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Seth Meyers details the work done to clean the White House post-Trump: 'Getting ketchup off the Constitution'
January 21, 2021
Thousands had to be spent to clean the White House after President Donald Trump and his family stayed in the residence for four years. While reports maintained that the fumigation was due to the coronavirus pandemic and a need to ensure sanitation, "Late Night" host Seth Meyers thinks something else was afoot.
"Scrubbing out Diet Coke rings, pulling loose hair out of the drain, trying to get ketchup off the Constitution," he said, detailing the work that had to be done. "I know they're saying that this is because of COVID but even without the pandemic if I were moving in after Trump anywhere I'd want the place fumigated. The guy was glued to his TV, barely left his bedroom, and only ate fast food. That place probably looks like a locker on 'Storage Wars.' Or a studio apartment in a rent-controlled building after the tenant, who lived there for 80 years dies. There's just piles of old newspapers, loose change and a collection of weird ceramic pigs."
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He sat quietly as the brisk Washington breeze blew his wild, silver hair; his hands neatly folded over his lap clad in knitted mittens. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) made a fashion statement during the inauguration of his friend President Joe Biden Wednesday, but more he made a statement about America.
Jen Ellis, a teacher from Essex Junction, gave Sanders the mittens several years ago. They're made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles. Sweaters that warmed the days of many through harsh Vermont winters and bottles that touched the lips of thousands of Americans warmed the hands of a United States Senator.
<p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9ef5c9f63dd3d17bded0d9cc5f9132f1" id="cb3bd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352104473691242499"><div style="margin:1em 0">Inauguration Topshots:
A photo by @AFP's Brendan Smialowski showing Senator Bernie Sanders and his lovely warm mit… https://t.co/05A9jyEM31</div> — AFP News Agency (@AFP News Agency)<a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/statuses/1352104473691242499">1611201802.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><p>Many wore tight-fitting gloves, separating each finger in leather-clad division. Sanders' brought each of his fingers together, encased in the loving, home-spun, warmth of unity. </p><p>"But the answer is not to turn inward, to retreat into competing factions, distrusting those who don't look like you do, or worship the way you do, or don't get their news from the same sources you do," Biden's voice sang out across the empty Washington streets. </p><p>Sanders' hands weren't jammed into the pockets of isolationism. They were gathered in a congress of devotion. </p><p>Many have responded to the poetic moment of Sanders sitting simply. His hands warm with a passion for America's future. Feeling the zeal of the moment, and embracing the sense of community and heart, Americans have put the historic moment in some of the greatest moments of history. </p><p>Satire aside, you can see the photos below: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a98a7a739a339b9196656af1098e0c93" id="35ea4"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352089774211923969"><div style="margin:1em 0">Undefeated. The internet...🤣😭 https://t.co/eFKJuXNt4w</div> — Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@Rex Chapman🏇🏼)<a href="https://twitter.com/RexChapman/statuses/1352089774211923969">1611198297.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a1a9e6b3a9f394fe57a106f152eadf00" id="8151e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352095858024710147"><div style="margin:1em 0">Bernie and his mittens: a meme thread https://t.co/DrAH5q5WMe</div> — Dirtycracker 🌊 (@Dirtycracker 🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/statuses/1352095858024710147">1611199747.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/3Mgm2Aj7cE">pic.twitter.com/3Mgm2Aj7cE</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352095943659835392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/bNTPoVWNXx">pic.twitter.com/bNTPoVWNXx</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096049733783556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="88a13d3a15d274efdacf8278e7446d1f" id="9d3e5"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351978643627630594"><div style="margin:1em 0">https://t.co/ORws5m9YIY</div> — Cheeky Nando 🌹⚓ (@Cheeky Nando 🌹⚓)<a href="https://twitter.com/WonkingClass/statuses/1351978643627630594">1611171801.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/q40waHRviK">pic.twitter.com/q40waHRviK</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096115429093382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/EsaJqkC4Bj">pic.twitter.com/EsaJqkC4Bj</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096177391611904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/a6pkSJUM0x">pic.twitter.com/a6pkSJUM0x</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096254193520647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/DKm3aKDdxi">pic.twitter.com/DKm3aKDdxi</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096508351565825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/Ae3tsyJlgX">pic.twitter.com/Ae3tsyJlgX</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096587061850112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/tT9UF8uTWr">pic.twitter.com/tT9UF8uTWr</