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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:32 AM Feb 2018

OK, DU...deconstruct this Trump tweet about Ivanka in South Korea and tell me what you see.

The CLUE is highlighted in bold below.





Donald J. Trump? Verified account @realDonaldTrump

My daughter, Ivanka, just arrived in South Korea. We cannot have a better, or smarter, person representing our country.
6:07 AM - 23 Feb 2018


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OK, DU...deconstruct this Trump tweet about Ivanka in South Korea and tell me what you see. (Original Post) Miles Archer Feb 2018 OP
? yellow CurtEastPoint Feb 2018 #1
I guess you could interpret it more than one way. Captain Stern Feb 2018 #2
Yeah, we're in some kind of alt-hades when Ivanka is better than the VP bigbrother05 Feb 2018 #5
Somebody is comma-tose C_U_L8R Feb 2018 #3
Yep, that's what I was going for. Miles Archer Feb 2018 #4
Actually every single one of our Olympic athletes is better qualified to represent our country than FSogol Feb 2018 #6
To start with incorrect punctuation ... n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #7
Nothing says, leader of the free, world, like a literate, tweet C_U_L8R Feb 2018 #8
When it comes to Idiocracy, he is tops!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #10
"We cannot have a better, or smarter, person representing our country." rock Feb 2018 #9
Basically, there are hundreds of better people out there... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #11
His excuse for neglecting to appoint an ambassador yet?? Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #12
Best reply to this tweet Justice Feb 2018 #13

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
2. I guess you could interpret it more than one way.
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:37 AM
Feb 2018

He probably means that Ivanka is so great and smart that it would be impossible to find anybody better to represent our country. Of course, that would also have to include himself, but it's unlikely he meant that.

Or you could take it to say that there are plenty of people out there that are better and smarter than Ivanka, but we just can't have them representing our country.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
5. Yeah, we're in some kind of alt-hades when Ivanka is better than the VP
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:45 AM
Feb 2018

When a disaster capitalist is the best his admin can offer, we are in rings of hell that even Dante couldn't imagine.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
4. Yep, that's what I was going for.
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:43 AM
Feb 2018

Because when it comes to the smartest and best person to represent the U.S. in a foreign country, I always thought it was supposed to be the President, not his daughter.



FSogol

(45,493 posts)
6. Actually every single one of our Olympic athletes is better qualified to represent our country than
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 09:56 AM
Feb 2018

your deplorable daughter. They worked hard to get where they are. Everyone is embarrassed she showed up.

rock

(13,218 posts)
9. "We cannot have a better, or smarter, person representing our country."
Fri Feb 23, 2018, 12:11 PM
Feb 2018

That's true. Not with you in charge.

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