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kpete

(72,006 posts)
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:16 PM Aug 2019

"I am the chosen one." -- Donald Trump just now.

What a moment.

President Trump on the WH lawn just looked up to the sky and said, “I am the chosen one.”

He was talking about the trade war with China and repeated his claim that he needs to take on China for unfair trading practice.







WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his life would be easier if he had not mounted a trade war with China but said “I am the chosen one” to take on Beijing.

Trump told reporters the United States would probably make a deal with China.


https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-chosen/trump-i-am-the-chosen-one-to-fix-u-s-trade-imbalance-with-china-idUKKCN1VB1XB
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"I am the chosen one." -- Donald Trump just now. (Original Post) kpete Aug 2019 OP
This is new? In addition to all of the other religious batshit god references earlier this morning? Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 #1
MAGAlomaniac True Dough Aug 2019 #2
He's making one hell of an argument for the Separation of Church and State. no_hypocrisy Aug 2019 #3
Or at least the separation of Trump and State. lagomorph777 Aug 2019 #58
REPUBLICANS---- YOU are responsible for this... pangaia Aug 2019 #4
agreed 100% RT Atlanta Aug 2019 #14
I know. I have said it here many times. A no brainer. pangaia Aug 2019 #20
And people like Paula White and Graham Maggiemayhem Aug 2019 #49
It seems as if he is morphing into Jim Jones Siwsan Aug 2019 #5
I hope he does... and take his army of goons with him sweetroxie Aug 2019 #36
+1,000,000,000,000,000 BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #64
Ditto llmart Aug 2019 #69
+1 uponit7771 Aug 2019 #40
Please remember the trade war is PUTIN telling rump to do this so our economy Eliot Rosewater Aug 2019 #6
Chosen by God according to evangelicals in their Trump Prophecy bullshit dalton99a Aug 2019 #7
The name "Donald" means "Ruler of the World". I ain't shittin'. Look it up. Midnight Writer Aug 2019 #8
Mine means "he who is like god" Watchfoxheadexplodes Aug 2019 #10
Mine means "Queen of everything". Sugar Smack Aug 2019 #54
Just keep tweeting, Donald. It's working. lindysalsagal Aug 2019 #9
I'll bet he loses 100 votes per tweet. trueblue2007 Aug 2019 #63
so was Anakin qazplm135 Aug 2019 #11
Time to call him the king of Israel while pointing and laughing malaise Aug 2019 #12
As the walls close in on this criminal duforsure Aug 2019 #13
We just don't know if he is seriously delusional or pulling another con Maggiemayhem Aug 2019 #50
Can't wait to hear what psychiatrist Bandy Lee has to say about this. nt Mike 03 Aug 2019 #15
ENOUGH ! MarkmBha1 Aug 2019 #16
If you have seen The Family on Netflix gelsdorf Aug 2019 #17
I was going to say rusty fender Aug 2019 #35
"We've Got Great Mental Illness" Stallion Aug 2019 #18
"I'm the Least Racist President EVER in the History of Presidents" Stallion Aug 2019 #23
We need to take a look in the White House medicine cabinet. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2019 #19
Didn't know the almighty had an electoral college Blue Owl Aug 2019 #21
Delusions of Grandeur, with religious ideation. milestogo Aug 2019 #22
Yes. A Savior Complex. Plain as day. Captain Zero Aug 2019 #27
Video: demmiblue Aug 2019 #24
Thanks kpete Aug 2019 #25
Watching the clip a few times, it is obvious he is acting out a message. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2019 #45
he is a pure conman, playing the rubes like a fiddle nt Celerity Aug 2019 #56
Neo in The Matrix. nt PCIntern Aug 2019 #26
If only there were some process for removing him from office!? Kid Berwyn Aug 2019 #28
Bingo! ⬆⬆ Duppers Aug 2019 #67
Well IF he IS the chosen one then bluestarone Aug 2019 #29
Time to read The Dead Zone nt maryellen99 Aug 2019 #30
Cracking up in front of the whole world! mobeau69 Aug 2019 #31
Contact your Congressmen and Senators... Zoonart Aug 2019 #32
This guy is so nuts. Reminds me of the back ward mumblings I heard when I worked Vinca Aug 2019 #33
Here you go: mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2019 #34
Choosen one by putin Niagara Aug 2019 #37
The *Real* Chosen One cyclonefence Aug 2019 #38
He's the chosen one minus 3 million votes lame54 Aug 2019 #39
Chosen by Putin, that is. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #41
A quick tour of the intertubes Skidmore Aug 2019 #42
He's starting to believe his Evangelical base. CanonRay Aug 2019 #43
Who? The Antichrist?? DinahMoeHum Aug 2019 #44
You guys don't speak evagelicalese-- he's saying God TOLD him this bobbieinok Aug 2019 #46
... Scurrilous Aug 2019 #47
This is a joke, right? smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #48
nope, during the press conference he looked up at the sky and said it. nt yaesu Aug 2019 #55
Oh, looking up at the sky was a nice touch. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #57
YAH -- the chosen one to laugh at!! ancianita Aug 2019 #51
What does Super-Christian Pence say about that? keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #52
If tRump is the chosen one & putin chose him what does that make putin? nt yaesu Aug 2019 #53
Sounds like someone is about to lose a lawsuit... taxes or McGahn's testimony? meadowlander Aug 2019 #59
That man is an absolute maniac The Liberal Lion Aug 2019 #60
I think I just became an atheist world wide wally Aug 2019 #61
Usual diversion. TV wrestling match trash talk. He's playing a character, riling us up so emmaverybo Aug 2019 #62
when I heard this, the first thing I thought of was this... Javaman Aug 2019 #65
I leave for 5 hours mercuryblues Aug 2019 #66
Anyone seen the Netflix' "The Family"? mntleo2 Aug 2019 #68
"Pleased to meet you! Won't you guess my name?" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #70
Read Heart of Darkness...Trump has become Kurtz. Buckeyeblue Aug 2019 #71

