Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever

[n2doc]

By Chris Cillizza,

...
But, that wasn't even close to the weirdest part of the Cabinet meeting!

Once Trump finished touting his administration's accomplishments, he turned to several of his newly-minted Cabinet secretaries like Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. Each of those Cabinet secretaries lavished praise on Trump, which he accepted without comment but with a broad smile.

At first, I thought Trump was just going to have the new members of the Cabinet spend a few minutes praising him. NOPE! It soon became clear that Trump planned to have every Cabinet member speak. And when I say "speak" what I really mean is "praise Trump for his accomplishments, his foresight, his just being awesome."

You think I am exaggerating. I am not. Here's what White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said about Trump: "We thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda."

I mean, WHAT?!?



the rest-
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/12/politics/donald-trump-cabinet-meeting/index.html

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Minions thanking Glorious Leader for the privilege of serving him.

It's sounding more like North Korea every day.

[L. Coyote]

78. My first reaction was, "Is this North Korea?"

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Fantastic Anarchist]

116. Kim-Don Trump.

Or Dim-Don Trump.

Thought the same thing.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. Here's some more video:

[Tatiana]

3. Good Lord, we're emulating North Korea now?

What's next? Will legislation be passed forbidding women to drive or walk around without male escorts?

[Botany]

48. Beat me to it

Tatiana

[lark]

58. drumpf is emulating a dictator, big surprise.

That's exactly what he aims to be, Fearless and Glorious Leader for Life of Trumplandia that used to be called USA.

[tgards79]

4. This was truly an out of body experience

This is so bizarre. I was listening to it on the radio -- I turned it on in the middle and gradually figured out what was going on.

[Native]

43. Imagine watching it on TV. There are no words.

[dixiegrrrrl]

60. Except CNN, of course, managed to not show the faces of half the people talking

and when they did show faces that damn bottom banner blocked everything.
(one of many reasons I do not watch tv now)

[bdamomma]

5. did they kiss his ring???

he is truly delusional.

[LongTomH]

31. They should be thankful it was just his ring.

[heaven05]

6. WTF!!!!!!

Well I'm sure hitlers staff-admin-cabinet did the same thing.... What a P.O.D(ung) this laughing stock of the world is.....

[Fantastic Anarchist]

117. Actually, Hitler's top advisors would question him at times.

He didn't listen to them, but they probably didn't shower him in adulation outside of official ceremonies.

So, Trump beats Hitler.

A victory, I suppose ...

[heaven05]

123. Actually

the boy-potus has no win, EVER in any arena or situation, in my book. This POd(ung) calling himself potus is shameful in his ignorance and stupidity. FUCK this potus...may he rot in hell one day.....with ryan, bannon and he at the helm, thousands are already losing their healthcare with insurance companies pulling out of ACA because of the current uncertainty. His followers are too rabidly stupid to understand, they will suffer also, big time and that's one small consolation in my book. May they suffer.......BIGLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

131. Fully agreed.

He'll get his most definitely.

[NastyRiffraff]

7. I can't even...

I couldn't watch it all. I just couldn't. Did everyone see the expressions on the faces? I've seen members of cults and they looked JUST like that. Insipid smiles or lack of expression.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Were any of them blinking "Help me" in Morse code?

[NastyRiffraff]

13. You'd think, wouldn't you?

But I think they've drunk the Kool-Aid. Or said what they were told to say.

[CentralMass]

21. ...

[tblue37]

17. The man to Trump's right looks like a hostage--similar to the famous pic of Christie

looking desperate and shell shocked behind Trump

[MineralMan]

8. Sounds just like Kim Jong Un's claque that gathers

around him to praise him. Feh!

[Scarsdale]

125. Every last one of them

should be ashamed for letting this country down. Traitors, the entire group. How do they face their families after this disgusting display of pure, putrid ignorance? Are they ALL being blackmailed by Russia? Too bad there is not a single one of them with a SPINE, who wants to save this country from the big Orange Mistake. I didn't watch, but did Ivanka strut into the room and give him a lapdance when it was over?

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Not for Trump it's not wierd. It will get worse.

[Shell_Seas]

11. The Loyalty Oath

In full public display.

[NastyRiffraff]

14. I was thinking of that when Comey testified

The part about Dump wanting/demanding Loyalty (to him, not to the Constitution) jumped out at me. It made me wonder, what about his nominations and appointments? Did he demand the same thing, and did they agree?

[Shell_Seas]

20. I would bet my left arm on it.

Undoubtedly so. Just take a gander at the swamp people he's put up there. That should tell you.

