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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 07:55 AM Feb 2018

"Obama Never Used the Oval Office"

Trump’s Jealous Obama Obsession Includes Claiming Obama Never Used the Oval Office

Donald Trump’s jealous obsession with his predecessor is well known, but a Washington Post report indicates the psychosis is even worse than you think. (The first rule of Trump: It is always worse than you think.) Apparently, the ways Trump attempts to demonstrate his superiority over Barack Obama extend to allegedly greater use of the Oval Office. Every tour stop would include an emphasis on this point.

“Obama never used the Oval, but Trump is different,” the president would say, referring to himself in the third person as he often does, according to people who have witnessed the tours:

As his guests marveled at the space, Trump would press them, asking if Obama had ever shown them the West Wing’s inner sanctum.

When he was invariably told no, Trump appeared to beam with pride.

This is obviously a bizarre attack, for several reasons:

1. Does it really matter which room a president works in?

2. Obama did in fact use the Oval Office. I conducted an interview with him. There are many photos documenting his use of the room.

3. Trump is the laziest man in the modern history of the presidency. He watches television until 11 every morning. His working day often ends by 4:30 p.m.

Like many of his attacks on Obama — for instance, the favorite Trump campaign riff about Obama allegedly playing too much golf — there is an irrational element of self-loathing at work.
It is almost as if Trump is so obsessed with defiling Obama that he might express his resentment in the form of some kind of perverted and abnormal behavior.
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"Obama Never Used the Oval Office" (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 OP
It's like Trump never progressed beyond elementary school NewJeffCT Feb 2018 #1
Arrested Development mikeysnot Feb 2018 #13
LOL @ that last line eShirl Feb 2018 #2
I thought that title was referring to Obama not using his WH position for personal financial gain wishstar Feb 2018 #3
His obsession with Obama is one of the more bizarre manifestations of his sick mind. Vinca Feb 2018 #4
It's true. Trump has used the oval orifice more than any other president. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #5
Yeah he just sits in there all day* in a LOOK AT ME! way underpants Feb 2018 #11
I meant the sphincter under his nose. nt Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #14
When the GOP shut down the government, Trump tweeted a picture of him "working" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2018 #18
Looks like he threw on a coat and a hat underpants Feb 2018 #19
Don the Con knows that Obama malaise Feb 2018 #6
Um riiiiiigggghhhhtttt..... BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #7
Well, it's clearly volstork Feb 2018 #12
Definitely BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #15
I think that Obama is everything that he wishes he was - cool, intellectual, good looking, loved, & ehrnst Feb 2018 #8
He really really misses hanging out with celebrities underpants Feb 2018 #17
I think he forgot to finish his thought roscoeroscoe Feb 2018 #9
Fixed It For You erpowers Feb 2018 #10
I prefer referring to HIMSELF in the non-person. Guilded Lilly Feb 2018 #16
Trump isnt fit to shine Obamas shoes. Shame Obama has to much class and Pepsidog Feb 2018 #20

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
3. I thought that title was referring to Obama not using his WH position for personal financial gain
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 08:35 AM
Feb 2018

unlike Trump taking advantage using taxpayer funds and influence of WH to enrich his personal businesss interests.

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
4. His obsession with Obama is one of the more bizarre manifestations of his sick mind.
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 08:39 AM
Feb 2018

The man has no business being president of the Chamber of Commerce let alone the United States.

18. When the GOP shut down the government, Trump tweeted a picture of him "working"
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 10:53 AM
Feb 2018


It was pointed out that he had no papers or pen on his desk (also no pictures of his family in the background), and I think that wearing a hat in the Oval Office disrespects the office of the president.

Donnie Two Scoops obsesses about President Obama and Hillary Clinton as much as he does making it to the links each weekend.

I wonder if someone has told him he's ranked as the worst president in American history, while Obama is in the Top Ten?

malaise

(269,054 posts)
6. Don the Con knows that Obama
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 09:12 AM
Feb 2018

was a better president and is way superior to him. Obama is also better looking and has those nice 'big hands'. To be kind it's penis envy.

volstork

(5,402 posts)
12. Well, it's clearly
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 10:02 AM
Feb 2018

not the Oval Office-- it's just the soundstage they used for The West Wing. Or maybe it's just a painted backdrop hung behind Obama in a parking lot.




 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
8. I think that Obama is everything that he wishes he was - cool, intellectual, good looking, loved, &
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 09:16 AM
Feb 2018

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probably believes all that stuff he's heard about the "equipment" on black men.

I think he also envies Hillary like no one else - she got the bigger number of votes, doesn't have to do this awful, stressful job, gets all these awards, standing ovations when she shows up at a theater.

People in NYC love her and hate him.

He really planned to lose and make a fortune off the sucker following he got during the election with Trump TV.

And I imagine he was ready to trade in Melania for a newer model.

underpants

(182,829 posts)
17. He really really misses hanging out with celebrities
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 10:53 AM
Feb 2018

I've read that several times. Now he is a pariah that no Hollywood types want anything to do with.

roscoeroscoe

(1,370 posts)
9. I think he forgot to finish his thought
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 09:34 AM
Feb 2018

"...To give the Russians classified information."

"...To try to force his Attorney General to drop an investigation."

erpowers

(9,350 posts)
10. Fixed It For You
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 09:52 AM
Feb 2018

Donald Trump never uses the Oval Office. It is becoming clear that whenever Trump attacks anyone for anything Trump's name should replace the name of the person he is attacking. For instance, "Hillary Clinton is crooked and will use the presidency to enrich her family" should be changed to, "Donald Trump is crooked and will use the presidency to enrich his family".

Pepsidog

(6,254 posts)
20. Trump isnt fit to shine Obamas shoes. Shame Obama has to much class and
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 11:15 AM
Feb 2018

dignity to respond to Trump’s obvious penis envy of Obama. Fox and Traitors protect Trump with softball questions. I would love for one of these students ask Obama a basic 3rd grade civics question to stump the dope and expose his incredible ignorance of, well everything. I suspect Trump could not answer the question “what are the 3 branches that make up our government “. Will Trump know who is buried in Grant’s Tomb? I doubt it. His ignorance is utterly astounding. The only subject he may be conversant in is p_ _ _y grabbing and sticking his tongue down womens’ threats against their will. What a despicable man

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