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by Hexx » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:29 pm

To solve that problem, Trump pressured Peña Nieto to suppress the issue. When pressed on who would pay for the wall, “We should both say, ‘We will work it out.’ It will work out in the formula somehow,” Trump said. “As opposed to you saying, ‘We will not pay,’ and me saying, ‘We will not pay.’ ”

Peña Nieto resisted, saying that Trump’s repeated threats had placed “a very big mark on our back, Mr. President.” He warned that “my position has been and will continue to be very firm, saying that Mexico cannot pay for the wall.”

Trump objected: “But you cannot say that to the press. The press is going to go with that, and I cannot live with that.”


This is about a wall Trump is constructing! :D
The desperation of the "master deal maker" who can't bully people into submission.

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by Garth » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:33 pm

Now he's launched his own propaganda news on Facebook:
Trump launches 'real news' Facebook series to combat mainstream media

President Trump has launched a "real news" video series on his Facebook page, part of his longstanding effort to dismiss the news provided by the mainstream media.

The inaugural episode, published Sunday, features Trump's daughter-in-law Lara boasting about the president's accomplishments in front of a background of Trump campaign logos.

"I bet you haven't heard about all the accomplishments the president had this week because there's so much fake news out there," says Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump.

"Watch here for REAL news!" says a post on the president's personal Facebook page.

Presidents and lawmakers have used websites and social media platforms for years to promote their achievements, but the "real news" series goes further, seeking to discredit the mainstream media and advertising what purports to be a reliable alternative.

As BuzzFeed has noted, mainstream media outlets did cover the stories Lara Trump cites as being ignored, including Trump's donating his second-quarter salary to the Education Department and Foxconn's plans to build a plant in Wisconsin.

Ignored by Trump's "real news" segment were Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, the president's tweets announcing a ban on transgender people in the military, and shake-ups in the West Wing that led to the departures of chief of staff Reince Priebus, press secretary Sean Spicer and communications director Anthony Scaramucci.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/02/media/t ... index.html

The US really isn't looking good right now.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Alvin Flummux » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:41 pm

Surprised they didn't just decide to commandeer Breitbart TBH.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Preezy » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:44 pm

Joke of a country, Trump is going to leave one hell of scar.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Hexx » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:46 pm

Alvin Flummux wrote:Surprised they didn't just decide to commandeer Breitbart TBH.


I'm sure I read that Breitbart is going off him - he's delivering nothing and failing all his promises to his rapid base (if his base realise that is a different question). No one wants to be backing "the loser"

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by jiggles » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:47 pm

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by Garth » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:49 pm

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SAD! :lol:

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by Moggy » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:49 pm

His speech to the Scouts looked like a rally.

He is launching his own propaganda network.

It’s only a matter of time before certain minorities have to wear armbands and he redesigns the flag with his own symbol.

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by jiggles » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:51 pm

Garth wrote:Image

SAD! :lol:


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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Hexx » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:53 pm

He's just the week started down the "white's are the truly discriminated against" route. In America.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Garth » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:55 pm

His approval rating has reached a new low:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 74391.html

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by Moggy » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:56 pm

Hexx wrote:He's just the week started down the "white's are the truly discriminated against" route. In America.


I feel so sorry for the straight white Christian men in America. Those poor lambs have had it tough for so long. Finally there is a guy in charge that will help them out a bit.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by captain red dog » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:57 pm

That call with the Aussie PM has turned into a needless disaster. There was no political jeopardy there as Trump had the excuse that it was an Obama deal. I genuinely think the guy has something wrong with him.

I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't actually negotiated a deal in a long time. Most of his deals were probably done in the 70s, 80s and early 90s when things were a bit more American Psycho. Since then he has been a celebrity and mainly just a figurehead for his companies in my opinion. Wouldn't be surprised if he thinks he can run a country the same way he ran his shady companies when he was at the helm.

Edit:Turnball though comes across as the only world leader to meet him with a firm backbone!

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by KK » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:58 pm

I dread to think what trade deals our two countries are going to come up with. We'll probably end up with all the refugees Australia sent to America first.

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by Moggy » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:09 pm

KK wrote:I dread to think what trade deals our two countries are going to come up with. We'll probably end up with all the refugees Australia sent to America first.


If we offer to pay for the wall, then maybe we will get a good trade deal?

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by Preezy » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:37 pm

I've never known someone talk so, spout so many words and yet not actually say anything. It's almost an artform.

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by Corazon de Leon » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:46 pm

captain red dog wrote:That call with the Aussie PM has turned into a needless disaster. There was no political jeopardy there as Trump had the excuse that it was an Obama deal. I genuinely think the guy has something wrong with him.

I wouldn't be surprised if he hasn't actually negotiated a deal in a long time. Most of his deals were probably done in the 70s, 80s and early 90s when things were a bit more American Psycho. Since then he has been a celebrity and mainly just a figurehead for his companies in my opinion. Wouldn't be surprised if he thinks he can run a country the same way he ran his shady companies when he was at the helm.

Edit:Turnball though comes across as the only world leader to meet him with a firm backbone!


You know there's a problem when you make Malcolm Turnbull - himself a fairly controversial figure in Australia - look like a good and strong leader. :lol:

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by KK » Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:18 pm

Preezy wrote:I've never known someone talk so, spout so many words and yet not actually say anything. It's almost an artform.

If ever there was a guy to do "How to stall for time", "The ultimate bullshitter" and "Con your way to the top" training videos, it'd be Trump.

The biggest arseholes, the biggest liars, the most untalented tossers...they all make it to the top in America. So in that regard, they've got the President they deserve. He's the end product of the Reality-obsessed, fame-hungry Kardashian bullshit they're obsessed with. Work hard, do the right thing, get a good education, have morals and self respect...nah, strawberry float all that. In America that'll get you a job in Starbucks.

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PostRe: US Politics - Trump's calls with foreign leaders leaked + Trump launches 'Real News' propaganda vids
by BID0 » Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:31 pm



Imagine how different the world would be today if Gore had become President over Bush.

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PostRe: US Politics - 'The Mooch' fired after less than 2 weeks as comms director
by Memento Mori » Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:52 pm

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