[CentralMass]

22. The dumbass just reinforced the idea that he demands loyalty. He doubled down on it.

What a sorry pack of jackals.

[Scurrilous]

23. Yep.

[loyalsister]

39. I saw a video where he demanded loyalty at a rally

He started by asking the people who like him to applaud. He is astonishingly insecure.

[keithbvadu2]

56. Jebbie had to remind his audience to applaud.

[dixiegrrrrl]

57. I have seen several references on Twitter to a morning ritual in the Oval Office

sorta like a pep rally, but focused on HIM.

cannot get my mind around the fact of what Preibus said. Aloud. In Public.
No body needs money that badly.

[loyalsister]

97. I am sickened by even a hint of unconditional reverence to a politician

But, this! It's baffling to me that the GOP is not only putting up with him, but diving right in to be a part of his entourage of worshippers.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Looks like souls are going for pretty cheap in this administration.

"It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ... but for Chief of Staff, Reince?"

[nocalflea]

15. Expect more passive aggressive leaking.

Spineless turds (my apologies to turds).

[sarcasmo]

16. Trump Jong Un.

[procon]

28. LOL ... thanks, that made me laugh. nt

[underpants]

18. I didn't get a "harrumph" out of that guy!!!

Governor William J. Le Petomane: (pointing to a member of his cabinet) I didn't get a "harrumph" out of that guy!

Hedley Lamarr: Give the Governor harrumph!

Politician: Harrumph!

Governor William J. Le Petomane: You watch your ass.

[GreenPartyVoter]

103. Exactly!

[Kentonio]

19. Schumer..

Link to tweet

[blaze]

33. Hahahaha!!!!

This twitter life is pretty entertaining.

I'd love to jump ahead about a hundred years and see what history says about the effects of Twitter on politics.

[erronis]

72. Let's hope we can survive those hundred years!

Of course, in 100 years the internet may be dead. There may be something else replacing facebuck, etc. Perhaps brain transceivers implanted at birth. "Heil, Komrad. R U Amerkan? Let me scan your chip. Whoopsie - must have been born to one of those Liberious groups from back in the 20s. Dasvidaniya..."

[Native]

44. This is amazing! I want more, More, MORE!

[malaise]

52. Too good

[Freethinker65]

53. Hahahahahahaha

Love it

[Sugar Smack]

121. That will never get old.

[Blue_true]

24. If one doesn't praise Trump well enough.

Does that cabinet member gets shot at sundown like Kim Jong Un would have done?

[barbtries]

25. the country's listing

perilously. this makes me sick. really sick

[beachbum bob]

26. Bizarre listening to it....what a week man trump is that needs his ego

Constantly stoked....borders on pathetic.

[C_U_L8R]

27. What's missing is a trumperific anthem in trumporious praise of Trumpie's trumpalicious trumpitude.

So trumpin' good I could trump my pants.

[keithbvadu2]

66. Had to look up Tod Spengo... He even has an appropriate quote.

Had to look up Tod Spengo... He even has an appropriate quote.

http://www.quotes.net/mquote/63137

Emperor Todd Spengo:
I'll have you know, Marge Nelson, it's not the size of your planet, it's how you use it!

Trump brags about his wife having lots of sex partners to praise himself.
.
http://tinyurl.com/ybtfmzs4

[Thinkingabout]

29. OMG, a good reason why there is a disconnect with reality, praising Trump is not a

supporting team for success or Making America Great.

[ThoughtCriminal]

30. Praise Trump or get "Sent to the corn field"

It's a good thing you did there Donnie. Real good.

[skypilot]

34. Damn, I just saw you post...

...after I posted below.

[skylucy]

77. LOL!! Yep. We are definitely living in The Twilight Zone these days!!

[skypilot]

32. My God, we've got THIS for a president:

[MFM008]

45. Billy Mummy

Hates him to....

[vkkv]

35. Um..

[Thomas Hurt]

36. Peasants! This is the proper way to speak to Dear Leader!

Have you ever seen such adoration? Their words a clarion call for the praise of Dear Leader, and the certainty of the revolution. A true reflection of the love Dear Leader has for us all. An example of behavior for all obstructionist liberals.

These heroes of the revolution will be remembered forever.

Strength through Ignorance!
Peace through Servility!
One Party Rule!

[iluvtennis]

37. Yep. I was listening on Sirius XM and had to turn it off. Un*fkn*believeable...is

this how he ran his staff meeting as a CEO. I work in corporate American and have worked at smaller companies where the CEO was in the meetings. Never were those meeting praising sessions. They were for us to update the CEO on our various parts of the business and get his guidance and direction and then discuss disconnects and problem solve on them.

