You get the sense through Trump's rhetoric that he really would like to have a military confrontation with someone. Of course, fooling with the Korea debate is the equivalent of a child playing with matches, which is precisely what our President is doing. Tweets are tweets, but with this guy they are starting to cumulate in such a way as to affect our strategic interests and safety. However unrealistic it may be at the moment, only one solution to all of this comes to mind: impeachment. The Republican leadership would do well to think about this. It's only going to get worse. This guy does not learn.
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"Trump Learns"? Fake news.
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I find it hard to believe that intimidation works well in any industry or government negotiation. Intimidation is a tool, I suppose, when one is threatened. On the street one may warn another that they'll fight back. But I do not believe that those in real estate react well or positively when 'intimidated.'
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Bluster? Ineffectiveness?1. Release any more chemical weapons in Syria and we'll go further than the precision air base strike just accomplished.
1. Result: No further use of chemical weapons by Syrian dictator.
2. Indication that any effort whatsoever to nuke Guam directly or close by will not be tolerated without a severe opposing strike by the USA characterized by fire and fury.
2. Result Red China said they would be neutral in that scenario and the North Korean dictator held off on the strike.
1. Result: No further use of chemical weapons by Syrian dictator.
2. Indication that any effort whatsoever to nuke Guam directly or close by will not be tolerated without a severe opposing strike by the USA characterized by fire and fury.
2. Result Red China said they would be neutral in that scenario and the North Korean dictator held off on the strike.
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They do??? It seems that North Korea and China have responded in a positive way, and congress has voted on sanctions for Iran as well.
My goodness! Where do I start with Donald J. Trump??? I knew we were in for a bumpy ride with the "election" of Donald J. Trump but exactly nothing could have prepared me for the darn hot mess, chaos, insanity that has engulfed the WH since January 2017 which continues to spiral out of control.
It is very clear to the entire world except maybe the Republican Party that Donald J. Trump is totally UNFIT to be President of the USA.
How do the GOP explain that POTUS is an unhinged racist who has ceded his morals and supports neo-Nazis???? America has lost its premier standing on the international scene since Donald J. Trump took up residence in the White House with World Leaders labeling Trump a "Buffon", "Ignorant with limited vocabulary”, etc. SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donald J. Trump's despicable outbursts yesterday in support of White Supremacists is alarming at best and at worst it justifies evicting Donald J. Trump from the WH ASAP.
We all know if President Obama, President Bush,etc. were in office...they will be addressing, participating in the funeral services and consoling the family of the young lady that lost her life on Saturday and calming the whole nation. Of course, White Supremacist Donald J. Trump is not invited to the event.
General J. Kelly…everyone thought the 4 Star General will be able to steer the ship right but we have all seen the total meltdown in the WH since he became the Chief of Staff. Not working...time to leave.
It is very clear to the entire world except maybe the Republican Party that Donald J. Trump is totally UNFIT to be President of the USA.
How do the GOP explain that POTUS is an unhinged racist who has ceded his morals and supports neo-Nazis???? America has lost its premier standing on the international scene since Donald J. Trump took up residence in the White House with World Leaders labeling Trump a "Buffon", "Ignorant with limited vocabulary”, etc. SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Donald J. Trump's despicable outbursts yesterday in support of White Supremacists is alarming at best and at worst it justifies evicting Donald J. Trump from the WH ASAP.
We all know if President Obama, President Bush,etc. were in office...they will be addressing, participating in the funeral services and consoling the family of the young lady that lost her life on Saturday and calming the whole nation. Of course, White Supremacist Donald J. Trump is not invited to the event.
General J. Kelly…everyone thought the 4 Star General will be able to steer the ship right but we have all seen the total meltdown in the WH since he became the Chief of Staff. Not working...time to leave.
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trump is an ignorant fool; unfortunately, others put him in control of what had been a great country.
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America lost its sense when it elected Trump and a senseless giant is bad news for practically everyone, friend and foe alike.
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I hoped for a third party to break up the duopoly of the broken and corrupted GOP and broken and almost as corrupted Democratic Party. Here comes the Trump White Supremacist Neo Nazi Party. Pass the bucket!
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Trump wanted to know why we didn't seize Iraq;s oil fields but was shot down by Mathis but Trump has shown he would seize Venezuela's oil if he could it is his frame of thinking. Torture is also on his menu if allowed to do Trump seems to channel Hitler more and more every day, Americans should be ware Hitler was elected .
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Like his simple-minded and unworldly supporters, Trump views international affairs through a binational lens. Actually, even this is too charitable since Trump clearly believes that it is he alone who can negotiate and bully other nations whether or not he has the backing of Americans, the military or the Congress. Nevertheless, the article does point to the fact that other nations also have a stake in Korea, Iran and Latin America - often more immediate and more strategic that the U.S. Not only is Trump's deal-making a total failure, but he is rapidly shedding America's allies in the process.
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Donald Trump, the president who gets virtually everything wrong.
