"I'm not stupid, Okay" - Trump tells British PM Cameron

[Fozzledick]

Source: Jerusalem Post

Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he hopes to be able to work with British Prime Minister David Cameron in spite of Cameron calling the Republican candidate 'stupid, divisive and wrong' on his stance on Muslims.

"It looks like we're not going to have a very good relationship. Who knows! I hope to have a good relationship with him but it sounds like he's not willing to address the problem either," Trump said in an interview with Piers Morgan, recorded on Friday and due to be aired in full on ITV on Monday.

"Well, number one I'm not stupid, Okay. I can tell you that, right now - just the opposite. Number two, in terms of divisive: I don't think I'm a divisive person. I'm a unifier, unlike our president now (referring to President Barack Obama), I'm a unifier," he added.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Im-not-stupid-Okay-Trump-tells-British-PM-Cameron-454053

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Lying again.

[OldHippieChick]

1. This is just too funny!

Seriously? "I'm not stupid" LOL!

[Fozzledick]

4. Yeah, really. If you have to say it...

[Cryptoad]

24. "Im not Stupid",,,Yea lets take a vote on that.... lmao

[wallyworld2]

29. It's like what Fredo said

It ain't the way I wanted it! I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

[winstars]

68. It seems many of us here has seen this film, a few hundred times!!! Here ya go:

[bulloney]

2. Trump always thinks it's so because he says so.

I'm not stupid, Okay.

Bwahahahahahaha. Okay, Donnie, if you say so.

And to think there are millions of voters who think he's fit to be POTUS. That's SAD!!!

[Maeve]

3. That's what you think, Drumpf!

Ther rest of the world...not so much.

[Jack Rabbit]

5. Trump is too stupid to know he is not stupid

However, I am surprised that Cameron can tell that Trump is stupid.

[TDale313]

6. May not be a popular opinion, but I kinda suspect that's true.

He's a lot of things- egomaniacal, narcissistic, hateful, racist, misogynistic. Petty, spiteful. Thin skinned. A con man. His supporters are certainly stupid. But I'm not at all convinced that he is. I think it may be him playing to an audience. I may be wrong on this, and not sure it totally matters, but I think dismissing him as stupid may be a mistake.

[dhill926]

8. agree....

[Fozzledick]

17. That statement just struck me as so stupid as to be self-invalidating.

And I would love to see some journalist ask him to his face why we should believe it after he was just caught lying about pretending to be his own publicist and watch him tie himself in knots trying to wiggle out of it.

I agree that he's effective at pandering to his stupid followers, and I don't mean to minimize the risk of underestimating him, but I do think that his willingness to say mind-boggling stupid things, although his greatest appeal to his base, will prove to be his greatest weakness in the general.

[passiveporcupine]

47. Nobody with his limited vocabulary can be considered smart.

He's dumb as an ox.

[TDale313]

49. Or he uses small words and repeats himself

Cause that's what he thinks his "audience" will understand?

Honestly, I don't know and I'm not totally sure it makes a huge difference. I'm just not sure I'm convinced he's as dumb as he pretends to be.

[moonscape]

63. I agree he's not stupid, but he's definitely ignorant ... n/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

81. I don't think he's stupid. He has the potential to understand issues better.

Its just that his yuuuuuuuge ego overshadows everything else. It tells him that he doesn't have to even be brought up to speed on issues because he is so damn smart and successful that he already knows all the answers without even trying. Also he's smart enough to know that the ones that will vote for him don't give a rat's ass on how well informed he is, they just want him to push fascist talking points to make themselves feel more important.

[ailsagirl]

7. Just imagining him saying that to Britain's PM is priceless!!

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Albert Einstein

[Tikki]

9. If you are not stupid...why do you say stupid things? If you are an uniter...why do you make....

so many divisive statements?

Just declaring that a group of people love you, does not make it so.

It appears you are narcissistic with a border line personality disorder.



Tikki

[red dog 1]

14. + 1

[Sejon]

52. +1

[appalachiablue]

10. Go for it Donny!

[greiner3]

41. Is this a selfie

[appalachiablue]

45. Only if Donny has supernatural ways to photograph himself, from behind.

[SunSeeker]

56. ...

[3catwoman3]

65. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwww!

[tavernier]

66. And he has the nerve to call any woman

a fat ass.

This picture should go viral.

