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Richard D

(8,754 posts)
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 11:42 PM Jun 2020

Trump has a few issues

My biggest issue with Trump is probably the fact that he has had no prior political experience, went bankrupt 6 times and has many failed businesses, paid off a porn star to keep quiet, has over 24 harassment allegations, has had 2 articles of impeachment drafted against him, illegally contacted Ukraine to help him win re-election, has the most hours of golfing over any president, has done nothing to help our dying climate, botched the coronavirus response because he called it a hoax by the democrats instead of acting quicker, has never had an approval rating of over 45 percent, the whole Central Park 5 incident, thinks climate change is a Chinese hoax, told POC to go back to where they came from, throws meltdowns on Twitter, constantly retweets himself agreeing with himself, has had tweets flagged for misinformation, signed an executive bill regarding Twitter after his feelings got hurt, has increased our debt, hasn’t pulled out of any wars, adbandoned the Kurds, is really fat with a spray tan, has US pride at an all time low, has 10 cases of obstruction of justice per the mueller report, used George Floyd as an excuse to brag about job numbers, wanted to use violence against peaceful protestors, has done nothing to solve the wealth gap or poverty rate, has increased our debt, is fat and has an ugly spray tan, said he would date his own daughter, talked about fake treatments during a corona press conference, used to be an anti vaxxer, violated an official weather map with a fucking sharpie, all the shit in john Bolton’s book, said that cases would disappear if testing stopped, has a Vice President that can’t say “black lives matter” only “all lives matter”, falsely claimed there’s an AIDS vaccine, loves himself but has little empathy for others, is a complete asshole to reporters, made fun of someone disabled, the “grab by the pussy” thing, wanted to nuke a hurricane, thinks windmills cause cancer, has told over 19,000 false claims, talked more about him on a ramp than George Floyd, wants burning the flag to be a crime, called the coronavirus the kung flu, and has done nothing to help the average American.
Also the fact that he’s a lying, unqualified, draft dodging, gold star family disrespecting, POW attacking, US General insulting, racist, sexist, vulgar, confirmed sexual assaulting, trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting, own daughter creeping, wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election, $413 million dollar inheritance getting, teen pageant dressing room invading, baby and mother separating, breast feeding mother shaming, fat-shaming while being fat, 17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting, accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying, university student defrauding, bankrupt casino causing, kids cancer charity stealing, taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having, wife-beating, popular vote losing, anti-vaxxing, Christianity-faking, publicist impersonating, tax dodging, friends’ wives pursuing, impeached, foreign aid bribing, 1/3 of the presidency golf playing, free press assaulting, Hannity coordinating, Cambridge Analytica using, Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving, loan application asset inflating, historically low polling, college achievement faking, unqualified judge appointing, unqualified cabinet member appointing, foreign influence on our election welcoming, tax release avoiding, birther conspiracy spreading, Ukraine ambassador targeting, Russian money taking, Kurdish ally abandoning, soldier brain injury downplaying, full morning “executive time” taking, Epstein befriending, Putin bowing, Kim Jong Un praising, North Korean general saluting, US intelligence denying, tallest building in lower Manhattan after 9/11 boasting, congress obstructing, nuclear non-proliferation deal ending, Justice obstructing, unqualified daughter and son-in-law appointing, healthcare cut targeting, pedophile candidate supporting, trump tower Moscow denying, mail-bomber inspiring, 4 out of top 5 largest protests in US history causing, green energy stifling, clean water regulation destroying, healthy school lunch ending, climate change denying, congressional and judicial branch attacking, economy does better under democrats saying, Goldman Sachs appointing, food stamp removing, emissions standards lowering, press conference avoiding, emoluments clause breaking, longest govt shutdown record holding, Saudi Arabia nuclear tech selling, golf cheating, time magazine cover faking, El Paso mass shooter inspiring, paying legal bills for roughing up protestors promising, killed soldier “knew what he signed up for” saying, pardon abusing, scumbag.
Sources:
• ⁠lying, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/16/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/
• ⁠unqualified, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/11/13587532/donald-trump-no-experience
• ⁠draft dodging, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2018/12/27/trump-vietnam-war-bone-spur-diagnosis/2420475002/
• ⁠gold star family disrespecting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html
