Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault
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President-elect Donald Trump spoke with reporters Friday in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.
NEW YORK >> His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.
The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was “the leaker of fake news” in a Sunday night tweet.
The extraordinary criticism from the incoming president came hours after CIA chief John Brennan charged that Trump lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States, delivering a public lecture to the president-elect that further highlighted the bitter state of Trump’s relations with American intelligence agencies.
“Now that he’s going to have an opportunity to do something for our national security as opposed to talking and tweeting, he’s going to have tremendous responsibility to make sure that U.S. and national security interests are protected,” Brennan said on “Fox News Sunday,” warning that the president-elect’s impulsivity could be dangerous.
Trump shot back in a Twitter post Sunday, saying: “Oh really, couldn’t do much worse – just look at Syria (red line), Crimea, Ukraine and the build-up of Russian nukes. Not good! Was this the leaker of Fake News?”
The president-elect remained behind closed doors in his Manhattan high-rise for the weekend as his team worked to answer questions about his plans at home and abroad once he’s sworn into office on Friday.
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Among Trump’s immediate challenges: the United States’ complicated relationship with Russia, crafting an affordable health care alternative that doesn’t strip coverage from millions of Americans and dealing with an assertion by Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, that his election was not legitimate.
Without providing details, Trump promised his plan to replace the nation’s health care law would provide universal coverage, according to a Washington Post interview published late Sunday.
“We’re going to have insurance for everybody,” he said. “There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can’t pay for it, you don’t get it. That’s not going to happen with us.”
In a separate interview with the Times of London, Trump indicated that he could lift sanctions imposed on Russia for its military intervention in Ukraine in exchange for a nuclear arms deal. The suggestion met a frosty reception in Moscow.
Meanwhile, a growing number of Democrats in Congress have vowed to skip Trump’s inauguration.
“We cannot normalize Donald Trump, and we certainly cannot turn our heads and ignore such a threat to the institutions and values of our democracy,” Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York said today in a statement.
Trump’s lieutenants pushed back hard, particularly against Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a civil rights legend who said Russian interference in Trump’s election delegitimizes his presidency.
“I think it’s incredibly disappointing and I think it’s irresponsible for people like himself to question the legitimacy of the next United States president,” incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said of Lewis on ABC’s “This Week,” insisting that Republicans did not question the legitimacy of President Barack Obama’s victory eight years ago. Vice President-elect Mike Pence said on “Fox News Sunday” that he hopes Lewis will change his mind and attend.
Priebus later acknowledged that conservatives — led by Trump himself — spent years questioning Obama’s eligibility to serve as president, suggesting he was not born in the United States.
Trump has done little to encourage unity in recent days, instead inflaming tensions with his critics through a series of tweets. The incoming president tweeted Saturday that Lewis should pay more attention to his “crime ridden” Atlanta-area district, adding that the civil rights leader was “all talk.”
Questions about Trump’s relationship with Russia have dominated the days leading up to his inauguration.
Michael Flynn, who is set to become Trump’s national security adviser, has been in frequent contact with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions in retaliation for the alleged election hacking, a senior U.S. official said.
After initially denying the contact took place, Trump’s team publicly acknowledged the conversations on Sunday.
“The conversations that took place at that time were not in any way related to the new U.S. sanctions against Russia or the expulsion of diplomats,” said Pence.
Repeated contacts just as Obama imposed sanctions would raise questions about whether Trump’s team discussed — or even helped shape — Russia’s response. Russian President Vladimir Putin unexpectedly did not retaliate against the U.S. for the sanctions or the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats, a decision Trump quickly praised.
Trump has repeatedly called for a better relationship between the U.S. and Putin’s government. He suggested in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he’d consider easing the latest sanctions on Russia.
“I think he has to be mindful that he does not have a full appreciation and understanding of what the implications are of going down that road,” Brennan said.
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@ PE Trump
DON’T STOP! Unfiltered TRUTH via Twitter is where it’s at!!!
4 days until you #MAGA
Diamond and Silk as only they can be.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWHgzOxzPi4
@ Tita irk
I follow them! Funny & Truth mixed into two beautiful women!!!
They believe in #MAGA
I meant to tell you no beverages while watching them. They’re too funny. Glad you like them.
@ Tita “Girl”
Excuse my iPhone…keypad too small!!!
ya ya Diamond & Silk Awesome! lol
The Russian FSB, Putin’s intelligence agency has operatives in US. Many super rich Russian businessmen have stakes in many corporations in this country. They have back doors, hacking, into the people running these corporations, and have compromising information about them, and can subject them to blackmail. ALPHA GROUP, the ostensible Russian investment group for Russia, is controlled and directed by the Russian FSB, in other words, directed by Putin, who has been head of the Russian KGB. ALPHA GROUP has their offices in many countries in the world, and has a main office in Massachusetts. Russian operatives, compromised corporate and political leaders, have hacked into our economic, political, technical systems. They have infiltrated into our government, and our country, to undermine and subvert our democracy, values, civil and human rights.
Some of these Russian emigres and Russian emigres are receiving “PENSIONS” for their work in this country.
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@ vector (ikefromeli?)
What I replied to your DannoBoy below.
#MAGA in 4 days WOOOOPEEEEEEE
Mr. Fake President. Delete your account.
Vector (epidemiology), an organism, often an invertebrate arthropod, that transmits a pathogen from reservoir to host.
Perfect. Like millionmonkeys, keaukaka, all lies, nanakuliboss, Klastri,
There you are, thinking and writing about me again.
