Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

"Another Jan. 6 rioter has rejected President Trump’s pardon, saying that he “did those things” and his actions do not merit forgiveness."

“It’s almost like he was trying to say it didn’t happen. And it happened. I did those things, and they weren’t pardonable. I don’t want the pardon. And I also learned that I can reject the pardon,” Jason Riddle said in an interview with NHPR published Friday.


https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5106056-jason-riddle-january-6-trump-pardons/

"McConnell: Trump pardons a ‘mistake,’ Jan. 6 ‘an insurrection’

“Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said in a Senate floor speech after Trump was acquitted in 2021."

"In the “60 Minutes” interview, McConnell added: “That’s the way I still feel about it.”

"Stahl asked McConnell about “Trump and his supporters trying to change what happened on Jan. 6.”

“They’re calling it a day of love. They call the rioters martyrs,” she noted."

“Yeah, no, it was an insurrection,” McConnell responded.


https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5122585-trump-mcconnell-january-6-pardons/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Triggered again I see.   

Just stating the facts, Rich. 

"U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, who noted that his opposition “is not about any particular president.”

“What message does that send to police officers across this nation,” Manger asked, “if someone doesn’t think that a conviction for an assault or worse against a police officer is something that should be upheld?”


https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-pardons-jan-6-insurrectionists-rcna187412

You can't make this stuff up!

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5097933-trump-ymca-dance-inaugural-ball/

"Pamela Hemphill, the Idaho woman dubbed "MAGA Granny" who spent 60 days in jail for her role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, said she would "refuse" a pardon from President-elect Donald Trump."

"Hemphill told Newsweek, in an email, that she takes responsibility for her actions and will not accept a pardon because "that would be an insult to the Capitol Police Officers."


"I'm not going to be bullied by MAGA anymore, as those who went as far as calling my Probation Officer trying to get me in trouble backfired on them, thinking I would stop speaking out, just give me more confidence to continue! I will refuse a pardon from felon Trump!"

"Accepting a pardon would only serve to contribute to the gaslighting and falsehoods currently being pushed by Trump, the MAGA cultists, and the other January 6 criminals – that January 6th was a peaceful protest, that the Capitol Police were responsible for the violence, and that the Department of Justice has been weaponized against them," Hemphill said.

"I refuse to help them rewrite the history books for their benefit. Speaking truth to power may come with a price, but it's a small price I'm willing to accept. My integrity is more important," she added.


https://www.newsweek.com/capitol-rioter-refuses-pardon-donald-trump-pamela-hemphill-2015002

Originally Posted by James Lacey

If he does implement all the huge new tariffs he threatens, the Trump economy is going to be crippled by them. It's so typical, though: Democrats haul the economy out of the ditch, and then Republicans take over and throw it right back in.

How true but for a WTF story read this:   https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/22/jamie-dimon-on-trumps-tariffs-get-over-it.html
                                                       AND:  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-dimon-says-us-stock-123412545.html


What's wrong with this guy?!

“They’re a BRICS nation, Spain. Do you know what a BRICS nation is? You’ll figure it out,” he told the reporter from the presidential desk in the Oval Office."

"BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid."

"Spain is not in BRICS, whose initials stand for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Spain is a member of NATO, along with the U.S., and of the European Union."


"Trump repeated his threat to put costly tariffs on BRICS, saying “we are going to put at least a 100% tariff on the business they do with the United States,” part of his economic plans that would overturn decades of free trade consensus."

https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-brics-nato-tariffs-defense-spending-9871cf04825c92e073865ca8bede4077

Poor Spain, so misunderstood...

"Constitution page on White House website shows 404 error"

"Under former President Biden’s term, the website highlighted the history behind the creation of the Constitution and why the country has the set of guiding rules."

"Besides removing the Biden-era Constitution page, Trump withdrew dozens of other actions taken by Biden."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5098790-constitution-white-house-website-donald-trump/

American tariffs on Russia and Putin is supposed to care? What a joke!

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/nx-s1-5270883/trump-threat-russia-ukraine-war-tariffs-sanctions