Trump Seizes Coast Guard Address To Gripe About Media Coverage Of Him

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published MAY 17, 2017 12:34 PM

President Donald Trump couldn’t resist hijacking his own commencement speech Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to complain about how he’s been treated in the wake of the various scandals that have rocked the White House over the past two weeks.

“Look at the way I’ve been treated lately,” he griped, to laughter from the crowd. “Especially by the media. No politician in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.”

The commencement speech was Trump’s first public comment since the New York Times reported on Tuesday that he asked former FBI Director James Comey to shut down his bureau’s investigation into Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a request that Comey documented in a memo. The President, usually quick to weigh in on such reports on Twitter, fell silent and has not tweeted in almost a day. Trump on Wednesday advised cadets that over the course of their lives, they will need to “fight, fight, fight.”

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Trump also pumped up his own presidency so far, crowing that he has “accomplished a tremendous amount in a very short time.”

He drew a parallel between the cadets’ commencement ceremony and his first international trip since taking office, which is scheduled to begin on Friday. “As you leave this academy to embark on your exciting new voyage,” Trump said, “I am heading on a very crucial journey, as well. In a few days, I will make my first trip abroad as President.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-cant-resist-seizing-coast-guard-commencement-address-to-gripe

[LisaM]

1. I knew it would be a disaster of a speech.

The Coast Guard must be so encouraged by all this.

[GusBob]

2. Poor, poor little rich man

sorry about your luck

[NastyRiffraff]

3. It's always all about him

It should be a proud moment for the Coast Guard cadets. Instead they had to sit through Dump's whining and talking about HIS trip abroad.

[barbtries]

19. he thought the crowd was there to see him

and the ratings boost was uppermost on his mind. graduates schmaduates...

[Still In Wisconsin]

4. What a complete, utter D-bag. n/t

[Kleveland]

21. I have way more respect for an actual Douche Bag.....

It is tried-and-true, reliable, dispenses its contents honestly, and provides valuable relief to those in need.

This fucktard does none of the above!

No, I think a more likely analogy would be that of a festering cyst or boil on the butt of humanity!

(All due respect to the original poster)

[Honeycombe8]

5. AGAIN???? Is that ALL he does is make speeches about HIMSELF, whining about the media & judges?

What a whiny baby.

[barbtries]

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[Kleveland]

22. I am reminded of a Beatles song.....

I, me, mine.

"All through the day, I , me, mine..I, me, mine..I, me, mine.."

A song with an enlightened point of view to be sure.

[pscot]

6. Chronic whiner

Trump would complain if we used a new rope to hang him.

[logosoco]

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[LisaM]

10. Because he's a classic case of arrested development?

Does he even sense that there's a difference in circumstance? For one thing, he never really had to set out and make something of himself on his own.

[logosoco]

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[onit2day]

8. "You lie" Where is you birth certificate?

No president has been treated worse than Obama. Trump is truly a cry baby. Never had to be responsible to anyone for anything. Nor has he ever done anything for anyone. Can' wait to be rid of him.

[asiliveandbreathe]

9. They are all saying get out of our face..considering you will be impeached

shortly...you are a coward..you fire Comey, the head of the FBI - and you couldn't be man enough to do it to his face,,,you dissed the military people, the likes of John McCain...poor little trumpie...poor toe toe..couldn't join like so many countrymen and women during Viet Nam..you POS...

COWARD!!!

[Zoonart]

12. I feel sorry for the grads...

this is THEIR day. They should be made to feel proud of their nation and it's leaders and this is what they get.

[LisaM]

27. Not only that, he's proposed massive cuts to the Coast Guard...

Remember this: http://maritime-executive.com/article/trumps-budget-cuts-13b-from-coast-guards-funding

[hibbing]

13. For having such big hands, he sure is a baby n/t

[Old Terp]

14. It seemed like he kept pausing, to wait for claps that never came in any amount.

He needs to drop back to lesser institutions (Betty's Beauty College, Ben's Plumbing School) if he wants applause.

