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(70,197 posts)tired of this. te he. not me!
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(70,197 posts)2naSalit
(86,569 posts)I was watching on the radio and from the sound of the applause, it seems it was just the family dynasty clapping... maybe six people.
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(52,791 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,163 posts)...when President Obama holds a press conference he:
1. Shows up on time.
2. Doesn't have surrogates waste time.
3. Doesn't surround himself with his children.
4. Doesn't look like a fucking orange balloon.
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(70,197 posts)etherealtruth
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(70,197 posts)against the 'fake' news story! Says some have not treated him well in the past.
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(70,197 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)Plus "sniff" "sniff" "sniff" .... lots of superlatives.....
"Greatest jobs producer that God ever created."
Oh please, get to the questions already.
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(70,197 posts)Sarah Kendzior ?@sarahkendzior 3m3 minutes ago
Trump: "We stopped giving news conferences because we were getting inaccurate news."
Wouldn't he want to correct if that were the case?
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(70,197 posts)Dem2
(8,168 posts)He's insane.
He's insane.
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(70,197 posts)YES
Greg Sargent ?@ThePlumLineGS 3m3 minutes ago
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Trump just claimed dossier might be a "tremendous blot" on intel community. Okay, time for a full probe into all of this, then:
Greg Sargent Verified account
?@ThePlumLineGS
All these conflicting media accounts -- which may implicate IC in dodgy leaks -- BOLSTER case for full probe:
http://wapo.st/2id0zIB
https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/819213369194545152
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(70,197 posts)Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 14m14 minutes ago
Trump spokesman Sean Spicer begins; calls BuzzFeed a "left-wing blog," says the published material is "outright false."
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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 2m2 minutes ago
Trump is just talking. Things are "tremendous." Polls were wrong. States are going to have a lot of jobs." Various people.
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Daniel Dale ?@ddale8 21s21 seconds ago
Trump says there were "many witnesses" in his intelligence briefing. (?)
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(70,197 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)larger vocabularies.
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Karoli ?@Karoli 17h17 hours ago
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen met secretly with Kremlin officials in Prague Aug 2016, according to the report.
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Ron Asher ?@rmasher2 15h15 hours ago
Andrea Mitchell, who breathlessly reported every unverified Hillary email leak, is suddenly uncomfortable with uncorroborated reporting.
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(70,197 posts)Stephen King ?@StephenKing 14h14 hours ago
Hope you enjoyed Obama's speech. You won't hear anything so cogent and kind for a long time. So, with complete sincerity: THANKS, OBAMA.
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TenaciousC ?@TenacYusC 14m14 minutes ago
Waaaah. Now I hate fake news, cries Mike Pence. Remember that presser you held about fake news when Hillary was being lambasted with crap?
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John Iadarola Verified account ?@johniadarola 3m3 minutes ago
Was he "very, very careful" on that bus with Billy Bush? #TrumpPressConference
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andy lassner Verified account ?@andylassner 3m3 minutes ago
If you have any doubt that Trump is owned by the Russians watch every answer he is giving.
#TrumpPressConference
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UniteWomen NJ ?@UniteWomenNJ 2m2 minutes ago
The owner of thousands of hotels says "anywhere you go in hotels you're going to have cameras." WTF? #TrumpPressConference
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John Iadarola Verified account ?@johniadarola 3m3 minutes ago
I believe Putin believes Clinton would be tougher on Putin than Trump would. #TrumpPressConference
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Kayleigh McEnany Verified account ?@kayleighmcenany 3m3 minutes ago
President-elect @realDonaldTrump giving a fantastic #TrumpPressConference - listing the work he has done behind the scenes on jobs, VA etc.
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Danny Zuker Verified account ?@DannyZuker 2m2 minutes ago
.@realDonaldTrump Are these Russian hotel cameras waterproof? #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)to his 2 sons
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(18,652 posts)riversedge
(70,197 posts)His lawyer took over. Reading from a script
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hartwell ?@rhartwelll 4m4 minutes ago
He ended the question on his tax returns by literally handing over the mic to someone else. #TrumpPressConference
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John Iadarola Verified account ?@johniadarola 5m5 minutes ago
"Completely isolating" = my closest relatives will be in control, and in constant communication with me. #TrumpPressConference
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Sarah Reese Jones Verified account ?@PoliticusSarah 5m5 minutes ago
This is crazy-making. The lies are outrageous. Shock and awe. #TrumpPressConference
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Girls Really Rule. ?@girlsreallyrule 5m5 minutes ago
Trump atty claiming there is no applicable law re: his #conflictsofinterest-nothing applies to him or his businesses. #TrumpPressConference
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MATTY ICE ?@FailGOP 5m5 minutes ago
Trump just hired someone to answer questions at HIS press conference for him. This is the most bizarre event ever. #TrumpPressConference
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Brian Afeltra ?@BAfeltra8 6m6 minutes ago
This is a LAWYER saying that conflicts of interest don't apply to POTUS and VPOTUS. WHAT IS HAPPENING.
