Trump ill-tempered towards Australian Prime Minister Turnbull

Thoughts_Arrive

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/this-is-the-worst-deal-ever-donald-trump-badgers-and-brags-in-call-with-malcolm-turnbull-20170202-gu3r6u.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/malcolm-turnbull-donald-trump-pena-nieto/

Australian-American relations a bit frosty now.

tbergs

Thoughts_Arrive said:

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/this-is-the-worst-deal-ever-donald-trump-badgers-and-brags-in-call-with-malcolm-turnbull-20170202-gu3r6u.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/malcolm-turnbull-donald-trump-pena-nieto/

Australian-American relations a bit frosty now.

It would appear that Trump is all about flipping the norm. Let's piss off our traditional allies and become cozy with those we're normally cautious of. Conveniently they are also countries he has business interests in.

rgambs

When are the adults going to step up and put him in time out?


Where is BS, Mr Foreign Policy Hawk?

jeffbr

Trump says "don't worry about it"!

"The world is in trouble. But we're gonna straighten it out, OK? That's what I do. I fix things," Trump said.

"When you hear about the tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it. Just don't worry about it. They're tough. We have to be tough. it's time we're gonna be a little tough, folks. We're taken advantage of by every nation in the world, virtually. It's not gonna happen anymore."

tbergs

Who are the people that find this acceptable and more importantly why? If you listen to Trump, we're comparable to a 3rd world country and being taken advantage of by every other country.

PJ_Soul

jeffbr said:

Trump says "don't worry about it"!

"The world is in trouble. But we're gonna straighten it out, OK? That's what I do. I fix things," Trump said.

"When you hear about the tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it. Just don't worry about it. They're tough. We have to be tough. it's time we're gonna be a little tough, folks. We're taken advantage of by every nation in the world, virtually. It's not gonna happen anymore."

So now the USA is the world's victim, lol. It's so funny how easy it is to reduce Trump to a political message board caricature.

PJfanwillneverleave1

tbergs said:

Who are the people that find this acceptable and more importantly why? If you listen to Trump, we're comparable to a 3rd world country and being taken advantage of by every other country.

Do you sit on a gold toilet?

PJ_Soul

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

tbergs said:

Who are the people that find this acceptable and more importantly why? If you listen to Trump, we're comparable to a 3rd world country and being taken advantage of by every other country.

Do you sit on a gold toilet?

The righteous sit on the toilet of a carpenter.

Go Beavers

rgambs said:

When are the adults going to step up and put him in time out?


Where is BS, Mr Foreign Policy Hawk?

He's searching for the Obama equivalent to ask where was the liberal outrage when he did it.

tbergs

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

tbergs said:

Who are the people that find this acceptable and more importantly why? If you listen to Trump, we're comparable to a 3rd world country and being taken advantage of by every other country.

Do you sit on a gold toilet?

No, I just shit golden eggs.

Thoughts_Arrive

Now his spokesman, Sean Spicer, cannot even get our Prime Minister's name right.
Talk about showing respect to your close allies.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/malcolm-trumbull-is-there-any-greater-insult-for-the-prime-minister-20170203-gu4vok.html

Thoughts_Arrive

tbergs said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/this-is-the-worst-deal-ever-donald-trump-badgers-and-brags-in-call-with-malcolm-turnbull-20170202-gu3r6u.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/malcolm-turnbull-donald-trump-pena-nieto/

Australian-American relations a bit frosty now.

It would appear that Trump is all about flipping the norm. Let's piss off our traditional allies and become cozy with those we're normally cautious of. Conveniently they are also countries he has business interests in.

Yep. Exactly. Judging by his choice of Secretary of State.

Thoughts_Arrive

catefrances

You know what? If I was trump(goddess forbid) I'd be mightily pissed off about this deal too. Fuck Australia for trying to pass on their 'problem'. If turnball thought for a nano second that trump would be on board with this horseshit agreement then he is a fool.

tbergs

catefrances said:

You know what? If I was trump(goddess forbid) I'd be mightily pissed off about this deal too. Fuck Australia for trying to pass on their 'problem'. If turnball thought for a nano second that trump would be on board with this horseshit agreement then he is a fool.

I don't think anyone is arguing against not wanting to be on board with the agreement or discussing it. It's the manner in which Trump conducts business with our long time allies. You don't need to be a raging piece of shit to dispute an agreement and then turn around and act like Russia is your best friend. It also wouldn't hurt if that dipshit Spicer could get the PMs name right. How embarrassing.

catefrances

tbergs said:

catefrances said:

You know what? If I was trump(goddess forbid) I'd be mightily pissed off about this deal too. Fuck Australia for trying to pass on their 'problem'. If turnball thought for a nano second that trump would be on board with this horseshit agreement then he is a fool.

I don't think anyone is arguing against not wanting to be on board with the agreement or discussing it. It's the manner in which Trump conducts business with our long time allies. You don't need to be a raging piece of shit to dispute an agreement and then turn around and act like Russia is your best friend. It also wouldn't hurt if that dipshit Spicer could get the PMs name right. How embarrassing.

well yes mr trump seems lack a certain level of maturity needed for diplomacy. But that's just it, isn't it, he's NOT a politician so he doesn't have the diplomatic skills to play the game. I think he's playing a massive game of bluff and has surrounded himself with all the wrong people to get away with it.

tbergs

catefrances said:

tbergs said:

catefrances said:

You know what? If I was trump(goddess forbid) I'd be mightily pissed off about this deal too. Fuck Australia for trying to pass on their 'problem'. If turnball thought for a nano second that trump would be on board with this horseshit agreement then he is a fool.

I don't think anyone is arguing against not wanting to be on board with the agreement or discussing it. It's the manner in which Trump conducts business with our long time allies. You don't need to be a raging piece of shit to dispute an agreement and then turn around and act like Russia is your best friend. It also wouldn't hurt if that dipshit Spicer could get the PMs name right. How embarrassing.

well yes mr trump seems lack a certain level of maturity needed for diplomacy. But that's just it, isn't it, he's NOT a politician so he doesn't have the diplomatic skills to play the game. I think he's playing a massive game of bluff and has surrounded himself with all the wrong people to get away with it.

Agreed. He's going to bluff the wrong thing and then we'll be in another war over some postured BS.

Thoughts_Arrive

tbergs said:

catefrances said:

tbergs said:

catefrances said:

You know what? If I was trump(goddess forbid) I'd be mightily pissed off about this deal too. Fuck Australia for trying to pass on their 'problem'. If turnball thought for a nano second that trump would be on board with this horseshit agreement then he is a fool.

I don't think anyone is arguing against not wanting to be on board with the agreement or discussing it. It's the manner in which Trump conducts business with our long time allies. You don't need to be a raging piece of shit to dispute an agreement and then turn around and act like Russia is your best friend. It also wouldn't hurt if that dipshit Spicer could get the PMs name right. How embarrassing.

well yes mr trump seems lack a certain level of maturity needed for diplomacy. But that's just it, isn't it, he's NOT a politician so he doesn't have the diplomatic skills to play the game. I think he's playing a massive game of bluff and has surrounded himself with all the wrong people to get away with it.

Agreed. He's going to bluff the wrong thing and then we'll be in another war over some postured BS.

That's what worries me. He's too much of a hot head.

Just saw the news earlier, Sean Spicer still referring to our PM as Mr Trunbull.
How hard can it be to pronounce a surname correctly!

Thoughts_Arrive

It's a great disrespect to Australia that he can't get our PM's name correct twice now.
So much for our country supporting the USA in war and allowing military bases here.