[CentralMass]

26. Fox and Friends or Hannity.

[avebury]

15. It is beyond disgusting that this idiot cannot understand that the

Universe DOES NOT revolve around him. He is totally incapable of giving an appropriate speech for any event but instead must bring things around to him.

[alterfurz]

16. "We're going to whine so much. You're going to get tired of whining...

...You’re going to say, ‘Please Mr. President, I have a headache. Please, don't whine so much. This is getting terrible.’ And I'm going to say, ‘No, we have to make America gripe again.’ You're gonna say, ‘Please.’ I said, ‘Nope, nope. We're gonna keep whining.’"

[benpollard]

17. He also gave advice to the graduates...

Towards the end of his speech, he gave some advice to the graduates.

"As long as you inherited 14 million dollars like I did, there's no reason you can't become a billionaire or multi-billionaire. Start a bogus university and rip off the students. Lie 72% of the time. Divulge classified information at every opportunity. And above all... grab women by the pussy!

Now go out there and enjoy your life!"

[IronLionZion]

18. He has to be losing support from soldiers and veterans

due to weak leadership all around, cowardice in the face of the enemy, blatant disrespect to a gold star family, cutting the coast guard's budget, revealing classified intel to the Russians, and the list goes on...

[Mountain Mule]

23. Never has a politician been hated so bigly!

From the TPM story "The President, usually quick to weigh in on such reports on Twitter, fell silent and has not tweeted in almost a day."
I wonder if one of his staffers canceled his Twitter account. I don't notice any bandages on cheeto's thumbs. Tsk, tsk. Poor little rich boy. NOT.

[dawn frenzy adams]

24. COMCAST HAS RESPONDED TO HIS WHINING

From Polticususa:

: Comcast Is Ending Lawrence O’Donnell’s MSNBC Show Because He Was Too Critical Of Trump
By Jason Easley on Tue, May 16th, 2017 at 10:12 pm
The Last Word is pulling in record ratings, but Lawrence O'Donnell's show will end when his contract expires because Trump put pressure on NBC to fire the host because he was too critical of the President.


The Last Word is pulling in record ratings, but Lawrence O’Donnell’s show will end when his contract expires because Trump put pressure on NBC to fire the host because he was too critical of the President.

Showbiz 411 reported, “My NBC sources say that O’Donnell’s tireless criticism of Donald Trump is the cause of the trouble. O’Donnell calls Trump a liar on TV almost every night. Says my observer: “Phil Griffin fought back Trump’s demands to Comcast chief Steve Burke that O’Donnell get fired for years. But now he’s president and now it’s Andy Lack’s decision and Andy has never run a single promo for O’Donnell and he wants access to Trump for Lester Holt interview and more.”

There are logical reasons to doubt this report, like why would Comcast mess with a primetime lineup that is generating high ratings and great ad revenue? It doesn’t make sense to mess with success.

However, there has been talk for the last few years that O’Donnell would be moving on when his contract ended, but that was before MSNBC’s primetime ratings surged and O’Donnell began setting records for the network in the 10 PM ET timeslot. O’Donnell has been a fiery and fearless critic of Trump. His criticism has been blunt and direct. He often says things that no one else will say on cable news.

If endlessly calling the president who endless lies a liar is a fireable offense, this is exactly why there is so little truth telling on cable news. Trump understands that at the end of the day it all comes down to access. NBC and Comcast would fire anybody not named Todd, Scarborough, or Maddow to protect their access to the president.

MSNBC fought for O’Donnell, but it wasn’t enough.

Now more than ever, the country needs voices like Lawrence O’Donnell’s. If Comcast is allowing themselves to be bullied by a weak president, and the result will be a disservice to MSNBC viewers.

Lawrence O’Donnell and his excellent staff at The Last Word deserve better than this.

http://www.politicususa.com/2017/05/16/comcast-lawrence-odonnells-msnbc-show-critical-trump.html

[bullwinkle428]

25. Did this come right after the part where he bragged about Electoral College?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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