I hope Theresa May keeps Donald out of England and away from the Queen. I don't think the little Queen, soon to be 92, should be forced to meet and entertain the Boor-in-Chief.
My goodness! Could his desire to be photographed with the Queen be more obvious? What a child he is! Imagine what he might say to her!!! " I hear your mom lived to be real old-what do you think your chances are, Liz?" "That Diana, whoa, she was a nut case...but good looking!"
It's as if we've sent a screeching band of chimpanzees to Davos.
Trump is a perpetual embarrassment to the US, and that immense posse of Cabinet and staff Davos-wannabes he's taken with him is even worse.
I wonder how long it will take the US to recover from all this -- if we ever do.
Trump is a perpetual embarrassment to the US, and that immense posse of Cabinet and staff Davos-wannabes he's taken with him is even worse.
I wonder how long it will take the US to recover from all this -- if we ever do.
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He will whinge about how unfair trade policies are to the US, and everyone will smile politely, murmur soft comments behind their hands, and ignore the toddler in the ill-fitting suit. As long as they can get what they want from his cabinet, they'll just ignore him.
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A false rumor? Who on this earth would want to know this man or have anything to do with him -- maybe Israel (which will ultimately, I believe, be to their detriment. Mr. Trump has proven to be a very ignorant man who cares only about himself. It's been said many times before, but bears repeating -- he's an embarrassment to this country and the world. And it's not just Mr. Trump's ignorance, which is mighty, it's his meanness and determination to act on every crazy and ignorant fantasy he has had in life. He will be gone one day and he and his horrible family will not know what hit them -- their lives will be shuffled off to one of the darkest and most ignorant times in American History.
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His 'Fair trade' and 'America First' doctrines can hardly be inconsistent with his zero sum game approach to trade in which there has to be a winner (America) and a loser (the counterparty).
Trump just delivered more money to the elite that controls the world’s purse string - what is not to like? “Fools rush in”. The cuts in humanitarian aid help fund the tax cuts.
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The last sentence quote by Erekat sums up the entire root of the problem, the dignity of the Arabs. Dignity, pride, honor are the defining characteristics of the people who refuse to negotiate and instead make demands. It is the same characteristic with which they commit honor killings. The same characteristic which causes them to honor murderers by naming streets and squares after them and calling them martyrs for Palestine. The same characteristic wherein parents of attackers against Israelis are proud of their children when they are killed and rewarded for life with money for dead Israelis.
It is this false sense of honor, dignity and pride which prevents them from negotiating and instead they issue demands. Defeated parties do not issue demands. If they had wanted an independent sovereign state they could have achieved their goal with Barak & Olmert, with Obama & Kerry. On the contrary Abbas goes to the EU & UN with his demands that Jerusalem be the capital of Palestine and the only way they will accept the US as mediator is when Trump renegs his acknowledgement of Jsalem as capital of Israel Foreign entities do not dictate to the US where its embassy shall be seated. The capital of the PA is Ramallah. The capital of Israel is Jsalem. Trump stated clearly this reality. If the Pals refuse to see or speak to USVP Trump is justified in witholding and withdrawing US $$ to PA/UNWRA, after all their pride, honor and dignity is more important than the welfare of their people.
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Trump is rocking Davos and the main stream media hates it. After 50 years of high stakes negotiating Mr.Trump is running discussions with foreign leaders and Corporation big shots and doing it naturally. A far cry from the previous community organizer.
Mr. Netanyahu thanked Mr. Trump profusely for the Jerusalem recognition....
"[I]t recognizes the present reality, and peace can only be built on the basis of truth."
... ("and I will tell you what the truth of the radical right is, and I will tell you it is the real and only truth and America will believe me...they will buy whatever we have to sell, " thought Netanyahu.)
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I look forward to him coming to the UK, the protests will be "unpresidented" I hope Trump is kind enough to take May back to the US with him and stay there.
Netanyahu is a liar. His version of "history" amounts to religious mythology. Yahweh gave the Jewish tribe certain lands with Jerusalem as its capital? Well, of course! What else would Jewish prophets proclaim? As with the U.S. myth of manifest destiny, prophets proclaim what their audiences want to hear. Over time, myth becomes "fact." But the real fact is not a bit of it has anything to do with a supreme being. It emanates from mortal humans who must justify their behaviors by invoking the blessings of a higher being. Allah, Yahweh, and God must be cringing in shame at what they have wrought upon the earth.
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Well at least it is out in the open that the US government answers to Israel.
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The optics weren’t reassuring in Trump’s sit down with Teresa May. The Prime Minister had the look of the proverbial canary in the coal mine getting its first whiff of methane gas as Trump was (as usual) blathering on to the gathered assembly.
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I don't like President Trump's personality, and I disagree with him on many issues. However, I am delighted to see that for the first time in a long time we have a president and vice president who are truly supportive of Israel.
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Ms. Haley has now completed her transformation into a DJT toady.
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Dear NYT:
Watching on cable TV today, I was struck by Trump's command of the international business roundtable that he hosted, announcing tens of thousands of new jobs moving to the USA. But I guess this was not relevant to Mr. Baker's reporting on Davos?
And appropos of the PLO, no mention of John Kerry whispering in Abbas' chief aide's ear to hang tough against Trump and to expect big changes in the US presidency? Also not relevant?
Watching on cable TV today, I was struck by Trump's command of the international business roundtable that he hosted, announcing tens of thousands of new jobs moving to the USA. But I guess this was not relevant to Mr. Baker's reporting on Davos?
And appropos of the PLO, no mention of John Kerry whispering in Abbas' chief aide's ear to hang tough against Trump and to expect big changes in the US presidency? Also not relevant?
Israel is a European colonial project. It is only through a very deluded kind of Israeli nationalism, rooted in bizarre ideas about "ancestral land", that anyone could deny that simple truth. Israel is a legitimate state today, but its creation was at the expense of the indigenous Arab population. No amount of posturing by people like Netanyahu, Trump, or the embarrassing Nikki Haley can change that. At the end of the day, the Palestinians are too weak to fight back against their oppressors - the Israelis and the Americans. They fight back simply by continuing to exist in the face of terrible injustice and far more powerful forces that are trying to break them. It is sad, but it is the story of perseverance in the face of brutality and bigotry that describes the experience of so many discriminated against people in the world, such as the African Americans, the native Americans, the Aboriginal people of Australia. The Palestinians will continue to exist. So long as they do, their existence will be an indictment of Israeli brutality and the shameful role that the US has played in trying to destroy the Palestinian people.
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Two levels. What Trump said about the Israel/ PLO split is what most people think and believe. But, you get more flies or bees or something with honey. Although the PLO deserves harsh treatment, in the end the US will bend as always. And from this article Israel would like us to that. I'm assuming that this is an opener for negotiation. A Trump tactic.
Very sophisticated buffoonery.
One has to wonder why he didn't run NY Democrat Eliot Spitzer as his VP.
Two really wonderful human beings that only the metro NY city real estate business could have forged.
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So Mays has no self-respect either. No surprise.
