The actual--no shit--letter Spanky wrote to Erdogon.

[nolabear]

Link to tweet

[grumpyduck]

1. The pot calling the kettle black?

[nolabear]

3. In fourth grade terms.

[sunonmars]

2. No crayons?

[nolabear]

8. You'd think. I'm beyond words.

[Pantagruel]

4. Dated 10-9

Another Trump FAIL!!!

[gratuitous]

38. Today during his press availability

Someone asked Trump a question he didn't like, and Trump was ragging on the reporter for having his facts wrong about the premise of his question. Trump bragged that he had sent a letter to Erdogan last week, a letter that hadn't been released by the White House (so, why should the reporter be ragged on for not knowing about the unpublished letter?) In mid-scold Trump muttered something about maybe they should have released the letter so everyone could read his sterling prose. Apparently, this October 9 letter is the one Trump is so proud of.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. Obviously, they got a 6th grade dropout to help MF45 write it.

[madaboutharry]

6. I literally can not breathe.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. October 9 - he sent it a week ago. Erdogan's already read it and farted on it.

No idea why they trotted it out now.

[nolabear]

10. I think it was pre-call.

[herding cats]

33. The call was on Sunday the 6th.

This was post invasion and after the killing of our allies had been going on for two days, and all that had been in the news

[njhoneybadger]

9. Please tell me this is the onion

[nolabear]

14. Satire died long ago. You just can't top him.

[Glimmer of Hope]

16. NBC verified with the WH. I have no words.

[JHB]

11. I hear Erdogan needed medical attention...from laughing so hard

[spanone]

12. devil...tough guy.... fool.... and pence and pompeo are walking into this...bwahahahahahaa

[Hekate]

13. I didn't think I could still be this shocked.

Christ on a trailer hitch.

[nolabear]

15. Hey! Be nice or else! Call you later!

[fleur-de-lisa]

17. Holy shit. It's 3rd grade level nonsense.

"Come on down, let's make a deal!" He really is a failed game show host.

[maxsolomon]

18. Fucking Amateur.

Hubris.

[FakeNoose]

19. What a deal maker - this is one for the ages

I'd love to have this letter encased in glass and permanently mounted in the Oval Office to remind every future President what NOT to do!

[Mike 03]

20. The scariest thing about this letter is that it saw the light of day.

Tillerson, Cohn, Porter, Kelly, McMaster--not one of them would have allowed this letter to get any further than a trash can. We're on our own now. There's nobody to stop this president from doing, saying, anything.

[Vinca]

21. "Don't be a tough guy. Don't be a fool." Guess he doesn't understand irony.

[DeminPennswoods]

22. Yoi

[LeftInTX]

23. Is this for real?????

I know Trump writes his own tweets, he probably wrote (dictated) a few business letters back in the day, but I don't think he writes/types official communication. Who typed this??? Someone on twitter noticed the double space after the periods, which indicates the typing is the work of an amateur. Note all of the exclamation marks. A professional, would not have typed with this style, no matter the content of the dictation.

Trump has shown time and time again that he can't type and there is no way that he typed this letter himself.


I kinda think it's fake. If it isn't, can Stephen Miller type?

[Disaffected]

32. Why are double spaces

after a period the work of an amateur??

[herding cats]

35. It isn't, it's just old school.

It used to be standard on typewriters, but fell to the wayside as computers took over. I still see it used occasionally among official correspondence.

[Disaffected]

42. That's the way it should be IMO;

improves readability whether with typewriters or computer printout. So there.

[Miles Archer]

24. Nicolle Wallace read it on the air. It works better as an "Audible / Podcast" thing.

.......AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND, yes..."Imagine if Obama had sent a letter like that."

Can't wait for Jordan, Gaetz, and Nunes to praise him for his "firm" tone.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

25. Actual content from The Donald Reddit:

Don'tBeAFoolHat Retweeted

Actual content from The Donald Reddit:

Link to tweet

[LeftInTX]

27. It's fake: Someone added a PS

Also the ğ in Erdoğan was replaced with a plain old "g"

Link to tweet

/photo/1

[TwilightZone]

28. Jake Tapper is reporting that the WH has confirmed it's real.

Link to tweet

Without the PS, of course.

[LeftInTX]

29. I just saw that WTF??????????

This is freaking crazy!!!!!!

[dem4decades]

37. It has The Onion all over it. Sadly it also has a 4th grader too

[Takket]

30. Has Erdogan stopped laughing yet?

[MontanaMama]

31. Could anyone from the WH in their right mind

think this is okay on any level? JFC. What a bunch of rank amateurs. I didn't think I could be shocked...but this...THIS?!?!?!?!? Erdogan has to be laughing his ass off. How is the MF going to destroy the Turkish economy exactly?

[ecstatic]

36. The "call you later" at the end shows that the letter, though real,

is 100% tongue in cheek bullshit. trump already gave Erdoğan the green light. This letter was simply a CYA move to appease idiots like Lindsey Graham. When or if they talk again, trump will likely tell Erdoğan to proceed as planned.

[ecstatic]

34. Was General Mazloum OK with his letter being forwarded to Erdoğan?

[orangecrush]

39. This is not funny

It is frightening.

[triron]

40. General Mazloum was pissed off about Trump's shit (understatement).

https://qz.com/1727006/kurdish-leader-in-syria-accuses-us-of-abandoning-allies/

[Volaris]

41. Please tell me this is from the onion..

Because if not,...
Who the fuck let that get nailed without looking it over?!?!!

I know fifth graders with better thesis control than that!