Trump is an idiot. Can't wait for him to be found guilty of obstruction of justice/abuse of power. Enuf is enuf.

[onethatcares]

38. this mofo is a sick one

I'd call him a sick puppy, but I love dogs. Don jung un has a big, big, big problem in that empty attic of his head.

[Jim__]

40. That's sick!

And most of the people sitting around that table know that's sick.

[Snake Plissken]

47. I bet it troubles Trump knowng he can't send anyone to the gulag now and then

if their praise of him is substandard.

[L. Coyote]

80. That's #SycoPhantasia, to coin a new hashtag.

And the people sitting around that table know that loyalty to the Great Leader is how they get a paycheck and sweet retirement checks.

#SycoPhantasia, where all your ass-kissing dreams come true.

[NCTraveler]

41. "We thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda."

That's some NK style shit there.

[Snake Plissken]

42. Trump gets more like L. Ron Hubbard every day.

Pretty soon he's going to have his cabinet write success stories for every time they meet with him to detail how the meeting changed their lives.

[Moral Compass]

46. In North Korea territory now. Full CODE RED.

There is a common theme in all dictatorships (and most monarchies) regardless of ideology--incessant praise and adulation of the dictator. Sometimes this praise is demanded under threat of punishment. Many times it is volunteered.

In current times we see it in North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.

For the first time in my life we've now seen it in the United States.

When a sitting President has what is advertised as a Cabinet meeting where each Cabinet level offiicial is called on and encouraged to sing the beaming strongman's praises we have entered into a new, previously unknown territory.

The first sign that this was coming was a very strange press release from Trump's press secretary Hope Hicks that talked about his "magnetic" personality and how he "exudes positive energy".' This sounded more like a press release from Kim Jong-il's press secretary than one from anyone born in this country.

Now the right wing is floating the idea of Trump firing Robert Mueller. Trump is moving to cement his power.

We are staring into the abyss. If he does make his move we will tumble into it.

We need the Republicans to decide. Are they patriots? Or will they help Trump finish off what little remains of our Republic?

How quickly history pivots and answers the question of whether it could happen here.

[Amaryllis]

54. I hadnt heard this: "Now the right wing is floating the idea of Trump firing Robert Mueller."

Seriously- you are seeing this? I wondered if it would come to this. They don't care about terrible optics.

[wishstar]

59. Newt Gingrich said Mueller probe should be shut down, it's now a dangerous 'witch hunt'

He praised choice of Mueller as 'superb' until Mueller brought the high profile investigators and prosecutors on board.

[Sancho]

49. Here you go...

[Binders Keepers]

50. If I had been one of the cabinet members

my speech would have consisted of, "Donald Trump, I think you SUCK!!!"

[Plucketeer]

51. I'd have to have a

bucket to in before I could get past Crime-fighter Sessions. Looks like the defendants at Nuremberg assembled in that room.

[lunatica]

55. His ass must be covered in hickies

[BlancheSplanchnik]

106. Made me laugh out loud!

I need it, after the news in this thread.

[left-of-center2012]

61. Sounds like a Norh Korean cabinet meeting

Were they all crying and applauding like mad while gazing at Trump?

[dchill]

62. Trump was collecting his loyalty pledges.

He feels it's his due. The Constitution disagrees, but fuck the Constitution. They work for him. We all do. America is now a Trump LLC.

[yellowcanine]

63. Sounds like something from the Onion or Borowitz!

Unbelievable.

[Achilleaze]

64. repubes are a pack of ass kissers

They kiss the ass of their republican Draft Dodger in Chief, Comrade Casino.

And they kiss the ass of pooty poot and the freaking kremlin.

Ass-kissing, anti-American republican grifter-wankers, the lot of them.

[erpowers]

65. Cult Like

They are acting like members of a cult. Remember when Republicans were claiming that Democrats had a Messiah complex with President Obama. Since the rise of Donald Trump the Republicans have proven they are the party with the Messiah complex. Who in the Democratic Party ever treated President Obama the way Republicans have treated Donald Trump.

[C Moon]

67. In N Korea they are probably killed for not praising the leader..

In our case, these guys are either hoping for money /power, or they're just weird.

[CozyMystery]

68. I asked my husband if he'd heard of any other president do this ...

He said no. I asked if he had ever heard leader in world history do this. "Yes", he said, "Stalin, Hitler."

