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RandySF

(58,911 posts)
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 12:51 PM Oct 2019

"Occasionally, Trump has handed the phone to his daughter, Ivanka."

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 doesn’t 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

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"Occasionally, Trump has handed the phone to his daughter, Ivanka." (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2019 OP
Sounds legit! Scurrilous Oct 2019 #1
He is ill-prepared and it shows pandr32 Oct 2019 #2
This is FAR MORE than just being ill prepared...THIS IS DEMENTIA!!! I don't give a Quadrillion fuqqs The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #63
They covered for Saint Ronnie Scarsdale Oct 2019 #74
Thepeople who covered for Ronnie the Rabid & Evil Bastard are no longer in the WH The_REAL_Ecumenist Oct 2019 #80
So glad Ivanka, unelected, inexperienced Golden Raisin Oct 2019 #3
Grooming Barbie Evolve Dammit Oct 2019 #4
Which one is more qualified? dalton99a Oct 2019 #5
Hmmmmm, gonna have to go with the desk. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2019 #6
At least it serves a legitimate purpose. 58Sunliner Oct 2019 #15
the telephone WhiteTara Oct 2019 #17
I don't know PJMcK Oct 2019 #29
Puddin' Face #1 or Puddin' Face #2? Scarsdale Oct 2019 #75
This may be old fashioned Baked Potato Oct 2019 #36
Is he pimping out his daughter? Aviation Pro Oct 2019 #7
"How much for your daughters?" PJMcK Oct 2019 #30
Maybe the Blues Brothers Grokenstein Oct 2019 #38
You beat me to it.... ewagner Oct 2019 #40
The most obvious charm dixiegrrrrl Oct 2019 #45
Trump family diplomacy keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #8
+1 dalton99a Oct 2019 #9
This: catbyte Oct 2019 #13
Well she is wearing a flag pin. nclib Oct 2019 #20
Let us see the back of that pin. Fritz Walter Oct 2019 #44
Does anyone see a flag pin on Ivanka's outfit at the UN? keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #54
I think she could have used two flag pins with that outfit. nclib Oct 2019 #58
With tassels? keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #60
LOL! 2naSalit Oct 2019 #69
Ivanka is more of a handbag design thief. Chellee Oct 2019 #22
None of Trump's first three childen seemed to feel that anything more than a B.S. maddiemom Oct 2019 #71
Handbag Designer? erpowers Nov 2019 #81
Maybe she's earned subpoenas? ancianita Oct 2019 #10
she is of course claiming.... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #12
Still, subpoenas? ancianita Oct 2019 #19
Don't think it was a subpoena... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #23
As a presidential advisor, couldn't she claim executive privilege? Nt hughee99 Oct 2019 #32
no, she gets no exec priv.. only potus does.... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #35
So couldn't Trump claim executive privilege to prevent her hughee99 Oct 2019 #55
Sure, but.... getagrip_already Oct 2019 #57
Why would he before she actually gets a subpoena? n/t hughee99 Oct 2019 #68
... catbyte Oct 2019 #11
He should be flogged just for that f'en hairdo. HIDEOUS. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2019 #16
More like a volstork Oct 2019 #18
Well, she's been known to dress like one. catbyte Oct 2019 #21
That jacket. Chellee Oct 2019 #26
The jacket struck me immediatly, well before the hand on butt in mirror thing. maddiemom Oct 2019 #72
Which one of them has Scarsdale Oct 2019 #77
Hand on ass? Check. Standing in front of mirror? Check. Oh, wait. eggplant Oct 2019 #33
She's a jacket potato! RainCaster Oct 2019 #62
How can he possibly think that "coiff" looks anything but ridiculous? smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #28
Daddy says Midnightwalk Oct 2019 #14
Sounds like Princess Complicity needs a Congressional subpeona nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 2019 #24
That nickname is priceless! Fritz Walter Oct 2019 #42
Could the GOP have found anyone lazier? dlk Oct 2019 #25
Wasn't it Grover Norquist who said something along the lines of happybird Oct 2019 #37
Yes....it was... ewagner Oct 2019 #41
Trump is just lazy!! a lazy, fat SOB! riversedge Oct 2019 #27
is not "just lazy"!! he's ignorant, spiteful, and lazy! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2019 #49
He cannot even be bothered with doing the bare minimum - the sheer basics of the job smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #31
That's another crime he can be charged with after he is removed sharedvalues Oct 2019 #34
A sloth and a dullard. dchill Oct 2019 #39
I'm beginning to think maybe his hearing is bad FakeNoose Oct 2019 #43
He can't read and he doesn't understand complex ideas and situations. Chemisse Oct 2019 #51
Which is why he should be listening more to make up the deficit FakeNoose Oct 2019 #52
Holy shit. GoCubsGo Oct 2019 #46
I'm betting the house Trump has a learning disability DeminPennswoods Oct 2019 #47
I'd bet the farm he has Fetal alcohol syndrome randr Oct 2019 #59
Oh, look! It's a political mini-game! crickets Oct 2019 #48
Honestly, it's less dangerous for Ivanka to be on the phone than Trump. SunSeeker Oct 2019 #50
(Trump) "... preferring to handle the calls himself, often in the morning ...." area51 Oct 2019 #53
sometimes he just eats the paper and swallows it. nt Grasswire2 Oct 2019 #56
I thought the headline said... llmart Oct 2019 #61
"DADDY! I wanna play too!!!!!" brooklynite Oct 2019 #64
That is how she gets all those Scarsdale Oct 2019 #78
Isnt talking to MFM008 Oct 2019 #65
Burn bags and bullet points... PatrickforO Oct 2019 #66
So - she really is his wife-daughter. In his bedroom first thing in the morning. Maru Kitteh Oct 2019 #67
Every day is take your kid to work day to Trump. Vinca Oct 2019 #70
So who is this "staff" that has enough scruples Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2019 #73
Ivanka to be next Secty. of State? saidsimplesimon Oct 2019 #76
What if it were ivanka and not Trump no_hypocrisy Oct 2019 #79

