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You are here: Home / Foreign Affairs / Early Morning Open Thread: Trump’s Insane Presser, Foreign Affairs Section

Early Morning Open Thread: Trump’s Insane Presser, Foreign Affairs Section

by Anne Laurie|  February 17, 20173:19 am| 32 Comments

This post is in: Foreign Affairs, Hail to the Hairpiece, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Republican Venality, Decline and Fall, Ever Get The Feeling You've Been Cheated?

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Gonna be harping on this for a while yet, cuz there’s a lot to pick apart…

Trump on uranium in his presser just now. Read it at least twice. pic.twitter.com/PgiIicSasM

— J?ST?R ? ?CTUAL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) February 16, 2017

In re Trump's bogus claim about Hillary forking over 20% of U.S. uranium to Russia, that's InfoWars staple: https://t.co/zjPdO7CqsS

— ErikWemple (@ErikWemple) February 16, 2017

Trump's exchange w/reporter asking about 48 bomb threats to Jewish centers: "A very insulting question." pic.twitter.com/4lJsfE2Z5h

— David Nir (@DavidNir) February 16, 2017

That image of @realdonaldtrump shouting down a Haredi Jewish reporter as a liar for calling him an anti-Semite, when he didn't…oy

— (((Ron Kampeas))) (@kampeas) February 16, 2017


(Why it matters that the reporter was Haredim)

Bibi is thinking: Wow, this is a truly useful idiot. I will put him to good use.

— Scot Lehigh (@GlobeScotLehigh) February 17, 2017

Self-described “Former independent presidential candidate, CIA operative”:

So far today, President Trump is avoiding repeating his denial of contact with Russians during the campaign. This is a president in trouble.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) February 16, 2017

Meanwhile, out in the real world…

International visitors turning their back on Trump-era America https://t.co/vv7fXy8CST pic.twitter.com/OUtyZFTsEA

— Hiroko Tabuchi (@HirokoTabuchi) February 16, 2017

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32Comments

  1. 1.

    Jacel

    February 17, 2017 at 3:22 am

    What will bring him down is accusations of plagiarizing the words of dying Dutch Schultz.

  2. 2.

    marcion

    February 17, 2017 at 3:27 am

    I’ll believe Trump will go when I see it. As someone on another blog said, Trump will be a political cockroach as long as his party is full of invertebrates.

  3. 3.

    sukabi

    February 17, 2017 at 4:15 am

    That was some crazy assed presser… The Russians have to be reassessing their investment in drumpf…talking about shooting up their ship and nuclear holocaust in the same breath…

    Also sounds like he’s been ‘briefed’ on the dangers of uranium and nuclear war at a kindergarten level…

  4. 4.

    BlueDWarrior

    February 17, 2017 at 4:28 am

    @marcion: I don’t even think they would know what to do if Trump was to go full, um, what’s a good fictional analogue for a President that completely loses his mind and starts doing things that at least 2/3rd of the country would find legitimately dangerous to our continued existence (short of ordering a nuclear first strike).

  5. 5.

    Big R

    February 17, 2017 at 4:32 am

    @BlueDWarrior: You’re not thinking broadly enough. What would happen if 45 went full George III?

  6. 6.

    gene108

    February 17, 2017 at 4:34 am

    @Big R:

    America would revolt to declare our independence?

  7. 7.

    opiejeanne

    February 17, 2017 at 5:01 am

    @sukabi: Maybe they finally got through to him a little bit, at some basic level, those times he asked during a briefing why we can’t use nukes if we have them.

  8. 8.

    sukabi

    February 17, 2017 at 5:12 am

    @opiejeanne: that was my first thought…and the next one was that to get that kind of briefing he’s had to have been suggesting that we should drop a few nukes here and there to show who’s boss…

  9. 9.

    Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

    February 17, 2017 at 5:12 am

    @Big R: We get Pence playing the role of Prinny?

    I think I’d rather have Prinny.

    ? They will tear each other into pieces / Jesus Christ this will be fun / Da da da da da ?

  10. 10.

    prob50

    February 17, 2017 at 5:22 am

    He takes such great pride in his refusal to listen to or believe people who actually know what they are talking about. And apparently even greater pride in parading his own ignorant, idiotic, or foolish, fact-free view of things.

    And each outright lie is followed either by what would be pathetic, laughable excuses or step-backs by his ridiculous spokespeople if he didn’t happen to be President of the United States.

    I think even the Red Queen would be shocked.

  11. 11.

    sigaba

    February 17, 2017 at 5:23 am

    @Big R: When George III finally became completely unmanageable a regency was installed.

  12. 12.

    TS

    February 17, 2017 at 5:25 am

    I’ve not found much to praise the Australian PM about over the past couple of years – but I appreciate these 2 comments

    A very great politician, Winston Churchill, once said that politicians complaining about the newspapers is like a sailor complaining about the sea,” he told reporters in New Zealand.
    “There is not much point. That is the media we live with and we have to get our message across and we thank you all in the media for your kind attention.”

    and

    Mr Turnbull, who was in New Zealand for official talks with his counterpart Bill English, said he would carefully assess any requests from the US for more troops to fight the Islamic State group.
    “As I just said earlier we will assess any and every request from the United States on its merits and make a decision,” he said.
    “We haven’t received that request, but when we do we will assess it very carefully.”
    [And if he doesn’t say NO, Australia will get a new PM]
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-17/donald-trump-malcolm-turnbull-media-criticism-wasting-his-time/8281696

  13. 13.

    prob50

    February 17, 2017 at 5:29 am

    @Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism:

    We get Pence playing the role of Prinny?