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Pence, perhaps to his surprise, discovered that Palestinian Christians are Arabs. Christian leaders in Bethlehem refused to meet him as did Coptic Christian leaders. No mention of this by T and most of the media has forgotten it, too.
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The oft repeated Trump phrase, “...but I can tell you it’s true” is nothing more than narcissistic, self-aggrandizement. He is, however, the best poser ever. Is it me or does his hair appear to be a new shade of unnatural orange?
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In spite of all the vitriol and venom directed in Mr. Trump's direction, he might be doing something right:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/iranian-boats-mysteriously-stop-harassing-...
Funny how that happened under Trump while the harassment was under another president.
"Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization and a longtime peace negotiator, said in a statement. “President Trump could buy many things with his money, but he won’t be able to buy the dignity of our nation.”
Maybe the Palestinians need a new "peace negotiator. One who seeks a solution and a deal (not a dirty word) and spends less time on perceptions of dignity.
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Glad to see that Nikki Haley shows after all that she does in fact belong on the Trump & Co. team, that she's capable of the same kind of tactics her bully-in-chief boss uses. What kind of twisted arrogance do you have to have to be able to blame the Palestinians for withdrawing from negotiations that stopped being negotiations a few weeks ago when Trump suddenly declared Jerusalem off limits to the Palestinians? Our chief diplomatic officer apparently believes that the Palestinians were supposed to stay in the room with a dishonest negotiator, that they are supposed to submit to what Netanyahu spookily calls "the present reality." Haven't we heard this before? Certainly in Thucydides ("The strong do what they will, and the weak suffer what they must'), and a lot in the 1930s. I just thought we were supposed to be better than this. I don't think this is what my father and brothers went to war to fight for.
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Fact is, except for it’s lily-white financial district, London is largely today, an s-h city. Parts of it are indistinguishable from Nairobi. The British, unfortunately, won’t acknowledge. Look other way, stiffen lip, hot-deny, yes. Fix? No way.
The voting public supports this squeamish approach. We know because it took all of three terror incidents election-time to spook the public from giving May a landslide victory, instead granting her barely-workable majority. We also know that from the ethnicity of London’s mayor, his win only possible because of the desertion of the city by thousands who no longer identify it with being British.
Trump relishes in acknowledging reality, he also excels in communicating it bluntly, and proposing fixes without consulting pollsters or the NYT EB. These traits don’t augur well for vibes with May who clearly doesn’t have what it takes to fix her country the Trump way. Boris “go whistle” Johnson, yes, stiff-lips-the-best-I-can-do, no.
When that happens i.e. Boris shoves Theresa, the world can look forward to the arrogant EU finally getting the pain they’ve long been asking for. A football game with penalty corners only, Boris and Trump solo strikers, Puigdemont special guest, the EU cut to proper size. Aah, World War III fought and won without a shot fired. Even Churchill will tip hat from grave.
As for the Palestinians, the lesson to them is the same Chuck Schumer learnt recently: you’re on the losing side, give more, take less. Sorry.
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Trump tells the boys: My thing got this big when I was with Stormy. It was worth every cent I paid her to keep her mouth shut about it.
“He insulted the American president,” Ms. Haley said.
Well, that makes a nice change. I thought it was only Donald Trump who was permitted to ridicule and abuse political leaders who refuse to grovel before him.
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Was Haley referring to this?
Herzl's statements, quoted in a new book by an Israeli scholar, appear to support the claims of those who view Napoleon Bonaparte as the harbinger of the Zionist Movement. But Napoleon's Zionist notions met an untimely death, due, in no small part, to the English and Napoleon himself.
The brief romance took place during then French general's military campaign in the Middle East. In the summer of 1798, he conquered Egypt; and in the summer of the same year, he led 30,000 soldiers through the Sinai Peninsula and into the Land of Israel. On March 7, 1799, Napoleon took control of Jaffa, and then headed north to besiege Acre.
Napoleon intends "to restore to the Jews their Jerusalem," read a French report at the time, while another report claimed that "Bonaparte published a proclamation that calls on all the Jews of Africa and Asia to rally around his flag in order to reestablish ancient Jerusalem."
Herzl Hinted at Napoleon's Zionist Past' Haaretz Jan 26 2018
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"high end negotiating experience?" really?
Somehow I doubt that the folks in Appalachia who voted for him will be on his mind in Davos which is a great tax write off trip for those wealthy folks who actually still pay taxes.
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Mr. Trump was supposed to be meeting with heads of European companies while in Davos. In their eyes, they must now view the US as the new "China". Cheap labor, poor worker rights...they must lick their chops to get into states like Alabama & South Carolina.
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Trump loves Britain.
Trump loves it not.
Trump loves Britain.
Trump loves it not.
Trump loves Britain.
Trump loves it not.
But Britain loves Trump not forever.
Trump loves it not.
Trump loves Britain.
Trump loves it not.
Trump loves Britain.
Trump loves it not.
But Britain loves Trump not forever.
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Maybe President Trump should consult with former President Carter. President Carter would provide valuable experience and strive for real and sustainable peace in the middle east.
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Nikki Haley (speaking about Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas: “He invoked an ugly and fictional past, reaching back to the 17th century to paint Israel as a colonialist project engineered by European powers.”
I'm gobsmacked! Who would dare to suggest that European powers had anything to do with the flight of European Jews to what is now Israel!
OK, I'm kidding. Since Ambassador Haley doubts Mr. Abbas's description of Jewish migration, suggest that she read the description of major Jewish migrations to Israel on the website of the largest denomination of Judaism in the US.
https://reformjudaism.org/history-jewish-immigration-israel-aliyah
I'm gobsmacked! Who would dare to suggest that European powers had anything to do with the flight of European Jews to what is now Israel!
OK, I'm kidding. Since Ambassador Haley doubts Mr. Abbas's description of Jewish migration, suggest that she read the description of major Jewish migrations to Israel on the website of the largest denomination of Judaism in the US.
https://reformjudaism.org/history-jewish-immigration-israel-aliyah
The world is seeking leadership. Look no further than in France to a young man who is both smart and confident in his skin--Emmanuel Macron. What really sets him apart from all recent French Presidents is his willingness to give talks and interviews in English. De Gaulle is rolling around in his grave.
American politicians would be crucified if caught speaking another language. Even Spanish is a problem here.
American politicians would be crucified if caught speaking another language. Even Spanish is a problem here.
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Now that Trump has removed any possibility for a two state solution and done everything possible to please Netanyahu, accept growing settlements, and cowrie to the Israeli right, where is the outrage from all my liberal fellow citizens who claim to be fair-minded humanitarians?
Admit it, Trump-bashers: You didn't see him coming and you don't like what that says about your awareness of what's really going on in this country.
You didn't see him coming because you have 1 news source.
You didn't see him coming bc the Dems tell you they're still the party of the common man and, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary (like Hillary hanging out in the Hamptons with Hollywood celebs while taking millions from countries that oppress women), you believe them.
You didn't see him coming because reality for most Americans has changed but you haven't.
You're like the woman who said she couldn't believe Nixon won because no one she knew voted for him. Talk about a pretentious obliviate.
She, too, was probably shocked and angry to discover that she was the past and not the future.
