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/

Trump’s unraveling: Mental health experts explain why the next 4 months could be really dangerous

Donald Trump on Friday commuted the sentence of his crony, Roger Stone. As Mitt Romney tweeted, “Unprecedented historic corruption: an American president commutes the sentence of a person  convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president.”

So the president of the United States takes action to help his buddy, a convicted felon, but he cannot take decisive steps to combat the coronavirus pandemic and save lives. This is an act of corruption of the highest order. And this is an example of Trump’s mental disorder and a stark preview of his unraveling over the next four months leading up to the November election. Heading to the November election, Trump’s mental disorder will continue to unravel in the face of mounting pressures and stress.

Now, Trump has found a new foil and is attacking Anthony Fauci, a highly respected public health expert. Dr. Fauci has served in five presidential administrations. He relies on data and science. Trump trying to discredit Dr. Fauci is a desperate attempt to blame him for Trump’s own catastrophic handling of the deadly pandemic.

And it is another reflection of the gravity of his mental disorder.

Unstable and Unraveling
What we are seeing in plain view is a narcissistic and antisocial president who is unstable and unraveling daily. He is faced with falling poll numbers, a ferocious and ignored pandemic, an economic recession that he caused, a damaging tell-all book by his niece and defeats by the Supreme Court. Trump’s responses:  rants, tweets, lies, whining, conspiracy theories, threats, scapegoating, corruption, feeling victimized, stubbornness. The list goes on and on.

Since taking office, Trump’s mental disorder has been in full display.  Story after story has been written about his grandiose view of himself; his 19,000 lies to the American people, his bullying, his vindictiveness, his unprecedented breaking of norms, his reckless behavior, his total lack of empathy, his use of projection, his refusal to accept responsibility for his actions and his corruption.

All combined, these symptoms and characteristics and behaviors constitute a mental disorder that is serious and debilitating. And the only way to change a personality disorder is with ongoing treatment, especially psychotherapy.

Cognitive Issues, Too
Added to his personality pathology is the strong likelihood of Trump’s cognitive decline. His vocabulary range has narrowed. His abstract thinking is limited. His reasoning is shallow. He is unfocused. He has difficulty processing complex information. His decision-making is impaired. His judgment is poor. He often appears listless and apathetic. He repeats simple words and phrases over and over. He cannot shift and adapt. His gait can be abnormal. He had trouble drinking a glass of water with one hand.  Trump’s cognitive decline could be reflective of dementia; such cognitive problems gradually get worse, not better.

Heading to the November election, Trump’s mental disorder will continue to unravel in the face of mounting pressures and stress. He will become increasingly erratic, unstable and desperate. His display of power and corruption may not be hidden any longer. He will take great measures to suppress voter turnout. He will incite racism and a culture war. He will blame and scapegoat others. He will engage in escalating rants, tweets, name-calling, accusations, overt threats, projections, bullying, lies, gaslighting, triangulation, obstruction and whining. His thinking, reasoning, decision-making and judgment will continue to wane.

The next four months will be unnerving and unsettling for sure. Trump is unraveling before our eyes.

 Alan D. Blotcky, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Birmingham, Ala. He is clinical  associate professor, Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

John M. Talmadge, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is also Senior Medical Advisor, The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/trumps-unraveling-mental-health-experts-explain-why-the-next-4-months-could-be-really-dangerous/

(Trump is more than halfway there already, and will likely resort to Rx's to cope)

This is good news. I hope they put him away.

 

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

Trump ‘Getting Involved’ in Case Against Viral Gun-Toting St. Louis Couple, Says Governor

President Trump will be “getting involved” in the case against a white St. Louis couple who went viral after a photograph showed them pointing guns at a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators passing outside their mansion last month, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said late Tuesday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey are under review for criminal charges and St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden confirmed Tuesday that he’s applied for unspecified warrants related to the case. Meanwhile, CNN reports St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has said Trump and Parson “came after her” for investigating the case and are “spreading misinformation and distorting the truth.” Parson, a Republican, said he’s spoken with Trump about the case and the president “doesn’t like what he sees and the way these people are being treated.” Parson said Attorney General Bill Barr “was represented on the call,” and that he thinks the president and Barr “are going to take a look” at the McCloskey case. In an interview clip posted by Townhall on Tuesday, Trump defended the McCloskeys, saying: “I understand somebody local, they want to prosecute these people. It’s a disgrace.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-getting-involved-in-case-against-viral-gun-toting-st-louis-couple-says-governor?ref=home

