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Yeah, I appreciate the oddness of him being so close with an outlet he trashes so frequently...But the content is what should be knocking people backwards.

 

He straight up said he wouldn't have hired Sessions if he knew he would recuse himself. Sessions, a man I absolutely detest, took a step to try to avoid a conflict of interest, and he gets attacked by Trump for it. That right there shows you his absolute disdain for ethics and avoiding conflicts of interest.

 

He continued to pile on Comey (with lies) and attack Rosenstein for appointing Mueller (while completely whiffing on where Rosenstein lives and implying that his decision was politically motivated because "There's a lot of Democrats in Baltimore"). He also accused Comey of trying to use the pee-pee dossier as leverage by briefing Trump about it. Trump didn't like that the FBI director did his job and thinks something is up.

 

He lied about Mueller in that he implied he was interviewed for the FBI post when in fact he wasn't.

 

Lastly, he continues to try to keep his finger on the scale of the investigation into him and the campaign by saying he'd essentially axe Mueller if he got too close to his family dealings and finances.

 

Of course, there's also just the general lack of focus and odd tangents Trump decides to get off on. And of course, the attacks on Clinton and Obama for what they failed to do with healthcare (did you know Democrats owned and gave away the state of Nebraska in 09/10? TIL), coupled with his complete inability to answer any substantive questions about his own healthcare bill. He straight up said young people can get insured for $12 a year. Pretty ticked off they didn't follow up on that.

 

Unbelievable.

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Some more from the NYT interview. Can he be impeached for saying such amazingly stupid things:

 

Trump explains his extended handshakes with French President Emmanuel Macron

Haberman: He was very deferential to you. Very.

Trump: He’s a great guy. Smart. Strong. Loves holding my hand.

Haberman: I’ve noticed.

Trump: People don’t realize he loves holding my hand. And that’s good, as far as that goes.

 

Trump wants to have a military parade on Pennsylvania Avenue like the one he saw in Paris

Trump: It was one of the most beautiful parades I have ever seen. And in fact, we should do one one day down Pennsylvania Ave.

Haberman: I wondered if you were going to say that.

Trump: I’ve always thought of that.

Haberman: Really?

Trump talks about invading Russia

Trump: Well, Napoleon finished a little bit bad. But I asked that. So I asked [President Macron], so what about Napoleon? He said: “No, no, no. What he did was incredible. He designed Paris.” [garbled] The street grid, the way they work, you know, the spokes. He did so many things even beyond. And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death. How many times has Russia been saved by the weather? [garbled]

Same thing happened to Hitler. Not for that reason, though. Hitler wanted to consolidate. He was all set to walk in. But he wanted to consolidate, and it went and dropped to 35 degrees below zero, and that was the end of that army.

But the Russians have great fighters in the cold. They use the cold to their advantage. I mean, they’ve won five wars where the armies that went against them froze to death. … It’s pretty amazing.

So, we’re having a good time. The economy is doing great.

Trump says the first lady of Japan, Akie Abe, who gave a speech in English in 2014, couldn’t even say “hello”

Trump: So, I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister Abe [shinzo Abe of Japan], who I think is a terrific guy, and she’s a terrific woman, but doesn’t speak English.

Haberman: Like, nothing, right? Like zero?

Trump: Like, not “hello.”

Haberman: That must make for an awkward seating.

Trump: Well, it’s hard, because you know, you’re sitting there for ——

Haberman: Hours.

Trump: So the dinner was probably an hour and 45 minutes.

Trump appears to think the FBI director reports to him

Trump: And nothing was changed other than Richard Nixon came along. And when Nixon came along [inaudible] was pretty brutal, and out of courtesy, the F.B.I. started reporting to the Department of Justice. But there was nothing official, there was nothing from Congress. There was nothing — anything. But the F.B.I. person really reports directly to the president of the United States, which is interesting. You know, which is interesting. And I think we’re going to have a great new F.B.I. director.

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Trump wants to have a military parade on Pennsylvania Avenue like the one he saw in Paris

Trump: It was one of the most beautiful parades I have ever seen. And in fact, we should do one one day down Pennsylvania Ave.

Haberman: I wondered if you were going to say that.

Trump: I’ve always thought of that.

Haberman: Really?

Some more from the NYT interview. Can he be impeached for saying such amazingly stupid things:

 

Somewhere it was reported that he wanted this as part of the inauguration parade and was told "no".

 

Maybe this is why he has a love of Putin/Saddam. They get/got to have those cool military parades.

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Spicer out as press secretary.

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The search for a new appointment began after Mike Dubke resigned from the communications director job in May.

Mr Spicer has been serving as both press secretary and communications director since Mr Dubke's exit.

 

On day one in January, Mr Spicer set the tone of his relationship with the press by bursting into the briefing room to berate journalists for their reporting of crowd numbers at President Trump's inauguration.

 

His proclivity for gaffes and garbling of his words, as well as making debatable assertions, soon saw Mr Spicer's name trending on Twitter.

 

He was mercilessly lampooned on the topical comedy show Saturday Night Live, where Melissa McCarthy played him as a gum-chewing, loud-mouthed thug who brandished his lectern at reporters.

Mr Scaramucci, who has no previous experience in communications roles, is currently senior vice-president of the Export-Import Bank, a US government agency which guarantees loans for foreign buyers of American exports.

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