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Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 12:45 AM Aug 2020

AXIOS on HBO: President Trump Exclusive Interview (Full Episode) HBO



On the return of Axios on HBO, Axios National Political Correspondent, Jonathan Swan, speaks with President Donald Trump about multiple topics including the coronavirus crisis, the Black Lives Matter movement, the November election, and U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan, China, and Russia. Axios On HBO airs Mondays at 11pm.


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AXIOS on HBO: President Trump Exclusive Interview (Full Episode) HBO (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 OP
One of many highlights: Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #1
the 300 plus pounds of bloated whopper gas made an even bigger fool of himself than anyone yaesu Aug 2020 #2
I give a lot of credit to the interviewer, Jonathan Swan completely handled him Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #3
I see tRump has his standard pinching a loaf stance in his chair captain queeg Aug 2020 #4
girdles will do that to ya... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #24
WTF??? Interview really showcased his delusional state. SeattleVet Aug 2020 #5
I agree that this needs to be shared far and wide, Jonathan Swan did a stellar job Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #6
He asked tough questions...when he was allowed to finish a question. SeattleVet Aug 2020 #7
I've had the very same thoughts - I cannot imagine how he'd function in debates! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #8
Good news and bad news, Nation... Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #10
The insane thing is that Trump has no idea how he actually appears Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #11
The stupid is strong in this one. Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #9
Good grief LittleGirl Aug 2020 #12
As I've said before, he is bringing canards to a swan fight nuxvomica Aug 2020 #13
The definition of delusional.... Sancho Aug 2020 #14
Thanks for sharing Rhiannon12866 ... just watched (and retched) through the whole thing Auggie Aug 2020 #15
God! Swan was probably ready to take along shower and clean his clothes! burrowowl Aug 2020 #16
Thank you for posting this cp Aug 2020 #17
He really does an excellent job! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #23
Personally, I would much rather have a written transcript than have to listen to his voice, see his erronis Aug 2020 #18
He gish-gallops like Kellyann poli-junkie Aug 2020 #19
But he doesn't gish gallop like Gish. cab67 Aug 2020 #21
Yes, he's so decompensated, poli-junkie Aug 2020 #22
I can't stand to watch him, he's too vile. CaptainTruth Aug 2020 #20

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
2. the 300 plus pounds of bloated whopper gas made an even bigger fool of himself than anyone
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:40 AM
Aug 2020

could hope for.

Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
3. I give a lot of credit to the interviewer, Jonathan Swan completely handled him
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 01:46 AM
Aug 2020

Which wasn't easy, since Trump kept addressing questions they'd already moved past and was all over the place, no big surprise. But I'd watched him interview Kushner and was impressed, so I figured he'd also get the better of Trump.

captain queeg

(10,131 posts)
4. I see tRump has his standard pinching a loaf stance in his chair
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:36 AM
Aug 2020

Sorry, cheap shot. But nothing is too low when discussing that moron.

AZ8theist

(5,447 posts)
24. girdles will do that to ya...
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 05:17 PM
Aug 2020

and BTW....

As a fat guy myself, it IS NOT a cheap shot when the fatso in question CLAIMS he is 239 pounds when I DAMN WELL KNOW he's 300#s
PLUS if he's a fucking ounce.

I'm 6' 2" and 305 and I have a better physic than him. Trust me, if you're going to lie about your weight, you make it 10 or 20 pounds, not 100.

You get a pass, Captain. No questions asked.

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
5. WTF??? Interview really showcased his delusional state.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 03:57 AM
Aug 2020

By 15 minutes in you could tell he was feeling the pressure and starting to dissemble. The more they let him talk, the worse it became for him.

He's totally off the rails. This interview needs to go viral.

If this doesn't show up in training films for medical professionals in the future I'd be very surprised.

Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
6. I agree that this needs to be shared far and wide, Jonathan Swan did a stellar job
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:40 AM
Aug 2020

Yes, he asked tough questions, but Trump couldn't seem to keep up with the topic at hand, he was all over the place...

