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Tommy_Carcetti

(44,567 posts) Thu Jul 6, 2017, 09:34 AM Jul 2017

Is this satire? No, really...is this satire? [View all]

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/7/5/15924522/trump-twitter-putin-russia-hacking-meeting-comey-g20-briefings

Trump is preparing to meet Putin this week by reading tweet-length memos

Desperate for Trump to read their memos, aides have condensed them into 140 characters.

Updated by Rebecca Tan@rebeccanapsrebecca.tan@vox.com Jul 5, 2017, 5:10pm EDT

US intelligence officials are trying to prepare President Trump for his high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday by feeding him information the only way they know how: in bite-size 140-character pieces.

It’s a well-reported fact that Trump doesn’t read his daily briefings and prefers “killer graphics” like pictures, videos, and charts, or in-person briefings. Trump aides have come up with some creative ways to keep the president focused — such as mentioning his name as frequently as possible in memos — but this latest strategy might be their most desperate one yet.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, Trump aides have prepared “a list of tweet-length sentences that summarize the main points Trump could bring up with Putin” in the hopes that the president absorbs even a little of what he needs to know before sitting down with the canny, and sure to be well-prepared, Russian leader.

Think about that for a second: Trump is preparing for his biggest foreign meeting with the leader of a country that actively tried to undermine America’s democratic process, a leader who sees the US as his personal enemy, by reading tweet-length talking points.

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Is this satire? No, really...is this satire? [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 OP

... spanone Jul 2017 #1

Soooo stealing this underpants Jul 2017 #4

👍🏼😎 spanone Jul 2017 #9

Me too. n/t Control-Z Jul 2017 #46

ALL TIE SMALL HANDS TROPHY WIFE Goonch Jul 2017 #7

Is that tie for real? babylonsister Jul 2017 #13

The whole photo is heavily photoshopped. hedda_foil Jul 2017 #14

Bloat is such a useful photo editing tool bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #20

That tie is a helluva pecker duster. nt NCjack Jul 2017 #44

Hahahaha! VOX Jul 2017 #47

Give Drumpf credit where due: maddiemom Jul 2017 #56

Now if someone would get him a tie tack or a tie clip. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #57

Good point! maddiemom Jul 2017 #58

For serious. forgotmylogin Jul 2017 #60

Ha! Equinox Moon Jul 2017 #17

Welcome to DU, Goonch! calimary Jul 2017 #26

How to: Walk in 6 inch heels Goonch Jul 2017 #32

Now my life is complete. Amaryllis Jul 2017 #37

Is it cheating when the heel is 6 inches but the forward sole is 2 inches? keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #40

Granny says no. nt Granny M Jul 2017 #53

I'd rather wear a burka. n/t Brainstormy Jul 2017 #55

I'm a 64 yo male who doesn't wear heels, and I use all of those tips to walk... Wounded Bear Jul 2017 #61

The shoes are real (look where the fold in the pointy part is). Her chest on the other hand.... BigmanPigman Jul 2017 #42

Shoes are real. Her chest is photo-shopped. maddiemom Jul 2017 #59

Is he muttering something like BootinUp Jul 2017 #15

I want one rpannier Jul 2017 #49

What's the difference between "tweet-length sentences that summarize the main points" oberliner Jul 2017 #2

one sounds melm00se Jul 2017 #10

I only see a couple of "bullet points." calimary Jul 2017 #27

Nothing. **IF** you have already read the daily briefings and know the material. Solly Mack Jul 2017 #29

140 character briefs heaven05 Jul 2017 #3

Small memos to match Scarsdale Jul 2017 #33

I love good satire but this is apparently real Gothmog Jul 2017 #5

According to Tony Schwartz the author of "Trump The Art of the Deal" FakeNoose Jul 2017 #21

It's madness. smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #6

He can't remember "Thank you Sir" and "Yes Sir"? underpants Jul 2017 #8

Oh jeezus, lollol. BootinUp Jul 2017 #16

Oh Boy iloveObama12 Jul 2017 #11

But are any of these so-called professionals willing to Ilsa Jul 2017 #12

Get real. Scarsdale Jul 2017 #34

That........... even if America goes down in flames because an evil republican piece of shit onecaliberal Jul 2017 #51

Not until they steal another Supreme Court seat or two. JHB Jul 2017 #54

It's real and it's common for many senior leaders IronLionZion Jul 2017 #18

It's obvious he has a learning disability or developmental disorder of some type. Ligyron Jul 2017 #24

You are so kind. lark Jul 2017 #31

It sounds like he's been this way for decades IronLionZion Jul 2017 #35

Total speculation below. lark Jul 2017 #36

Another theory is untreated syphilis. Flaleftist Jul 2017 #43

Interesting article. Trump did say he fought Hieronymus Jul 2017 #50

Before the end of Frump's term, it will be a pop-up cartoon picture book lambchopp59 Jul 2017 #19

We're heading in that direction FakeNoose Jul 2017 #22

"aides also have written a list of tweet-length sentences..." thesquanderer Jul 2017 #23

Excellent list. nt Duppers Jul 2017 #39

But if you suggest that he has some sort of impairment, then you're a terrible person Orrex Jul 2017 #25

You said it... BRMCOne Jul 2017 #28

it doesn't matter what they say barbtries Jul 2017 #30

Good boy , Little Donnie! keithbvadu2 Jul 2017 #41

Tweets for the Twit Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #38

For the first time in history, it doesn't even matter what the "President" says to anyone world wide wally Jul 2017 #45

Wouldn't work either way. Control-Z Jul 2017 #48

Exactly! lunasun Jul 2017 #52

If This Had Happened Under President Obama erpowers Jul 2017 #62