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So Iranians have finally admitted that they can resume their nuclear weapons program within days or hours. Were we Americans not told by Mr. Obama that the Iranian nuclear deal will put them in a limbo for long enough to give us time to react.
Is that not an important story in itself?
Is that not an important story in itself?
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VJ your fear of Iran is misplaced. They would not talk of uranium enrichment if Trump had not stated his animosity toward the agreement we have in place and directly threatened to throw it out.
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What Lindsey Graham said is providing evidence to the world that the moral rot in our governing party is not confined to the White House. His statement is horrifying on many levels, and it shows a total lack of consideration as well for the political and practical consequences of even saying those things.
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The South Koreans attending that rally on Monday in Seoul had it right with their banner: Trump needs to shut up.
Sen. Lindsey Graham also needs to can it. To say that if millions of people were to die in a conflict that they would die "over there" - meaning North or South Korea and not in the U.S. - is callous and reprehensible. I'm not okay with any elected official being so cavalier with anyone's life. And as for the senator asking the farcical question, "When you're president of the United States, where does your allegiance lie?", I have the answer for him: in Trump's case, not with the United States or its people. He's loyal to only one person, and that's himself. The Republican Party's support of Trump's pathological narcissism and total lack of interest in the country he heads or the people of the wider world may prove to be a grievous and grave error from which they - and our nation - may never recover.
Sen. Lindsey Graham also needs to can it. To say that if millions of people were to die in a conflict that they would die "over there" - meaning North or South Korea and not in the U.S. - is callous and reprehensible. I'm not okay with any elected official being so cavalier with anyone's life. And as for the senator asking the farcical question, "When you're president of the United States, where does your allegiance lie?", I have the answer for him: in Trump's case, not with the United States or its people. He's loyal to only one person, and that's himself. The Republican Party's support of Trump's pathological narcissism and total lack of interest in the country he heads or the people of the wider world may prove to be a grievous and grave error from which they - and our nation - may never recover.
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In order for the US to be saved from the lunatic in the White House, we must place our hope and trust in Senate Majority Leader McConnell's patriotism and integrity.
Just kidding. We know has neither.
Just kidding. We know has neither.
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One big reason why our bloated, draft dodging president should never be in the role of international negotiator. He is totally ill-equipped by temperament and experience. He remains a school yard bully.
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What's the fuss with South Korea? China hath spoken. If the US unilaterally strikes in pre-emptive fashion, China will defend N. Korea; if N. Korea strikes first or provocatively, the Kim is on his own. 'Nuff said, as it was the Chinese that sustained the N. Koreans in the 50s, not the N. Koreans. As for Iran and Venezuela, hopefully Trump's Gens Kelly & McMaster can help him, otherwise we're stuck with Jared and Bannon and everything is up for grabs. surreal
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Which means he is on his own.
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DiJiTs, master of the Art of the Deal, has consistently demonstrated only one move: bluster and bluff. Then it gets called. He loses and blames somebody else. Rinse/repeat.
Mr. President, the boys and I have a regular Thursday night poker game at my place. We'd like to invite you to play - bring a $Billion or so. But there's no blaming the dealer, okay?
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Threatening to use the military option in Venezuela is nothing but an attempt to help Maduro by giving him justification for imposing martial law and cracking down hard on the opposition protesters in the streets. This is quid pro quo for the money the Venezuelan government gave him for his inauguration and is orchestrated by Valdimir Putin. It is further proof that Trump is merely a pawn in Russia's game.
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The guy is a complete disgrace, as are the people who put him in office.
The idiot voters got their idiot president, and now all of America - and the world - are paying the price.
Struggling with job and financial problems - as many millions of Americans do - does not give someone a free pass when they vote a racist moron into the White House.
No, I do not feel sorry for Trump voters in any way. I grieve for the United States of America.
And yes, I do understand them: they are bigoted morons, just like their candidate.
The idiot voters got their idiot president, and now all of America - and the world - are paying the price.
Struggling with job and financial problems - as many millions of Americans do - does not give someone a free pass when they vote a racist moron into the White House.
No, I do not feel sorry for Trump voters in any way. I grieve for the United States of America.
And yes, I do understand them: they are bigoted morons, just like their candidate.
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bluster? it's his sick personality of lies, intimidation, and outright bullying.
nothing to do with real estate.
nothing to do with real estate.
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Trump accomplished something that no one else could - he makes theN Korean leader Kim Jong-un look reasonable and sane. I can only add thatLindsay Graham lost my respect- no one would die here? Think Iraq,Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, and WWI and II. Nuclear fallout would poison the earth and oceans. Such little men with their little ideas and knowledgeable.
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I have been calling this the “NYC Real Estate Model of Trump and Corruption” since Donald Trump launched his campaign in 2015. This city's real estate market is a masterpiece of greed and corruption. When does the city curb the corruption of big (or small) landlords and developers?