    Yeah, the idea of Pence moving into the Presidency is not a thought that brings much relief. At this point I’m not sure if he is as dangerous than Trump, but he might be able to accomplish more harmful legislation. (Sigh) Another potential Dick Chaney-style “Adult In The Room” assuming way too much power.

  14. 14.

    Joyce H

    February 17, 2017 at 5:47 am

    Interesting new tidbit of news – I only read the first paragraph because the rest of the article was behind the WSJ paywall, but that paragraph was enough. Turns out the Army is unable to find any evidence that Gen Flynn requested and obtained prior permission from the Army before he accepted payment from a foreign government in that 2015 trip to Russia. Well, of course, as a retired officer, you can’t do that. Will be interesting to see what comes of it…

  15. 15.

    opiejeanne

    February 17, 2017 at 5:48 am

    @sukabi: He did so before the election and at least twice. He asked why, if we have nukes, can’t we use them. It was those briefings both candidates received before the election.

  16. 16.

    Enhanced Voting Techniques

    February 17, 2017 at 5:51 am

    So was Trump bing watching Info Wars and thought it would be awesome to copy that guys stream of ID style himself?

    And

    When is Trump going to demand an investigation into how NASA faked the Moon landings?

  17. 17.

    sukabi

    February 17, 2017 at 5:55 am

    @opiejeanne: I know, but I think he keeps chewing at that bone and would be his ‘go to’ solution if he wasn’t constantly being ‘briefed’ on the down side of using ‘the nuclear’…

  18. 18.

    Mustang Bobby

    February 17, 2017 at 5:58 am

    @Enhanced Voting Techniques:

    When is Trump going to demand an investigation into how NASA faked the Moon landings?

    It will happen when someone slips a copy of Capricorn One into his Netflix queue and he thinks it’s a documentary.

  19. 19.

    opiejeanne

    February 17, 2017 at 5:59 am

    @sukabi: Yes. Exactly. It’s frightening and I’m exhausted because of it.

  20. 20.

    RM

    February 17, 2017 at 6:13 am

    @Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism:

    We get Pence playing the role of Prinny?

    I agree, he has lead a worthless life! So when do we sew his soul into the penguin suit, dood?

  21. 21.

    montanareddog

    February 17, 2017 at 6:21 am

    @Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism: And Bannon as Baldrick.

  22. 22.

    Bruce K

    February 17, 2017 at 6:23 am

    @BlueDWarrior: Late-stage Palpatine?

  23. 23.

    Epicurus

    February 17, 2017 at 7:30 am

    @Big R:

    What would happen if 45 went full George III?

    I’m not so sure it hasn’t happened already.

  24. 24.

    NorthLeft12

    February 17, 2017 at 7:48 am

    Not surprised about the drop in business travel to the US. I would be surprised if that kind of drop is not shown in all tourism.

    Deadbeat Donald ran on a platform of isolationism, fear, and hatred of immigrants and foreigners in general, so what would you expect? We hear his message loud and clear.

  25. 25.

    Thoroughly Pizzled

    February 17, 2017 at 8:28 am

    How will he exit, if he resigns? He’s got to have an excuse that’s not immediately, obviously pathetic. His ego won’t allow otherwise.

  26. 26.

    Cheap Jim, formerly Cheap Jim

    February 17, 2017 at 8:50 am

    Bad things done with Uranium. Fiestaware?

  27. 27.

    Boatboy_srq

    February 17, 2017 at 9:49 am

    @Big R: George III nothing. Try Ivan the Terrible or Louis XV

  28. 28.

    Ella in New Mexico

    February 17, 2017 at 10:28 am

    What the ever loving fuck was he talking about yesterday with that “cheap plastic button” shit Hillary supposedly hit?

    And yeah, I’m sure a lot of foreign visitors are are thinking twice about co I got here right now, given the chaos we’re creating for them at Customs. That’s gonna hurt by the end of the year in a shit-ton of places.

  29. 29.

    opiejeanne

    February 17, 2017 at 11:24 am

    @Ella in New Mexico: I was wondering about that too. Is that another Info Wars thing?

  30. 30.

    opiejeanne

    February 17, 2017 at 11:38 am

    Reset button
    It was 2009, Russia was different from what it is now, and this was an attempt by the Obama Administration to start a better relationship with Russia.

  31. 31.

    Jacel

    February 17, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    @opiejeanne: Here’s coverage from 2009 when Secretary of State Clinton presented a red Reset button to the Russian foreign minister.

    Apparently the translation of “Reset” into Russian was misspelled.

  32. 32.

    fred

    February 18, 2017 at 7:47 am

    @BlueDWarrior: A good fictional phrase is, “You know Dimitri, he sort of, got a little funny in the head.”

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