Infighting Is Funny

Via Mediaite: Outgoing Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) has absolutely no love for Steve Bannon. Appearing on Fox News Wednesday — one day after the Bannon-backed Roy Moore went down to Democrat Doug Jones in the general election to replace Strange — the Alabama Senator railed against the Breitbart chairman. “I’ve never seen him accomplish anything,” Strange said. “He has accomplished …

The Daily Beast reports: Rep. Peter King made the cable news rounds Wednesday morning, dropping into CNN’s New Day to jab at former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon in the wake of a stunning Republican loss in Alabama by U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore. “When you lose, you blame. And Republicans are blaming former White House chief strategist Steve …

The homocon Gateway Pundit, the fakey-est fake news site to ever fake its way out of Fake Town, is blaming fellow homocon Matt Drudge (among many others) in a raging post on Roy Moore’s loss. An excerpt: Doug Jones several supporters to thank tonight for his stunning win. Matt Drudge and The Drudge Report for his refusal to report on …

The Hill reports: Conservative writer Brent Bozell slammed undercover conservative activist James O’Keefe on Tuesday after his botched sting on the Washington Post, saying O’Keefe should be “condemned” for trying to plant a fake story about GOP Senate hopeful Roy Moore with the paper. After the Post revealed Project Veritas’ attempt, O’Keefe’s group sent a fundraising email with the subject …

The Hill reports: GOP Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby said on Monday that he did not vote for Republican nominee Roy Moore in the state’s Senate special election. “No, no, no, I voted absentee. I didn’t vote for him. I voted for a distinguished Republican write-in,” Shelby told reporters when asked if he would vote for Moore, who has been accused …

The Hill reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Wednesday that allegations that Roy Moore was banned from an Alabama mall are the latest indication that the GOP candidate shouldn’t serve in the Senate. “I’ve got a general rule, if you can’t be in a mall, you shouldn’t be in the Senate,” Graham told reporters. He added that Moore was …

The New York Times reports: Republican senators and their advisers, in a flurry of phone calls, emails and text messages, discussed fielding a write-in candidate, pushing Alabama’s governor to delay the Dec. 12 special election or even not seating Mr. Moore at all should he be elected. In an interview, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, declined to …

Buzzfeed reports: Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon has told multiple people that he will never work with Milo Yiannopoulos again in the aftermath of a BuzzFeed News exposé linking Breitbart’s former tech editor to white nationalists, BuzzFeed News has learned. Yiannopoulos, Bannon told at least one acquaintance, is “dead to me.” But members of the Mercer family, Bannon’s and …

Mediaite reports: Jake Tapper asked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson this morning rather directly if he did, in fact, call President Trump a moron. Tillerson did not deny it last week, and despite how much Jake Tapper pressed him on it this morning, Tillerson refused to “dignify the question.” Tapper made it abundantly clear to him that if he continues …

Sasse is a tool, but this is fun: Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) fired back at Sean Hannity on Thursday after the Fox News host said he regretted supporting the senator, who has become a vocal critic of President Trump. “Sorry, Sean — you changed, not me. Some of us still believe in the Constitution,” Sasse tweeted. Hannity criticized Sasse after …

Uproxx reports: One of Trump’s current feuds is of course with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, which was the topic of conversation with Neil Cavuto of Fox News Tuesday evening. Cavuto did not hold back, using his soapbox to speak directly to the president over how his various feuds are going to impact his proposed tax cuts. “I’m talking about your …

The Hill reports: President Trump did not imply he was smarter than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, his top spokesperson said Tuesday, claiming his offer for both to take an IQ test was a joke. “The president certainly never implied that the secretary of State was not intelligent. He made a joke. Nothing more than that,” White House press secretary …

Patch reports: White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver a press briefing Tuesday afternoon at 1:45 Eastern. In recent days, President Trump has feuded with Republican Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who has said that the White House is “adult day care.” Multiple reports also suggest that he is still fuming about and NBC article last week that …

The Hill reports: A New York Times reporter fired back Tuesday at President Trump after the president claimed the publication set up Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) by recording his conversation. Trump had tweeted earlier Tuesday that the newspaper set Corker up by recording the conversation. But New York Times reporter Jonathan Martin disputed Trump’s claim that Corker was surreptitiously recorded. …

The Washington Post reports: President Trump proposed an “IQ tests” face-off with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after the nation’s top diplomat reportedly called the president a “moron” and disparaged his grasp on foreign policy. In an interview with Forbes magazine published Tuesday, Trump fired a shot at Tillerson over the “moron” revelation, first reported by NBC News and confirmed …

Mediaite reports: Steve Bannon appeared on Sean Hannity‘s show tonight and the two of them started off by tearing into Bob Corker for his criticisms of President Trump. Corker unloaded on Trump in an interview with The New York Times and Hannity reacted by calling him “arrogant” and an “elitist snob.” He told Hannity they have “total contempt for the …

Politico reports: A day after a Twitter feud erupted between President Donald Trump and Sen. Bob Corker, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday said Corker is “a valuable member of the Senate Republican caucus.” “Sen. Corker is a valuable member of the Senate Republican caucus and he’s also on the Budget committee and a particularly important player as we …

E Online reports: Melania Trump may be living in the White House, but Ivana Trump considers herself President Donald Trump’s original first lady. The first Mrs. Trump gave herself this title during a recent interview with Good Morning America. During the interview, Ivana said she has the “direct number to the White House” but that she doesn’t really use it. …

The Hill reports: Jason Miller, a former aide to President Trump, on Monday suggested Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) resign following his feud with the president, arguing Tennessee’s governor could appoint Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) to take his place. “And look, if Senator Corker is retiring and he doesn’t want to be in the U.S. Senate and he doesn’t want to …

Trump is rage-tweeting from Air Force One on his way to visit Las Vegas victims. Seriously. CNBC reports: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said he has “never considered leaving” his job and is committed to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy goals. On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Tillerson came close to resigning this summer but was urged to …