Parkland Survivor After Talking to Trump: "I've never been so unimpressed by a person in my life."

[kpete]

There’s little point in adding to what Samantha Fuentes says about Trump.

Samantha Fuentes, who was shot in both legs during the Parkland assault, said she had felt no reassurance during a phone call from the president to her hospital room last week.



Ms. Fuentes, who was left with a piece of shrapnel lodged behind her right eye, said Mr. Trump had called the gunman a “sick puppy” and said “‘oh boy, oh boy, oh boy,’ like, seven times.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/politics/trump-talking-points.html

Trump opens with a line about how she’s a fan of him. No doubt a lie. But beyond that, why would any thinking person even think to bring that up under such circumstances?

By the way, Samantha still has shrapnel behind her eye.

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Samantha Fuentes, only 18 years old, is impressive.

In another interview, she poses a very simple proposition.

“I don’t know how Columbine wasn’t enough. I don’t know Sandy Hook was not enough. I don’t know how the Las Vegas shooting was not enough. I don’t know how the Pulse nightclub was not enough. I don’t know how any of it was not enough. But now it is. This is enough for me. This is enough for my message, this is enough for my platform, and I’m not gonna let anyone stop me.

VIDEO:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/parkland-survivor-i-dont-know-how-so-many-shootings-were-not-enough-to-finally-do-something/
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/2/22/1697544/-Parkland-Survivor-After-Talking-to-Trump-I-ve-never-been-so-unimpressed-by-a-person-in-my-life

Link to tweet

[mindem]

1. I am so proud of

and impressed by these kids. I think they are setting an example of how to put an issues "feet in the fire". Momentum.

[Happyhippychick]

2. The kids are my heroes, every one of them

[ProfessorGAC]

3. She Doesn't Even Look High School Age

Just kids! Maybe (just maybe) protecting kids is more important than anybody being able to have a high volume gun.

[HopeAgain]

4. Truly narcissistic

"I hear you are a big fan of mine"?? How anyone could be impressed with him is beyond comprehension.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. It's always about him. "Enough about me. Let's talk about you. You're a big fan of mine, right?"

[Siwsan]

5. I wish this was on the front page of the New York Post or Daily News

Or on any media that would shove it in trump*'s face.

[True Blue American]

6. Can you imagine

Any greater fool to start a Condolance call with,” I heard you were a fan of mine?”

The utter ignorance and narcissism is beyond belief!

No wonder they had to give Trump a cheat sheet.

[MarianJack]

7. "I heard you were a big fan of mine",...

...in other words, this shooting is all about ME!

Typical.

PEACE!

[LuckyCharms]

9. I'm proud of her. n/t

[dembotoz]

10. she has a long road ahead of her i wish her well

[Cha]

11. This is an excellent OP, Mahalo nui loa, kpete

“I don’t know how Columbine wasn’t enough. I don’t know Sandy Hook was not enough. I don’t know how the Las Vegas shooting was not enough. I don’t know how the Pulse nightclub was not enough. I don’t know how any of it was not enough. But now it is. This is enough for me. This is enough for my message, this is enough for my platform, and I’m not gonna let anyone stop me."
Samantha Fuentes

Link to tweet

We've heard how the ugly American/Russian mole's calls go with Foreign Dignitaries.

[Farmer-Rick]

13. I was thinking that

I bet those calls with Putin go just fine. Putin tells him what to do and Trump tells him all the latest secrets of or country. It's a win win for Putin.

[Cha]

15. Oh yeah.. no sanctions for trumputin..

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Just obstruction of Justice and crumbling down defenses by Benedict Donald.

putin tells trump.. you're doing just fine screwing up and breaking down America for me.. just don't ever forget all those tapes of you we have.. and try not to be such an obvious sycophant,, K?

He doesn't do that for anybody else.

[Botany]

21. I might be wrong but I think Putin is blackmailing Trump right now.

What does Putin have outside of:

Billions of dollars of Trump's debt.

The pee pee tapes. (Made in 2013 when Trump went to Moscow for his Miss Universe pageant
and met w/Russians about running for POTUS w/their help)

Tapes of Trump w/young girls.

