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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN: Trump took 'victory lap' after remark, official says
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/politics/trump-latest/index.html<snip>
President Trump spent his Thursday night phoning aides, allies and friends, asking them how they thought the shithole remark was playing out in the press.
One White House official referred to this as a victory lap.
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CNN: Trump took 'victory lap' after remark, official says (Original Post)
sabra
Jan 2018
OP
A metaphorical victory lap...as opposed to anything involving actual physical exertion.
Ken Burch
Jan 2018
#6
Of course he did. He needed to get "Fire and Fury" out of the headlines, and it worked. n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2018
#16
rzemanfl
(29,540 posts)1. Drumpf is nuts. n/t
YessirAtsaFact
(2,064 posts)8. Yes, and water is wet
rzemanfl
(29,540 posts)9. I only have to hit the "D" the rest writes itself. n/t
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)2. Sometimes I just run out of things to say about 45.
Un-fucking-believable.
Irish_Dem
(45,640 posts)3. He is totally shameless. And is in fact proud of his wrong doing. nt
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)4. Victory Lap
spanone
(135,636 posts)5. he's so sick.
Ken Burch
(50,254 posts)6. A metaphorical victory lap...as opposed to anything involving actual physical exertion.
If it came down to that, he'd make Jared, Don Jr. and Eric run the lap for him-barefoot, over broken glass.
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)7. Well...
No one is talking about Russia today are they?
brooklynite
(93,873 posts)10. How did he fit all those calls into his busy schedule?
yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)11. Dementia or demented?
It sure is something.
If the R's don't abandon him now, they are just as "hate-filled, vile and racist" as he is.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)12. top 5 reasons for the victory lap
His comments:
1. Please his base
2. outrage his opponents
3. divides the country
4. please Putin
5. warns foreigners they are not welcome
Azathoth
(4,603 posts)13. He brought the Ann Coulter SS brigade back onboard
Strelnikov_
(7,772 posts)14. Seems the 'Victory Lap' phase has ended . . .
the denial phase has begun.
Tarheel_Dem
(31,211 posts)16. Of course he did. He needed to get "Fire and Fury" out of the headlines, and it worked. n/t