What to Expect From First Overseas Trip

[struggle4progress]

By Jen Kirby and Margaret Hartmann
May 19, 2017
6:32 am

... Trump will spend more than a week abroad, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel, the Vatican, Belgium, and Sicily ...

“I think the importance of this trip and President Trump’s leadership around bringing people the world over to understand we are in this together,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday. “This is not a battle about religions. This is not a battle about cultures. This is a battle about good and evil.”

Despite the hype, Trump seems unenthused about this new presidential obligation. He reportedly “barked at an aide” that the trip should be half as long, and has had trouble focusing on preparations for his meetings with foreign leaders. According to Reuters, National Security Council officials have resorted to repeating Trump’s name throughout his briefing materials in an effort to make sure he reads them.

In other words, it’s unlikely that an entirely new Trump is going to step off Air Force One ...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/05/what-to-expect-from-president-trumps-first-overseas-trip.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I know what I expect.

At a minimum the final nail in our credibility coffin, he will destroy our name with his inane, childish, asinine behavour

Or, start a war.


America is no longer respected, and here is why

National Security Council officials have resorted to repeating Trump’s name throughout his briefing materials in an effort to make sure he reads them.

But not just because our leader is a child idiot, but because 40% of Americans are good with that, THAT is why we have lost respect world wide.

Reminder, Obama was loved EVERYWHERE but the Kremlin and GOP. Hillary also.

[davsand]

2. We are ALL stuck with this asshole.

That is the actual message here. At least, that's my own understanding of his comment, “I think the importance of this trip and President Trump’s leadership around bringing people the world over to understand we are in this together...”

Maybe I'm just a negative Nancy, I dunno...






Laura

[mzteaze]

3. Uh.

All of these articles seem to have one goal in mind, to lower the expectations of Dump so that if things go relatively well enough, his team can claim, "see, now he's become president!" [Insert eye roll]

In other words, it's an elaborate photo op.