The Washington Post Editorial Board Just Sat Down With Donald Trump. It Didn't Go Well.

[KamaAina]

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/the_washington_post_editorial_board_just_sat_down_with_donald_trump_it_didn_t_go_well

Donald Trump had a meeting with the editorial board of the Washington Post Monday evening. It didn't go well. Here's what the editors had to say afterward.

"We met with Donald Trump. Electing him will still be a radical risk."...

"Unfortunately, the visit provided no reassurance regarding Mr. Trump’s fitness for the presidency," the Editorial Board writes....

The Editorial Board concluded Trump is "empty policy basket" who "makes almost impossible the kind of substantive debate on which democracies depend." And they slammed his "lack of clarity" as "dangerous."

[7wo7rees]

1. Ouch. That has to hurt, Mr. Trump. Ouch! nt

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Crap. So, in other words, the ideal candidate for right-wingers.

[JDPriestly]

7. So true!

[Duval]

30. Yes! nt

[nichomachus]

3. The WaPo has been publishing just as many anti-Trump stories as anti-Bernie stories.

It's pretty clear who their candidate is. They're in the tank for Mrs. Clinton. Have been for a long time. So, take this with a grain of salt -- not that I prefer Trump. Just that they are panicking over him.

[Human101948]

4. Hillary is the "serious" candidate...

who will skillfully preserve the status quo.

[nichomachus]

6. I don't think Hillary will preserve the status quo

She is more warlike than Cheney/Bush or Obama. We'll be at war with almost everyone -- except Israel -- when she's done.

[Human101948]

18. I hope not...but you may be right...

Gotta show how tough you are...can't let the boys call you a sissy,

[cwydro]

55. Oh, that's very nice.

Sexist much?

[Human101948]

57. Not at all...merely an observation about one way of dealing with prevailing sexist attitudes....

but it is fun to call people sexists and racists isn't it? Puts you in a superior position.

[cwydro]

60. No, it makes me sad to see sexist and/or racist attitudes.

Slowly but surely, they're dying out.

[lark]

54. More warlike than Bush, OMG!

WTF???

What war did she start based on pure deliberate lies? What personal profit did she make from wars? Hint - Cheney's net worth went up 400% while he was in office due to the sweet Halliburton deals he gave himself. Did Clinton's net worth go up 400% while Bill was in office due to war machine profits? Her war policy was Obama's war policy, she implemented his plans, not her own. She supported the Iran peace treaty, Cheney, Bush didn't.

Sorry that statement doesn't fit any of the facts.

[JDPriestly]

10. From the beginning when I first heard him speak, I have thought that Ted Cruz is likely to be the

Republican candidate. He is dangerous but very intelligent and knows how to suck up to fundamentalist Christians. He is the one they will choose to fool Republican idiots into voting for the interests of the oligarchy that is the top echelon of the Republican Party.

[dchill]

5. The Donald seems to have even less situational awareness...

Than Shrub. I think he actually believes he can make the decisions without knowing the facts.

Kinda like Karnak. Only not funny.

[Javaman]

8. an Mr. Dumps response...

"Washington Post, not a fan".

[a la izquierda]

21. Has he threatened to sue them yet?

It's just a matter of time.

[NewJeffCT]

29. Don't worry

he'll unleash a few more nasty tweets about them!

[MADem]

52. "They're all a buncha LOSERS!"

[Jopin Klobe]

9. Isn't it amazing ...

... how "the media" can report with conviction and clarity when the "Republicans" need them to ...

[tclambert]

11. He'll just call them losers and criticize their physical appearance.

"You shoulda seen this guy's shoes. Who could listen to a guy with such ugly shoes? What a loser. I'll tellya, when I'm President, I'll have the best policies, great policies with plenty of details, the best details."

[kairos12]

17. Also the best shoes.

[Scuba]

12. Trump will wear this as a badge of honor. His supporters will slather over it.

[malthaussen]

13. Sounds like it went perfectly well...

... I thought the Post no longer cared about truth.

-- Mal

[Angry Dragon]

14. and yet Trump is the best that the repubs have to offer the country

[Dan]

15. It does not matter...

whatever the GOP nominates, good or bad for the nation, the GOP voters will vote for that person...

[busterbrown]

16. And the GOP vote is diminishing fast..

Just imagine the coalition Dems. will have in Nov... Blacks, Hispanics, LGBT Community, Women, Dems., Progressives and those who reside in the middle.. A Huge Group... Republican’s who rely on their regulars are in deep shit!!

[bulloney]

31. There's a lot of truth to that, Dan.

Around where I live, they can't stand Trump, but they would rather die before voting for Hillary. And they've indicated as much on the social media.

