Trump may lack language 'discipline' to avoid appearance of investigation interference

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

GOP congressman: Trump may lack language 'discipline' to avoid appearance of investigation interference


Republican Rep. David Schweikert said in a radio interview Thursday that President Donald Trump might lack the language discipline to avoid giving the appearance of interfering in an investigation .

Schweikert said Trump may not have learned the discipline because he's not from the "political class." Schweikert made the comments on NPR's "Morning Edition" during a discussion about possible obstruction of justice by Trump in the FBI's investigation into Russia's influence in the 2016 election.

"I'm at the point where we also have to be real careful from the standpoint that we have a President that's not from the political class," the Arizona Republican said. "The learning of the disciplined use of language and what certain words mean in our context -- if you're not from this world you may not have developed that discipline."


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/15/politics/kfile-gop-congressman-trump-discipline/index.html

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When he goes back to the private sector, he could use that excuse for sexual harassment suits.

[The Blue Flower]

1. As many times as drumpf's been hauled into court?

He knows exactly what he's doing. This is complete bs.

[FreepFryer]

2. Because that's so much more the issue than him asking Russia to hack our election for him. (nt)

[Zoonart]

5. THIS

[Achilleaze]

3. Excuses, excuses, excuses for the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

If republicans aren't whining likely melty snowflakes about being 'picked on' when they get rightfully called on their egregious shit, then they are making lame littleboy excuses and trying to blame others for their own incompetence, greed, FAIL, and treason.

Sad.

[marylandblue]

4. Just another, "he's too dumb to commit crimes" nt

[angstlessk]

12. Shouldn't they follow that up with...but he should remain president because...?

[Maeve]

6. You mean he can't stop shooting off his mouth?

C'mon...you don't have to be in politics to learn when to shut up; you just have to be aware of consequences. But no one has made him answer to consequences for a long, long time---that, I can believe!

[athena]

7. So we're supposed to have a different set of laws for Trump

because he can't control what comes out of his mouth?

The problem is not that Trump is "not from the political class". The problem is that Trump has narcissistic personality disorder. That means he has the emotional maturity of a three-year-old. A three-year-old whose face is covered with chocolate will calmly shake his head and say "No" when you ask him, "Did you eat the chocolate cake?" That's what we're dealing with here. The fact that we have a three-year-old running the country does not mean that laws against perjury and obstruction of justice go out the window.

[Phoenix61]

13. A spoiled rotten bratty three year old

And stupid, just really, really stupid.

[forgotmylogin]

8. We shouldn't need to be CAREFUL

We should be able to trust the President, and not tiptoe, pansy-ass, euphemize, or feel the need to PROTECT him from the truth.

Even disregarding all the crap 45 has done, I want him out cause he's utterly incompetent and inexperienced at running a nation.

[sweetroxie]

9. He may be new to politics

but he's an old hand at corruption.

[lark]

10. Guess he thinks everyone is as dumb as drumpf and his deplorables?

Next, when this doesn't work, they will come up with some disease he has that prevents him from saying what he means, or that makes him sound filled with rage when he's totally calm. Wait, I bet they go for he was mistreated at boarding school as a child and can't help the childish anger, then go to the disease route.

Yes, he may have the beginnings of dementia, but that's not the whole of it. He's a criminal fraud who cheats everyone and every thing, has no moral compass whatsoever, and who cares absolutely zero about anything other than vengenance and money for himself.

[pangaia]

11. "...not from the political class," ?? HUH WTF?

he is not from the human class!!!

[elmac]

14. So being a complete moron

is an excuse for committing a crime? I guess that means repugs get an automatic blanket immunity.

[Kaleva]

15. Obstruction of justice is the same regardless of being in politics or not.

[BeyondGeography]

16. Ergo, give him a pass

Amirite?

[Doug the Dem]

17. Ya THINK?

[judesedit]

18. He's involved in 4,000 + lawsuits. He knows exactly what obstruction of justice is

[J_William_Ryan]

19. Oh, brother

Trump apologists are getting increasingly lame.

[denverbill]

20. I went to a bank, asked for all their money and showed them my concealed weapon.

How was I to know they'd think I was trying to rob the bank? I'm just a poor, socially inept, ignorant dude, not a criminal.

[Freethinker65]

21. " And when you're a star, they let you do it. "

And when you have an "R" after your name and you are President and you have a Republican majority in congress you can do whatever the fuck you want, including having two scoops of ice cream when everyone else gets only one and destroying the country and everything it stands for. Yummy.