What tenant does not have a story of a landlord ignoring housing regulations while raising rents? Remember Rudy Giuliani’s penchant for excusing developers who paved over community gardens? How many projects are begun with no consideration for regulations or New Yorkers because developers know that any fines (if ever levied) will be dwarfed by the profits from the project? In one of the few examples of a loss for greed in New York, Michael Bloomberg failed in his campaign to ram the Olympics down the throats of New Yorkers. How many city politicians are landlords?
Donald Trump is only an extreme example. His son-in-law Jared Kushner’s firm is being investigated for violations of rent stabilization laws. Other landlords and developers (large or small) are no better. New York City is a text-book example (really) of what happens when there is gross scarcity of a critical resource.
Those with monopoly control over a scarce resource abuse the privilege. The catch for the U.S. is that it is no longer the sole owner of many of the resources over which it had monopoly control for decades. That fact is utterly lost on Donald Trump.
What tenant does not have a story of a landlord ignoring housing regulations while raising rents? Remember Rudy Giuliani’s penchant for excusing developers who paved over community gardens? How many projects are begun with no consideration for regulations or New Yorkers because developers know that any fines (if ever levied) will be dwarfed by the profits from the project? In one of the few examples of a loss for greed in New York, Michael Bloomberg failed in his campaign to ram the Olympics down the throats of New Yorkers. How many city politicians are landlords?
Donald Trump is only an extreme example. His son-in-law Jared Kushner’s firm is being investigated for violations of rent stabilization laws. Other landlords and developers (large or small) are no better. New York City is a text-book example (really) of what happens when there is gross scarcity of a critical resource.
Those with monopoly control over a scarce resource abuse the privilege. The catch for the U.S. is that it is no longer the sole owner of many of the resources over which it had monopoly control for decades. That fact is utterly lost on Donald Trump.
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We are now witnessing exactly what happens when you put a bunch of people into place to lead a mega-powerful country who are totally ignorant of their job requirements.
No folks, it is NOT refreshing. It is just dangerous to the entire planet in ways we have not seen in a few generations.
None of these bozos has a clue what they are doing. Except perhaps Steve Bannon, who is currently achieving his heart's desire of utter administrative deconstruction and world chaos.
No folks, it is NOT refreshing. It is just dangerous to the entire planet in ways we have not seen in a few generations.
None of these bozos has a clue what they are doing. Except perhaps Steve Bannon, who is currently achieving his heart's desire of utter administrative deconstruction and world chaos.
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The POTUS has appointed mostly fools and racists to his inner circle; threw the nuclear football around at a golf club dinner at Mar-a-Lago; recently kissed up to assault weapon carrying neo-Nazis...
The list goes on and on ....
His refusal to show us his tax returns now seems quaint . (BTW- where are those returns ?)
The list goes on and on ....
His refusal to show us his tax returns now seems quaint . (BTW- where are those returns ?)
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He was a fraud in business and is a fraud as President.
One of the big differences now is that he has weapons at his disposal.
One of the big differences now is that he has weapons at his disposal.
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This was plain to see when he was campaigning. Anyone who follows world affairs or has an understanding of the U.S. role in the world knows that words matter. The way he ran his mouth, despite what his followers thought, was not presidential or leader-like but foreshadowed the trouble he would cause. Bluster and threats used by bullies and those who can't actually discuss have no place in government.
Proving again he has verbal diarrhea coupled with mental constipation.
Proving again he has verbal diarrhea coupled with mental constipation.
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The assertion that Trump "made it very clear that we will not stand by while Venezuela collapses into dictatorship" is such a laugh, considering how much Trump is doing everything here in the U.S. to foster his own dictatorship. For this remark, Pence once again reveals himself to be an unprincipled stooge.
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"During his rise to power, President Trump proved he has a finely honed sense of what threats, intimidation and bluster can accomplish. In recent days, he has received reminders — including from South Korea, Iran and Venezuela— that geopolitics operates with a different set of rules than real estate or political campaigns."
This is so wrong at every level. First, contrary to the title of the article, he was not successful in real estate, not over the long term (he made some money when anyone could have), he failed ultimately and was only successful at branding and being a clown.
As far as hos rise to power, it wasn't a finely honed strategy, he was just openly racist and sexist and drew support from like-minded people, with a late assist from James Comey and his blundering with respect to falsely implying there was more to investigate about Hillary.
This guy is not some mastermind, he's a dimwitted racist and sexist who plays to his base.
This is so wrong at every level. First, contrary to the title of the article, he was not successful in real estate, not over the long term (he made some money when anyone could have), he failed ultimately and was only successful at branding and being a clown.
As far as hos rise to power, it wasn't a finely honed strategy, he was just openly racist and sexist and drew support from like-minded people, with a late assist from James Comey and his blundering with respect to falsely implying there was more to investigate about Hillary.
This guy is not some mastermind, he's a dimwitted racist and sexist who plays to his base.
