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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,586 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 06:59 PM Apr 2018

Holy shit! Trump just claimed that he was the sole reason the South Korean Olympics were a success!

During the press conference with Prime Minister Abe that is currently being shown live, he said (without being asked) that if it wasn't for him, the Olympics would have failed. Paraphrasing, "They were having a hard time selling tickets until I began putting pressure on North Korea, but after I got involved ticket sales took off!"

He also said that his tariffs, which for example will result in consumers paying a lot more for washers and dryers, are a good thing. And nobody challenges him on it. His argument is that the tariffs will result in more jobs created at home.

When asked about firing Mueller and Rosenstein, IQ45 started with, "There was no collusion." Then he went on and on about how it was the Democrats who colluded with the Russians. How the House Intelligence Committee found there was no collusion. Regarding removing Mueller and Rosenstein, he said, "They've been saying I'm going to get rid of them for three months -- and they're still here." He really got wound up on this answer, running quickly through the talking points the Repugs have developed. I was surprised he didn't end with, "Lock her up!"

I can't watch anymore without flashing back on the SNL skit where Trump is holding a joint press conference and every time the other leader talks through his interpreter Trump's mind goes wandering off to La-La Land.

Oh, after the presser was concluded he came back to the mic and said, "There has been nobody -- nobody -- tougher with Russia than Donald Trump."

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Holy shit! Trump just claimed that he was the sole reason the South Korean Olympics were a success! (Original Post) LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 OP
SIXTY MILLION Americans now believe that is what happened Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #1
+1 uponit7771 Apr 2018 #3
He is a God damned liar. Ohio is not building plants...and Lordstown GM just lost a shift. Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #14
Someone with even a small brain would know that tariffs hurt when done this way. Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #15
Cars are not selling great. Trucks are selling Lordstown make the Cruze...my Hubs retired from GM... Demsrule86 Apr 2018 #16
He also is responsible for making Coachella successful MattP Apr 2018 #2
Obviously dalton99a Apr 2018 #6
Coachella is in our back yard. They'd laugh their asses off if IQ45 said that. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 #21
He personally won all of the gold medals! n/t manor321 Apr 2018 #4
Plus all the snow Awsi Dooger Apr 2018 #10
His narcissism and insecurity are off the charts. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #5
Failure to abort dalton99a Apr 2018 #7
! brer cat Apr 2018 #18
+10000000000 bdamomma Apr 2018 #19
dalton99a wins the Internet! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 #22
He's like the crowing rooster who thinks he made the sun come up gratuitous Apr 2018 #8
If only he could have figured out how to make a casino successful.nt Flaleftist Apr 2018 #9
Ugliest American Ever IADEMO2004 Apr 2018 #11
Beside being another ex of Trump's blinding,raging narcissism, it's also his jab at Mitt Romney stuffmatters Apr 2018 #12
I had to mute the TV. roamer65 Apr 2018 #13
I am morbidly fascinated by the fact that there are people who like him BECAUSE he's like this renate Apr 2018 #17
He's a bully bdamomma Apr 2018 #20
He forgot to add that he is going to be recreating the voice of Donald Duck in the grantcart Apr 2018 #23
And let's not forget about the sun coming up every morning! struggle4progress Apr 2018 #24

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
14. He is a God damned liar. Ohio is not building plants...and Lordstown GM just lost a shift.
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:43 PM
Apr 2018

The tariffs added about $1000.00 to the price of manufacture...how can they compete when foreign competitors now have an advantage. I like tariffs if done correctly with negotiation. Steel infrastructure here is mostly gone and the jobs left pay very little...so the tariffs hurt more than they help. Lordstowns hourly made good money as did the managers who are now laid off...and given the hit to autos dealt by Trump these folks may not get transferred.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
15. Someone with even a small brain would know that tariffs hurt when done this way.
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:45 PM
Apr 2018

Even when he tries to do something he thinks some working people would approve of, he is so stupid he fucks it up.

Demsrule86

(68,576 posts)
16. Cars are not selling great. Trucks are selling Lordstown make the Cruze...my Hubs retired from GM...
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:56 PM
Apr 2018

started right out of college. Our oldest son has worked there for four years. This plant lost the third shift last year...now it lost second...could be shut down in 19 if not before... because the tariffs added to the price of the car...the second shift had to go. Now Parma GM is also laying off as a result...Trump is damned liar. I hope he burns in hell. My Son was transferred about a month ago to Indiana thankfully so he is OK. He had been out of work for over a year...had just enrolled in college when the offer came.

21. Coachella is in our back yard. They'd laugh their asses off if IQ45 said that.
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 01:48 AM
Apr 2018

Then they'd go back to dancing and smoking weed (it's legal here now).

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
8. He's like the crowing rooster who thinks he made the sun come up
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:08 PM
Apr 2018

Something about an empty barrel making the most noise seems appropriate here.

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
12. Beside being another ex of Trump's blinding,raging narcissism, it's also his jab at Mitt Romney
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:41 PM
Apr 2018

Just like Trump's insane fixation on Obama's crowd size to claim his superiority over Obama, claiming responsibility for the success of"his"Olympics is to undermine Mitt's success in Utah. He feels threatened not just by Obama & Hilary's larger popularity but on the R side by Mitt's larger wealth and business success. That's how Pres Pee Brain paranoid delusional brain works.

renate

(13,776 posts)
17. I am morbidly fascinated by the fact that there are people who like him BECAUSE he's like this
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:10 PM
Apr 2018

Do they like their drunk uncles at weddings and barbeques, too?

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
23. He forgot to add that he is going to be recreating the voice of Donald Duck in the
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 01:57 AM
Apr 2018

Upcoming new season of the new Looney Tunes.

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