American Politics Thread: Orange is the new POTUS (Archive)

[photon]

Meanwhile, Republicans can continue the war on science in relative peace since everyone's watching Trump.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics...ar-on-science/

[Puppet Guy]

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

this Jake Tapper and Kellyanne Conway interview on CNN is absolutely bizarre. They both sound like children.

Just wondering how you see Jake Tapper sound like a child? He's pissed off, yes, but seems to be more than professional. Your take?

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by photon

Meanwhile, Republicans can continue the war on science in relative peace since everyone's watching Trump.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics...ar-on-science/

And the FCC is planning to gut net neutrality and low cost broadband for poor people.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/t...ore-ipad-share

[DuffMan]

Trump is filling each position with the most disruptive person he can find.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Must kind of suck for Tillerson to know he's basically a diplomatic janitor who has to clean up the messes of a six year old.

President Donald Trump spent much of a recent phone call with French President Francois Hollande veering off into rants about the U.S. getting shaken down by other countries, according to a senior official with knowledge of the call, creating an awkward interaction with a critical U.S. ally.

While the Hollande call on Jan. 28 did touch on pressing matters between the two countries — namely the fight against the Islamic State — Trump also used the exchange to vent about his personal fixations, including his belief that the United States is being taken advantage of by China and by international bodies like NATO, the official said.

At one point, Trump declared that the French can continue protecting NATO, but that the U.S. “wants our money back,” the official said, adding that Trump seemed to be “obsessing over money."

“It was a difficult conversation, because he talks like he’s speaking publicly,” the official said. “It's not the usual way heads of state speak to each other. He speaks with slogans and the conversation was not completely organized.”

And, when the politics and the personalities mesh, the calls can become mutual admiration societies, as was the case with Trump’s call during the transition with Milos Zeman, the president of the Czech Republic.

Zeman is a hardliner on both immigration and Iran, and he and Trump found common ground on those issues, but also hit it off personally in a big way, said a Czech political operative briefed on the call.

Trump told Zeman "you're my type of guy," and invited him to the White House repeatedly during the course of the conversation (a visit was subsequently, but tentatively, scheduled for April). “We expected it to go well, but it was surprising how well it went. The chemistry was very good,” said the Czech operative.

There is intense speculation in diplomatic circles about how Trump’s off-the-cuff style may have played out during a call last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country is considered America’s top geopolitical foe, but for whom Trump has had kind words. The White House released only a brief anodyne readout of that phone call, and so far, few additional details have been disseminated.

Since taking over, Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, has spurred hope within the Foreign Service that he will be a stabilizing force. His first day was spent meeting or speaking on the phone with several of America’s closest allies: the foreign ministers of Germany, Mexico, and Canada, as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In the days since, Tillerson also has spoken to counterparts in Australia, South Korea and Japan, as well as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The State Department has offered thin readouts that nonetheless was reassuring to U.S. diplomats: “In all of his conversations, Secretary Tillerson stressed America’s steadfast commitment to its key allies and partners as it works to protect the interests and safety of the American people.”

He has his work cut out for him, though. According to the State official, the department is "on edge more than I've ever seen it, and I've worked here for more than two decades." Officials have even begun communicating covertly with each other, afraid the administration will listen in on them.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...e-calls-234770

[Muta]

This administration is a disaster and it's amazing that in this day and age, people still vote for the Republican party (led by a sleazy, lying narcissist no less) - a consistent group of money-hungry, anti-science, bible-waving idiots (rotate names in and out, it doesn't matter) who enjoy imposing their outdated will on the American people, harkening back to the 'good lifestyle' of yesteryear. It still baffles me to this day that a group like this still operates the way they do and that people still vote for them. Seriously... #### apathy. That's why they get in power.

It really is time for Europe, Canada, Australia / NZ, Japan and China (yes, China) to step up as the true world leaders now.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Peak Trump right here

CNN PoliticsVerified account ‏@CNNPolitics 1h1 hour ago
Trump: "I was a good student. I understand things. I comprehend very well, better than I think almost anybody"

https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/stat...37201750196224

[dash_pinched]

Bradd Jaffy ✔ @BraddJaffy
The President of the United States is publicly targeting an American company because it dropped his daughter's clothing line—Trump business

Donald J. Trump‏@realDonaldTrump
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by dash_pinched

Bradd Jaffy ✔ @BraddJaffy
The President of the United States is publicly targeting an American company because it dropped his daughter's clothing line—Trump business

Donald J. Trump‏@realDonaldTrump
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person -- always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!

JWN is the Nordstrom stock symbol in case anyone wants in on a potential anti Trump rush.

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Peak Trump right here



https://twitter.com/CNNPolitics/stat...37201750196224

I don't know if I would call this "Peak Trump" quite yet... I think there are still plenty of gems left to be discovered.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

JWN is the Nordstrom stock symbol in case anyone wants in on a potential anti Trump rush.

Despite what a few people have said on Twitter, it doesn't seem like Nordstrom's stock has been affected at all. I don't have access to any real time data, but it's been over an hour since that tweet, and nothing. The company should file a complaint with the SEC any way.

[Senator Clay Davis]

It dropped like 0.8% right after the tweet, but obviously that's such an insignificant amount it's unlikely his comment even registered. I wonder if Ivanka threw a fit and forced daddy to stand up for her.

Edit: But if you read media reports, "Tumbling or collapsing" seem to be the words of choice for the drop. Even though right now the stock is trading higher than it was pre-tweet. Pathetic.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

It dropped like 0.8% right after the tweet, but obviously that's such an insignificant amount it's unlikely his comment even registered. I wonder if Ivanka threw a fit and forced daddy to stand up for her.

She doesn't strike me as that kind of person, based on interviews that I've seen and read.

[ResAlien]

Lol I doubt Nordstrom's is too worried. This isn't TJ Maxx, the Venn diagram of Trump sycophants and Nordstrom customers has very little overlap.

[Ozy_Flame]

She is seen as a living god in Japan

[CaptainCrunch]

Trump did say something this morning in his speech to law enforcement that I agreed with.

Basically that they can't keep seeing prisons as a substitution for mental health treatment or something like that.

Of course after that lucid thought he went bizarre again and told the cops if you have gang members causing trouble or drug dealers causing trouble that you don't think are citizens that you can call the white house and they'll dispatch homeland security to deal with it.

[DuffMan]

There's been lots of companies that have dropped Trump brands, Macys etc.
Even the Bay is under pressure to drop Trump brand goods.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Despite what a few people have said on Twitter, it doesn't seem like Nordstrom's stock has been affected at all. I don't have access to any real time data, but it's been over an hour since that tweet, and nothing. The company should file a complaint with the SEC any way.

Because Trump supporters can't afford to shop at Nordstrom's.

[Duruss]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

She is seen as a living god in Japan

Really? Until the election I don't think I ever heard her name.