[Skittles]

84. I bet it kills him he cannot pay someone to age / exercise for him

[Fozzledick]

85. You should see the portrait he has hidden in his mansion...

[world wide wally]

11. Trump must be a genius!

He started with a lousy million, then hit his old nan up for another $200 million and went into bankruptcy only four times. And he still managed to make money on real estate in NYC!
How amazing is that?

[politicaljunkie41910]

71. Actually, he inherited a lot of prime New Your real from his father after his death.

His brother was an alcoholic and abused drugs, and his sister was a Judge. And since the Donald was the only one interested in the real estate business, he took it over. He then proceeded to mortgage all those prime real estate business to the hilt to build his empire including more NY real estate and Atlantic City casinos and promptly ended up with his first of several bankrupcies.

[Zambero]

12. Diplomacy 101

A course Trump has never taken, audited, or grasped the basic fundamentals of. It's one thing to claim you are not stupid. It's another matter when one's own words prove otherwise.

[T_i_B]

74. The same goes for his "Vote Leave" allies over here

They think it will be a doddle to negotiate trade deals after they've publicly vilified the very people they want to renegotiate our trading relationships with.

What I take from this however, is the old fartface is trying to position himself with the whip hand in these trade negociations, should we vote to leave the EU, which won't be in Britain's interests.

[pampango]

13. When you have to tell people you are not stupid, you must suspect they might think otherwise from

your actions and what you say. At least Trump is smart enough to know that what he says and does leads to the impression that he is stupid, whether he actually is or not.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. Cameron actually called his *remarks* "divisive, stupid and wrong"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35114623

and those used to DU will probably know the difference between calling a remark 'stupid' and calling a person 'stupid'. Trump may not, or Morgan may have successfully goaded him into mistaking it. Either way, if Trump is having to deny he's stupid, I think this is a plus for us.

[PJMcK]

33. Exactly!

You are correct, muriel. While I am in no way a supporter of Mr. Trump, the quote was out of context as you point out. There is more than enough material from the Trump campaign to attack him; we don't need to stretch the truth.

[thesquanderer]

16. Donald Gump.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

51. Forrest Gump is likeable. Donald Gump -- not so much. Charming one-on-one, not likeable. . . nt

[red dog 1]

18. K&R!

Yet another laugh line from Donny boy.

He's like the world's most dangerous stand-up comedian!

[truthisfreedom]

19. "I don't have a tiny flaccid penis."

[ailsagirl]

59. Doubtful he knows what flaccid means n/t

[Octafish]

20. Which means that you're not smart, Donald?

It's like your hands. Everybody knows.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

21. "I'm not stupid, Okay"

I've always noted that people who are not genuinely stupid are not compelled to claim they are not. Those who actually are stupid are too dimwitted to grasp that sad fact, and well...

[mnhtnbb]

22. The Ugly American has Peter Principled.

[JosephAlanWatson]

23. Pretty smart.

He isn't a stupid person. He's pretty smart. It takes a lot to put on an act as he does and fool tons of voters. Yup. He's smarter than most.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

27. He's clever about 'reality' TV, but he is not smart or intelligent or wise.

If he were so smart as he thinks, he wouldn't have to respond on national TV in front of children to defend the size of his <strike> ego </strike> penis.

If he were intelligent he wouldn't have had to declare bankruptcy four times.

If he were wise he wouldn't have two failed marriages on his hands and working on a third.



He's clever about TV, which is why he knows he can shift and dodge and say his promises and positions are only "suggestions" and his base will eat it up and love him. He knows that much.

Trump is not acting. What you see is what you get. He's on record in multiple ways and venues, public and private, that show that the short-fingered vulgarian only has one 'act'. Hair DrumpFührer is a one-trick pony.

[JosephAlanWatson]

32. Ha

Four bankruptcy's out of like 200 businesses is nothing.
His marriage thing is what every rich asshole goes through. He's another Hugh Hefner.
But, it is hilarious how, one time he said he got his military info from tv.
I feel like he is acting. Either that or he has an extreme narcissistic disorder.

What do you think he will do while in office?

[PJMcK]

36. But Hugh Hefner treats women with respect! (big wink) (n/t)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

37. Welcome to DU, I think. 18 posts on first day. . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. Bankruptcy is of the person, not the business. Businesses fail. People go bankrupt.