Bizarre and concerning!
Keoni: “My comment is awaiting moderation.”
Well said comrade Keoni.
These lame Dumbocrats and Obummer puppets are in denial. They LOST. Sad.
Trump the winner, had the biggest classiest win ever. Landslide. Mandate.
The victory is made that much sweeter and classier by the fact that Trump won in a landslide even though he lost the popular vote, and
that Trump had narrow margins in most states, and
that Trump asked for help from Russian hackers, and
that Trump got help from Putin’s KGB hackers, and
that Putin is probably blackmailling Trump with videos of degrading sex acts (never happened), and
that Trump admits to being a serial adulterer and sex offender but it’s ok because he’s a star, and
that Trump’s strong Sec of State pick is Putin’s pick too, and
that Teump’s classy advisors also have deep ties to Russia, and
that Trump’s classiest top advisor, Steve “alt-rt” Bannon, admits to being a Lenninist and wanting to destroy the state and to idolizing Satan, and
that Trump’s controversial cabinet nominations want to gut and cripple the LAME agencies they will “lead”, and
that Trump’s magnificent hotels and businesses worldwide will be luxurious targets for corruption and terrorism, and
that Trump has amassed his empire by negotiating shrewd deals, then reneging on them and brilliantly bullying and suing contractors and workers (and by dodging taxes – genius!), and
that Trump’s strong classy genius is misperceived as obnoxious, erratic, petty and vindictive, and
that Trump was brave enough to smear Obummer and questioned his legitimacy out of beautiful patriotism but now more and more LOSERS question his wondrous legitimacy, and
and…
and…
whew…
(My thumbs sure are sore. Is this what Trump feels like after unleashing a tweet storm? How does Trump keep doing it again and again? Trump’s strength and stamina are awesome)
Four more days until Trump’s Awesome Greatness descends on America
Yippee!
Danno, another FSB operative
Trump’s classy win was built on a mountain and deluge of lies and deceit
That’s exactly why it’s rancid awesomeness smells so SWEEEEEET!
Anyone can win with integrity, charisma, competence and follwoing the rules.
Only a strong classy winner like Trump is able to win in spite of flaunting bigotry, greed, deceit, lies, and angry, obnoxious, erratic, unhinged behavior.
It’s like Trump winning a boxing match with one hand tied behind his back,
and being blindfolded,
and intoxicated,
and high on meth,
and with his shoelaces tied together,
and having Russian trainers peeing on him between rounds,
and still Trump won!
Could Obama do that? No F-in way. Loser.
Who do you want as president, a winner like Obummer who loses, or a loser like Trump who wins?
Winning answer: Trump.
(Well technically Obama never lost, but you get the point.
It. Is. Not. About. The. Facts. Anymore.)
Trump is a winner, who does anything to win at getting what he wants.
Nothing will stand in his way.
Not truth.
Not decency.
Not pathetic laws and stupid ethics.
Just like his new pal Putin.
This beautiful, classy Bromance is blossoming between two of the best winners ever!
Just like me and Keoni.
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And with Putin’s help
Yes Yippee, soon the stock market will be under 15000, unemployment pushing 10% and the economy sinking like a lead balloon, as this is what happens when republicans get in. Enjoy the move down republicans.
Yes i guess it was a republican landslide, Losing the popular vote by almost 3% and the electoral college was only possible by a well ran voter suppression effort. Now that is standing up for freedom.
Keep whining, you fact obsessed Clintonista.
Trump won. He won. He won. He won.
And that is all that matters anymore.
All Hail Trump’s Greatness and Winningness!
Yippee!
Now you’re really pushing the bizarre envelope.
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@ DannoBoy
You LOST in a ELECTORAL Vote LANDSLIDE. Popular Vote worth abox of Fruit Loops W/Dem Marshmellows inside.
Get over it otherwise you’re gonna be the way you are..loser.
4 days to eat CROW until PE Trump #MAGA
YAAAAAAAAAAY!
My comment is awaiting moderation, too, Keoni! It is. It is.
More censorship by the lame-stream media, no doubt.
But this just makes our victory that much more SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!
I can’t wait until Inauguration Day when winners like us get to see all those Dumocrats who doubted our man Trump eating their pathetic humble pies with road-kill crow and inside and pepper spray whipped cream on top. Ka-boom… Broke Da Mouth!
To paraphrase Bogey in Casablanca, “Keoni, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
Wake up Amerikkka! Four more days to Big League Greatness.
Trust Keoni and me.
Trump and Tea Party people cannot distinguish between truth and illusion, since they ignore and refute facts, and live in their delusional bubble
Trump and Tea Party people cannot distinguish between fact and fiction, fake news and propaganda, as they ignore and refute facts, and live in a fact free delusional bubble
@ DannoBoy
Keep your day job.
Friday #MAGA
Keonigohan – You of course need to lie again about the EC landslide. It didn’t happen, except in your mind.
Didn’t happen. But keep up your lies!
A win is a win and a win by an underdog is even sweeter. Lying crying loser lawyer klastri can’t accept defeat. Sorry
Danno, both your and Trump’s psychosis is awesome
danny boy is playing you…
Ikefromeli…same snake diff skin?
Keonigohan – There’s your bizarre obsession with pretending that you know who is actually behind a screen name. You do this all the time. Do you fancy yourself some kind of Sherlock Holmes?
Good luck with that!
I like Ike!
