Trump Used Asian Accent to Mock US Allies at Fundraiser

[Siwsan]

When I first saw this story, on 'The Daily Mail' site, I immediately looked for corroborating information from other sources. And, yea, this happened:

At the controversial Hamptons fundraiser hosted at the home of SoulCycle and Equinox majority owner Stephen Ross this week, President Donald Trump stirred up even more controversy by mimicking an Asian accent and mocking South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, the New York Post reported.

When news broke that Ross was hosting the fundraiser for the president, a number of people decided to cancel their memberships to the fitness centers in protest. Referencing the criticism Ross had received, Trump said, “Steve Ross got into a little bit of trouble this week, I said, ‘Steve welcome to the world of politics!’”

Trump also discussed the U.S. relationship with South Korea and complained, “So why are we paying for their defense?” Trump said, likely referring to the U.S.-South Korea joint exercises at the border with North Korea. “They’ve got to pay,” he added.

Then, Trump mocked the South Korean president’s accent while talking about how he “caved in to Trump’s tough negotiations,” the Post wrote.

MUCH more at: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-asian-accent-mock-south-korea-japan-870252/

[tanyev]

1. And after Abe wrote a bullshit letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize.

That's gratitude for you.

[empedocles]

2. putins roflaso

[real Cannabis calm]

14. K&R Putin's nothing. He wears pretty knee-pads, when meeting with Kim Jong Un...

Apparently, he'd rather double-cross old allies (and Putin) while kissing ass for minor-league tyrants.

[malaise]

8. Wasn't that domination letter a fake

as in not written by the Japanese PM?

[tanyev]

12. I think a couple earlier letters were counterfeit.

I can’t find an article that says Abe ever denied sending a letter. I suspect he knew it would go absolutely nowhere so there was nothing to lose by buttering up Trump with a letter full of flattery.

[CatMor]

3. The wealthy have no morals or integrity ..

as they back trump who is a con and grifter. They back him just for a tax break. How much money do they need that they will sell their soul to the devil.

[Bettie]

4. Don't you have to wonder sometimes?

Even if they paid half of their entire income in taxes, most of these guys would still make more in a year than many of us will make over the course of our entire lives...and it still isn't enough.

Tangent Warning:
We were watching some show on TV a few weeks ago and it had a short scene where the character asked a student to choose

A. Everyone in class gets an A but you get a B+
B. Everyone in class gets a C but you get a B+

Before she answered both my DH and I said the first one was the better option. He informs me this is why we'll never be rich.

[CatMor]

7. I would probably pick A also .....

and I for sure will never be wealthy.

[Celerity]

13. B, as the class is more than likely very rigorous, plus I can claim the highest grade

[Bettie]

15. I wouldn't care if I had the highest grade

never have...I tend though, to try harder than is probably good for me to make things comfortable and happy for others.

Frequently this works to my disadvantage.

[Celerity]

17. I'm competitive by nature, but also ethically driven. The two are often thought to be at loggerheads

I find them absolutely compatible. Fair play, hard play.

I definitely will help people in need too.

I hate Trump because he is a lying scammer and a cheat, plus is a lazy fuck. He also lives to be the antithesis of a helping hand. He thrives off hurting and torturing (in a multiplicity of ways and levels) other humans. He is a complete reverse-empathy.

He doesn't appeal to our better collective natures, he instead is the unchainer of darkness, hate, greed, fear, and chaos. He is literally trying to obliterate truth as a concept.

The Trumpian poisoning of the American zeitgeist is going to take decades to contain, reverse, and hopefully erase.

[Bettie]

18. And I'm generally

speaking a nurturer.

But, I hate Trump for the same reasons you do!

And we need highly competitive people and ones who are less so, balance.

[Celerity]

19. +1

[underpants]

5. Imitation? Who does he think he is

Alec Baldwin?

[Siwsan]

6. Just from my perspective, Baldwin is an entertainer. trump* is (supposedly) a world leader

That makes a world of difference, to me. I, of course, allow others to their own perspective.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. But he gets butthurt if you call him a racist

[Gothmog]

10. Who is surprised by this?

[Blue_Tires]

11. Don't forget -- We can't call them 'racist' lest their feels get hurt:

[Leghorn21]

16. I have felt so bad for President Abe, since his first visit to MF's Florida shithole where they

watched that MOAB blow up

I hope he understands that he’s dealing with a total loser motherfucker and that MF’s piggish ways do not represent the USA, and that he can easily deflect MF’s disrespect when he experiences it.

[UTUSN]

20. K&R

[smirkymonkey]

21. He is such a dick!

A person with a tiny little mushroom dick, but a huge fucking dick of a person. I hate him so much!

[oasis]

22. A Deplorable delight.

[Maru Kitteh]

23. It will be so enjoyable to mock DFT when he is ejected, incarcerated. Dead. nt