President Trump said Saturday he would like to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resume her political career at some point, despite their recent falling out, NBC News reports.
In the meantime, Trump said, “she’s got to take a little rest.”
Elon Musk’s AI Model Says He’s Great at Everything
“It’s no secret that Elon Musk shapes the X social platform and X’s ‘maximally truth-seeking’ Grok AI chatbot to his preferences. But it’s possible Musk may have needed a bit of an extra ego boost this week, because Grok’s worship of its creator seems, shall we say, more noticeable than usual,” The Verge reports.
“As a number of people have pointed out on social media over the past day, Grok’s public-facing chatbot is currently prone to insisting on Musk’s prowess at absolutely anything, no matter how unlikely — or conversely, embarrassing — a given feat is.”
Bill Cassidy Says Trump Won’t Endorse His Opponents
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said the White House has made it “explicitly clear” President Trump won’t endorse any of his GOP opponents, despite his challengers attacking Cassidy’s MAGA credentials, the Shreveport Times reports.
Playbook: “Cassidy notably voted to convict Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial in 2021. With that history, the assurance that Trump will not oppose his reelection bid lands as an early holiday gift.”
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
New Yorker: “The FBI director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.”
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Tom Nichols: “Presidents often lose control over their agenda, or the policy process, or pieces of legislation. Sometimes, they even lose control of their party. But Donald Trump seems to have lost control over the one thing every person, and especially those with immense power, should always maintain control over: himself. Yesterday the president called for the arrest and execution of elected American officials for the crime—as he sees it—of fidelity to the Constitution.”
“It would be easy merely to note, yet again, that the president is a depraved man and a menace to the American system of government. As remarkable as it is to say it, however, the outbursts of this past week are different, and were likely triggered by Trump’s panic over the release of files about his former friend, the dead sex offender Jeffery Epstein. No one should treat this new phase in the president’s aggression against democracy as just another episode in the Trump reality show.”
‘We’re Not Negotiating Details’
“The Trump administration has told Ukrainian and European officials there is little room to negotiate on its plan to end Russia’s war, as the US heaps pressure on Volodymyr Zelenskyy to sign a deal drawn up with Moscow’s help by Thursday,” the Financial Times reports.
Consumer Sentiment Nears Lowest Level Ever
“Consumer sentiment slid in November compared with last month, the University of Michigan’s monthly survey found,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The survey’s headline index dropped to 51, hovering near one of the lowest levels in the monthly poll’s history.”
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Trump Again Calls Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘Traitor’
President Trump once again called Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) a “traitor” on Truth Social after her announcement and said she dropped out because of “PLUMMETING Poll Numbers” and his threat to support a primary challenger against her, CNN reports.
Said Trump: “For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD. Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!”
Bolsonaro Arrested Over Fears He Planned to Flee
“Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was arrested Saturday after a judge deemed him a flight risk following his conviction on charges that he attempted a coup after his 2022 election defeat,” Bloomberg reports.
Quite a Week for the House
“The lower chamber returned Monday for its first full week of work since mid-September. And what a week it was,” Punchbowl News reports.
Axios: “The House of Representatives had, by any reasonable standard, an absolutely insane week — marked by censure votes, indictments and a literal fire at the U.S. Capitol complex — as lawmakers returned from their seven-week absence.”
“To cap it off, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), one of the chamber’s biggest firebrands, announced Friday night she’ll resign from Congress after her public split from President Trump.”
“To members in both parties, the chaos was simply the crescendo to a years-long period of shame for the lower chamber.”
AOC Built Her Own Political Machine
“Earlier this year, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received an unlikely request: A former colleague who once excoriated her brand of left-wing politics wanted her assistance,” the Washington Post reports.
“The New York Democrat was happy to help.”
“She sent out a fall fundraising email calling centrist candidate Abigail Spanberger ‘a brawler for the working class’ — putting her stamp of approval on a former congresswoman who once fumed after a disappointing 2020 election season that she didn’t want Democrats to “use the word ‘socialist’ or ‘socialism’ ever again.” Their mutual embrace — unthinkable just a few years ago — shows the influence the democratic socialist has amassed in a party that once saw her more as hostile actor than helpful supporter.”
Trump Blew Past Legal Concerns Over Boat Strikes
“President Donald Trump and his top White House aides pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal,” the Washington Post reports.
New Jersey May Stop Paying Federal Taxes
“Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey is floating the possibility that the state withholds federal tax dollars in protest of the Trump administration,” Politico reports.
“The comments from Sherrill — made on comedian Jon Stewart’s podcast — underscores how she’s trying to find ways to push back against President Donald Trump’s agenda. Sherrill won New Jersey’s closely watched gubernatorial race earlier this month in a blowout, with the results widely viewed as a referendum on Trump.”
Comey Seeks to Dismissal Based on Grand Jury Errors
“Lawyers for James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked a federal judge on Friday evening to throw out the charges he was facing because the inexperienced prosecutor picked by President Trump to bring the case failed to secure the approval of the full grand jury that purportedly returned the indictment against him,” the New York Times reports.
Legal Misstep Imperiled Trump’s Midterm Strategy
“When Harmeet Dhillon, the Justice Department’s top civil-rights attorney, sent a letter this summer telling Texas officials that their congressional map was unconstitutional, it set off a nationwide battle between the political parties to gain an edge in next year’s elections by redrawing their House districts,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“This past week, that letter created major legal problems for Republicans and a setback for the Trump administration.”
“Dhillon’s warning to Texas was the central evidence a federal court cited in blocking a House district map that could have yielded Republicans as many as five additional seats. The result: President Trump’s push to protect his party’s House majority through gerrymandering is now at risk of costing the GOP seats, rather than producing a net gain.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene Will Resign
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced Friday that she will be resigning from office in January.
Said Greene: “I ran for Congress in 2020 and have fought every single day believing that Make America Great Again meant America First. However, with almost one year into our majority, the legislature has been mostly sidelined.”
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