(except for his pathetic warnings about the Military-industrial Complex. Weak. Sad.)
ooops… I mean “prophetic” warnings…
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@ KKKlastri
Go find an empty chair & GBY..per Clint Eastwood. Listen to the Man!
Eat CROW…you you know.
4 days to #MAGA
He didn’t get a landslide. Most of the country — if you count all the votes for other candidates (including 3 mill+ for Clinton), and the people who didn’t bother to vote — didn’t vote for him. He won, yes, due to the rules of the electoral college. But w/o having the majority of people voting for him, he hardly has a mandate.
@ PoiDoggy
It was a YUUUUUGE LANDSLIDE….you can’t deal with that.
btw last I checked Popular Vote hasn’t had any merit for the last 240 years.
January 20 #MAGA
A tweet is the input of a nit wit. Garbage in, garbage out, in information technology jargon
A shame you don’t like America now. I like it now that the stock market is at 20000 instead of being under 7000. I am sure however that with the Donald, sadly we will soon see the market down under 15000. Hopefully that will make you happy?
Boots, I think a cruise would be in order right now. Relax, everything will be OK.
Perhaps he should do less tweeting and more working.
If you want to have an insight of the Russian Putin cyber and intelligence operations in this country and internationally, Google and download from Buzzfeed the 35 page dossier compiled by the British MI6 agent that has circulated throughout our intelligence and security agencies, and now under investigation in the Senate Intelligence Committee. Read the entire document, it is very frightening and sinister. Also Google information about Alpha Group, which has operatives in the USA and many countries internationally. Alpha Group is a front for the Russian Central Intelligence Agency, the FSB. You find an incredible amount of information about its operations in Russia, during the Soviet Era, and up to the present.
The dossier does not provide a shred of evidence to back up its assertions. Maybe the meat can be found in the classified version (unavailable on google due to it being classified). Ultimately, we owe the Russians a debt of gratitude for hacking Hillary and Podesta’s emails and showing us just how truly rotten to the core a candidate she really was.
What the Russians did shouldn’t matter. Unless you don’t WANT people to know what Hillary talks about when she thinks no one is listening.
A 70-year-old president-wannabee using Twitter as his primary means of communication? Wading right into his second childhood. Instead of a First Lady, we’re gonna end up with a First Nanny.
What’s gonna happen when he looks out the Oval Office window and sees the Secret Service out there? I bet he’ll holler at them “Get off my lawn, you young punks!” Then he’ll send a tweet that begins “Damn kids these days…”
Trump would stop the “inflammatory ” tweets when politicians and the Intel community stop calling him a fake PE and accept the fact that he won. This just shows why half of the voting population voted for Trump. We are tired of being shoved to the side and being accused of bring racist ir psychotic. To say that you don’t want to normalize Trump’s presidency is a slap in the face for all who voted for Trump. These politicians better shape up ans be ready for their new commander in chief.
Trump will not be able to govern by tweeting unsubstantiated falsehoods, and will not receive the support and the respect of the 54% of voters who did not vote for him, when he continues to alienate them, and label them as his enemies
Sticks and stones
Can break Trump’s bones,
But facts will never hurt him.
nalogirl – How often did you whine about Mr. Trump spending five long years trying to reduce the legitimacy of Mr. Obama’s win? I’m betting not very often. Mr. Trump lied for years (no surprise there – he lies about everything, always) that Mr. Obama was not a legitimate President because he was not born in the United States. That was after Mr. Obama won by an actual landslide – not the one Trump supporters have fabricated.
Grow up/
I am grown up, stop being so condescending, it unbecoming of you. If you want to go back about Obama and his birth, remember how everything that went wrong over Obama’s presidency was Bushes fault. So you are the childish one “since you guys were mean to Obama, we’ll be mean to Trump.” Real grown up.
Only blame on Bush was WMD and Iraq. Other then that he handled 911 and Katrina 4 stars!
lol, but it was Bush’s fault. He inherited a surplus and a first for this nation I believe, gave tax cuts during a time of war. Are you surprised the economy crashed? Will you be surprised when it crashes again under the Donald? Or it will just be Obama’s fault?
Just curious but do you fantasize about being groped by the soon to be groper in Chief?
nalogirl – I forgot that you always change the subject when you’re shown to be wrong.
Mr. Trump did everything imaginable to de-legitimize Mr. Obama. Everything. He’s experiencing payback. It won’t stop.
Nalogirl, you have been conned by the Russian infiltrators in this country, and you are a stooge for their disinformation and discord campaign
No, not conned, informed!
@ nalogirl
Spot on!
KA Boom
#MAGA in 4 days! WOW
Vector, I think Russia has played a very minor role in Nalogirl’s beliefs. She has been subjected to republican propaganda and slander on the Clintons for over 20 years. Some day, probably very soon she may realize her mistake in believing them.
The Russian infiltration and disinformation campaign in this country has been going on for more than 8 years. So yes, nalogirl has been brainwashed by the Republican and Russian propaganda for a long period of time
nalogirl: “To say that you don’t want to normalize Trump’s presidency is a slap in the face for all who voted for Trump.” Perhaps THAT’S exactly what everyone who still supports Trump needs – a slap in the face. It reminds me of the old commercial, “Thanks, I needed that.”
Wow, what a loser.
And you are pathetic nalogirl
slink, Think you are right. The Donald supporters actually decided to go to the town butcher for brain surgery. Real smart. lol
He will soon not be called a fake PE but just a phony president who was elected by a minority of the votes after republicans ran a successful voter suppression effort. Be proud of a party that is afraid of true democracy where everyone can vote. Main reason I won’t vote for them.