• ⁠POW attacking, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/18/424169549/trump-lashes-out-at-mccain-i-like-people-who-werent-captured
• ⁠US General insulting, https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/01/17/trump-blasted-top-military-generals-as-a-bunch-of-dopes-and-babies-according-to-new-book/
• ⁠racist, https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/trump-racism-comments/588067/
• ⁠sexist, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50563106
• ⁠vulgar, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html
• ⁠confirmed sexual assaulting, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/08/us/donald-trump-tape-transcript.html
• ⁠trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting, https://budget.house.gov/publications/publication/gop-tax-law-showers-benefits-wealthy-and-large-corporations-while
• ⁠own daughter creeping, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-creepiest-most-unsettling-comments-a-roundup-a7353876.html
• ⁠wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43334326
• ⁠$413 million dollar inheritance getting, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/04/the-new-york-times-revealed-how-fred-trump-funneled-413-million-to-his-son-donald-will-that-change-american-opinion/
• ⁠teen pageant dressing room invading, https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/
• ⁠baby and mother separating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/the-weekly/trump-immigration-border-separation-family.html
• ⁠breast feeding mother shaming, https://www.parents.com/baby/all-about-babies/fighting-words-donald-trump-called-a-breastfeeding-mom-disgusting/
• ⁠fat-shaming while being fat, http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trump-fat-shames-own-supporter-frank-dawson-new-hampshire-rally.html
• ⁠17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/list-trumps-accusers-allegations-sexual-misconduct/story?id=51956410
• ⁠accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying, https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/10/donald-trump-insults-accusers-ugly
• ⁠university student defrauding, https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-finalizes-25-million-settlement-victims-donald-trumps/story?id=54347237
• ⁠bankrupt casino causing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-the-first-presidential-debate/fact-check-has-trump-declared-bankruptcy-four-or-six-times/
• ⁠kids cancer charity stealing, https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2019/12/23/best-stories-of-the-decade-how-donald-trump-shifted-kids-cancer-charity-money-into-his-business/
• ⁠taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having, https://www.snopes.com/news/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/
• ⁠wife-beating, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/24/documenting-trumps-abuse-of-women
• ⁠popular vote losing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections/donald-trump-lost-popular-vote-hillary-clinton-us-election-president-history-a7470116.html
• ⁠anti-vaxxing, https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en
• ⁠Christianity-faking, https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article216494035.html
• ⁠publicist impersonating, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/05/13/donald-trump-people-magazine-washington/84333614/
• ⁠tax dodging, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/2/17929774/donald-trump-tax-evasion-fred-trump-new-york-times
• ⁠friends’ wives pursuing, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-sex-friends-wives-are-book-claims-true-michael-wolff-fire-fury-white-house-bannon-a8142011.html
• ⁠impeached, https://time.com/5552679/impeached-presidents/
• ⁠foreign aid bribing, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49800181
• ⁠1/3 of the presidency golf playing, https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/30/nearly-third-days-hes-been-president-trumps-visited-trump-branded-property/
• ⁠free press assaulting, https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/29/18037894/donald-trump-twitter-media-enemy-pittsburgh
• ⁠Hannity coordinating, https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emmaloop/sean-hannity-trump-allies-mueller-memos-fox-news
• ⁠Cambridge Analytica using, https://www.wired.com/story/what-did-cambridge-analytica-really-do-for-trumps-campaign/
• ⁠Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving, https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/trump-ivanka-piece-of-ass-howard-stern-229376
• ⁠loan application asset inflating, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/business/donald-trump-buffalo-bills-deutsche-bank.html
• ⁠historically low polling, https://theweek.com/speedreads/890683/trumps-approval-rating-pace-lowest-ever-among-independents-gallup-poll-shows
• ⁠college achievement faking, https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherrim/2019/02/28/heres-why-donald-trump-doesnt-want-anyone-to-know-his-grades-or-sat-scores/
• ⁠unqualified judge appointing, https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/confirmation-expected-for-another-unqualified-trump-judge-pick
• ⁠unqualified cabinet member appointing, https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-eli-broad-opposes-devos-20170201-story.html

