Trump Thread

[CrossLOPER]

I'm sure everybody was waiting for this from our favourite performance artist.

You can thank me later...

At first I thought this was a joke, but then I finally noticed infowars banner.

Husar, what did I say about giving warnings? I don't want videos from delusional nutjobs on my recommendations list. It is very finely tailored for my specific tastes, which includes moe videos of anime girls, and grown men doing let's plays. Don't screw up my only joy in my sad pathetic life.

[Husar]

At first I thought this was a joke, but then I finally noticed infowars banner.

Husar, what did I say about giving warnings? I don't want videos from delusional nutjobs on my recommendations list. It is very finely tailored for my specific tastes, which includes moe videos of anime girls, and grown men doing let's plays. Don't screw up my only joy in my sad pathetic life.

I thought that "you can thank me later..." was a generally accepted warning in the English language. My apologies to the anime girls who depend on your watching the ads before their videos if that does not apply.

[Sarmatian]

Nerds.

"It will ruin my recommendation list"...

I don't care about recommendation list on Youtube. Some other tubes, though...

[Xiahou]

And just as quickly as he arrived.... Scaramucci is fired.

Best twitter response I've seen:

[Seamus Fermanagh]

I guess he would not do the Fandango, so this Bohemian Rhapsody failed.

[Pannonian]

And just as quickly as he arrived.... Scaramucci is fired.

Best twitter response I've seen:

I liked the Daily Show's tribute.

"RIP Anthony Scaramucci, late July 2017 - slightly later July 2017".

[CrossLOPER]

I thought that "you can thank me later..." was a generally accepted warning in the English language. My apologies to the anime girls who depend on your watching the ads before their videos if that does not apply.

How else is this fine young lady going to finance her lifestyle?

[Strike For The South]

I thought that "you can thank me later..." was a generally accepted warning in the English language. My apologies to the anime girls who depend on your watching the ads before their videos if that does not apply.

Under rated joke IMO.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.4ba699a49d8e

This man is going to walk himself right into a crime.

This is fantastic.

[Husar]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.4ba699a49d8e

This man is going to walk himself right into a crime.

This is fantastic.

Trump, advisers say, is increasingly acting as his own lawyer, strategist and publicist, often disregarding the recommendations of the professionals he has hired.

"I know the best people! ...they're all in my mirror every morning!"

[Kralizec]

The boy scout's speech is small beer compared to the shitstorm that is his presidency so far, but it particulary interests me because I used to be a scouts volunteer. I liked how uncomfortable Rick Perry was looking every now and then.

I woudn't know, but I always imagined that American boy scouts were more serious about their values than the scouts in my country, that that they enjoyed far more respect. Well, the latter has proven to be untrue. The man is a simpleton who can't help himself from acting the way he does, so I'm not moved or surprised by anything he does. Only by the fact that GOP aligned people keep tacitly (and sometimes explictly) condoning this kind of behaviour.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Trump is absolutely correct that the media has been on a witch hunt to harm and embarrass him from BEFORE he was sworn in. They, and the establishment, loathe him.

I think, if the media would just leave it all be, that Trump would himself provide ample reason for his not being re-elected as he shows us what he can do as a leader. This Nixon-esque tar-and-feathering by media process is just a means to stymie him.

Of course, the establishment wants him doing exactly nothing of note -- they do not even trust him to fail on his own. I, on the other hand, do.

[spmetla]

He's done this media frenzy to himself. The WH's first press briefing was combative toward all the major news networks, claimed the inauguration crowd was larger than it was and contested the results of an election he had won. All because he couldn't believe that he didn't win the popular vote. That's without even discussing Sean Spicer's demeanor as the spokesperson.

Before he was sworn in he was undermining the sitting President by tweeting complaints about Obama's diplomacy, executive orders and all the mean time failing to find people to fill in the many roles that the government requires.
Out of the 188 Ambassador's positions the State department has we still have 52 vacancies with no nominations, including for major allies like Germany. That's after he fired 80 ambassadors all at once without thought for replacements.

