What stupid shit has Trump done today?

[Fingers]

Incoming sex/bribery scandal Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence

 

[existentialist]

What a job, sitting there repeating that Trump really is a genius.

I think he is playing. In every sense of the word. I half expected occasional grins to camera... " "

 

[MightyTibberton]

Duck me, it really does never stop with this clown show!

 

[a_chap]

I detect a shift in the way Trump's being covered in some TV shows.



Good.

 

[existentialist]

That cancellation is typical of the attitude of the man-chil', and as for the racist remarks reported from the oval office - words fail me !

I had been looking forward to some peaceful, if very noisy protests ...

If he gets even a sniff of an idea that people are pleased he's not coming, He Will Come.

 

[DexterTCN]

I detect a shift in the way Trump's being covered in some TV shows.



Good.

Honest reporting. A rare thing.

 

[Yossarian]

Trump's "shithole" remarks sound a little like Benjamin Franklin complaining about German immigrants in 1751, maybe somebody wil remind him that his grandfather was a "Palatine Boor..."

And since detachments of English horn Britain sent to America,
will have their places at home so soon supply d and increase so large
ly here; why should the Palatine Boors be suffered to swarm into
our settlements, and by herding together establish their languages
and manners to the exclusion of ours? Why should Pennsylvania,
founded by the English, become a colony of Aliens, who will shortly
be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them,
and will never adopt our language or customs, any more than they
can acquire our complexion?

24. Which leads me to add one remark: That the number
of purely white people in the world is proportionably very small.
All Africa is black or tawny. Asia chiefly tawny. America (ex
clusive of the new comers) wholly so. And in Europe, the Span
iards, Italians, French, Russians and Swedes are generally of what
we call a swarthy complexion ; as are the Germans also, the Saxons
only excepted, who with the English make the principal body of
white people on the face of the earth. I could wish their numbers
were increased. And while we are, as I may call it, scouring our
planet, by clearing America of woods, and so making this side of
our globe reflect a brighter light to the eyes of inhabitants in Mars
or Venus, why should we in the sight of superior beings, darken its
people? why increase the sons of Africa, by planting them in Ameri
ca, where we have so fair an opportunity, by excluding all blacks
and tawneys, of increasing the lovely white and red? But perhaps
I am partial to the complexion of my Country, for such kind of
partiality is natural to Mankind.

Full text of "Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c"

 

[hash tag]

They didn't own Grovsner Square, and they moved coz of London helicopter policy

The wealthy locals wanted them out because the square was a fortress and a no go area. By building From scratch, they could pick the site with a view to having whatever they wanted there. Not sure if the new gaff has a helipad but the heliport is only just down the road. Also the new place has seriously upgraded Security, built in.

 

[coley]

Incoming sex/bribery scandal Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence

It's paywalled, giz us the highlights?

 

[moochedit]

It's paywalled, giz us the highlights?

Trump paid porn star $130,000 to stay silent over alleged affair – report

White House deny claim Trump 'paid porn star to keep quiet about sex encounter'

it's on several other news sites as well now.

 

[gosub]

The wealthy locals wanted them out because the square was a fortress and a no go area. By building From scratch, they could pick the site with a view to having whatever they wanted there. Not sure if the new gaff has a helipad but the heliport is only just down the road. Also the new place has seriously upgraded Security, built in.

They could have had a helipad(they don't) but they wouldn't be allowed to use it. Which is why they moved as close to Battersea as they did.

 

[krtek a houby]

 

[a_chap]

 

[bimble]

meanwhile..

 

[Yossarian]

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It's almost impressive, in a Bizarro World kind of way - Trump can put his Jewish son-in-law in charge of many areas of policy, openly flirt with giving permanent residency to 800,000 undocumented immigrants, and he can still have Nazis eating out of the palm of his hand.

But I don't think even his yes-men will call it an achievement: "Congratulations, Mr. President, the KKK and the Nazis are still very loyal! Also, the Expletive Society of America is giving you an award for your services to the word 'shithole.'"

 

[Archimage]

New Filing Shows Eric Trump Raised Millions, Lied About His Foundation's Expenses

The Eric Trump Foundation, which changed its name to Curetivity in May 2017, hosts an annual invitational at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, where the president’s son previously claimed the charity could use the course for free. “We get to use our assets 100% free of charge,” he told Forbes last year. The filing shows that the charity actually paid $99,000 to the golf club for goods and services it claims were worth $184,000.

 

[Tankus]

Just — and so — so I was successful, successful, successful. I was always the best athlete, people don't know that. But I was successful at everything I ever did and then I run for president, first time — first time, not three times, not six times. I ran for president first time and lo and behold, I win. And then people say oh, is he a smart person? I'm smarter than all of them put together, but they can't admit it. They had a bad year.

Analysis | Trump brags about winning the presidency on his first try (as most presidents have) except trump who has had more than 1 crack at it


them bone spurs eh ? now you see them ...now you don't

 

[CRI]

Trump told not everyone on welfare is black: “Really? Then what are they?” he responded: Report

In the spring of 2017, the newly elected president met with members of the Congressional Black Caucus. During that meeting, one of the members mentioned to Trump that welfare reform would be detrimental to her constituents— adding, “Not all of whom are black,” according to NBC News.

In fact, whites are the biggest beneficiaries when it comes to government safety-net programs like the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, commonly referred to as welfare.

White people without a college degree ages 18 to 64 are the largest class of adults lifted out of poverty by such programs, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The think tank’s 2017 report stated that 6.2 million working-age whites were lifted above the poverty line in 2014 compared to 2.8 million blacks and 2.4 million Hispanics.

When it comes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP—the initiative formerly known as food stamps—the numbers look similar.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Sadiq Khan's speech interrupted by Brexit and Trump supporters demanding his arrest.

