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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrom NBC news! Trump calls former Defense Sec. Gates, a clown!
In an opt-ed, written by Gates, for the Wall Street Journal. Gates had concerns with Trump and Trump's loose cannon was bad for the safety of the US. Trump's response "Gates looks dopey and called him a clown!".
Go figure! Trump calls someone a clown, he should look at the clown looking backing at him in the mirror!
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From NBC news! Trump calls former Defense Sec. Gates, a clown! (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Sep 2016
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gopiscrap
(23,760 posts)1. what a disrespectufl piece of shit
Trump needs to shut his fucking mouth
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)2. NO HE DOESN'T !! LOL n/t
Divine Discontent
(21,056 posts)3. LOL
right!? What they said is true, he should STFU, but it sure is helping offend Independents...
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)4. +1 n/t
gopiscrap
(23,760 posts)5. second, no he doesn't
but damnit, every time he opens it, I feel like puking
Divine Discontent
(21,056 posts)8. yep... it sucks! he's so truly nauseating!
ecstatic
(32,703 posts)6. The king of projection. nt
Egnever
(21,506 posts)7. Link
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-deems-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-clown-n650126
"We had a clown today, an absolute clown, Robert Gates," Trump told a crowd. "He's supposed to be an expert. He's been there forever ... he goes out and he says negative things about me. I never met him. I never talked to him. Believe me, I am so much better at what he's doing than he is."
Weeee!
"We had a clown today, an absolute clown, Robert Gates," Trump told a crowd. "He's supposed to be an expert. He's been there forever ... he goes out and he says negative things about me. I never met him. I never talked to him. Believe me, I am so much better at what he's doing than he is."
Weeee!
Divine Discontent
(21,056 posts)9. Donald is better at EVERYTHING than anyone else!
He's that school kid that annoys everyone in 3rd grade who says he can do better, but can't, and still keeps saying it...
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)10. God, he's like a mentally deranged 8 year old.
He just can't leave anything alone. Who hasn't he insulted with one of his childish rants?