US Politics - Trump cancels summit having to do with North Korea

PostRe: US Politics by **Harry Ola** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 6:58 am

So just when they had managed a little message discipline for once, one of the weird looking sons pops up on Fox News ....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/06/11/trumps-son-seems-to-confirm-comeys-account-of-the-presidents-comments-on-the-flynn-investigation/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_trumpjr-comey-1230am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.a6e4dfc3c94e

PostRe: US Politics by **Saint of Killers** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:13 am

To paraphrase what he wanted to say: When my dad wants you to do something he doesn't ask, he demands it. He would never have merely asked Comey to drop the investigation. He would have demanded it of him. And so I find Comey's account to be somewhat unbelievable.

What he ended up saying: When my dad wants you to do something he doesn't ask, he demands it. He would never have merely asked Comey to drop the investigation. He would have demanded it of him. And that's what he did.

See, I think the That's what he told Comey bit alludes to that's how their relationship was, that when Trump wanted something done he would order it done, not ask could it be done. He didn't mean to then connect it to the specific Trump/Comey/Flynn situation. But he did.

God bless that idiot :lol:

PostRe: US Politics by **Garth** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:40 pm

AHAHAHAHAHA! :lol:

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold
US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests

Donald Trump has told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports him coming.

The US president said he did not want to come if there were large-scale protests and his remarks in effect put the visit on hold for some time.

The call was made in recent weeks, according to a Downing Street adviser who was in the room. The statement surprised May, according to those present.

The conversation in part explains why there has been little public discussion about a visit.

May invited Trump to Britain seven days after his inauguration when she became the first foreign leader to visit him in the White House. She told a joint press conference she had extended an invitation from the Queen to Trump and his wife Melania to make a state visit later in the year and was “delighted that the president has accepted that invitation”.

Many senior diplomats, including Lord Ricketts, the former national security adviser, said the invitation was premature, but impossible to rescind once made.

Trump has named Woody Johnson, a Republican donor and owner of the New York Jets, as the new ambassador to the UK but has yet to nominate him formally. A large number of US ambassadorial positions remain unfilled worldwide largely due to the Trump team failing to make any formal nominations.

The acting US ambassador to the UK, Lewis Lukens, a career diplomat, clashed with Trump last week by praising Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, for his strong leadership over the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack.

His remarks came just days after Trump criticised Khan for his response to the attack, misquoting the mayor’s message to Londoners not to be alarmed by the increased presence of armed police.

Khan’s office pointed out Trump’s error later but the president responded by accusing London’s mayor of making a “pathetic excuse”. Khan then called on the UK government to cancel Trump’s invitation. No date had been fixed for the visit.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... CMP=twt_gu

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PostRe: US Politics by **Meep** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:44 pm

Getting Trump to speak under oath seems like a great way to get him impeached. He can't help but purjure himself. If he's asked about any number lies he had told during and after his campaign he must either come clean publicly or commit perjury; either way great material for impeachment. I honestly find it hard to believe his team would let him do something so phenomenally stupid.

PostRe: US Politics by **Memento Mori** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 1:55 pm

Garth wrote:AHAHAHAHAHA!

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold
US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests

Donald Trump has told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports him coming.

The most gotten to man alive.

PostRe: US Politics by **Peter Crisp** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 2:07 pm

Meep wrote:Getting Trump to speak under oath seems like a great way to get him impeached. He can't help but purjure himself. If he's asked about any number lies he had told during and after his campaign he must either come clean publicly or commit perjury; either way great material for impeachment. I honestly find it hard to believe his team would let him do something so phenomenally stupid.

The problem is I think he's so self absorbed I don't think he'd ever admit to any personal fault even if he's impeached and ends up in prison on a lengthy sentence, he'd continue to blame someone else no matter how obvious it is he dug his own grave.
I can see him perjuring himself massively or simply refusing to answer and thinking that he's being super smart and not realising that refusing to answer is pretty much the same as admitting guilt.

His lawyers would have him plead the 5th, but he'd probably go on to incriminate himself via Twitter later the same day anyway.

PostRe: US Politics by **Moggy** » Sun Jun 11, 2017 2:37 pm

Memento Mori wrote:
Garth wrote:AHAHAHAHAHA!

Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold
US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests

Donald Trump has told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports him coming.

The most gotten to man alive.

And his supporters still call other people snowflakes. :slol:

Of course May will now definitely be gone, Trump potentially. But even so, you're looking at a new PM for any potential visit, and Labour would cancel it too.

I can't see it ever going ahead now. I have to admit I'm rather disappointed.

KK wrote:I can't see it ever going ahead now. I have to admit I'm rather disappointed.

Yeah I'm the same really. It would have been hilarious. :lol:

It's going to be Boris Johnson welcoming The Rock at this rate :lol:

twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/873899597147639809

Dangerblade wrote:It's going to be Boris Johnson welcoming The Rock at this rate

It's going to be Boris Johnson zip-lining into a packed Trafalgar Square while The Rock paraglides in from above.

I am genuinely disappointed as I wanted to see the protest.

Alvin Flummux wrote:
Dangerblade wrote:It's going to be Boris Johnson welcoming The Rock at this rate

It's going to be Boris Johnson zip-lining into a packed Trafalgar Square while The Rock paraglides in from above.

We can only hope.

I'm actually disappointed that he's not coming. You know full well that it would have been really interesting.

Appeals court upholds the ban

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40252724

Hexx wrote:Appeals court upholds the ban

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40252724

Twitter will be fun tonight then!

Have you seen this?

twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/874294155257806848

Hexx wrote:Have you seen this?

twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/874294155257806848

Even if true (and it's obviously not) aren't Republicans supposed to be about small government?

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