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Loyalty is a one way street.

But in private Mr. Trump is apparently not feeling so fine. In recent weeks, with his electoral prospects two years from now much on his mind, Mr. Trump has focused on the person who has most publicly tethered his fortunes to him. In one conversation after another he has asked aides and advisers a pointed question: Is Mike Pence loyal?

Mr. Trump has repeated the question so many times that he has alarmed some of his advisers. The president has not openly suggested dropping Mr. Pence from the ticket and picking another running mate, but the advisers say those kinds of questions usually indicate that he has grown irritated with someone.

The answers Mr. Trump gets to his question have varied, depending on whom he asks.

Within the White House, most people he has talked to have assured the president that Mr. Pence has been a committed soldier, engaging in activities that Mr. Trump has eschewed, such as traveling to Hawaii to receive the remains of veterans of the Korean War, or visiting parts of the globe that Mr. Trump has avoided.

But some Trump advisers, primarily outside the White House, have suggested to him that while Mr. Pence remains loyal, he may have used up his utility. These advisers argue that Mr. Trump has forged his own relationship with evangelical voters, and that what he might benefit from more is a running mate who could help him with women voters, who disapprove of him in large numbers.
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Trump tells reporters he wrote his own answers to the Mueller questions -

"They were my answers. I don't need lawyers to do that... they're not very difficult questions"


Please let it be true!
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
I get the feeling he's worried about how badly refusing to honour the fallen will have played in the military.
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No, he's not worried at all.

You're forgetting that he is a narcissist. By the very nature of this mental affliction, he is totally incapable of feeling sympathy for anyone other than himself. Narcissists see and admire only their own reflection; no-one else's! They are only ever the victims of injustices, never the perpetrators.

This is why he feels nothing when ordering children to be ripped away (and kept away) from their parents, and locked up in cages.

This is why he regards a few thousand destitute and malnourished men, women and children as an existential threat to the United States (notice how the "caravan" has suddenly disappeared off the reporting of Faux News?)

This is why he expresses criticism of the victims of the California wildfires, blaming them for poor forest management, when the fires actually started in forests that were under Federal management, making it ultimately HIS responsibility.

This is why he travelled to Pittsburgh while the families of the victims of the Or L'Simcha shootings were trying to bury their dead even though he was urged not to do so - because he has no sympathy for the victims - its all about him!

This is why he insults the fallen soldiers of the US, by skipping the commemorations - it was raining and his hair might get wet.

That Der Trumpenführer later tweets what might appear to be regrets about what he has said or done is not any kind of indication that he is feeling anything, let alone remorse. Those tweets will be what he has been TOLD to tweet; coached by his advisors that what he originally said or did makes him look band. He has to be told what makes him look bad because as a narcissist, he is incapable of understanding that for himself.
 
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Trump Tweets

"People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, were the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents."
 
I actually totally believe Trump when he says he writing his own answers to Mueller's questions. I also believe his lawyers are shredding them as fast as they can while turning in the ones they've written. It's not Trump's ever going to know the difference.
 
Norman Alexander said:
It's because he can't remember what he said last month. Or last week. Or yesterday. Or even what he said at the start of his current sentence. It all seems to be a constant flow-of-conscience from an unfiltered narcissist's degrading brain.
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It's really apparent when you read a transcript of his live, non-teleprompter-fed comments. He often says things three times in a row, with very little variation.
 
Trump supporters can't seem to tell. I complained about it and he first said "what, no he doesn't!" and then said "would you prefer he used a *teleprompter*??" and seemed shocked that I said yes. Tools are meant to be used.
 
smartcooky said:
This is why he regards a few thousand destitute and malnourished men, women and children as an existential threat to the United States (notice how the "caravan" has suddenly disappeared off the reporting of Faux News?)
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Why does this seem so familiar?
Oh yeah. The Ground Zero Mosque, which was neither at Ground Zero nor a mosque, but which was a grave threat and insult to America right up until the day after the election.
 
JoeMorgue said:
He knows his target audience.
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Himself. :p


Seriously, that is his target audience. He says thing that match his fantasy world where he is the would be king.

The other target audience, his base, is anyone that adores him so no doubt those same messages appeal to them.
 
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JoeMorgue said:
No. The VA has been a rolling dumpster fire for a good while now, the only thing any politicians has ever cared about in regards to veterans is their ability to be used as a talking point, and for all the "President Bonespurs" jokes it's not like military service has really been a big part of any President's background for a while now.
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Those jokes aren't about a lack of military service, though, they're about making up a medical condition in order to dodge the draft.
 
smartcooky said:
No, he's not worried at all.