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Just to be clear. As someone who has been in and around real estate my whole life, I'm as shocked as any person that so many real estate and financial people around the world buy into the Trump brand. It's as shocking as 45 million Americans voting for the creep. But here in the Northeast we obviously live in a bubble, unaware that so many people in the world buy into stupidity and corruption. As a race, we will struggle to survive because far too often stupidity and greed Trump caution and positive, empathetic moral judgement.
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Threats? How about outright corruption, an utter lack of ethics and an overarching "policy" of negation? So far Trump and his minions have gotten away with gross ethical conflicts of interest to say nothing of the money laundering that is clearly the target of the special prosecutor. Then, of course, there is the dismantling of federal agencies and decades of work done in areas such as the environment, civil rights and consumer protection.
Next to these travesties his threats pale since while none of the objects of them really take him seriously, most if not all rebut him if for no other reason than to make him look the fool he is.
Next to these travesties his threats pale since while none of the objects of them really take him seriously, most if not all rebut him if for no other reason than to make him look the fool he is.
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Let's stop with the knee jerk condemnation of the Presidents strategies. In this case he knew that decades of appeasement and cajoling have not worked. Dictators and bullies like Kim Jung Un respond to strength of force and in Trump he realized he was dealing with a no nonsense adversary who eschewed diplomatic double speak. Trump was clear and concise (Fire and Fury). And ------it worked. It's time for some acknowledgment by the NYT and others.
Was it the Fire and Fury comment or China's threat of "Going It Alone" that caused the PRNK to blink ? I think the latter ...
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How can you not understand that Trump's irresponsible and off the cuff threats against North Korea could have just as easily provoked Kim Jung Un to launch a nuclear weapon at Guam which would almost certainly have started World War III? Trump opens his mouth and speaks without thinking on a daily basis. That is a very dangerous 'strategy' to employ in the age of nuclear weapons and with an adversary who's every bit as mentally unhinged and narcissistic as Trump himself.
Stop kidding yourself. His comment was an ad lib schoolyard bully threat followed by a schoolyard bully threat from Kim about dropping missiles around Guam. Neither of them will pull the trigger. What they did is what they do: talk a lot of smack and issue threats with no consideration for potential consequences. The danger for the entire world is that one of them will miscalculate one day, and have his ego pricked hard enough to actually order an attack for no ther reason than that that will cost people their lives.
There is no way to sugarcoat the lion's share of Trump's actions since moving into the Oval Office with his crew of largely inexperienced family members and staff, a number of them fringe dwelling provocateurs. Many of his choices to head cabinets have been equally controversial and if not completely inexperienced in the areas they now control, are openly hostile to the very existence of the departments they purport to manage. Adding to that the president's shocking lack of intellectual curiosity and basic knowledge of fact based subjects like history and science, his gnat like attention span and belief in conspiracy theories that skew paranoid, his mercurial temper and his authoritarian manner, it's not surprising that his responses to crisis's both here and abroad have been wildly out of sync with the existing and very real world.
From the beginning, Trump made it clear that he expected the presidency to adapt to him and his priorities, not the reverse. Sadly, in that he has been enabled by a cowed party that has allowed him to have his way busting protocols, precedents and the laws of basic civility. His lack of respect for institutions and experts in myriad fields has led to the decimation of departments with decisions that have or will negatively effect millions of people in the country whose well being and livelihoods depended on the continuity of government.
All in all, he is a dangerous disaster and it shows here and abroad.
From the beginning, Trump made it clear that he expected the presidency to adapt to him and his priorities, not the reverse. Sadly, in that he has been enabled by a cowed party that has allowed him to have his way busting protocols, precedents and the laws of basic civility. His lack of respect for institutions and experts in myriad fields has led to the decimation of departments with decisions that have or will negatively effect millions of people in the country whose well being and livelihoods depended on the continuity of government.
All in all, he is a dangerous disaster and it shows here and abroad.
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Inherited New York City real estate wealth does not make a 71 year old Donald Trump a businessman nor a diplomat nor a President of the United States.
Inherited nation state governing political power does make a 35 year old Kim Jong Un more experienced and competent in running a nation state than the entire Trump Cabinet and White House staff combined.
The German British United Kingdom House of Windsor has much more experience and qualification and talent in governing political rule than the German Scottish American House of Trump.
Inherited nation state governing political power does make a 35 year old Kim Jong Un more experienced and competent in running a nation state than the entire Trump Cabinet and White House staff combined.
The German British United Kingdom House of Windsor has much more experience and qualification and talent in governing political rule than the German Scottish American House of Trump.
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The First Rule of Washington:
You never have to explain what you didn't say.
I'd hoped 45 would understand that.
You never have to explain what you didn't say.
I'd hoped 45 would understand that.
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Exactly what kind of military action does our know-nothing president think will work in Venezuela? Military take-overs are usually the beginning of a dictatorship. Maduro is probably even less popular than our president, but there is nothing that can unite people as much as an attack from the outside. What Venezuela needs is food and medicine. Trump needs to convince Maduro that it in his best interest to accept some serious aid instead of killing off his people by starvation or illness. Then we can discuss removing both incompetent men from office.