You didn't see him coming because you have 1 news source.
You didn't see him coming bc the Dems tell you they're still the party of the common man and, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary (like Hillary hanging out in the Hamptons with Hollywood celebs while taking millions from countries that oppress women), you believe them.
You didn't see him coming because reality for most Americans has changed but you haven't.
You're like the woman who said she couldn't believe Nixon won because no one she knew voted for him. Talk about a pretentious obliviate.
She, too, was probably shocked and angry to discover that she was the past and not the future.
Can we ask the Swiss if Trump can just stay in Davos permanently?
I'm sure he'd LOVE it there. It's a great place to hide illegal money, and a huge majority of the citizens are white.
Alas, I don't think the Swiss would stoop that low.
I'm sure he'd LOVE it there. It's a great place to hide illegal money, and a huge majority of the citizens are white.
Alas, I don't think the Swiss would stoop that low.
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I'm sure the wealthy in Davos are interested in new ways to enrich themselves through crooked politics and corrupt governance.
Income inequality is not a problem from where they're sitting.
Income inequality is not a problem from where they're sitting.
I'd like to see some intelligent comments about why our Administration is finally standing up to the manipulative Palestinians. Nobody is addressing the phony, growing rolls of Palestinian "refugees" who are not - one cannot pass on the refugee status anymore than one can pass on the inalienable right to collect food stamps for a life time. Nobody is talking about how the Americans want answers from Abbas how has is able to spend triple millions, in 2017 alone, on paying the families of Palestinian terrorists - prize money. And Abbas cries poverty, but swears he will never stop these payments, nor stop praising the terrorism. OK, how about some honest answers to these issues?
Trump is a fool. Those that support him are fools - utter fools.
The sooner he is removed from office and punished, the better for the entire planet.
The sooner he is removed from office and punished, the better for the entire planet.
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Trump did not recognize Jerusalem as the capitol. Congress did in 1996, and Trump only declined to sign a deferral waiver.
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Netanyahu's tie is almost as long as Trump’s. However I think it’s safe to say the Trump’s is in fact slightly longer.
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What a disgrace. The Tory party inviting 'that man' for a state visit. Londoners are disgusted with May bending over backwards to accommodate this visit. Show some backbone and self respect by rescinding the invite. We are a diverse and welcoming city but welcoming 'that man' and his travelling circus is truly taking the biscuit.
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... and the American bonfire of goodwill rolls on...
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Did Ivanka go with him to lend some expertise?
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...for about 20 seconds, then that demented mind is off onto something else, even the proverbial 180!
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Britain is in Brexit-desperation. They need all the help they an get so May is forced to toadie to Trump. I'll bet she wants to take a shower badly after being within spitting distance of Trump.
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i'm sorry but i just can't be " ... deeply committed" to any agreement from a man who is not deeply commented to marriage vows to his spouse.
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Before the Brexit vote, Barack Obama went to Britain and told the British public that, in negotiating trade deals, the USA would negotiate deals with the EU first as it covered many countries with a large population. Then, much farther down the line, it would negotiate with an independent UK, as the deals would be smaller and less economically important.
Trump should tell the British people that, no matter what path they chart for themselves economically, they will always be our most favored trade partner.
Trump should tell the British people that, no matter what path they chart for themselves economically, they will always be our most favored trade partner.
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Churchill famously said,"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else."
Well, his own Brits are doing the wrong thing after trying everything else.
First a colonial power who worded over the globe - and after loss of America - doubled down on the 3rd world.
And it is worth debating whether Brits caused much of that world to be a 3rd world.
Having surrendered the empire, they attempted to go it alone even though they were only 20 plus miles from a continent.
Using it empire mentality and a "special relationship" with America - they thought they could lord over a fledgling EU - which they succeeded for some time.
Enter Iron Lady - who had enough of a rising EU at British expense. Miffed at this insolence, she blackmailed them who surrendered in reducing British dues to EU.
Years went by, the Europeans and especially the 3rd world fast catching up - Brits suddenly realized they matter little.
Angered, they took a revenge on EU - enter Brexit.
So, it has been a slippery slope for a while.
If not for America and it's "special relationship" which Brits say more often than we do - Britain has the Commonwealth left to lord over.
It's days should be coming. The Brits have hijacked it's chairmanship with its queen. With a new king possible any time, Brits are making head of commonwealth hereditary.
And it's ex colonies are beginning to push back.
They must. India will soon outrank Britain in GDP.
Well, his own Brits are doing the wrong thing after trying everything else.
First a colonial power who worded over the globe - and after loss of America - doubled down on the 3rd world.
And it is worth debating whether Brits caused much of that world to be a 3rd world.
Having surrendered the empire, they attempted to go it alone even though they were only 20 plus miles from a continent.
Using it empire mentality and a "special relationship" with America - they thought they could lord over a fledgling EU - which they succeeded for some time.
Enter Iron Lady - who had enough of a rising EU at British expense. Miffed at this insolence, she blackmailed them who surrendered in reducing British dues to EU.
Years went by, the Europeans and especially the 3rd world fast catching up - Brits suddenly realized they matter little.
Angered, they took a revenge on EU - enter Brexit.
So, it has been a slippery slope for a while.
If not for America and it's "special relationship" which Brits say more often than we do - Britain has the Commonwealth left to lord over.
It's days should be coming. The Brits have hijacked it's chairmanship with its queen. With a new king possible any time, Brits are making head of commonwealth hereditary.
And it's ex colonies are beginning to push back.
They must. India will soon outrank Britain in GDP.
As a lifelong New Yorker, and Jew, I cannot put into words how much I despise the Donald and Bibi.
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Britains situation with the US as shown to everybody‘s eyes today in Davos, is yet a further demonstration of what a pathetically incompetent PM and cabinet runs GB today. Almost every issue this PM touched during her tenure, including Britains relationship with Trump, (whether we like it or not elected as President of the US),has begun and ended in disaster. One can feel very sorry for the wonderful British People that in many ways are being led so poorly and be very worried for their future. And btw, if any proof of her inherent insignificance was needed, May‘s speech in Davos was embarrassingly poorly attended.
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He will be received well in Davos because he is helping a lot of insanely rich people get even richer. Like some here in America, they believe *their* bottom line is *the* bottom line. Make no mistake, however, nobody in Davos is going to see him as a "very stable genius."
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Who is paying the fee for President Trump and his extensive entourage at Davos?
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Anyone who has ever been to these kinds of marketplaces, conventions or gathering of experts knows that everyone says nice things while in the bubble of the event. What really counts is what happens when attendees go home.
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Trump denies rift with Britain--calling it a "false rumor"---this coming from a false president.
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“We’re on the same wavelength, I think, in every respect,” Mr. Trump said.
Oh, great! Now Trump has accused UK's Prime Minister of being a lying, narcissistic sociopath. No doubt this will do wonders for the relationship......
Oh, great! Now Trump has accused UK's Prime Minister of being a lying, narcissistic sociopath. No doubt this will do wonders for the relationship......
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So,Trump and Theresa are "very much joined at the hip" on military matters! Can't wait to see the political cartoon for that one.
