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Norbert

(6,040 posts)
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:18 PM Jun 2017

This Press Conference was a Bad Idea.

They lost the election.

Comey was a leaker.

Fake News

The big networks treat me badly.


And the monkey shines and the pointing of his little finger.

At least it was reasonably short but what was the point.

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This Press Conference was a Bad Idea. (Original Post) Norbert Jun 2017 OP
and here comes the subpoena from Mueller MFM008 Jun 2017 #1
I bet the Romanian guy is sorry he came today FakeNoose Jun 2017 #14
LOL.. mhw Jun 2017 #27
Trump's treatment of him was truly appalling - so dismissive, arrogant, petulant. Embarrassing. anneboleyn Jun 2017 #35
What is so stunning is how he badgered that one reporter, John, right now... R B Garr Jun 2017 #2
Yep, he was blatantly bullying the media, and he cut off the presser b/c he didn't like the question anneboleyn Jun 2017 #36
He denied asking for "allegiance" and "the other" so is avoiding Comey's words!!! bettyellen Jun 2017 #3
right then it sounds like he's sayin he got some tapes of it all ... what an idiot YCHDT Jun 2017 #4
He said "you're going to be disappointed" which means nothing. bettyellen Jun 2017 #5
true, this guy is such a fuckin liar! no way he'd have anything! he'll lie when the truth is better YCHDT Jun 2017 #8
A reporter actually ASKED! furtheradu Jun 2017 #15
It was Jonathan Karl, he works for ABC news SummerSnow Jun 2017 #29
Maybe he'll, um, 'make' some tapes, with John Miller playing the part of Comey n/t moonscape Jun 2017 #18
lol ... no one would put it past him !!! YCHDT Jun 2017 #20
Two weeks is Trump's standard dodge gratuitous Jun 2017 #7
Good point YCHDT Jun 2017 #10
Don't forget Melania's little press conference Grammy23 Jun 2017 #13
Oh yeah, and she was going to be great on cyber-bullying and women's health issues. I guess we anneboleyn Jun 2017 #37
I saw an article about the 2 two weeks thing KelleyKramer Jun 2017 #33
He did this with the "tapes" again today. You'll know "soon" and "be disappointed" he told the press anneboleyn Jun 2017 #34
Does he REALIZE he's in trouble, or is he just indulging in Hortensis Jun 2017 #6
at least he's okay with testifying under oath! furtheradu Jun 2017 #9
He's a fuckin liar ... he's lying about even wanting to testify and under oath he'll lie then too YCHDT Jun 2017 #12
He even lies about lying. Then lies some more. R B Garr Jun 2017 #16
YES! YES! YES! furtheradu Jun 2017 #21
Folk need to do canetoad Jun 2017 #24
HA! Yes! A BUNCH o' PURGERY! furtheradu Jun 2017 #26
Hes so much smarter than all of those mere prosecuting attorneys, ya know displacedtexan Jun 2017 #17
Yep! On all Your points. furtheradu Jun 2017 #23
How Much Is An Oath SDJay Jun 2017 #11
Sure he will FakeNoose Jun 2017 #19
His irritable mood was coming out of his pores today. Grammy23 Jun 2017 #22
It was appalling and it makes me fucking angry that our media doesn't point rip his behavior! anneboleyn Jun 2017 #32
bullshitter Sunlei Jun 2017 #25
Also MORE BLATANT LIES ABOUT NATO ($$$ "pouring in" -not - AND idea that countries owe years anneboleyn Jun 2017 #28
Nope! He dig his hole deeper! imanamerican63 Jun 2017 #30
He looked terrible kpete Jun 2017 #31
I'd like to see his morning routine to get ready for the day. Grammy23 Jun 2017 #38
I would wager the Theresa May yuuuuge loss is bothering him also..n/t monmouth4 Jun 2017 #39
Sure he was pissy at having to do the press conference Blue_Roses Jun 2017 #40

R B Garr

(16,975 posts)
2. What is so stunning is how he badgered that one reporter, John, right now...
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:25 PM
Jun 2017

about being nice to him. Out in the open in public at a presser. So take that behavior in public and imagine it in private and how he would badger someone to do his bidding. He really doesn't get how much he incriminates himself.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
36. Yep, he was blatantly bullying the media, and he cut off the presser b/c he didn't like the question
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:42 PM
Jun 2017

He was clearly very angry that he was being asked such questions, and of course he bullied the press before the Q& A even started. I hate that I hear the fear in their voices when they ask him questions as they are all worried he will blow up or kick them out permanently. That's what he wants!

