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Trumps Jealous Obama Obsession Includes Claiming Obama Never Used the Oval OfficeDonald Trumps 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 Wings 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.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)or kindergarten
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)for sure...
eShirl
(18,494 posts)(whisper) peeeeeeeeeee taaaaaaaaape
wishstar
(5,270 posts)unlike Trump taking advantage using taxpayer funds and influence of WH to enrich his personal businesss interests.
Vinca
(50,278 posts)The man has no business being president of the Chamber of Commerce let alone the United States.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)underpants
(182,829 posts)*workday begins at 11 am
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)Link to tweet
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?
underpants
(182,829 posts)Who wears a hat inside anyway?
malaise
(269,054 posts)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.
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)And anyone remember the freak-out when he did this?
https://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-put-his-feet-on-oval-office-desk-and-people-are-outraged/
volstork
(5,402 posts)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.
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)"FakeNews" !!!111!!!!
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)Last edited Thu Feb 22, 2018, 09:47 AM - Edit history (2)
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)I've read that several times. Now he is a pariah that no Hollywood types want anything to do with.
roscoeroscoe
(1,370 posts)"...To give the Russians classified information."
"...To try to force his Attorney General to drop an investigation."
erpowers
(9,350 posts)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".
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)dignity to respond to Trumps 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 Grants 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