You are wrong, Boots. Sad.
I used to think like you, until a few days ago when I asked myslef, “How will Amerikkka ever become Great Again if millions and millions of pathetic LOSERS are allowed to keep voting?”
Answer:
Voting should be restricted to winners.
And rich people.
And beautiful people.
But mainly to rich, beautiful, winning Germanic Ubermen like Trump.
Can you feel the greatness of Superiority?
#MAGA? (Make America Germanic Again?)
best way to make America grate again is to ban shredded cheese
Naturally, a hack mainstream media organization the AP feels threatened by twitter since it bypasses them and gets the “news” out directly without their filtering it. The Trump people are way more tech savy than the AP apparently in its old fashioned ideas can fathom. Reuters is a better news service, SA. Trump’s people made and make better use of the internet than the Dems, who are still stuck in the old fashioned one hand washing the other PC BS. We have some of the die hards posting in these pages. They seem to be more inclined to have psychotic meltdowns than to adjust to a changing world.
The Russian hackers, are very sophisticated in intelligence gathering and counter intelligence, and subversive activities in many countries including the USA. Putin was head of the KGB for decades now the FSB, the Russian central intelligence agency. Yes, the FSB is very experienced and adept at cyberwarfare. The FSB also has ALPHA GROUP subsidiary that does black military operations
Can’t wait till he is sworn in so we can IMPEACH THIS CLOWN. The presidency has turned into a reality show.
The thin-skinned, narcissistic one is imploding. He simply cannot abide any criticism or suggestion that he might be wrong. He will be so easy to provoke into doing something foolish.
Question: How many people/organizations has Donald Trump demanded an apology from since he began his campaign?
Answer: 21:
Intelligence chiefs
Cast and producers of Hamilton
Mika Brzezinski
The media
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
CNN
Wall Street Journal
Vicente Fox
Mark Halperin
Hillary Clinton
Rachel Maddow
Chuck Todd
Chris Christie
The liberal media
The Washington Post
Carly Fiorina
Fox News
Tom Llamas
Charles Krauthammer
John McCain
Univision
Question: How many times did Trump apologie during this time for his constant taunts, insults, false accusations and dirty tactics?
Answer: if you don’t know the answer, you haven’t been paying attention.
Trump never apologizes himself, but he will keep demanding loads and loads of apologies from others.
That’s not hypocrisy.
It’s just what winners do.
Appologies are for the losers.
CORRECTION
I forgot to add John Lewis to the list.
New Trump grudge list total = 22
That number will more than double when Trump adds the dozens of Congressmen and Congresswommen who will be boycotting the inauguration.
Trump will soon have the biggest, classiest, most magnificent grudge list ever.
Biggest ever.
Don’t forget fact-free.
Pretty soon, even his supporters will be like, “STFU, Donald. No more Twitter tonight, go to bed, no “shower” for you!”
The idi-t is an embarassment to those who practice decency and respect. It is obvious that he can’t control his emotions and his supporters are finding it more difficult to defend him.
One of the characteristics of people who are psychotic, they show no empathy for other people. Mass murderers, serial killers, terrorists, Dylan Roof of the Charleston massacre of blacks, show no empathy for any of their victims. Empty hearts and souls.
Nuts. Trump is illegitimate, fake and treasonous. Opposing him and his minions is an act of patriotism.
It’s remarkable that any thinking adult believes that a 70 year-old President-Elect should be lashing out at people on Twitter. Mr. Trump is acting – as he always has – like a spoiled 13 year-old in an obese orange body. Adults do not do the things that Mr. Trump does.
Mrs. Trump has apparently chosen to separate from him and that decision will cost the NYPD more than $10 million per month, and that does not include the extraordinary costs for the Secret Service. This is probably wonderful thing for Mrs. Trump (who gets to escape a psychotic husband who brags about serial sexual assault of women) but it’s grim for the taxpayer. Odd that Trump’s pathetic supporters complained constantly about the cost of Mr. Obama’s vacations have been totally silent about the decision by Trump to have two White House facilities.
He is obviously mentally ill. This is going to end very badly for the United States.
My hope is that Trump’s malfeasance completely destroys the entire Republican Party. They created this monster, and not it’s time they own him.
You are really hung up on mental illness and personal attacks. Maybe you should get some help.
Nalogirl, you are the one who needs help
nalogirl, yes, the name calling is out of control. Just “stick to your guns”; it’s obvious who the adults are in the room. They haven’t accepted the fact that the majority of voters in most of the States were tired of government not representing the will of the people. This didn’t start with Trump. They seem to ignore that over a thousand elected officials have been replaced with Republicans because the voters do no agree with the direction of the country. After losing both houses of Congress, Trump was able to overcome the bias of the media and Hollywood to do everything in their power to elect Hillary. In fact, I believe it was the blatant bias and criticism of Trump that put him over the top. It is amazing to watch him beat the media at their own game. As the name calling continues, I believe it is only strengthening the PE’s position and support from the public. I also believe the public will be surprised at what an individual with executive and business experience can accomplish.
Your BANKRUPT.
Trump’s business experience, the Art of Deal, Conflicts of Interest; Secrecy about his business empire; Nepotism with his kids running his business empire, while he looks over their shoulder, Foreign governments, Russia, and special corporate and Wall Street interests influencing all his decisions as President; Trump self serving decisions to increase his wealth, business Empire and power, above the interests of this country and our people
@ nalogirl & cajaybird
We’re on the WINNERS side…that’s all that matters.
