1. ‘Something should happen’
Donald Trump stuck his head into the media cabin aboard Air Force One and hinted at a seriously bellicose shift in his Syria policy as Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continued to play on a monitor next to him.
Double feature
Remarkable. Trump asked if Assad should leave.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 6, 2017
Trump: "He's there and I guess he is running things so something should happen." —via @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/QI5irUNqMf
'Something should happen'
I think what happened in Syria is a disgrace to humanity and he’s there and I guess he is running things, so something should happen.
– Donald Trump, aboard Air Force One. Separately, secretary of state Rex Tillerson said there was ‘no role’ for Assad in governing Syria
Trump in 2013
Here's Trump in 2013, as DC was demanding that Obama attack Syria and effectuate regime change against Assad pic.twitter.com/AchURwWVzs
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 6, 2017
2. Trump touts historic success
I think we’ve had one of the most successful 13 weeks in the history of the presidency.
– Donald Trump, who is not quite 11 weeks into his presidency
3. China-US summit starts
Trump welcomed Chinese president Xi Jinping in Florida for their first face-to-face meeting, which is likely to focus on tensions over North Korea and trade.
4. Senate goes ‘nuclear’
Republican majority leader Mitch McConnell enacted changes to Senate rules to overcome Democratic opposition to supreme court nominee Neil Gorsuch. An argument about which party was responsible for partisan paralysis ensued.
5. Bannon said to call Kushner ‘cuck’
Multiple reports emerged of friction between top Trump adviser Steve Bannon and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. One report said Bannon had called Kushner a ‘cuck’ and a ‘globalist’ behind his back: fightin’ words.
Kushner in action
get that battlefield-to-bar look pic.twitter.com/rzIVnB8b37
— David Mack (@davidmackau) April 6, 2017
6. Nunes out
House intelligence committee chairman Devin Nunes stepped down from his role as head of an investigation into potential ties between Russian operatives and the Trump campaign. Nunes blamed ‘leftwing activist groups’.
... and another thing:
"I guess the democrats should not have pulled that chit!!!"
— Peter Wade 🤦♂️ (@brooklynmutt) April 6, 2017
Morning LOL, Thanks @cspanwj pic.twitter.com/jySkf6k2HO
... and another thing:
The president, to @maggieNYT and @GlennThrush, on the Second Avenue subway.
— Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) April 6, 2017
Not a word of this is true. pic.twitter.com/y9pOL3xCrP
... and another thing:
Bannon out. Nunes out. Flynn out. Sessions recused. We won WH & both houses! Imagine if we lost. GOP would be picking up Dems dry cleaning.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 6, 2017
... and another thing:
People carrying 12 packs of beer into the Hart building at 3:30 pm on a Thursday.
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) April 6, 2017
