Donald Trump thus far

[ZoSo]

[CCS]

Haha, Desperate Don!

However, kudos to Trump for having the balls (I think that's what he has) to do what Obama had said he would do, only to chicken out.

The strikes also risk thrusting the US deeper into an intractable conflict that his predecessor spent years trying to avoid.

I disagree. The reporter seems to be injecting his opinion into the article.

This strike doesn't add any risk of the US being "thrust deeper into an intractable conflict". They are not putting troops on the ground. They haven't promised any further commitment - militarily or politically - to the fighting. Launching missiles from a ship means that any time they want, they can just fuck right off .

[Deadmeat]

59?

[CCS]

Yeah, why not?

[sidbo]

Originally Posted by CCS

However, kudos to Trump for having the balls (I think that's what he has) to do what Obama had said he would do, only to chicken out.

Didn't Obama ask Congress and they denied him this course of action?

One of Trump's tweets at the time said much the same thing: "Don't bomb Syria without asking Congress" type deal, although probably spelt worse.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...81528405905408

[fixed_truth]

"Battle Lines For World War III?"

Nzherald morning headlines. ffs

[StN]

^^ So what'll that do for house prices?

[blynk]

Originally Posted by StN

^^ So what'll that do for house prices?

But don't worry, NZH/Stuff will tell you how some 20 something managed to get onto the property market by their parents paying for it.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by blynk

But don't worry, NZH/Stuff will tell you how some 20 something managed to get onto the property market by their parents paying for it.

Or because they're pretty and have flexible... morals so get sugar daddies to pay her way through life.

[ZoSo]

Who the fuck knows about anything trump related these days, but trump and/or crew possibly in the shit for real.

http://www.palmerreport.com/opinion/...ext-week/2301/

http://twitter.com/TrueFactsStated

https://twitter.com/SheWhoVotes/stat...55678526967809

The dems are on par with labour these days though. So another fizzer is on the cards.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by MadMax

[pxpx]

scary geo-political things are happening but the media are more interested in laughing at him, but can you blame them when he does these types of things: https://twitter.com/politico/status/...720457/video/1

[Lightspeed]

The bad news just keeps coming. Turkey is doomed. The far-right is leaping ahead in France.

[pxpx]

https://twitter.com/CBSThisMorning/s...18966706130945

looooll america is doomed

[Ab]

can we call it a coup yet?

[ZoSo]

lol what a pos.
Really hope some indictments do start rolling in.

[Ab]

that second paragraph is totally how not-under-investigation people talk, trust me

[ZoSo]

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/09/po...sia0909PMStory

CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation

[Deadmeat]

FUN FACT: President Nixon never fired the Director of the FBI #FBIDirector #notNixonian pic.twitter.com/PatArKOZlk

— RichardNixonLibrary (@NixonLibrary) May 9, 2017

Seriously though, wow.

[Lightspeed]

Damn, Trump & Co. are going to press hard against the limits of their power for as long as they can, aren't they?

I shudder to think what they've already managed to pull so far.

[Ab]

Only until they can have those limits removed.

[pxpx]

Originally Posted by Ab

that second paragraph is totally how not-under-investigation people talk, trust me

I mean what can you do except for laugh? It's astounding.

[CCS]

https://howlonguntiltrumpleaves.com/

1350...

[Deadmeat]

Originally Posted by pxpx

I mean what can you do except for laugh? It's astounding.

Invest heavily in gold, survival rations and firearms while burying a shipping container deep in the back yard?

[Lightspeed]

Is it possible that the reins on Trump are lose enough (or were that day) that this was genuinely an impulsive act of rage by Trump?

Given the order vs the subsequent rationale, along with everything else, the administration's approach here hasn't been exactly elegant.

Somehow I get the feeling I'm both overestimating and underestimating the Trump administration.

[Ab]

Spicer: Trump fired the Director of the FBI at the recommendation of Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein

Rosenstein: wtf that's not what I said

Trump: I would have sacked him no matter what the recommendation was

Republican party: this is all normal and fine

[CCS]

1348

[Ab]

jesus

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/1....co/wWqXhFjTjE

[CCS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWOrJDqmduw

[The Edge]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ing/101587488/

Aww, poor Donald is unhappy the "mean news media" aren't saying nice things about him 24 hours a day. So he wants to shut them down too. Narcissistic much?

[Ab]

Just saw a droll post on Twitter - the world no longer has a "news cycle", rather it's more like S01E01 of Battlestar Galactica and there's just a post-crisis 33 minute countdown until the next one.

[Spoon1]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...e8c_story.html

That’s when McCarthy brought the conversation about Russian meddling around to the DNC hack, Trump and Rohrabacher.

“I’ll guarantee you that’s what it is. . . . The Russians hacked the DNC and got the opp [opposition] research that they had on Trump,” McCarthy said with a laugh.

Ryan asked who the Russians “delivered” the opposition research to.

“There’s . . . there’s two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy said, drawing some laughter. “Swear to God,” McCarthy added.

“This is an off the record,” Ryan said.

Some lawmakers laughed at that.

“No leaks, all right?,” Ryan said, adding: “This is how we know we’re a real family here.”

“That’s how you know that we’re tight,” Scalise said.

“What’s said in the family stays in the family,” Ryan added.

I picture the above said like Don Corleone...

We can haz Trump gone now? No? Ok, maybe later.

[MadMax]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainm...ectid=11858075

Fahrenheit 11/9: Michael Moore's secret documentary is about Donald Trump

[Lightspeed]

https://imgur.com/URL0g25

[sidbo]

"It's very nice of the US to provide the rest of the world with quality lols. You just managed to live down electing Bush twice and heeeeere's Donny!

It's like someone letting out a nasty fart in public, waiting just long enough for people to kinda forget it, and then loudly and messily shitting themselves."

[Ab]

more handshake lols

https://twitter.com/TBrianMalone/sta...17075037245440

[Caesar]

Originally Posted by Ab

more handshake lols

https://twitter.com/TBrianMalone/sta...17075037245440

I see your handshake lols... and raise you a move outter my way Mr PM
https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status...ing-a-photo-op

[Caesar]

Re the above... "The White House reportedly defended the gesture, calling it a “casual greeting” between leaders. "

Genuine lol out of that.

[Ab]

Move over Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron is the new leader of the free world.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/moment-o...28-gwf48v.html

[xor]

I bet Macron was training for that handshake for weeks.