This week, @realDonaldTrump—arguably the most presidential president in the history of presidenting (with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln)—continued to bore America with his nonstop winning; those hoping for a brief respite from all the winning were shit out of luck.
Under the leadership of new communications director Anthony Scaramucci, Trump's White House presented a unified message—and that message was, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sucks (as does Steve Bannon, but that's a whole nother story).
Trump also delivered a few messages of his own.
On that last point, at least, Trump is not entirely wrong.
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: HHS Secretary Tom Price; Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME); Former Trump Campaign Manager Corey Lewandowski; Roundtable: TBA.
Face The Nation: Sen.Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ); Roundtable: Ruth Marcus (Washington Post), Ben Domenech (The Federalist), David Nakamura (Washington Post), Ed O'Keefe (CBS News) & Nancy Cordes (CBS News).
This Week: HHS Secretary Tom Price; Former Clinton Campaign Chair John Podesta; Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov; Roundtable: Republican Strategist Alex Castellanos, "Independent" Strategist Matthew Dowd, Julie Pace (Associated Press) & Mary Bruce (ABC News).
Fox News Sunday: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway; Roundtable: Brit Hume (Fox News), Former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), Republican Strategist Karl Rove & Democratic Strategist Mo Elleithee.
State of the Union: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME); Roundtable: Republican Strategist Michael Caputo, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Republican Strategist Mike Murphy & Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA).
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with former Gitmo prisoner Mohamedou Slahi (preview); and, a report on 271 never-before-seen Picassos which stunned the art world when they appeared in 2010 (preview).
Late night shows:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Monday: Actor Matthew McConaughey; Actress Vanessa Bayer.
Tuesday: Sen. Al Franken (D-MN); Comedian Adam Conover; Singer-Songwriter Randy Newman.
Wednesday: Comedian Dave Chappelle; Actor James Van Der Beek; Singer-Songwriter Joe Walsh.
Thursday: Actor Anthony Mackie; Actress Elizabeth Olsen; Rock Band Arcade Fire.
Friday: Best moments of the week.
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Monday: Director Kathryn Bigelow; Tuesday: Former Vice President Al Gore (D); Wednesday: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA); Thursday: Sportswriter Kate Fagan.
Elsewhere...
According to Fox News host Jesse Watters, a lot of people wish Trump was a dictator.
It's unclear which people Fox News' Jesse Watters has been talking to, but he claims "a lot" of them "wish President Trump was a dictator." Watters explained Thursday on The Five that if Trump were a dictator then "maybe we could repeal ObamaCare." "It would be a lot easier that way," he said, hours before the ObamaCare "skinny repeal" died on the Senate floor.
Watters made the remark as the panel discussed a recent quote from Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison (Minn.), comparing Trump to King George III. Ellison said Trump's efforts to "intimidate people, to pack the courts, to intimidate the press" are all part of his plan to "just run everything himself." "We fought a war of independence against somebody — King George — who was trying to do that," Ellison said.
But Watters seems to think that, for the sake of repealing the health-care law that insures more than 20 million Americans, it wouldn't be so bad for Trump to be a little more like the man who sparked the Revolutionary War.
And, in related news...
Mike Huckabee has had just about enough of this direct election of senators bullshit.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.
The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913 and established the popular election of senators. Previously, senators were elected by state legislatures.
Huckabee slammed on Twitter the Republicans who sunk the repeal plans.
"CNN reports Dems will give Lifetime Achievement Award to Murkowski Collins and McCain. Schumer so happy he cried."
A Republic, if you can keep it.
– Trix