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charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:00 PM Sep 2018

My God, he's an idiot:

President Trump’s carousel of preoccupations has once again spun back around to the border wall. This time, he’s going global. On Tuesday, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell claimed that Trump suggested building a wall across the 3,000-mile-long Sahara Desert to prevent African migrants from making their way into Europe. “You need to build a wall around the Sahara,” Trump said recently, according to Borrell. When Borrell asked Trump if he understood just how big the Sahara is, Trump argued that “it can’t be bigger than our border with Mexico.” Borrell then informed Trump that the Sahara is far bigger than the U.S. border with Mexico. “In any case, it wouldn’t be very useful to do that,” Borrell told the president.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-suddenly-remembers-that-whole-border-wall-thing-726765/

He thinks the circumference of the Sahara is shorter than the US/Mexico border.

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My God, he's an idiot: (Original Post) charlyvi Sep 2018 OP
He Thinks The Earth Is Flat Too LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #1
Algae smarter than him charlyvi Sep 2018 #6
And obviously never heard of a little thing called the Mediterranean. sandensea Sep 2018 #44
not the Onion??? onethatcares Sep 2018 #2
Most definitely not the Onion. charlyvi Sep 2018 #8
Oh Christ. What a fuggen embarrassment Trump is. lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #3
And his kids think he's a genius. n/t charlyvi Sep 2018 #13
I think his kids have Stockholm Syndrome. dhol82 Sep 2018 #22
They want to be America's royalty! charlyvi Sep 2018 #24
Yup, blinded by riches dhol82 Sep 2018 #26
Well, to be honest LoveMyCali Sep 2018 #40
Bwahaha! Apple, tree etc. charlyvi Sep 2018 #47
Most of those working for him are just cashing checks. They know he's an idiot and don't care... brush Sep 2018 #19
Remedial 4th Grade geography dalton99a Sep 2018 #4
IKR. charlyvi Sep 2018 #12
I know it is worthless to try to fathom, but did he think Spain could go across Africa-- hlthe2b Sep 2018 #5
I think he thinks that Africa should be walled off from Europe, charlyvi Sep 2018 #10
Maybe he thinks Spain directly abuts the Sahara The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #28
A body of water AND Morocco! LOL hlthe2b Sep 2018 #30
Pendejo Midnightwalk Sep 2018 #7
LOL! n/t charlyvi Sep 2018 #11
Putin chose well. n/t dixiegrrrrl Sep 2018 #9
Truth ⬆ He's the ultimate useful idiot. nt Duppers Sep 2018 #25
Well, he's also the guy who thought Puerto Rico just needed a few rolls of paper towels struggle4progress Sep 2018 #14
And the guy who just recently learned that Lincoln was a Republican. charlyvi Sep 2018 #15
"Most people don't know" is Trumpspeak... 3catwoman3 Sep 2018 #55
I am trying, really trying to comprehend the logic here ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #16
He probably thinks the Sahara is where all the bad ones come from. charlyvi Sep 2018 #23
TheDailyDon: ''He lost a Game of Scrabble to a Dog'' says aide Donkees Sep 2018 #17
Let us all be revolutionaries! charlyvi Sep 2018 #21
"Well, it shouldn't be all that difficult because the Sahara is dry, Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #18
Bravo! LOL. n/t charlyvi Sep 2018 #20
It just goes to show I've been listening too long and too much to the Doturd. Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #41
I feel your pain.............. MyOwnPeace Sep 2018 #48
Stable Genius... catbyte Sep 2018 #27
Lol. Very believable. badhair77 Sep 2018 #32
And........ MyOwnPeace Sep 2018 #49
That wall will get buried. Shifting sands, anyone? muntrv Sep 2018 #29
I don't think Trump comprehends the idea of a dynamic, constantly evolving earth. charlyvi Sep 2018 #37
But seriously, MyOwnPeace Sep 2018 #50
I don't understand the problem. grumpyduck Sep 2018 #31
YES! Trump Baby balloons, charlyvi Sep 2018 #34
Build a wall around the Sahara? A wall over 8000 miles long? DesertRat Sep 2018 #33
Uh Huh. charlyvi Sep 2018 #35
Roughly the same size zipplewrath Sep 2018 #36
Yes. God help us. n/t charlyvi Sep 2018 #38
These idiotic ideas, plus the fact that this man does NOT have a dog makes me think logosoco Sep 2018 #39
Bigger Bigger BIG! Does tRump even know long the U.S. Mexico border is? SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #42
I doubt it charlyvi Sep 2018 #46
Trump can't read a map. IluvPitties Sep 2018 #43
He also obviously never watched Lawrence of Arabia. Idiot man child! n/t charlyvi Sep 2018 #45
Besides the size +physical nonsense of it . He must think Spain is still colonizing in the Sahara lunasun Sep 2018 #51
165 IQ..... Hulk Sep 2018 #52
Yes he's an Idiot, sorry Michael Moore tRump is not a genius njhoneybadger Sep 2018 #53
And oblivious to any principles other than charlyvi Sep 2018 #54

sandensea

(21,625 posts)
44. And obviously never heard of a little thing called the Mediterranean.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 09:02 PM
Sep 2018


