Cont: The Trump Presidency: Part 23

[ponderingturtle]

And those countries which have reopened schools have done so with lots of precautions and so on.

Precautions are down right unamerican though.

 

[Bob001]

I'm surprised that nobody is taking about the extortion in the Tweet. Reopen the schools or I'll cut off your funding.

Of course it's an outrage. But there have been so many, what's one more? Fortunately, he has limited authority to block congressionally authorized funds.

 

[Delphic Oracle]

Of course it's an outrage. But there have been so many, what's one more? Fortunately, he has limited authority to block congressionally authorized funds.

No, but he can declare an emergency and repurpose them. Or just do whatever he wants knowing that, to a governor, spending the next 2 years in court (with prescient knowledge of eventual victory) over it doesnt lessen the impact in the meantime.

 

[Horatius]

I basically think we should sue him for mentioning Denmark, at any time. However, YES, we are far more open than the US. This is because we have VERY FEW cases. Currently we have 17 (seventeen) hospitalized. Even comparing country sizes, this is a vastly lower number than the US. So, of course, we can open more. This should be understandable even to a third grade school child.

Hans

It's typical Trump. Declare the outcome you want, and expect it to happen, but don't do any of the work needed to actually produce the outcome. It's how he's handled everything I can think of for his entire presidency.

Fixing the Iran Deal, getting a deal with North Korea, winning a trade war with China and/or Canada, fixing the ACA, "making America great again", building the wall. All just lots of flamboyant noise, and no actual work.

 

[alfaniner]

Latest word is The PDJT expects the country to be doing much better in two (to four) weeks.

I'm surprised that nobody is taking about the extortion in the Tweet. Reopen the schools or I'll cut off your funding.

Wouldn't that be a quid pro quo? Now there's a term you don't hear much any more...

 

[Andy_Ross]

Trump Retweeted
The White House
@WhiteHouse

President @realDonaldTrump welcomes President @lopezobrador_ to the White House!

"We're truly moved that you chose to make your first foreign visit since taking office ... to be with us at the White House."

 

[Segnosaur]

Trump Retweeted
The White House
@WhiteHouse

President @realDonaldTrump welcomes President @lopezobrador_ to the White House!

"We're truly moved that you chose to make your first foreign visit since taking office ... to be with us at the White House."

Side note, Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau was also invited but declined.

The excuse given was that he had to prepare for the next session of parliament. However, the real reason is probably:
- Trump deciding on whether to put more tariffs on imports of Aluminium from Canada
- Stubby McBonesurs had supposedly ordered his boot-lickers to attack/insult Trump
- Given the poor handling of the Pandemic in the U.S., he doesn't want to risk going there and getting sick (or have to self-quarantine after he returns back.)
- He had to wash his hair that day.

Take your pick.

I can't blame him. I can't really see anything good coming out of those meetings. Trump is a horrible negotiator and you can't trust anything he says. At bet, Trudeau would be a prop for a photo-op. At worst, he could get stuck in some Trumpian melt-down.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Kayleigh McEnany today, When Trump said he wanted to ‘cut off’ school funding he meant he wants to increase it.

 

[Beelzebuddy]

I'll bet she psychs up for each press conference by telling herself today will be the day Fox calls to give her a job as one of its blondes and she'll be able to quit.

 

[Trebuchet]

I'll bet she psychs up for each press conference by telling herself today will be the day Fox calls to give her a job as one of its blondes and she'll be able to quit.

And she gets to quit (crude sexual expression deleted) his (crude sexual expression deleted). Seriously, other than not being from Eastern Europe she's exactly his type.

 

[Babbylonian]

I'll bet she psychs up for each press conference by telling herself today will be the day Fox calls to give her a job as one of its blondes and she'll be able to quit.

I saw a silent snippet of her this morning (Google News sometimes punishes me in this fashion) and it struck me how she even dresses like the standard Faux News presenters.

 

[Craig4]

Kayleigh McEnany today, When Trump said he wanted to ‘cut off’ school funding he meant he wants to increase it.

