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Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 10:58 PM Apr 2017

Trump thinks Kim Jong Un and his dad are the same long-reigning "gentleman."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-well-see-north-korea-strike?utm_content=buffer7a611&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=
...."Trump also made two references in the interview to “this gentleman” in North Korea, who he said had “outplayed” both Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. The late North Korean ruler Kim Jong Il died in 2011. His son, Kim Jong Un, is the country’s current ruler.

“But, you know, they’ve been talking with this gentleman for a long time,” Trump said. “You read Clinton’s book, he said, ‘Oh, we made such a great peace deal,’ and it was a joke. You look at different things over the years with President Obama. Everybody has been outplayed, they’ve all been outplayed by this gentleman. And we’ll see what happens. But I just don’t telegraph my moves.”

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Trump thinks Kim Jong Un and his dad are the same long-reigning "gentleman." (Original Post) Tanuki Apr 2017 OP
Doesn't that ninny ever even read a newspaper? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1
I honestly think he can't read. nt defacto7 Apr 2017 #16
BINGO! mazzarro Apr 2017 #20
They all look alike to him, I guess Warpy Apr 2017 #2
He's never read for pleasure. He knows nothing. And feels nothing for applegrove Apr 2017 #4
"my dick is bigger than bill and barack's, believe me!" JHan Apr 2017 #3
"That I can tell you." dchill Apr 2017 #28
Nobody knew it could be so complicated. rgbecker Apr 2017 #5
Trump did not read "Clintons book" he was told to say Raine1967 Apr 2017 #6
Since Kim Jong Un was only about 8 years old when Clinton took office, Tanuki Apr 2017 #9
Dang...I knew his was young LeftInTX Apr 2017 #17
I've had the same dog for 5 decades milestogo Apr 2017 #7
Un could be a test tube clone of Il, then drumpf would be right. democratisphere Apr 2017 #8
"I just don't telegraph my moves" gratuitous Apr 2017 #10
...except when he calls Russia to tell them his sending missiles toward Syria underpants Apr 2017 #35
What! He doesn't even read Korea Today? struggle4progress Apr 2017 #11
But how could 1 (Un) be younger than 2(Il) uppityperson Apr 2017 #12
It's not as if Kim Jong-il's death was a minor event. Charles Bukowski Apr 2017 #13
Yup, as was Kim Jong Un's succession, and all the speculation about what kind of ruler he would be progree Apr 2017 #18
you are assuming he had a functioning one to begin with? niyad Apr 2017 #25
Trump was never an intellectual even in his prime Charles Bukowski Apr 2017 #29
and, unfortunately, we will probably never know what it is before he gets us blown up. niyad Apr 2017 #32
He sure does telegraph his ignorance. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #14
As if Repug 45's stupidity is not enough ... MedusaX Apr 2017 #15
What he's saying is that the Kims are Timelords. Ken Burch Apr 2017 #19
It makes you yearn for the sophisticated analysis of Korea that Sarah Palin provided (nt) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2017 #21
lmao - thanks watrwefitinfor Apr 2017 #24
Trump seems to have forgotten Bush was ever President. And he's an idiot. TeamPooka Apr 2017 #22
Trump's grasp of the current world situation seems to rival his grasp of Chinese calligraphy DFW Apr 2017 #23
you cannot telegraph what you do not know you will be doing 5 seconds from now, let alone niyad Apr 2017 #26
He's not the same person nor is he any more a "gentleman"... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #27
Trump is a dope. C_U_L8R Apr 2017 #30
the United States can't go on like this renate Apr 2017 #31
NO, trump, they are both evil fucks just like you. Doreen Apr 2017 #33
iDJiT knows less than Jon Snow! tblue37 Apr 2017 #34
Between this and the Armada that wasn't sound like he's backing off NK underpants Apr 2017 #36

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
20. BINGO!
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 01:36 AM
Apr 2017

I think he reads only at basic level of just mouthing words without any understanding of what he is reading about.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
2. They all look alike to him, I guess
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:04 PM
Apr 2017

I don't think we'll ever plumb th depths of this man's ignorance.