And, one twat seems to think the crowd is clapping him, and not the police & security for removing him.

 

[CRI]

Another coy headline about Trump's longstanding racism.

Trump comments on race, ethnicity raised eyebrows before ‘shithole’ furor

A career intelligence analyst who is an expert in hostage policy stood before President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last fall to brief him on the impending release of a family long held in Pakistan under uncertain circumstances.

It was her first time meeting the president, and when she was done briefing, he had a question for her.

"Where are you from?" the president asked, according to two officials with direct knowledge of the exchange.

New York, she replied.

Trump was unsatisfied and asked again, the officials said. Referring to the president's hometown, she offered that she, too, was from Manhattan. But that's not what the president was after.

He wanted to know where "your people" are from, according to the officials, who spoke under condition of anonymity due to the nature of the internal discussions.

After the analyst revealed that her parents are Korean, Trump turned to an adviser in the room and seemed to suggest her ethnicity should determine her career path, asking why the "pretty Korean lady" isn't negotiating with North Korea on his administration's behalf, the officials said.

At a March meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Trump asked the elected officials if they personally knew just one member of his incoming cabinet — Ben Carson — according to two people in the room.

Carson, the only black member of Trump's Cabinet, had never served in Congress and spent his career as a surgeon. Trump found that surprising that no one said they knew him, the attendees said.

 

[existentialist]

Sadiq Khan's speech interrupted by Brexit and Trump supporters demanding his arrest.

And, one twat seems to think the crowd is clapping him, and not the police & security for removing him.

Nah, I think that was salvaging the best from a bad job. Pissweak bravura.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

This is totally trivial, but it made me laugh.

White House struggles with muting function for 22 minutes on Iran conference call with reporters

It took the White House 22 minutes to figure out how to enable the "listening only" feature on a conference call on Thursday in which senior administration officials announced that President Trump would continue to waive nuclear program-related sanctions, keeping the deal intact.

"This White House can't even run a f*cking conference call," a reporter on an unmuted phone line angrily exclaimed to the entire call. "They don't know how to mute their line."

"It's the illegitimate media that doesn't know how to conduct themselves. They can't mute their f*cking phones," an unidentified official said. "Mute your phones."

Another White House official repeatedly attempted to quiet the noisy line "so the people in charge" could talk.

"I think if everyone had half a brain and common sense and muted their phones, this wouldn't be a problem," she yelled in an apparent fit of frustration.

"Hello? Hello?," one reporter interjected, some 15 minutes after the slated start of the call. "Has the call started?"

"This is Kim Jong Un calling for Donald Trump," another reporter joked as tensions flared.

"All participants are now in listen-only mode," the operator finally announced, much to the relief of everyone on the call. The call began at 1:07 p.m.

A State Department official announced at the end of the call that the technical difficulties prevented the senior administration officials from taking any questions from reporters.

The White House has struggled with facilitating background briefings on conference calls before.

In July 2017, during another background call on the administration's Iran policy, a participant on the call announced that his "inflatable doll is a lesbian."

Last May, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney hosted a call that quickly devolved into a scene out of an episode of the HBO series "Veep," in which crying babies, hacking coughs, and the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" were heard on the line.

"This is going to be a disaster," Mulvaney stated before opening the floor for questions to over sixty reporters who had dialed into the conference call.

 

[CRI]

For those who don't mind Twitter, this thread is worth a read, especially for those still not convinced how pervasive white supremacy remains in the US.

 

[CRI]

This is totally trivial, but it made me laugh.

White House struggles with muting function for 22 minutes on Iran conference call with reporters

Well, that level of incompetence isn't exactly trivial when it's in the White House. How sad it is we've become used to their inability to organise the proverbial piss up in a brewery and what that means for the world really.

 

[gosub]

tbf I do wonder how many of the outraged over the "shithole" comments, how many realistically would consider going on holiday there.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Well, that level of incompetence isn't exactly trivial when it's in the White House.

I suppose. It perhaps says something that no-one thought to ask for help from the world-class (as in, can get a satellite moved and re-tasked to make a call if need be) White House Communications Agency that lives in the White House basement.

 

[krtek a houby]

tbf I do wonder how many of the outraged over the "shithole" comments, how many realistically would consider going on holiday there.

I think it's more to do about respecting peoples than whether or not it's a suitable holiday destination?

Trump's utterances just reinforce the negativities...

 

[MightyTibberton]

Well, that level of incompetence isn't exactly trivial when it's in the White House. How sad it is we've become used to their inability to organise the proverbial piss up in a brewery and what that means for the world really.

The Trump Whitehouse does little things badly all the bloody time. They released a statement about El Trumpo's medical the other day and got the name of the doctor wrong. They released a statement about the visit of the Norwegian leader and spelled Norway wrong!

Their public statements and websites often have spelling or grammar mistakes and are usually really badly written.

I agree that it's both trivial and revealing. They don't give a shit.

 

[existentialist]

tbf I do wonder how many of the outraged over the "shithole" comments, how many realistically would consider going on holiday there.

You or I could make a tasteless comment about a country, and it would just be our opinion. Hell, Donald Trump could do it, and it would just be his opinion. But when the President of the United States does it, it's more than a personal opinion, and that is a distinction he either fails to grasp, or isn't interested in making.

 

[MightyTibberton]

tbf I do wonder how many of the outraged over the "shithole" comments, how many realistically would consider going on holiday there.

A lot of African countries are major luxury holiday destinations. Trump's own children can barely stop stopping off in those shitholes to slaughter the wildlife with high-velocity rifles.

I saw a good thread on Twitter (sorry for the source, but it was genuinely well-written and from a historian), and I think you could safely say that if Haiti has problems the answer "because America" isn't too far from the whole truth of the matter. (You might want to add "because France" as well!)