(Trump may be demented but he is consistent)

Trump-endorsed GOP congressman charged with three counts of felony voter fraud minutes before debate

Steve Watkins, an honorary co-chair of Trump's re-election campaign, allegedly used a UPS store address to vote. Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kansas, was charged with three counts of felony voter fraud and a misdemeanor after an investigation into his vote in a 2019 local election.

Watkins, a first-term congressman, was charged with voting without being qualified, interference with law enforcement by providing false information and unlawful advance voting. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay, a fellow Republican, announced the charges Tuesday about 30 minutes before a televised debate between Watkins and his primary challengers.

The congressman was also charged with a misdemeanor charge for failing to notify the DMV that he had changed his address. Watkins, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump and is an honorary co-chair of the Trump re-election campaign, denied the allegations.

Watkins, who won his 2018 race by just 0.8 percentage points in a district Trump carried by 19 points, faced the scrutiny of the Federal Election Commission scrutiny in an investigation into whether his father, Steve Watkins Sr., illegally funneled money into his campaign through his daughters, a contractor and the contractor's wife.

https://www.salon.com/2020/07/15/trump-endorsed-gop-congressman-charged-with-three-counts-of-felony-voter-fraud-minutes-before-debate/

Absolutely unacceptable.

Somebody stop this lunatic.

 

 

that "abolish the suburbs" line is one they've been rolling out.  it's basically war-on-christmas / war-on-cars stuff.

If I were a Goya PR or marketing person, I don't know if I'd want the White House in my lane.

Just let Trump continue to talk and bury himself by the end of summer his job approval will be closer to 30% if people keep getting infected and dying, can wait till he turns on the Governors that licked his boots 

 

Trump has all kinds of reasons to refuse to leave the White House:

https://www.alternet.org/2020/07/trump-has-a-lot-to-fear-and-he-wont-leave-office-quietly/

The public affairs officer for the Oklahoma Board of Elections, a representative for Kanye West appeared at their offices to formally file to run for President in the past 45 minutes along with the necessary filing fee.

2 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

Absolutely unacceptable.

Somebody stop this lunatic.

 

 

That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that?

 

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21326206/donald-trump-pipelines-dapl-infrastructure-nepa

If Trump was any sort of President he would of fired Navarro, but lets face it Navarro's op ed had Trump's seal of approval

22 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that?

But, but this guy wants a chance..

Trump back in court fighting New York's DA getting his tax returns.

Just to cheer everyone up, lets remember that time in 1912 Teddy Roosevelt was shot and did the following:

- Survived
- Convinced the mob of supporters not to harm the assassin.
- Gave his speech anyways (which was 84 minutes btw)
- Mocked the assassination attempt as part of his opening
https://www.businessinsider.com/teddy-roosevelt-assassination-attempt-2017-6

Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in his bid, but still, pretty cool story.

 

Edited July 16, 20205 yr by Eternal optimist

These guys sure know how to troll Trump:

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Surprised it didn't happen a lot earlier

 

Some pretty awesome news!

 

 

3 hours ago, bustamente said:

Trump back in court fighting New York's DA getting his tax returns.

His lawyers have said they will do that as long as they possibly can. 

 

2 hours ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Some pretty awesome news!

 

 

Ruth and Joe. Just got to hold on until the end of November.

36 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Ruth and Joe. Just got to hold on until the end of November.

Until Inauguration Day. If something happened to RBG before then you know McConnell will do everything he can to have a replacement sworn in before the term ends.

12 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

That actually does not look like him upon closer inspection. Looks plasticky. Anyone else think that?

It had me wondering (it’s hard to get that exact shade of orange) but that is photo, apparently, is from his Instagram account..

 

Here’s the proper reaction to Trump’s faux pas..

 

1 hour ago, Mr Dee said:

Here’s the proper reaction to Trump’s faux pas..

 

The world should pray that this is Trump's career after next election- flogging products on TV.