President* Trump

[Vrede too]

"I did better than Shrub," ain't much to brag about.

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Visiting the Trump White House must be like being on acid and walking into Disneyland.

Aaaaaaand, that's pretty much the experience of a BBC reporter at Trump's unscheduled news conference today.

BBC: Trump's most extraordinary news conference

For half an hour the president berated us.
Never had there been a more dishonest group of people.
We were out of control. Wild. Feral. Not to be trusted.
[...]
"Let me tell you about the travel ban. We had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban. But we had a bad court. Got a bad decision..."

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Trump tweet from 2014:



Gotta credit him for running the experiment.

And we thought he was anti-science.

[Vrede too]

What's beyond gross?

Shepard Smith (Fox News anchor) Calls President Trump’s Press Conference ‘Crazy’

... Having said that, however, I really don't see how Trump is going to last 4 years....

I'm inclined to agree, but the counter argument is that he's so vain and insane that he would suffer any humiliation rather than live the rest of his life as a "quitter". Of course, that still leaves open the possibilities of assassination, impeachment, suicide, debilitating illness and natural death.

. . . or commitment to a mental institution.

Bookmakers have slashed the odds of Donald Trump being impeached

The chances of Donald Trump being impeached or resigning without completing his first term as President have more than doubled since he was elected, according to one bookmaker.

When Mr Trump was named as President-elect in November, the odds of him not making it through the full four-year term were 3/1 with Ladbrokes.

Now, following a chaotic three weeks, the odds have shortened to just 11/10....

Donald Trump White House impeachment odds fall into Evens

Donald Trump’s odds of leaving office via impeachment or resignation have been cut.

The 45th President of the United States is now Evens from 11/10, to leave the Oval Office during his first term....

And the Republican’s odds of lasting his full term have also drifted out from 8/11 to 4/5.

It’s also odds-on at 1/2 that Trump is not re-elected in 2020....

Elsewhere, we’re going 5/2 that Trump is replaced as President before the clock strikes midnight on December 31, while 9/2 says the 70-year-old isn’t in charge by the end of 2018.

Meanwhile, it’s 5/4 that Trump heads to Russia at some point this year, while 100/1 says he wins this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

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Latest Trump Tweet:

Thank you for all of the nice statements on the Press Conference yesterday. Rush Limbaugh said one of greatest ever. Fake media not happy!

Rush Limbaugh, the fake media pioneer.

[billy.pilgrim]

What a fucking idiot. I had been giving him some sort of credit for playing people. Nope, he's a goddamn idiot and fox news and morons put this piece of crap into the WH..
Even russia is embarrassed at what they did.

Idiots like seth/bb at some point should also be ashamed. At some point the ends stop justifying the means and you are left with nothing but stupid.

[Vrede too]

What a fucking idiot....

Trump's media bias survey sparks online battle between fans and critics

What a fucking crybaby.

Mainstream Media Accountability Survey

What the heck, I filled it out. Might give some minimum wage tabulator a laugh.

Investigate Donald Trump

To be delivered to Members of the House Judiciary Committee

Vote in favor of a House investigation into Donald Trump’s financial conflicts of interest and ties to the Russian government.

[Mr.B]

"Idiots like seth/bb at some point should also be ashamed."
Call 1-800-WAA-WAAA. I know you don't like me, I just remind myself it's mind over matter.
I don't mind and you don't matter...

"At some point the ends stop justifying the means and you are left with nothing but stupid."
So tell us how your mind feels being left with nothing but stupid.

[bannination]

Latest Trump Tweet: Looking forward to the Florida rally tomorrow. Big crowd expected!

[Vrede too]

Oh my fucking Christ in a Pilates machine.

This picture is so white I need sunglasses.

@POTUS could this picture be any more white?

i mean you got white guys with hair in that picture, white guys with no hair, it's like a benetton ad

@POTUS so why aren't there any people of color in your picture?

Oh look, I see a woman. They've really come a long way.

To be fair, there is one orange guy and the second from the right is pretty red, probably from the effort of lifting both thumbs at the same time.

[Mr.B]

"To be fair, there is one orange guy and the second from the right is pretty red, probably from the effort of lifting both thumbs at the same time.

Still .....

[Vrede too]

Tell the USGA + LPGA:
"Dump Trump! A sexist, serial abuser should not host the most prestigious women's golf tournament in America."

[Mr.B]

Subtle message: ‡ "Remember my info so I can receive junk emails and stupidly believe that affixing my name and email address to every inane petition will actually make a difference. I understand that I'm only seeking attention and hoping to dupe my peers in believing I'm knowledgeable and sincerely concerned with the actual message of the petition." duh.

[Vrede too]

Top national security adviser pick (retired Adm. Robert Harward) reportedly bailed after seeing Trump's press conference (Gen. David Petraeus, too)

[Vrede too]

... Having said that, however, I really don't see how Trump is going to last 4 years....

I'm inclined to agree, but the counter argument is that he's so vain and insane that he would suffer any humiliation rather than live the rest of his life as a "quitter". Of course, that still leaves open the possibilities of assassination, impeachment, suicide, debilitating illness and natural death.

. . . or commitment to a mental institution....

Or, nearly the same thing:

Don’t look now: It’s President Pence! Donald Trump can be deposed, even without impeachment
Given Trump's erratic behavior in his first few days, Washington is starting to murmur about the 25th Amendment

... Those voters (like Mr.B) did not see what millions of others felt instinctively and that explains the shocked reaction and immediate resistance to his election: Trump’s incessant bragging, his lack of empathy or remorse, his pathological lying and even his bizarre appearance have been signs of an unstable personality. It was obvious to many of us that something was not right....

