Trump Thread

[Gilrandir]

So, will Trump be sticking to prepared speeches or are we going to get Foreign Policy on the Fly from his world tour.
No hot spots here, just Saudi Arabia, Israel, Italy, the Vatican, Belgium.
What could possibly go wrong?

Israel is always a hot spot. And SA is the key player in the region and arguably a generator of hot spots.

[Husar]

Israel is always a hot spot. And SA is the key player in the region and arguably a generator of hot spots.

I recommend yet another readjustment of your sarcasm detector.

[Gilrandir]

I recommend yet another readjustment of your sarcasm detector.

Any upgrades or patches you would recommend?

[HopAlongBunny]

So far Trump is on script with no major changes to speak of.
The "Trump budget" is being sent to Congress; its 800 billion in cuts seems to be a wish list, what Congress can actually pass should be quite different.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...-idUSKBN18I26X

[Seamus Fermanagh]

So far Trump is on script with no major changes to speak of.
The "Trump budget" is being sent to Congress; its 800 billion in cuts seems to be a wish list, what Congress can actually pass should be quite different.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-us...-idUSKBN18I26X

You do know that that is SOP for Washington DC budgets, yes? That is true regardless of who the current occupant of the White House is.

[Sarmatian]

Watching the news coverage of the Russia/Flynn/Comey scandal, I have a feeling that Trump is actually going to come out of this stronger than he was.

Flynn is the only real issue, but as he was fired, it's hardly an impeachable offense, and even that is a stretch. The idea that Trump is a Russian puppet is ludicrous and firing Comey is well within his authority, whether people agree with it or not.

He will then appear as a man who survived the "fake media" witch hunt. And the liberal media, that is actually guilty of getting on the bandwagon of comedy shows and viral social network stories will need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. They helped him win the presidency and now they're gonna help him solidify his position. It's all about ratings and clicks, who cares that there's a spoiled brat in the Oval Office.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Watching the news coverage of the Russia/Flynn/Comey scandal, I have a feeling that Trump is actually going to come out of this stronger than he was.

Flynn is the only real issue, but as he was fired, it's hardly an impeachable offense, and even that is a stretch. The idea that Trump is a Russian puppet is ludicrous and firing Comey is well within his authority, whether people agree with it or not.

He will then appear as a man who survived the "fake media" witch hunt. And the liberal media, that is actually guilty of getting on the bandwagon of comedy shows and viral social network stories will need to take a long, hard look in the mirror. They helped him win the presidency and now they're gonna help him solidify his position. It's all about ratings and clicks, who cares that there's a spoiled brat in the Oval Office.

At 70, the label "brat" really doesn't apply anymore. Childish or Child-like behaviors, perhaps...

Agree with you on the impeachment effort fizzle. Somewhat to mostly agree on the media witch hunt stuff creating a "boomerang" of support among his core supporters. However, his ability to get meaningful legislation through is and will likely remain limited. This will undercut his ability to fulfill promises to his core support group. Since he was elected on the basis of doing those thing despite Washington intransigence, when he has to face his votes and note that he was not able to overcome that intransigence, he will inevitably lose some of that thin edge of support that elected him.