My husband has always avidly read nonfiction about WWII, so I was waiting to hear him say that.

He's always voted for the R. Before we go into the polls, he has always told me to just vote for everyone who has an (R) behind their name.

But he surprised me! He voted for Clinton this time around. And he voted for our current governor (D). And he stopped telling me how to vote (which I never paid attention to).

[Motley13]

69. Did I do good , can I keep my job, oh exalted one

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

70. How do those people look at themselves in a mirror? Is it so intoxicating

and addicting to be so close to power that they are willing to act like toadies to a dictator of a totalitarian state? Or are they suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, like battered spouses who know they have to flatter Himself, or else? Seriously, how can you make your mouth utter those words and not feel cheaper than one of Trump's peeing Russian hookers?

"It profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ... but for Chief of Staff, Reince?"

[Mr. Ected]

71. Did anyone claim today that Trump doesn't poop (not even a little bit?)

I'm sure his ghost written autobiography (from prison) will tell us that Dear Leader does not answer to bowel movements like ordinary humans - in fact, he doesn’t defecate or urinate at all.

Just like his role model, Kim Jong-Il.

His tweets from the toilet notwithstanding....

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

76. He does, but it smells like roses. And he pees ambrosia.

[DBoon]

73. Trump is the true Manchurian candidate

"Raymond Shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life."

[DoctorJoJo]

74. GAG ME WITH A SPOON!

Only thing that would make this more apropos would be for each suck-up to address him as "Dear Leader Trump!"

[judesedit]

75. What a bunch of loser ass kissers

[Buns_of_Fire]

79. Ummmmm. is that a Trump Tushie I see? Com'ere, let me kiss it!

Num num num num num such a GOOD tushie! *PRBFFFT!* Oh, thank you, thank you, dear leader, for bestowing upon me your Devine Wind while I was kissing your tushie! Please, sir, may I have some more?

Drugs. Gotta be drugs.

[benld74]

81. Watched the Reinse one on Twitter, then threw up

[TomCADem]

82. They Must Give Obeisance to the God Emperor

Because he is

[Leith]

83. OMG

We are so fucked.

[Progressive dog]

84. I have no intention of watching that narcisstic psychopath as

he runs the USA exactly like he ran Trump University. Sen. Schumer treated his "cabinet meeting" with the respect it deserved.

[Grammy23]

85. Priebus is a sickening little minion, isn't he?

I thought he might have a tear in his eye over the sheer joy and honor it is to work for tRump. For a moment there, I thought he might be tempted to jump up and lead them in a rousing cheer for Dear Leader. Dog save the King!



Do you think he had to go rinse out his mouth after the meeting to remove the bad taste??

[John1956PA]

86. Here is an excerpt from a book describing a cabinet meeting presided over by Saddam Hussein.

From Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography (2007)
By Efraim Karsh, Inari Rautsi

Page 166:

Interestingly enough, these reshuffles were not accompanied by the customary manifestations of violence. None of the victims was jailed or executed, and many of them were compensated by handsome positions outside the government. The only exception was the ill-fated Minister of Health, Riyadh Ibrahim Hussein, who was executed in the summer of 1982. The government claimed that the Minister was executed for profiteering from distributing tainted medicine. But the popular view in Baghdad was that the Minister paid the ultimate price for saying the unsayable. During a cabinet meeting he reportedly suggested that Saddam Hussein step down temporarily in favor of Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr, in order to pave the way to a negotiated cease-fire. The Iraqi President, the story goes, showed no sign of irritation at this heretical idea. “Let us go to the other room and discuss this matter further,” he suggested. The minister agreed and the two left the room. A moment later, a shot was heard, and Hussein returned alone to the cabinet as though nothing had happened. The question of his resignation did not come up again.

[dalton99a]

87. "Pledge fealty to me, and I'll let you rape and pillage to your heart's content"

[ailsagirl]

88. How pathetic can it get??

What a sham!!

[Saboburns]

89. Pathetic is right word

Smh

[ailsagirl]

129. Bunch of...

toadies
lackeys
sychophants
doormats

Take your pick

[lindysalsagal]

90. Wonder how that sits with his teabag moron voters?

[n2doc]

91. Probably just fine

They called him 'God Emperor'.....

[Whiskeytide]

93. That's who they're talking to. They...

... don't even acknowledge normal people any more, and apparently don't give two shits what it looks like to rational observers. It's really getting creepy.

[BigDemVoter]

92. Betsy DeVos is "privileged" to serve the school children of America. . .

Horse shit!

