Discussion: White House Denies Trump Unhappy With Wilbur Ross' Trade Negotiations

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Trump:
He likes money laundering
I like money laundering
He’s my pal

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I don’t believe any statement from this White House is “operative.” Lies, damned lies and Trump press releases.

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First of all, I know three cats right in my neighborhood who I bet know more about international trade than Donald Trump. And one of the cats isn’t especially smart, even for a cat. So do all the other cats and dogs in town but I don’t know them as well.

Second, this is one of the people who helped Trump retain nominal control of his casinos when they were getting foreclosed on. Without that he’d have probably gone under once and for all, and never been heard from again. This is how Trump repays you. Let that be a well-noted lesson to anyone who wants to do him a favor in his current situation and expects he’ll reciprocate. He won’t.

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Trump should name Barron to replace Ross. He traded stupid little Teddy Purfoy a broken Game Boy and 20 shares of Enron for the stuffed lion. Ha, ha ,ha, ha!!!

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As if I would believe anything this White House says about anything.

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Wilbur has been keeping Donnie from doing anything really stupid with regard to NAFTA. On a side note, the shutdown means that most of the staff of our trade negotiators are furloughed when they’re most needed.

A source told a reporter that not only does he nod off, he drools … then wipes it off with his tie.

There’s only one word to describe that: Classy!

@mattinpa And let’s not forget his neck-deep involvement in the Russian money-laundering machine known as the Bank of Cyprus.

I wonder how long before he gets his audience with Mueller?

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Has there been a “full confidence in Wilbur” statement by Sarah Hamhocks-Slanders yet?

If not, Wilbur gets to live to cheat and swindle for another week.

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The lettuce in my fridge knows more about international trade than Trump. It told me the WH keeps calling, so it blocked the number.

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You appoint an elderly incompetent crook to handle sensitive trade negotiations with the Chinese and others and you are shocked when the old fool dozes off during negotiating sessions? The main problem is the President doesn’t know how to hire and the Republicans don’t know how to negotiate.

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Well, the Axios article says “Wilbur is good until about 11 a.m.,” which ought to have made him the perfect partner, but what do I know?

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Well, his repayment was the Cabinet appointment — a particularly lucrative one, his predecessors have shown — but now Ross seems to have slept through one too many Trump monologues. Poor kid.

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Trump White House denies it? That is the best confirmation that it is true.

Even Donnie should know enough to be careful with Wilbur. Wilbur was Vice-Chairman of the Bank of Cyprus. He knows where the Russian money laundering skeletons are buried.

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I love how when something is reported that sounds EXACTLY LIKE TRUMP, his ‘staff’ rushes to assure us it never happened.

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Or the opposite, such as when some monumental clusterfuck goes down and the admin rushes to defend it.

“Sarah, a recent break in the Keystone Pipeline flooded 7 square miles of North Dakota marshlands with toxic oil. Has the President reconsidered his position on this project?”

“Why no, Jim, the American people spoke last November, and they voted to ignore environmental dangers by electing Donald trump. This is what the residents of North Dakota wanted!”

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“White House Denies Trump Unhappy With Wilbur…”

Time to send in Mr. Ed:

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Trump White House denies it? That is the best confirmation that it is true."

DING, DING, DING! We have a winner!

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Which is why their (and Cotton and Perdue’s) denial - deflection - than calling Durbin a liar - in defense of the Shithole comment was so pointless. The comment was 100% consistent with the type of crass, racist, stupidity that tumbles out of Trump’s mouth.

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Careful Donnie. Wilbur has the goods on you. And he may kick the bucket before you can get turn over the goods on him…

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