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
3. He denied asking for "allegiance" and "the other" so is avoiding Comey's words!!!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:26 PM
Jun 2017

Didn't use the word loyalty once. Interesting.

Also at one point he answered "he didn't say that" and not "I didn't"- answered wrong question.

And he's promising an answer in the tapes "very soon" - like his taxes?

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
15. A reporter actually ASKED!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:37 PM
Jun 2017

"Are there recordings of conversations between you and Comey?" (I think I heard that)
Who was that reporter? I went.. Listening to npr. Thanks!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
7. Two weeks is Trump's standard dodge
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:30 PM
Jun 2017

Like the situation in Afghanistan or Iraq was always going to turn around in six months according to Thomas Friedman (leading to creation of the Friedman Unit), Trump is always promising to get back to us with his genius plan in "two weeks" or sometimes "two or three weeks." On March 15, he promised America that he'd have proof positive of Obama's "wire tapps" on him within a couple of weeks. In case your calendar is broken, today is June 9, considerably more than two weeks. Luckily for Trump, there's been no follow-up from the liberal media on this point, for some odd reason.

Grammy23

(5,811 posts)
13. Don't forget Melania's little press conference
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:36 PM
Jun 2017

to show the meticulous records regarding her immigration to the US. That was another one of his two week wonders.

I guess he thinks that we will forget what he said in a two week time span. God, he is lame.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
37. Oh yeah, and she was going to be great on cyber-bullying and women's health issues. I guess we
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:46 PM
Jun 2017

are still waiting...

KelleyKramer

(8,982 posts)
33. I saw an article about the 2 two weeks thing
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:31 PM
Jun 2017

You are exactly right

Don't have a link, but it gave over a half dozen examples

It was very telling

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
34. He did this with the "tapes" again today. You'll know "soon" and "be disappointed" he told the press
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:31 PM
Jun 2017

Like what are you talking about you orange dingdong? Oh yeah, notice how every single one of his special projects is going to happen in a few weeks...or months? Like the wall? Health care (member he was going to do that on DAY ONE)? The big bad trillion dollar plan? The plan to defeat Isis, which he was going to do immediately...

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Does he REALIZE he's in trouble, or is he just indulging in
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:30 PM
Jun 2017

some chastising and self defense? Some leakers are reportedly saying he has no idea and expects to serve out his term. The "dishonest" and "unfair" media just that.

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
9. at least he's okay with testifying under oath!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:32 PM
Jun 2017

Did I really hear that?? Yeah?
Well, awrighty then!
Let's DO THAT!

YCHDT

(962 posts)
12. He's a fuckin liar ... he's lying about even wanting to testify and under oath he'll lie then too
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:36 PM
Jun 2017

... these people are stupdi

R B Garr

(16,975 posts)
16. He even lies about lying. Then lies some more.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:38 PM
Jun 2017

At some point it's beyond a character issue and is just straight up mental illness.

furtheradu

(1,865 posts)
21. YES! YES! YES!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:44 PM
Jun 2017

But purgery (spelling!)
is a CRIME.
I say, BRING IT!

I get auto corrected ALL the time, & it wouldn't correct my perjury spelling above..
But it did give me : "purge Ryan" !

& I'm ok with THAT, too!

displacedtexan

(15,696 posts)
17. Hes so much smarter than all of those mere prosecuting attorneys, ya know
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:39 PM
Jun 2017

He'll just lie. As always.