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He just wants a State Dinner with the Queen and an invitation to Prince Harry's wedding...bucket list.
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Trump has much more cultural affinity with Netanyahu and Israel. I find the thought of him visiting Britain repulsive and can’t understand why the US does not have the self respect to get rid of him.
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The only Britons trump wishes to win over are rich white racists. You know the Davos man
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What does Britian have to do with it? The photo says it all. We along with Israel have alienated the world with our arrogance and our aggressive take no prisoner foreign policies.
Good luck to us both, we will need it, as America slips into mediocrity thanks to decades of spending on defense rather than infrastructure and education, and Israel, no longer having big brother to fight their battles, will be lucky to survive.
Good luck to us both, we will need it, as America slips into mediocrity thanks to decades of spending on defense rather than infrastructure and education, and Israel, no longer having big brother to fight their battles, will be lucky to survive.
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The only good thing, is no matter where he sits, Trump is at the kids table.
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Sure do hope this helps lower Theresa May's popularity some more. Her government is on the take, doing its best to imitate the worst of US kleptocracy. The National Health is already in big big trouble, and they're selling their soul for more fossil fuels while putting obstacles in the way of real clean energy.
Her lack of affect perfectly reflects her lack of warmth and humanity, my opinion (and some UK friends as well).
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May's lack of affect is appalling. Thank you for your insight.
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Don't be fooled by Trump.
In the photo accompanying this article, he's using his hands to describe the lady-of-the-evening he met last night in Davos and reprising his campaign comment: "When you're president, you can do anything . . . "
In the photo accompanying this article, he's using his hands to describe the lady-of-the-evening he met last night in Davos and reprising his campaign comment: "When you're president, you can do anything . . . "
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This is just a certain American style one also sees in many workplaces: pretend everyone loves each other after you’ve undermined them. I think it has a more straight forward name that I’m not allowed to write here.
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Trumps standard line cause he cannot think of anything else to say. “We really have a great relationship but nobody knows that”. How delusional is that? Yes please go to London. I double dog dare you.
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Trump is Fake Friends with everyone.
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Presidents G. W. Bush and Obama never went to David during their respective two-term presidency, and Clinton went only for its 30th anniversary. Trump, having never been invited as a businessman, never wastes a second to rush there to rub shoulders with elite globalists several levels above him in every standard whom his base despise. This guy has neither shame nor dignity. I don't care about his making fool of himself in world stage, but hate that he will embarrass us and drag down the country with him.
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My coworker swears he went there to drum up the family business to the uber wealthy.
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Hello> Trump is Trump, but he isn't stupid. We have but one Ally , Britain, so we have to get along.
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I will take your word for it that Trump is not stupid. You could have fooled me.
How do you define irony?
Trump, the dumbest person in Davos, will tell how smart and accomplished he is to a gathering of some of the richest and smartest people from around the world who have accomplished much more than him.
Bigger irony?
His followers at home will believe it and crow about it.
Trump, the dumbest person in Davos, will tell how smart and accomplished he is to a gathering of some of the richest and smartest people from around the world who have accomplished much more than him.
Bigger irony?
His followers at home will believe it and crow about it.
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Funny how Trump was never accepted at Davos before.
I'd have gone with, "bray about it," but otherwise, well, yep.
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No Donald, you will not be invited to the royal wedding.
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I’m sorry that President Trump had to cancel his trip to London.
I was looking forward to the riots.
I was looking forward to the riots.
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Too little too late. Shameful PResident!
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Trump, having five decades of high end negotiating experience, is comfortable in high stakes discussions. It seems to the dismay of the progressive US media that Trump is a hit in Davos.
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Now you believe the fake news media.
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So right after Trump threatens to suspend almost all security aid to Pakistan for "their lies and death", the Pakistan Prime Minister Abbasi says he thinks Trump is a "very warm person".
Hilarious! Way to go Abbasi!
Next, tell Trump you think he is a genius and you'll get double the aid you were getting before!
Hilarious! Way to go Abbasi!
Next, tell Trump you think he is a genius and you'll get double the aid you were getting before!
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Deluded.
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His only friend is Netanyahu, but he will be out soon too from the office.
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Abbasi: Trump "is a very warm person, and he engaged me."
Hundred bucks Trump didn't even know who Abbasi was when he "engaged" him.
Hundred bucks Trump didn't even know who Abbasi was when he "engaged" him.
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Maybe both in jail!
State Department, under the STEP program intended for safe traveling, issued a notice just today that travel to the UK had increased terrorism concerns.
Coincidence?
Coincidence?
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“I found him to be a different person from his public persona,” Mr. Abbasi said.
Yes, he's well-known to be an exceptionally good liar.
Yes, he's well-known to be an exceptionally good liar.
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He's the best liar that money can buy.
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Trump is welcomed in Davos for the comic relief he provides. He is out of his league.
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Trump is a double edged sword, on one hand he's rigt about some of the trade imbalances in our agreements hurting some of our domestic industries, he's also right that Pakistan is a bad ally and he was right about the Palestinians not truly negotiating a peace deal with a realistic perspective. note to Palestine, you lost the 1967 and 1973 wars, you don't get to dictate the terms of a deal unilaterally.
On the other hand, Trump is unabashed liar, a blowhard and a self serving carnival barker.
As the Chinese curse says, 'May you live interesting times'....
On the other hand, Trump is unabashed liar, a blowhard and a self serving carnival barker.
As the Chinese curse says, 'May you live interesting times'....
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"... note to Palestine, you lost the 1967 and 1973 wars, you don't get to dictate the terms of a deal unilaterally."
Where is the unilateralism, Ron? Unless you want to use that description to characterise the US-subsidised juggernaut that is Israel's occupying force.
And Trump just took a key element of negotiation off the table. Liar and blowhard, indeed -and a dangerously poor "deal-maker".
If you want Zionism to triumph at any (human) cost, then Trump and Kushner are your men.
If you want peace in the Middle East, they're not.
Where is the unilateralism, Ron? Unless you want to use that description to characterise the US-subsidised juggernaut that is Israel's occupying force.
And Trump just took a key element of negotiation off the table. Liar and blowhard, indeed -and a dangerously poor "deal-maker".
If you want Zionism to triumph at any (human) cost, then Trump and Kushner are your men.
If you want peace in the Middle East, they're not.
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Knocking out someone's front teeth and then trying to trade them back if the cut off their nose isn't actuall negotiating.
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We shall see
Madame Prime Minister, the key to any "success", or at least the avoidance of any damage, in dealing with Trump is to remember, first and foremost, that he is a narcissistic con artist. Let that be your guiding understanding of this unworthy, accidental Fake President. (Play him with a dose of flattery however, if you can stomach such. It works every time. God save the Queen, and dump Trump!)
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Agreed, John ~ this may have been said elsewhere, but I think you've come up with the most appropriate campaign slogan for 2020 (though some may take exception to the 'Queen' mention)
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Yes, the U.S.-U.K.alliance is strong and will withstand Trump. There is no reason to strain the relationship, however, by sending an uninvited guest to London. By insulting the London mayor, retweeting racist sentiments against British Muslims, and by his actions and statements in the U.S., Trump has shown himself unfit to be in polite company in the U.K.
