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riversedge

(70,306 posts)
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:38 PM Aug 2017

Trump Is So Psycho That He Is Using Presidential Signing Statements To Brag About His Wealth

First he gets his dig into Congress about not passing Repeal ACA, then goes on about what a great negotiator he is. Problem is, as we know, Trump just parroted some Republican lines during the Senate "debate". Very little work from Trump but complaining. What a piss ant!





Trump Is So Psycho That He Is Using Presidential Signing Statements To Brag About His Wealth


http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/02/trump-psycho-presidential-signing-statements-brag-wealth.html


Wed, Aug 2nd, 2017 at 2:58 pm

Donald Trump used a presidential signing statement on the Russia sanctions legislation to whine at Congress for not repealing Obamacare and to brag about his personal wealth.
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Here is the closer of Trump’s signing statement which he attached to the Russia sanctions bill that he signed:


Still, the bill remains seriously flawed particularly because it encroaches on the executive branchs authority to negotiate. Congress could not even negotiate a healthcare bill after seven years of talking. By limiting the Executives flexibility, this bill makes it harder for the United States to strike good deals for the American people, and will drive China, Russia, and North Korea much closer together. The Framers of our Constitution put foreign affairs in the hands of the President. This bill will prove the wisdom of that choice.
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I built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars. That is a big part of the reason I was elected. As President, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress.




Republicans are going to admit at some point that Trump is not well. Only a crazy person would brag about their wealth in a presidential signing statement. Trump thinks that he won the election because he is rich when the real reason why Trump won is the same Russia scandal that is causing his nearly daily mental meltdowns.
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Trump Is So Psycho That He Is Using Presidential Signing Statements To Brag About His Wealth (Original Post) riversedge Aug 2017 OP
Please tell me that's not an official part of the signing statement! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #1
No, it isn't. n/t demmiblue Aug 2017 #2
I think I need a break...things are so nuts my sarcasm meter is broken! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #3
It isn't sarcasm, it is part of a press release regarding the signing... demmiblue Aug 2017 #10
Yeah I just saw....someone pass the damn aspirin please!!! Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #11
Par for the course (pun intended) with this White House. demmiblue Aug 2017 #18
Was that press release written by an 8th grader? progressoid Aug 2017 #19
An 8th grader is being WAY beyond generous when discussing Trump's writing... demmiblue Aug 2017 #22
Yes, it unfortunately is... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #9
No it isn't, that was his press release. Explained here: demmiblue Aug 2017 #15
Thank you. I think I'm just going to... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #23
Anyone would have been confused if they weren't watching it as it happened. demmiblue Aug 2017 #24
Thank you. Your comment truly brightened my day and... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #25
I questioned it too but here's the official WH version... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #5
OMG.... Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #6
Crazy isn't it? Every freakin' day feels like... WePurrsevere Aug 2017 #14
It appears in the official White House version of the Statement. enough Aug 2017 #7
Yeah I just saw....unfreakingbelieveable... Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #8
Holy crap wryter2000 Aug 2017 #12
Trump is the biggest, bestest, most beautiful Sick Mind in his universe Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #4
Sanctions are not deals. They are not negotiations. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #13
I disagree. guillaumeb Aug 2017 #16
OP, you may want to either delete or update your post: demmiblue Aug 2017 #17
Let's remember that Fred Trump had 30,000 properties in New York in the 70s. Doodley Aug 2017 #20
Just wondering Kogaratsu72 Aug 2017 #21

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)
10. It isn't sarcasm, it is part of a press release regarding the signing...
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:53 PM
Aug 2017

so it is not really that much better!

They released a signing statement and a press release, and everyone was confused AF!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029405669

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029405669#post14

Oy!

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)
22. An 8th grader is being WAY beyond generous when discussing Trump's writing...
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 05:35 PM
Aug 2017

and speaking skills. Though I'm sure he only wrote the last paragraph. He reminds me of:

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)
15. No it isn't, that was his press release. Explained here:
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 02:01 PM
Aug 2017
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-read-president-trump-s-statement-1501687924-htmlstory.html

Shortly after signing a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia on Wednesday, President Trump released an accompanying signing statement outlining his concerns.

In his statement, he calls the bill "significantly flawed" and raises concerns that it will hinder his ability to negotiate with foreign countries.

In a separate press release, Trump lashed out at Congress in more colloquial terms than in the formal signing statement.

Read the formal signing statement below, followed by the press release.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
23. Thank you. I think I'm just going to...
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 07:47 PM
Aug 2017

stop posting until I get more than 3 hours of sleep (damn nightmares). Obviously it's effecting my observation skills.

I googled looking for his signing statement on Russia sanctions, that was the top gov site that came up for me, it said "Statement by President Donald J. Trump on Signing the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” and I like an idiot 'assumed' I was in the right place. It doesn't negate that he said what he did tooting his own horn but at least it's not quite as bad as it would be if included in a signing statement. (I still don't think he worded that at all either. lol )

demmiblue

(36,893 posts)
24. Anyone would have been confused if they weren't watching it as it happened.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 08:44 PM
Aug 2017

You are far from an idiot... that is a logical conclusion on you're part (the White House website is at fault for not making it clear... quelle surprise!). What a man-child, right?!

I hope that you will find a night of peaceful sleep. Easier said than done in these times, to be sure.



WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
25. Thank you. Your comment truly brightened my day and...
Fri Aug 4, 2017, 07:31 AM
Aug 2017

Made me feel better and I very much appreciate it.

I was having some issues with sleep and nightmares before Trump thanks to stress and age, needless to say having this lying whiney meanspirited idiot being president has NOT helped at all.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
14. Crazy isn't it? Every freakin' day feels like...
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 02:00 PM
Aug 2017

we've been transported into an Onion piece world but it's real.

 

Weekend Warrior

(1,301 posts)
13. Sanctions are not deals. They are not negotiations.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 01:58 PM
Aug 2017

"As President, I can make far better deals with foreign countries than Congress."

We aren't looking for you to make a deal with your boss. We know that would not be in our best interests. Now execute that sanctions you piece of shit. Do your job.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
16. I disagree.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 02:02 PM
Aug 2017

You wrote:

Republicans are going to admit at some point that Trump is not well. Only a crazy person would brag about their wealth in a presidential signing statement. Trump thinks that he won the election because he is rich when the real reason why Trump won is the same Russia scandal that is causing his nearly daily mental meltdowns.........................




His mental state and his disregard for fact is not an issue for the GOP, or for some of their voters. The only concern for McConnell and Ryan is whether or not Trump will sign what they send him.

Doodley

(9,130 posts)
20. Let's remember that Fred Trump had 30,000 properties in New York in the 70s.
Thu Aug 3, 2017, 02:18 PM
Aug 2017

Do the math on that. Donald Trump is worth less than his father's property portfolio. He is only still in business because of bailouts up to $1.8 billion a time, without putting his hand in his own pocket, bullying and bribing others to get his way, screwing over thousands of people and borrowing money from Russia. There is no evidence Trump is a good businessman.

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