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brooklynite

(94,561 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:16 AM Jul 2020

Trump the victim: President complains in private about the pandemic hurting himself

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington Post

Callers on President Trump in recent weeks have come to expect what several allies and advisers describe as a “woe-is-me” preamble.

The president rants about the deadly coronavirus destroying “the greatest economy,” one he claims to have personally built. He laments the unfair “fake news” media, which he vents never gives him any credit. And he bemoans the “sick, twisted” police officers in Minneapolis, whose killing of an unarmed black man in their custody provoked the nationwide racial justice protests that have confounded the president.

Gone, say these advisers and confidants, many speaking on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations, are the usual pleasantries and greetings.

Instead, Trump often launches into a monologue placing himself at the center of the nation’s turmoil. The president has cast himself in the starring role of the blameless victim — of a deadly pandemic, of a stalled economy, of deep-seated racial unrest, all of which happened to him rather than the country.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-the-victim-president-complains-in-private-about-the-pandemic-hurting-himself/2020/07/09/187142c6-c089-11ea-864a-0dd31b9d6917_story.html

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Trump the victim: President complains in private about the pandemic hurting himself (Original Post) brooklynite Jul 2020 OP
Republicans are such wussy whiney wankers Champp Jul 2020 #1
The "party of personal responsibility" is lead by Donny Six Words. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #6
At least he acknowledges the mn cops were sick and twisted soothsayer Jul 2020 #2
Only because they got caught on camera central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #13
Poor baby. Why don't you just quit and play golf for the rest of your life? tanyev Jul 2020 #3
whomp, whomp... Dave in VA Jul 2020 #4
Snowflake SledDriver Jul 2020 #5
Makes you wonder why . . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #7
Again, he takes no responsibility at all C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #8
Spot on on the job description MotorCityBeard Jul 2020 #10
He is so utterly nauseating MotorCityBeard Jul 2020 #9
Worthless piece of flotsam UpInArms Jul 2020 #11
he should have gotten on it.. right from Cha Jul 2020 #12
If he had gotten it right denem Jul 2020 #20
Exactly. Apparently none of his advisors were/are smart Cha Jul 2020 #25
"It was as if the world revolved around him. underpants Jul 2020 #14
a private meeting in the oval office... Javaman Jul 2020 #15
Typical narcissist. AllyCat Jul 2020 #16
Maybe he needs to get away from the world. Maybe a nice room all by himself rurallib Jul 2020 #17
Trump, exercise? Tiger8 Jul 2020 #22
Ha! So no more recaps of his 2016 inside straight victory? How sad ☹ AKing Jul 2020 #18
Truly deplorable greenjar_01 Jul 2020 #19
He should make this the theme of his speeches. It would be so effective. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #21
I feel so much sorrier for those people on ventilators struggling to survive and those who lost love kimbutgar Jul 2020 #23
Everything we need to know is right there in this article. BadGimp Jul 2020 #24
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jul 2020 #26

Champp

(2,114 posts)
1. Republicans are such wussy whiney wankers
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:18 AM
Jul 2020

Sad.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
6. The "party of personal responsibility" is lead by Donny Six Words. . . . nt
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:31 AM
Jul 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
2. At least he acknowledges the mn cops were sick and twisted
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:20 AM
Jul 2020

That’s a pleasant surprise

central scrutinizer

(11,648 posts)
13. Only because they got caught on camera
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:06 AM
Jul 2020

It’s not a crime if it’s not on video.

tanyev

(42,558 posts)
3. Poor baby. Why don't you just quit and play golf for the rest of your life?
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:20 AM
Jul 2020

That would really show us, boy howdy.

Dave in VA

(2,037 posts)
4. whomp, whomp...
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:29 AM
Jul 2020

SledDriver

(2,059 posts)
5. Snowflake
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:30 AM
Jul 2020

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
7. Makes you wonder why . . .
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:31 AM
Jul 2020

seems like every other day that there is a leak from republican's sources about private conversations .. ..

