Discussion: Trump Puts On Hold Controversial Rollback Of Elephant Trophy Ban

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No wonder the rest of the world is confused about WTF is going on with the USA with Dipstick Donnie making policy…

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I am ‘stunned’ it’s under REVIEW??? Why is this so hard. BAN IT!

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trump needs to talk to his sons about shooting big game animals and how stupid and wasteful it is and that it does nothing to enhance their manhood.

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The only elephants that should be put down and out of office are those that reside here in the US of A.

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President Trump and I have talked and both believe that conservation and healthy herds are critical,” he said. “As a result, in a manner compliant with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, the issuing of permits is being put on hold as the decision is being reviewed.”

Two Sociopathic Narcissists are saying they are concerned about healthy herds.

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That this could even be an issue is absurd. Are they playing an ersatz game of good cop/bad cop to make Trump look good?? This is literally a no-brainer.

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Hard to enhance that which does not exist…

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This is great news! But will he be content to just let it be or will he lift it so 'lil donnie can kill one?

Now… when will he pardon the Thanksgiving Big Mac?

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What’s interesting with this is the rip tides going on in Trump’s psyche. His sons like to trophy hunt, and of course the ban was an Obama thing, and it’s kind and decent and conservation minded so out out out it goes! But whoops, turns out to nobody’s surprise but his, everybody hates trophy hunters and it’s kind of absurd to imagine that boosting the market for dead elephants will help the living ones very much. So everyone’s yelling at him and Trump doesn’t like that any more than he likes Obama or niceness, so he doesn’t know which way to turn so now he’s “reviewing” the “conservation facts” like the big-boy grownup President we all know he is. Which way does he jump next??? Stay tuned for tomorrow’s thrilling episode!

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More detail and background here:

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As a young man I hunted with my dad . Pheasant and quail mostly. It wasn’t about a trophy. Most of the time we didn’t even shoot. When we did take a bird it was for food, not a trophy as I said. To shoot an elephant, springbok, or other critter for no other reason than just to prove how manly you are is tantamount to murder to me.

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Fucking psychopath.

It’s hard enough for him to pretend other people are real. Asking him to understand that people care about animals is just futile.

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My granddad had a rule when hunting on our farm, pretty simple. Don’t shoot anything you don’t want to eat.

I once watched as my cousin took a few bites of sparrow.

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I think it’s just another version of their gun fetish. Guns are more sacred than people or elephants or any living thing. I’m just waiting for a Church for the latter day gun lovers. It would seem incongruous to worship both Jesus and Guns, but somehow…

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My husband and I loved to fly fish and we used to spend vacations fishing. And we always ate what we caught the same day. We quit enjoying it as much when it went to catch and release - it just felt wrong to jerk them out of the water and then put them back all the time.

For some reason, eating them seemed more humane. hahaha

And goddamn Trump for this. Nobody needs to shoot an elephant.

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Maybe this one:

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WTF are Morgan and Van Susteren “thanking” him for??? Recognizing cruelty and viciousness AFTER the fact? Christ, what a scam.

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Clearly, this will devastate the economy of Nambia.

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Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that a live elephant is more of a long-term revenue enhancer, eco-tourism-wise to African countries, than a dead elephant mounted in a millionaires’ personal Hall of Testosterone.

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