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It's a bigly Trump thread. Another beauty. But you don't need to know what's in it. I don't have to tell you. So there.

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amispartacus · 16/02/2017 22:37

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2855213-You-can-read-this-thread-anywhere-Even-in-a-Florida-resort-Its-a-secure-thread-Trump-cont

There was a press conference. It was interesting.

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M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 16/02/2017 22:56

From the Guardian article: "The president was confidently unhinged..."

I wish I could laugh.

AndHoldTheBun · 16/02/2017 22:56

Checking in. Still reeling from the absolute horror show presser, good to see it's attracted a huge amount of media coverage... maybe people are waking up to how awful the whole situation is?

cozietoesie · 16/02/2017 22:56

Indeed, M0stly.

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 22:57

AprilDRyan ‏*@AprilDRyan* 25s26 seconds ago
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BREAKING: The White House has reached out to the @OfficialCBC to set up a date for a meeting with @POTUS. Not date or time set yet.

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 22:58

CNN Politics ‏*@CNNPolitics* 2m2 minutes ago
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BREAKING: The FBI is not expected to pursue any charges against Michael Flynn, law enforcement officials tell CNN
edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/politics/fbi-not-expected-to-pursue-charges-against-flynn/index.html

Marcipex · 16/02/2017 22:59

Yay, a new thread.GOOD THING.

NotAMammy · 16/02/2017 22:59

Holy shit, I just saw one of his people being interviewed by BBC. I say interviewed, but he mostly just ranted, denied, minimised and blamed. Now, I definitely think BBC is hardly unbiased, but this was ridiculous. Apparently you can now make a claim, and if challenged on it, you tell the viewers to google it instead of presenting a reasoned argument with research and facts.
And that press conference was just bizarre.

'URANIUM IS USED IN STUFF'

cozietoesie · 16/02/2017 23:01

I wonder what Putin's reaction to the presser was?

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:02

Excellent!!!!

Huffington Post ‏*@HuffingtonPost* 2m2 minutes ago
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Fox News' Shep Smith blasts Trump for lashing out at reporters huff.to/2lnp0E9

chartreuse · 16/02/2017 23:02

That guy on Newsnight gave me the chills, talk about gas lighting

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:03

CNN Politics ‏*@CNNPolitics* 55s55 seconds ago
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President Trump signs a measure rolling back former President Obama's last-minute coal mining regulation cnn.it/2lYLHeo

cozietoesie · 16/02/2017 23:03

I didn't see that I fear, chartreuse? Which guy?

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:04

I have serious respect for Shep Smith after watching that video clip of him on Fox News.

CussingQuim · 16/02/2017 23:04

Apparently Shep's always been a voice of reason on Fox, and there are already calls to fire him.

PlectrumElectrum · 16/02/2017 23:04

Latest 'trump draws' is fab - leak Grin

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:05

Cussing Maybe CNN will take him.Grin

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:08

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Trump’s Labor Pick Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights

www.thenation.com/article/trumps-labor-pick-has-a-history-of-attacking-voting-rights/

Clnz4fun · 16/02/2017 23:08

What have I missed?Did watch some of the press but got seriously bored of the same drivel but fear I've missed something now.

minifingerz · 16/02/2017 23:09

"What we saw today was the old Donald Trump from the campaign trail and it was fabulous" - Trump advisor @SebGorka"

Mr Gorka - were we watching the same conference? Because I saw a rambling, incoherent, contradictory, vindictive, windy, boast-barf. Not fabulous. At all

cozietoesie · 16/02/2017 23:11

Clnz

I posted a link upthread to an article on it. It was, possibly, a little biased - but not that much. Sad

SenecaFalls · 16/02/2017 23:13

and there are already calls to fire him.

Because Shep's an actual journalist. He must feel like the Lone Ranger at Fox.

illegitimateMortificadospawn · 16/02/2017 23:15

Both the telegraph and the guardian called the press conference extraordinary. Which could be taken many ways.

I read somewhere that sentiment analysis of social media (FB/Twitter) doesn't work on British feeds because it misses sarcasm and irony bigly and interprets stuff like "fantastic Hmm" as positive. It does work on US feeds, although I suspect it might struggle on Trump threads of late.

GingerIvy · 16/02/2017 23:18

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FWIW, Republicans on the Hill were panicked behind the scenes by Trump's performance today.

peaceout · 16/02/2017 23:18

it's all thrillingly exciting!

cozietoesie · 16/02/2017 23:18

Might I ask any US residents who are posting or reading, what they or their friends and family thought of the presser?