#TrumpPressConference
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George and Linda ?@georgeandlinda 6m6 minutes ago
You trolled Obama for 3 years for his birth certificate, it's your turn to produce some documents #TrumpPressConference
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Pedro da Costa Verified account ?@pdacosta 6m6 minutes ago
This #TrumpPressConference was totally not timed to draw attention away from #RexTillerson hearing. #Russia
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(70,197 posts)Katy ?@snaveytak 3m3 minutes ago
"The people don't care about my tax returns" "Why do u say that?" "Bc I won lol" "But the popular vo-" "I SAID I WON" #TrumpPressConference
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bspencer ?@vacuumslayer 3m3 minutes ago
This isn't a press conference, it's a filibuster. #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)agree. #notnormal
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SueinBlueRockville ?@SueinRockville 3m3 minutes ago
That was in NO way shape or form a #TrumpPressConference
He allowed 3 questions-LIED 99% of the time & if MSM does not revolt-It's on THEM!
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frankingeneral ?@frankingeneral 5m5 minutes ago
Selling would "exacerbate" conflicts?!?! Are you kidding me?! (1/2) #TrumpPressConference #GoldenShowerGate #theresistance #p2
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(70,197 posts)Andy W. Clift ?@andyWclift 8m8 minutes ago
This is literally the longest Terms & Conditions bit at the end of an advert that I've ever heard. #TrumpPressConference
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Caroline O. ?@RVAwonk 8m8 minutes ago
Holy shit his lawyer is redefining emoluments to try to let him get around the Constitution.
#TrumpPressConference
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Caroline O. ?@RVAwonk 6m6 minutes ago
Trump lawyer: "The American people were well aware of his business interests when they voted." .... *WOW*
#TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)Caroline O. ?@RVAwonk 8m8 minutes ago
Holy shit his lawyer is redefining emoluments to try to let him get around the Constitution.
#TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)Lindsay S. ?@LindsLoopers 4m4 minutes ago
Someone get this guy a thesaurus. "Great. Brilliant. So great. So brilliant. Tremendous. So bad. Very bad. Disaster." #TrumpPressConference
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🏳️?🌈 ?@redstrots 3m3 minutes ago
If the journalists there don't speak up then they're a disgrace to their jobs, he needs to account for what he says #TrumpPressConference
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E.M. Sand ?@emsand1027 3m3 minutes ago
He does realize that #Obamacare isn't an actual insurance plan right? Coverage and premiums aren't in Dem's control #TrumpPressConference
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Greg Neumann ?@gneumann_wkow 3m3 minutes ago
"There will be a major border tax on these companies that are leaving." - @realDonaldTrump #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)agree.
AMC ?@Truthbuster 3m3 minutes ago
#TrumpPressConference is a total embarrassment. Press don't know how to handle his idiotic rambling propaganda answers. #GodHelpAmerica
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Craig Benzine ?@wheezywaiter 3m3 minutes ago
The #TrumpPressConference is exactly like his twitter feed but more repetitive with a ton of "a lot, incredible, brilliant, great" thrown in
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(6,286 posts)He's like an orange AU. Artificial Unintelligence.
"disaster"
"fantastic"
"disgrace/disgraceful"
we are so screwn
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(70,197 posts)Donald Trump's Diary ?@Donalds_Diary 4m4 minutes ago
Can't believe they're buying this!
#TrumpPressConference
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Aaron Gould ?@aaronagould 4m4 minutes ago
Hey @realDonaldTrump I'm not a reporter & I want you to release your tax returns. What are you hiding? Why so scared? #TrumpPressConference
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Chris L #stopstigma ?@LLiacos 4m4 minutes ago
Watching this speech is tantamount to watching a chimpanzee speak about brain surgery! You're NOT qualified!! #TrumpPressConference
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John Iadarola Verified account ?@johniadarola 2m2 minutes ago
Trump calls Buzzfeed a "pile of garbage" and then refuses to follow up to them. #TrumpPressConference
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Julio Ricardo Varela Verified account ?@julito77 2m2 minutes ago
Trump shutting down @BuzzFeedNews reporter? It's like a Jorge Ramos moment. "You are fake news." #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)Laurie Penny Verified account ?@PennyRed 2m2 minutes ago
Buzzfeed, 'a failing pile of garbage', 'will suffer the consequences.' Ladies and gentlemen, your next president. #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)imrosemary ?@imrosemary 7m7 minutes ago
#TrumpPressConference Dear God, please let the intelligence community find solid evidence to burn this con man down
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Chiru ?@ChiruKarungari 7m7 minutes ago
We're fucked #TrumpPressConference
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The Trump Train ?@The_Trump_Train 7m7 minutes ago
Trump on recent #FakeNews: "It is disgraceful that our intelligence agencies leaked false information." #TrumpPressConference
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T.J. Holmes Verified account ?@tjholmes 7m7 minutes ago
Trump calls @BuzzFeed a "failing pile of garbage." #TrumpPressConference
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John Iadarola Verified account ?@johniadarola 7m7 minutes ago
Wait, is he saying the intelligence agencies should have barred Buzzfeed from publishing that document? #TrumpPressConference
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(70,197 posts)underpants
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(70,197 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)riversedge
(70,197 posts)At the end of #TrumpPressConference he said he's handing biz to his sons & if they don't do well he'll fire them.
That's not a blind trust.
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Caroline O. ?@RVAwonk 5m5 minutes ago
The guy who started the birther campaign against Obama just called CNN fake news. Let that sink in. #TrumpPressConference
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JustJanis ?@jsavite 4m4 minutes ago
and just like that...overnight the Presidency morphs from a PhD dissertation to a grade school spitball fight.
#TrumpPressConference
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