As for Iran and North Korea, who knows what Trump really thinks, if he thinks at all. Does he understand that nuclear war is not a good option? He can delete a Tweet but he can't un-drop a bomb.
As for Iran and North Korea, who knows what Trump really thinks, if he thinks at all. Does he understand that nuclear war is not a good option? He can delete a Tweet but he can't un-drop a bomb.
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Unfortunately, since this horrendous administration has greatly weakened the Department of State, there might not be anyone to negotiate with Venezuela in a manner that would actually benefit Venezuela.
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Trump now believes he is The Most Powerful Man In The World - that nonsense will leave him when he is charged with 'crimes' and faces his real estate business world again as a REAL LOSER! Who will ever place any TRUST or CONFIDENCE in him - The Least Powerful Man In The World! Of course, he will be able to wall paper his office walls with all of his HIGH POWERED photographs (with REAL World Leaders), but those photos will only remind all of what he has done and will keep doing (destroying our Democracy), UNLESS his impeachment comes sooner rather than later.
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Trump is ineducable. One must have at least a touch of curiosity and a mite of humility - at least enough humility to recognize that one doesn't know literally everything already. Trump has none of those things. No curiosity. No humility. Not even basic intelligence.
I shudder to think of the America my 7-month old daughter may be fated to grow up in. I've always (secretly) sneered at people who say they will leave the country if X is elected. I may be forced to consider it myself, though. When the president -- "my" president, by default -- talks about the "good people" chanting "blood and soil" and making stiff-armed salutes as they march in their torchlight procession, it's just too much for me to handle.
I shudder to think of the America my 7-month old daughter may be fated to grow up in. I've always (secretly) sneered at people who say they will leave the country if X is elected. I may be forced to consider it myself, though. When the president -- "my" president, by default -- talks about the "good people" chanting "blood and soil" and making stiff-armed salutes as they march in their torchlight procession, it's just too much for me to handle.
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Here's a solution to this mess created by the GOP, their voters, and the clown masquerading as President.
Lets' hold a public coronation for this man baby and anoint him King and commensurate with royal responsibilities, strip him of all power.
You see he is too stupid to comprehend the actual role and functions of a President and is more suited to this "trumped" up title.
Let him go home to his gilded bordellos and man caves and let him out every 3 months or so to howl at the moon and have whatever supporters come along and praise him.
Problem solved.
Any takers?
Lets' hold a public coronation for this man baby and anoint him King and commensurate with royal responsibilities, strip him of all power.
You see he is too stupid to comprehend the actual role and functions of a President and is more suited to this "trumped" up title.
Let him go home to his gilded bordellos and man caves and let him out every 3 months or so to howl at the moon and have whatever supporters come along and praise him.
Problem solved.
Any takers?
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...as Stephen Colbert recommended on his show Monday night.
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So did Jimmy Kimmel.
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Where is there any indication that Trump has learned a thing? There is very little doubt of he fact that his empty bluster has negative consequences. But Trump learn? Ha. He thinks he is doing a great job and longs for the next "campaign" rally when his base can shower praise on him for is great work. Meanwhile, he suffers through "fake news", articles like this one that can't see how wonderful he is.
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Trump confuses his success in real estate with talent. If you got into Manhattan real estate in the 1970s and just held on, you'd make a fortune. His daddy gave him $1 million to start and then gave him an additional $13 million when he ran into trouble (plus he also borrowed from from family trusts and had daddy guarantee construction loans). Now lets say you had invested that $14 million in 1975 in the stock market and reinvested the dividends, you'd have a return of 11184.94% (source for stock market returns: https://dqydj.com/sp-500-return-calculator/) which if my math isn't wrong would mean that the return on the $14,000,000 would be $1,565,891,600. Which is what he might be worth today. Trump was born on 3rd base and thinks he hit a homerun.
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He hasn't had any success in real estate, obviously. His only success has come from exploiting his celebrity. And that has brought him to the White House.
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Again or still, Trump violates his oath of office, proves he is a mad man daily, and now tweets and re-tweets for war while off playing golf, and the GOP still do nothing.
His removal is crucial to the sanity and the safety of the American people and all those within missile range of North Korea. I don't consider millions of South Koreans, or even North Koreans for that matter, as just collateral damage because they are not Americans or on our soil. How dare you say that or even think that Trump! I agree with Kim Ji-woon's student banner saying 'Trump, shut up!'
Trump is inhumane and lacks empathy for others. He is also one who dodged being up close and personal to the devastation of war and the suffering of people in it thanks to 4 student deferments bought for him when he was a college student. More importantly, Trump can't identify with anyone not Trump which is a dangerous mental disorder.
His removal is crucial to the sanity and the safety of the American people and all those within missile range of North Korea. I don't consider millions of South Koreans, or even North Koreans for that matter, as just collateral damage because they are not Americans or on our soil. How dare you say that or even think that Trump! I agree with Kim Ji-woon's student banner saying 'Trump, shut up!'