Tapes of Trump w/Ivanka.

[Cha]

22. It's gotta be huge.. the way trump

is dancing around to putin's tune

[Botany]

24. We do now know that Manafort picked Pence for V.P. and Pence has links to .....

..... Russia and Flynn too.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029892213

BTW my republican senator sent me this crap ..... the Russian problem is propaganda and disinformation .....
not an act of war by a hostile foreign power. BTW part 2 the Trump/repub people who helped Russia in their
attack on America are to me like if Americans helped Japan in their attack on Pearl Harbor.


Dear xxx,

Given your interest in addressing Russian propaganda and disinformation, I wanted to update you on my recent legislation to counter Russian aggression at home and abroad.

I agree that we must do all that we can to verify the precise nature and extent of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, and to respond accordingly. However, Russia’s interference also illustrates a much broader and long-term problem of how sophisticated foreign propaganda and disinformation can undermine U.S. and allied values and interests. Keeping America safe requires us to adapt alongside the threats we face, and I believe the United States has been too slow to adapt to the disinformation campaigns of our adversaries and competitors (including Russia, China, and terrorist organizations like ISIS). This threat existed long before the 2016 election and will continue to be a major problem long after the public discussion of this election fades. I have been working tirelessly with my Senate colleagues to address this threat.

As you may know, on July 27th the Senate voted to pass H.R. 3364, the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, by a vote of 98-2 with my support. Along with punishing North Korea and Iran for their destabilizing and threatening activities, this bill contained important Russia-focused language based on the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act, sponsored by myself, Senator Cardin (D-MD), Senator Coons (D-DE), and Senator Reed (D-RI). This legislation both bolstered existing sanctions on Russia and imposed new sanctions on certain Russian actors, including those conducting malicious cyber activity on behalf of the Russian government and those doing business with the Russian intelligence and defense sectors. H.R. 3364 also included my initiative to strengthen U.S. efforts to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda across Central and Eastern Europe. On August 2nd, President Trump signed this important bill into law.

Additionally, my Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act, which I introduced with Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), was signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in December 2016. The law is designed to improve the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation from our adversaries by establishing an interagency center – the Global Engagement Center (GEC) – housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government.

Most recently, President Trump signed the FY 2018 NDAA into law, which included new language authored by me and Senator Murphy that builds upon the successes of last year’s NDAA. The new language promotes more seamless coordination between the Department of Defense and the State Department in countering foreign propaganda and disinformation. By better coordinating and synchronizing our government’s response to foreign propaganda and disinformation, the United States will be more successful in ensuring that our ideas win while the propaganda used against us, our allies, and our interests will fail.

However, we must also be aware of and address more overt forms of Russian aggression. I was pleased that the FY 2018 NDAA included another amendment of mine which builds upon FY 2016’s and FY 2017’s initiatives to supply security assistance to Ukraine. This year’s bill authorizes $350 million in security assistance, including lethal and non-lethal equipment, training, and technical assistance to help Ukraine fight and win the civil war that Russia has fueled in the eastern part of the country for years. For the first time, the amendment also authorizes assistance to bolster Ukraine’s naval capabilities, which were severely degraded following Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014.

As a U.S. Senator, my first and foremost duty is to defend the United States and the freedoms we enjoy. I have been proud to support all of the above pieces of bipartisan legislation which protect America from threats which attempt to undermine our democracy.

Thank you for interest in this issue. For more information on my work to counter Russian aggression and support U.S. interests and values, you may visit my website at www.portman.senate.gov.


Sincerely,

Rob Portman

[Cha]

26. Oh god.. rob portman.. yeah, he's

sure to tell the truth.. he's a republicon.

Yeah, I wonder why manafort chose pence? the very same manafort who is in so much legal trouble now because of the Russian connection.

pence should be tainted by this, big time.

[Botany]

28. BTW did Gates just roll on Manafort and Trump?

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10141995911

[Cha]

31. I hope so! he pleaded guilty.. "doesn't want a long

drawn out trial.."