Opponents will always be opponents with their h@te ideology.
4 days #MAGA
@Keonigohan
We’re not just winners.
We’re pathetic losers who have become strong WINNERS thanks to our Uberman Trump*… and that’s the only thing that matters anymore. SWEEEEEET!
4 days #MAGA
(* shout out to Vladdy P, Tweety-man couldn’t have done it without you, bro!)
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@ DannoBoy
LOLLLLLLL
Hey Klastri I see you have once again regained your Confident. Hayyyyyy Welcome back! Still suffering from Post Election Blues? Huh? As a reminder “We Won You Lost”! By a “Landslide”. You’ll be fine in a few months when PE Trump MAGA. Humble pie is on it’s way.
Anyway to my point ,from reading your comedy satire . I have always noticed,you along with the rest of the Hateful Eight , who initially instigate all the name calling? ie “Mentally Ill” or idt-t. Is down right Shameful and No class Bro .Or in Hawaiian “Hilahila”. The Libs always resorts to name calling out of frustration.Always! They can’t help it!
BTW,did your Post get “Moderated”? Oh Shucks ,Leaping Lizards,it’s right here before my very eyes! How is that possible? Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
But anyway,Let me “Break it Down For You”. ” We Won,you Lost”. You had your chance w/Obama & Hillary & blew that one awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
Really Folks. It’s becoming so embarrassing. I’m beginning to feel embarrassed and SAD for Klastri, Boots. Ike, Keau (Da Gang) & the Democrats. The senseless dialogue and immaturity is NOT Helping you or anyone in the Democratic Liberal Party.OR The American People as whole! It’s Not Helping bro,really it’s not!
As a last ditch effort.
Today, I’m calling out all the Liberal Democrats in this forum,who still possess any type “Coherency to the US” ,come January 20th Let’s get behind and support PE.Donald J. Trump . Our President! And “Together We Can all Make America Great Again”…… as my civil duty? I had to try!
IMUA President Trump!
Moilee, before you post, try reflecting on what you are going to say, rather screeching out an incoherent and incomprehensible condemnation of all oppose Trump. Your posts are just as insipid as Trump’s tweets
Go Moi,moi.
@ MoiLee
NAILED IT! Take that to the BANK!
4 days til it happens…#MAGA
Maybe you should take some time out for adult remedial education?
They teach all kinds of things, like how to write English.
And grammar, and possibly how to reason and understand
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@ MoiLee
lol you right! Don’t tell them that because I do the same thing too…they so easssssssy!
4 more days Patriot!!
Keonigohan, as a constant purveyor of hate, you should know all about it.
Moilee, sick, mentally disturbed man
That’s it? Only a Sick,Mentally Disturbed Man ? That’s all ya got? Please expand your horizons,be creative and unique! I think Klastri already used the “Mentally Ill” thing. Haaaaaaaaaaaaa! Vector seems to to have misplaced his coordinates and sense of all……. direction. Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!
America is racist. First they condemn and ridicule the first BLACK president. Now they attack the first ORANGE president! Lol.
What’s this 10 million a month for his wife all about?
Mrs. Trump is not moving to the White House.
The 10 million per month is payment to the New York Police Department, and the city of New York for protecting and securing Trump tower, and Trump’s wife Melania and his son Baron. Melania does not want to leave New York, so Baron can continue to attend school in New York.
That’s the story, at least. Talk is that she will never move. It would be a great opportunity to escape him.
The “talk” is she will never move. Really! Trying to spread rumors. She will be moving to the WH after her son finishes school in June.
SOLVING THE TRUMP TOWER PROBLEM THE WAY A WINNER LIKE TRUMP WOULD DO IT?
OPTION 1 – New York has one of the most expansive eminent domain laws in the country, and has condemned property as “blighted” for fairly flimsy reasons; such as hindering traffic, impeding commerce and draining tax dollars could be sufficient. Officials just need to find some alternate use for Trump Tower that they reasonably believe better serves the city’s interests. Of course, the city would have to pay Trump the fair-market value of the property, about $471 million.
OPTION 2 – If New York wants to cut its costs, however, it could instead place a negative easement on Trump Tower, one that allowed Trump to retain ownership but prevented any presidents or presidents-elect from living there. The city would have to compensate Trump for lost value to the property as a result, but that would likely be small.
OPTION 3 – Finally, if the city were especially cheap (and cheeky), it could declare Trump’s active residence in Trump Tower a “public nuisance, meaning: any activity or physical condition that “obstructs, damages or inconveniences the rights of a community,” auch as damaging one of the world’s top shopping destinations and placing a big ol’ terrorism target on its back. If the city allows Trump to continue to damage his neighbors, it will have effectively taken the neighbors’ property without just compensation. Which might suggest government has an obligation to act. The best part about this “public nuisance” strategy (besides its name)? The city could condemn Trump Tower without having to pay Trump “just compensation.” It wouldn’t owe him a dime, in fact.
Q: Which solution would a winner like Trump pick?
A: If you have to ask you haven’t been paying attention.
Q: Which solution will the NYC Libs pick.
A: Trick question. None of the above.
These LOSERS will just keep spending $millions every week. It’s not their money (or Trump’s for that matter. Trump pays no taxes, remember? Pure Genius.)
The other reason for Melania not moving into the White House, she may be disgusted hearing about all the REAL news and reports bout Trump’s extramarital affairs and seductions.