[JosephAlanWatson]

75. One time

I think one time I was watching "The View" and one of the ladies who was Donalds friend asks him "Are you serious about everything?" and he narcissistically responds saying "Can you believe I am ahead in the polls? People actually are falling for me". So I think he knows very well what he is doing. I think he is the biggest entertaining troll to ever run for president. Which is fine by me as long as he loses.

[snort]

34. Its true.

It is possible for a person to be stupid and clever. Those are the dangerous ones.

[cheapdate]

28. Disagree. I think he's stupider than the average person.

He's a loud, vulgar, aggressive, petty, and vindictive asshole. If he hadn't been born into an enormously wealthy and connected family, he'd just be another bitter, racist, blowhard ranting away to nobody.

Assholes are a dime a dozen. It doesn't take a genius to spout bullshit about Latino immigrants, Syrian refugees, or the president's birthplace.

He's just an asshole with a lot of money and no humility or concern for reflective reasoning.

[JosephAlanWatson]

35. True

He is all of those things because he thinks it makes him look "Tough" and appeals to the uneducated.
What he spews is all entertainment for the simple minded.
An asshole with a ton of money and a narcissistic disorder.

[GeorgeGist]

58. More like a smart aleck.

To use an old fashioned phrase.

[Gregorian]

25. Wow, Trump's sounding like George Bush.

Uniter, unifier, they're both rotten people.

[patricia92243]

26. Unifier? Delusional Don.

[left-of-center2012]

30. Trump has the best mind in the world!

I've heard him say it.

[mgardener]

31. This woman

Thinks you are a horse's ass.
Just saying.

[The Green Manalishi]

39. He is *NOT* stupid. Anything but!

HE is, however, brilliant at getting stupid people to do his bidding.

Underestimating Trump is very dangerous. He knows how to play the media like a virtuoso plays a Stradivarius. He is a perfect product of his environment, like Putin or Hitler )although the closer analog would be Mussolini), superbly adapted to what is going on around him. He laughs off , and is stronger after, verbal or reportorial hits that would have had Romney or McCain convulsing on the ground like a baby beaten with a baseball bat.

He is a VERY bright man able to convince legions of idiots to do his bidding. Anything *BUT* 'stupid'.

[paleotn]

40. Not stupid. Just a product of daddy's money. n/t

[Jopin Klobe]

42. I think that the punctuation is incorrect ..

... usually, when people say "OK" at the end of a declarative sentence, "OK" is used to elicit agreement ...

... so, it should be, "Well, number one I'm not stupid, Okay?" ...

... to which the answer would - always - be, "No." ...

[lastone]

43. Spoken like the true mental third grader he is

Yet we're going to nominate a candidate that almost certainly losses to this f****** idiot, I hope I am wrong but the Republicans have barely scratched the surface on moving Hillary's negatives higher and some old rich f*** just decided to throw a hundred million dollars at Donald Trump, and Hillary's been bitching about the negatives that Sanders has brought up guess what Clinton supporters it's about to get really f****** ugly and there's not a chance in hell she can weather the storm.

[SammyWinstonJack]

55. trump will be viscous on his attacks against her. Doubtful she'll weather it well.

[olddad56]

44. A unifier in the sense that GWB bragged about being "the Great Unifier" while he divided the nation.

and Trump is stupid.

[passiveporcupine]

46. You know what they say about crazy people?

If you think you are crazy, you are not!

Same might be said of stupid. If you think you are smart, you're not!

[lastlib]

48. Trump may have the greatest mind of anyone EVER!

(Before you spew all over your screen, hear me out.)

His mind is so powerful that he can make true anything he THINKS is true, JUST by THINKING it's true! At least he THINKS he can. E.g., he THINKS Muslims are evil and Mexican immigrants are rapists and Obama is Kenyan; voila!--Muslims are evil, Mexicans are rapists, and Obama is Kenyan! See? It's almost like magic! And he does it all by just twisting it around in his brain, entirely with his phenomenal mental capacity! NO ONE has ever had his mental powers! He himself gives an example:

"I don't think I'm a divisive person. I'm a unifier..."

Voila! He's a unifier!

Simply A-MAZ-ing!!

