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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 07:48 PM Jan 2018

Davos should be very flattered that he has chosen this as a forum, and so those that dont want to l

Ah, more praise. good for Trumps EGO!



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Trump Cabinet secretary: If the world doesn’t like Trump at Davos, “They can leave”

By Tommy Christopher | January 24, 2018

This is what passes for American "leadership" now.



Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at the Davos World Economic Forum
LSN

Donald Trump heads to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, but one of his Cabinet secretaries is already there — and she’s already causing an embarrassment for the United States.

Sadly, global humiliation is already becoming a tradition for the Trump team’s travels abroad.

Trump’s trip to Davos has left him vulnerable to criticism from his anti-“globalist” base, but the White House pitched his appearance as a chance to “sell his accomplishments” and “remind the world that we are open for business, that we’re a competitive country.”

But during a Davos forum on Wednesday, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivered a message that sounded a lot more like alienation than an invitation.

Members of the panel were asked if the U.S. is retreating from its role as a global leader and becoming “just another country.”

When it was Chao’s turn to answer, she suggested it would be best to let Trump answer that. But she offered her own arrogant take on the issue.

“Davos should be very flattered that he has chosen this as a forum, and so those that don’t want to listen to him, you can — they can leave!” Chao stated.


“When we talk about America’s role around the globe, it’s not as if America is going to withdraw,” she continued, going on to say that “America has been the chump” for its role in ensuring “global peace and security.”.......................

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Davos should be very flattered that he has chosen this as a forum, and so those that dont want to l (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2018 OP
Americans should be very flattered that He has chosen them to be His subjects dalton99a Jan 2018 #1
Americans should be very grateful Cha Jan 2018 #8
He should go on to Mother Russia dalton99a Jan 2018 #10
WTF? nolabear Jan 2018 #2
Cabinet secretaries must be drinking Trump Kool-Aid by the gallon these days. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #3
Have to wonder what pillowtalk with her husband must be like.. HipChick Jan 2018 #4
She is an arrogant moron just like her husband. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #5
Yeah. Global peace and prosperity are overrated. It's what is in it for Trump that matters. Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #6
At least they are consistent Phoenix61 Jan 2018 #7
What if everyone did just that? gratuitous Jan 2018 #9

Cha

(297,297 posts)
8. Americans should be very grateful
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:12 PM
Jan 2018

trump has gotten himself out of our country.. for whatever reason.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)
2. WTF?
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 07:53 PM
Jan 2018

They can leave the earth? Didn’t hecwithdraw from TPP? How the hell is The US a chump for (so she claims) working for security? Does any of this make sense?

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)
3. Cabinet secretaries must be drinking Trump Kool-Aid by the gallon these days.
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 07:58 PM
Jan 2018

He's a political Jim Jones. I am the Messiah. Drink my Kool-Aid.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
5. She is an arrogant moron just like her husband.
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:05 PM
Jan 2018

I so want to see both of them get smacked down. What a stupid woman!

Freethinker65

(10,023 posts)
6. Yeah. Global peace and prosperity are overrated. It's what is in it for Trump that matters.
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:08 PM
Jan 2018

Honestly, if I was a Davis member, I would walk out. Trump is an ignorant fool in debt up to his eyeballs and at most has two terms as President. Let the U.S. flail and fail. Davos members can wait it out.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
9. What if everyone did just that?
Wed Jan 24, 2018, 08:18 PM
Jan 2018

Cleared out like somebody threw a stink bomb into the room. What if everyone just skedaddled and refused to hold their Masters of the Universe Summit as long as this odious little man was around?

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