This overseas trip is going to be a hoot

[jberryhill]

Not only does "Trump on Islam" promise to be one humdinger of a speech, but if you like things now, the mice are going to have one hell of a party while the cat's away.

He's going to be more isolated than he already is, since he can't just wander the halls screaming like Caligula. All of his communications have to be made via secure lines, and he's going to be under whatever scrutiny foreign intelligence agencies can apply.

The topper is that he's going to be out of synch with the news cycle and the business day here. He already shows enough signs of mental imbalance, and claims not to get a lot of sleep, but his sleep deficit is going to be a lot worse when he's up late at night catching up on his favorite news shows.

[Stallion]

1. Visiting Israel After Leaking Israeli Intelligence

[Kablooie]

13. Israel has an extremely hot shot and vicious security agency.

They aren't afraid to assassinate if it's in their interest.
They are also expert at making the assassination look like a natural death.

They apparently have a mole inside ISIS that is providing them with intel and it was probably a very long and difficult process to get someone in there.
Now Trump has exposed him and they will have to get him out or he will be discovered and killed.
They will lose their ISIS mole and it will be difficult to find anyone else willing to trust them after this.
I'm sure Trump has access to a lot more of their confidential intel and now that is at risk too.

Also Russia is aligned with Iran, Israel's no. 1 enemy.

We might not have to impeach Trump.
He may be found in his bed with a heart attack before long.

[nocalflea]

27. He should leave this stop to Jared .Feign illness.

Gonna be interesting . I kinda wonder if Trump even has the courage to go .He tends to avoid face to face confrontation and his policies on Israel keep shifting.
Wonder if they miss Obama about now ?

[C_U_L8R]

2. So... what's the punishment in Jeddah

for golden showers with call girls?

[jberryhill]

8. The House of Saud is known for getting their freak on

[magicarpet]

10. 40 voluptuous virgins..

.......when they lock you up in the big house, but in tr-dump's case everything must be bigly, so they will provide 440 virgins when they toss him in infidel jail.

[C_U_L8R]

11. That's a lotta pussygrabbing

sorry... saw the line and just had to cross it.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I just hope he doesn't create some kind of international incident.

More accurately, yet another international incident. There will be demonstrations; he'll say things that are incoherent and stupid and probably inflammatory (and he'll brag about his yuuge inauguration crowds) and he will be an enormous embarrassment. My brother is in Norway right now and I'll be very interested in what the Norwegians, a pretty liberal bunch, have to say about our Fearless Leader.

[jberryhill]

7. Of course, you know he will

As if he was going to suddenly act like a normal person with great responsibility.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Yeah, I know. The only questions are what and where.

[jberryhill]

20. Oh, that's easy... How many countries is he visiting?

As to "what" the answer is "something you wouldn't even imagine in the scope of its inappropriateness."

As to "where" the answer is "anywhere", but I'd put good money on "everywhere".

I mean, when does this man ever, EVER, open his unscripted pie hole without something like the Wicked Witch of the West's team of demonic flying monkeys flying out like kids at the bell on the last day of school?

[TeamPooka]

15. You know they're going to catch him drinking from a bidet like a water fountain.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. ...

[montana_hazeleyes]

29. Bwahhhaaaaa!

[leftstreet]

4. Do these countries have enough ice cream though?

This is going to be simultaneously hilarious and nightmarish

[MedusaX]

5. He might find himself unexpectedly detained prior to boarding AF1.

That would save the whole planet a lot of pain....

[nolabear]

6. Speaking on Islam in 100 degree heat...

That's got real potential.

[TeamPooka]

12. No cheering crowds full of red baseball hats. He will hear crickets. It's his nightmare.

People are going to be translating at him all day long and he'll have to listen too!
Every European leader will be sizing him up to see how smart he is in the meetings.
Not his kind of vacation.

The European skinheads that do show up for him in public will scare the shit out him.
They have a different kind of white nationalist in Europe.
Nazi's crossed with soccer hooligans.
This should be fun to watch.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. I'm wondering if he decides not to come back.

He better not flee with Air Force One. That thing is expensive.