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I have a few questions about the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem. Who is paying for it?
Israel wants it. Did Trump our genius-negotiator-in-chief fail to get Israel to pay for it? (Mexico didn’t want the wall, and they’re not paying for it.) Trump has discredited the FBI and the CIA.
Who will oversee the construction?
Mossad? Since no one else really wants to talk to Trump at Davos,
Netanyahu and Trump need to iron
out these little details on the sidelines or no deal.
Israel wants it. Did Trump our genius-negotiator-in-chief fail to get Israel to pay for it? (Mexico didn’t want the wall, and they’re not paying for it.) Trump has discredited the FBI and the CIA.
Who will oversee the construction?
Mossad? Since no one else really wants to talk to Trump at Davos,
Netanyahu and Trump need to iron
out these little details on the sidelines or no deal.
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we will pay for the move with the billions of foreign aid we give Israel. Far more than we give the people of Palestine
Being British by birth with an extensive family in Britain , I believe the British in general have great admiration for the USA and Americans.
However they cannot believe we would elect a person like Trump who has no integrity , decency and a sense of the position he holds.
Like many other countries Britain is looking beyond the USA to build relationships and trade.
The beneficiary will be China.
Mr Trump threatened to withhold aid from Palestine as they are being disrespectful to us.
Yet Israel has also disrespected our positions particularly on settlements.
We give $3.5 billion to them each year, I for one would rather use that money to enhance our security on both our Southern and Northern borders .
However they cannot believe we would elect a person like Trump who has no integrity , decency and a sense of the position he holds.
Like many other countries Britain is looking beyond the USA to build relationships and trade.
The beneficiary will be China.
Mr Trump threatened to withhold aid from Palestine as they are being disrespectful to us.
Yet Israel has also disrespected our positions particularly on settlements.
We give $3.5 billion to them each year, I for one would rather use that money to enhance our security on both our Southern and Northern borders .
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Carsafrica: "We give $3.5 billion to them each year, I for one would rather use that money to enhance our security on both our Southern and Northern borders" - what???? I hope you mean to keep all the Americans who want to move to Canada out of the North????
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So the real captains of industry get to meet the oracle of deception. What a difference an election has made.
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Trump and and his inexperienced, crackpot advisors are making fools of themselves and shaming our country every tine they open their mouths. Mnuchin started off with a bang, manipulating our currency right out in public. Like his daddy, Trump, Mnuchin is seeing that the cost of exports go down with the sinking dollar thus helping exporters the expense of American consumers who are facing a huge increase in the cost of everything they buy from abroad ...which is just about everything Americans buy.
How much currency manipulation do you suppose our trading partners are going to accept? How much will the American consumers accept? Are they ready for a 10-20% increase in everything they buy from Walmart? We’ll find out, won’t we.
How much currency manipulation do you suppose our trading partners are going to accept? How much will the American consumers accept? Are they ready for a 10-20% increase in everything they buy from Walmart? We’ll find out, won’t we.
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The only "false rumor" would be of Trump's sanity or decency. This disgusting fake president is congenitally unable to tell the truth.
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The reason there are no tariffs on
Chinese goods coming into the US is because Walmart lobbyists would be flooding Congress and Walmart Shoppers would be in the streets.
Chinese goods coming into the US is because Walmart lobbyists would be flooding Congress and Walmart Shoppers would be in the streets.
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Yep, the Walton family would not be near as wealthy as they are if they were buying and selling domestic made products.
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Trump may end up transacting with leaders of other countries but he’s burned himself too badly to ever be capable of securing anyone’s trust.
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Don't expect to play golf with Trump and get past trying to win. But do buy his used cars, he has several for sale.
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All joking about the person, Mr Trump aside; I got to tell you that the 'modalities' of the visit of an American president and his legation is both, impressive and risible at the same time. Helicopters, limousines, legions of security staff flown in into Switzerland days ago.
Wow, compare this to our president travelling home for the weekend, using public transport: https://goo.gl/images/sfBCXK (2014)
Wow, compare this to our president travelling home for the weekend, using public transport: https://goo.gl/images/sfBCXK (2014)
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This is because anyone spewing hatred wherever he goes needs protection.
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Nothing says "America is open for business" like new tariffs and ICE crackdowns!
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We love America but we don’t like Trump. We know he doesn’t represent the vast majority of you. May doesn’t speak for us.
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If the Prime Minister doesn't 'speak for us', then who does? Or are we, and should we remain, voice-less?
He can't help himself , the man has no self control . Can just hear the gasps and snickers in the room , one foot goes before the other straight into his mouth ! Economic success , a delayed boon to Obama's economic policies that got us out of the hole George Bush dug . No shame whatsoever, typical of a flimflam man.
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If Trump thought critically before he opened his mouth there would be no broken ties to mend.
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People aren't going to invest in the US if they can't even get a visa to come visit. Trump has shown repeatedly that the world doesn't matter to him -- nor do its populations.
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Lonely Hearts Column:
Uninspiring, stubborn Prime Minister with a penchant for mediocrity and deportation seeks boorish, unsophisticated loudmouth to enjoy isolationism together and forge a special relationship. Likes: long walks hand-in-hand in the White House, walls and trade deals. Hates: the EU, immigrants and fake noos. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Uninspiring, stubborn Prime Minister with a penchant for mediocrity and deportation seeks boorish, unsophisticated loudmouth to enjoy isolationism together and forge a special relationship. Likes: long walks hand-in-hand in the White House, walls and trade deals. Hates: the EU, immigrants and fake noos. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Nobody believes a word he says. Not even members of his own party.
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'America First' translated at the WEF is America Last -- fitting that he will speak last and everyone will have already left...
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The thing about globalisation is that it does not actually need the United States. Whilst the USA is currently the biggest single market, it is still just 350 million, whose purchasing power is significantly financed by credit, no savings.
An integrated and well developed global market is massive and eminently successful. It has already lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. It works, perhaps not to the liking of the United States whom previously enjoyed massive economic superiority and therefore coercive advantages.
Trump is a characterture of the ugly face of America and it’s bullying.
That photo shot of Netanyahu and Trump is a pin up shot of two bullies mutually backslapping. Both of them are universally intensely disliked.
The so called Middle East peace process? Peace entirely on Israel’s terms and dictate,and rubber stamped by the USA.
Four or eight years of Trump is going to kill the international influence. Just look what has happened in just 12 months. Even Britain has come to realise that they cannot rely on the USA.
An integrated and well developed global market is massive and eminently successful. It has already lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. It works, perhaps not to the liking of the United States whom previously enjoyed massive economic superiority and therefore coercive advantages.
Trump is a characterture of the ugly face of America and it’s bullying.
That photo shot of Netanyahu and Trump is a pin up shot of two bullies mutually backslapping. Both of them are universally intensely disliked.
The so called Middle East peace process? Peace entirely on Israel’s terms and dictate,and rubber stamped by the USA.
Four or eight years of Trump is going to kill the international influence. Just look what has happened in just 12 months. Even Britain has come to realise that they cannot rely on the USA.
