45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.

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AreOut

3,658 posts

161 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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hmm noone mentioned Russians the last 100 pages? Was it fake news then or you've just forgiven them smile

Blue Cat

976 posts

186 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Just to come back to the topic

and this is actually true and not an 'alternative fact'

Donald Trump has declared his inauguration day to be "A National Day of Patriotic Devotion'

He must have stolen that idea from either North Korea or Russia

anonymous-user

54 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?

A bit more of the norm, pretty damn long too.

The bit that gave me a chuckle was when the chap from the EU asked if Trump will be talking to the EU about trade.

The response was that he isn't interested in doing deals with trade blocks, only bilateral deals.

B'stard Child

28,371 posts

246 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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jsf said:
Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?
In 45 mins time when it's a new day

Kidding biggrin

I was seriously impressed with Spicer - he dealt with everything the press corps threw at him and then threw some good points back

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

164 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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jsf said:
Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?

A bit more of the norm, pretty damn long too.

The bit that gave me a chuckle was when the chap from the EU asked if Trump will be talking to the EU about trade.

The response was that he isn't interested in doing deals with trade blocks, only bilateral deals.
The EU will be besides themselves especially If May's visit goes well. He does want free trade and bilateral deals as you say the complete opposite of the EU.

Halb

53,012 posts

183 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Tom Friedman on Newsnight just, with an insight to Trump.

Stickyfinger

8,429 posts

105 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Will the UK get a really good relationship/even better deal with the US to teach the EU & Nato under-spenders a lesson I wonder....

FredClogs

14,041 posts

161 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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jsf said:
Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?

A bit more of the norm, pretty damn long too.

The bit that gave me a chuckle was when the chap from the EU asked if Trump will be talking to the EU about trade.

The response was that he isn't interested in doing deals with trade blocks, only bilateral deals.
To be fair he's had his fingers burnt dealing with organisations before, if you know what I mean.

(I mean Cosa Nostra and the Yakuza)

Do the American people actually realise this is a man who bankrupted two casinos? I mean seriously, if you can't make the casino business work and its a business that's mathematically certain to work, then perhaps its better to just let the grown ups do the trade talks?

davepoth

29,395 posts

199 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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Stickyfinger said:
Will the UK get a really good relationship/even better deal with the US to teach the EU & Nato under-spenders a lesson I wonder....
Quite possibly. One thing that the US would love is a ready market for weaponry - presumably there's another air superiority fighter in the offing since they aren't going to make any more F-22s, and it'll come around in time to replace the Typhoon too. Presumably we'd be in the vanguard of the export push to get it in place as the main NATO fighter rather than whatever Airbus come up with.

B'stard Child

28,371 posts

246 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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johnxjsc1985 said:
jsf said:
Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?

A bit more of the norm, pretty damn long too.

The bit that gave me a chuckle was when the chap from the EU asked if Trump will be talking to the EU about trade.

The response was that he isn't interested in doing deals with trade blocks, only bilateral deals.
The EU will be besides themselves especially If May's visit goes well. He does want free trade and bilateral deals as you say the complete opposite of the EU.
But the EU is one entity representing 28 ooops sorry 27 countries - now surely it would be easier to deal with one representative of all 27 than them all individually biggrin

Oh yes what was it - trying to remember..... customs union something about EU being responsible for trade deal negotiations.....

Stickyfinger

8,429 posts

105 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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A collection of 27 liberal left, mad green, overly political, inwardly looking, over spending, self centred, self believing , massively bureaucratic, selfish countries who take 7-10 to work out a fart smells bad ....yeh, Trump loves that.
Trump will quite possibility be our biggest Brexit bonus..



Edited by Stickyfinger on Monday 23 January 23:33

Funkycoldribena

7,379 posts

154 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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FredClogs said:
To be fair he's had his fingers burnt dealing with organisations before, if you know what I mean.

(I mean Cosa Nostra and the Yakuza)

Do the American people actually realise this is a man who bankrupted two casinos? I mean seriously, if you can't make the casino business work and its a business that's mathematically certain to work, then perhaps its better to just let the grown ups do the trade talks?
Bloody hell,why has no-one mentioned this before...