[Turn CO Blue]

21. We're replacing AF1, so it'd be worth it as long as Chump never returns.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. I guess he's got a lot of buildings, here.

Collateral?

[flying rabbit]

16. Epic.

Hope it doesn't fuck the country up too much.

[countryjake]

17. Check out this Twitter page that kpete shared...

"In conclusion, here's a drawing I've made of the Prophet Muhammad." posted by kpete
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=9072851


(I've never been one to promote any tweets, but this page was really on a roll.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. The Washington Post thinks the trip should be cancelled.

....That brings us to the final reason why this trip is quite possibly the most ill-conceived misadventure in the history of American diplomacy. Trump, McMaster told us this morning, will give a speech in Saudi Arabia about Islam and religious tolerance.

It is virtually unfathomable that Trump, whose first months in office have been dominated by his (disguised) effort to keep Muslims out of the United States, could give a speech anywhere in the Muslim world on Islam and have it be well-received. Trump, after all, once told the Christian Broadcasting Network that the Koran teaches “a very negative vibe.”

It’s hard to imagine Trump exercising sufficient self-control to emerge from an eight-day trip overseas without incident. He can barely go 24 hours without incident under normal circumstances. The best way to prevent more Trump damage is to keep him home.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/16/trumps-overseas-trip-must-be-canceled-the-risks-are-too-great/?utm_term=.da54bea74423

[elias7]

19. Message deleted by DU the Administrators

[jberryhill]

25. lol

Only after asking on Twitter about extradition agreements.

[Ilsa]

24. What you said right here:

The topper is that he's going to be out of synch with the news cycle and the business day here. He already shows enough signs of mental imbalance, and claims not to get a lot of sleep, but his sleep deficit is going to be a lot worse when he's up late at night catching up on his favorite news shows.

He could get sick and die while the Israelis host him (wink-wink), insult everyone, manhandle things, offer to build a better wall, but I bet his mouth gets him in trouble that Jarvanka can't fix.

[RKP5637]

26. One of my friends was saying earlier in a jocular mood, he just might decide to stay over there. n/t

[Ilsa]

28. A professor at Ben-Gurion University wrote trump's Masada speech (satire):

https://972mag.com/exclusive-leaked-copy-of-donald-trumps-speech-at-masada/127211/


What a tremendous view! I’m sure the Jews had a fantastic feeling when they chose this location 2,000 years ago, amazing location. And the fact that I’m speaking to you today in the place where the Jews defeated the Romanian Empire, it’s unbelievable. Look at where you are today, and where the Romanians are. Just look at yourselves.

I know — there was some unpleasant stuff with suicide here. I’m gonna get to the Palestinians in a minute. My point is that with enough desire, and a pile of money, you can make peace even with the worst enemy. Everyone tells me that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unsolvable. Terrible. And I say: If the Jews and the Romanians managed it, why can’t we do it today? If Titus and Eleazar Ben Yair could make a deal, why can’t Bibi and Abbas?

I know. This business 2,000 years ago ended in a terrible massacre. So what? You haven’t had it easy up until now either. You’re normal, you have experience, and most important — you have a business plan. And you’re patient, like me. Did you know that I waited 30 minutes at the bottom of the mountain while they cleared up all the broken guitar strings from this singer, Broza? David, the guy’s called — like your king, the guy who built Masada. So I’m patient, and I know the history, folks.

I want to say something to the Palestinians now. Look — I understand that the occupation isn’t very nice. Not just for you, for us as well. You have no idea how many millions of dollars a year we pour into this place. It hurts, it really hurts. But suicide isn’t the answer. Suicide is for losers. And here’s where you can learn something from the Jews: When they fought heroically against the Romanians, and everything seemed hopeless, did they kill themselves? No way, folks. They carried on. Because they knew that this is a fantastic place, with an unbelievable view, and tremendous opportunities for development, business and tourism. Love it. You know, 750,000 tourists come here every year. How many go to Nablus? Just saying. And Nablus isn’t even in the West Bank. Think about that. Snip

[oberliner]

30. It will be Teleprompter Trump

He will stay on script.