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Samanfur wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 12:28 pm Kelly has openly stated that in the unlikely event of Trump calling for a vote on war powers, he'd vote against for the quoted reason.

Why would Trump call for those powers, though? He does what he likes whilst Congress has proven that it's nothing more than somewhere to get free money in return for doing fuck all. If it disappeared, nobody would notice.

Agreed, but somebody (possibly NBC) asked him the question.

The Democrats reckon they have the votes to force Trump to ask for them, explicitly. He's likely just to ignore that, but it may not go down with some of MAGA.

Meanwhile, having posted pictures of Da Chief in his Shitsville-on-Sea 'situation room', the regime are being told that putting up pictures featuring multiple monitors, display boards, documents and other things showing probably highly classified information is overall not a very good idea.

I'm having flashbacks to Angela Merkel's face when seated next to Ivanka Trump at the UN, and wondering what facial expressions will be in the audience for this:

Melania Trump to lead UN security council session, White House says

Melania Trump is set to lead a session of the United Nations security council on Monday, coinciding with the US assuming the body’s rotating monthly presidency, the White House announced.

According to a statement, first cited by CNN, the first lady plans to spotlight education as a tool for fostering tolerance and promoting global peace at the global body, which has its headquarters in New York.

The session, titled Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict, will mark the first time the first lady to a sitting US president has presided over the 15-member council, and kicks off the first session to mark the United States’ latest stint presiding.

The White House said: “Mrs Trump’s leadership will mark the first time a sitting US first lady presides over the security council, as members consider education, technology, peace, and security.”

Typically, security council meetings are chaired by a nation’s UN ambassador or a senior cabinet official. While former first ladies such as Eleanor Roosevelt held influential positions within the UN – Roosevelt helped draft the universal declaration of human rights – none have presided over council meetings while serving as first lady.

Eleanor Roosevelt also had an IQ above room temperature, and could carry an argument in something other than a bucket; but Melania is a Trump, so has to cosplay as something that looks good on her meme coins or her latest coffee table book.