Declan Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He always has to add a bit of exaggeration "I win an election easily, a great "movement" is verified, and crooked opponents" He didn't win easily - he didn't even win the majority vote and had to fight tooth and nail. His opponents aren't just wrong, they're crooked. Meryl Streep isn't just wrong she's an "overrated actress", Saturday Night Live isn't just unfair in how it depicts him it's "unfunny", CNN is "losing ratings". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarne Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He's doing a talk on some dossier that a retired british spy has come up with, To Recap: :: A retired British spy is believed to have been behind a dossier which reportedly alleges the Russians have obtained compromising material on Donald Trump. :: The material is said to be recordings of graphic sexual acts made when the President-elect stayed at a five-star hotel in Moscow. :: The dossier also alleges ongoing contact between associates of Mr Trump and intermediaries for the Kremlin. I mean, there's still actually no evidence of this and without seeing the dossier, it's just hearsay... I kind of feel like it's just the media kicking up stank again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsnight Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259984-Trump-Intelligence-Allegations.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/11/trump-russia-dossier-explainer-details Is it true? No one could quibble with the report’s section on geopolitics. It’s undoubtedly true that Putin has sought to weaken western institutions and the transatlantic alliance, plus the EU. Over the past 16 years he has sought to re-establish Russia as a central global player, and to challenge what Moscow sees as unfair US hegemony. The sex claims about Trump are ultimately unknowable. Trump is unlikely to confirm them, and what happened inside the Ritz Carlton is a matter of speculation. Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but in a series of furious tweets on Wednesday morning, the president-elect blamed intelligence agencies for the reports and vehemently denied that Russia had tried to use leverage over him. The FSB, does specialise in covertly recording high-profile targets, and it would certainly have been interested in Trump. But this doesn’t mean it has a tape. Until Putin leaves office – or falls out with Trump – we are unlikely to find out either way, if ever. Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, denied on Wednesday that Russia collects compromising material. This is untrue. In 1999, Russian TV showed footage of Russia’s prosecutor general, Yuri Skaratov, in bed with two young women. Skaratov had fallen out with Russian’s then president, Boris Yeltsin. The head of the FSB at the time told a press conference that the recording of the orgy was genuine. His name? Vladimir Putin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDruid-3X3 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just heard about this Scandal on the Radio this Morning. Trump might end up Impeached even before getting to take Office! 3X3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Whether the sex bit is true or not, it'll never go away. Like Richard Gere's hamster. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The man who was integral to the Obama 'birther' movement, and told the world that Ted Cruz's dad killed JFK, is now complaining about fake news. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just been watching his press conference. What with the border wall etc etc it's really scary stuff. Bye bye Obamacare - to be replaced with something a lot cheaper. I wonder how.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Having just watched the press conference, I really cannot see how the man can take office, He completely ignored the question about whether he or any of his campaign team was in touch with any Russian institution during the campaign. He blatantly and openly called on Russia to hack Democrat email servers. The sexual scandal, if proved true, will be the last straw. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 They should just not bother having elections in future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 They should certainly make the presidential election a simple count of the popular vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prism10 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just heard about this Scandal on the Radio this Morning. Trump might end up Impeached even before getting to take Office! 3X3 As the man himself said. I could shoot someone on live tv and the people will still vote for me. I doubt he will get impeached unless he displays serial killer type behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I mean, there's still actually no evidence of this and without seeing the dossier, it's just hearsay... The report is about what was being said privately. So it's already one removed from whether all, or even any, of what was being said is necessarily true. The significant fact revealed last night is that the FBI has been investigating the Trump team for, basically, treason. That's extraordinary and inevitably brings into focus Trump's hostility towards US intelligence. Putin wins either way - the US is in chaos whether or not he owns Trump. This is like something Charlie Brooker would write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I'm quite enjoying Trump. There's something to admire about someone who takes no shit whatsoever. He fights fire with fire and people don't like that. Wonderful news that the wall is to be built. With the added bonus he's going to make Mexico pay towards it. That's ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 That press conference was masterful he just answered whatever question he wanted and them to have asked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsnight Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8U0IaMsRf4 Because Trump is so careful of what he says and what he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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