Trump is inhumane and lacks empathy for others. He is also one who dodged being up close and personal to the devastation of war and the suffering of people in it thanks to 4 student deferments bought for him when he was a college student. More importantly, Trump can't identify with anyone not Trump which is a dangerous mental disorder.
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"During his rise to power, President Trump proved he has a finely honed sense of what threats, intimidation and bluster can accomplish." And now he's learning, for the first time, that when you can't just fire the people who disagree with you, all your threats and bluster are meaningless. You actually have to know something.
One could just as easily say that Adolf Hitler, "during his rise to power, proved he had a finely honed sense of what threats, intimidation and bluster can accomplish." But achieving power didn't make Hitler an economic or military genius. Thus, his absurdly titled "Thousand Year Reich" (remind you of anyone?) was utterly destroyed in 12, largely due to his gross miscalculations about so many things.
Trump is a one-trick pony who is no more fit to govern than Mr. Ed. Apologies to ponies everywhere.
One could just as easily say that Adolf Hitler, "during his rise to power, proved he had a finely honed sense of what threats, intimidation and bluster can accomplish." But achieving power didn't make Hitler an economic or military genius. Thus, his absurdly titled "Thousand Year Reich" (remind you of anyone?) was utterly destroyed in 12, largely due to his gross miscalculations about so many things.
Trump is a one-trick pony who is no more fit to govern than Mr. Ed. Apologies to ponies everywhere.
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Most presidents when they come into the job are not really prepared for the challenges of the presidency of the US, but they have the skills to adapt and learn with the exception of our current president. I didn't think it was possible, but we have a president that actually makes W look good. Trump has barely made it past 6 months of his first term and his presidency is disintegrating into mass chaos. The Republicans need to do something quickly as it appears that Kelly has no affect on Trump at all.
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The author repeats a logical fallacy that many ignore when discussing Trump as president vs. Trump as businessman. That is the notion that Trump with his bluster and hyperbole was a successful entrepreneur and it is a question of whether or not he can translate that into to political achievement. However, even a moderately critical assessment of a career that includes 6 bankruptcies and millions of dollars of unpaid debt to sub-contractors and investors would hardly call it a scintillating accomplishment. I would say his presidency is likely to be as successful as his businesses. What's the word....
oh, yeah, sad.
oh, yeah, sad.
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Sorry David, who blinked in North Korea? Give the man his due when he clearly was right in his approach. This across the board criticism of every action undermines the validity of your argument when he is clearly wrong.
Ah, Trump blinked when it came to the North Korea crisis he manufactured. He gave up and walked away, hasn't said a word about it since last Friday.
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"During his rise to power, President Trump proved he has a finely honed sense of what threats, intimidation and bluster can accomplish."
The writer's opening statement is quite misleading. Trump's "rise to power" in real estate (and other nefarious business ventures)- was the result of a very rich father, underhanded dealings, using ponzi-scheme loans from one source after another- and playing the bankruptcy "game."
The writer's opening statement is quite misleading. Trump's "rise to power" in real estate (and other nefarious business ventures)- was the result of a very rich father, underhanded dealings, using ponzi-scheme loans from one source after another- and playing the bankruptcy "game."
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We are hanging by a thread now, our vulnerability on so many self inflicted fronts exposed by the madman in the highest office of the most powerful nation on earth. We are all sitting ducks, helpless to defend ourselves to the consequences of his increasingly dangerous rages. Like a cornered rat, he will attack anyone and everything that challenges him using everything in his power, which is ridiculously vast.
He thought, as the most powerful man in the world, he could force everyone to love him - or at least pretend to love him. But those are falling by the wayside, one by one. So now he retreats from the world and takes his love where he can get it - from the vilest and basest parts of his base. But they should know, he doesn't love them back. He only loves how they make him feel. He needs them more than ever now. The rest of us are fey to him.
He is a person wearing the most powerful suicide on the planet and I'm afraid for all of us.
He thought, as the most powerful man in the world, he could force everyone to love him - or at least pretend to love him. But those are falling by the wayside, one by one. So now he retreats from the world and takes his love where he can get it - from the vilest and basest parts of his base. But they should know, he doesn't love them back. He only loves how they make him feel. He needs them more than ever now. The rest of us are fey to him.
He is a person wearing the most powerful suicide on the planet and I'm afraid for all of us.
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That should read, He is the person wearing the most powerful suicide vest on the planet and I'm afraid for all of us.
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The fact that Trump is unfit to be president was well
known before he was elected. Any attempt to rationalize
or normalize his behavior or his choices is useless. He is
completely unhinged and is a self-empowered bully on the
world stage. This country is suffering the consequences of
those ignorant people who put him in office.
