'This is bizarre': Onlookers stunned as Trump flagrantly contradicts his own administration on censu

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Published 1 min ago on July 3, 2019 By Travis Gettys

President Donald Trump contradicted two of his cabinet agencies to deny “fake” reports that his administration had agreed to print census forms without a citizenship question.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the Trump administration had not offered a compelling legal argument to include the question, and the president at first claimed the White House lawyer would seek to delay the census process.

But the Department of Justice and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said this week the administration would go ahead and print forms without the question to meet the constitutionally mandated deadline.

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Link to tweet

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. He can't stand to admit that he lost, so he's claiming he won.

His cult followers will believe him, and that's all he cares about.

[aquamarina]

24. which is exactly what he is planning to

do next November after the election. Don't doubt it for a moment.

[pangaia]

2. Just an aside... I watche AOC 'interrogate" Wilber Ross

about.. something---

First time I ever saw him..
jeeeezus !!!

He's worse than Carson--- except he DOES shut up

[Judi Lynn]

5. He's the bright guy who suggested workers who had been furloughed could take out loans

to get them by. and said that the loans are federally guaranteed.

Here's Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon as Wilbur Ross:

Link to tweet

[pangaia]

17. god, she is good...

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Wilbur Ross May be key player in Russia Thing

Bank of Cyprus...and he knows how to dummy-up.

[Mme. Defarge]

7. Bingo!

[ArizonaLib]

3. I wouldn't be surprised if they printed the forms WITH the question still in it

purposely.

[LuvNewcastle]

4. I think they might, too.

They don't listen to Congress; why should they listen to the Supreme Court? Who's going to arrest him? That's how he thinks.

[rurallib]

9. I agree - can't believe they would give up that easily

If not that, there must be some group still working on how to undermine the census.

[MadLinguist]

14. Yep. I predict that is exactly what this POS will do

and stick out his tongue, chanting "So sue me!". Then drag every state into court.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Texas GOP rep. advises Trump to 'ignore' the Supreme Court and 'print the Census' with citizenship q

Texas GOP rep. advises Trump to ‘ignore’ the Supreme Court and ‘print the Census’ with citizenship question
Published 1 min ago on July 3, 2019
By David Edwards



Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has advised President Donald Trump to “ignore” the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to allow a citizenship question to be included in the next U.S. Census.

Roy made the remarks during a Twitter conversation about the decision to uphold a lower court’s ruling that the citizenship question could not be included while a lawsuit against the move is being litigated.

Link to tweet

“Completely unforced error,” National Review columnist Dan McLaughlin agreed. “Court confirmed that Trump had the power to do this, if the Administration had handled it competently.”

More:
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/texas-gop-rep-advises-trump-to-ignore-the-supreme-court-and-print-the-census-with-citizenship-question/?utm_source=push_notifications

[Judi Lynn]

11. Hate that photo in the Tweet: Dipstick has Kagan pinned between Gorsuch & Roberts

and he's invading her personal space, like another form of rape, just his style. Trying to intimidate her.

Nasty, creepy little man in a bloated, sloppy man's body.

[leftieNanner]

26. I have the same response

To that picture.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. Only a Certified Turncoat would be so obsessed with everyone else's citizenship

[watoos]

12. Why wouldn't he defy the courts,

no one is going to impeach him.

[Turin_C3PO]

22. I think Adam Schiff

said that if Trump defies a federal court order, that he would be onboard and impeachment would likely occur.

[pnwmom]

13. Didn't take long for my prediction to come true. n/t

[Everyman Jackal]

15. If the question is in there

then people have to refuse to answer it. Everyone. You do not have to answer it if the Supreme Court says it can not be in the census.

[DavidDvorkin]

16. But in reality, if the question is in there

Then instead of ignoring just that question, many will not return the census form out of fear that leaving that question unanswered will bring dangerous attention to them. The effect on the numbers will still be what the GOP wants.

[Everyman Jackal]

19. The it is up to the Democrats to tell everyone to not answer the question.

What crime are you committing by not answering a question that the Supreme Court says cannot be in the census?

[alwaysinasnit]

18. If in fact 45 does put the question on the census form, and there is no pushback, he will have

made the SCOTUS irrelevant. Which in turn would likely lead to all sorts of case law being ignored (think Roe vs. Wade).

[McKim]

23. Not Complying with a Decision of the Supreme Court?

Not complying with the decision of the Supreme Court? This is a dangerous precedent indeed! Are we impeaching yet?

[alwaysinasnit]

20. Just saw this.

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/07/judge-abruptly-schedules-census-hearing-after-trump-tweets-he-may-ignore-court-on-citizenship-question/

Telephonic hearing scheduled.

[riversedge]

21. goodness, Wilbur Ross actually doing the right thing.

[ck4829]

25. It is bizarre