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I had to smile at his proposition that he's facilitated the ME peace process by 'taking Jerusalem off the table'.
Yeah, given it to the Israelis - but of course you Palestilians can come visit.
The damage has been done. When there is no trust their is no partnership. Certain small minded racist politicians suck the air out of diplomacy and refuse to acknowledge the world is complex and maybe one should surround themselves by true brilliant minds who can move the country and the world forward.
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The photo says it all: two idiots praising one another, with Jared, the great peacemaker, in the foreground.
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Yup. The great peacemaker who has access to daily classified intelligence reports but who doesn't have a full security clearance despite 40 bungled re-filings over the past 12 months. Mind you, the probability that Mueller has him fairly and squarely in his sights must be a huge distraction.
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Please preserve us from The Trump Pomp and Circumstance visit. I know you guys are probably seeking a vacation from him, but why does he get dumped on us?
Oh yes, another not so great leader in a red suit was foolish to offer the lunatic a stay at the Palace, rubbing shoulders with our elderly and polished Queen. Chalk and cheese, what on earth was she thinking?
Before the Trump bugle doctors our response to the horrendous news that he will indeed be coming this year; a little message...he is truly unwelcome, deeply unpopular and regarded as something you'd have on the door at a nightclub, not someone riding in a gold coach and sleeping at Buck House.
Anyway, plenty of time to put our creative touches to his favourite outdoor trimming - flags, plenty of them, millions in fact!
Oh yes, another not so great leader in a red suit was foolish to offer the lunatic a stay at the Palace, rubbing shoulders with our elderly and polished Queen. Chalk and cheese, what on earth was she thinking?
Before the Trump bugle doctors our response to the horrendous news that he will indeed be coming this year; a little message...he is truly unwelcome, deeply unpopular and regarded as something you'd have on the door at a nightclub, not someone riding in a gold coach and sleeping at Buck House.
Anyway, plenty of time to put our creative touches to his favourite outdoor trimming - flags, plenty of them, millions in fact!
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What was Nikki Haley doing when Netanyahu insulted the President of the United States on the floor of the United States Congress? That is the point at which I stopped supporting Israel in any way, shape or form.
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It's not a "false rumor" in the UK, where vast numbers petitioned parliament not to allow Trump to visit, and it's certainly not "false" that all of my UK friends would prefer him to stay away.
Mend fences? How about not wrecking them in the first place? But that would mean thinking first, or shutting up, both things the man is incapable of
Mend fences? How about not wrecking them in the first place? But that would mean thinking first, or shutting up, both things the man is incapable of
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The Washington Post is reporting that Trump is relentlessly rude to the British prime minister in conversations and phone calls. He bullies her like he does every woman, interrupting her, monopolizing the conversation, and ending it when he's done.
When will someone make this asinine, incompetent excuse for a president pay for his behavior? Never -- as long as Republicans control Congress.
When will someone make this asinine, incompetent excuse for a president pay for his behavior? Never -- as long as Republicans control Congress.
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May looked extremely uncomfortable as Trump rambled on about how much they like each other. Her face disagreed, certainly she had to restrain herself from rolling her eyes.
These quotes from Trump are typical, full of fluff, right out of high school.
These quotes from Trump are typical, full of fluff, right out of high school.
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Leaders of the world beware, this man is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is in Davos only for himself, and has no respect for anyone. He certainly does not deserve the publicity. Please ignore him and go about your business!
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I just dread that Trump in Davos will embarrass us with his his bragging about how well our country is doing and blatantly taking personal credit for that. Rooster crowing is not going to impress this audience of economic movers and shakers who know full well already why the sun comes up.
And acting tough by touting "America First" as Trump so inelegantly does it will turn foreign representatives off, too. You'd think that a master dealmaker as Trump claims to be would understand better that the best outcome is awin for all involved.
And acting tough by touting "America First" as Trump so inelegantly does it will turn foreign representatives off, too. You'd think that a master dealmaker as Trump claims to be would understand better that the best outcome is awin for all involved.
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The only way trump will visit England is if he buys a ticket. He is not wanted in the UK.
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"Mr. Trump insisted that the perception of tension in the historically close British-American relationship was a “false rumor” and indicated that the two sides were discussing the possibility of a later presidential trip to the island."
Well, isn't that telling? I guess we now know that his definition of a "false rumor" is anything he wishes weren't true.
Well, isn't that telling? I guess we now know that his definition of a "false rumor" is anything he wishes weren't true.
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And May sat there nodding her head like she agreed with him. What a shameful display by the both of them.
Trump in the midst of the authentic wealthy. They're probably saying to each other, great, the entertainment has arrived!
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This is hilarious, thanks! :)
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And they're counting the silver before he leaves.
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He's not even that entertaining.
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I think the world knows exactly what Trump is. They are not going to believe a thing he says
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Trump and “May-be Not” (as The Economist calls the British Prime Minister)
What a perfect match. One a crude narcissist, the other a bumbling fumbling bureaucrat
With the combined leadership experience of walking over the cliff, one on purpose, one without realizing the cliff is there
Vive La France! Thank goodness for French and German leadership in the democratic community
What a perfect match. One a crude narcissist, the other a bumbling fumbling bureaucrat
With the combined leadership experience of walking over the cliff, one on purpose, one without realizing the cliff is there
Vive La France! Thank goodness for French and German leadership in the democratic community
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We might as well love each other...because most other countries do not love us.
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Our National, International, and now Galactic embarrassment continues.
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Finally, a president that stands up for America.
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Yep. He stoops to conquer alright.
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Trump can say that America is open for business.
All the things that made America great -- a place where people want to come -- have been destroyed by Trump.
So why would any companies want to come here now?
All the things that made America great -- a place where people want to come -- have been destroyed by Trump.
So why would any companies want to come here now?
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What do you mean, "stand up for America"? He doesn't even take his cap off indoors or hold the door for his wife. And he doesn't know the words to the national anthem.
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His only friend Netanyahu. That says it all.
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Don't fogrget his other pals, Duterte, the new Saudi strong man, and of course Putin.
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Although she's no " stable genius", May's not a dumb as our GOP congressmen and will not be duped by anything Trumps says about repairing relationships. Most of the smart people in the room will just wait out the Trump era, hoping it is very short, before making any real plans to deal with the USA. Trump and Netanyahu are two snakes intertwined like a decietful cadeuceus representing disease instead of healing.
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Both Brexit and Trump are Russian phenomenons. If we were in 1945, would we allow Tokyo Rose to influence our election? The GOP is complicit and not acting on todays intrusions. I would never have Imagined John McCain and Lindsey Graham being led around by the nose by this sick distortion of democratic principles. But here we are.
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How can he possibly mend strained ties? Who's going to believe him? Are there really that many fools out there in the world? I don't think so. All I see is a bunch of world leaders nodding their heads and smiling and then walking away thinking: "Yeah, right."
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When Trump tweets with occasional CAPITALIZED words interspersed, he seems like a befuddled teenager. Dear God, please no-one show him the emoji characters.
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Seriously, he could not pass a 4th grade English class.
Sad.
Sad.