He has no idea that he's guilty of witness intimidation. Shades of Nixon. I'm just glad that Trump never paid any attention to the Watergate hearings when he was fighting "his own personal Vietnam" by sleeping with hundreds of women.

SDJay

(1,089 posts)
11. How Much Is An Oath
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:35 PM
Jun 2017

worth to someone who probably doesn't internally differentiate between the truth and lies anyway?

If he does testify, I'm pretty sure he'd perjure himself several times.

Grammy23

(5,811 posts)
22. His irritable mood was coming out of his pores today.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:48 PM
Jun 2017

He was so snarky and short tempered it was no wonder he blurted out nonsensical answers and in general acted like a jackass in front of the world. He was so aggravated at having to endure that press conference but on the other hand he got to show off to his base. We have seen him like this before, but it was stunning to me to see him act like that with a visiting dignitary at a formal ceremony in the Rose Garden. We expect our leaders to be composed and cordial, not irritable and snarky. Frankly, I am embarrassed for our nation that this man/child represents us around the world.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
32. It was appalling and it makes me fucking angry that our media doesn't point rip his behavior!
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:25 PM
Jun 2017

He acted like this in front of the world today as this was a meeting with the Romanian pres and therefore an international event. Trump's behavior was truly the worst I have ever seen from any pres publicly, so grossly inappropriate, and it is so fucking embarrassing in the eyes of the world!!! Ugh.

He has used this jackass, bullying behavior in the past to intimidate his workers, contractors, etc because he could do whatever he wanted business-wise as long as he was willing to pay off lawsuits (many people who worked for him have stated this). He brought that exact mentality to the White House, and it is very clear that he can't stand the fact that he's been questioned or that anyone dares to challenge him. That's what you get when you elect a narcissist who was gifted $$$ through the genetic lottery and had everything handed to him on a platter. And on top of that he has no apparent moral compass and forget the idea that he's some great "patriot" he has NEVER EVER ASKED about what the Russians did or with who or how we can prevent it in the future. Wonder why? (Eye roll)

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
28. Also MORE BLATANT LIES ABOUT NATO ($$$ "pouring in" -not - AND idea that countries owe years
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:10 PM
Jun 2017

and years of backpayments. It doesn't work that way, moron. He's been corrected on this multiple times but he keeps acting like - to quote one of the CNN people - NATO is a country club like his stupid piece of Florida trash mar-a-lago and that one pays "membership" dues. That ain't how it works).

Of course he was saying all of this in front of the very submissive and frightened-looking Pres of Romanian who kept turning to Trump for approval, and of course Trump ignored him, tapped his fingers loudly on the lectern and jerked his head around because he's pissy and bored and just a complete dick. And of course he thinks he's king and doesn't need to answer questions ever.

He also wouldn't comment on Russia being a threat when the Romanian pres brought this up as part of a question and answer about NATO. Trump deliberately answered PART of a question but avoided the other part, which had to do with Russia as an aggressor. As usual, Trumper wouldn't say a word about Russia or his master Putin.

This man is just a disgusting human being. Truly. He looked like SUCH A PETULANT ASSHOLE. I have NEVER SEEN A PRESIDENT BEHAVE SO BADLY in public. And we have some scary examples but Trump has degraded our country like nobody before him.

Grammy23

(5,811 posts)
38. I'd like to see his morning routine to get ready for the day.
Fri Jun 9, 2017, 04:48 PM
Jun 2017

Do you suppose he fixes his own hair and applies his own makeup?? One reason I am curious is that sometimes his makeup is horrendous and so over applied that he looks literally orange. Other times, he looks so white around the eyes like he has raccoon eyes from wearing sunglasses on a bright sun-shiny day. Lots of variation which a professional make up artist would not do.

As for his hair....it has gotten more and more blonde with very light areas around his ears. I suspect his real hair (what there is of it) is light gray or white. He is too vain to let it go white so will probably continue applying his Clairol at night while he is contemplating his next twitter attack.

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