The New American Politics thread

[KevanGuy]

It's so frustrating that that sort of lunacy is so widely accepted as being true or, at least, true but a little extreme.

[MissTeeks]

Trump is meeting the President of Mexico tomorrow.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politi...ico/index.html

[Mr.Coffee]

I listened to the President of Mexico on CNN a couple months ago. He seemed about 500 million times smarter than Donald Trump.

What I would pay to sit in and just listen to that conversation.

[corporatejay]

Someone on twitter pointed out that if Trump comes back with a cheque for the wall this election is over.

[the_only_turek_fan]

Rubio and McCain both win their respective primaries.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

Someone on twitter pointed out that if Trump comes back with a cheque for the wall this election is over.

I hope he comes back with a bloody nose.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Iggy City

I hope he comes back with a bloody nose.

from all the cocaine?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Reminder: Early voting starts in only a few weeks. I know Trump is going to claim rigged when he loses, so I hope the media throws this right back in his face. Also, why so many offices in Wisconsin for both? Pretty safe Dem state.





http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/...-game-problem/

[photon]

Trump's modeling agency using illegal workers?

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/...al-immigration

Sounds like that's common in the modeling industry, but doesn't look great when trying to base a campaign on illegals taking citizens' jobs.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by MissTeeks

Trump is meeting the President of Mexico tomorrow.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/30/politi...ico/index.html

Maybe it's a trap.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee

I listened to the President of Mexico on CNN a couple months ago. He seemed about 500 million times smarter than Donald Trump.

What I would pay to sit in and just listen to that conversation.

His approval rating is 23%. He might be smart, but this is a rather desperate move.

[Senator Clay Davis]

And yet Trump is insanely unpopular in Mexico. So unless the President of Mexico pulls off an all-time troll job here, both of them are likely to come out of this looking worse.

[photon]

Lol so that Governor that's been having a meltdown the past week now says he's never speaking to the press again. He's had quite the week.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/0...k-media-227589

Also that senator that was indicted on mail, wire, and tax fraud lost her primary thank goodness, though 39 percent still voted for her.

[photon]

For the Mexico visit, how does the secret service protect him on such short notice? Seems like Mexico would be a little more of a hostile place for Trump right now.

[HotHotHeat]

Is Donnie actually going to take questions from Mexican reporters? That's going to be must watch TV.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by HotHotHeat

Is Donnie actually going to take questions from Mexican reporters? That's going to be must watch TV.

Well he left the charter jet for campaign press in Nevada, so I'm guessing he's trying to keep this as media-free as possible. A photo-op and then some closed-door time, a joint statement, and then back to the US.

[MissTeeks]

Nope:

Steve Peoples
Steve Peoples – Verified account ‏@sppeoples

Trump now not expected to take questions in Mexico, despite his campaign manager insisting this morning he would.

[troutman]

Trump's Mexican Fan Club:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e_iOSApp_Other

“@realDonaldTrump you are not welcome in Mexico,” tweeted Miguel Barbosa, of the opposition party of the Democratic Revolution. “Get out! You’re coming to get your picture taken with the very people you’ve offended.”

The former president Vicente Fox, who has frequently criticised Trump for his conduct towards Mexicans, was equally direct. “There’s no turning back, Trump, your insults to Mexicans, Muslims and others have dropped you into the hole where you find yourself today. Goodbye, Trump!” He added that Trump should “quit out of dignity for yourself, get back to your ‘business’”.


Mexico’s former first lady Margarita Zavala, herself a potential presidential candidate, was equally frank, saying : “Even though you may have been invited, we want you to know you’re not welcome. We Mexicans have dignity, and we reject your hate speech.”

Enrique Krauze, a historian, called on Trump to show he was sorry for his words and ideas. “Apologise @realDonaldTrump for calling us rapists and killers, guarantee that you won’t build the wall or deport 11 million Mexicans,” he wrote. “Tyrants are to be confronted, not pacified,” Krauze told the Televisa TV network.

Pascal Beltrán del Río, a journalist, invited Peña Nieto to stand up to Trump and make his country’s grievances plain. “I’d like [him] to tell Trump to his face that Mexicans don’t deserve the things he’s said about us and that we won’t pay for the damn wall.”

[Senator Clay Davis]

Whoops. This reminds of "Hey Mom, you can move in with us" when you really don't mean it, and then you're living with mom again....

Noah RothmanVerified account ‏@NoahCRothman 25m25 minutes ago

WaPo Mexico City bureau chief tells CNN Nieto's invitation to Trump was a formality; now Mexicans "furious" DJT said yes.

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/sta...40793318621184

[KootenayFlamesFan]

So what are the guesses of what Trump will say in his speech later today?

They had a great meeting, great meeting, he loves Mexicans, they will deport the bad Mexicans and keep the good ones. And they're still building the wall.

Close?