His so-called "presidency" is an embarrassment, but most importantly
it is dangerous. His behavior is sickening and the republican Congress
is complicit in their useless words of "condemnation". They are incapable
of doing their job (they have put party and their self-interests before
country) and they need to be voted out in 2018.
We will continue to be exposed to the worst of the worst until this
administration (in its entirety!) goes away. The special prosecution team
is being deliberate in its investigation and I have confidence they already
have the evidence to impeach and convict. At which point we will have to
endure more "revelations" but eventually, it will bring an end to this national nightmare.
known before he was elected. Any attempt to rationalize
or normalize his behavior or his choices is useless. He is
completely unhinged and is a self-empowered bully on the
world stage. This country is suffering the consequences of
those ignorant people who put him in office.
His so-called "presidency" is an embarrassment, but most importantly
it is dangerous. His behavior is sickening and the republican Congress
is complicit in their useless words of "condemnation". They are incapable
of doing their job (they have put party and their self-interests before
country) and they need to be voted out in 2018.
We will continue to be exposed to the worst of the worst until this
administration (in its entirety!) goes away. The special prosecution team
is being deliberate in its investigation and I have confidence they already
have the evidence to impeach and convict. At which point we will have to
endure more "revelations" but eventually, it will bring an end to this national nightmare.
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Every day Donald Trump more closely resembles a giant cartoon character balloon in the Thanksgiving Day Parade here in NYC: full of hot air, taking up too much space, but completely hollow and easily deflated.
Foreign leaders immediately recognize Donald as a pompous charlatan. Nobody is intimidated by a balloon.
Foreign leaders immediately recognize Donald as a pompous charlatan. Nobody is intimidated by a balloon.
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The headline says "Trump learns..." After yesterday, I doubt that he can learn anything. He just needs to go.
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Every day 45 reminds of the absolute importance of history, geography, and foreign language in our education system. Trump is totally ignorant of our country's role in World History. Ego has been basic to the darkest periods of conflict. Mr. Trump has clearly shown that he is a racist and bigot. But he also takes this stand to please big money that support these same views.
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It's time. Trump must go. This is no longer an experiment to see if he can grow into the office. And, it is up to the Republican Party to show the courage and patriotic interest to remove him.
Idiocy, misogyny, bigotry and incompetence fit the term "high crimes and misdemeanors."
Idiocy, misogyny, bigotry and incompetence fit the term "high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Applying the word "bluster" to someone who "lies about the time of day just to stay in practice" is kind of missing the point.
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I doubt Trump can learn from this, since he seems unable to learn from anything. But it should be clear to most people that the president of the U.S. is not king of the world; he's not even king of the U.S.. He cannot dictate what other countries must do.
Unfortunately Trump's blundering around with empty threats is reducing America's influence worldwide. I'm happy nothing has come of his threat to initiate nuclear war and kill us all, but that huge threat, made with no consequences, makes America look rabid and weak at the same time.
This is just more of the same from Trump, incompetence, ignorance, irritability, and idiocy. Not expecting anything different for the remainder of his time in office, and I pray it's a short time left.
Unfortunately Trump's blundering around with empty threats is reducing America's influence worldwide. I'm happy nothing has come of his threat to initiate nuclear war and kill us all, but that huge threat, made with no consequences, makes America look rabid and weak at the same time.
This is just more of the same from Trump, incompetence, ignorance, irritability, and idiocy. Not expecting anything different for the remainder of his time in office, and I pray it's a short time left.
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The words "Trump" and "Learned" should never appear in the same headline. He never learns anything. He is impervious.
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Of course what President Moon said makes sense.
But Trump has no awareness of what he doesn't know, is ignorant on most every topic important to governing, and has no desire or ability to listen to others & actually learn anything.
He'll never learn civility, how to think cogently with the greater good in mind.
The various presidents of other countries can try and remind him that their well being is just as important as that of the US, but trump will never listen to anything but applause and adoration, wherever he thinks he can find those.
Trump will clearly die a fool and ignoramus. I hope the rest of us survive somehow.
But Trump has no awareness of what he doesn't know, is ignorant on most every topic important to governing, and has no desire or ability to listen to others & actually learn anything.
He'll never learn civility, how to think cogently with the greater good in mind.
The various presidents of other countries can try and remind him that their well being is just as important as that of the US, but trump will never listen to anything but applause and adoration, wherever he thinks he can find those.
Trump will clearly die a fool and ignoramus. I hope the rest of us survive somehow.
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Putin must be rubbing his hands with glee. He doesn't even need to collude with Mr. Trump to erode the US's international standing when the man is so willing to do it of his own accord.
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Old, trite and oh so apt. A bull in a china shop.
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Trump is amazing; he took office without a shred of moral authority to govern, and yet now he has even less.
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Trump is throwing diplomacy, the language of international relations, out the window with his threats and bluster. The results could very well be catastrophic. Isn't it enough that the U.S. looks like a fool in the eyes of the world? Must this country be responsible for the deaths of untold millions as well, in some Trump invented disaster history will never forget or forgive?