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
1. This is new? In addition to all of the other religious batshit god references earlier this morning?
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:17 PM
Aug 2019

Just watched it-he is the chosen one to take on China.

no_hypocrisy

(46,157 posts)
3. He's making one hell of an argument for the Separation of Church and State.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:18 PM
Aug 2019

Can't wait to hear the take on this by Annie Laurie Gaylor and Dan Barker on this week's Freethought Radio.

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)
14. agreed 100%
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:33 PM
Aug 2019

your comment needs to be stated - clearly and succinctly - by every elected Democratic representative 'early and often'

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
20. I know. I have said it here many times. A no brainer.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:40 PM
Aug 2019

WHAT in the world is the matter with them that they rarely say it, or at least we never hear if they do say it.
Or do not say it ENOUGH !!


I mean a rhesus monkey could come up with a general campaign set of topics for 2020, that each dem could modify for his/her particular circumstances...

Republicans are to blame for almost EVERYTHING evil that happens to the usa. !!

Siwsan

(26,288 posts)
5. It seems as if he is morphing into Jim Jones
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:22 PM
Aug 2019

and that is terrifying because of his toxic kool aid consuming cult followers.

sweetroxie

(776 posts)
36. I hope he does... and take his army of goons with him
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:12 PM
Aug 2019

It may be the only way to purge this country of its
current "infestation."

Eliot Rosewater

(31,113 posts)
6. Please remember the trade war is PUTIN telling rump to do this so our economy
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:22 PM
Aug 2019

and country can be DECIMATED.

Nobody talks about this, FFS

lindysalsagal

(20,718 posts)
9. Just keep tweeting, Donald. It's working.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:28 PM
Aug 2019

Around january 2021 we'll have a hard count on how many votes he lost and we'll be able to divide them by his tweet total. I'll bet he loses 100 votes per tweet.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
13. As the walls close in on this criminal
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:33 PM
Aug 2019

His acts of delusions, and panic increase.the real question is , is this just another con job, an act to try to get out of all his criminal activities? I think it is. He's a con man, and he can never be trusted. He'd bite a chicken's head off on live tv to make people believe he's crazy . He's not and it's just another act.

Maggiemayhem

(811 posts)
50. We just don't know if he is seriously delusional or pulling another con
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:53 PM
Aug 2019

He should not be anywhere near the nuclear codes.

gelsdorf

(240 posts)
17. If you have seen The Family on Netflix
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:39 PM
Aug 2019

you will understand that all of these cretins are 'chosen'
Just a terrifying mini-series

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
35. I was going to say
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:11 PM
Aug 2019

that he must have recently had a conversation with one of the Coe brothers

I recently finished watching it. The Family’s influence is insidious.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
19. We need to take a look in the White House medicine cabinet.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:40 PM
Aug 2019

Who is even left there?

It is imperative that someone act to protect that man, and this country, from himself. He is endangering himself, and others, at this point.

He needs a team of physicians, to start, to provide an objective diagnosis.

Republican leaders...here is where you do your bit for your country, and get some positive polling numbers for a change. The man needs medical attention, and no one (his family) is helping him to get that help.

The times require that you do your part.

Captain Zero

(6,823 posts)
27. Yes. A Savior Complex. Plain as day.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:01 PM
Aug 2019

Anybody talking like this on the street would be put in 48 to 72 hour hold at hospital psych unit.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
45. Watching the clip a few times, it is obvious he is acting out a message.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:42 PM
Aug 2019


He is no stranger to acting, both as a lying salesman, and all those years of Apprentice.
He's awkward and clumsy about it,to be sure, but his tone, the way he said it, is staged.

Fun fact.....that lil bit of filmed crazy can be used, with a straight face, to add to Amendment 25
evidence of mental illness.

bluestarone

(17,012 posts)
29. Well IF he IS the chosen one then
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:05 PM
Aug 2019

Hell we need NO TAXES!! He can just snap his fingers and INSTANT WALL! Snap again and INSTANT ARMY! snap again and INSTANT HEALTHCARE! Snap again and ALL IMMIGRANTS are INSTANT CITIZENS! NO PROBLEMS right?

