Bloomberg Is Taunting Trump, and Trump Is Taking the Bait

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — A few days after Election Day in 2016, Donald J. Trump received a call on his cellphone from Michael R. Bloomberg, an old acquaintance he had clashed with during the campaign.

Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, had called to offer his congratulations, but the president-elect cut him off.

“You were very mean to me!” Mr. Trump said, according to people familiar with the call. Mr. Trump was referring to Mr. Bloomberg’s slashing speech that year at the Democratic National Convention, during which he called the Republican a “con” and called on voters to elect a “sane, competent person.”

Mr. Trump settled down almost immediately, then turned the conversation toward his latest predicament: quickly hiring people to fill out his government.

Mr. Bloomberg, according to the people briefed on the call, told him that when he was first elected mayor in 2001, he, too, had never served in government. What Mr. Trump should do, Mr. Bloomberg advised, was to “hire a lot of people smarter than you.”

“Mike,” Mr. Trump replied tersely, “there is no one smarter than me.” A startled Mr. Bloomberg paused before turning the conversation to a less fraught subject: golf.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/bloomberg-is-taunting-trump-and-trump-is-taking-the-bait/ar-BBZnhiC?li=BBnbfcL

[left-of-center2012]

1. Trump's a very stable genius

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Mind if I steal that?

[left-of-center2012]

10. I stole it off google images

help your self

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. I like Bloomberg more every day.

He is going after him, hammer and tong.

[dewsgirl]

5. Same.

[Cha]

4. lol.. of course #45Impeached is.. trump is so

fucking stupid

[Quixote1818]

6. Going after Trump's ego and shitty business record the best strategy.

It will rile him up and put him off balance.

[targetpractice]

7. #1 rule of management... Hire folks smarter than you.

I'm glad I learned this early on in my career.

[oldsoftie]

9. Yep; #1 rule for pretty much ANYONE in any leadership position.

Even generals will tell you this

[colsohlibgal]

8. ABT

Bloomberg is infinitely better than the evil Jerk in there now. Whoever we nominate will be an immense improvement. I do have concerns with the age of both Joe and Bernie. Both would soon turn 80 after taking office. But any port in this storm and I would hope that if nominated both would pick seriously younger running mates.

In the end we need anyone but Trump....ABT.