Trump dubs media the 'Opposition Party,' accuses press of working with Democrats

Team Trump Treason’s legacy. Who here is raising their kids to be like him? Who here holds Team Trump Treason up to their kids and encourages them to be like him? Such pride.

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josevolution said:

https://apple.news/A9sErQwP6TQSilXngd5S4Hw

It might be a good time to avoid flying.

Heck since the FDA has begun to cut back on food inspections maybe just maybe the Baffoon will eat a tainted Big Mac , that would be justice ..

josevolution said:

Heck since the FDA has begun to cut back on food inspections maybe just maybe the Baffoon will eat a tainted Big Mac , that would be justice ..

or a tainted taint

Here is my current take on Mr. Trump.  I feel I have been observing this circus since the 2016 campaign started.  I remember having a discussion with a Republican about how well his money and connections could help things.  This Republican was in favor of talk of the wall and Trump wanting to pay off the deficit.  Trump approached this presidency like they all do, so hopeful and energetic to make change.  Then once they've been in there awhile, they realize how difficult it all is, so many opposing forces and no one is ever really happy.  Yes, I agree, he has shown some awful behavior and has not been a good role model for our children and culture and future generations.  I am not defending a "fucked up man" by any means.  I voted Clinton but would have voted Sanders if it all didn't go down the way it did.  What I noticed during the Republican debates and hearing blue-collar Republicans talk, was that they didn't want Trump.  He was obnoxious to them.  For whatever reason, the Republican party chose him as the candidate.  I remember receiving an e-mail from a Republican uncle at the time who was for Trump and described him as that relative who might not have the best manners and was uncouth, but he could get the job done and pass their agenda.  After all, those baby boomers waited eight long years for their turn.  In my opinion, they all got themselves into this mess. 

I would imagine that many don't care about the crimes committed, and go along with Rush Limbaugh and the likes, because that's how bad they wanted their agenda pushed through.   It seems Trump did deliver on a lot of their wants.  It also seems that many signed their souls over to him and Putin in exchange for jobs, money, etc.  Many are indebted to him.  Trump's money and status and connections all these decades have created a loyal base.  It seems to me that is why so many let all his absurdity slide by and they tend to look the other way.  They sold out years ago. 

It also seems to me that Trump wants this wall as a visual, a testament, a monument to his presidency, so if they impeach him, if his base should ever turn on him, if they try and rewrite history and erase all the deeds he did for them, then he still has that wall as his proof.   He knows this world could easily write him off as a villain and take away any good he has done.  Once again, I am not "defending a fucked up man", just recognizing the behavior of a man who almost seems he is fighting for his life at times.  They said that Trump didn't prepare a speech when he got elected, because he himself was surprised it happened.  Russian involvement or not, it seems like this man has been winging it for a couple years now.  He is operating this presidency like he did his businesses and reality shows, firing people left and right, replacing people all the time, so its no surprise this is how his presidency would be.  They made their own mess.  He got in way over his head and bit off more than he could chew with getting elected.  Now he is too stubborn to resign and probably feels used by the Republicans. 

This is a proud man who built an enterprise all his life, crimes, bankruptcies and all, and didn't think getting elected could ultimately ruin his whole life's work and reputation, or try to assassinate him.  I honestly think he really went into this very hopeful to make change, but realized that everything he worked for all his life, for his kids, is being destroyed, because he decided to be a servant for others, to let them use his money and connections to push their agenda through.  He thought he was going to be the saving grace for the Republicans.  Now he is just lying his way out of everything because he is cornered.  Bill Clinton had to leave his presidency in disgrace, but time eventually focused on all the positive he did for the people.  Maybe if Trump could be reassured of that somehow, to know that eventually they will still point out all the positive he did for the Republicans, maybe then he wouldn't be so rotten and defensive like he is now, like everyone is out to get him, like there is no one he can trust. 

This is a land of presidents that were all elected to lead for awhile.  This wasn't the first election that was tainted.  They all do deserve some respect for the time and effort and money they put into campaigning.  I don't agree with most of what Trump ran on, but there is a chunk of hard-working, blue collar Americans that did.  They deserved to have their president if only for a little while.  They deserved to have their opinions and voices heard.  Peace starts when we can all know each other's different views and still come together, in the end, to find common ground.

