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BGRD

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17. Tranlating Trumplish into English

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 07:56 PM

22 hrs ago

When Trump uses the phrase "bad public relations people" he means his political commissars in the media like almost everyone on Fox News and Bari Weiss at CBS.

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Trump blames 'bad public relations people' on not selling economic wins [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Leavitt was standing right there. underpants Yesterday #1

He's going to dump her Red Mountain 23 hrs ago #15

Check out Wall Street today...LOL NotHardly 21 hrs ago #20

Dear Goddess, he actually said something truthful! The economy WAS niyad Yesterday #2

Numbers brought down by trump. I'll start BaronChocula Yesterday #3

The numbers. They aren't there. C_U_L8R Yesterday #4

Always someone else's fault, isn't it Donny... Blue Owl Yesterday #5

who hired those public relations people? rampartd Yesterday #6

Couldn't have been Trump. He says he hires "only the best people". Mister Ed 12 hrs ago #26

The best PR campaign in the world couldn't make him look less of an ass. Dave Bowman Yesterday #7

I am sorry, Dave... OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #11

Lol! 👍 Dave Bowman Yesterday #12

What economic wins?............. Lovie777 Yesterday #8

There are no wins Marthe48 Yesterday #9

WHAT economic wins??? GiqueCee Yesterday #10

Seriously! The man's a moron. Even his father Satan is thinking of disowning hime. mdbl Yesterday #13

Don't you know, he's such a modest guy fujiyamasan Yesterday #14

I was watching the View and they preempted the show during Mondami's appearance for his remarks kimbutgar 23 hrs ago #16

Tranlating Trumplish into English BGRD 22 hrs ago #17

In their defense I'd say . . . Aussie105 22 hrs ago #18

Will someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Metro135 22 hrs ago #19

I remember all this talk about this very thing during the 2024 campaign Polybius 21 hrs ago #21

There is absolutely no amount of good PR people who can pr this economy on the ground, which is the REAL economy. ancianita 21 hrs ago #22

Yeah, the GOP always suffers from poor messaging, never from the fact that their policies SUCK. nt eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #23

And from a narcissist... llmart 13 hrs ago #24

The Sales Force Roy Rolling 12 hrs ago #25

PR people aren't magicians. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #27

Because you can sell anything if you lie enough, right? bucolic_frolic 12 hrs ago #28

This depite his cabinet secretaries and press office and media toadies Deminpenn 11 hrs ago #29