Lets see if we can keep this thread a little more civil.

I found this interview very interesting.  A lot of soft balls thrown at Trump, he explained his back pedalling on his more extreme issues as a lot of his claims as opening bids for negotiation purposes.  Which .. whatever .. I still think that those are insincere claims he used to get elected.

He does now come across way more presidential then he did prior to the election.  A lot of his noise, yelling, and rhetoric has been scaled back.

Do respect this one though:

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Lesley Stahl: Are you gonna take the salary, the president’s salary?

Donald Trump: Well, I’ve never commented on this, but the answer is no. I think I have to by law take $1, so I’ll take $1 a year. But it’s a -- I don’t even know what it is.

Donald Trump: Do you know what the salary is?

Lesley Stahl: $400,000 you’re giving up.

Donald Trump: No, I’m not gonna take the salary. I’m not taking it.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-donald-trump-family-melania-ivanka-lesley-stahl/

A wartime time President that is not there to lead you into battle but rather there to act as a back up and take all the glory

 

 

                                                    

Might be something or maybe nothing you wont get the truth from this WH

 

 

10 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

Another principled civil servant who dared to speak the truth. 

 

23 hours ago, Tracker said:

 

 

                                                    

BUILD THE WALL!

Edited April 4, 20205 yr by do or die

12 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

Another case of the Dictator not wanting any oversight

2 hours ago, bustamente said:

Another case of the Dictator not wanting any oversight

DO NOT QUESTION YOUR EMPEROR!!!

Trump goes after the certain media today, saying is all about ratings, rich coming from an idiot who talks about his fake poll numbers all the time

President Donald Trump on Saturday spent much of his daily press briefing on the coronavirus raging against perceived enemies, from the media, to the Ukraine whistleblower, to the recently ousted commander of a Navy aircraft carrier. 

On the same day the U.S. death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 8,000, Trump opened the briefing with a slam at the media, which he accused of “spreading false rumors.” 

“Get this over with, then go back to your fake news,” Trump said. 

While acknowledging that the nation will likely see “a lot of death” in the coming weeks, the president repeatedly reiterated his calls for the country to “get back to work” and ease up on protective restrictions. 

And then he let loose on critics. 

Asked about his Friday night firing of intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson, who notified Congress of the whistleblower complaint that ultimately led to his impeachment, Trump slammed both Atkinson and the whistleblower.

“Frankly, somebody oughta sue his ass off,” the president said of the anonymous intelligence whistleblower, adding that Atkinson, a Trump appointee, “did a terrible job.”  

Trump also slammed Captain Brett Crozier, who was relieved of his duty commanding the USS Theodore Roosevelt after writing a letter warning about the spread of the coronavirus on his ship. While Crozier’s warnings were dismissed and his pleas for help to Navy leadership were met with punishment, more men on his ship wound up testing positive for the virus, with 137 cases as of Saturday.

almost three years to the day:

 

i chuckled pretty hard at this. Then I realized how scary this statement is and was immediately saddened....

 

 

7 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

i chuckled pretty hard at this. Then I realized how scary this statement is and was immediately saddened....

 

 

Well why would they give it to american citizens in need of it when they can get in some good old fashioned profiteering?

9 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

i chuckled pretty hard at this. Then I realized how scary this statement is and was immediately saddened....

 

 

This was first stated by Jared Kushner and this is probably  an echo designed to take heat off Kushner. We need to keep in mind that there is no depth to which Trump and his cronies are willing to sink to and they are governing like an army of occupation. There is every indication that Trump wants to rule as a dictator and what he is doing now will pale in comparison to what he will do if re-relected.

3 hours ago, bustamente said:

Half of that before he was elected.

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Half of that before he was elected.

I heard that there's surgery for dangling pardons.

Tommy Lee voicing an opinion, if this is offensive I'm sorry but really I could not say it any better.......................sorry about the font size

 

Edited April 6, 20205 yr by bustamente

33 minutes ago, bustamente said:

Tommy Lee voicing an opinion, if this is offensive I'm sorry but really I could not say it any better.......................sorry about the font size

 

You been Snoped!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tommy-lee-letter-to-trump/

 

12 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

You been Snoped!

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tommy-lee-letter-to-trump/

 

Still though couldn't of said it better

 

Of course, medical authorities and local leaders have also been begging for widespread testing for the coronavirus. As the New York Times reported last week, months were lost while the president drifted along in denial about the crisis, to the point where testing became almost irrelevant, since the virus had spread so far and wide that the only recourse was to lock down most of society and keep our fingers crossed.

Similarly, a blockbuster Washington Post story published on Sunday details how the Trump administration "often seemed weeks behind the curve in reacting to the viral spread, closing doors that were already contaminated ... infighting, turf wars and abrupt leadership changes hobbled the work of the coronavirus task force."

There are many other reports that outline the administration's monumental response fiasco. It may seem as though all this White House does all day is create chaos and confusion. But in fact the Trump's administration is still busily "deconstructing the administrative state" one department at a time, even in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis.

For instance, even as people are dying in vast numbers, gasping for breath, Trump's EPA decided it was a good time to create more air pollution and roll back America's best attempt to combat climate change by weakening fuel efficiency rules for automobiles. As Carl Pope observes in a Salon commentary published on Monday, even the auto industry doesn't want this regulatory rollback, which seems to be an attempt to rewrite federal law. According to the Guardian, "the changes will allow vehicles to emit about a billion more tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide — equivalent to roughly a fifth of annual U.S. emissions."

In other news, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper have recently decided that the U.S. will withdraw from the "Open Skies" treaty with Russia, which was intended to reduce the risk of an accidental war. Our allies are unanimously opposed to abandoning the treaty, which is probably why this administration is doing it.

Edited April 6, 20205 yr by Tracker

Trump lashes out at NYT, WaPost amid criticism of coronavirus response

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/491328-trump-lashes-out-at-nyt-wapost-amid-criticism-of-coronavirus-response

 

Well, he better re-load the Twitter......

U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
https://apnews.com/090600c299a8cf07f5b44d92534856bc

As Trump administration debated travel restrictions, thousands streamed in from China
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nsc/as-trump-administration-debated-travel-restrictions-thousands-streamed-in-from-china-idUSKBN21N0EJ