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Trump calls children of struggling farmers "spoiled, rotten brats." (Original Post) Tactical Peek Jan 2020 OP
well...that's the mother of all projections right there.... dhill926 Jan 2020 #1
well, I hate the moron but that isn't actually what he said Kali Jan 2020 #2
Agree. 33taw Jan 2020 #7
What did he say? Inquiring deaf person wants to know. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #8
Listen to the video clip. Sinistrous Jan 2020 #10
One has to adjust for gibberish as usual with him. Tactical Peek Jan 2020 #11
I can't. I am deaf. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #22
He's deaf. GeorgeGist Jan 2020 #32
Did you miss the part about the poster being deaf? lunatica Jan 2020 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Jan 2020 #41
he asked them if anybody did NOT want to leave their farms to their kids because they were spoiled Kali Jan 2020 #12
Thanks! nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #23
Here you go Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #13
Thanks. nt tblue37 Jan 2020 #24
It's gibberish NewJeffCT Jan 2020 #35
Yep, I think if the quote does anything, it reveals what he thinks about kids in general... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #37
He was implying that people in favor of the inheritance tax, CrispyQ Jan 2020 #17
in the case of some farms/ranches the people would only be considered wealthy Kali Jan 2020 #26
Yep. Fake ass news Drahthaardogs Jan 2020 #28
I do too. cwydro Jan 2020 #42
+1 progressoid Jan 2020 #44
The man is nuttier than a squirrel turd. Botany Jan 2020 #3
A farm?!? jcgoldie Jan 2020 #18
Maybe PROOF again that they have the election locked up? bluestarone Jan 2020 #4
Most will still vote for him. 33taw Jan 2020 #5
It was clear that he was projecting and talking about his own children. smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2020 #9
This was a bad tweet. Don't spread this Poiuyt Jan 2020 #14
Context: dalton99a Jan 2020 #15
This is the same event where they were cheering for him. I still believe he is losing voters UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #16
I agree w/ you, every time this nut talks or opens his mouth, he loses more voters... SWBTATTReg Jan 2020 #36
Talk about projection! BuffaloJackalope Jan 2020 #19
" They can't see past their MAGA blindfolds. *sigh*".............. riversedge Jan 2020 #20
He wasn't calling their children spoiled rotten brats Mossfern Jan 2020 #21
A standard manipulation strategy: Silver1 Jan 2020 #25
As long as the 'tRump money' keeps coming, they're good Cirque du So-What Jan 2020 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author gembaby1 Jan 2020 #29
funny.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #30
Please consider editing your OP. Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #31
I guess that tells us how he really feels Bettie Jan 2020 #33
In Trumplandia, that was just a rhetorical flourish. n/t MrModerate Jan 2020 #38
"Well, he isn't talking about MY children" Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #39
a freudian slip there, it sounds like he was talking about his own children! Mr. Sparkle Jan 2020 #40
Went right over their heads.... Hulk Jan 2020 #43
Projection alert. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #45

dhill926

(16,298 posts)
1. well...that's the mother of all projections right there....
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:35 PM
Jan 2020

someone should have told the infantile brat to shut the fuck up...

Kali

(54,999 posts)
2. well, I hate the moron but that isn't actually what he said
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:36 PM
Jan 2020

these things work better when they don't twist meaning like the repukes do.

Tactical Peek

(1,207 posts)
11. One has to adjust for gibberish as usual with him.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:52 PM
Jan 2020

During the Sunday event in Austin, Texas, Trump asked, “Is there anybody here that does not love their children and does not want to leave their beautiful farm to their children?”

He continued, “C’mon, you have guts. Farmers have a lot of guts, c’mon. You mean there’s not one person who dislikes their children because they’re brats. ‘Cause they’re spoiled rotten brats? Ok, well that’s a pretty good group of people. Well, that’s the farmers for you, right? That’s the farmer. But think about that. People were wanting to pass along their farm.”

https://hillreporter.com/watch-trump-calls-children-of-farmers-spoiled-rotten-brats-56179

Response to Sinistrous (Reply #10)

Kali

(54,999 posts)
12. he asked them if anybody did NOT want to leave their farms to their kids because they were spoiled
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:54 PM
Jan 2020

and of course no one said yes. he didn't say their kids were spoiled. context matters even when discussing the asshole and his antics.

post eleven is more specific

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
13. Here you go
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:55 PM
Jan 2020
https://hillreporter.com/watch-trump-calls-children-of-farmers-spoiled-rotten-brats-56179

During the Sunday event in Austin, Texas, Trump asked, “Is there anybody here that does not love their children and does not want to leave their beautiful farm to their children?”

He continued, “C’mon, you have guts. Farmers have a lot of guts, c’mon. You mean there’s not one person who dislikes their children because they’re brats. ‘Cause they’re spoiled rotten brats? Ok, well that’s a pretty good group of people. Well, that’s the farmers for you, right? That’s the farmer. But think about that. People were wanting to pass along their farm.”