What happened to Melania’$ Internet Bully pledge? Don wants to put her away and make Ivana Front and Center. Folks, this is so weird it’s fake. This is a fake presidency.
How can Ivanka work to reduce bullying, when her father Trump is Bully in Chief.
Answer: Maybe, “It takes one to know one?”
Say it with me everybody,
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully in the white HOUSE!!!
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully in the white HOUSE!!!
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully.
Yo Bully in the white HOUSE!!!
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump in the white HOUSE!!!
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump in the white HOUSE!!!
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump.
Yo Trump in the white HOUSE!!!
Trump Bully.
Trump Bully.
Trump Bully in the white HOUSE!!!
(repeat until America is Great again)
Let’s hope the two Senators from Hawaii will stand by their party and don’t show up at the inauguration. Hypocrites.
Mr. Trump lost Hawaii in an actual landslide. I doubt not attending would hurt either of our United Stated Senators.
Too bad the DNC screwed over Bernie, otherwise he would have won Hawaii.
How, exactly, did the DNC “screw over” Bernie?
Like always, you have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Zero.
@ lespark & nalogirl
DNC skewed themselves & are complete DISARRAY!
They got what they DESERVE!
AND WE got what America wanted & needed!
#MAGA in 4 days!!!!
Not showing up won’t help either. Not relevant. Like teats on a boar. I have no idea what they will be doing for the next 4 years.
Mr. Trump is writing about how awful Mr. Lewis’s district is, but it looks like that Mr. Trump has no idea what he’s talking about – as usual. The district is home to Emory University and Medical School; the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta; Morehouse University and Medical School; headquarters of the Coca-Cola Company, etc.
Trump, obviously, is a psychotic.
Nope, I just was informed on the state of the rigged DNC and Clinton’s emails. Oh, did you hear that the Clinton Global Foundation is closing due to lack of donations? Now if that doesn’t prove pay to okay, I don’t know what will.
Fake news.
You are lying, of course. As always.
It’s not the Clinton Foundation that’s closing it’s the CGI–the Clinton Global Initiative. But, it’s not news since they announced it in Sept. of 2016 around the time of their last meeting.
Trump has lived a life detached an insulated by privilege, luxury and wealth. He has never struggled to make a living, or suffered any discrimination. He has never had to be accountable to anyone. Trump believes he is entitled to respect from everyone. However, respect and dignity is earned, and cannot be acquired by bombastic and insulting tweets
Mason Weaver, an author and former member of the Black Panther movement, said Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) presided over the “destruction of black America” in the years following his march with other Civil Rights leaders across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965.
Responding to Lewis’ contention that President-elect Donald Trump is “not a legitimate president”, Weaver called Lewis an “illegitimate Congressman.”
Weaver called Lewis a “Civil Rights turncoat” who has “collaborated with the Democratic Party to oppress black America.”
The Clinton Global Initiative is laying off staff and insiders as donations have dropped. A plea to allie, klastri, Nanakuliboss, keaukaka, vector, ikefromeli, Cellodad,millionmonkeys, to hit the roadside and pick up bottles and cans and redeem them for cash.
As far as John Lewis is concerned he suffered brain damage. He like Obama fans the flames of racism.
Les, can you update us on how the Trump enterprise is doing? That’s a lot of manila’$.
Lespark, moilee, nalogirl really have twisted, crooked minds
“… twisted, crooked minds.” Wrong.
They are “Classy minds. Total class. Beautifully twisted and luxuriously crooked.”
Four more days until all of America is total class. Beautifully twisted and luxuriously crooked.
Another day, another infantile tweet from Twump.
While I commend the PE for his use of social media, one of his advisers needs to step in and become a filter for his messages. Until that happens, Twitter in Twump’s hands will be a divisive and dangerous instrument.
Our reps not being there, besides Tulsi, would not surprise me. They are pretty much useless.
Move to a Red S.
Why? We’ll all be red soon enough thanks to Vladdy “Who’s Your Daddy” P.
Is it “Assault” if you are attacked first ? Shouldn’t it be called “retaliation”?
Well, discretion is the better part of valor. It’s also the quickest way to shut down a bully. If you’re called a name — say nothing. Do nothing. Don’t react, even if makes you mad. The bully will try again. But as they fail to get a rise out of you their enthusiasm will drain away. And eventually they’ll stop. Really, everyone should’ve learned this by the time they leave elementary school.
Ban Trump from Twitter. He is wasting his time and disgracing himself. He just doesn’t get it.
>>>insurance for everybody
Sure, as long as the private sector is involved. That is the Republican playbook – enrich their corporate friends. Government runs things much more efficiently since the profit motive is not there.
Your closing remark exceeds even some of bootie’s classics.
Medicare total administrative costs are about 1/10 the total administrative costs of the typical for-profit healthcare insurance provider.
Facts are stubborn.
So you’re in agreement with the observation that government runs things more efficiently than the private sector? A simple yes or no will suffice, although everyone here realizes the chances of that are awfully slim..
“Government runs things much more efficiently since the profit motive is not there.”
Just what world do you live in? Have you ever dealt with the Veteran’s Administration?
Administrative and profit costs for healthcare insurance companies are about 40% of total cash flow. For Medicare, it’s about 4%.
The fact that you don’t know anything doesn’t matter. Facts are facts.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/06/30/the-myth-of-medicares-low-administrative-costs/#342509e25338
One of many that digs a little deeper.
Klastri, there you go again. You were wrong on the election and wrong again on Medicare.
