Trump Calls Pope a 'Wonderful' 'Personality,' Praises Howard Stern, Michael Jackson

[flamingdem]

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/trump-pope-cnn-howard-stern-michael-jackson-041038052.html

CNN doubtless could not believe its luck that it had scheduled a Republican Town Hall meeting on the same day the Pope questioned Donald Trump’s Christianity. “You’ve had an interesting day!” said Anderson Cooper with ill-concealed excitement as Trump took a South Carolina stage on Thursday night. “Ah, the pope is a wonderful guy,” said Trump, downplaying any beef with the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. Trump then paid the Pope what is probably a very high compliment in Trump-speak: “I like him as a personality.”

Trump went on to say that he suspected the Pope didn’t fully understand the Republican candidate’s concerns about border security. And anyway, said Trump, “He’s got an awfully big wall at the Vatican.” Interestingly, this was almost exactly the same joke Stephen Colbert later made on Thursday night’s Late Show. (I guess they have been talking more on the Trump Phone that Colbert set up the night before.)

Speaking of funny people, Howard Stern came up in the interview. Cooper quoted from a Buzzfeed report saying that in a 2002 Howard Stern interview, Trump had supported the invasion of Iraq. Trump deflected the question, but made a point of saying that “Howard is very good, a great guy, a great interviewer.” Interviewer Cooper could do nothing but gulp and agree.

You have to love the way the freewheeling Trump cares not a bit how he might besmirch his fellow Republicans. Talking to Cooper about his health care proposals, Trump distinguished himself from his party this way: “Here’s where I’m a little bit different — I don’t want people dying on the streets… and that’s not a very Republican thing to say.”

[ecstatic]

1. He's so unpredictable. I guess that's why people

find him so entertaining.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

2. Have to say - what a weird first sentence. CNN doubtless? is that proper?

Got home to hear Kasich and then turned Jeb off (like your contacts, jeb!) and missed Trump

Wow, just wow on your highlighted sentence. He really said that? Loving this guy more and more. Last week - trashing DimSon and lying about the war. This week saying Republicans want people dying on street?

What a gift from heaven.

[malaise]

3. Stephanopoulos had him squirming on the same question

but he lied as usual. Don't you know that nothing he has said in the past is relevant and more than a few hacks in the media play along.