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One individual with firsthand knowledge of how the Trump calls with foreign leaders are handled said the president hates such pre-briefs and frequently has refused to do them. Trump doesnt like written background materials either, preferring to handle the calls himself, often in the morning from the residence. Occasionally, while on the phone with foreign heads of state, Trump has handed the receiver to his daughter, Ivanka Trump, so she can talk with the leader, according to this individual.
The person said a six-page pre-brief with attachments was once prepared for Trump before a call to a foreign leader. But that turned out to be too long, as did a single-page version. Preparing pre-brief note cards that offered about three talking points for Trump to make on a call was the norm, according to this person, who feared retribution for describing this process and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The individual said that when Trump is done with the note cards, he often rips them up and tosses them in a burn bag. Staff who handle records have had to retrieve the burn bags from the residence, put the papers out on a table and tape them back together to preserve them as official presidential records, this person said.
https://apnews.com/ab67c31d9b3c4acdada93a624052ddc4
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)pandr32
(11,588 posts)Apparently, he couldn't care less, either. His priorities and our nation's priorities do not line up so he is bending them into knotted messes.
We need to get rid of this Putin clown asap and work on rebuilding our relationships with foreign leaders and allies.
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(723 posts)what anyone says... I've seen this and so help me, THIS IS CLASSIC MODERATELY progressed DEMENTIA!! fred the fucker who spawned & sprung this monstrosity onto the Human race died from it. I cannot prove it...YET but I believe that he KNOWS he has it and the symptoms he's demonstrated is all too familiar to people who've seen it. It would also explain the nonsensical "MEDICAL EXAM" with that "Doctor", (who apparently got his degree from K-Mart & who should have his licence snatched so fast that it throws sparks), typed out while dictated by that fat ass orange slob, Tang McOrangeAzz.
He's QUICKLY deteriorating, which explains his actions, impulsivity, his bizarre comments, the deterioration of his vocabulary & comprehension, the numerous videos of his wandering senselessly in an obvious deep confusion, his inability to pay attention OR read anything longer than a 20 word talking point. This is MUCH more than sociopathy, psychopathy & malignant narcissism.. The FUCKER is increasingly incompetent & it won't take much longer before his criminal aides can no longer cover up his terminal Dx.
He's diving deeper into incurable & terminal dementia...
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)for several years, so the have experience.
The_REAL_Ecumenist
(723 posts)& most are no longer with us. Competent & EXPERIENCED people who covered for that treasonous RatBastard in the present government no longer exist. Hence, the increasingly Bat$h!t crazy actions & words...IMHO
Golden Raisin
(4,609 posts)and an unqualified amateur is representing the U.S.A. on the highest level, international, diplomatic stage.
Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)dalton99a
(81,516 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)58Sunliner
(4,386 posts)WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)PJMcK
(22,037 posts)but the curtains match the carpeting.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Did he make her get up off her knees to answer the phone, or was she on his lap?
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)But, no wedding rings?
Aviation Pro
(12,172 posts)Wouldnt surprise me.
PJMcK
(22,037 posts)I think it's a monty Python quote.
Grokenstein
(5,725 posts)ewagner
(18,964 posts)Is she supposed to "charm" the foreign leaders?
I have no idea what kind of "charm" we're talking about here....
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)what we used to call pussy power.
I do not understand how men can go for fake boobs. and they look fake, too.
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)Trump family diplomacy
http://www.newsweek.com/indian-diplomat-compares-ivanka-trump-half-wit-saudi-prince-650206
"We regard Ivanka Trump the way we do half-wit Saudi princes. It's in our national interest to flatter them.
catbyte
(34,403 posts)Except Princess Royal is more of a handbag design thief than an actual designer...
nclib
(1,013 posts)That's what's really important.
Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Id bet good money that it is stamped Made in China.
Just like everything else she wears (except of course that vapid smile).
keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)Does anyone see a flag pin on Ivanka's outfit at the UN?
Have any patriotic republicans complained?
nclib
(1,013 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,829 posts)With tassels?
Chellee
(2,097 posts)I can't imagine she's anymore talented or honest with bags than she is with shoes.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ivanka-trump-sued-copycat-shoe-designs_n_576ac4b5e4b09926ce5d54c2
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)was necessary ( from Penn or not). At least Tiffany has continued on to law school. Chelsea Clinton Has a PHD from Oxford, an undergraduate degree from Stanford. and masters degrees from both Oxford and Columbia. The latter is from the Mailman School of Public Health; I assume because of her work with the Clinton Foundation. If Hillary had become POTUS and appointed Chelsea to an advisory position as Trump did Ivanka, I can't even IMAGINE the great public outcry (I'm sure probably led by the Trump family). I think there is a point to be made here, even to Clinton Haters, who would probably claim these schools gave her any "easy ride." They can't deny that she put in the TIME though, or that these schools aren't routinely used to the offspring of many world famous leaders. (Bill Clinton did not become a Rhodes scholar due to his family name).
erpowers
(9,350 posts)When I read the tweet my first thought was is she even a hand bag designer?
ancianita
(36,095 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)Father - daughter privilege, which isn't a thing, unless you are a privileged white woman-child who has always gotten anything she wanted.
ancianita
(36,095 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)I think she was testifying in some gop friendly hearing.
