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struggle4progress

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16. Heckuva job, me

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Tue Oct 3, 2017, 04:36 PM

Oct 2017

By Aaron Blake
October 3 at 1:24 PM

In President Trump's first public remarks in Puerto Rico, he shed almost no light on the federal response to the crisis there. What he did do was praise himself ...

It was a characteristically Trump performance: offbeat, impromptu, meandering and often highly suspect in its taste ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/10/03/heckuva-job-me-trump-just-favorably-compared-puerto-ricos-death-toll-to-katrina/?utm_term=.564c2ee4b585

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Event was worse than his tweets [View all] struggle4progress Oct 2017 OP

he's a sad, lonely, despicable shrew of a man spanone Oct 2017 #1

I Wonder if he has the self-awarness to feel sad or lonely. maddiemom Oct 2017 #25

he probably feels it and blames it on others. spanone Oct 2017 #27

That's an insult to actual shrews. geardaddy Oct 2017 #28

I'm not so sure that he isn't just a gas bag madokie Oct 2017 #29

an insult to bags of gas everywhere!!!!!!! spanone Oct 2017 #35

LOL geardaddy Oct 2017 #41

He is exactly like Saddam or Kim Jong Un, etc. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2017 #33

Exactly right JDC Oct 2017 #34

Um...five star? underpants Oct 2017 #2

There hasn't been a five star general since sharp_stick Oct 2017 #6

Still, that makes his statement demonstrably false. Atman Oct 2017 #8

Well yeah sharp_stick Oct 2017 #10

If Kelly was so great they would have unretired it. TeamPooka Oct 2017 #9

Oh Shit sharp_stick Oct 2017 #11

From what I've read and been told SonofDonald Oct 2017 #21

5th Star dentair152 Oct 2017 #24

Well, to be fair, with those tiny hands, he might not be able to count past 4 Siwsan Oct 2017 #3

Rico Visit a Disaster struggle4progress Oct 2017 #4

Tosses paper towels into crowd at church struggle4progress Oct 2017 #5

This was the best his staff could to in producing OldHippieChick Oct 2017 #23

What about their republican golf trophy? Achilleaze Oct 2017 #36

He's such an embarrassing idiot sharp_stick Oct 2017 #7

He squeels his braggadocio like a stuck pig lunatica Oct 2017 #12

Before the 4 star comment Trump said "Where's MY General Kelly?" TeamPooka Oct 2017 #13

"MY people..." throughout the speech. Disgusting. n/t Ineeda Oct 2017 #32

Thats king or dear leader type talk. He thinks he rules us. TeamPooka Oct 2017 #38

'We've Saved A Lot Of Lives' struggle4progress Oct 2017 #14

because water.... ut oh Oct 2017 #30

Grammar: We've done WELL [good] in Puerto Rico. SharonAnn Oct 2017 #40

Trump Embarrassed You Again Today struggle4progress Oct 2017 #15

Heckuva job, me struggle4progress Oct 2017 #16

Trump unpopular in Puerto Rico struggle4progress Oct 2017 #17

I just don't know how to react anymore. panader0 Oct 2017 #18

strugle 4 progress marieo1 Oct 2017 #19

Such lying distractions. lark Oct 2017 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalLovinLug Oct 2017 #22

He obviously isn't that great a sales/con man. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #26

OMG Timmygoat Oct 2017 #31

He really thinks he is funny and obviously has no sense of humor. gordianot Oct 2017 #37

The biggest a--hole on any planet The Blue Flower Oct 2017 #39