjmLt7D— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) July 8, 2020
These just keep getting better…
Learn. Their. Names. pic.twitter.com/lYzH8LIj6d
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 8, 2020
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BORISHAMBLES BRITAIN
“Eat out to help out” is a message that needs to be sent to a large number of british men and I am glad Rishi is making this bold feminist move
— sarisha (@milkgapes) July 8, 2020
Basically, Sunak has gone for the ‘save Wetherspoons’ option.
— Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) July 8, 2020
Mark @wagamama_uk off the list of safe places to eat. https://t.co/KGhXX5aGFl
— Clay Harris 🇪🇺 (@mudlarklives) July 8, 2020
Seriously, though…
Exclusive: I've seen a pretty explosive letter from Truss to Gove/Sunak which says she's worried that UK borders won't be ready for 2021
She says
— Ports might not be fully ready
— NI protocol unlikely to be either
— UK plans could be challenged at WTOhttps://t.co/InG7BbES3m— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) July 8, 2020
"An extraordinary cabinet row has erupted over Brexit with Liz Truss warning that Boris Johnson’s border plans risk smuggling, damage to the UK’s international reputation and could face a legal challenge from the WTO."
Ooh! Smart commentary, for once. https://t.co/XS1oWL8XWE
— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡, UK 🔜 EU (@uk_domain_names) July 8, 2020
And…
This nomination will not fly for @wto a former trade minister from a country that is diverging from its largest & nearest markets is not a good look & not where one would look to for the survival of the multilateral trading system https://t.co/V04RHpNNCK
— Brigid Laffan (@BrigidLaffan) July 8, 2020
Wait a second. The majority of farmers voted for Brexit. Now they’re driving their dirty machines around our HQ because they’re not happy about Brexit.
Make your minds up!
Just because we ballsed up what was already a terrible idea doesn’t give you the right to complain. https://t.co/upeRvkWWmi
— The Conservative Party #StayAway ᴾᵃʳᵒᵈʸ (@TheBigCons) July 8, 2020
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WORLDWIDE
The EU must stop funding illiberalism & now is the time to fix the system.
Populist right wing Governments who undermine the #RuleofLaw like in Poland & Hungary shouldn't benefit from EU funds – the money should go straight to cities, citizens & NGOs instead. #EUCO https://t.co/zdT0dl8eny
— Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) July 8, 2020
“81% of Canadians want to maintain the partial border closure” with the US https://t.co/1coNoIvNlh
— Arash Karami (@thekarami) July 8, 2020
Trump: "Mexican-Americans uplift our communities, they strengthen our churches and enrich every feature of national life."
Trump launched his campaign for the presidency by referring to Mexicans as "rapists" and has pushed for a border wall between the US and Mexico. pic.twitter.com/iVwqlSY1Jh
— The American Independent (@AmerIndependent) July 8, 2020
President Trump has not answered questions from WH reporters for TWO WEEKS, amid a worsening pandemic. At today’s Rose Garden ceremony with President of Mexico – he ignored reporters even though – traditionally leaders take two questions from reporters. @CBSNews pic.twitter.com/N8zaq5h7pr
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) July 8, 2020
Scientists highlight potential link between COVID-19 and brain damage https://t.co/2jDV8aNFPE pic.twitter.com/NHYBzBIl0v
— The Hill (@thehill) July 8, 2020
Will large-scale mall-to-housing conversions be the next chapter for America's empty retail centers? https://t.co/t0yZ9CR6K7
— Bloomberg CityLab (@CityLab) July 8, 2020
Anybody remember The Far Side cartoons by Gary Larson?
Cow monsters, aliens, and bears, oh my! Gary Larson releases the first set of new comics since his retirement in 1995https://t.co/ANgUgr1YlF pic.twitter.com/oHxLKexQDI
— RedDirt_Roots (@RedDirt_Roots) July 8, 2020
News: @twitter to build subscription platform.
— 2PM (@2PMinc) July 8, 2020
North Carolina crew workers found a deteriorated time capsule from 1894 under a 75-foot Confederate monument that's been removed from the Capitol grounds in Raleigh. Experts are just starting to sift through its contents — and any history it might contain. https://t.co/sy7nbF7IiI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 8, 2020