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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:25 PM Oct 2018

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Trump explains Hurricane Michael: 'It's like a big tornado'

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/president-donald-trump-explains-hurricane-michael-like-big-tornado/

“It’s almost the entire size of the gulf,” Trump observed. “And they haven’t seen that, maybe they haven’t seen that at all. Nobody’s seen that before.”

“We want to get down there as soon as possible,” he said. “At the same time, I don’t want to go down where we’re interfering with the people, the first responders, the FEMA people. I want them to focus on the storm, not me.”

According to reporters who were in the room, Trump explained that the hurricane was like a “massive” tornado.

“It’s like a big tornado, a massive tornado,” the president remarked, adding: “I say God bless you all.”

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Trump explains Hurricane Michael: 'It's like a big tornado' (Original Post) Miles Archer Oct 2018 OP

What a Iliyah Oct 2018 #1

"In the context of wind, it's very windy. Big wind! Lots of big air, moving fast!" hatrack Oct 2018 #2

One of the windiest we've seen, in regards to air. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #9

... Scurrilous Oct 2018 #3

You could get a more cogent answer exboyfil Oct 2018 #4

It's wet too! greatauntoftriplets Oct 2018 #5

what a stupid ass. bdamomma Oct 2018 #6

As a member of the SAAofUSA...I beg to differ...... Stuart G Oct 2018 #18

"I want them to focus on the storm, not me" gratuitous Oct 2018 #7

The weather channel reported tornado force winds eleny Oct 2018 #8

He's kind of right but any idiot that knows what a tornado is, knows what a hurricane is. dem4decades Oct 2018 #10

He's like a 5 year old who can't grasp complex information and reduces everything procon Oct 2018 #11

The Orange Fool said: "And they haven't seen that, NCjack Oct 2018 #12

A meteorologist, he's not. osmium Oct 2018 #13

The press should challenge him... C_U_L8R Oct 2018 #14

...and it's wet. brooklynite Oct 2018 #15

He obviously heard one of the weather guys says that . . . peggysue2 Oct 2018 #16

He latched on to the only part - a single word - he could grasp. Solly Mack Oct 2018 #17

Look at that idiot's expression in the screen cap. area51 Oct 2018 #19

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. What a

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:27 PM

Oct 2018

idiot.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)

2. "In the context of wind, it's very windy. Big wind! Lots of big air, moving fast!"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:28 PM

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bearsfootball516

(6,377 posts)

9. One of the windiest we've seen, in regards to air.

Reply to hatrack (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:33 PM

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Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

3. ...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:28 PM

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exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

4. You could get a more cogent answer

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:28 PM

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from a five year old.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)

5. It's wet too!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:29 PM

Oct 2018

What an ass.

bdamomma

(63,868 posts)

6. what a stupid ass.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:29 PM

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Last edited Wed Oct 10, 2018, 02:40 PM - Edit history (1)

can that big tornado take him away please?

Stuart G

(38,428 posts)

18. As a member of the SAAofUSA...I beg to differ......

Reply to bdamomma (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 02:36 PM

Oct 2018

The SAAofUSA..or the "Stupid Ass Association of the United States of America, would like to inform you at our last meeting we took a vote, and under, no circumstances, none, nada, do we want to be in any way connected with Donald Trump..'''

,,,,I have been a member of this honorable organization since high school, when someone labeled me..."A stupid ass".......and the organization took me in. Donald Trump is much too stupid to be a member...

and if you believe this,,,then you too are way below our average level of intelligence. You need your own group if you believe any of this.............so,...

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

7. "I want them to focus on the storm, not me"

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:33 PM

Oct 2018

Okay, that's enough focus on the storm, now back to me, me, wonderful me.

Did he mention how wet the water will be?

eleny

(46,166 posts)

8. The weather channel reported tornado force winds

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:33 PM

Oct 2018

That was earlier this morning. Trying to warn people. Someone must have whispered it in his ear.

dem4decades

(11,296 posts)

10. He's kind of right but any idiot that knows what a tornado is, knows what a hurricane is.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:34 PM

Oct 2018

Well almost any idiot.

procon

(15,805 posts)

11. He's like a 5 year old who can't grasp complex information and reduces everything

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:38 PM

Oct 2018

to the simplest words he knows.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

12. The Orange Fool said: "And they haven't seen that,

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:40 PM

Oct 2018

maybe they haven’t seen that at all. Nobody’s seen that before.”

Wow, you fool -- any idea why? (Hint: maybe global climate change ...?)

osmium

(94 posts)

13. A meteorologist, he's not.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:41 PM

Oct 2018

They haven't seen anything like what's coming at us in 25, 30 years, maybe ever. It's tremendously big and tremendously wet.

That of course, was Yeti Pubes pre-Florence landfall. He learned a lot from that storm ; such as.. At least you got a nice boat out of the deal.

Jeebus. I had a better understanding of these things at age 8, than Trump can ever have.

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

14. The press should challenge him...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:41 PM

Oct 2018

Hey Donnie, what's the difference between a hurricane and a cyclone and a typhoon and a tornado?

That'll get a lot of gum flapping nonsense.

brooklynite

(94,585 posts)

15. ...and it's wet.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:44 PM

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peggysue2

(10,829 posts)

16. He obviously heard one of the weather guys says that . . .

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:47 PM

Oct 2018

if this were a tornado it would be an F3 spanning several miles across. I heard the same analogy. The man interprets things as if he were a 6 year old.

Ugh!

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

17. He latched on to the only part - a single word - he could grasp.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 01:48 PM

Oct 2018

Hurricane Michael could very well cause tornado-like wind damage. Hard, fast, and incredibly destructive in a very short span of time.

The storm system could also spawn tornadoes.

But Trump being Trump, he only comprehended what he could comprehend, and his remarks reflect how little he understands.

area51

(11,909 posts)

19. Look at that idiot's expression in the screen cap.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 03:15 PM

Oct 2018

"Nobody’s seen that before."

Typical speech pattern of someone who has a limited vocabulary; he keeps repeating variations on this.

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