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096636445618176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/1wd4b4EE9u">pic.twitter.com/1wd4b4EE9u</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096725616500736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/25yvoe3ugC">pic.twitter.com/25yvoe3ugC</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096834861359106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/49fHwhwK7W">pic.twitter.com/49fHwhwK7W</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096883800481795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/NSBjboFJmL">pic.twitter.com/NSBjboFJmL</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096941417623553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/W3GG2EemIV">pic.twitter.com/W3GG2EemIV</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096984748929033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/f4vaCWdwlX">pic.twitter.com/f4vaCWdwlX</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352097219684528129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/e8IuOfrNXK">pic.twitter.com/e8IuOfrNXK</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352097388056481792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Before this meme loses its charm, here's my contribution to Bernie sitting with mittens. I wonder what his quirk is? 🦉🚿 <a href="https://t.co/WcYVGHq9Ku">pic.twitter.com/WcYVGHq9Ku</a><br/>— Owl in the Shower🦉🚿🦇☮️ (@History4Life92) <a href="https://twitter.com/History4Life92/status/1352107213163212800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">On Wednesdays, we wear mittens.<br/>--Bernie (probably) <a href="https://t.co/c5m1lqEzcS">pic.twitter.com/c5m1lqEzcS</a><br/>— T.J. from Blue Georgia 🇺🇸 (@ChattFC42) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChattFC42/status/1352102655464796162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Presenting: Lofi Bernie Sanders. <a href="https://t.co/BIKFjaabYO">pic.twitter.com/BIKFjaabYO</a><br/>— GOOD (@good) <a href="https://twitter.com/good/status/1352017084897611779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/jLQKTeskxd">pic.twitter.com/jLQKTeskxd</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352096316806062080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/JEELF4dAYN">pic.twitter.com/JEELF4dAYN</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352098088115200004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><a href="https://t.co/2skuaJpI2I">pic.twitter.com/2skuaJpI2I</a><br/>— Dirtycracker 🌊 (@dirtycracker) <a href="https://twitter.com/dirtycracker/status/1352097483774693376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8b4e1995fec43e59808c57cfc2b22858" id="dd555"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351998503740960773"><div style="margin:1em 0">I am once again asking you not to touch the artwork.
H/T to @elissaolinsky for the #AltText lift!… https://t.co/D3blOQ2goZ</div> — The Phillips Collection (@The Phillips Collection)<a href="https://twitter.com/PhillipsMuseum/statuses/1351998503740960773">1611176536.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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Trump put Senate GOP in tough spot with 'crony pardons' ahead of impeachment: Top Republican
January 20, 2021
Former President Donald Trump released the full list of 145 pardons in the early hours of Wednesday morning, but some of those are already problematic for Republicans, reported Politico.
Elliott Broidy, a GOP fundraiser, pleaded guilty in a foreign lobbying scandal. GOP Maine donor Michael Liberty, was "convicted of making illegal campaign contributions — and who was once described as 'Donald Trump with a Maine accent.' Drew Brownstein, a hedge funder and son to a Colorado lobbyist. All of those added to the other political cronies like Steve Bannon, Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.
<p>"The granting of even more sleazy crony pardons as the clock ran out on his one term," Politico cited GOP election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg, "will define the nature of his presidency."</p><p>Republican strategist Mike Madrid similarly told Politico that he expected a few "unseemly" pardons, but that these were "a whole different level."</p><p><span></span>"This is pardoning your friends who are doing illegal behavior on your behalf," Madrid said. "It's all of his henchmen."</p><p>While the move is an inside-baseball game, there were so many of the "crony" pardons that it creates a story around Trump's corruption and desperation to overthrow the 2020 election. </p><p>"That Trump's Tuesday night combined another tranche of sleazy crony pardons with revoking his 2017 revolving door lobbying ban he bragged would drain the swamp will burn in the legacy of his presidency," Ginsberg said. "And not in a positive way. In his hubris, he apparently didn't consider, or didn't care, how this might impact the Senate Republicans who will now be asked to ignore his actions and save 'his reputation' in the impeachment trial."</p><p><span></span>Just as Trump was pulling out of the White House, it was also revealed that he rescinded his ban on Trump staff not being able to become a lobbyist for five years after leaving office. In 2017, Trump made a big production signing Executive Order 13770, saying that he campaigned on "draining the swamp." But when it came to the end, Trump withdrew the pledge. <br/></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/donald-trump-pardons-460932" target="_blank">Read the full report at Politico. </a></p>
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