Trump Claims He 'Inherited A Mess' From Obama
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 16, 2017, 1:11 PM EDT
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he "inherited a mess" from President Barack Obama's administration.
"Our administration inherited many problems across government, and across the economy. To be honest, I inherited a mess," Trump said. "It's a mess. At home, and abroad. A mess."
He promised to "take care of it" but returned once again to his apocalyptic tone.
"Low pay, low wages. Mass instability overseas, no matter where you look. The Middle East, a disaster. North Korea — we'll take care of it, folks," Trump said. "We're going to take care of it all. I just wanted to let you know, I inherited a mess."
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Trump Attacks Press: 'The Level Of Dishonesty Is Out Of Control'
By MATT SHUHAM Published FEBRUARY 16, 2017, 1:16 PM EDT
President Donald Trump lectured journalists about their “tremendous dishonesty” in a press conference announcing his new pick for labor secretary on Thursday.
Shortly after announcing he would nominate Alexander Acosta to lead the Department of Labor, Trump said he had called the impromptu press conference “to update the American people on the incredible progress that has been made in the last four weeks since my inauguration.”
“I’m making this presentation directly to the American people, with the media present,” Trump said. “Which, is an honor to have you this morning, because many of our nation's reporters and folks will not tell you the truth, and will not treat the wonderful people of our country with the respect that they deserve.”
“And I hope going forward, we can be a little bit different and maybe get along a little better if that's possible. Maybe it's not, and that's OK,” he added, addressing reporters in the room.
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Trump: My Administration Is 'Running Like A Fine-Tuned Machine'
By ESME CRIBB Published FEBRUARY 16, 2017, 1:17 PM EDT
President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that his administration is "running like a fine-tuned machine" despite reports of "chaos" and his apparent inability to get cabinet members approved.
"This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine, despite the fact that I can't get my cabinet approved," Trump said at a press conference. "I turned on the TV, opened the newspapers and I see stories of chaos. Chaos. Yet it is the exact opposite."
He claimed that the media is "trying to attack" his administration for following through on his campaign promises.
"They are not happy about it, for whatever reason," Trump said. "But a lot of people are happy about it."
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Obama inherited a crashed economy, high unemployment, a deeply unpopular war, ....
"Fine tuned machine"? Only suckers would believe that, and there are unfortunately plenty.
The Orange Snowflake is looking for sympathy because he fears he is going down. Blame somebody else, anybody else. The poor little rich boy has never taken responsibility for any failure in his life.
