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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 03:59 PM Sep 2018

Trump refers to 9/11 as "a tiny period of time with a bullhorn"

TRUMP: I – look, right now, people are focused on the midterms. I don’t think they’re thinking about a speaker because it’s really going to be depending on the midterms. I hope that we’re going to be in a position where we have to worry about a speaker.

I think we’re going to do really well in the Senate, and I think we’re going to do, frankly, well in the House, because in the history of our country, we’ve never had a better economy.

BLOOMBERG: How many are you going to win by? How many will Republicans win by?

TRUMP: Well, I don’t want to – I don’t want to predict because then if I – if I’m wrong, you’re going to say, “Oh, he’s devastated” – you’re going to say, “He’s devastated that they didn’t win.”

So I don’t want to do that, but I think we’re going to do well. Now I’m betting against history because if you look at history, like literally, over 150 years, for whatever reason, when you have the president, that party doesn’t do very well in the midterms. I don’t know why.

The advantage we have is – I am actually a very popular president, which people don’t like to say, you know. In fact, I guess the Republican poll came out, there’s one at 92 and one at 93 and one at 90, and they’re the highest numbers that have ever been, with the exception of a tiny period of time with a bullhorn.

But that period lasted for about a week.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-31/president-donald-trump-interviewed-by-bloomberg-news-transcript
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Trump refers to 9/11 as "a tiny period of time with a bullhorn" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2018 OP
He rambles. murielm99 Sep 2018 #1
Shot at W underpants Sep 2018 #2
He's actually under 80% popularity among Republicans now Saboburns Sep 2018 #3
We can hope, but I'm not sure. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #5
He's going to be devastated. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #4
He is so stupid Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #6
I wish the plane took out Trump Tower ... Historic NY Sep 2018 #7
Asshole con man vlyons Sep 2018 #8
Delusional C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #9
GWB had 90% approval ratings with ALL Americans in the weeks John Fante Sep 2018 #10
There's more. no_hypocrisy Sep 2018 #11
And he lost hundreds of friends that day milestogo Sep 2018 #12
He was so terrified Corgigal Sep 2018 #14
Strange, though, that he didn't attend a single funeral... Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #16
Just proves D_Master81 Sep 2018 #13
Gawd, he's an incoherent moron. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #15
Is it me or is he worse since bringing NounVerb911 back onboard? eShirl Sep 2018 #17
I hope FDNY and NYPD are paying attention to this evil Bullshit. Cha Sep 2018 #18

underpants

(182,826 posts)
2. Shot at W
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:02 PM
Sep 2018

He actually sounded coherent when he was talking about the midterms then we returned to form as a dumbass:
He's not popular
W rode 9/11 through the midterm and to reelection AND used it to start a war and spying on us and torture
Totally disrespectful of that tragedy which he made wild claims about

Saboburns

(2,807 posts)
3. He's actually under 80% popularity among Republicans now
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:10 PM
Sep 2018

That's the number that jumped out to me in the latest polling.

And it goes down from here on out.

bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)
5. We can hope, but I'm not sure.
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:28 PM
Sep 2018

His approval has been falling hard throughout the last week, likely because of his nonreaction to McCain’s death. But in a week or two when McCain has been buried and everyone gets back to everyday life, it’s possible they’ll go back up as people forget.

Historic NY

(37,450 posts)
7. I wish the plane took out Trump Tower ...
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:33 PM
Sep 2018

least he has them marked for the next time. Everyday I pass the cemetery down the street, time is still raw after losing my twin, but I'm reminded of the day by a huge black granite memorial to a father & son lost that day to a local family. Everyday a jet deviates along the Hudson River close to my house, I'm reminded or that fateful morning they damn near collided over our town. For him to minimize that day is more than enough to see him ousted in a very spiteful way. How dare he!!

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
8. Asshole con man
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:37 PM
Sep 2018

You can only lie to yourself. Everyone else, except your red neck nose picking zombies, can see you for what you are. Come the morning of Nov 7, there will be dancing in the streets. Sing it out Martha!

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)
9. Delusional
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:38 PM
Sep 2018

It's not just that he believes that he's at a 93% approval... which is fucking crazy in itself. This interview illustrates how far gone this clown is. He's a rambling wreck and just plain demented. On top of it all, he can't say a thing without trying to make someone else look bad... as in his 9/11 comment. What a complete asshole.

John Fante

(3,479 posts)
10. GWB had 90% approval ratings with ALL Americans in the weeks
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 04:46 PM
Sep 2018

following 9/11. Not just Republicans.

Trump is a monumental idiot.

no_hypocrisy

(46,121 posts)
11. There's more.
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 05:18 PM
Sep 2018

Trump's on record, criticizing the two towers of the World Trade Center. Said they were ugly anyway, therefore, not such a great loss.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
14. He was so terrified
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 07:21 PM
Sep 2018

he wanted to get Windows that opened out and see if he could get parachutes made that would allow him to jump.

New Yorker who read it in a newspaper back in the day.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
16. Strange, though, that he didn't attend a single funeral...
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 02:24 AM
Sep 2018

although, perhaps, he was banned from them too? LOL

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
13. Just proves
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 05:50 PM
Sep 2018

He doesn’t give 2 you know what’s about anyone outside the GOP. Continually talks about himself being “popular” when outside the GOP his numbers are in the toilet.

Cha

(297,297 posts)
18. I hope FDNY and NYPD are paying attention to this evil Bullshit.
Mon Sep 3, 2018, 02:58 AM
Sep 2018

We already know his hometown of New York hate this fucking gutless big fooking mouth asshole.

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