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Trump has a few issues (Original Post) Richard D Jun 2020 OP
Epic. underpants Jun 2020 #1
Paragraphs. milestogo Jun 2020 #2
I hear you as an admitted grammar nazi but the breathlessness of it all is captured live love laugh Jun 2020 #5
Yes, please. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #13
Copy and paste it into a word processor or text editor and fix it as you like. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #15
Thanks for the suggestion, KY! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #17
LOL, copy, paste and save the file and put off the real work for later. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #18
I have already done it! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #21
See, I knew it. I am the very best procrastinator! KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #25
Good night, KY_EnviroGuy! smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #26
here Celerity Jun 2020 #27
Well damn. nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #3
Okay... but her e-mails! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #4
He doesn't have 'a few issues'... SeattleVet Jun 2020 #6
Trump's a piece of shit as well as his deplorable cult.nt oasis Jun 2020 #7
Uh Faux pas Jun 2020 #8
A business owner is a politician nakocal Jun 2020 #9
I can't take Richard D Jun 2020 #10
Thanks for posting. We'll put it to good use! KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #16
Kick burrowowl Jun 2020 #11
It's a start. ZZenith Jun 2020 #12
Request, please. smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #14
It's gonna be hell getting all that on a billboard. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #19
bookmarking; the list is growing daily though AlexSFCA Jun 2020 #20
And yet his cult RANDYWILDMAN Jun 2020 #22
Huge kick and rec. love_katz Jun 2020 #23
speak now speaknow Jun 2020 #24
I tried posting something similar (but not as complete)... albacore Jun 2020 #28
Nice find. n/t Whiskeytide Jun 2020 #29

live love laugh

(13,113 posts)
5. I hear you as an admitted grammar nazi but the breathlessness of it all is captured
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:00 AM
Jun 2020

with the run-on format.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
13. Yes, please.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:37 AM
Jun 2020

I just couldn't tackle it all right now, as much as I wanted to. Just too early in the morning.

OP, please break it up and make it easier to read. Thanks in advance.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
15. Copy and paste it into a word processor or text editor and fix it as you like.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:47 AM
Jun 2020

That's what I'm going to do so I can print it.

This like getting a big free box of ammo to use against the Rethugs.....

KY.......

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. Thanks for the suggestion, KY!
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:04 AM
Jun 2020

You are always so sensible. I am not always thinking so clearly at this time of the morning (night?). I will do that.

Thanks! I could tell there was a lot of good info there, I just was not in the mood to attack that huge block of lettering right now.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,491 posts)
18. LOL, copy, paste and save the file and put off the real work for later.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:10 AM
Jun 2020

Sincerely,
Mr. Procrastination......... .........

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. I have already done it!
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:19 AM
Jun 2020

Saved in word. I will examine it in depth tomorrow when I am not quite so tired. Thanks for the suggestion!

Celerity

(43,388 posts)
27. here
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 03:07 AM
Jun 2020

My biggest issue with Trump is probably the fact that

he has had no prior political experience,

went bankrupt 6 times and has many failed businesses,

paid off a porn star to keep quiet,

has over 24 harassment allegations,

has had 2 articles of impeachment drafted against him,

illegally contacted Ukraine to help him win re-election,

has the most hours of golfing over any president,

has done nothing to help our dying climate,

botched the coronavirus response because he called it a hoax by the democrats instead of acting quicker,

has never had an approval rating of over 45 percent,

the whole Central Park 5 incident,

thinks climate change is a Chinese hoax,

told POC to go back to where they came from,

throws meltdowns on Twitter,

constantly retweets himself agreeing with himself,

has had tweets flagged for misinformation,

signed an executive bill regarding Twitter after his feelings got hurt,

has increased our debt,

hasn’t pulled out of any wars,

adbandoned the Kurds,

is really fat with a spray tan,

has US pride at an all time low,

has 10 cases of obstruction of justice per the mueller report,

used George Floyd as an excuse to brag about job numbers,

wanted to use violence against peaceful protestors,

has done nothing to solve the wealth gap or poverty rate,

has increased our debt,

is fat and has an ugly spray tan,

said he would date his own daughter,

talked about fake treatments during a corona press conference,

used to be an anti vaxxer,

violated an official weather map with a fucking sharpie,

all the shit in john Bolton’s book,

said that cases would disappear if testing stopped,

has a Vice President that can’t say “black lives matter” only “all lives matter”,

falsely claimed there’s an AIDS vaccine,

loves himself but has little empathy for others,

is a complete asshole to reporters,

made fun of someone disabled,

the “grab by the pussy” thing,

wanted to nuke a hurricane,

thinks windmills cause cancer,

has told over 19,000 false claims,

talked more about him on a ramp than George Floyd,

wants burning the flag to be a crime,

called the coronavirus the kung flu,

and has done nothing to help the average American.