You're forgetting that he is a narcissist. By the very nature of this mental affliction, he is totally incapable of feeling sympathy for anyone other than himself. Narcissists see and admire only their own reflection; no-one else's! They are only ever the victims of injustices, never the perpetrators.

This is why he feels nothing when ordering children to be ripped away (and kept away) from their parents, and locked up in cages.

This is why he regards a few thousand destitute and malnourished men, women and children as an existential threat to the United States (notice how the "caravan" has suddenly disappeared off the reporting of Faux News?)

This is why he expresses criticism of the victims of the California wildfires, blaming them for poor forest management, when the fires actually started in forests that were under Federal management, making it ultimately HIS responsibility.

This is why he travelled to Pittsburgh while the families of the victims of the Or L'Simcha shootings were trying to bury their dead even though he was urged not to do so - because he has no sympathy for the victims - its all about him!

This is why he insults the fallen soldiers of the US, by skipping the commemorations - it was raining and his hair might get wet.

That Der Trumpenführer later tweets what might appear to be regrets about what he has said or done is not any kind of indication that he is feeling anything, let alone remorse. Those tweets will be what he has been TOLD to tweet; coached by his advisors that what he originally said or did makes him look band. He has to be told what makes him look bad because as a narcissist, he is incapable of understanding that for himself.
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Yes, but he'd only do what he's told because he's worried about losing his power. Losing the military vote is one step towards that happening. In fact, if the military no longer support him, then their friends and family may no longer support him, and nor might the people who respect the military.

I wonder how much losing the military would actually eat in to Trump's support. I'd bet that he and his advisers think it's significant enough to try to do damage control.
 
FWIW, I've not seen a primary source on this, but I've seen it alleged that Trump's answers to Mueller's questions will mostly consist of quotes that are already in the public domain. I'd guess that his lawyers will be doing so in the hopes that this will avoid any contradictions.
 
Squeegee Beckenheim said:
I wonder how much losing the military would actually eat in to Trump's support. I'd bet that he and his advisers think it's significant enough to try to do damage control.
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1,280,000 active duty, 800,000 reservist, 20 million veterans, and I can't find any hard statistics on this but I figure what, 2-3 million is a safe broad guesstimate for "Military Family Members" kind of thing

I'd say 25 million people who consider themselves "Military" or Military Related in some fashion is probably in the ballpark. Slightly more than the population of Florida. That's a demographic to be sure, but it's impossible to tell how much of unified voting demographic they are, especially since the military tends to skew young.
 
Coal lobbyist to take over EPA permanently:
President Trump said Friday that he intends to nominate former industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as the Environmental Protection Agency’s next administrator, a move that would ensure a continued deregulatory push at the agency.

Trump made the impromptu announcement during a Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House, saying that Wheeler had done a “fantastic job” as the agency’s acting administrator in recent months. Wheeler took the helm in early July after Scott Pruitt resigned amid mounting ethics scandals.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/ener...l-lobbyist-permanent-epa-chief/?noredirect=on
 
Trebuchet said:
I actually totally believe Trump when he says he writing his own answers to Mueller's questions. I also believe his lawyers are shredding them as fast as they can while turning in the ones they've written. It's not Trump's ever going to know the difference.
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He can write?
 
And in a more unusual twist of fate:

From: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...against-trump-effort-to-rollback-mercury-rule
A leading US energy company is lobbying against the Trump administration’s move to roll back a major Obama-era environmental regulation, arguing that weakening a rule on mercury emissions would potentially kill jobs...

Seems strange... a company actually thinks removal of regulations is a bad thing. And I think everyone here recognizes that mercury is not a good thing to have in the environment. I wonder why the Trump administration would be so eager to roll back regulations that even many companies think is a good thing?

The Trump administration’s effort to change the mercury rule...is seen as benefitting one company in particular: Murray Energy Company, one of the largest US coal companies. Murray, which is controlled by Robert Murray, a major donor to Trump’s inauguration events...

Oh, THAT explains it.

Don't worry. I'm sure the courts will help protect everyone.

The coal industry already challenged the mercury rule and lost its case in 2014. One judge on the DC circuit, Brett Kavanaugh, who was recently confirmed to the supreme court, dissented in that case...

Oh oh.
 
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