45th President of the United States, Donald Trump (Vol. 9)

45th President of the United States, Donald Trump (Vol. 9)

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thetapeworm

11,192 posts

238 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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A while ago I saw a story suggesting that Kanye West was standing.

I brushed it off as a bit of a joke and some self-promotion from him.


I now see that it was actually true and he appears on numerous ballots.


I thought he was a Trump supporter (maybe not?), is this a case of him attempting to take black votes that would never go to Trump and might have gone to Biden?



I feel a bit racist now, I didn't mean to.

Countdown

39,690 posts

195 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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thetapeworm said:
I thought he was a Trump supporter (maybe not?), is this a case of him attempting to take black votes that would never go to Trump and might have gone to Biden?
Yep

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Trump allegedly trying to his his pals a 5G spectrum deal : https://theweek.com/speedreads/944958/trump-report...


Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Crafty_ said:
Trump allegedly trying to his his pals a 5G spectrum deal : https://theweek.com/speedreads/944958/trump-report...
What were you trying to say?

Countdown

39,690 posts

195 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Anybody who thinks that Trump and Biden are "as bad as each other" is an imbecile.

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Eric Mc said:
Crafty_ said:
Trump allegedly trying to give his pals a 5G spectrum deal : https://theweek.com/speedreads/944958/trump-report...
What were you trying to say?
That I need typing lessons I think, corrected above smile

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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MX5Biologist said:
How does he get hold of the footage? Or did he also have his own cameras rolling?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/10/20/cbs-says-if-trump-posts-60-minutes-interview-it-would-violate-white-house-agreement/

WH Filmed it, but part of the agreement with CBS was that their tapes would only be for official archive purposes, not broadcast/release.

mfmman

2,362 posts

182 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Countdown said:


Anybody who thinks that Trump and Biden are "as bad as each other" is an imbecile.
Much like the YouTube clip of Obama returning to and shaking hands with then speaking to a military person when he had failed to return a salute, the mark of a decent person is often how you deal with making a mistake

The Rotrex Kid

30,192 posts

159 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Countdown said:


Anybody who thinks that Trump and Biden are "as bad as each other" is an imbecile.
Wow. That’s awesome of him.

vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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mfmman said:
Much like the YouTube clip of Obama returning to and shaking hands with then speaking to a military person when he had failed to return a salute, the mark of a decent person is often how you deal with making a mistake
Historically Presidents don't salute or return a salute:

https://www.businessinsider.com/presidential-salut...

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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vaud said:
mfmman said:
Much like the YouTube clip of Obama returning to and shaking hands with then speaking to a military person when he had failed to return a salute, the mark of a decent person is often how you deal with making a mistake
Historically Presidents don't salute or return a salute:

https://www.businessinsider.com/presidential-salut...
Didn’t trump salute the North Korean general? hehe

vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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p1stonhead said:
Didn’t trump salute the North Korean general? hehe
Yep.

My point was that regardless of president there is no requirement or formal protocol for it.

(God I'm nearly defending Trump!)

paulguitar

23,104 posts

112 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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kayc said:
has any other President in history ever been under attack from the opposition and the media from day one of taking office?
A couple of points here.

1. In reality he gets treated by the media with far more respect than he deserves because the Americans make their presidents almost like royalty. This tradition has been seriously challenged by electing this carnival barker, but they've really been calm and respectful considering the relentless ststorm he's been responsible for, and just how personally repugnant and rude he is to them.

2. You specifically mention 'day one'. Let's remember what the trump administration did on day one, shall we? Ah yes, Sean Spicer was sent out in front of the bewildered press pool to aggressively lie about the crowd size at the inauguration.

jester







Byker28i

58,831 posts

216 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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paulguitar said:
2. You specifically mention 'day one'. Let's remember what the trump administration did on day one, shall we? Ah yes, Sean Spicer was sent out in front of the bewildered press pool to aggressively lie about the crowd size at the inauguration.
He also started his campaigning for 2020, raising money from day one, after all it was his to spend...

knitware

1,473 posts

192 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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paulguitar said:
2. You specifically mention 'day one'. Let's remember what the trump administration did on day one, shall we? Ah yes, Sean Spicer was sent out in front of the bewildered press pool to aggressively lie about the crowd size at the inauguration.

jester

Incredible to consider that this was a 'smart' thing to do. It set the scene for the next few years, much talk about being smart, great job, tantrums etc.

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Countdown said:


Anybody who thinks that Trump and Biden are "as bad as each other" is an imbecile.
I expect that if Trump wanted to send a letter to that lady, he would have just sent a short note telling her that her husband was a "loser".

mfmman

2,362 posts

182 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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vaud said:
mfmman said:
Much like the YouTube clip of Obama returning to and shaking hands with then speaking to a military person when he had failed to return a salute, the mark of a decent person is often how you deal with making a mistake
Historically Presidents don't salute or return a salute:

https://www.businessinsider.com/presidential-salut...
Discussed a while back on this thread. The point is not about the salute, but about how different types of people handle making a mistake

DMN

2,983 posts

138 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Trump paid his taxes!


He paid $188,561 in taxes, to China:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/trump-chin...


"So while Trump has been screeching about Biden & his "shady Chinese business deals," Trump has not only maintained a secret Chinese bank account, but he paid $188,561 in taxes in China from 2013 to 2015, while paying practically nothing in the United States."
https://twitter.com/briantylercohen/status/1318703...

paulguitar

23,104 posts

112 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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knitware said:
paulguitar said:
2. You specifically mention 'day one'. Let's remember what the trump administration did on day one, shall we? Ah yes, Sean Spicer was sent out in front of the bewildered press pool to aggressively lie about the crowd size at the inauguration.

jester

Incredible to consider that this was a 'smart' thing to do. It set the scene for the next few years, much talk about being smart, great job, tantrums etc.
That first day was memorable as it was genuinely surreal. To lie about something as easily checkable as a crowd size was spectacularly stupid, and a great indicator of what we were dealing with from the off.

I genuinely believed that day that the trump administration would not last past 4-6 weeks. Sadly we've seen repeatedly since then that the checks and balances were not up to the job of handling someone as corrupt as trump.














Byker28i

58,831 posts

216 months

Wednesday 21st October 2020
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Eric Mc said:
Countdown said:


Anybody who thinks that Trump and Biden are "as bad as each other" is an imbecile.
I expect that if Trump wanted to send a letter to that lady, he would have just sent a short note telling her that her husband was a "loser".
He wouldn't have mentioned the husband, it would all have been about trump
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