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Old 04-23-2017, 10:36 PM
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AP Interviews Trump

Transcript here - https://apnews.com/c810d7de280a47e88848b0ac74690c83

Jesus... This guy is nuts.

I'm really missing President 'No Drama'.
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Old 04-24-2017, 12:25 AM
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‘Everyone tunes in’: Inside Trump’s obsession with cable TV

"During a small working lunch at the White House last month, the question of job security in President Trump’s tumultuous White House came up, and one of the attendees wondered whether press secretary Sean Spicer might be the first to go.
The president’s response was swift and unequivocal. “I’m not firing Sean Spicer,” he said, according to someone familiar with the encounter. “That guy gets great ratings. Everyone tunes in.”
Trump even likened Spicer’s daily news briefings to a daytime soap opera, noting proudly that his press secretary attracted nearly as many viewers."

"For Trump — a reality TV star who parlayed his blustery-yet-knowing on-air persona into a winning political brand — television is often the guiding force of his day, both weapon and scalpel, megaphone and news feed. And the president’s obsession with the tube — as a governing tool, a metric for staff evaluation, and a two-way conduit with lawmakers and aides — has upended the traditional rhythms of the White House, influencing many spheres, including policy, his burgeoning relationship with Congress, and whether he taps out a late-night or early-morning tweet.
Those Trump tweet-storms, which contain some of his most controversial utterances, are usually prompted by something he has seen on television just moments before. The president, advisers said, also uses details gleaned from cable news as a starting point for policy discussions or a request for more information, and appears on TV himself when he wants to appeal directly to the public."

"Some White House officials — who early on would appear on TV to emphasize points to their boss, who was likely to be watching just steps away in his residence — have started tuning into Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” because they know the president habitually clicks it on after waking near dawn."

"But Trump’s habits have consequences far beyond being the quirky, unchanging ways of a 70-year-old man who keeps an eye on cable as he goes about his day, as his confidants describe his behavior. Foreign diplomats have urged their governments’ leaders to appear on television when they’re stateside as a means of making their case to Trump, and U.S. lawmakers regard a TV appearance as nearly on par with an Oval Office meeting in terms of showcasing their standing or viewpoints to the president." WP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.f0b6bea366f2
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Old 04-24-2017, 08:09 AM
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"During a small working lunch at the White House last month, the question of job security in President Trump’s tumultuous White House came up, and one of the attendees wondered whether press secretary Sean Spicer might be the first to go.
The president’s response was swift and unequivocal. “I’m not firing Sean Spicer,” he said, according to someone familiar with the encounter. “That guy gets great ratings. Everyone tunes in.”
Trump even likened Spicer’s daily news briefings to a daytime soap opera, noting proudly that his press secretary attracted nearly as many viewers."...
We have a regular Chauncey Gardiner in the White House.
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Old 04-24-2017, 09:38 AM
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Old 04-24-2017, 12:58 PM
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I doubt that Trump can get two synapses to fire at the same time.
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Old 04-24-2017, 03:03 PM
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Trump’s over-the-top, boastful AP interview, annotated

Annotated version here - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.5b32c06a5258

C'mon Donald, this is some hipwader material.
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How Much Of Trump's 100 Day Action Plan Has He Completed?, by Stephen Colbert

https://youtu.be/q2Dop7haDnY
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The liein' king.
Fact-checking President Trump's Pinocchio-laden Associated Press interview - http://www.sltrib.com/home/5215803-1...sociated-press
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The two-word phrase President Trump relies on most

http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politi...l_topeditorial
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