Trump Wants To Investigate Why Obama Is Better Than Him, Or Something

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President Donald Trump, whose sole ideological goal is being not like President Barack Obama, is apparently pissed off, again, that Obama remains more popular than him by every conceivable measure. Apparently, Trump thinks Obama’s ongoing ownership of him is something that should be the subject of an entire Congressional inquiry. Or something.

 

The calls for a House Judiciary investigation into… a book deal… should not be confused with Trump’s call for the Department of Justice to “save” alleged attempted rapist Brett Kavanaugh from the [checks notes] zero consequences he’s faced over his alleged behavior.

 

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To recap, the President of the United States would like to use the executive and legislative apparatus of the country to attack his political enemies, and the only reason it’s not bigger news is because we’re confident that everybody with the power to do his bidding will ignore him.

I’d call us a “Banana Republic” but those countries actually produce something.


Elie Mystal is the Executive Editor of Above the Law and a contributor at The Nation. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at elie@abovethelaw.com. He will resist.

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