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lamp_shade

(15,526 posts) Fri Feb 10, 2017, 07:29 PM Feb 2017

Can this be right? [View all]

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 2m2 minutes ago
Heading to Joint Base Andrews on #MarineOne with Prime Minister Shinzō earlier today.

Shouldn't he have said it Prime Minister Abe?

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Can this be right? [View all] lamp_shade Feb 2017 OP

I guess they're on a first name basis now. (What an inept statesman) SticksnStones Feb 2017 #1

Maybe Abe calls him President Donald. lamp_shade Feb 2017 #3

But it violates protocol malaise Feb 2017 #5

That's what I thought. lamp_shade Feb 2017 #6

I doubt fuckwad knows what a surname is. pangaia Feb 2017 #8

His contempt for knowledge is frightening malaise Feb 2017 #11

Even protocol aside, calling him Prime Minister Shinzo is like saying president .... pangaia Feb 2017 #12

He does not give a flying fugg malaise Feb 2017 #15

It's certainly what he tweeted canetoad Feb 2017 #2

Abe called him Donald in their presser today. jmg257 Feb 2017 #14

Keeping it Klassy...bigly nt pkdu Feb 2017 #4

Etiquette is not trumps strong suit liberal N proud Feb 2017 #7

Only strong suit tRump has madokie Feb 2017 #10

Testing.... I just learned how to embed a tweet. lamp_shade Feb 2017 #9

congrats..... pangaia Feb 2017 #13

Awww... thank you so kindly. lamp_shade Feb 2017 #16