Michael Steele

Michael Steele

@michaelsteele.bsky.social

Co-Host @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social. Former Lt. Governor of Maryland, former Chairman RNC

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Michael Steele
@michaelsteele.bsky.social

He should resign.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

David Rohde says that the major logistics problems for the Navy largely come from the fact that the Navy's chief resupply station in the Gulf of Oman was completely destroyed in an Iranian attack, and Hegseth decided to keep it secret, from the public, Congress and the White House.

ms.nowUSS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: RohdePresident Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the condition...
Michael Steele
@michaelsteele.bsky.social

The corruption is stunning. It wasn't just about the Slush Fund. This deal "shields all the Trumps and their businesses not only from ... ‘any and all’ consequences for violating any federal criminal or civil law." And GOP Senators are ok with this. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

thehill.comBlanche order keeps intact immunity deal barring investigation of Trump and his familyActing Attorney General Todd Blanche’s Sunday night memo formally rescinding the $1.776 “anti-weaponization” fund leaves intact another key provision for President Trump: an order offer…
Michael Steele
@michaelsteele.bsky.social

June 19, 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 ordering the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.” #Juneteenth

Michael Steele
@michaelsteele.bsky.social

Trump might think of himself as a UFC champ, but in real life he’s more of a McDonald’s guy. Trump wants to create the perfect backdrop as he rings in his 80th year to a testosterone-soaked spectacle of blood and chokeholds, surrounded by svelt men in uniforms. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

ms.nowOpinion | Trump’s UFC fitness requirements show a double standardTrump’s political career has been a master class in smoke and mirrors — and funny numbers.
Michael Steele
@michaelsteele.bsky.social

Let’s not pretend this is complicated theology. It is not. You cannot stand in front of a golden statue built to glorify a political leader, surround it with preachers, bless it, praise it and then act shocked that the rest of us might consider it a false idol. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

ms.nowThe newest Trump monument disobeys the biblical commandment to ‘flee from idolatry’The Old and New Testament are clear about why Christians should shun a golden statue of a political leader.