Of course not, I got my beautiful bling, so were all good. Believe me…
Hypocrisy Alert!
Mr Trump is accompanied on his visit by his daughter Ivanka, an unpaid White House adviser, and her husband Jared Kushner, a key member of the Trump administration.
Like British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on their recent visits to Saudi Arabia, Mrs Trump and Ivanka Trump did not wear headscarves.
In January 2015, Mr Trump criticised then-First Lady Michelle Obama for doing the same. In a tweet, Mr Trump said she had “insulted” her hosts.
While I LOVE Malaria’s “Guardians of the Oligarchy, Too!” costume, she forgot her headscarf!
They attached the matching leash in private.
Hope they’re using lithium batteries for the shock collar. Or a Die-Hard 12 volt…
No, the super-polluting lead/acid kind.
Pruitt insisted on it.
Trump Softens Language On Islam In Draft Of Saudi Arabia Speech
Finally, he’s become Pestilential.
“This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations.
Really?
If you look back at the long history of the Judeo-Christian West struggle against Islam, I believe that our forefathers kept their stance, and I think they did the right thing. I think they kept it out of the world, whether it was at Vienna [presumably during the Battle of Vienna in 1683], or Tours [presumably during the Battle of Tours in 732], or other places. … We’re in a war of immense proportions. It’s very easy to play to our baser instincts, and we can’t do that. But our forefathers didn’t do it either. And they were able to stave this off, and they were able to defeat it, and they were able to bequeath to us a church and a civilization that really is the flower of mankind… — Steve Bannon
Moving on…
The draft of the speech includes no mention of “radical Islamic terrorism”
But…
“And as a result, sticking to our guns on this issue is incredibly important. We’re not wavering on this one. The threat has been obfuscated for eight years under Obama. You couldn’t even use the word jihad when the enemy called themselves jihadis. That was jettisoned January the 20. And the president is very clear. Those are the most - the clearest three words of his speech, the enemy is radical Islamic terrorism. And that has not changed, and it will not change.” — Sebastian Gorka
The lithium could catch fire on the way home. . .so probably going old school lead.
Snark off
I find it really bizarre that all those people are on the same plane. Of course maybe they’re not. And as much as everybody hates Trump overseas maybe they’re secretly happy with him in the Northern Mar-a-Lago.
I watched part of the trump and Melania tour of some art. Melania stared straight ahead concentrating on her model poses while trump looked blankly at the artwork no doubt stunned it wasn’t on velvet. Not certain which came first but at some sit down photo op appearing thing, trump was toilet sitting conversing with the king, another poobah engaged Ivanka in conversation, while Melania was sitting as decoration only physically distancing herself as far as the chair allowed from both the king and trump.
Heard that tomorrow’s big speech is still a work in progress with bits and pieces being added to augment today’s meetings. I expect trump to deliver one of his “try to say the big words correctly” tonal flat addresses while all his aides pray he sticks to the script. I want him to extemporize just for the ensuing snark fest.
I commend your bravery, and salute you for your willingness to take slight nausea, or more, for the team. I shall work on my quips so as to prepare.
He cannot keep the gifts given by foreign leaders unless he pays the US Government their equivalent cost - they go to the National Archives. Don’t think Uncle Sam will accept rubles.
I think the only rule is that the president and vice-president cannot travel together. The TIME article even mentioned that the prohibition includes elevators even those in the White House itself.
Hey with Schiller’s Keystone cops in charge of protection I understand no insurance company will pay off on anything inside the White House. Kind of like the last days of Vietnam.
Those Saudis still carry big swords and use them to cut off heads. Donald will just go back to disrespecting them after he leaves.Everyone knows who he is now.
But as long as the Saudis get the cheap military equipment Kushner “dealed” to get in exchange for Donald new royal golden chain and Tillerman gets our military to risk their lives to protect their oil fields, they would deal with the devil…and they have.
Watch your back, Saudis. Trump lies.
Let the snark explode:
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President Trump held a sword and swayed along with traditional dancers at Murabba Palace in Saudi Arabia on May 20, during his first international trip as president.
Politics · May 20, 2017