[tclambert]

50. Donald, listen carefully. Yes, you are.

[Sejon]

60. +1

[SammyWinstonJack]

53. An arrogant hateful version of duhbya. Just what the World needs.

[Gomez163]

54. Fredo Trump "I'm not stoopid, I'm smaht, not like everyone thinks."

[winstars]

69. HAHAHA

[drlindaphd]

57. He is not qualified to be POTUS

Regardless of his intellectual capacities, which do not impress me at all. He has no understanding of the job. He seems to believe that the job of POTUS is the same as CEO of a corporation. It is not. POTUS cannot just do whatever he or she chooses to do. The job is limited by the powers granted by the Constitution. The President must govern with Congress and the Supreme Court.

Much of President Obama's agenda was thwarted by Congress. Just imagine where our country would be if he could have just given an order and followed his dreams for us.

The Donald seems to believe he can just order something, like a wall between the US and Mexico and it will happen. He thinks he can toss people out of the country at his command. The man is delusional. Someone has to show him a job description and give him a copy of the Constitution. We have already had at least one certifiably mentally ill, delusional president (Nixon). We do not need another. We need a highly intelligent president.

I want a president who is at least as intelligent as I am. I have a Ph.D. So I think I qualify as intelligent.

I want a president who is not only highly intelligent, but also sophisticated, diplomatic, gracious, a problem solver, and capable of critical thinking. And those are just the basic qualifications. I do not want a president who is a thin skinned, loud mouthed bully, who will offend every leader in the world and flush the country down the loo.

[3catwoman3]

67. I've been saying for some weeks now...

...that I think his ego would relish the title of POTUS, but there is no way he really wants the job of POTUS. As you noted above, he thinks he can just toss out commands, and his minions will make it happen. He thinks he is running for king or feudal lord.

He has absolutely no idea how restricted his daily life would be, No more doing what you want whenever you want. Pretty much every moment of a president's day, and probably most nights, is accounted for and scheduled. The Secret Service probably logs how many times a day the president goes to the bathroom.

He would be ready for a meltdown within a week.

[rpannier]

61. That's one persons opinion

Against the multitudes who think he is stupid

[lancer78]

62. The man is NOT stupid

that is the problem. He knows exactly what he is doing, and all the pundits and politicians have been caught flat-footed.

[world wide wally]

72. He's onlystupid when it comes to anything besides himself

[6000eliot]

64. If you have to say it.

[annabanana]

70. Fredo Trump!

" I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect! -

[olddad56]

73. Donald, prove it. Take an IQ test. I think you are beyond stupid

[BlueMTexpat]

76. Ah, but this will be his reply!

Trump is a legend in his own mind.

[getagrip_already]

77. Stupid Donald....

Seems like a good nickname for him. It's the bullies creed. Find a weakness and use it as a club.

[yellowcanine]

78. "I'm not with Stupid" Trump T Shirt......

Very Timely......

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[jpak]

79. send him one of these

[LeftishBrit]

80. It's not often that I feel much warmth toward Cameron...

but he's a saint and genius compared with Trump!!! (Though not compared with, for example, a block of wood!)

Unifier, my hind foot!

[Fozzledick]

82. David Cameron stands by attack on Donald Trump over Muslim 'ban'

Downing Street has said David Cameron stands by his criticism of Donald Trump but will work with whoever is elected US president.

The UK PM has called the Republican hopeful "stupid, divisive and wrong" over his call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the US.

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David Cameron's official spokesman was asked about Mr Trump's suggestion that they might not have a good relationship following the Republican candidate's latest comments.

"The prime minister has made his views on Donald Trump's comments very clear. He disagrees with them and I haven't got anything further to add," said the spokesman.

"He continues to believe that preventing Muslims from entering the US is divisive, stupid and wrong."

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Mr Trump also criticised what he called the "very rude statements" made about him by Sadiq Khan, after Mr Trump suggested he would make an "exception" to the ban for the London mayor.

Mr Khan, the first directly-elected Muslim mayor of a major Western capital city, dismissed Mr Trump's offer and accused the US presidential hopeful of holding "ignorant" views of Islam which "could make both our countries less safe" by playing into the hands of extremists.

Responding, Mr Trump told ITV: "I am offended, he doesn't know me.

"I think they were very rude statements and, frankly, tell him I will remember those statements," he added.

Mr Trump also challenged Mr Khan to an IQ test.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36300005

[Aviation Pro]

83. The last fucking douchebag...

...who said he was a unifier ended up costing us 4,000 lives in two wars. On the other hand, this walking, fucking shitstain is about a billion times worse and I can't believe I've written those words.