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The 2018 midterm elections have yet to happen, but President Donald Trump got his first challenger for the 2020 Republican primary over the weekend. It’s someone who’s very popular among conservatives: bestselling author Brad Thor, who is known for his thriller novels.
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Thor announced his candidacy in several tweets on Saturday....

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/04/22/trump-just-got-his-first-challenger-in-2020-gop-primary-and-hes-a-very-famous-conservative




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Too damn soon.

I'm sick of the constant campaign mode for the throne anymore.

Besides, running as true Conservative in the Republican Party is a dead-end and a waste of time considering the rules changes they made that pretty much give the hand-picking of national candidates to the RNC and the Establishment.
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Has Egg McMuffin announced yet?

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Has Egg McMuffin announced yet?

He did. He also announced his VP. Hash Brown.

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He did. He also announced his VP. Hash Brown.

I never sausage a thing!

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I never sausage a thing!

I guess we will be getting a McFlurry of puns now.

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I might vote for his brother, Odin. But just to get near his sister, Valkyrie.


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He did. He also announced his VP. Hash Brown.

It would have been Mayor McCheese, but he was assassinated on Family Guy.

 

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I've heard the name but know absolutely nothing about him. By whose definition is he famous?
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Thor huh?  Well, the rallies will be ummm...nice... to watch.


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Thor huh?  Well, the rallies will be ummm...nice... to watch.



@RoosGirl  - meet Brad Thor; supposed conservative commentator and author.



I Believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.  I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.

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I guess we will be getting a McFlurry of puns now.


Grimace and bear it.
I disagree.  Circle gets the square.

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@RoosGirl  - meet Brad Thor; supposed conservative commentator and author.



Crap, another politician that's a disappointment.

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Crap, another politician that's a disappointment.

Somehow I just can't see him and Trump in a debate ... I mean just look at those hands!!!

I Believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.  I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.

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I've heard the name but know absolutely nothing about him. By whose definition is he famous?


Thor had his 15 minutes during late spring, 2016, when he said something some people interpreted as an assassination threat on Glenn Beck's program.....

He is a danger to America and I got to ask you a question and this is serious and this could ring down incredible heat on me because I’m about to suggest something very bad. It is a hypothetical I am going to ask as a thriller writer.

With the feckless, spineless Congress we have, who will stand in the way of Donald Trump overstepping his constitutional authority as President? If Congress won’t remove him from office, what patriot will step up and do that if, if, he oversteps his mandate as president, his constitutional-granted authority, I should say, as president.


http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/05/25/brad-thor-glenn-beck-trump-tyrant/

I disagree.  Circle gets the square.

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Too damn soon.

I'm sick of the constant campaign mode for the throne anymore.

Besides, running as true Conservative in the Republican Party is a dead-end and a waste of time considering the rules changes they made that pretty much give the hand-picking of national candidates to the RNC and the Establishment.

I don't know the guy but I think the sooner the better.  Keep Trump in line.  Have we seen any progress on illegal immigration?  Then he takes on his good pro illegal immigration, pro gun control buddy Giuliani onto his legal team.
AG William Barr: "I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a firm that I subsequently joined for a period of time."

Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary resigned under pressure concerning his "sweetheart deal" with Jeffrey Epstein.  He was under consideration for AG after Sessions was removed, but was forced to resign instead.

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I don't know the guy but I think the sooner the better.  Keep Trump in line.  Have we seen any progress on illegal immigration?  Then he takes on his good pro illegal immigration, pro gun control buddy Giuliani onto his legal team.

12th Dimensional Underwater chess we can assume.
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12th Dimensional Underwater chess we can assume.

Genius.
AG William Barr: "I'm recused from that matter because one of the law firms that represented Epstein long ago was a firm that I subsequently joined for a period of time."

Alexander Acosta Labor Secretary resigned under pressure concerning his "sweetheart deal" with Jeffrey Epstein.  He was under consideration for AG after Sessions was removed, but was forced to resign instead.

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Fine with me if he runs, I know who he is, novelist. I've read 2 or 3 of his books, a bit in the Tom Clancy mode.

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'I'll Clean Trump's Clock' - Author Brad Thor Announces He Will Challenge Trump in 2020
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On Saturday, bestselling author Brad Thor announced that he will challenge Donald Trump in the 2020 election. "I cannot believe it falls to me," Thor told MRCTV
https://www.mrctv.org/index.php/blog/im-author-brad-thor-announces-he-will-challenge-trump-2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Thor

He was the one who was on the show with Glenn Beck, when, they got allegedly, a bit controversial, talked about in the wikipedia entry.

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Still don't know who he is.

Apparently 'very famous' was a bit of a reach.  I never heard of him either.
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