Holy stream of consciousness Batman

pickupyourwill said:

Here is my current take on Mr. Trump.  I feel I have been observing this circus since the 2016 campaign started.  I remember having a discussion with a Republican about how well his money and connections could help things.  This Republican was in favor of talk of the wall and Trump wanting to pay off the deficit.  Trump approached this presidency like they all do, so hopeful and energetic to make change.  Then once they've been in there awhile, they realize how difficult it all is, so many opposing forces and no one is ever really happy.  Yes, I agree, he has shown some awful behavior and has not been a good role model for our children and culture and future generations.  I am not defending a "fucked up man" by any means.  I voted Clinton but would have voted Sanders if it all didn't go down the way it did.  What I noticed during the Republican debates and hearing blue-collar Republicans talk, was that they didn't want Trump.  He was obnoxious to them.  For whatever reason, the Republican party chose him as the candidate.  I remember receiving an e-mail from a Republican uncle at the time who was for Trump and described him as that relative who might not have the best manners and was uncouth, but he could get the job done and pass their agenda.  After all, those baby boomers waited eight long years for their turn.  In my opinion, they all got themselves into this mess.  I would imagine that many don't care about the crimes committed, and go along with Rush Limbaugh and the likes, because that's how bad they wanted their agenda pushed through.   It seems Trump did deliver on a lot of their wants.  It also seems that many signed their souls over to him and Putin in exchange for jobs, money, etc.  Many are indebted to him.  Trump's money and status and connections all these decades have created a loyal base.  It seems to me that is why so many let all his absurdity slide by and they tend to look the other way.  They sold out years ago.  It also seems to me that Trump wants this wall as a visual, a testament, a monument to his presidency, so if they impeach him, if his base should ever turn on him, if they try and rewrite history and erase all the deeds he did for them, then he still has that wall as his proof.   He knows this world could easily write him off as a villain and take away any good he has done.  Once again, I am not "defending a fucked up man", just recognizing the behavior of a man who almost seems he is fightng for his life at times.  They said that Trump didn't prepare a speech when he got elected, because he himself was surprised it happened.  Russian involvement or not, it seems like this man has been winging it for a couple years now.  He is operating this presidency like he did his businesses and reality shows, firing people left and right, replacing people all the time, so its no surprise this is how his presidency would be.  They made their own mess.  He got in way over his head and bit off more than he could chew with getting elected.  Now he is too stubborn to resign and probably feels used by the Republicans.  This is a proud man who built an enterprise all his life, crimes, bankruptcies and all, and didn't think getting elected could ultimately ruin his whole life's work and reputation, or try to assassinate him.  I honestly think he really went into this very hopeful to make change, but realized that everything he worked for all his life, for his kids, is being destroyed, because he decided to be a servant for others, to let them use his money and connections to push their agenda through.  He thought he was going to be the saving grace for the Republicans.  Now he is just lying his way out of everything because he is cornered.  Bill Clinton had to leave his presidency in disgrace, but time eventually focused on all the positive he did for the people.  Maybe if Trump could be reassured of that somehow, to know that eventually they will still point out all the positive he did for the Republicans, maybe then he wouldn't be so rotten and defensive like he is now, like everyone is out to get him, like there is no one he can trust.  This is a land of presidents that were all elected to lead for awhile.  This wasn't the first election that was tainted.  They all do deserve some respect for the time and effort and money they put into campaigning.  I don't agree with most of what Trump ran on, but there is a chunk of hard-working, blue collar Americans that did.  They deserved to have their president if only for a little while.  They deserved to have their opinions and voices heard, so that we can all know each other's different views and still come together, in the end, to find common ground.

I read it and while I agree with some things, I disagree with some key points. 
1. You are applying some altruistic motive to Trump.  You may believe that he feels used by the GOP, that he wanted to help, etc.  I think that's total bull crap.  Everything he has done and is doing is designed to help him and his personal businesses (and family).  He gross violations of the emoluments clause, the fact that he was setting up an alternative to Fox as a fall back should he (likely) lose the election, the fact that he was working on Trump tower Russia until as late as possibly October.  The blue collar workers were just the marks.

2. Baby boomers have had their presidents.  Three of them.  Enough is enough.  They are the worst generation.  God I hope X is better.  

3. Minor point, Bill Clinton did not leave his presidency in disgrace.  He rolled through the 98 mid terms and left with a solid approval.  Gore made a mistake not leveraging him during the 2000 campaign.  

pickupyourwill said:

Thirty Bills Unpaid said:

I read it.

It's a mild case being made for Trump as credible to some degree and a breakdown as to why Trump is partly a victim here. There's a section in there that speaks to the poor 'blue collar' Americans that elected Trump as being very good, honest Americans who's values and opinions are very important.

It's not complete dribble, but I'm not buying it for a number of reasons.

Thank you for reading it.  Its mainly me trying to get into his head for the past year, to understand the man better.  He actually reminds me a lot of my late father, who passed away a few years ago.  He was a devout Republican like Trump.   He was so much like Trump but without all the money.  So, I guess I do feel I have a right sometimes to empathize with the man, because he is just another version of my dad, who had opposite political views of me, yet we still always managed to find common ground and have respect for each other.

The problem is that 'you' can find middle ground. I'm assuming you are a white male. There are countless others (mainly minorities and women that don't wish to be barefoot and pregnant) that would struggle to find middle ground.

The Republican Party needs to re-invent itself. It's stuck in an era that, quite frankly, needs to exist only as a shameful section in history books.