She claimed father daughter privilege to not answer some question and they let her get away with it.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)And he has to claim it, not her.
hughee99
(16,113 posts)From testifying?
getagrip_already
(14,764 posts)For whatever reason he hasn't done that.......
hughee99
(16,113 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,435 posts)Does Ivanka remind anyone else of a peeled potato???
volstork
(5,402 posts)"hairdon't"
catbyte
(34,403 posts)Chellee
(2,097 posts)What is it with the men in this family with jackets that DO. NOT. FIT? Seriously, they have a lot of money, not as much as they say they do, but enough to get a jacket tailored. So, why?? Maybe there's a group of tailors out there that are just trolling them, "Oh yeah, that's they way it's supposed to fit, I swear. You're right, and everyone else's wearing it wrong, I promise."
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)What could Jared possibly been THINkING, letting himself be photographed looking like a high school kid in a rented tux for the prom?
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)had the most Botox injections? Iwanka wins on the plastic surgery bet, she had her face completely re-arranged.
eggplant
(3,911 posts)RainCaster
(10,884 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I mean, we know he has no taste, but doesn't anyone advise him on his image? The hair, the skin, the baggy suits, the ridiculous tie. Does he really not know how unattractive he is?
Ivanka knows how to pull herself together and look presentable, but without all the makeup and grooming, she really is not an attractive person either - even with all the surgery.
It's so funny to me how this family thinks they are so above everyone else when they have no natural gifts whatsoever. No intelligence, charisma, charm, talent, beauty, kindness, dignity, etc. None of them have a single redeeming quality. For the good of humanity, they should all be sterilized and we should keep a close eye on the next generation. God forbid they should decide to go into politics.
Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)What about the bidens. Dont make daddy msd.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,624 posts)Fritz Walter
(4,291 posts)Im so stealing it!
dlk
(11,569 posts)They hit the jackpot with Trump.
happybird
(4,608 posts)All we care about is if they can hold a pen and sign their name, when speaking about R presidential nominees a few years back?
They almost missed that pathetically, corruptly low bar with dump, who can barely scribble his name with a sharpie. Ugh. The GOP sickens me.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)and he got his wish
riversedge
(70,242 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,356 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)that he holds. He is so inept and incompetent it is amazing that anything gets done at all. Aren't people tired of covering for him and carrying his water? It must be exhausting.
Something needs to change in our constitution and our system of government to make sure that another Donald Trump can happen again if and when we get rid of this joker. I only hope we survive the time we have left with him.
sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)dchill
(38,505 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)... like maybe he needs hearing aids and won't admit it. We keep saying he doesn't want to listen to anybody, and that's true, because he has no patience. But maybe it's because he can't hear what they're saying. I don't know, but it's a possibility.
It would be another explanation as to why he does those helicopter press-conferences where he shouts at reporters and ignores their questions. Then he pretends he can't hear them and walks away.
Chemisse
(30,813 posts)And he hasn't the patience to try.
FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)... but he's not doing that.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)How the fuck this imbecile is being allowed to remain in office is beyond me.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)like dyslexia which is why he doesn't read. He's probably got adult ADD, too. Maybe a staffer should spike his Cokes with ritalin to see what happens.
randr
(12,412 posts)Certainly an empty soul at best.
crickets
(25,981 posts)I don't know what is more amazing, the cavalier attitude toward record keeping or the staff that bothers to clean up and keep track of the mess. We hope.
Sigh.
SunSeeker
(51,574 posts)area51
(11,911 posts)Well, he'll just be sundowning due to his dementia, later in the day. Low-energy Donnie.
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)llmart
(15,540 posts)"Occasionally Trump has handled his daughter, Ivanka."
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)foreign trademarks that she has collected. She dominates the conversation until the leader agrees to give her trademarks, then they can speak to Daddy Orange Ass.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)One moron enough??
PatrickforO
(14,578 posts)For God's sake, get him out of there!!!
Maru Kitteh
(28,341 posts)Taking over all that complicated, funny, talking-type stuff when poor daddy gets confused.
Vinca
(50,278 posts)Like Nancy Reagan prompting Saint Ronald because the Alzheimer's was underway, Princess is covering for her mentally unfit father. And all the people around them are letting it happen.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)To tape records back together. That sounds like bullshit
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)In the court of the mad don only his spawn can be trusted?
no_hypocrisy
(46,129 posts)who agreed to Erdogan to withdraw Amierican troops from northern Syria?