After he won the election he apparently had no plan on transferring control of his business, if the media hadn't made the stink necessary it's possible that he'd be attempting to run his business and the country at the same time.

Not to mention that throughout his whole transition period he continued denying that Russia was behind anything in the election, undermined intel reports that said otherwise etc..

In summary he's brought the media attention constantly on himself through his ignorant and wrong tweeting before and after the election and inauguration. He's brought the Russia issue to the fore because he continues to downplay any involvement of the Russia thereby highlighting their involvement.

I'll agree that the establishment loathe him as well the the media but what has he done or even attempted to do to correct that? Calling everything that's uncomfortable to talk about or negative about you fake news certainly won't get you support from them. Undermining your spokes-people by tweeting thoughts contrary to the spin that they just did to put him in a better light he counter productive too.

Leaving him to fail on his own is the wrong method, we don't need him blundering and bullying his way for 3 and half more years. If he truly wants to do good then perhaps he needs to listen to his advisers, lawyers, and the leaders of the establishment that conducting the business of President requires. When he screws up, makes false statements, undermines his staff, and denies the blatant involvement of Russia it is the duty of the media to call him out and not let up.

George W. Bush and Obama endured no shortage of criticism. Bush had to deal with his legitimacy actually being contested due to the Florida recount issues and butterfly ballots. Remember that TV Show "That's My Bush!" which straight up mocked him for months in a manner far worse than the SNL skits. Obama had to deal with the ire of the Hillary supporters that think he stole her turn to be president as well as the economic collapse that had happened just before the elections. Not to mention the 'birthers' (including Trump) that outright deny that he was even eligible to be President.

The establishment probably wants him to do something of note but he's making no effort to lead the way on any legislation or agenda. He's completely hands off anything that can't be done with an Executive Order. He couldn't even sign the sanctions on Russia today without whining about it, despite it being a bi-partisan success story.

[Montmorency]

I think, if the media would just leave it all be

That's a bit hard to swallow. Why shouldn't the news pay a lot of attention to what the President does? Does She need a honeymoon period? If anything the coverage is insufficient in scope and always fixated on "breaking" news of the moment.

Another more likely problem in the content the media can create are their basic assumptions of America's place and role in the world are, which I'll start a thread on by-the-by.

Of course, the establishment wants him doing exactly nothing of note -- they do not even trust him to fail on his own. I, on the other hand, do.

What's the distinction? Have the President's or his party's failures not been their own because Trump always feels himself needing to engage with media coverage and narratives, which he consumes directly from the White House TV screens?

To expand from the previous chunk, Trump is hampered by no one other than himself. The media doesn't proactively create controversies - "breaking" news, remember - when every day the Establishment is tossing morsels right in their faces. If they really wanted to stymie him, they could set their attention to his administration's changes to policy in Justice and Environment, but I suspect televised news doesn't have the time for it as a rule.


Customarily presidents set legislative agendas and provide technical support and guidance for Congress to put the legislation together. Trump could get a hit of positive attention for even attempting to produce a napkin-sketch of an outline of a law on healthcare or taxes, but it seems his underlings prefer the opportunity to manage their executive departments sub-rosa while the boss takes the flack.

[Husar]

Trump is absolutely correct that the media has been on a witch hunt to harm and embarrass him from BEFORE he was sworn in. They, and the establishment, loathe him.

Trump is himself part of the establishment, has been for years and has basically used this position quite a lot himself.
So when he complains about it this much, it does indeed sound like he never expected to win or to be forced to deliver on his promises.
The first thing he should do to drain the swamp is step down, everything else is just hypocrisy and crocodile tears.

Not to forget that Bannon is basically a media mogul himself and Trump filled his entire cabinet with people from the establishment and then claimed he prefers them because they're, well....established....

As for the media not talking about him, cry me a river and welcome to capitalism, the best system in the world! They HAVE to cover him to stay in business, they have zero (monetary) incentive not to.