She'd be a spokesperson for the Ministry of Truth if Orwell had written a character who had an overbearing bully with daddy issues for a boss who snorted blow off his spokesperson's ass.

 

[newyorkguy]

I'm surprised that nobody is talking about the extortion in the Tweet. Reopen the schools or I'll cut off your funding.

It's not playing well even in trump territory. Below is a quote from a news story posted this evening on the Tulsa World (Oklahoma) newspaper website.

Trump administration threats to penalize states that don't "open" public schools for the fall semester "aren't helpful," State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister said Wednesday. "Threats aren’t helpful in alleviating fear, and Oklahomans don’t need to be schooled on the importance of reopening schools this fall," Hofmeister said in written response to an email. "We know it is critical for many reasons, not the least of which being the education of our children after the learning loss from this past spring."

Hofmeister said the department and local districts are trying to figure out how to maintain safe social distancing in schools that in many cases are already overcrowded. Tulsa World

 

[Horatius]

However, the real reason is probably:
- Trump deciding on whether to put more tariffs on imports of Aluminium from Canada
- Stubby McBonesurs had supposedly ordered his boot-lickers to attack/insult Trump
- Given the poor handling of the Pandemic in the U.S., he doesn't want to risk going there and getting sick (or have to self-quarantine after he returns back.)
- He had to wash his hair that day.

- The Canadian Government has concluded that Trump is going to lose in November, and so we can stop worrying about pissing off this lame duck.


Hey, I can dream.

 

[SezMe]

Trump:" China has a lot of influence in the WHO!
We'll withdraw to make sure they have even more!"

That was my immediate thought. America First!!! (in rank stupidity)

 

[SezMe]

I basically think we should sue him for mentioning Denmark, at any time. However, YES, we are far more open than the US. This is because we have VERY FEW cases. Currently we have 17 (seventeen) hospitalized. Even comparing country sizes, this is a vastly lower number than the US. So, of course, we can open more. This should be understandable even to a third grade school child.

Hans

His comment has nothing to do with schools being open, he's still pissed at you because you wouldn't sell Greenland to him.

 

[SezMe]

I'm surprised that nobody is talking about the extortion in the Tweet. Reopen the schools or I'll cut off your funding.

It's not worthy of comment. It's just Trumpian bluster and him pretending to power which he does not have. 'Nuff said.

 

[Babbylonian]

It's not worthy of comment. It's just Trumpian bluster and him pretending to power which he does not have. 'Nuff said.

Even the evil beast he put in charge of the Department of Education doesn't really believe it's smart to open schools up in person while the pandemic is so obviously still raging. Being a gutless Trump ass-kisser, of course, Betsy is mouthing support instead of saying what she said she thought a couple months back.

 

[SezMe]

I saw a silent snippet of her this morning (Google News sometimes punishes me in this fashion) and it struck me how she even dresses like the standard Faux News presenters.

I notice that she always wears a necklace that has a cross as the only pendant, for example, see her picture on Wikipedia.

 

[CapelDodger]

Side note, Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau was also invited but declined.


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I can't blame him. I can't really see anything good coming out of those meetings.

That's the short answer. What does Trudeau lose by not going? Nothing. I doubt this is front page news in Canada, and Trump can hardly pull the deal now he's made it front page news on Fox. Obrador's playing to his own capital markets, demonstrating that's he's not some crazed far-left idealogue. What's rather ironic is that Obrador's attendance has boosted the hype, and screwed Trump more tightly to his deal - his tremendous deal, his triumph. So Trudeau will come visit Trump "at some time", yeah, right ...

Trump is a horrible negotiator and you can't trust anything he says. At bet, Trudeau would be a prop for a photo-op. At worst, he could get stuck in some Trumpian melt-down.

I'm sure Trudeau's people - and everybody else's people - have cast a dispassionate eye over the US polling, and know that Trump is history. Obrador is an exception : there's really nothing to be gained from association with Trump these days.