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In Trump, the American news media are really "meeting their Frankenstein." The windfall they horded in the campaign and run-up to the election was too irresistible for them to tell the American people what a sick man Mr. Trump really is.
They tried to make Mr. T seem like a viable candidate, and gave him the free air time to cast his evil spell over the consciousness of the country.
How did this happen? I blame the media.
They tried to make Mr. T seem like a viable candidate, and gave him the free air time to cast his evil spell over the consciousness of the country.
How did this happen? I blame the media.
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Threatening military action against Venezuela was one of the most stupid things that Trump could have said against President Maduro. No Venezuelan wants to be invaded by another country, no matter how they may hate the present government. No Latin American government would ever support a military action against Venezuela. Doesn't Trump know that the era of gun boat diplomacy is over?
Probably not!
Probably not!
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Threats never work. Not even in real estate. To work, threats must be backed by some leverage. Obviously, Trumps are not.
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The headline on page one uses the word "learns". This man learns nothing from every situation encountered.
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Grand juries should complete their work ASAP and issue indictments for Jr., Kushner, Flynn, Sessions, and others in the Trump circle. If he pardons, Trump should be impeached. He will then resign. The alternative is a dictatorship under martial law.
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Why do you think Erik Prince, Blackwater Killer-Cowboy, is hanging out up there all the time? They are "locked and loaded."
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That Maduro is a dictator who is driving Venezuela to ruin is an undeniable fact.
However, Trump has absolutely no right to intervene militarily in that country. We should try every legitimate means to bring about a return to constitutionality and legality there, but a military action is illegal, immoral and counter-productive. Trump simply has no idea how to deal with foreign affairs. He is totally inept, ineffectual and is a real danger to democratic institutions.
However, Trump has absolutely no right to intervene militarily in that country. We should try every legitimate means to bring about a return to constitutionality and legality there, but a military action is illegal, immoral and counter-productive. Trump simply has no idea how to deal with foreign affairs. He is totally inept, ineffectual and is a real danger to democratic institutions.
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Congress must do it's duty and impeach Trump! His alt-right advisers also have to go! This talk of "fire and fury" is getting us closer to a confrontation/conflagration. Time to stop this before we find ourselves in another war! What are Trump's Generals thinking?!
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To be impeached, he has to do something illegal, not just stupid.
In 1970 Gerald Ford said "The only honest answer is that an impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at any given moment in history; conviction results from whatever offense or offenses two-thirds of the other body considers to be sufficiently serious to require removal of the accused from office..." Congressman Gerald Ford, 116 Long. Rec. H.3113-3114 (April 15, 1970)
True, there are differences of opinion as to what constitutes "high crimes and misdemeanors" but it does seem pretty obvious to a lot of people that Trump qualifies.
True, there are differences of opinion as to what constitutes "high crimes and misdemeanors" but it does seem pretty obvious to a lot of people that Trump qualifies.
Impeached -- and removed. To only impeach does not mean he is removed.
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a president who was never in government or the military?
can't say his voters weren't warned. trouble is, the rest of us are paying the price.
can't say his voters weren't warned. trouble is, the rest of us are paying the price.
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I'm sad to say this but Trump followed by "learns" is the very definition of fake news.
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The Grifter, Liar and Racist in Chief. also known as “45“, is an unknown entity.
Bluster and bullying has been is trademark but time will get to him and the downfall will be a heavy crash.
Make it sooner than later.
Bluster and bullying has been is trademark but time will get to him and the downfall will be a heavy crash.
Make it sooner than later.
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The strategies which allowed Trump to enrich himself don't have the first thing in common with international relations.
For starters, a president brings peoples' lives to the table.
For another, a president has to understand the limits to which other figures will go. No rationality can be taken for granted.
Every day of Trump's ineptitude is a reminder that business experience in no way translates to good governance.
For starters, a president brings peoples' lives to the table.
For another, a president has to understand the limits to which other figures will go. No rationality can be taken for granted.
Every day of Trump's ineptitude is a reminder that business experience in no way translates to good governance.
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The worst president by far of my lifetime is Tantrums Trump, who is himself threatened by seemingly everything. He acts like a rich brat who never grew up. I can't wait until he is voted out or thrown out.
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Successful negotiations involve both carrots and sticks; however, Donald Trump offers only sticks and more sticks. Trump's only approach is to make other countries do what he wants is through threats and intimidation. This no longer works with countries like Iran and North Korea, who only use the sanctions to maintain the support of the affected populous. So much for the art of the deal.
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Kim has announced that after thinking things over, he is not going to launch a nuclear attack against Guam. So maybe threats can be effective in certain circumstances.
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There was no threat against Guam until trump got involved. As far as threats, our so called president is the worlds greatest threat.
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Your statement only makes sense if you actually believe N. Korea planned to follow through with it's blustering. The bottom line is that neither leader has much credibility. Unfortunately for us, our leader reflects upon our country and the statements by our leaders used to be credible.
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