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Trump thread continued. Who rules the USA? Vote now.

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amispartacus · 04/02/2017 14:41

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2844593-Dont-put-the-phone-down-on-this-thread-Treat-it-with-respect-Its-the-official-Trump-thread-8?

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Lweji · 04/02/2017 16:33

Patriot Barbie is massively overexposed having been everywhere since the inauguration. The combination of 'alternative facts' and 'Bowling Green Massacre' means that even the right-wing news outlets are going to start being reluctant to book her, because she's a laughing stock.

It's not only that.
She is so slippery that they can never get even a slightly bent answer out of her, let alone a straight one.
News presenters have been so clearly frustrated that I'm surprised they haven't banned her yet.

FlyMeToTheMoonLiterally · 04/02/2017 16:34

Whilst Trump and his team ramp up the Twitter with talk of 'evil' people trying to hurt them, Iran's foreign minister Javad Zarif says:

'We will never use our weapons against anyone, except in self-defense. Let us see if any of those who complain can make the same statement.'

twitter.com/JZarif/status/827495753492869120?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

cozietoesie · 04/02/2017 16:34

I think they're starting to in effect aren't they?

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:35

Must be a nice relaxing weekend for the FLOTUS. Hmm

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:36

Lweji - they're refusing to interview her. CNN just did.

cozietoesie · 04/02/2017 16:36

I'm very sorry for FLOTUS.

BiglyBadgers · 04/02/2017 16:36

Heaven's. It is truly heading towards the ends times when Iran can take the moral high ground on anything...At all... Confused

Lweji · 04/02/2017 16:36

The guy who dissed the military?

Yes.

I'm not sure Ivanka and Jared realised how he'd muscle in. I don't remember him being so present during the campaign.

Chippednailvarnishing · 04/02/2017 16:36

I'm actually hoping that Ivanka and her husband are having the penny drop day by day that their vision of her being the saintly first daughter is actually going to leave her, probably wealthier, but truely hated and ridiculed.

She's always presented herself as living a life that most of us can only aspire to, the truth is she's going to be increasingly shown as just another rich daddy's girl.

Conway is proof that being able to pass exams is no indication of intelligence.

Lweji · 04/02/2017 16:38

Lweji - they're refusing to interview her. CNN just did.

Yes, I realise that. My comment was in reply to that.
I don't know if they banned her. They have refused once for now. And one station.

woman12345 · 04/02/2017 16:38

General Strike: bigly unprecedented in US and to be co ordinated on social media, superseding union involvement.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-general-strike-us-president-day-when-activists-national-facebook-twitter-a7558851.html

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:38

Ivanka is already losing business, and she lost a lot of support after that "let them eat cake" picture.

SenecaFalls · 04/02/2017 16:39

Today's London marches being shown on CNN right now. Again, thanks y'all.

And to answer a post above. Yes, schools in the US do teach critical thinking, but it doesn't always take if they are getting non-critical messages at home. Plus lots of the right-wingers home school their children or send them to conservative church schools.

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:39

I only see them looking to interview her if they're hoping she'll fuck up, to be honest.

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:41

Hey, not all home edders are right wingers, thank you very much! Hmm Bit of a generalisation there.

Many of the pro-Trump are in the midwest - public (state) school - church going. People who seem pretty mainstream.

Roussette · 04/02/2017 16:41

I agree Lweji and I think her ridiculous "alternative facts" statement signed her possible downward spiral. It will go down in the annals of history, and be quoted long after she's disappeared from the main stage. Bad move on her part.

She's made some pretty startling boobs... alternative facts, along with unreported Bowling Green Massacre. Watch the speeches for the Oscars... only 3 weeks to go, bet ya there's a couple of jokes based on that.

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:41

George Takei ‏*@GeorgeTakei* 2m2 minutes ago
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Trump: That so-called WA judge? Fire him.
Staff: Sir, judges can't be fired.
Trump: Says who?
Staff: The Constitution.
Trump: Never read it.

Chippednailvarnishing · 04/02/2017 16:41

Ivanka's line has been dropped due to "poor sales" by Nordstrum. The first of many companies wiseing up I hope.

Lweji · 04/02/2017 16:42

Curiously, it seems that Trump had previously been trying to shun CNN.

www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-cnn-press-234455

GingerIvy · 04/02/2017 16:43

The people I know that are pro-Trump are still outraged as they claim Obama did the same exact thing. They have no room for facts.

cozietoesie · 04/02/2017 16:44

People and organisations are going to have to pick 'sides', Lweji. As I said once - Two Americas now.

Lweji · 04/02/2017 16:45

The people I know that are pro-Trump are still outraged as they claim Obama did the same exact thing. They have no room for facts.

Or reason. If Obama had indeed been as tough as Trump, how can Trump claim that the borders are unsafe and even open?

LaLaLolly · 04/02/2017 16:46

Beau Williamon (House of Cards) is drumming up support to get all press to boycott the correspondents dinner. Vanity Fair and Nytimes not attending.

<a class="break-all" href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/us/politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0&referer=t.co/Uh5Ey1YFwo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/us/politics/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0&referer=t.co/Uh5Ey1YFwo

SenecaFalls · 04/02/2017 16:46

Hey, not all home edders are right wingers, thank you very much!

And that's not what I said. I said that lots of right-wingers do home school, which is a true statement.