Funkycoldribena

7,379 posts

154 months

Monday 23rd January 2017
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B'stard Child said:
In 45 mins time when it's a new day

Kidding biggrin

I was seriously impressed with Spicer - he dealt with everything the press corps threw at him and then threw some good points back
20 minutes and you're good to go...
smile

Jonesy23

4,650 posts

136 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Camoradi said:
Stickyfinger said:
try harder

What's this, spot the Bush?
There's a joke in there somewhere about a collection of 'Merkins...

turbobloke

103,863 posts

260 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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johnxjsc1985 said:
jsf said:
Anyone want to comment on todays press briefing?

A bit more of the norm, pretty damn long too.

The bit that gave me a chuckle was when the chap from the EU asked if Trump will be talking to the EU about trade.

The response was that he isn't interested in doing deals with trade blocks, only bilateral deals.
The EU will be besides themselves especially If May's visit goes well. He does want free trade and bilateral deals as you say the complete opposite of the EU.
What was it Obama said - EU back of the queue?!

paulguitar

23,278 posts

113 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Trump now openly lying about voter fraud again with no evidence. Fascinating to witness so much lying in such a short amount of time since taking office.


I have been thinking about this new administration a lot lately, and finding it very entertaining and interesting to read the thoughts of those who post on here. I am neither ‘left’ nor ‘right’, I suppose I would like to think of myself as a ‘freethinker’. I often read books all the way through, so perhaps I would be considered by some here a ’snowflake’!


So, devoid of any particular political affinity, I find Trump disgraceful entirely and exclusively due to what he says. My feeling is those defending him or trying to deflect from his relentless lies are behaving rather like those who follow religious dogma. They start with a position, and then attempt to make everything else support it, contrary to actual evidence.

Smiler.

11,752 posts

230 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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paulguitar said:
Trump now openly lying about voter fraud again with no evidence. Fascinating to witness so much lying in such a short amount of time since taking office.


I have been thinking about this new administration a lot lately, and finding it very entertaining and interesting to read the thoughts of those who post on here. I am neither ‘left’ nor ‘right’, I suppose I would like to think of myself as a ‘freethinker’. I often read books all the way through, so perhaps I would be considered by some here a ’snowflake’!


So, devoid of any particular political affinity, I find Trump disgraceful entirely and exclusively due to what he says. My feeling is those defending him or trying to deflect from his relentless lies are behaving rather like those who follow religious dogma. They start with a position, and then attempt to make everything else support it, contrary to actual evidence.
Not at all, more of a Ladybird.

smile

paulguitar

23,278 posts

113 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Smiler. said:
paulguitar said:
Trump now openly lying about voter fraud again with no evidence. Fascinating to witness so much lying in such a short amount of time since taking office.


I have been thinking about this new administration a lot lately, and finding it very entertaining and interesting to read the thoughts of those who post on here. I am neither ‘left’ nor ‘right’, I suppose I would like to think of myself as a ‘freethinker’. I often read books all the way through, so perhaps I would be considered by some here a ’snowflake’!


So, devoid of any particular political affinity, I find Trump disgraceful entirely and exclusively due to what he says. My feeling is those defending him or trying to deflect from his relentless lies are behaving rather like those who follow religious dogma. They start with a position, and then attempt to make everything else support it, contrary to actual evidence.
Not at all, more of a Ladybird.

smile
Haha....smile

Smiler.

11,752 posts

230 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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paulguitar said:
Haha....smile
That's the spirit thumbup

jmorgan

36,010 posts

284 months

Tuesday 24th January 2017
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AreOut said:
hmm noone mentioned Russians the last 100 pages? Was it fake news then or you've just forgiven them smile
They ain't gone away, I expect them to pop up at an inconvenient time. With The boss dissing the press, I expect they will find stuff to do and with this issue of a mistake over a bust and fact checking other stuff, I expect the next batch to be more water tight.

Or maybe they investigate and find nothing. Who can tell. Either way, I hope they are water tight.


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