I've said for a long time that Repubs would vote for a Hitler/Stalin presidential ticket if they ran as Republicans. And they will rationalize their support by coming up with some nonsense that Hitler & Stalin support the sanctity of life and they're family values conservatives.

[eggplant]

19. Because so many of The Donald's followers read WaPo.

[stonecutter357]

20. K&R!

Trump Little Hands Ch-ode, is working for Hillary!

[Uncle Joe]

22. Well I can't disagree with that.

Thanks for the thread, KamaAina.

[ejbr]

23. But

other than that, how is he?

[Plucketeer]

24. A rube who confesses he consults with himself

on matters of foreign affairs? How could they have found fault with that???

[rurallib]

25. Man, is Trump ever going to let the WaPo have it on twitter

look out WaPo - he may run you out of business.

[FlatBaroque]

46. Wouldn't be a bad thing to run the WaPo out of business (as well as the NYTimes) /

[underpants]

26. He wasn't able to incite them into a fight?

Donald's getting soft.

[BlueMTexpat]

27. They actually had to MEET with him to

determine that?

Sane individuals all around the world had already figured it out for themselves.

[vkkv]

28. TOP Republican in the field though!!! Mostest, Bestest Republican Right Now !! eom

[blue neen]

32. I actually sat and read the transcripts on the Washington Post's website.

They did a very good thing by publishing those, because they show that Trump and his campaign are absolutely devoid of substance. Trump can't accuse The Post of misinterpreting this statement or that, although he'll probably try.

If you have the time, read the transcripts. So telling and really crazy frightening.

[yellowcanine]

33. The Editorial Board concluded Trump is "empty policy basket"

In other words, he is Sarah Palin without the wink and the red shoes.

[Warren DeMontague]

34. Im envisioning a boardroom full of serious people™. Trump walks in, and takes a shit on the table.

[Gormy Cuss]

59. Then giggles, points at it, and says "Look at the mess you made, Beautiful." n/t

[Dont call me Shirley]

35. Pretty much ALL the gop candidates make impossible the kind of substantive debate on which

democracies depend.

[hatrack]

36. Bezos Post shocked to discover that an ignorant, bloviating reactionary asshole . . .

. . . is an ignorant, bloviating, reactionary asshole.

Shocking indeed.

[Gmak]

37. You're reaping the whirlwind, WP. You and the rest of the sellouts in the media. The pitchforks

are being sharpened.

[cantbeserious]

38. Trump Is The Perfect Candidate For Low Information, Vacuous Citizens - A Man For Modern America

IMHO - he will trounce HRC in the general.

[corkhead]

42. the hollowing out of our public education system over the last 3 decades is now coming home to roost

The Donald Mountain Dew Camacho Trump

[elljay]

39. The"liberal media" strikes again

His followers will never read this. No point when it is clearly wrong. Donald told them so- what more would they need?

[Rex]

40. So he speaks to the RWing South...dam that is a lot of votes.

The entire life of the GOP, their ONLY plan has been "empty policy basket". So Dump is more of the same, but rotted and growing moldy?

[SummerSnow]

41. They know he is full of poo and they can thank the GOP for creating him

[LS_Editor]

43. No shit.

[pansypoo53219]

44. WHEEEEEEEEEeeeeee! looks like fux gnewz & hate radio created THE WMD monster!

thanks rupert!!!

[FlatBaroque]

45. Damn! Another boost for Trump. Why don't these people get it?

[CoffeeCat]

47. He's dangerous, erratic and he doesn't know what he's doing

He offers no detailed solutions. Only bluster. The ideas that he does dish out are completely wacko. Besides his "wall" I don't think I've ever heard him offer any concrete policy ideas.

He is a complete embarrassment to our country--on the world's stage.

Malignant narcissism on parade.

[KamaAina]

48. I read that as "erotic"!

[CoffeeCat]

49. haha

No. Not erotic. Not in the slightest.

[redruddyred]

50. frankly i'm not sure which of the two i have less respect for nt

[TeamPooka]

51. or as trump's supporters call it, an endorsement. nt

[Person 2713]

53. I really do not see him debating Clinton or Sanders in the GE but his voters will not see

that as weak just standing up to the media.
Is it just me ? I do not see how he could even come across as remotely qualified debating either one.
Maybe the MSM will promote a dance off between candidates this year instead of political debates

[liberalfromaustin21]

56. Trump is a con artist and a fraud

He will only worsen this country's problems.

[farleftlib]

58. When do they sit down with Bernie???

Oh wait, never mind.