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Trump says he would scare the pope with ISIS if he slams capitalism during US visit
Soon after declaring he would seek an end to birthright citizenship, Donald Trump said he would use Islamic State extremists to scare the pope if he slammed capitalism on his upcoming visit to the U.S.
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Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, told CNNs Chris Cuomo that he would remind the pope that ISIS radicals want to kill him and take over the Vatican.
Id say, ISIS wants to get you,' Trump said. You know that ISIS wants to go in and take over the Vatican you have heard that. Thats a dream of theirs.
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Im going to have to scare the pope, Trump said. The pope, I hope, can only be scared by God, but the truth is you know, if you look at whats going on they better hope that capitalism works, because its the only thing we have right now. And its a great thing when it works properly.
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/trump-says-he-would-scare-the-pope-with-isis-if-he-slams-capitalism-during-us-visit/
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)He's just going to continue to say more and more outrageous things because he's pretty much reaching the "I can say ANYTHING and get away with it" phase of this campaign.
Javaman
(62,533 posts)with trump there will be no "jump the shark moment" because he is the epitome of the jumping shark and as such turned something that would ordinarily be a bad thing into something completely different that works for him.
In other words, he had taken self parody to a whole new level of fame, fortune and grifting.
he will never jump the shark because he his not only the jumpee, but also the shark.
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)I just hope that when the take down comes, it will be spectacular.
Javaman
(62,533 posts)but even people tire of the same thing over and over.
I think he will just fade out.
glinda
(14,807 posts)RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)He has a corner on it. That's all he does!
Javaman
(62,533 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)doc03
(35,363 posts)he should be president.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Archae
(46,344 posts)Oh it's not...
lumberjack_jeff
(33,224 posts)"It'd be a cryin' shame if your messin' wit capitalism causes anything bad to happen to it."
SalviaBlue
(2,918 posts)gordianot
(15,242 posts)You do not have to wonder how long Trump an emotionally unstable 10 year old with wild flights of fantasy will last. Unfortunately he does have a chance of becoming President. It used to be said fascism would come to America wrapped in a cross and the flag. An equal chance goes to a loud mouth ego maniac rolling in money (which remains to be seen the real source of the money).
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)What control does he have over ISIS? How does that work, Mr. Trump? The public needs to know if we need to fear you unleashing them on us. I think we should take him at his word.
niyad
(113,532 posts)and, if you control them, that makes YOU a terrorist.
perhaps the cia, etc., should be looking into this.
tavernier
(12,396 posts)long enough to go around his fat gut?
DinahMoeHum
(21,806 posts)Big talk, tiny pee-pee this Trump has.
The pope lived through a dictatorship and death squads growing up in Argentina. Trump ain't nothin' but a big-talk douchebag compared to that.
kpete
(72,013 posts)you diagnosed his problem perfectly.....
tiny indeed!
peace,
kp
moondust
(20,002 posts)Er...diplomat? Er...world leader?
How about arrogant, immature, dangerous, narcissistic buffoon?
cali
(114,904 posts)niyad
(113,532 posts)right now.
Darb
(2,807 posts)Weak sauce.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)now what's your excuse? Especially you, Mika, you are a professing Catholic. You gonna smirk your way thru this one?
Gothmog
(145,496 posts)aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)Is he going to pay Isis to scare the Pope?
Ya never know!!
annabanana
(52,791 posts)tinymontgomery
(2,584 posts)Wonder how the Catholic Vote will take this. Raised Catholic (9 years Catholic schooling with the nuns). No religion now but will be interesting. A lot of them vote republican because of abortion, will be interesting to see if they stick with a guy that try's to scare the Pope.
malaise
(269,157 posts)but he may well be the ugliest American - ever.
ananda
(28,874 posts)He's such a ubermensch... standing up to the pope!
SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)grasswire
(50,130 posts)...that he has adopted a new PRESIDENTIAL demeanor and is looking serious because he has realized that he actually could win.
I was thinking WTF??? when Cuomo and Don Lemon et al were putting this claptrap forward.
And now this.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)they are interpreting that as gravitas.
Glassunion
(10,201 posts)Let me know when it does. To date, I only have evidence to the contrary.