Also the fact that he’s

a lying,

unqualified,

draft dodging,

gold star family disrespecting,

POW attacking,

US General insulting,

racist,

sexist,

vulgar,

confirmed sexual assaulting,

trillion dollars to the rich tax cutting,

own daughter creeping,

wife cheating with a pornstar after birth of son and paying her off to influence a presidential election,

$413 million dollar inheritance getting,

teen pageant dressing room invading,

baby and mother separating,

breast feeding mother shaming,

fat-shaming while being fat,

17 women accusing him of sexual assaulting,

accusers are not attractive enough for him to assault implying,

university student defrauding,

bankrupt casino causing,

kids cancer charity stealing,

taped detailed accusation of rape of a minor having,

wife-beating,

popular vote losing,

anti-vaxxing,

Christianity-faking,

publicist impersonating,

tax dodging,

friends’ wives pursuing, impeached,

foreign aid bribing,

1/3 of the presidency golf playing,

free press assaulting,

Hannity coordinating,

Cambridge Analytica using,

Ivanka is a “piece of ass” approving,

loan application asset inflating,

historically low polling,

college achievement faking,

unqualified judge appointing,

unqualified cabinet member appointing,

foreign influence on our election welcoming,

tax release avoiding,

birther conspiracy spreading,

Ukraine ambassador targeting,

Russian money taking,

Kurdish ally abandoning,

soldier brain injury downplaying,

full morning “executive time” taking,

Epstein befriending,

Putin bowing,

Kim Jong Un praising,

North Korean general saluting,

US intelligence denying,

tallest building in lower Manhattan after 9/11 boasting,

congress obstructing,

nuclear non-proliferation deal ending,

Justice obstructing,

unqualified daughter and son-in-law appointing,

healthcare cut targeting,

pedophile candidate supporting,

trump tower Moscow denying,

mail-bomber inspiring,

4 out of top 5 largest protests in US history causing,

green energy stifling,

clean water regulation destroying,

healthy school lunch ending,

climate change denying,

congressional and judicial branch attacking,

economy does better under democrats saying,

Goldman Sachs appointing,

food stamp removing,

emissions standards lowering,

press conference avoiding,

emoluments clause breaking,

longest govt shutdown record holding,

Saudi Arabia nuclear tech selling,

golf cheating,

time magazine cover faking,

El Paso mass shooter inspiring,

paying legal bills for roughing up protestors promising,

killed soldier “knew what he signed up for” saying,

pardon abusing,

scumbag.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
6. He doesn't have 'a few issues'...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 12:07 AM
Jun 2020

he has a lifetime subscription and the full archive from prior publication.

nakocal

(552 posts)
9. A business owner is a politician
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:00 AM
Jun 2020

There is more to politics than just in the government. But as a business owner Trump was corrupt.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
14. Request, please.
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 01:40 AM
Jun 2020

Can you please break this up into paragraphs so that it's easier to read? Sorry, but I'm just not in the mood to tackle that in it's current form, although I can tell it's very interesting. I would really like to read it. Thank you.

RANDYWILDMAN

(2,672 posts)
22. And yet his cult
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 02:20 AM
Jun 2020

Still thinks he's doing a a great job as their friends and family die all around them.

Fool me once....Shiz we are all gonna die is this idiot is reelected

albacore

(2,399 posts)
28. I tried posting something similar (but not as complete)...
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 03:29 AM
Jun 2020

... in answer to somebody's post on FB.
I got "TLDR".
Those people don't/can't read.
Certainly not more than bumper-sticker slogans.
If they read... they wouldn't be trumpers.

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