So hope he's not adverse to spilling some beans on those just as guilty as he is.. he didn't do it alone.

[Botany]

29. And Manafort (Russian agent) picked Pence to be V.P.

http://www.newsweek.com/mike-pence-was-handpicked-paul-manafort-696412

Russia is way deep into the Republican party.


Before Trump formally announced Pence as his vice presidential candidate, it was Manafort who made sure it happened, The New York Times reported last year.

Trump had hesitated to settle on Pence, who was governor of Indiana. Trump was fielding last-ditch appeals from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and publicly said he had not made a “final, final decision” until advisers like Manafort reminded him of the importance of uniting the GOP around conservative Christian values.

CBS News reported that Pence was Manafort's "first choice" and that Manafort even lied about mechanical problems on Trump's plane to make the soon-to-be GOP nominee stay an extra day in Indiana to get to know Pence. In a phone call, Manafort assured Trump that Pence was the right choice and made a case that won over the real estate tycoon.

Manafort would later downplay his behind-the-scenes choice, telling the Times that Trump never seriously doubted Pence.

[Cha]

32. Thanks, I read that one.. ".. russia is way deep

in the republicon party.. "

[hueymahl]

12. I have a theory about this

He had no interest in calling any of these survivors. Why would he? He prefers heroes who have not been captured, I imagine he prefers students who have not been shot.

So his handlers are saying, "President Trump, your excellence, most highly intelligent big brain, you need to call a survivor - you are getting killed in the fake, failing press. Plus, your deplora - I mean your base wants to see you comfort the victims."

Trump: "Alex Jones says this is a fraud"

Handlers: "Ummmm. Ummmm. Ahhhh."

Trump: "How about that hero first responder - you know, the officer stationed at the school to protect the kids?"

Handlers: "Ummmm. Ummmm. Ahhhh."

Trump: "Have you seen my diet coke?"

Handler 1: "Sir, your most benevolent and kind, we understand one of the survivors is a HUGE fan of yours, and cannot wait to speak with you."

Trump: "Why didn't you say so you incompetent buffoon. Your fired! Handler 2, get that fan on the phone!"

[SammyWinstonJack]

16. Ha!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

27. Bingo!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. Had it been me......I would have said.....

"No, Mr. Trump. I am not a fan of yours, but thank you for your concern." And then I would have hung up.

[Politicub]

17. Trump is devoid of empathy

He has no capacity for it.

In his view of America, there are no more citizens. There are fans and then everyone else.

[MyOwnPeace]

18. Read what she said and wrote...............

and then explain to me how these idiots are claiming them to be "paid actors" or "kids too young to know any better?"

All of those deniers need to have a special place in HELL reserved for them (and they need special delivery via another assault weapon attack - because it is their right protected by their second amendment).

[Botany]

19. Trump, I heard that I was a big fan of him.

Trump made this poor girl's pain and the death of her classmates and teachers
all about him? The man has no shame.

[gademocrat7]

20. Chump is an egotistical maniac.

Samantha Fuentes has more courage and conviction than chump. His lack of empathy is galling. I stand with Samatha and her classmates.

[TNLib]

23. Trump has a personality disorder

His handlers really need to keep him away from the general public.

[mainstreetonce]

25. He went to that hospital but he didn't see her?

He talked to her on the phone?

There are no pictures of him actually visiting with any victims.

[Stardust1]

30. This is why

You need a QUALIFIED President that can handle more then schmoozing.

[Norbert]

33. She votes in 8+ months

I don't think dimwit donnie will be a fan of her when she takes out the trash in November.

[Heartstrings]

36. My thoughts exactly! nt

[dalton99a]

34. Kick

[Gothmog]

35. Trump is not impressive except to idiots like the deplorables

[Tatiana]

37. Even if half this country is a $hithole, these kids are a slice of paradise.

And I think they will help turn things around.

Hopefully in a decade or so, they'll be the ones in charge.

[Leghorn21]

38. KICK! I totally missed this post today, so many thanks, kpete - omg - nt