The slog of this authoritarian shitshow is grinding us all down. My inspiration has gone into hiding with Melania. Knock yourselves out! (Trump cont.)

[boatyardblues]

Does what it says on the tin. 🤷‍♂️

Here’s the last thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3258057-I-Spy-with-My-Little-Eye-Something-Beginning-with-T-Traitorous-Treasonweasels-in-Trumptown-Trump-contd

www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/06/trump-russia-scandal-media/

'The other side—the accurate perspective—isn’t that complicated. In 2016, Vladimir Putin’s regime mounted information warfare against the United States, in part to help Trump become president. While this attack was underway, the Trump crew tried to collude covertly with Moscow, sought to set up a secret communications channel with Putin’s office, and repeatedly denied in public that this assault was happening, providing cover to the Russian operation. Trump and his lieutenants aligned themselves with and assisted a foreign adversary, as it was attacking the United States. The evidence is rock-solid: They committed a profound act of betrayal. That is the scandal.'

Simon Marks
@SimonMarksFSN

Trump ""Without Otto [Warmbier] this would never have happened....it was terrible, it was brutal, but a lot of people started focusing on what was going on".

Trumpy's having a news conference but I cannot watch.

Oh, I've been watching with a 30 min delay or so.

It's the usual stuff.

"Be nice and respectful" to journalists.
"I've been studying nuclear in great detail". No you haven't, you're still spouting largely ignorant stuff.
We'll be doing checks, not sure when and how.
No end to sanctions.
Yada yada over human rights (Colbert's words about the meeting).

Speaking of Colbert:

'Trump on North Korea's economic development: "Think of it from a real estate perspective....". Then asks Time Magazine correspondent: "Am I on the cover again this week?" '

mobile.twitter.com/SimonMarksFSN/status/1006464127814926336

He also shot down a journalist asking about giving Kim and his bloody regime legitimacy.
Literally refused to answer.

Very depressing there is a thread on AIBU wishing the UK could have a Trump because at least 'he gets things done'.

The irony is that his policies will harm the people who directly voted for him and weaken America's power in the world.

But hey, at least things happens and he gets to sign lots of documents live on TV.

'To me'
' "To me it's a very important event in world history. To be really true to myself, I have to add I really want to get it completed…If you don't get the ball over the goal line, it doesn't mean enough." '
mobile.twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1006466334765412352

That real estate comment was surreal.
So was his comments that the 'people of N Korea' would choose their economic future but they might not want all the roads and trains. But that's ok, it's up to them.

Did you notice the pens?

Sneaky, those Canadians, eh!
' "Actually, we were just talking....very friendly....when I got onto the plane, I think that Justin probably doesn't know that Air Force 1 has about 20 televisions, and he's giving a news conference saying he won't be pushed around by the United States".'
mobile.twitter.com/SimonMarksFSN/status/1006459383847325696

No, Lweji, I tried to concentrate on Kim's body language. Clicky biros?

abcnews.go.com/amp/US/exclusive-trust-trump-opens-kim-historic-summit/story?id=55815265&id=55815265&__twitter_impression=true

Nice pen for KJU. The usual marker pen for Trump. You could hear the noise it made.

Then they swapped them. It looked ridiculous.

Just took a peak at that thread Yamayo.

Had to back away rather quickly.

The translator was also interesting. KJU clearly understood English. He probably can speak it better than DJT, having studied in Switzerland, reportedly.

Also, interesting comments by a former body guard to his dad.

And: "He also hated to lose. Winning was very important.”"" Who does this remind you of?

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/kim-jong-un-childhood-what-boy-school-friends-north-korea-leader-bern-switzerland-a8160391.html

It's all turned out well in the end.

Donald J. Trump
‏
Verified account

@realDonaldTrump

'The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the U.S., say the haters & losers. We have our hostages, testing, research and all missle launches have stoped, and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can say! We will be fine!'

Why the surprise?The spotlight is where he thinks it should always be. He thinks he is king of the world.

'President Trump seems to be feeling very confident, which is why he’s holding first wide-ranging news conference like this in nearly a year and a half. I can’t help but wonder whether he’s going to be very surprised by headlines and critique that he gave up more than he got.'
mobile.twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/1006463302795395072

Now I've got to look, Lweji,

'Trump has stunned the Korean Peninsula by announcing the stoppage of US-South Korean war games. Seoul's presidential office tells the AP that it's trying to discern the exact meaning and intent of Trump's comments.'
mobile.twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1006476800229298177

What Kim wore, what it means:
apnews.com/amp/297268c70e62466e8db5421469c6d053?__twitter_impression=true

I think Trump means that the repatriation and death of poor Otto Wambier was the first time North Korea came onto his own radar. Probably still couldn't find it on a map.

Probably still couldn't find it on a map.

Oh, there was a comment about Guam. How he thought it was close, when it was threatened. But it is 6 hours away by plane.
And NK wouldn't attack Guam because... planes. "I know planes. They're very expensive."

IIRC, the danger was missiles, right?

And the hair comments...
"You look the same. You have the same hair. You have great hair." (almost ipsis verbis)

Journalist ignores and moves on to question...

“I have to admit when I see these two people shaking hands I feel a sense of relief as do a lot of people in Washington, knowing how bleak the situation was six months ago.” -- @JoeNBC https://twitter.com/Morning_Joe/status/1006491497137614848/video/1