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Best comment ever!!
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Trump always wants to have it both ways. First he lambasts and ridicules America's closest allies, then turns around and asserts that the rift is a "false rumor." He might be getting away with that kind of alienating immature behavior here in the U.S., but elsewhere he'll be in for a rude awakening. They will see right through him for what he is — a transparent fraud.
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The biggest challenge Britain faces in that "special relationship" with America is a president incapable of any kind of thinking that isn't magical and self-justifying, and whose word is worthless, here today and probably gone tomorrow.
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Oh, we know all about the trust issues. He is an unwelcome guest, very unwelcome.
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What does Wilbur Ross know about trade treaties? Just another cabinet officer in hate with his department.
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In the accompanying image, Netanyahu is sitting like the good "teacher's pet" he is.
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Netanyahu and Trump are the perfect pair sidelined at Davos, forever associated with each other, and together a visual reminder that there will be no peace in the Middle East until both of them are long gone.
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Wrong. Trump is the teacher's pet.
False rumor? Forget it and forget going to the U.K. Millions will be out to jeer, not cheer you.
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Out to jeer. That's one reason Trump hasn't visited the U.S.A.'s northern neighbor since he became President. There used to be a tradition that a U.S. President's first foreign trip was a quick dash up north to visit Canada's capital Ottawa. The PM and President would shake hands and be nice to each other. Obama continued the tradition. But Trump still hasn't visited Canada for more than a year. You'd think that he wouldn't be worried about the kind and polite next door neighbor. The reason he hasn't done it is that both Canadian and American officials know that there would be tens of thousands out in the streets protesting against his presence. Loud crowds too. Rude Canadians. The world would be watching closely. Not good for the White House.
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Mr. Fisher, my Canadian experience runs over decades and goes from St. John's to Victoria. Canada sets a world standard for inclusion, health care, education and diversity. With Toronto and other cities, and some with majority foreign born citizens under the Maple Leaf flag, you're fortunate to live in a county not only in ascendancy, but with world wide respect and admiration. That goes for the Trudeau family as well even if you don't agree with all of Justin's policies. To say this American is envious is putting it mildly. See you this summer as we holiday in a civilized country where my chances of getting my head shot off are a lot lower than down here.
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Let's also note that despite devastating wildfires and mudslides Trump hasn't visited California either.
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Fingers crossed, I hope a good working relationship and a trade agreement between the US and the UK is forthcoming. We are both unpopular nations at the moment, the UK because it voted for Brexit and the US because it voted for Trump. Global politics has very little respect for democracy as we ordinary mortals view it hence the coldness shown by the EU and business leaders.
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I wonder if any of the people who just came here to rant about Trump even know about the tariffs countries like China slap on our products, while products coming in to America have no tariffs, we are putting our own workers at a disadvantage. Of course the foreign leaders dislike Trump - they love a deal that favors them , they have been getting over on us for years.
Trump just spoke about the Palestinians , how we give millions to them and yet they won’t even meet with our Vice President, now he says “ that money is on the table “ who is the last President to talk tough to the Palestinian like that , the leaders of the World from the Palestinian to the Germans ( another country that slaps tariffs on American imports) , absolutely loved things the way they were they loved ripping us off.
Trump just spoke about the Palestinians , how we give millions to them and yet they won’t even meet with our Vice President, now he says “ that money is on the table “ who is the last President to talk tough to the Palestinian like that , the leaders of the World from the Palestinian to the Germans ( another country that slaps tariffs on American imports) , absolutely loved things the way they were they loved ripping us off.
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Tariffs on imported products--say solar panels hurt us because its the American citizen who pays a higher price for a product than they used to. This wouldn't matter as much if the same product was being produced in the U.S. by our own workers. Hopefully--but not necessaily--the homegrown product would cost the American consumer less than the imported one. But this theory falls apart if there -are- no American factories making refrigerators or--if for whatever reason--it costs our factories more to produce them. One of the other side-effects of putting tariffs on imported goods is that people on a limited income do without a replacement or upgrade because they can't pay the higher price. If you want to a strong U.S. econmy, do not depend or self-defeating tariffs much less 'trickle down'. Wealthy people & international firms DO NOT create more products because they just got a windfall from the federal gov't. Why should they pay the salaries of additional workers & for raw materials when there's no middle class Americans who can afford to buy them? Demand has to come first. This happens when middle/working class Americans get more 'discretionary income' over what's needed for food, medical bills, and rent/mortgages. The worst possible move to help 99% of Americans was giving all the potential/additional spending power to the 1% -- who will send it to the Caymans or use it to build new enterprises anywhere but here. Don't be fooled by taxcuts GOp-designed to be short-lived.
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Nobody is taking advantage of the American businesses that sell product in the US. These companies made the decision to buy cheap. We are taking advantage of the people in the rest of the world - poisoning the environments of other countries because they have lower enviro standards, buying stuff made by what can only be characterized as slave labor in countries where working standards don't exist and addicting Americans to buying junk.
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There is a great deal of antipathy in the UK towards the current US president. We Brits are now faced with a nasty dilemma. If Mr Trump is going to parade about in pomp with the Queen, do we go and cheer her, boo him, or stand silent?
Whichever way we decide, he is not going to be able to wallow in the kind of wild adulation that he enjoys from his carefully orchestrated shows with his fan base. Unless, of course, he brings his own rent-a-crowd.
Whichever way we decide, he is not going to be able to wallow in the kind of wild adulation that he enjoys from his carefully orchestrated shows with his fan base. Unless, of course, he brings his own rent-a-crowd.
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Or he could just land at one of those golf courses of his (allegedly paid for with Russian laundromat money)?
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Please -- go boo as loud as you possibly can.
Last week 200,000 walked thru NYC. Every time the crowd was in front of a Trump property, there were raised middle fingers, loud chanting of certain Trump-related epithets.
Last week 200,000 walked thru NYC. Every time the crowd was in front of a Trump property, there were raised middle fingers, loud chanting of certain Trump-related epithets.
Though I think it’s dangerous to be as the republicans are- see no evil in regards to Trump. But equally as dangerous is to take the position that everything Trump says is wrong, and because it’s Trump to think whatever he says than the opposite must be true. In regards to other countries ripping off and getting the better of America he has some good points. America first believe it or not is not a bad policy- for an American. An open mind is very important , without it you can be easily misled...and it seems these days there are many out there trying to mislead us and misdirect us.
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America first is only for a small fraction of Americans.
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He is a pathological liar and as such can not be taken seriously until the “paperwork” is done. He turns a 180 on some subject about every day. He was for it before he was against it. Oh yes, he might change his mind after watching some Faux News fantasy as well.
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Success? Tourism is way down, foreign investors avoid Trump USA and American corporations still invest more in overseas businesses than domestic based thanks to tax loopholes. Trump is an isolationist which only harms America.
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Trump tries to take credit for the US stock market. The worldwide economy is improving, and in context US is going with the trend. The regulations Trump has removed create more liabilities for US companies ... more dirty water and chemical wastelands, more oil spills. Tax savings are a temporary feature, and stock markets can crash. The resiliency of the US takes a hit as a higher percentage of US households fall into lower income buckets. Trump is a short term expediency, a glitter of fake gold, like his name emblazoned on someone else's property.
