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pangaia

(24,324 posts)
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:07 AM Jun 2018

"OUT OF STEP WITH THE PRESIDENT"

Trump says he wants Americans to treat him like North Koreans treat dictator Kim Jong Un

https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/311e6964-32c5-3a30-993e-3a3bd84a97f5/ss_trump-says-he-wants-americans.html

yes, we have all seen this BUT-----




Trump’s comments come at the end of a week where he has repeatedly praised and expressed admiration for Kim, who he met with in Singapore last weekend. At various points, Trump described Kim as “a strong guy” with “a very good personality” who is “very strategic” and “very impressive.”

Fox News has taken Trump’s cue. During a segment on Wednesday, host Sandra Smith confronted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for tweets he posted criticizing Kim, pointing out to him that they were out of step with the president, who has been “talking about Kim Jong Un as someone who appeared to be funny, he’s smart, the president has said of him. So, could you clarify?”



The speed at which the coming dictatorship is stunning, even to me...

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"OUT OF STEP WITH THE PRESIDENT" (Original Post) pangaia Jun 2018 OP
Is anyone more cpmplicit than FOX News?? kentuck Jun 2018 #1
maybe not them, but all their viewers do!!!! BlueJac Jun 2018 #2
Keep in mind strangedaysindeed Jun 2018 #3
I've said it before and I will keep on saying it that the repubs can stop this madness, old guy Jun 2018 #4
Tell your reps, newspapers, TV stations.... pangaia Jun 2018 #6
Whenever I see Chump posturing strangedaysindeed Jun 2018 #5

BlueJac

(7,838 posts)
2. maybe not them, but all their viewers do!!!!
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:23 AM
Jun 2018

this is a fucked up day already. Thanks DT for making America great again, you asshole!!!

 

strangedaysindeed

(226 posts)
3. Keep in mind
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:27 AM
Jun 2018

that they live in an alternate reality.

They are intentionally blind to all the delusion. They are tripping.

old guy

(3,283 posts)
4. I've said it before and I will keep on saying it that the repubs can stop this madness,
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:32 AM
Jun 2018

and by not stopping it means they are complicit.

 

strangedaysindeed

(226 posts)
5. Whenever I see Chump posturing
Fri Jun 15, 2018, 11:32 AM
Jun 2018

I hear the trumpet fanfare from the movie "Patton".

I wonder if that can be found as a sound bite somewhere.

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