Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Veteran Republican Senator Had a Surprisingly Pure Response to Donald Trump's Tweet Firing His White House Counsel

Veteran Republican Senator Had a Surprisingly Pure Response to Donald Trump's Tweet Firing His White House Counsel

Kind of adorable.

President Donald Trump fired White House Counsel Don McGahn Wednesday morning in a tweet that McGahn reportedly had no idea was coming.

"White House Counsel Don McGahn will be leaving his position in the fall, shortly after the confirmation (hopefully) of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court," Trump wrote. "I have worked with Don for a long time and truly appreciate his service!"


According to Rosalind Helderman of the Washington Post, McGahn was "surprised, though attitude was 'of course it happened this way.'"

McGahn's departure comes days after it was revealed that he spent more than 30 hours providing testimony and documents to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into Trump-Russia collusion and the president's alleged attempts to obstruct justice.

The president's announcement was met with shock and bewilderment inside Washington political circles.

Particularly from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) who responded on Twitter in such an earnest pure way:

Grassley's office followed up his tweet with a statement about McGahn.

Senator Grassley has admired Mr. McGahn's work over the last two years and has considered him integral to the President's record-breaking success on filling judicial vacancies. From Senator Grassley's perspective, there's not been any White House Counsel who has worked so well and so efficiently with the chairman's office and the Senate Judiciary Committee on judges.

Grassley's tweet was met with immediate mockery. Social media blasted the Iowa Republican for never having the stones to check Trump.

Others think Grassley is "panicking" because he knows McGahn has dirt on Trump - and likely others in Republican politics. Also, big points for the S.A.T. word, "quisling." Nice.

George Conway, the husband of White House senior advisor Kellyanne Conway, suggested Grassley "remember the Eighth Amendment."

On Monday, reports indicated that Trump was at odds with McGahn over the prospect of pardoning Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chair who was convicted of eight felonies earlier this month. McGahn, it was said, staunchly opposed the idea.

Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's pick to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court, is set to begin his confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate on September 4th, but Democrats are pushing to delay those hearings, in part because of a lack of transparency when it comes to Kavanaugh's records from when he worked in the White House.

And Grassley, as Chairman of Judiciary, has been key to that lack of transparency. People called Grassley out for this as well.

Proceeding without all the documents? "U can't let that happen."

Grassley could vote 'no' on Kavanaugh but we know that's not going to happen.

Trump is rumored to be considering replacing McGahn with Emmet Flood, a lawyer who counseled President Bill Clinton during his impeachment hearings in the 1990's.

The president "does have an excellent relationship with Emmet Flood," Trump's TV lawyer Rudy Giuliani told Time Magazine on Wednesday. "From the very beginning they sort of hit it off."

More from People/donald-trump

Coca-Cola logo; Donald Trump
Coca Cola; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Coca-Cola Blasted After Honoring Trump With Personalized Diet Coke Bottle For His Inauguration

The Coca-Cola company was widely criticized after James Quincey, its Chairman and CEO, presented President-elect Donald Trump with a Diet Coke bottle commemorating his upcoming inauguration.

The label on the bottle displayed Trump’s name, the date of his anticipated second inauguration, and an image of the White House. Trump is known to be a big fan of Diet Coke—he reportedly drinks 12 bottles per day—and he had an Oval Office button that aided in the delivery of the soda during his first presidency.

Keep ReadingShow less
Shot of a live action Elsa from "Frozen" dancing and singing with her eyes closed.
Photo by Lydia Turner on Unsplash

The Absolute Stupidest Things Disney Princesses Have Done In Their Films

Nobody is perfect, especially a movie princess.

In fact, most movie Princesses are a hot HOT mess.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Jasmine Crockett and Nancy Mace
@Acyn/X

Dem Rep. Drags Nancy Mace For Asking If She Wants To 'Take It Outside' During Heated Clash

After tensions rose between Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett and South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace during a House Oversight Committee hearing this week, Mace escalated things by suggesting they "take it outside."

Since November, Mace has garnered national attention for her campaign against Democratic Representative Sarah McBride of Delaware, the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump; Nikki Haley
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Nikki Haley's Endorsement Of Trump Comes Back To Haunt Her After Trump's Latest 'Birdbrain' Insult

Failed 2024 GOP hopeful Nikki Haley's endorsement of President-elect Donald Trump came back to haunt her after Trump posted on Truth Social that he no longer wants recommendations of people who worked for his enemies, including "Birdbrain" Nikki Haley, who previously served as the United Nations Ambassador during the first Trump administration.

Haley, once Trump's primary rival on the campaign trail, gave him her "strong endorsement" during a speech at the Republican National Convention over the summer, ending months of speculation about whether she would support her former opponent.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Rep. Venton Jones proposing to Gregory Scott Jr.
@JasonWhitely/X

Texas Democrat Proposes To His Longtime Partner After Being Sworn In—And We're Cheering

Democratic Texas State Representative Venton Jones started the 89th legislative session by getting down on bended knee to propose to his partner, Gregory Scott Jr.

And he said yes!

Keep ReadingShow less