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm. Do I believe majority of the leaks, no.

C_U_L8R

(45,002 posts)
8. Again, he takes no responsibility at all
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:34 AM
Jul 2020

What does he think his job is? He's no president. He's a professional tv watcher and racist social media troll who golfs 1/3 of the time and gorges himself on fast food while spittle raging.

MotorCityBeard

(201 posts)
10. Spot on on the job description
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:52 AM
Jul 2020

MotorCityBeard

(201 posts)
9. He is so utterly nauseating
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:51 AM
Jul 2020

This would be hard to take from a child or a teenager. It's just sickening coming from him.

I think I am going to get Mary Trump's book, just to see how someone who had so many advantages growing up ended up turning out like this.

UpInArms

(51,283 posts)
11. Worthless piece of flotsam
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:54 AM
Jul 2020

Whiny crapweasel

Cha

(297,220 posts)
12. he should have gotten on it.. right from
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 08:54 AM
Jul 2020

the start instead of lying and trying to fool people that it was a "democrat hoax".

But that wouldn't be trump.. he'd rather jump on his own petard and endlessly Whine about it later.

 

denem

(11,045 posts)
20. If he had gotten it right
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:57 AM
Jul 2020

(ie he was not donald trump) he would have been in the box seat for the GE. :shudder:

Cha

(297,220 posts)
25. Exactly. Apparently none of his advisors were/are smart
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 05:12 PM
Jul 2020

enough to know that, either.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
14. "It was as if the world revolved around him.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:07 AM
Jul 2020

Well no S.

Yeah hope and optimism - that guy just exudes it doesn’t he.

I love the close. This great economic master thinks the entire economy can rebound in a month.

Despite his bouts of moroseness, Trump can also exhibit optimism not entirely grounded in reality. He has continued to tell advisers, for instance, that he is certain the virus will go away by October and that there will be a “cure” by then — a word he favors over “vaccine.”
Then, he adds in these tellings, the economy will rebound overnight and he will win a second term.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
15. a private meeting in the oval office...
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:22 AM
Jul 2020

orange asshole: is there any dirt on this virus that we can dig up?

jared: I'll get right on that!

nervous looks all around are exchanged.

ivanka: daddy, it's a virus.

orange asshole: DON'T TELL ME WHAT I DON'T KNOW!!!

AllyCat

(16,187 posts)
16. Typical narcissist.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:24 AM
Jul 2020

The NPDer I grew up with did the same thing. Everything bad that happened was blamed on the “Family Name Luck”. Incidentally, that wasn’t HER last band but everyone else’s. It was really all someone else’s fault.

rurallib

(62,415 posts)
17. Maybe he needs to get away from the world. Maybe a nice room all by himself
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jul 2020

where staff would bring him 3 meals a day, maybe let him out to exercise for an hour a day or so. The staff could stand guard to make sure no one could get in to bother Donny and also make sure he wouldn't wander out...........

 

Tiger8

(432 posts)
22. Trump, exercise?
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:34 AM
Jul 2020

What’s he gonna do.....ride a golf cart around the prison yard?

AKing

(511 posts)
18. Ha! So no more recaps of his 2016 inside straight victory? How sad ☹
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:52 AM
Jul 2020
 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
19. Truly deplorable
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:56 AM
Jul 2020

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
21. He should make this the theme of his speeches. It would be so effective.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:01 AM
Jul 2020

kimbutgar

(21,148 posts)
23. I feel so much sorrier for those people on ventilators struggling to survive and those who lost love
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:42 AM
Jul 2020

Ones. All of those People he has not expressed sympathy for!

BadGimp

(4,015 posts)
24. Everything we need to know is right there in this article.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 12:31 PM
Jul 2020

These things are not happening to us, they are happening to him.

Omaha Steve

(99,632 posts)
26. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jul 2020

Feature, analysis of White House behind the scenes. Not important breaking news.

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