SeattleVet

(5,477 posts)
7. He asked tough questions...when he was allowed to finish a question.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:53 AM
Aug 2020

tRump would hear a word or two in the setup for the question and run way off into the boonies with a wandering "train-of-what-passes-for-thought" amble through the English language. Swan would sometimes be able to reel him in a bit, and ask the original question...which would set tRump off on another wild ride through partial sentences on subjects tangentially related to what was asked.

This was a total shitshow of an interview for tRumpie...and an rather entertaining preview of what we can expect in the debates!

His mind has turned into rancid oatmeal. His grasp of basic concepts (i.e. per-capita deaths per population figures) is totally lacking, and at times he acts like he's almost to the point of just sitting in the corner, drooling in his shoes.

Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
8. I've had the very same thoughts - I cannot imagine how he'd function in debates!
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 05:11 AM
Aug 2020

And he's the one inexplicably pushing for more of them! I watched the ones in 2016 and they were absolutely cringe worthy, his skulking around the stage while Hillary was speaking, I have no idea how she held it together!

And he has deteriorated so noticeably since then, he couldn't even manage to keep up with what were pretty straightforward questions - but then he's so used to lying that he couldn't even remember them all - and then a part of one of them would come to him and he just had to blurt it out!

I agree, his concentration is shot and he can't keep his mind from running away from him! And yet there are still people in this country that still support him??!

Layzeebeaver

(1,622 posts)
10. Good news and bad news, Nation...
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 05:45 AM
Aug 2020

Good news: we have determined that the current president was clearly an uninformed idiot when he was elected.

Bad news: his knowledge and intelligence have only gotten worse.

TLDR; VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS EVERYWHERE AND FOR EVERYONE!

Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
11. The insane thing is that Trump has no idea how he actually appears
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 06:06 AM
Aug 2020

But the more insane thing is that there are actually people in this country that are okay with this.

Layzeebeaver

(1,622 posts)
9. The stupid is strong in this one.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 05:38 AM
Aug 2020

What was that bullshit about “science and then something happens“? Does he think that science is magic?

I want to see the full closeup of Swan’s face throughout the full interview. He was a fortress of patience. Impressive.

LittleGirl

(8,282 posts)
12. Good grief
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 06:15 AM
Aug 2020

Thanks for sharing. I’m surprised that I was able to complete it but mr Interviewer was really great. I don’t know how the staff at the White House can do it? IQ45 is totally broken. What a whiny little bitch.

Auggie

(31,153 posts)
15. Thanks for sharing Rhiannon12866 ... just watched (and retched) through the whole thing
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 02:29 PM
Aug 2020

Interesting that during the credits the producers chose to include portraits of past presidents, as if they were privy to the interview and mocking in disdain. Even Nixon. I'd take Nixon over Trump, of course -- any day.

cp

(6,622 posts)
17. Thank you for posting this
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 04:08 PM
Aug 2020

Jonathan Swan did a superb job, considering he was up against a dotard in diapers who felt comfortable revealing his loathsome psychoses. November 3 can't come soon enough!

Rhiannon12866

(205,040 posts)
23. He really does an excellent job!
Wed Aug 5, 2020, 03:00 AM
Aug 2020

I rarely can stand to watch Trump, but I saw Jonathan Swan's interview with Jared Kushner and so I knew he'd hit Trump with the same tough questions - while coming off as affable and non-threatening, so they'd feel obliged to answer. And I wasn't disappointed! He really is a national treasure!

erronis

(15,216 posts)
18. Personally, I would much rather have a written transcript than have to listen to his voice, see his
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 05:14 PM
Aug 2020

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oranganus.

That also let's me grab snippets to ridicule.

Kudos to Jonathon Swan!

---- Had to stop and cleanse my ears.
He is nothing other than a blabbering bag-o-words. He doesn't listen, and if he hears he doesn't comprehend.
Still needs daddy's money - just a different controlling dada.

cab67

(2,992 posts)
21. But he doesn't gish gallop like Gish.
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 07:48 PM
Aug 2020

Gish, to his credit, actually put big words in his sentences, most of which had a subject, verb, and predicate that were together at least somewhat coherent. And his claims were of the type that actually could have made a point except for the ignored details. Trump tried to do it with pieces of paper.

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