View of the Mediterranean from Ibiza, Spain. Don't tell Cheeto!

onethatcares

(16,166 posts)
2. not the Onion???
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:12 PM
Sep 2018

aaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh, and he has supporters. aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh and it's not "talk like a pirate"day, that was yesterday..

lpbk2713

(42,755 posts)
3. Oh Christ. What a fuggen embarrassment Trump is.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:14 PM
Sep 2018


It takes a diplomat from another country to educate our "president" on how long one of our borders is. I can't believe this clown is taken seriously by anyone. If the people close to him cared anything about him they would have him put under professional observation.



brush

(53,771 posts)
19. Most of those working for him are just cashing checks. They know he's an idiot and don't care...
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 07:45 PM
Sep 2018

Last edited Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:21 PM - Edit history (2)

about the country, just those regular paychecks because they know they can't get another comparable job anywhere else.

Any who stayed more than a few months stayed too long as they'd have found out how unfit he was in that time. That'll show up on the resume.

hlthe2b

(102,234 posts)
5. I know it is worthless to try to fathom, but did he think Spain could go across Africa--
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:43 PM
Sep 2018

across how many sovereign nations to build a wall in the middle of the Saharan desert? Did he somehow think that Spain bordered the Sahara? Or even Morocco?

I know it is futile to even try to understand what he was thinking, but. GEEBUS!

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
10. I think he thinks that Africa should be walled off from Europe,
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 06:49 PM
Sep 2018

or anywhere else for that matter.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)
28. Maybe he thinks Spain directly abuts the Sahara
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:14 PM
Sep 2018

like Mexico abuts the US, and he is unaware that there is a body of water between them. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he thought.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
15. And the guy who just recently learned that Lincoln was a Republican.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 07:10 PM
Sep 2018

Did you know President Abraham Lincoln was a Republican? President Trump apparently thinks most people don’t.

“Great president,” Trump said Tuesday night at a fundraising dinner for House Republicans. “Most people don’t even know he was a Republican. Right? Does anyone know? A lot of people don’t know that. We have to build that up a little more.”

Trump then suggested using a political action committee to run advertisements letting people know that Lincoln was a member of his party.

Republicans frequently refer to themselves as “the party of Lincoln.”

A poll from a few years ago discovered that most people do know that Lincoln was a Republican.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/22/trump-most-people-dont-know-president-lincoln-was-a-republican/?utm_term=.e539a28f2d8d

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
16. I am trying, really trying to comprehend the logic here
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 07:15 PM
Sep 2018

I can't do it. I fail. Around the Sahara? Around??!!! And divide Africa into two parts?

I'm sure his deplorable base think it's a grand idea and will boo Spain for not agreeing with the orange shitstain.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
23. He probably thinks the Sahara is where all the bad ones come from.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:07 PM
Sep 2018

You know, the rapists and terrorists and Democrats and stuff.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
18. "Well, it shouldn't be all that difficult because the Sahara is dry,
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 07:28 PM
Sep 2018

very very dry, and sandy - very sandy. Did you know there's a lot of sand in the Sahara? Believe me, there is! And I think they use sand to make concrete, so they'll have a bigly supply of sand to build the wall. They won't even have to import the sand because tariffs and all. I wish I had all that sand when I was building my magnificent hotels and casinos. I wouldn't have had to rip off a bunch of sand vendors."

IDJIT.

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
49. And........
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 10:01 PM
Sep 2018

have it framed and hanging in one of his motels that we spend millions to send him and his minions to go to get away from the stress of his investigations.

grumpyduck

(6,232 posts)
31. I don't understand the problem.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:23 PM
Sep 2018

Just build a floating wall across the Mediterranean. Make it inflatable. There's certainly enough hot air in Washington to do it.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)
34. YES! Trump Baby balloons,
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:32 PM
Sep 2018

Just string together a zillion of them and the problem would be solved. And make sub Saharan Africa pay for it. Voila!

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
36. Roughly the same size
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:37 PM
Sep 2018

Roughly speaking, the continental US would fit within the borders of the Sahara desert.

Could he be any more clueless?

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
39. These idiotic ideas, plus the fact that this man does NOT have a dog makes me think
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 08:42 PM
Sep 2018

that he thinks the only living creatures on this planet are humans. Disgusting! i also can see he places dollars and profits above everything.

So sad that he ended up with the top job in the US.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
51. Besides the size +physical nonsense of it . He must think Spain is still colonizing in the Sahara
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 10:30 PM
Sep 2018
but even that doesn't cut it as it would be a small western part of the Sahara where they once colonized for Spain and what good would a small fence do in the old Spanish Sahara area?
Truly he is so mixed up it is hard to even follow his illogical thoughts
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Sahara
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spanish_Sahara.png

njhoneybadger

(3,910 posts)
53. Yes he's an Idiot, sorry Michael Moore tRump is not a genius
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 10:50 PM
Sep 2018

He has no character and 40% of the country ( rethugs and white evilgelicals) think that's good for the Country, because they are fucking morons.

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