(long list of batshit craziness cited)

So what happens if President Trump cannot pull himself together and continues to psychologically unravel? There is a remedy other than impeachment....

The 25th Amendment was added to the Constitution after the assassination of John F. Kennedy and provides for the replacement of the vice president if the office becomes vacant. (So it led indirectly to the presidency of Gerald Ford, the only American president who was never elected to any executive office.) But Section 4 is about something else entirely:

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

... But the language of the amendment clearly encompasses other scenarios besides physical incapacitation. This topic was a subject of discussion toward the end of the Reagan administration, when it became obvious that the president was suffering a loss of cognitive ability. It wasn’t invoked then but as we now know, Reagan was indeed suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Had it become more acute or obvious while he was in office, Congress might well have had to take action as laid out in the amendment.

It’s obvious that Trump has a narcissistic personality, which in itself is not disqualifying. He’s not the first president to have one; nor will he be the last. But his issues seem to run deeper than that. Some observers have suggested that he shows the characteristics of classic psychopathy. And there are plenty of people who see his behavior as blatantly self-destructive.

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David Frum Retweeted Abby D. Phillip

Pro tip: when meeting w the people who have the power to remove you under the 25th amendment, try not to say anything glaringly insane

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NEW: Trump tells congressional leaders 3-5 million illegal ballots cost him the popular vote, repeating false claim
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/pos ... 6166e30ac2

Of course it’s an extreme long shot that members of Trump’s Cabinet or the Republican leadership in Congress would ever take such a drastic step. (Although it’s not at all hard to imagine that in their hearts many of them would prefer President Mike Pence.) This would only happen if Trump really started to behave in a unhinged fashion. After all the bizarre behavior he has exhibited over the past 18 months, one cannot help but wonder: What could possibly count as going too far? It’s almost too terrifying to imagine.

[Mr.B]

"... Those voters (like Mr.B) did not see what millions of others felt instinctively and that explains the shocked reaction and immediate resistance to his election: "
To say we were disappointed is an understatement.

"Trump’s incessant bragging, his lack of empathy or remorse, his pathological lying© and even his bizarre appearance have been signs of an unstable personality."
I thought he sounded and looked like any other politician, Dem or GOP. Hillary was no better.

"It was obvious to many of us that something was not right...."
The only thing obvious to you libs (and if you ain't a lib, you're a liar) and really pissed you off was; He doesn't believe in killing babies, he doesn't believe pedophiles in dresses should be allowed in ladies restrooms, and he spoke his mind, rather than sugar-coat his words.

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"... Those voters (like Mr.B) did not see what millions of others felt instinctively and that explains the shocked reaction and immediate resistance to his election: "
To say we were disappointed is an understatement.

Why? How? Trump has been entirely consistent with how he acted before the election.

"Trump’s incessant bragging, his lack of empathy or remorse, his pathological lying© and even his bizarre appearance have been signs of an unstable personality."
I thought he sounded and looked like any other politician, Dem or GOP.

Only if your brains have been scooped out and replaced with kitty litter.

Hillary was no better.

Used kitty litter.

"It was obvious to many of us that something was not right...."
He doesn't believe in killing babies, he doesn't believe pedophiles in dresses should be allowed in ladies restrooms,

Neither do we. Neither do Democrats. That's YOUR fantasy.

and he spoke his mind, rather than sugar-coat his words.

He spoke the lies he thought a given crowd wanted to hear, contradicting himself to the next crowd. Declaring the media "dishonest" every time they quoted him verbatim. And you pig-ignorant alt-right inbreds lapped it up.

[Vrede too]

Childish and inherently dishonest Mr.B even changes Heather Digby Parton's quotes, pathetic.

... Used kitty litter.

>>> <<<

... He (Trump) doesn't believe in killing babies,

No one does, you fail biology, law, honesty and English, again.
President* Trump used to be pro-choice, he only became pro-life when he started thinking about running in the GOP.
Whether sincere or not, his now claimed desire to have Big Brother inserted in uteri fits perfectly with his proven misogyny and yours.
Stupid, regardless, 45 years of history have demonstrated that GOP POTUSes can't or won't affect abortions.

he doesn't believe pedophiles

Trump invaded teen beauty pageant dressing rooms. You're the one defending a pedophile.

in dresses should be allowed in ladies restrooms,

Neither do we. Neither do Democrats. That's YOUR fantasy.

It's his pants-wetting, obsessive and irrational fear, given that it's never happened. In contrast, transgenders and people thought to be transgender are assaulted in bathrooms by Mr.B's pitiful ilk of bigots all the time.
Anyhow, during the campaign Trump made a point of saying that transgenders are welcome to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with in his hotels. Mr.B clearly fantasized otherwise.

and he spoke his mind, rather than sugar-coat his words.

He spoke the lies he thought a given crowd wanted to hear, contradicting himself to the next crowd. Declaring the media "dishonest" every time they quoted him verbatim. And you pig-ignorant alt-right inbreds lapped it up.

Mr.B's three stated reasons for supporting President* Trump all fail on the facts and logic. All that's left is the misogynistic infatuation with an admitted sexual abuser and, of course, his hatred for America.

None dare call it treason: As the Flynn scandal widens, let’s consider the evidence that Trump is a traitor
Has Trump's entire team been compromised by Putin? If so, everyone who continues to support him is complicit

Everyone.

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Trump Tweet:

"The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!"

Well then. Some have questioned whether Trump is mentally ill, and he's given a definitive answer.

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Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump calling media 'the enemy' is something 'you hear tin-pot dictators say'


"Only a FAKE PRESIDENT would declare the First Amendment to be the enemy of the American people."
-- Joe Scarborough