@ lespark & hawaiikone
KKKlastri has never been right with h/her predictions… not ONCE!
KKKlastri..what have you predicted that came out correct?
Don’t forget to set up your VCR on Friday since you gonna join the progressive women protests.
#MAGA
Klastri, don’t be so oppugnant.
hawaiikone – I read that Forbes article a while back and wrote to Forbes that it should be retracted. It used flawed data. Badly flawed. A lot of people asked for a retraction.
Insurance industry-funded studies exclude private plans’ marketing costs and profits from their calculation of administrative costs. Even so, Medicare’s overhead is dramatically lower.
Medicare administrative cost figures include the collection of Medicare taxes, fraud and abuse controls, and building costs. Insurance companies do not include any costs for facility capital, lease costs or leasehold improvements. Despite that, Medicare costs are much lower.
I stand by my comment. It’s correct.
klas, I used that particular article as it was relatively short and easily understood. It seems reasonable in it’s conclusions. One has to remember, if we’re discussing Medicare vs. insurance, that overhead costs are driven by the rapidly increasing billing requirements legislated by the ACA, which preclude payment for incorrectly coded transcriptions and necessitate the use of college educated code specialists. Of course checking the work of others for accuracy requires far less employee effort than the creation of the work itself. Adding to that the fact that arbitration is entirely controlled by one side of the equation further tips the scales. If the government were tasked to perform identical functions within specific cost parameters, the results would essentially be another government.
All that aside, my original comment alluded to the overall premise that our government does anything as efficiently as the private sector. Too many examples over too many years make such an assertion entirely laughable.
hawaiikone – The fact that the article was short should have made it suspect. In any event, it has been totally debunked. The data was impossibly flawed because it excluded facility, marketing costs and profit.
Medicare is much more efficient and less expensive to operate than healthcare insurance companies. There’s no comparison at all. None.
lespark – Actually, I’m right. The article cited has been debunked as impossibly flawed. If you understood anything, you’d see the issue.
I wouldn’t expect you know to anything about the subject matter, since you don’t seem to know anything about anything. So so surprise there.
Enjoy the Trump administration while it lasts. The opposition will be fighting him constantly, and reminding him every day that he lost the popular vote. It’s going to eat him alive.
klas, it’s difficult to argue with you on a point we substantially agree on. Again, my initial reaction was based on the still ludicrous premise that government is more efficient than a profit based private entity. Countless examples abound proving otherwise.
I approve of Medicare, and predict that eventually we will create a one payer system, but also realize the inherent unfairness of contrasting the lower administrative cost of it’s services when compared to private health insurers. Of course the lack of transparency, the rigid operating parameters, the necessity of board pleasing profits, and the inability to negotiate provider prices from such a commanding position as the government will naturally drive up administrative expenses. We’re not actually comparing apples to apples here, which is essentially the only point I’m trying to establish.
“I think it’s incredibly disappointing and I think it’s irresponsible for people like himself to question the legitimacy of the next United States president,” incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said of Lewis on ABC’s “This Week,” insisting that Republicans did not question the legitimacy of President Barack Obama’s victory eight years ago.
Priebus later acknowledged that conservatives — led by Trump himself — spent years questioning Obama’s eligibility to serve as president, suggesting he was not born in the United States.
Incredibly disappointing and irresponsible to question…What hypocrisy are we talking about?
I hope he will be the Great Uniter as he claimed to be and not the Great Divider we’ve seen so far.
The Great Divider Obama we’ve seen for the last 8 years.
@lespark
Good job, lespark. Stick it to those pathetic DemDems.
We know what Obummer did, and it’s all his fault.
Especially all the things he made the Republican controlled Congress do for six long years.
Even the things Odummer didn’t do are his fault.
Basically, anything and everything is his fault.
Even the things that weren’t Oblablabla’s fault, are his fault.
And if anyone denies it, they’re just making excuses for Obooboo. Right?
We get it. You and me and Keoni and the rest of the guys get it.
But THEY JUST DON”T GET IT. Pathetic loser DemDems.
#MAGA
People who know they have done wrong reveal their guilt by the things they say or the way they interpret what other people say.
As reported by FNA Meryl Streep will not be attending the inauguration. She will undergo surgery to remove an implant in her brain placed by The Manchuria Clinton Global Initiative.
A Narcissist’s Prayer:
That didn’t happen.
And if it did, it wasn’t that bad.
And if it was, that’s not a big deal.
And if it is, that’s not my fault.
And if it was, I didn’t mean it.
And if I did…
You deserved it.
He needs to stop tweeting every time there’s a criticism against him. All presidents are criticized by someone, somewhere, every single day. It comes w/the territory. I don’t feel safe w/such a thin-skinned person taking the highest office in the land. He behaved that way in the 1st GOP debate, and it was alarming. I’d no idea he was so defensive and thin-skinned. If you went out w/a person like that, you’d never date them again because his behavior was a real red flag, eg “Danger! Anger management issues ahead.” Really disturbing.
Strength in tweets.
Everyone knows he would not do well in any press conference, any public forum, here or abroad. More importantly, the world knows this weakness, and they will exploit it.
He can’t stop. He’s ill. Obviously.
You must also be ill since you can’t stop. Pathetic loser.
Nice one sarge22. How many times is klastri going to point out Trump’s mental illness anyway?
Earth to klastri! sarge22 and the rest of us all know Trump is erratic and deranged.
Hello? We didn’t just crawl out from under a rock (well maybe sarge22 and lespark but nevermind that).
