9.6 Washington Post: Trump reacted to the column with “volcanic” anger and was “absolutely livid” over what he considered a treasonous act of disloyalty and told confidants he suspects the official works on national security issues or in the Justice Department. . . .The phrase “The sleeper cells have awoken” circulated on text messages among aides and outside allies. It’s like the horror movies when everyone realizes the call is coming from inside the house,” said one former White House official
9.5 Supreme Court nominees Brett Kavanaugh refuses to shake hands with father of gun massacre victim, turns his back.
9.5 Trump to Daily Caller: “I think it’s embarrassing for the country to allow protesters. You don’t even know what side the protesters are on. In the old days, we used to throw them out. Today, I guess they just keep screaming.”
TREASON?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 5, 2018
9.3 Sen. Ben Sasse: “The United States is not some banana republic.''
9.3 Eugene Robinson in the Post: President Trump’s incoherence grows to keep pace with his desperation. These days, he makes less sense than ever — a sign that this malignant presidency has entered a new, more dangerous phase. I can’t be the only one who thinks he sounds less like an elected official than like the leader of some apocalyptic cult.''
9.3 Operation Finale
9.2 Dinner at Fig & Olive with Tim and Cathy
9.1 Barack Obama: So much of our politics, our public life, our public discourse, can seem small and mean and petty, trafficking in bombast and insult, in phony controversies and manufactured outrage. It’s a politics that pretends to be brave and tough, but in fact is born of fear. John called on us to be bigger than that. He called on us to be better than that.
9.1 George W. Bush: John was above all a man with a code. He lived by a set of public virtues that brought strength and purpose to his life and to his country. He was courageous, with a courage that frightened his captors, and inspired his countrymen. He was honest, no matter whom it offended. Presidents were not spared. He was honorable. always recognizing that his opponents were still patriots and human beings. He loved freedom with a passion of a man who knew its absence. He respected the dignity inherent in every life, a dignity that does not stop at borders and cannot be erased by dictators. Perhaps above all John detested the abuse of power, could not abide bigots and swaggering. He spoke up for the little guy, forgotten people in forgotten places. One friend from naval academy days recalls John reacted to seeing an upperclassman verbally abuse a steward. Against all tradition, he told the jerk to pick on someone his own size. It was a familiar refrain during the six decades of service.
9.1 Meghan McCain: ``He was a great man. We gather to mourn the passing of American greatness, the real thing, not cheap rhetoric from men who will never come near the sacrifice, those that live lives of comfort and privilege while he suffered and served.''
9.1 Washington Post: President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds that clear majorities of Americans support the special counsel’s Russia investigation and say the president should not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions.