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babylonsister

(171,070 posts)
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 12:58 PM Jun 2019

Trump To Sell His Family As The New Kennedys At Reelection Launch

Get your waders ready...

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/06/18/trump-kennedys-reelection.html

Posted on Tue, Jun 18th, 2019 by Jason Easley
Trump To Sell His Family As The New Kennedys At Reelection Launch
Trump will be continuing his push to sell his family to America as the new Kennedys at his reelection campaign launch in Florida.


Trump to drag his whole family to Florida

ABC News reported, “Donald Trump’s official campaign kickoff on Tuesday night in Orlando, Florida, will showcase the president and Vice President Mike Pence, along with Trump’s adult children, campaign officials told ABC News. Amid flourishes, such as a convention-style balloon drop, there will be the implicit message that what’s being sold is not just Trump, but his family. First lady Melania, Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner, Don. Jr. and Eric are their own political celebrities now — visiting royalty in the United Kingdom and part of the package that the president is offering up for a second term.”

Trump thinks that the Trumps are the new Kennedys

Trump proclaimed his wife Melania to be the “new Jackie O.” during an interview on Fox News. It has been reported that the Trump kids went on the trip to the UK because the president is trying to package his family as American royalty like the Kennedys. Trump isn’t JFK. Melania isn’t Jackie O., and his children will never be held in the same regard as the Kennedys.

No one is going to buy a family that is so cold and distant from one another to be the Kennedys. The Trumps will never be beloved. They will never be liked. The American people can smell deceit and corruption a mile away, and the Trumps may be the most criminal family unit to ever occupy the White House.

Most Americans don’t like Trump’s family, so trying to rebrand them as the new Kennedys is a sick joke that is only going to make the majority of the country dislike them more.

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Trump To Sell His Family As The New Kennedys At Reelection Launch (Original Post) babylonsister Jun 2019 OP
That's stomach turning. Vinca Jun 2019 #1
i almost barfed on my keyboard. rampartc Jun 2019 #6
Considering Jackie Kennedy mercuryblues Jun 2019 #2
Jackie Kennedy became Jackie O meow2u3 Jun 2019 #25
That there just reeks of his stupidity! Butterflylady Jun 2019 #38
... and after JFK was assassinated. fierywoman Jun 2019 #70
How utterly offensive to the Kennedy Family... Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #3
. . .and another who ALMOST lost his life at war in the South Pacific. . . DinahMoeHum Jun 2019 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #4
Scamalot! japple Jun 2019 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #48
The new Borgias, klook Jun 2019 #5
The Clampetts would be more apt sop Jun 2019 #34
The new Manson family, maybe Clash City Rocker Jun 2019 #71
OK, I apologize. I said Trump could never amaze me with any of his B.S.! Frustratedlady Jun 2019 #7
Sure, they are exactly like the Kennedys Scarsdale Jun 2019 #57
Gosh, seems like it was just yesterday when the name Kennedy was a dirty word tanyev Jun 2019 #8
Yeah! Don't Republicans hate the Kennedy's? SnowCritter Jun 2019 #43
LOL! Dump doesn't care about the Kennedys other than the marketing value and diva77 Jun 2019 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #74
So was Russia BlueSpot Jun 2019 #82
More like GeorgiaResister Jun 2019 #9
Trump To Sell His Family smb Jun 2019 #10
Future conspiracy theories will suggest Wendy T., B. King, or Ronald M. as the real assassin. Efilroft Sul Jun 2019 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #76
ok, i had to take a short walk on this one, but .... rampartc Jun 2019 #12
Good lawd. demmiblue Jun 2019 #13
Would this be the Kennedy Family Generic Other Jun 2019 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Botany Jun 2019 #19
Not even close. lpbk2713 Jun 2019 #16
"Trump To Sell His Family As The New Kennedys" Botany Jun 2019 #17
Yup, I really didn't think there could be anymore utter nonsense from this orange piece of shit..... a kennedy Jun 2019 #18
talk about an alternative fucking universe with alternative fucking "facts" rurallib Jun 2019 #20
More like the new Gambino Family spanone Jun 2019 #21
Don't slander the Gambinos like that... ADX Jun 2019 #28
They cannot achieve the stature of Billy Carter. Sneederbunk Jun 2019 #22
Is there any way the Kennedy Family could get together and sue him? Talitha Jun 2019 #23
More like Joe Dirt's family with a nice credit line. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jun 2019 #24
LOL!!!! GoCubsGo Jun 2019 #26
You would think they would go more for the Borgias. Thomas Hurt Jun 2019 #27
The Aristocrats! lunatica Jun 2019 #29
Who would buy them? otchmoson Jun 2019 #30
Well, Maleria Scarsdale Jun 2019 #60
I'm stunned at his level of ENVY Fresh_Start Jun 2019 #31
His brooding and pouting is my sole refuge these days... Moostache Jun 2019 #65
How quickly we went from class to crass. Lonestarblue Jun 2019 #32
Stolen Valor, Iterate Jun 2019 #33
What? He hates the job so much he wants to be a Republican martyr? hunter Jun 2019 #35
The new Manson family is more like it NewJeffCT Jun 2019 #36
there is nothing sacred when a fascist is running the country. Like ISIS, the GOP wants to destroy yaesu Jun 2019 #37
More like the Sopranos NastyRiffraff Jun 2019 #40
Scamelot. BHDem53 Jun 2019 #41
hahahha OhZone Jun 2019 #51
No surprise there. He has been going for that angle for a while now. Solly Mack Jun 2019 #42
Even Duck Dynasty is way too aspirational for this crew. deurbano Jun 2019 #44
He's so full of himself Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2019 #45
He couldn't pass them off as th ADAMS FAMILY !!! benld74 Jun 2019 #46
Bunch of ghoulish grifters.... LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #47
I think he said the new Addams Family! BlueJac Jun 2019 #49
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #50
Back and to the left - OhZone Jun 2019 #52
trump is delusional Gothmog Jun 2019 #53
Another temporary distraction because no one will BootinUp Jun 2019 #54
Trump wouldn't hesitate trev Jun 2019 #55
So wait, does this mean that all the pukes who despise Caroline, will now hate the Traitor Tots? NBachers Jun 2019 #56
This should fuck him for sure jmowreader Jun 2019 #58
Naw they didn't like Russia before either but it's trump tellin em now I'm just like JFK Like that? lunasun Jun 2019 #69
Ugh! smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #59
Putting your family down as collateral on a loan is not nice ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #61
Excuse me while I barf. The ridiculousness of it. the idiocy of it, the insanity & vileness of trump Fla Dem Jun 2019 #62
Guess that would work if you squint and are oxy'd out of your mind bigbrother05 Jun 2019 #63
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ..." JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2019 #64
Just apart from the fact that Jackie Kennedy never posed naked The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #73
Donnie T! Do you remember what happened when Dan Quayle tried to compare himself to JFK? no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #68
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #72
So he's hoping to be assassinated? Maru Kitteh Jun 2019 #75
45 really DOES have advanced syphilis JustAnotherGen Jun 2019 #77
Please proceed Freethinker65 Jun 2019 #78
Good Luck with That dlk Jun 2019 #79
The Kennedys have devoted much of their lives for multiple generations to public service. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2019 #80
This will be a very hard sell to the voters. They could only wish. FloridaBlues Jun 2019 #81
Did you see this? #3 from Hermit-The-Prog malaise Jun 2019 #83
I saw that yesterday and it's sooooooooooo perfect! TruckFump Jun 2019 #87
Even cockroaches can breed...it's not mere numbers that elevate one's name. Karadeniz Jun 2019 #84
Yeah, I can just see him out on the south lawn... trof Jun 2019 #85
hah! gristy Jun 2019 #86

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
1. That's stomach turning.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 12:59 PM
Jun 2019

If I lived in Orlando I might hand out copies of Melania's naked pix. No Jackie Kennedy there.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
3. How utterly offensive to the Kennedy Family...
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:01 PM
Jun 2019

You know, the same family who lost two of their members to an assassin's bullet and another who was lost at war...

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Response to japple (Reply #39)

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
7. OK, I apologize. I said Trump could never amaze me with any of his B.S.!
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:13 PM
Jun 2019

He's done so now.

So, the royalty rubbed off on the kids, too? We knew Trump believed he was king, but this is too much.

At least the queen and her family can have a good chuckle. I don't find it very funny.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
57. Sure, they are exactly like the Kennedys
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:51 PM
Jun 2019

minus the fortune, education, class, military service, intelligence, loyal following, respect. tRump is crass, vile, obese, low class, uneducated. I would love to hear what Caroline Kennedy has to say to this joke.

diva77

(7,643 posts)
66. LOL! Dump doesn't care about the Kennedys other than the marketing value and
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:10 PM
Jun 2019

as a distraction tactic. Meanwhile, he continues to steal the store in broad daylight as he dismantles our democracy.

Response to diva77 (Reply #66)

smb

(3,473 posts)
10. Trump To Sell His Family
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:24 PM
Jun 2019

Yeah, I figured he'd do that to try and save his own ass, but wasn't expecting it quite so soon....

Response to Efilroft Sul (Reply #11)

rampartc

(5,412 posts)
12. ok, i had to take a short walk on this one, but ....
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:26 PM
Jun 2019

if there is one American family that is hated by trump fans it is the kennedys.

maybe this is, finally, the insanity that severs trump from his deplorable base.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
15. Would this be the Kennedy Family
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:39 PM
Jun 2019

whose boys all avoided service during WW2? The one's who married hookers? The one's who spent their entire lives lying to people, laundering money, starting a missile crisis to collude with the Russians, only defending the interests of the very rich, and pretending his repulsive slovenly self resembled JFK or that the HOTUS compared in any way to Jackie?

Huh. I am not seeing the resemblance.

Response to Generic Other (Reply #15)

Botany

(70,516 posts)
17. "Trump To Sell His Family As The New Kennedys"
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 01:58 PM
Jun 2019


Did I ever tell you that I won the Heisman Trophy and 3 Nobel prizes?

a kennedy

(29,673 posts)
18. Yup, I really didn't think there could be anymore utter nonsense from this orange piece of shit.....
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:02 PM
Jun 2019

I was wrong. This is just disgusting.

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
20. talk about an alternative fucking universe with alternative fucking "facts"
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:04 PM
Jun 2019

Will the news media question this assertion or just report it?

 

ADX

(1,622 posts)
28. Don't slander the Gambinos like that...
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:00 PM
Jun 2019

...Criminal though they were, they had more honor than the Chumps ever will...

Talitha

(6,593 posts)
23. Is there any way the Kennedy Family could get together and sue him?
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:40 PM
Jun 2019

I sure as heck wouldn't stand for that troup of baboons comparing themselves to my Family!

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
26. LOL!!!!
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 02:56 PM
Jun 2019

"Trumps are the new Kennedys"

Good one! More like the new Gambino Crime Family. And, I hope they follow the Gambinos to prison, too. A few of them wound up in ADX Florence. May we all get to see Trump enjoy its big, beautiful walls, too.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
29. The Aristocrats!
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:04 PM
Jun 2019

They are going to look ludicrous in the history books, non fiction books, TV specials and fact based films that will come in the future.

They will join the ranks of crime families who couldn’t.

otchmoson

(68 posts)
30. Who would buy them?
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:06 PM
Jun 2019

Since I read about Trump trying to compare his wife to Jackie O a day or so ago, when I read this headline, I stopped reading after "Family" and asked myself, "Who the H*ll would buy them, and how much does he think he can get for them! (And yes, if the price were high enough, I do, indeed, think he would literally sell his family.)

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)
31. I'm stunned at his level of ENVY
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:07 PM
Jun 2019

I realize he doesn't do much but how does he do anything at all with all the time he spends envying other people and brooding about his slights?

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
65. His brooding and pouting is my sole refuge these days...
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:08 PM
Jun 2019

I LOVE the fact that he is a constantly miserable son of a bitch. It warms my heart to know that he cannot draw ANY enjoyment unless EVERYONE is praising him and as soon as he gets that whiff of reality that NO ONE really likes or respects him, it ruins his day!

Fuck Trump and all things tainted by association with his name....forever!

Lonestarblue

(10,011 posts)
32. How quickly we went from class to crass.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:08 PM
Jun 2019

The Trumps will always be known as money-grubbing, self-indulgent bottom feeders who lack even basic common decency.

Iterate

(3,020 posts)
33. Stolen Valor,
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:09 PM
Jun 2019

which is a trait he shares with the fundies. When you don't have education, courage, class, or valor, you steal it and diminish it's value.

In my book, it earns him a new nickname, the Malformed Parasite.

Be done, and bury him in a toxic waste dump.

hunter

(38,317 posts)
35. What? He hates the job so much he wants to be a Republican martyr?
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:17 PM
Jun 2019

God I pray no one takes him up on that.

I want that asshole to die by fast food, lack of exercise, a second Viagra, and a rough sex hooker.

I'll never forget the fuss when Ronald Reagan was shot.

That was an utterly obscene puke fest.

The only good that came of it was the Brady Campaign, which has been all but disavowed by modern gun masturbating shit hole rat republicans.




yaesu

(8,020 posts)
37. there is nothing sacred when a fascist is running the country. Like ISIS, the GOP wants to destroy
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:20 PM
Jun 2019

history, rewrite history. Instead of destroying temples, monuments, they are destroying the legacy of the great people in our history, including Obama & Kennedy.

Solly Mack

(90,773 posts)
42. No surprise there. He has been going for that angle for a while now.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:31 PM
Jun 2019

He needed that UK visit to bring it into full play is all.

He has presented his family in dynastic terms for awhile now. He once said Ivanka would be hard to beat for president.

People should note he didn't call Melania the next Barbara Bush or Laura Bush - a republican political family, considered a dynasty by some, and certainly one in their own minds.

Instead he is seeking the glamour and celebrity that surrounded the Kennedys. He wants the outward tributes - the cheering, the adoration, the admiration, the love.

He doesn't want to do the good works or to experience the suffering.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
47. Bunch of ghoulish grifters....
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:37 PM
Jun 2019

More like the Manson Family -- run by a homicidal loon with a bunch of braindead underlings all too eager to do his bidding.

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
58. This should fuck him for sure
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:55 PM
Jun 2019

His base HATES the Kennedys with every fiber of their being.

So I can imagine..."Trump says he's the new JFK? Yeah, I knew that rat bastard was a Democrat plant all along."

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
69. Naw they didn't like Russia before either but it's trump tellin em now I'm just like JFK Like that?
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:21 PM
Jun 2019

MAGAt cheers for the new JFK & family

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
59. Ugh!
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 03:56 PM
Jun 2019

This family has NO self-awareness whatsoever. Do they really think they could possibly replace the Kennedys in America's imagination? No. Just No. What are they even thinking?

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
63. Guess that would work if you squint and are oxy'd out of your mind
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:03 PM
Jun 2019

Will Lady M expand on her Goth/French Brothel décor?

As noted many times since his launch, irony and satire are dead.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)
67. Just apart from the fact that Jackie Kennedy never posed naked
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:13 PM
Jun 2019

for cheesecake photos or submitted to extensive plastic surgery to make her face expressionless and her breasts (kidneys?) freakishly large, has Spanky forgotten what happened to JFK? Maybe he shouldn't be comparing his family to that one.

Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #67)

Response to no_hypocrisy (Reply #68)

Maru Kitteh

(28,341 posts)
75. So he's hoping to be assassinated?
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 04:59 PM
Jun 2019

I can’t be the only one thinking this, right?

Hey Trump - it wouldn’t hurt my feelings either.


greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
80. The Kennedys have devoted much of their lives for multiple generations to public service.
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 06:03 PM
Jun 2019

The dumps are in it to make money and gain power. Too bad that Spanky is too egotistical to understand the difference.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
87. I saw that yesterday and it's sooooooooooo perfect!
Wed Jun 19, 2019, 09:28 AM
Jun 2019

There's class -- the Kennedys -- and there's trash -- the Trumps.

trof

(54,256 posts)
85. Yeah, I can just see him out on the south lawn...
Tue Jun 18, 2019, 06:40 PM
Jun 2019

playing touch football with Barron, Eric, And Donnie Jr.

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