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‘When You Control Congress, They Let You Do It’: Trump Hilariously Mocked for Crying ‘Presidential Harassment!’
President Donald Trump rose early to attend the anti-LGBT National Prayer Breakfast, and began his usual morning tweet storm earlier than usual.
At 6:13 AM Trump resumed his attack from Wednesday against Congressman Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Trump, after calling for comity and bipartisanship at the State of the Union Tuesday, called Chairman Schiff “a political hack who’s trying to build a name for himself” on Wednesday.
The President also cried that Schiff opening a broad and far-reaching investigation into Trump’s financial dealings is “presidential harassment.”
On Thursday, Trump took to Twitter to attack Schiff again, and declared it is “Unlimited Presidential Harassment.”
So now Congressman Adam Schiff announces, after having found zero Russian Collusion, that he is going to be looking at every aspect of my life, both financial and personal, even though there is no reason to be doing so. Never happened before! Unlimited Presidential Harassment….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2019
Trump also lamented President Barack Obama was never investigated:
….The Dems and their committees are going “nuts.” The Republicans never did this to President Obama, there would be no time left to run government. I hear other committee heads will do the same thing. Even stealing people who work at White House! A continuation of Witch Hunt!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2019
Then, just before leaving the White House to travel to the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump unleashed his outrage:
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT! It should never be allowed to happen again!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 7, 2019
People on social media mercilessly mocked the President. Take a look:
To: @realDonaldTrump
From: @SpeakerPelosi
I gather you’re worried about “Unlimited Presidential Harassment.” Sad. But here’s the deal: When you control Congress, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab the president by the b—s. You can do anything.
Have a good day. https://t.co/gjPKZzwHXy— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 7, 2019
President Trump is upset about PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT. pic.twitter.com/0mvUF7wd57
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) February 7, 2019
“Presidential harassment” pic.twitter.com/R93KrI8kkO
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) February 7, 2019
Don’t you dare talk about harassment. You have been harassing people your whole life. Sexually, legally, and illegally
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 7, 2019
Trump tweets that congressional oversight is “presidential harassment.” Jerry Nadler said this week: “To say that we can’t do that is to say that we shouldn’t do our constitutional duty. It’s to assert an executive preeminence that one would think he might want to be a dictator.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 7, 2019
Enjoy your “Presidential harassment” Thursday! pic.twitter.com/PPc6gArNlY
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) February 7, 2019
Presidential harassment.
Uh huh. Uh huh. pic.twitter.com/4EWYB9D3Gm
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) February 7, 2019
Both Jesus and Satan have responded to this tweet. I find Trump’s use of the phrase “presidential harassment” amusing. He presumably means harassment OF the president, not harassment BY the president. If I were him, I would avoid phrases with double meaning on such matters. pic.twitter.com/owkhR974Kb
— Benjamin Wittes (@benjaminwittes) February 7, 2019
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT IS NOT:
Investigating a president for crimes with probable cause.
PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT IS:
A president calling people names on Twitter.
A president retaliating against asylum seekers by stealing their children.
A president making unwanted advances. pic.twitter.com/9eOytu5mqm
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 6, 2019
Presidential Harassment was what you did to President Obama with your repeated calls for his birth certificate! He was busy properly running the country but you interrupted his work to build a psychotic coalition of racists! #ImpeachTrump
— Cielo (@Ceilo123) February 7, 2019
I just want to tweet this 100 times #PresidentialHarassment 🤣🤣🤣🤣#pelosirocks pic.twitter.com/V7PPnrxm9d
— Marsha Strickhouser (@Marshas19) February 7, 2019
Image by Gage Skidmore via Flickr and a CC license
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