I really feel sorry for whoever is on the Democratic ticket in 2024. The Nikki Haley-Dan Crenshaw Republican ticket is going to be pretty hard to beat.
Dan Crenshaw. Navy Seal badass Congressman from the great state of Texas. Famously went on SNL with Pete Davidson. Looks like a villain from James Bond movie. Speaks like a President. Or VP.
The ticket for Dems in 2024. Big surprise, I won’t be on it. Even if I win in 2020. Maybe Hillary again!? She would only be 77, her pantsuits never go out of style. No one tired of tuning in to see her.
Dan Crenshaw. Someone said this morning that more people watched his speech than mine. I’m calling bullshit.
Yesterday, I came out against the shooting of Jacob Blake, a man with an incredible domestic violence record, with a warrant out for his arrest for rape, who police tried to take down first with a stun gun, then by physically tackling him. Then, with weapons drawn and asking him to stand still, he walked to his car to reach for something. A gun? A knife? He took 4 bullets in the back. He didn’t need to be shot. Horrific situation. But, what to do? The police tried without shooting. What if that thing he reaches for ends their path home that night? Are we at a place where criminals don’t listen to the police, don’t stop, fight with them…. And reach for something once the police have their weapons drawn? And then, surprisingly, they are shot…. And then every business within 10 miles is burned to the ground? Because a rapist (alleged) got shot after resisting arrest….
I was a little upset that my campaign team made me record a statement. They could have put out a written statement. But they pushed for a recorded statement. “Proof of life,” they said. 13 takes in, we got one good enough to release. Felt like it took half the day. For a one minute statement. A day I was supposed to have off!
In the statement, I also spoke against the violence occurring in these protests. Immediately this statement was slammed on that Twitter thing. 100 days too late, Joe. What?
Well, the NBA, WNBA (what’s that?) and a bunch of athletes went on strike in support of Jacob Blake last night, too. Maybe tonight they will strike in support of his rape victim? The athletes have a lot to say. Making sports political should help solve everything. Sure, the NBA ratings are down. But people are super busy and have a lot to do right now. It is not like people are mostly locked in their homes. Someone said doing puzzles has become more popular than the NBA. I think that’s a joke. More popular than the WNBA? That seems true.
They are also probably hard at work on a video telling kids to respect the police and showing what TO DO and what NOT to do in an arrest situation. That seems like it would actually be critical in today’s environment and help to prevent situations like this.
Trump‘s speech is tonight. I have my “counter programming” event to talk about my plans to combat the Trump China Flu. I’m sure more people will be more interested in my National Mask Mandate than tuning into the Trump speech. Looking forward to seeing the ratings tomorrow!
Come on, man.