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

[Parallex]

Seriously... it's like 4chan won a prize to pick the next president.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

He sure picked the questions correctly.

Nothing from any mainstream media. Didn't have to answer one question about Flynn or Russia.

Yea, it's pretty obvious he's going to purposely avoid answering questions from any of the major news outlets from here on out.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by nik-

Summary for those that can't watch?

No emphasis on two state solution, promise of a big deal with the rest of the countries in the mid East. Soft pedalled new settlement construction.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by nik-

Summary for those that can't watch?

Was asked if he wanted a one state or two state solution, answered he didn't really care, basically would leave it up to them, whatever they wanted.

[DuffMan]

Presidency for Schmucks?
John Scott of the presidency?

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Yea, it's pretty obvious he's going to purposely avoid answering questions from any of the major news outlets from here on out.

Christian broadcasting network and townhall.com were the outlets he let ask questions.

Normal press needs to boycott or disrupt all press conferences if he is only answer questions from quacks. He can't pretend those are news conferences.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Christian broadcasting network and townhall.com were the outlets he let ask questions.

Normal press needs to boycott or disrupt all press conferences if he is only answer questions from quacks. He can't pretend those are news conferences.

Jim Acosta on CNN right after it ended said that there wasn't really any better way to describe it than the fix is in.

Can't say I disagree.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

He brought up his electoral win. Again. What the heck man. The election is over. Get on with it.

His campaign likely will have lasted longer than his presidency. ROI!

[FlameOn]

Russia is testing Trumps resolve and ability to react to threats, sends spy ship close to US territorial waters near US nuclear submarine base.

A Russian Navy intelligence collection ship, the Viktor Leonov, is reportedly "loitering" off the US coast near Montauk Point, Long Island. That just happens to be 30 miles from Naval Submarine Base New London, the home port of the US Navy's attack submarine force near Groton, Connecticut. This is the closest, and the farthest north, that the Russian intelligence ship has ever traveled along the United States' eastern seaboard, according to a statement by a US Navy spokesperson to Fox News.

The Leonov, built in 1988, carries both signals-collection and sonar sensors—including hull-mounted arrays and a "dipping" sonar to get below thermal layers in ocean waters. So its proximity to Groton is likely an effort to collect data on the comings and goings of submarines home-ported there and also to intercept communications to submarines as they enter and leave port to better identify them electronically. The ship's large dome shields a satellite communications antenna for transmitting signals intelligence back to Russia.

The close proximity of the Leonov to Groton (still outside the 12-mile limit of US territorial waters) comes on the heels of Russia's deployment of ground-based cruise missiles within Russia—a violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed in 1987. And last Friday, four Russian military aircraft (three Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-38 surveillance aircraft) flew within 200 yards of USS Porter (DDG-78) while the ship was in international waters in the Black Sea. The aircraft did not respond to radio warnings from the Porter; a spokesperson for the US European Command called the flybys "unsafe and unprofessional." The Porter was in the Black Sea after completing a joint international exercise led by the Romanian Navy, USNI News reported.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...near-sub-base/

[GirlySports]

I think the idea that the Republicans will reach a point where it has to choose is wishful as well, especially with the Democrats so feckless. No matter where this goes, the Trump base is the faction that will be most willing to walk away from the party.

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Was asked if he wanted a one state or two state solution, answered he didn't really care, basically would leave it up to them, whatever they wanted.

Does he actually know what the question means? What the one or two state solution is? He didnt know what they were when he was asked about Isreali settlements before the election.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

I think the idea that the Republicans will reach a point where it has to choose is wishful as well, especially with the Democrats so feckless. No matter where this goes, the Trump base is the faction that will be most willing to walk away from the party.

To where exactly? They think electing the Dems means Sharia Law replacing the constitution, and of course good old white genocide. These people have nowhere else to go, and their insane fears will always win out. So they'll always vote against Democrat, which of course leaves a whopping one option...

[Drak]

I live far too close to Seattle. Not sure if that's the best option or if I should move far North and attempt to wander the wasteland.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

I think the idea that the Republicans will reach a point where it has to choose is wishful as well, especially with the Democrats so feckless. No matter where this goes, the Trump base is the faction that will be most willing to walk away from the party.

The Democrats job is to start tying Trump to the Republicans. Every stupid thing he says needs to be countered with "President Comacho, with the support of Republicans in the House and Senate, have done X. Republican policy is Y and it is counter to Z, basic American values. Republicans are damaging our country and making the US a laughing stock to our allies and partners. America is appearing weak around the globe because of Republican policy and administration support of a big business first agenda." Tie them together and you take down the Republicans with Trump.

[Senator Clay Davis]

And here's Trump's rambling incoherence about the electoral college.

[Nufy]

Originally Posted by Drak

I live far too close to Seattle. Not sure if that's the best option or if I should move far North and attempt to wander the wasteland.

Don't worry...the wasteland will be close by real soon...

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

And here's Trump's rambling incoherence about the electoral college.

Seriously? That question gets that answer? Who am I kidding, thats not an answer to any question ever asked.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

And here's Trump's rambling incoherence about the electoral college.

The even crazier thing is that he was saying that to the Prime Minister, when he said "you know that, right". He gave a nervous laugh. Is one of these leaders going to have enough and ask him what the hell the number of electoral votes has to do with the question asked?

[DuffMan]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

And here's Trump's rambling incoherence about the electoral college.

a very similar speech

I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don't have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as, uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.”

[Hockeyguy15]

Trumps answers rival Miss Teen USA 2007. I feel like he hired the girl from South Carolina to teach him how to handle questions from the press.