A prominent member of the Department of Government Efficiency was beaten in an attempted carjacking in Washington this week, prompting President Trump to renew his threat of a federal takeover of the city.
The victim was Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old software engineer known by his online sobriquet, Big Balls, according to the police, who said he was surrounded and attacked by 10 young assailants outside his car.
In a social media post on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Trump shared a photograph that appeared to show Mr. Coristine lying in the street bleeding, battered and shirtless, writing that crime in the nation’s capital was “totally out of control,” though the city’s crime rates have been falling.
“If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City,” he said.
Police officers arrested two 15-year-old suspects, a boy and a girl, both from Maryland, at the scene, according to authorities. Officials said the episode happened in the early morning hours on Sunday in an upscale neighborhood less than two miles from the White House. The two teenagers were charged with unarmed carjacking. The police said they were seeking additional suspects.
I disagree. Whenever trump fucks up, you can see at least 25% of republicans dipping their toe in the water to see if they can distance themselves from him. They’re just cowards.
Same way the nazis said “oops didn’t mean to” when they lost WW2. These idiots will support any right wing fascist, just slap a new coat of paint on the next one and it’s like the last one never happened
I’m convinced at this point that Republicans are being initiated into the club like gang members. But instead of having to kill someone, commit a felony, etc., they are required to provide adequate blackmail material that can be used against them if they try to go against the party.
The party is already self selecting for the morally bankrupt at this point, they have for sure all done some fucked up thing in their past they don’t want to come out.
I was convinced of this years ago. This was as true now as ever, with the rate of compromised, a-moral behavior being well above chance, it defies any consideration of mere coincidence. The idea of a political party not conducting background checks on candidates it endorses would be lunacy, so we’re left to conclude that they’re either a very forgiving bunch, or prefer dirtbags they can control.
Where things get interesting is that it may not work forever. Epstein thought that manufacturing dirt on the rich and powerful was enough to keep his operation going, and save his neck, all at the same time. That didn’t exactly pan out for him. This makes me wonder if such a scheme really is tenable when playing at that power level.