pandr32

(11,588 posts)
2. He is ill-prepared and it shows
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 12:59 PM
Oct 2019

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)
63. This is FAR MORE than just being ill prepared...THIS IS DEMENTIA!!! I don't give a Quadrillion fuqqs
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 09:44 PM
Oct 2019

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...

The_REAL_Ecumenist

(723 posts)
80. Thepeople who covered for Ronnie the Rabid & Evil Bastard are no longer in the WH
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 07:45 PM
Oct 2019

& 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)
3. So glad Ivanka, unelected, inexperienced
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 01:00 PM
Oct 2019

and an unqualified amateur is representing the U.S.A. on the highest level, international, diplomatic stage.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
75. Puddin' Face #1 or Puddin' Face #2?
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:50 PM
Oct 2019

Did he make her get up off her knees to answer the phone, or was she on his lap?

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
40. You beat me to it....
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:29 PM
Oct 2019

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)
45. The most obvious charm
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:40 PM
Oct 2019

what we used to call pussy power.

I do not understand how men can go for fake boobs. and they look fake, too.






























Fritz Walter

(4,291 posts)
44. Let us see the back of that pin.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:40 PM
Oct 2019

I’d 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)
54. Does anyone see a flag pin on Ivanka's outfit at the UN?
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:11 PM
Oct 2019

Does anyone see a flag pin on Ivanka's outfit at the UN?

Have any patriotic republicans complained?

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
71. None of Trump's first three childen seemed to feel that anything more than a B.S.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:00 AM
Oct 2019

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).

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
12. she is of course claiming....
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 01:30 PM
Oct 2019

Father - daughter privilege, which isn't a thing, unless you are a privileged white woman-child who has always gotten anything she wanted.

getagrip_already

(14,764 posts)
23. Don't think it was a subpoena...
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:29 PM
Oct 2019

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.

NoMoreRepugs

(9,435 posts)
16. He should be flogged just for that f'en hairdo. HIDEOUS.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 01:56 PM
Oct 2019

Does Ivanka remind anyone else of a peeled potato???

Chellee

(2,097 posts)
26. That jacket.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:37 PM
Oct 2019

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)
72. The jacket struck me immediatly, well before the hand on butt in mirror thing.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:09 AM
Oct 2019

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)
77. Which one of them has
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:56 PM
Oct 2019

had the most Botox injections? Iwanka wins on the plastic surgery bet, she had her face completely re-arranged.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
28. How can he possibly think that "coiff" looks anything but ridiculous?
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:48 PM
Oct 2019

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.

happybird

(4,608 posts)
37. Wasn't it Grover Norquist who said something along the lines of
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:10 PM
Oct 2019

“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.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
31. He cannot even be bothered with doing the bare minimum - the sheer basics of the job
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:52 PM
Oct 2019

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.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)
43. I'm beginning to think maybe his hearing is bad
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:40 PM
Oct 2019

... 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)
51. He can't read and he doesn't understand complex ideas and situations.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 07:30 PM
Oct 2019

And he hasn't the patience to try.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
47. I'm betting the house Trump has a learning disability
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:48 PM
Oct 2019

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.

crickets

(25,981 posts)
48. Oh, look! It's a political mini-game!
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 03:51 PM
Oct 2019
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.


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.

area51

(11,911 posts)
53. (Trump) "... preferring to handle the calls himself, often in the morning ...."
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 08:00 PM
Oct 2019

Well, he'll just be sundowning due to his dementia, later in the day. Low-energy Donnie.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
78. That is how she gets all those
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 01:05 PM
Oct 2019

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.

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
67. So - she really is his wife-daughter. In his bedroom first thing in the morning.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 11:42 PM
Oct 2019

Taking over all that complicated, funny, talking-type stuff when poor daddy gets confused.




Vinca

(50,278 posts)
70. Every day is take your kid to work day to Trump.
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 08:04 AM
Oct 2019

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)
73. So who is this "staff" that has enough scruples
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:34 PM
Oct 2019

To tape records back together. That sounds like bullshit

no_hypocrisy

(46,129 posts)
79. What if it were ivanka and not Trump
Sun Oct 13, 2019, 02:10 PM
Oct 2019

who agreed to Erdogan to withdraw Amierican troops from northern Syria?

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