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17. Tranlating Trumplish into English

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jan 20, 2026, 08:56 PM

Jan 20

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 Jan 20 OP

Leavitt was standing right there. underpants Jan 20 #1

He's going to dump her Red Mountain Jan 20 #15

Check out Wall Street today...LOL NotHardly Jan 20 #20

Dear Goddess, he actually said something truthful! The economy WAS niyad Jan 20 #2

Numbers brought down by trump. I'll start BaronChocula Jan 20 #3

The numbers. They aren't there. C_U_L8R Jan 20 #4

Always someone else's fault, isn't it Donny... Blue Owl Jan 20 #5

who hired those public relations people? rampartd Jan 20 #6

Couldn't have been Trump. He says he hires "only the best people". Mister Ed Jan 21 #26

The best PR campaign in the world couldn't make him look less of an ass. Dave Bowman Jan 20 #7

I am sorry, Dave... OldBaldy1701E Jan 20 #11

Lol! 👍 Dave Bowman Jan 20 #12

What economic wins?............. Lovie777 Jan 20 #8

There are no wins Marthe48 Jan 20 #9

WHAT economic wins??? GiqueCee Jan 20 #10

Seriously! The man's a moron. Even his father Satan is thinking of disowning hime. mdbl Jan 20 #13

Don't you know, he's such a modest guy fujiyamasan Jan 20 #14

I was watching the View and they preempted the show during Mondami's appearance for his remarks kimbutgar Jan 20 #16

Tranlating Trumplish into English BGRD Jan 20 #17

In their defense I'd say . . . Aussie105 Jan 20 #18

Will someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Metro135 Jan 20 #19

I remember all this talk about this very thing during the 2024 campaign Polybius Jan 20 #21

There is absolutely no amount of good PR people who can pr this economy on the ground, which is the REAL economy. ancianita Jan 20 #22

Yeah, the GOP always suffers from poor messaging, never from the fact that their policies SUCK. nt eppur_se_muova Jan 21 #23

And from a narcissist... llmart Jan 21 #24

The Sales Force Roy Rolling Jan 21 #25

PR people aren't magicians. Irish_Dem Jan 21 #27

Because you can sell anything if you lie enough, right? bucolic_frolic Jan 21 #28

This depite his cabinet secretaries and press office and media toadies Deminpenn Jan 21 #29