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Our shmoozer-in-chief is trying to make up for alienating most of the world this past year. Hopefully, he'll at least learn that we don't exist in a void.
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I've read there is a huge entourage accompanying a Trump on this trip. Who are these people, what is their purpose for being there, and most importantly, what is this folly's cost to the taxpayers?
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Must be his 'rent a crowd'.
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The real purpose?
Amnesty?
A ski vacation?
Could be either one?
Trump's rhetoric can work on the only watch FO news crowd, watch the Apprentice crowd. These meetings are filled with people who actually read and analyze things and are well-informed of the facts, unlike Trump who does not believe in facts.
The only thing Trump is going to do is show them how the United States is controlled by a leader who is all bluster and doesn't know what he is talking about. I would put the US current leadership in the "unstable" category, not to trusted but to be managed.
Sadly, Trump gets an F in terms of being an informed and knowledgable POTUS. All these leaders know it.
The only thing Trump is going to do is show them how the United States is controlled by a leader who is all bluster and doesn't know what he is talking about. I would put the US current leadership in the "unstable" category, not to trusted but to be managed.
Sadly, Trump gets an F in terms of being an informed and knowledgable POTUS. All these leaders know it.
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Judging by the many comments:
Nobody wants Trump to be successful,
Everyone wants a bad economy to prove a point,
The enormous gain in employment and markets is due to the past,
Sorry, Trump is proving how right America was right to vote for him.
By the way, the argument that HRC won the popular vote proves only how deluded liberals of both coasts are.
She didn't win, end of the story.
Now respect the will of the people, the office of the President, and work, legally, to make America great.
Nobody wants Trump to be successful,
Everyone wants a bad economy to prove a point,
The enormous gain in employment and markets is due to the past,
Sorry, Trump is proving how right America was right to vote for him.
By the way, the argument that HRC won the popular vote proves only how deluded liberals of both coasts are.
She didn't win, end of the story.
Now respect the will of the people, the office of the President, and work, legally, to make America great.
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From "many comments" you get "nobody wants Trump to be successful?" And, "everyone wants a bad economy?" What an illogical leap. Generalize much?
The economy has always had a 2 to 3 year delay in terms of presidential attribution. Thus, there is always a "shared" level of said attribution between two presidents. I will tell you what "most" of America wants: a strong ,yet decent, kind, and empathetic leader for ALL Americans. Not a brash, crude, racist, isolationist seemingly incapable of intellectual ascent.
The economy has always had a 2 to 3 year delay in terms of presidential attribution. Thus, there is always a "shared" level of said attribution between two presidents. I will tell you what "most" of America wants: a strong ,yet decent, kind, and empathetic leader for ALL Americans. Not a brash, crude, racist, isolationist seemingly incapable of intellectual ascent.
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"Everyone wants a bad economy to prove a point. The enormous gain in employment and markets is due to the past." Well, there is some truth to these points. It's not so much that I WANT a bad economy as that I anticipate a huuuge boom/bust cycle before 2020. It may have nothing to do with who is president, although Bill did create a government surplus that Bush and Greenspan destroyed. As to the gains in employment, the Obama trends continue, yes, but crazy decisions like the solar panel tariff will temper future gains. Both parties threw in with the rich and the inequality problem remains. Americans, except maybe Asian-Americans, are raising kids who are so dumb we have to import people with brains to do the jobs of the future.
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Yup, a warm hug from Trump is similar to a geeting from Satan; very warm, totally untrustworthy.
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He's gone to Davos to tell them how great he's doing, and how wrong their globalist lefty ideals are. As usual, he's right/they're wrong.
Davos is catnip for the worlds #1 Narcissist.
Of course he couldnt resist going!
Davos is catnip for the worlds #1 Narcissist.
Of course he couldnt resist going!
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About those tax cuts and massive increases to the deficit...what is the plan to fund the government? It can’t declare bankruptcy as in Trump’s personal financial model....
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Find the gov't? Huh? Didn't catch that.
I'm still waiting for Grover Norquist* to become his chief advisor.
*Shrink the gov't til you can drown it in a bathtub.
I'm still waiting for Grover Norquist* to become his chief advisor.
*Shrink the gov't til you can drown it in a bathtub.
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Here lies the problem.
Everyone at the Davos meeting is more experienced, smarter, more knowledgeable and more grounded than Trump.
This is not going to be good for America.
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Trump has already made a fool of himself. The UK papers are reporting that he was rude to Theresa May, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, that he interrupted her, and that he wouldn't let her speak. He generally treated her the way he treats a competent woman.
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...or, frankly, how he treats anyone not in the act of mindlessly offering him praise.
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Except that May is not competent. When May became PM, I thought she would prove to be a good one. No longer. Even my true blue Tory mother who always votes conservative and, in her eccentric way, is an ardent feminist now can't stand May.
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And yet, she sat there and took it. Shame on her.
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What success? For all intents and purposes, America is a third world country, so many MILLIONS living in poverty; a small African American community in the South doesn't even have a sewage system for goodness sake! And, women are still 2nd class citizens in 2018! Equal pay, right to privacy/responsibility for health care decisions w/o the interference of old white GOP men illusive etc. , laughable gun control which disproportionately affects women and minorities, laughable family leave/child and elderly care policies which impoverishes women (women lose out on SS when they are not in the work force) etc. etc. etc.
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@ Louise - Yes I want the Times to make exact comparisons to show one after the other comparison with photos illustrating the truth. My USA is 2d or 3d world everywhere I look. A recent Times story: USA worst highway fatality record per 100,000 people/miles driven (on a trolley in Gothenburg cannot check units )
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Nonetheless, what makes a gathering of plutocrats happy does not necessarily make the peoples of the world nations happy. Will the press do their due dligence and report on the growing inequity between the wealthy and the rest of us? Will journalists, when afforded the opportunity, seek comment from these people on their perspective of this growing inequity?
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No doubt Libs will find some way to bash Trump yet again for his America First policies, even though their own champion (Sanders, who got slammed by the DNC) is also anti "free" trade.
Upon Trump election, the NYT (by Krugman) wrote an article entitled "The Economic Fallout" which stated "If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never." And "we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight."
Since then the market is up what, 30+%? GDP growth has accelerated and is on track for 3.5% growth this year? Doesn't sound like a global recession to me.
But Libs will always find a way to spin good economic policy into fake news. I just wonder how they are going to spin Trump's America First message into something bad, when their grassroots essentially agree to the same thing.
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Crashes always follow the high flying economy. The MIC should do really great, currencies can be manipulated.
The economy was great before the Great Depression and the same was true before the collapse at the end of the Bush administration.
Wait and see what will happen when the tax cuts really trickle down.
America first is nationalism nice for home consumption, less nice for global consumption.
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This is something to think seriously about!
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No one wants to come to America.
Trump has no idea what made America great. So he does not realize that his ugliness has already destroyed what made us great.
Trump has no idea what made America great. So he does not realize that his ugliness has already destroyed what made us great.
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