This one hits Trump right where it hurts

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Wednesday January 09, 2019 · 9:31 AM PST

2019/01/09 · 09:31

I’ll keep this short and sweet.

Trump has spent a lifetime boasting about getting great ratings. If you thought that nothing else in life is more important to him, you’d be right. Ratings are the only barometer by which Trump measures success.

Well, looks like someone else got the better of him last night…

Nancy Pelosi Tops Donald Trump’s Oval Office Speech Debut In Ratings

With a 29.3/47 in metered markets results on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News Channel and MSNBC, Pelosi and fellow Democrat and Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer’s live rebuttal topped Trump’s Oval Office speech on the government shutdown and his demand for a wall on the southern border. Across the seven nets and down 4 from the opposition, the “temper tantrum” accused POTUS pulled in a 28.1/45 rating in the overnight metrics in the 9 – 9:15 PM ET time period.

CNN: Trump is thinking about firing Rosenstein

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Tuesday April 10, 2018 · 4:17 PM PDT

2018/04/10 · 16:17

Keep this one short, since it’s breaking right now. But seems Dolt thinks this is the path to limit Mueller.

Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein

President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, multiple people familiar with the discussions tell CNN, a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President's personal lawyer.

Such an action could potentially further Trump's goal of trying to put greater limits on special counsel Robert Mueller.