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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Wed Jan 9, 2019, 01:56 PM Jan 2019

"My threshold is that I can't make a deal with people who are unreasonable"

Asked about his threshold on calling a national emergency.

Said Democrats are also "breaking away" because they want a wall.

Badgered reporter Jonathan Karl, who asked if he could sign the bills to re-open the government.

Kept repeating "WOULD YOU DO THAT IF YOU WERE IN MY POSITION?"

Karl was clearly flustered and started stammering, Trump kept hammering, then said "The reason I ask is that if you would do that if you were in my position, you should never BE in my position, because you'd never get anything done!"

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"My threshold is that I can't make a deal with people who are unreasonable" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2019 OP

Playing the victim again dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

Trump turning on Karl? gratuitous Jan 2019 #2

Trump loves "punching down" especially on people close to him. underpants Jan 2019 #4

Here's the video Miles Archer Jan 2019 #5

"You'd never get anything done" gratuitous Jan 2019 #6

Karl should have looked in straight in the eye and said - I would sign the bills - Absolutely! avebury Jan 2019 #3

The only national emergency I see here is you, rump. Unable to govern, unable to convince ... SWBTATTReg Jan 2019 #7

dalton99a

(81,410 posts)

1. Playing the victim again

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 01:57 PM

Jan 2019

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

2. Trump turning on Karl?

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:01 PM

Jan 2019

Jonathan Karl has been such a reliable mouthpiece for Republican viewpoints for years. And this is the thanks he gets? Now, some people would say, "Screw that, if you don't appreciate my obsequiousness, Imma turn on you like a rattlesnake." But I get the feeling that Karl sees his path laid in a more supine manner.

underpants

(182,635 posts)

4. Trump loves "punching down" especially on people close to him.

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jan 2019

The first part is pure Fox News setting a bullshit narrative

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)

5. Here's the video

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:15 PM

Jan 2019

Aaron Rupar
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@atrupar

Trump belittles @jonkarl, tells him, "I watch your one-sided reporting...seriously, Jon, do you think I should just sign [funding bills w/o the wall]?...because if you would do that, you should never be in this position. Because you'd never get anything done." #civility

Link to tweet

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. "You'd never get anything done"

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:38 PM

Jan 2019

As opposed to all the . . . well, something, I'm sure, that Trump is getting done about now.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

3. Karl should have looked in straight in the eye and said - I would sign the bills - Absolutely!

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 02:04 PM

Jan 2019

An American President should never play the role of hostage takers. It is not the policy of this country to negotiate with hostage takers.

SWBTATTReg

(22,077 posts)

7. The only national emergency I see here is you, rump. Unable to govern, unable to convince ...

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Wed Jan 9, 2019, 03:20 PM

Jan 2019

millions of us of the false rationale and reasoning behind the need for a so called wall, other than you just being racist and a bigot. What would I do in your position? RESIGN and let others far more qualified run the country/office of the president. You've clearly have shown that you don't have the qualifications.

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