[calimary]

22. Ohforcryingoutloud!

They'll go to the ends of the earth in their search for workable excuses.

trump's language "discipline" - is little more than a manifestation of either an extremely lazy and negligent former student who probably cheated his way through school, and/or a deteriorating mind, probably from advanced age but who knows? All I know is what I've read, from the standpoint of a civilian who's certainly no medical specialist. I simply judge from what I've noticed about his astoundingly stunted vocabulary. Everything is incredible or great or the best or incredible and - did I say incredible? Oh yeah, sorry - I forgot incredible. Or on the flip side it's terrible, horrible, sad.

And no, trump's not from the "political class." It's more like he's from the "remedial class."

[Yonnie3]

23. I lack "language discipline" too.

So I say to this excuse, BULLCRAP.

What the Senator was saying is that tRump doesn't know the language so he can interfere without it being obvious he is interfering.

[chowder66]

24. If he was so inept in language then why fire Comey? Why kick people out of the room? Why admit

he fired Comey because of the Russian investigation?

More bullshit from the we are so desperate we will spew absolute nonsense crowd.

[vkkv]

25. And Trump's too 'new' to run an economy, healthcare, a military, dilpomatic ties..

Basically, unfit to be POTUS.

Just like we on the left have been saying for more than a year.

[janterry]

26. Oh, the old ignorance of the law defense

I'm sure that will go over well if I ever get arrested. But officer, I had no idea the speed limit was 65. I thought it might be 100.

[Tactical Peek]

27. Ya think?

[virtualobserver]

28. Who constructed that argument for Schweikert...Frank Luntz?

[unblock]

29. gop politician claims to not understand the entire concept of language.

as if the "political class" uses words that their audience (the voters) don't understand.

langugage is a two-way street, the speaker *and* the listener have to have a largely similar understanding of the words or else all communication is just one big fail.

if the "political class" says things, the voters generally understand what they mean.


meaning benedict donald has zero excuse for not understanding what words and phrases mean in a political context, because he's been a voter and a listener for plenty of years now.


moreover, the "political class" tries to communicate with as many people as possible, so they avoid esoteric language and try to speak in very plain english most of the time. so again, benedict donald has zero excuse for not understanding.


finally, if he really is that inept, how the hell can you stand by him as president???

[riversedge]

30. OMG. This is unbelievable!! the Repugs stupid, lame excuses for Trumps caring only for himself!!

[muriel_volestrangler]

31. He's saying Trump doesn't know how to lie effectively? Bollocks

Trump is a practiced liar. Trump's weak point is that his ego is so large, he thinks he can get away with lying when it makes himself look powerful.

This Republican seems to be saying "other politicians would get away with this, because they'd cover it up better".Tough, Repubs - if you elect a narcissitical psychopath, you have to take all his bad (from your point of view) features as well as what you wanted to take advantage of.

[sinkingfeeling]

32. I don't give a F**k if he can't make a sentence. He interfered.

[Dave Starsky]

33. I'll remember that next time I tell a cop to fuck off.

I'm sure they'll show me the same understanding, compromised as I am by a lack of language discipline.

[keithbvadu2]

34. Donald should know it by now.... He bragged about his smarts.

DONALD TRUMP: "I'M A REALLY SMART PERSON"

"I'm like a smart person"

[Midnight Writer]

36. Trump has "the best words". Just ask him.

[Coventina]

35. This is my mother-fucking congress critter!

[tanyev]

37. Yes, and that's what makes him unfit for the office.

Temperamentally unfit, as I heard a very qualified candidate say.

[xor]

43. Right? Most normal people would agree...

His cult followers seem to think him being unfit is what makes him fit, though.

[Judi Lynn]

38. Schweikert sees himself as someone who acquired "The learning of the disciplined use of language..?"

Rep. David Schweikert







What the holy F!

[janx]

46. Maybe he learned how to be polite.

That's what I'd call it.

[uppityperson]

39. Trump can't shut up because he's not from this world?

[yardwork]

40. OFFS

[Kablooie]

41. No. He's from the spoiled billionaire class who is used to getting away with anything.

At 70 he's not going to change.

[xor]

42. He's not a child. You don't need to be part of the so-called "political class"

to know how to speak in a diplomatic way. I'm not sure I understand why anyone would support a leader who cannot think strategically enough to figure how his words would play.

[SethH]

44. that's a symptom of affluenza

poor kid

[janx]

45. "Language discipline" sounds like a "politically correct" term to me.

...although I suspect it was meant only as a euphemism.

The irony of it all!

[AgadorSparticus]

47. Cannot claim ignorance. He is still accountable for what comes out of his mouth. Period.