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
35. It's gibberish
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 02:31 PM
Jan 2020

but, I agree that Trump really isn't calling the kids spoiled rotten brats... he may be projecting about his own kids, but i don't think he was calling the farmers that.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
37. Yep, I think if the quote does anything, it reveals what he thinks about kids in general...
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 02:42 PM
Jan 2020

and possibly his own. But he wasn't saying what the tweet claims he was saying.

CrispyQ

(36,410 posts)
17. He was implying that people in favor of the inheritance tax,
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:59 PM
Jan 2020

describe the farmers' heirs as "spoiled, rotten brats," because we don't think they should inherit daddy's farm tax free.

I think spoiled rotten fits. Why is it never socialism when the wealthy get big breaks?

Kali

(54,999 posts)
26. in the case of some farms/ranches the people would only be considered wealthy
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:38 PM
Jan 2020

because of the land base. if the land it for development they would indeed be rich, but to keep it in ag? not so much. this is more complex than some huge profitable business being inherited by shitty kids like drumpf's own spawn.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
42. I do too.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 03:03 PM
Jan 2020

Becoming more and more common here.

And seeing many defend it too, which is astounding.

Botany

(70,422 posts)
3. The man is nuttier than a squirrel turd.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:37 PM
Jan 2020

He insults farmer's children in front of farmers? Trump wouldn't last one day
working on a farm.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
6. It was clear that he was projecting and talking about his own children.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:41 PM
Jan 2020

He spat those words out with venom. They were loaded.

Response to smirkymonkey (Reply #6)

Poiuyt

(18,110 posts)
14. This was a bad tweet. Don't spread this
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jan 2020

He asked if there was anybody in the audience who didn't want to leave their farm to their kids because they were spoiled, rotten brats. It's obvious that he wasn't saying that farm kids were spoiled, rotten brats.

 

UniteFightBack

(8,231 posts)
16. This is the same event where they were cheering for him. I still believe he is losing voters
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 12:57 PM
Jan 2020

but he does enjoy more support than he should. Very sad.

SWBTATTReg

(22,044 posts)
36. I agree w/ you, every time this nut talks or opens his mouth, he loses more voters...
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 02:35 PM
Jan 2020

People are realizing more and more what a literal moron he truly is. One of his former advisors said as much, the head of a major oil company said this (moron). I'd think that Rex Tillerson (ExxonMobil) would know what he's talking about. I think that he probably regrets his decision to quit at ExxonMobil and go work in the rump admin., especially after he found out that rump is a MORON. That's good in a way, that supposedly smart people fell for rump's con...no more.

rump is constantly having to replace personnel, etc., being that he is so incompetent and a disaster waiting to happen. Who would in their right mind work for such a reckless person, who admitted lying all of the time finally? You can't trust him one bit.

riversedge

(70,005 posts)
20. " They can't see past their MAGA blindfolds. *sigh*"..............
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:26 PM
Jan 2020

I listened to the video.. No doubt trumpy will say he was just joking. But since trump projects so often--it is his 3 adult kids who are spoiled rotten brats --ivanka, jr. and eric.


The farmers who are solidly members of his cult will continue to support him. They can't see past their MAGA blindfolds. *sigh*


?s=20

Mossfern

(2,446 posts)
21. He wasn't calling their children spoiled rotten brats
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:29 PM
Jan 2020

it was in the context of a question to them about leaving their farms to their children. It was a rhetorical question,not a statement.
Watch the video with the sound on.

Silver1

(721 posts)
25. A standard manipulation strategy:
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:35 PM
Jan 2020

Get people to agree with you at least 3 times, to small things, even if they're absurd or obvious examples. This establishes a level of trust on a subconcious level (we're talking about an audience with low critical thinking skills here). They're far more likely to agree with you on issues that follow.

Cirque du So-What

(25,899 posts)
27. As long as the 'tRump money' keeps coming, they're good
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:46 PM
Jan 2020

When the subsidies end or get seriously curtailed, however, all bets are off.

Response to Tactical Peek (Original post)

getagrip_already

(14,570 posts)
30. funny....
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 01:55 PM
Jan 2020

They don't support estate taxes but do support making family members responsible for the debts of the dead.

Those credit card debts need to be paid by somebody after all.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,652 posts)
31. Please consider editing your OP.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 02:09 PM
Jan 2020

While I want to choke even thinking about defending Trump, the tweet is inaccurate. We don't need to be spreading false characterizations. He gives us enough rope to hang him without having to twist his actual words once in awhile.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
43. Went right over their heads....
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 03:19 PM
Jan 2020

His cult is enamored with this foul mouthed, degenerate ass hole. He could insult their mother, and they wouldn't see it. Red ameriKKKa is lost. It's time to move on. We aren't going to convince them they are standing in a vat of shit up to their neck. They think this schmuck is "their kind of guy".

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