Morning Joe said: Trump could & should speak w/Obama about N Korea, but....

[Honeycombe8]

Joe on Morning Joe said that Trump could and should speak with Obama about N Korea, but Trump has burned his bridges with the former President with one Tweet.

I hadn't thought of that, but it's true. Presidents sometimes benefit from chats with former Presidents about different matters, particularly foreign policy, but Trump has lost that ability to gain from the prior experience and the history of issues by burning his bridges. The Bushes can't stand him (altho they put on a good face publicly). Trump has accused Obama personally of illegally wiretapping him. And I doubt Bill Clinton would jump to help Trump out (if he's not too far removed from the current issues). However, there is Jimmy Carter, who has publicly stated that he would help Trump, if called upon. Somehow I doubt the Republicans would relish Trump seeking assistance from Carter, who has been one of the most criticized Presidents by the Republicans.

And Trumpers thought Trump was smart and a good businessman. A good businessman doesn't burn bridges, because you never know when you'll need to do business with them again.

[RKP5637]

1. More and more people can't stand the jerk, even many of his supporters. Trump is toxic! It's

no wonder he was never invited to many of the NYC in-crowd parties. He was considered a bore and left off the invite lists. Seeing him in action as president, one can certainly see why.

[Dawson Leery]

2. If Obama speaks to Donnie about NK and things go further down hill,

the bastard will fault Obama and the deplorable fascist will parrot it nonstop.

[SticksnStones]

3. I disagree...I think Obama would put country before party and answer the call

So would both Clintons.

[TeamPooka]

5. So would Bush. They all feel the responsibility. Could you imagine Trump calling GWBush

for advice? Talk about the blind leading the blind.
of course now Bush looks like a genius compared to trump.

[SticksnStones]

7. Lol! Yep blind v. Blind...

I don't know what GW would do...I'm not done being angry with him yet

[brooklynite]

4. Of course, Obama would have to say the opposite of what he thinks Trump should do

[Lotusflower70]

6. Fuck that guy

That goes for Scarborough and Trump. President Obama is not going to have anything to do with Trump nor should he. It's not as if Trump would listen anyway.

[exboyfil]

8. Pearls before swine

No upside in advising Trump. Just another opportunity for Trump to find someone else to blame.

In fact Obama should lead with my lawyers need to talk to your lawyers about a libel settlement that I can contribute to charity.

[Control-Z]

9. HeHeHe!

[Honeycombe8]

12. That's what I think, too. I don't think Bush would help him, either. There's no upside.

They would just be blamed for whatever would go wrong (and something WOULD go wrong).

[Zorro]

10. Trump burns his bridges before he crosses them

[spanone]

11. don't forget, trump knows more than the generals...probably the other presidents too.

fuck trump and little joe

[Honeycombe8]

13. I like Joe, for the most part. I don't agree with him all the time...

he's a Republican. But he's pretty fair for a Republican. He has been a primary source of getting out the news about Trump....about the lies, Kellyanne Conway, the narcissism, the newbie team, the chaos, the historically low approval numbers, etc.

[GoCubsGo]

14. He SHOULD speak with Bill Richardson.

Richardson has experience successfully dealing with North Korea. I believe he would help, given the potential dire consequences, as would Obama and Clinton. But, Donny Doll Hands and his minions are imbeciles.

[Honeycombe8]

16. I don't think many would advise Trump, now that they've seen he blames his mistakes....

on others. And he doesn't necessarily take advice.

All they could do is give him a history lesson, and people in Congress can do that.

[GoCubsGo]

17. Yeah, good point.

People like Richardson would be good when it comes time to bail him out, however. And, unfortunately, I suspect that they will likely be needed--if we aren't all blown up first.

[Demtexan]

15. Why should he.

Not President Obama job anymore.

[0rganism]

18. "one Tweet"? kinda more than that...

if Trump's bridge to the previous administration has indeed been burned, there's a whole lot more than any one Tweet that did it.