Zoonart

(11,875 posts)
32. Contact your Congressmen and Senators...
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:05 PM
Aug 2019

write to the news networks and newspapers. WHERE IS THE CALL FOR HIS IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION?

This guy has got to be stopped before he starts world war III to please the nutjobs.

I don't think we have the time for impeachment. He has to go NOW. RIGHT NOW! and everyone has to pressure the REPUBLICANS to make that happen.

Nothing moves Republicans like self interest. If there is a town hall in your community go to it and roast their asses.
Camp out at their offices and at their homes and deman they reomve this deranged maggot from the oval office.

NO removal no peace!

Vinca

(50,300 posts)
33. This guy is so nuts. Reminds me of the back ward mumblings I heard when I worked
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:06 PM
Aug 2019

at a psychiatric hospital back in the 70's.

Niagara

(7,646 posts)
37. Choosen one by putin
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:16 PM
Aug 2019

I get tired of living in the flipping twilight zone. Everyday either something tremendously stupid is said or done by this insane idiotic loon.



Let's go Dems 2020!






Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
42. A quick tour of the intertubes
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:24 PM
Aug 2019

will tell you that his evangelical base and those crazy Q conspiracy nuts are eating this up.

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
46. You guys don't speak evagelicalese-- he's saying God TOLD him this
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:43 PM
Aug 2019

See Strang of Charisma, Mark Taylor, et al

Watch a bit of Jim Bakker show videos on YouTube and get with it!

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
48. This is a joke, right?
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 01:47 PM
Aug 2019

Is there video of this?

On edit: Never mind, just saw the video up thread. Unbelievable. He is barking mad. He needs to be in a padded cell, not giving interviews and flying around on Air Force One. WTF?

keithbvadu2

(36,870 posts)
52. What does Super-Christian Pence say about that?
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 02:03 PM
Aug 2019

What does Super-Christian Pence say about that?

Does he support Trump in his claims?

The Liberal Lion

(1,414 posts)
60. That man is an absolute maniac
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 02:36 PM
Aug 2019

Correct me if I'm wrong but today is perhaps the most insane day in the political history of America since this gottdamn traitor was allowed to illegally enter our White house as CiC. I'm sure, however, more lunacy is to come.

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
62. Usual diversion. TV wrestling match trash talk. He's playing a character, riling us up so
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 02:56 PM
Aug 2019

we spend time studying the implications of his inane, cartoonish proclamations, full of the most outlandish claims he can muster.

Do not be played. Stick to the real issues and put your outrage where it belongs.

No he is not demented or crazy. He is having the time of his life.

mercuryblues

(14,537 posts)
66. I leave for 5 hours
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 03:06 PM
Aug 2019

5 freaking hours to go to my kids college convocation and Costco. 5 hours and come home to trump claiming divinity.

mntleo2

(2,535 posts)
68. Anyone seen the Netflix' "The Family"?
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 03:42 PM
Aug 2019

It is explaining their dummass, elitist view:

So God still loved David even though he lusted after a married woman, got her pregnant and then, because the husband was a good Jewish man who refused to have relations with Bathsheba before going into battle. So David sent him out in the front of the battle to make sure he was killed, essentially murdering this man.

The Family's point being that if God still loved and designated David to be king, then anyone God "chooses" can do whatever he wants. It was The Family's duty to stay out of the limelight and protect whomever they deem "designated." They tell the president (or other people in power) that they are "chosen" by God. They have done this with every president since Eisenhower and this included tRump as well as with other world leaders.

This freaking nimrod thinks God "chose" him because this elitist unchristian group of freaks arbitrarily decided he was now THE "chosen" one. They are the ones who sponsor the prayer breakfasts and while they are Christians, try to heal partisan discord, and do allow other faiths to participate. The Moonies, whose own leader declared himself the Messiah, are part of this group. Graham, the American University elite, Karen Pence (yes Mike Pence's wofe) all of them schmooze with that group in order to get more power and money in their pockets. These freaks try to manipulate the world country's politics and have no morals such as not to kill, to step on others to gain power and money, cheat on their wives and families, all of it is OK with these immoral freaks. Do anything you want, kill millions and you will be blessed because God "chose" you.

I am a Christian but I am one those of us who believe in the separation of church and state. I most certainly do not believe in immoral things and especially expect my leaders to set a good example. I believe we should do all we can to minimize this group. Laugh at them, call them fools, destroy their position in the world, it need to be done. Yesterday.

Oh yeah ... and there is *no* proof archaeologically that David and Solomon ever existed. This is somewhat of a thorn in the sides of the Abraham faiths. Because they really have no proof these men ever walked this earth, which they all use this story to justify their bad deeds. As they use their elitist actions in The Family. This is a reason why tRump thinks he is "chosen"

My 2 cents, Cat in Seattle

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