We all know he’s sick. But we like it that way.
It’s the kind of sick that makes his victory that much more SWEEEEET!!
So you might as well knock it off. It’s not even the inauguration yet and it’s already getting old.
“Trump said this. Trump said that. Trump is a Germaphobe. Trump keeps ranting. Trump never sleeps. Trump mumbles to himself. Trump proclaims himself emperor. Bla bla bla.”
Who cares? He won.
Put on your big boy pull-ups, klastri, and buckle your carseat nice and tight.
It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Big league bumpy.
Trump won* He won. He won. Yippee!
4 days #MAGA
(* shout out to Vladdy P, Tweety-man couldn’t have done it without you, bro!)
This self imposed marginalization by the reality-challenged may turn out to be good for all concerned.
Be sure to Watch OR Set your DVR for The 45 US Presidential Inaugural ceremony! THIS Epic event will take place this FRIDAY January 20th. Don’t Forget! Festivities will commence at 12 noon! So ,bring your MAGA Hat or T-shirt and join me. They’ll be plenty of cool drinks & Food! You can catch me at the Beach, under my Red Tarp and Red Honda Generator. Fired-up Grills Coolers and my Big Flatscreen TV ! And Oh Yes,equipped with a Killer Sound system. And of course wearing my Red “MAGA” hat! Don’t be shy,stop by and say Hello or say “Hell Yeah”! Man I can’t wait! This one will be The Tailgate Party of All Tailgate Party! Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!IMUA!
Mark Cuban is looking for tickets to the inauguration.
Dis buggah no mo kool head.
What will people of whom made 800.00 room reservations ,anticipating Clinton’s victory, do now? Cancelled and forfeited losses or be among the crowd of Trumps’ supporters and weep over their losses of both presidential candidate and financial set backs? Condolences to you all!
Some of us (like my wife and I) will be at ACLU organizing meetings. Hundreds of lawyers have signed up in the ACLU Volunteer Attorney corps to fight the Trump administration. Some great parties are planned! We’re also meeting with small contractors who were stiffed by Mr. Trump (nothing new there … he crushes small businesses all the time) to work with them in their lawsuits against Mr. Trump.
A bunch of old JAG buddies and I are getting together for the first time in 20 years!
People who wanted to cancel had plenty of time after the election to do that. No one in our group has cancelled, but thanks for being concerned about us!
wow you and other liberal lawyers are going to be at a American Communist Liberal Union meeting, man all of you lawyers really have mental disorders that go to that commie meeting.
One thing we’re going to discuss is the shameful state of public education, and how so many adults are unable to read and write English. Is it OK if I print out your comments as points to consider?
The ACLU protects everyone. It’s very refreshing to be in meetings with so many other patriots who are dedicated to protecting the Constitution. Reading your comments makes it clear you have no idea how the Constitution works or how to protect it. Ignorance is bliss.
There is also an ACLFU meeting. Full house,standing room only.
Jackie Evancho certainly doesn’t have the name recognition that pop icon Beyoncé enjoys, but this Friday she can add performing at the presidential inauguration to her résumé.
Before singing “Little Drummer Boy” with the Italian trio Il Volo on NBC’s “Today” Wednesday morning, Evancho announced that she will be performing the national anthem during the Jan. 20 ceremony to swear in Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Mr. Trump’s insanity is now prompting dozens of House members to boycott his inauguration. Great job on Twitter, Mr. Trump!
He’s a mentally ill 13 year-old child in an orange, morbidly obese, 70 year-old body.
Wonder if Obama’s daughters will write a letter to Trumps 10 year old son.
A one-sentence tweet by Trump results in paragraphs and paragraphs of news analyses followed by even more paragraphs of arguments between his supporters and detractors. It is more effective to read Trump’s one sentence and decide for yourself what to think about it.
His tweets are posted at “https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump”. I save the address in my browser under “News” because I consider it to be a primary or first-hand source of news. Second-hand news is when people read his tweets and try to describe what and how he tweeted.
Trump’s first tweet today is,”Celebrate Martin Luther King Day and all of the wonderful things that he stood for. Honor him for being the great man that he was!”
He also tweeted today that CNN will have a special report on his daughter, Ivanka. In Hawaii, the report is at 8 pm.
Nice post. Trump is killing the MSM by tweeting. The crickets just don’t know what to do. Who else will be blamed for their losing effort?? I guess we will see tomorrow.
The saddest, or the scariest, thing about Trump is that the entirety of his thoughts about assuming (illegitimately) the most powerful position in the world is that the entirely of his thoughts probably fit comfortably within 140 characters.
You got that right. No more politically correct BS. By pass the MSM. Put up or shut up. Live with it. Crickets everywhere.
Obummers 8 year legacy will be reduced to the size of a golf ball by Trump.
The sword is now twitter instead of a pen.
Black caucus members like Lewis haven’t done squat for the cities they control & govern – The worst areas in the country for crime, education, & unemployment. Why? They’re too busy being angry black men who are now racist against whites.
The Dems/Libs have turned out to be the biggest bunch of whiners and losers known to mankind who point blame at everything and everyone but themselves.
Trump & Vlad The Impaler will rule the world instead of ayatollahs in man dresses, Chinese child slave drivers and the weird little North Korean guy that looks like Psy but lacks the Gangnam style that Psy has.
America will be great again.
The Democrats are irrelevant and fighting for their lives. Make them pay. Go for the jugular. Finish them off. Once and for all. Banzai.