Discussion: Private Lunch Turns 'Tense' As Abe And Trump Stuck At Impasse Over Tariffs

World leaders have quickly learned that flattery is an easy way into Trumpā€™s graces

ā€¦ because logical arguments arenā€™t possible

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Too early still for much readingā€¦ Havenā€™t finished my first cup of java, but that pictureā€¦noticeably on a slight angle, often indicates a sinister view, as in ā€˜the plan went slightly askewā€™.

Reminds me of the old Batman series from the 60ā€™s whenever the bad guys showed up:


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Tweeto to Shinzo: No cake for you!

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ā€œI love the world of finance and the world of economics, and probably, itā€™s where I do the best."

When the thing you think you do best at is a thing youā€™re not very good at ā€¦ you probably donā€™t do very well at much at all.

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ā€œMany of the worldā€™s great leaders request to come to Mar-a-Lago and Palm Beach,ā€ said Trump, combining ego with advertising in a way that made the world cringe.

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Thatā€™s part of the Flattery Strategy.

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ā€¦but learn, like Abe, that flattery only gets you so far. Spanky is an unreliable partner and his word means zilch.

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The profound ignorance and severe mental illness of a superpowerā€™s executive on painful display as yet another day in Trumpmerica dawns. Morning, folks. Sleep well?

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Ugh. Worthless words of reassurance from the Alpha Romeo include a commercial.

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Prime Minister, hereā€™s hoping you had a good supply of hot water in your hotel for the shower you needed after meeting with President Dennison. On behalf of the majority of the American people, weā€™re very sorry.

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Private Lunch Turns ā€˜Tenseā€™ As Abe And Trump Stuck At Impasse Over Tariffs

Dump: ā€œThe prime minister of Japan is Jewish?ā€

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Alienate: Japan, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, Australia. Cultivate: Russia, North Korea, the Philippines. Yes, this is going to end well.

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I never thought I could be embarrassed to this degree and for this long.

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He does well at bankruptcy, fraud, corruption, and avoiding accountability. For now, at least.

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ā€œhe recounted the strength of their relationship over food, which included a cheeseburger on the golf courseā€

If the Queen of England invited Trump to dinner for a succulent roast heā€™d probably ask for ketchup.

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[quote=ā€œlallen56, post:15, topic:71165ā€]
For now, at least.
[/quote]The clockā€™s running on that.

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Can it really be true that the Billionaireā€™s Club will let this doofus wreck everything?

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Dotard still thinks it was the Germans who bombed Pearl Harborā€¦

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This is so incredibly disgusting. The lunch turned ā€˜tenseā€™ because world leaders who have a freakinā€™ CLUE how it works donā€™t ā€˜agreeā€™ with a sociopath that assumed the Presidency through cheating and lying and bluster? REALLY?

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