It's too hot for high drama, but nonetheless we persist (Trump cont.)

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I'm all out of inspiration here. The grind is getting us all down, interspersed with terrorist attacks, but we shall overcome. In the meantime, there's gin and camaraderie.

Previous thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2952694

Clearly his sex pest tendencies haven't been dampened by previous publicity. She's probably lucky he didn't grab her by the pussy...

Any chance of RTE complaining about his harassment of their employee, do we think? I doubt Leo Varadkar was aware enough at the time of what went on to say anything.

I'd reply, but it's not like they want any replies.

Part of Ms Maddow's show on Tuesday night.

Hello everyone!
I've lurked here since day one, all those (light years) months ago in January and have been absolutely glued to your threads - I truly believe they will be made into text books in the future! People could do whole phd's from your analysis! Thank you. Trump would hate these threads, in fact I think he would hate mumsnet generally, and so, in these murky times, I take solace that there are wise people like you who keep his toes to the fire. I remember Obama speaking of the arc of history and that, over time, things do get better in the eventually. I hope to god this is true. If the arc would like to steepen at all and end with a huge legal cliff for trump and his cronies to fall off, I'd be pretty grateful. Anyway- thank you all again. And also the random trump supporter who occasionally pops up to remind us all how crazy his base is. Maybe it's an elaborate bluff? A coded sos message from Sean spicer? Nothing would surprise me anymore- the bar is that low.

Welcome Brexitential. It does feel like light years, you're right.

Welcome Brexitential.

It does seem like a long time but I sometimes still look back over the older threads and see things I missed the first time round.

I've been lurking mainly for last few weeks, frustrated by the treacle circulating since the Comey hearing. However, Twitter has been buzzing with news that something is about to break and I've just seen this tweet on Trump and his Amazon/WaPo tweet

https://twitter.com/rbdoeker/status/880087071288852484
Note: WaPo has been asked by gov't intel to sit on explosive report they have on you-know-who, who must know it too. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/8800612458938777600^

Despite saying IC have asked WaPo to sit on report, they are also reporting that WaPo likes to publish big stories on Friday.

Clearly something is happening. I'm not sure his frustration over Health care is enough to prompt such a Fake News/press black out response. We can but hope.

Trump interrupts call to tell reporter she has a nice smile

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/us/trump-flirt-irish-reporter.html?

Then, interrupting his conversation with Mr. Varadkar, Mr. Trump pointed at the journalist, Caitriona Perry, and gestured for her to come to him.

“And where are you from?” he said. “Go ahead. Come here, come here. Where are you from? We have all of this beautiful Irish press.”
After she introduced herself, Mr. Trump told Mr. Varadkar, “She has a nice smile on her face so I bet she treats you well.”

This is just wrong.

www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/top-un-official-puts-faith-in-ivanka-trump-to-lobby-father-on-aid-cuts

Note what was said.

"We’re playing that. We are not leaving any stone unturned."

Good job she's his only daughter.

That hindsight thing again:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/28/obama-wrong-russian-interference-election-legacy

edition.cnn.com/2017/06/28/politics/officials-struggle-convince-trump-russia-threat/index.html?sr=twpol062817officials-struggle-convince-trump-russia-threat0804PMVODtopLink&linkId=39209954

and from the other side:

thehill.com/policy/national-security/339904-moscow-preparing-retaliatory-measures-for-us-seizure-of-compounds

Just when I think he can't be more repellant or idiotic

But if the interwebs are to be believed, he was set to divorce Melania until his surprise victory stuffed it up (because a stable marriage and first lady to wheel out at functions is necessary). He's just lining up a new pretty lady to fill the vacancy. Run Caitríona, run!!!

After 6 months? It's preparing?

lion Actually Scrotus has 2 daughters. The 'other one' being Tiffany (23), daughter with his 2nd wife Marla Maples. Marla and Tiffany are pretty much 'under the radar' whether by choice or not no one seems to know. Scrotus certainly speaks of Ivanka as his only daughter, doesn't he? Tiff was trotted out during the campaign but then shooed back into her box after the inauguration.

I have a week off next week, so it would be great if the dam could break on Friday so that I can pull up a chair and watch the unfolding chaos on rolling news and Twitter with some cold beers, chips and dips to hand.

I think lion was being a tad ironic, Across.

Sorry American posters. That was very crass of me. Unfolding chaos would be very bad for ordinary Americans and your democracy. Just like all the Brexit bollocks here, it's no joking matter. My apologies again.

I am not sure I believe all this Russia stuff anymore, after CNN firing the three people and redacting a story, James Comey saying there is no links and now the two videos of the CNN people admitting there is nothing in the Russia Narrative it's all for ratings.

I am sick these people would try start a war for ratings and that we all fell for it.

Hahahahahahaha. Try harder user.

What? That all happened in the last few weeks. I was expecting Comey to blow the case wide open but then all he says there was nothing linking Trump to Russia, then CNN fire three people and redact a fake story and just in the last two day we have video of CNN staff say it's a nothing burger and all for the ratings.

That's what happens when your only news source are Trump tweets.

I'm not sure if this link will work. The full show (Ms Maddow) from last night. The play list is down the right hand side - or ought to be.

Rachel Maddow

Hmmm. Looks like it doesn't work so Sorry. You're on your own then. (Worth watching the rest of the show though.)