[DFW]

94. Next week it gets worse:

As of June 15th, they will be required to get down on prayer carpets, bow in the direction of New York City and repeat "Trump U Akbar!" ten times in a row.

[muriel_volestrangler]

95. Trump made sure they watched this video before they went in:

(but not this one:

extra bonus from the 1st scene in that last one:

"This is going to be 'let's hope Professor Ritzer meets with a little accident' all over again. We spent nine months hoping Professor Ritzer would meet with an accident before Leslie made it clear it was an accident we were supposed to make happen!&quot

[yuiyoshida]

96. He didn't demand a blood sacrifice ?

He must be slipping...

[mnmoderatedem]

98. Food pellet!

only thing missing was the food pellet dispenser. Trump pushes the button every time one of the mice kiss his ring.

[Generic Brad]

99. Nothing about this is normal

This cancer of democracy needs to be removed. Now!

[ThingsGottaChange]

100. Is he insane enough, now?!?!?

What in the F was that? This is scaring the crap out of me. Take that madman away!!!!

[Honeycombe8]

101. It's worse than I thought. The Republicans have lost their minds. We need to be saved. nt

[lordsummerisle]

102. Seriously when I read about this

I was sure it was from The Onion...

[malaise]

104. Kim Con il it is from now

Vulgar and classless can't describe today - it was way worse than that - it was fascism on display

[guss]

105. Cabinet

Trumps Cabinet is a Presidential Circle Jerk.

[BarbD]

107. It's a religious revival meeting.

Blind obedience. Pence is supremely comfortable in this setting.

[YOHABLO]

108. This idiot has to go folks. And tomorrow isn't soon enough.

[DeminPennswoods]

109. L O'Donnell had a great quip last

night about this, saying a couple cabinet members managed to "save their dignity".

I do wonder what these guys say to each other when Trump's not around. They must be laughing at him behind his back after indulging Trump's neediness for praise and attention.

[ashling]

110. I missed the part where they kissed the ring

and swore fealty on bended knee.

[calimary]

111. They should be grateful! They've all been issued their Presidential Knee-Pads!

With the nice big gold "trump" logo on them. Now available at all trump golf course and hotel gift shops!

[mnmoderatedem]

112. hate to break the news to trump

but their comments were directed toward Putin.

[amuse bouche]

113. Mika,Joe and crew are mocking the hell out of him right now.

The Cabinet looks like they are making a hostage video. What a disgusting display.

[demmiblue]

114. Woah... I just saw that.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

115. Kim-Don Trump.

[SergeStorms]

118. It certainly was.........

vomit inspiring.

I've never before witnesses such an ass kissing in my entire life. Trump's lies about his "legislative accomplishments" was enough in itself to release the gag reflex, but the succession of puckering and kissing that bulbous, vast expanse of ass named "Trump" was the last straw. My lunch launched itself from it's gantry, and took off for the outer reaches of the solar system.

That was THE most weird and disgusting show of asskissery ever produced. I would have loved to see the email that induced this horrible display of douchebaggery. I wonder what they were ordered to do? No amount of money in the world could get me to kiss Trump's disgusting ass like that.

[UCmeNdc]

119. Ladies and Gentlemen: This is the perfect example of Butt Kissing followers:

These people have no self respect.

[WinkyDink]

120. All hail Donald I!

[IronLionZion]

122. Make America North Korea Again

This is so pathetic. This level of insecurity is dangerous. Dolt 45 needs to be tied to every Republican running for every office. Their whole party needs to be linked to this shameful behavior.

[Mad-in-Mo]

124. And he says he doesn't demand loyalty.....

[Orsino]

126. Inaugurate a Donald Trump, and this is what you're inaugurating.

He is nothing but a self-promoter and pursuer of petty feuds. In a hand-picked crowd of employees, of course every meeting will be about how great Dear Leader is...and as his public image deteriorates, he's going to do this even harder.

And thank goodness for it. His failure to get down to business means his Administration accomplishes even less.

[Fresh_Start]

127. reminded me of the circus animal act...where the trainer got the animals

(usually dogs) to jump through hoops and do other tricks.....

[Freedomofspeech]

128. Pathetic whores.

[dsharp88]

130. Leave it to the right-leaning Cillizza to call this merely 'weird'

It was what puppet legislators and advisors do to preserve their phony baloney jobs under dictatorships. We are losing our democracy, and this was one of the most glaring and frightening examples of it ever.

[BHDem53]

132. I feel nauseous.

Donnie Un prolly has enough ass space for all of them to kiss it at them same time.