(1) Not only is #MagnoliaGate about media malpractice, it's about the EXCELLENT job successful self made businesswoman Melania Trump is doing as manager of all non-political WH matters (which a FLOTUS always is). She took expert advice on the tree bc #ScienceMatters y'all.
(2) Liberals love to portray the President and his team as somehow incompetent rubes (hello? 45 year career, >300 companies, >60k employees, turned a small fortune into a massive fortune). This example is an excellent one showing WHY Trumps are so successful.
(4) The key to business success is to take expert advice on subjects beyond your own expertise. That is exactly what FLOTUS did regarding the Magnolia tree. I note her predecessors did nothing about it... hmm, where have we seen that pattern before?
(5) The tree's gotta go, b4 it kills someone but guess what, there are viable seedlings of the same tree, so the historical values won't be lost. Fun fact: Michelle Obama didn't deal with the tree, but she did gift a seedling to "the people of Cuba." They'd rather have freedom.
(6) I wouldn't be at all surprised if POTUS himself noticed the tree was a danger to the public and suggested FLOTUS seek expert reports on what to do about it. It's well within his professional skill set to notice this about a large tree right beside the building.
(7) I'm also predicting that the Obama WH's failure to deal with the tree for 8 years will eventually be shown to be just another sign of how they viewed America. Not as a responsibility to serve & protect: Just a vehicle for their own self interest.
(8) FLOTUS is taking responsibility for making this patch of the South Lawn safe and great again for all who use it. A metaphor for the historic transformation of America led by her highly capable husband. We are so grateful. #MAGA
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(9) ADDENDUM: It just occurred to me that when one of the 8-10' tall trees that grew from the Jackson Magnolia is planted in its place, the President will likely plant it & he might just reference Newsweek's #MagnoliaGate, too.
(2) Brett M. Kavanaugh will soon be the 102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the USA. He has earned this highest honor throughout his life, inspired by his trailblazing mother, Judge Martha Kavanaugh.
His title for these few hours is Associate Justice Designate.
(3) This statement from the Supreme Court explains the two ceremonies:
(2) This WaPo reporter is incorrect about the vote being "scheduled for" Saturday. The earliest time a vote COULD be held is Saturday pm. There's no reason not to hold it on Sun/Mon IF we need Daines. I think we won't. Read my 5 tweets about him here:
(1) A directory of my Kavanaugh threads since July 9, 2018.
I never planned more than a couple of threads about him this year but, I shoulda known the Dems would try to destroy whoever was the nominee this time.
(2) Like Democrats, I'd already decided how I felt about him before his nomination was announced. I live-tweeted the announcement, which was a great event in itself.
(3) I followed Kavanaugh's progress over the summer and on September 22nd, I finally wrote a thread about the preparations for the all-important hearing on September 27th. It covers the hearing before the next thread started the day after.
(2) Mitch laughing to himself about how absurd it is that he has to push his way through the crowd of reporters on 9/25/18.
(3) Sen Grassley is 85 years old. (Democrats have senators around that age, too.)
Today he had to hold onto a Capitol Police officer to reduce the risk of a reporter knocking him over. This has to stop. Senators must return to being able to walk around freely at work.
(2) First Lady Melania Trump is a natural in this important role.
She's one of those women whose face lights up whenever she is around children. God Bless our great First Lady.
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(3) FLOTUS left Joint Base Andrews in her trademark high heels and arrived in Ghana wearing practical flats. She still looks sensational, whatever she happens to wear!
(2) Cloture in the Senate is a procedural step that you can learn more about at the link below. The senate.gov website is the best resource for learning about Senate procedure and a lot more. Same for house.gov.
(3) Watching live Senate floor proceedings is boring as hell, as they pass bills for naming Post Offices, & so on. But every now & then, they confirm a SCOTUS judge. And this time, they will affirm our great #BillOfRights#DueProcess & the hard-won #RuleOfLaw. Seriously. 🇺🇸🦅