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
4. He's never read for pleasure. He knows nothing. And feels nothing for
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:07 PM
Apr 2017

Last edited Tue Apr 18, 2017, 12:03 AM - Edit history (1)

the people he is going to destroy with, now, his tax reform. If he can possibly get a 'win', he'll back it. To stop him from starting a war with NK we just have to make it obvious it will not be a win.

rgbecker

(4,806 posts)
5. Nobody knew it could be so complicated.
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:08 PM
Apr 2017

If they can keep the retired slave Douglas alive certainly the North Koreans can make sure Kim Jong Un is simply Kim Jong Il with a different hair cut. It's all just to fuck with Donnie's mind.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
6. Trump did not read "Clintons book" he was told to say
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:11 PM
Apr 2017

this.


and that is what makes all of his hyperbole dangerous.

Trump is a puppet.

Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
9. Since Kim Jong Un was only about 8 years old when Clinton took office,
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:16 PM
Apr 2017

whoever told him to say that is as stupid as Trump is!

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
7. I've had the same dog for 5 decades
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:14 PM
Apr 2017

but it changes gender, breed, age, and name. Doesn't fool me though. I've been training this dog for 50 years. Its a 350 year old dog. Quite remarkable.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. "I just don't telegraph my moves"
Mon Apr 17, 2017, 11:16 PM
Apr 2017

Besides his appalling ignorance (and what was Fox's Ainsley Earhardt doing while President Trump was parading his ignorance?) that bullshit about telegraphing his moves is just that: Bullshit. This isn't some dumbass reality show with teasers and big reveals that never come off, this is running the U.S. government.

Just one f'rinstance: Trump said he'd produce the evidence that Obama wire tapped him by March 29. A quick check of the calendar shows that it is now April 17. Where's the evidence, and why can't any of the millionaires who control our political discourse think to ask him about that? You know, a follow-up? Hold him to his word? Show him for the lying sack of crap he is? Don't the American people deserve at least that?

underpants

(182,279 posts)
35. ...except when he calls Russia to tell them his sending missiles toward Syria
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 03:17 PM
Apr 2017

Yes "calls Russia" was meant as a joke on his "called Mexico".

 

Charles Bukowski

(1,132 posts)
13. It's not as if Kim Jong-il's death was a minor event.
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 12:12 AM
Apr 2017

It was heavily publicized.

Trump's mind is clearly going now.

progree

(10,864 posts)
18. Yup, as was Kim Jong Un's succession, and all the speculation about what kind of ruler he would be
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 01:05 AM
Apr 2017

and how he was so young, and can he get the generals in line, will his uncle or somesuch be the real power behind the throne, etc.

 

Charles Bukowski

(1,132 posts)
29. Trump was never an intellectual even in his prime
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:36 PM
Apr 2017

but he was never THIS dumb.

There's definitely something wrong with him - - something that goes beyond simple idiocy and narcissism (as if those traits weren't bad enough lol). Dementia, Alzheimers, etc. JMO.

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)
15. As if Repug 45's stupidity is not enough ...
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 12:34 AM
Apr 2017

Apparently Fox Reporter is equally as ignorant?

Or just does not care enough to clarify by asking a simple question?

Who the f*ck is chaperoning him on these interviews???

Surely Spice-Boy can find some dolls to help
Spice-splain the Kim Dynasty leadership sequence to Drumpf*ck....

DFW

(54,056 posts)
23. Trump's grasp of the current world situation seems to rival his grasp of Chinese calligraphy
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 05:27 AM
Apr 2017

i.e. somewhat less than impressive.

It wouldn't matter if he were nothing more than debt-ridden reality TV buffoon.
That is, a debt-ridden reality TV buffoon who is NOT in the Oval Office.

niyad

(112,435 posts)
26. you cannot telegraph what you do not know you will be doing 5 seconds from now, let alone
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:16 PM
Apr 2017

next week.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
27. He's not the same person nor is he any more a "gentleman"...
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:29 PM
Apr 2017

than Trump is.

God/dess but he's an ignorant ass.

renate

(13,776 posts)
31. the United States can't go on like this
Tue Apr 18, 2017, 02:40 PM
Apr 2017

The news is all about North Korea and the existential threat it poses to the world, and THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES doesn't know that Kim Jong Un isn't Kim Jong Il?

This while slashing the State Department budget to not just the bone but the marrow.

This is terrifying.

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