Trump: Gillum will be 'force to reckon with'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 11/17/18 12:34 PM EST

President Trump praised Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum on Saturday, saying the Florida Democrat will be a “force to reckon with” long after the state's gubernatorial race.

“Congratulations to Andrew Gillum on having run a really tough and competitive race for Governor of the Great State of Florida,” Trump tweeted. “He will be a strong Democrat warrior long into the future - a force to reckon with!”

Link to tweet

Gillum has not conceded in the race for Florida governor despite Republican Ron DeSantis holding a narrow lead over him on Thursday.

The results of a machine recount showed DeSantis maintaining a lead over Gillum of about 0.41 points — larger than the threshold required for a hand recount.



Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/417262-trump-gillum-will-be-force-to-reckon-with

[groundloop]

1. Did Tiny visit the Tallahassee Trail while he was at his resort (on the taxpayer dime)????

[PeeJ52]

2. Gee... where did all this "civility" come from all of a sudden?

Did Melania finally convince little Donnie to "Be Best"?

[DonViejo]

3. Either he's running scared or, someone else got hold of his smart phone. eom

[Mr.Bill]

5. Prescription sedation would be my guess. n/t

[mainer]

4. He's desperately trying to find friends

I think he knows the GOP is about to abandon him so he’s making nice with Pelosi and other Dems in hopes they’ll take his side.

[drray23]

7. exactly.

He wants to stay relevant and he has no deeply held political convictions. He will do and say anything to further his own interests, including flipping back to democrat and trying to cut deals and claim victory for stuff we may do in the house.

[flibbitygiblets]

11. +1 He has no ideology. He used to support Dems years ago. Only ran as an R because, as a con,

he saw the opportunity to cash in on the divisiveness and racist tendencies brewing just under the surface after 8 years of a (gasp!) black president. His one skill is reading easy marks, and telling them what they want to hear.

His tune will change in a heartbeat if he thinks he can stay relevant. Dems are known for playing nice and trying to be bipartisan, so, once again reading the tea leaves, he'll suddenly switch directions, and then deny that he did any such thing. He's nothing but an opportunist.

I hope people aren't fooled. Well, his people are always fooled. I hope our side doesn't fall for it.

[targetpractice]

9. Classic narcissist...

He wants to always be on the winning side no matter what... Now that the results of the midterms have sunk in, and he's read the tea leaves... He's gonna support the winning side.

If we had won both the Senate and the House... I would have predicted that he would have signed every single piece of Democratic legislation put in front of him... He doesn't care... He just wants to win, have photo ops, and get praise.

Narcissists are easy to predict and manipulate.

[cstanleytech]

13. The Repugnants can try to distance themselves all they want but they own him and his actions now and

forever.

[denvine]

6. Sorry Donnie, we don't forget!

Just because you took extra meds today, we won't forget what a horrible person you are.

[Maeve]

8. No, really...who grabbed his phone? eom

[Cirque du So-What]

10. Attempted kiss of death?

Perhaps he sees Gillum as a threat and is trying to undercut democratic support. This certainly isn"t his normal assholery, crying 'loser,' etc.

[agingdem]

12. The orange idiot did not write this tweet..

"a force to reckon with"...and what's this crap about warrior?

[paleotn]

14. Someone's tweeting for him again

In style and substance, that isn’t 45.

[paleotn]

15. The Pelosi tweet. Turkish cleric tweet.

Now this. Something very odd is going on. Maybe, like some 3rd world dictator, he’s stroked out and no ones told us yet. Just too weird.

[Polybius]

16. Is the race over?

It hasn't been called as far as I know.

[peekaloo]

21. Gillum conceded Saturday.

and trump can blow his tweet outta his ass.

[The Liberal Lion]

17. Folks, I thought we were already in the twilight zone, but this is really getting weird.

Democrats better hold firm. This "charm" offensive is not only off putting, but it's obviously another one of Donnie's cons.

[PSPS]

18. "a strong Democrat warrior" and "a force to reckon with"

The first is a RW slur which marks this as entirely unserious.

The second is something said in a WWF promo, not by someone who is supposed to work on behalf of everyone in the country.

[jgmiller]

19. His only idealogical touchstone is himself

He doesn't care who he supports as long as they support him and make him look good. Like any good con-man he can sense when the con is running out of steam now he needs new marks to keep him going. He knows he's in trouble and he knows that the dems have things they want to do other than get him, if he can give them the things they want it might save his bacon so he's going to try and help them.

[BlueStater]

20. If he had won, he'd still be attacking and slandering him.

Notice how this bitch NEVER congratulates a Democrat when they win an election. Only when they lose does he manage to fake a few nice words.

[Dan]

22. Trying to create a future strawman

[Mopar151]

23. Preventive todaying.

In case all shit goes wrong, and he ends up in exile at Mar-a-Lago, he's gonna need someone to kiss up to.....