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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Weak Trump Steamrolled By Mexican President In Bizarre Press Conference [View all]gregcrawford
(2,382 posts)22. Nieto knew that he could smoke The Donald...
... without breaking a sweat; that's why he invited him. Trump's self-absorbed arrogance blinded him to the fact that he was outclassed in every conceivable way. Trump, in typical fashion, will lie through his teeth, and the room-temperature IQs that support him will lap it up like it's the last drink of KoolAid they'll ever have. Would that it were so.
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babylonsister
Aug 2016
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I can't wait to hear how he spins it tonight. Because he was just plain weird up there.
nolabear
Aug 2016
#3
Exactly! The Mexican president sounded elegant, while Trump sounded like a total buffoon! n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#10
He looked like an elementary school child trying to read their speech as they stumbled over it. n/t
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#8
Putin must be laughing his ass off, if this guy can get elected in the US, I can walk all over him!
RKP5637
Aug 2016
#11
And the US voting machines are so easy to hack, and many municipalities have no idea
RKP5637
Sep 2016
#74
Now I can turn on the tv to watch Trumps surrogates spin this for the next 48 hours...
world wide wally
Aug 2016
#17
Yeah, that kinda sorta stood out, didn't it? All Mexican Americans are to him are....
Moonwalk
Sep 2016
#58
The Mexican president steamrolled Trump ? Trump strolled into the guy's palace, told him that
Trust Buster
Aug 2016
#26
Walked in and walked out? Looked to me like he just stood there in front of the cameras...
Nitram
Aug 2016
#40
Trump:“We did discuss the wall , we didn’t discuss payment of the wall. That will be later"
SummerSnow
Aug 2016
#29
LOL translater says the border issues have improved due to efforts of President Obama..
Historic NY
Aug 2016
#31
Nieto is a mensch, an adult, and a statesman. He had nothing to fear from a Trump.
Nitram
Aug 2016
#51
Trump having to pay attention to another person for a whole hour must have been torture to him. nt
TeamPooka
Aug 2016
#33
Yeah. Similarly - what they did to Gary Condit, while Joe Scarborough thrives.
calimary
Sep 2016
#68