"He got in a golf cart and drove the route alone, Trump once more having charted his own course"

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"He got in a golf cart and drove the route alone, Trump once more having charted his own course"

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Except for Benjamin Netanyahu, King Salman, and Rodrigo Duterte the whole world is laughing at this malignant clown (and) those that elected him.

[Thomas Hurt]

1. and having typed these words, Jonathan could no longer contain his adoration, his love....

his desire and shot a load in his pants.

[emulatorloo]

3. Actually, the article Jonathan Lemire co-wrote is very critical of Trump.

I'll grab you a couple excepts. The link to the article is DSB's op.


https://apnews.com/ebbbdba4040e4da48adc11ee35a56325

Here. This is the context of the 'golf cart' quote. (The golf cart thing is snark)


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Trump’s trip: Conventional images and unconventional talk

By JULIE PACE and JONATHAN LEMIRE

https://apnews.com/ebbbdba4040e4da48adc11ee35a56325

TAORMINA, Sicily (AP) — As he dashed through the Middle East and Europe, Donald Trump looked like a conventional American leader abroad. He solemnly laid a wreath at a Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem, had an audience with the pope at the Vatican and stood center stage with Western allies at the annual summits that dominate the diplomatic calendar.

But when Trump spoke, he sounded like anything but a typical U.S. president.

On his first overseas tour, the new president made no attempt to publicly promote democracy and human rights in Saudi Arabia, instead declaring that he wasn’t there to lecture. In Israel and the West Bank, he pointedly did not back America’s long-standing support for a two-state solution to the intractable peace process. And in the heart of Europe, Trump berated NATO allies over their financial commitments and would not explicitly endorse the “one for all, all for one” defense doctrine that has been the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic security for decades.

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Trump boarded Air Force One without having held a single news conference on the trip — a break in presidential precedent that allowed him to avoid facing tough questions about his foreign policy or the raging controversies involving the investigations into his campaign’s possible ties to Russia. Instead, the White House hoped to let the images of Trump in statesman-like settings tell the story of his first trip abroad, and perhaps ease questions about his preparedness for the delicate world of international diplomacy.

Yet those questions are sure to persist, particularly given Trump’s remarkable lashing of NATO allies in Brussels. Standing alongside his counterparts, the president effectively accused countries who do not meet NATO’s goal of spending 2 percent of their gross domestic product of sponging off American taxpayers. He left some allies, already nervous about Russia’s saber-rattling and Trump’s public affection for Russian President Vladimir Putin, further flummoxed when he ended his remarks without making an explicit statement of support for Article 5, the common defense clause that underpins the 68-year-old military alliance.

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[emulatorloo]

2. Thanks for the link. Surprised how critical the article was, given that quote.

Pretty damn critical of Trump's actions and words on his trip abroad.

Now I see the "golf cart/charting his own course" was meant ironically. Or just plain ole snark.

[liberal N proud]

4. He was physically unfit, that is why he took a golf cart.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. His doctor said he was the healthiest man to ever assume the office, lol.

[mwooldri]

8. #45 probably hasn't had to run for a train.

My preferred 2016 candidate running for a train...

Barack & Joe go for a run...

Then there's this lady... reports of her keeping up her fitness...

And #45 accused Hillary of being "low energy" huh?

[JudyM]

6. That photo is just ugh. tRump doing the hand-pull with Macron, and Melania in another showy outfit.

[luvMIdog]

7. hmmn Melania has been smiling since Italy. Did the Pope give her hope? or...

there is something new going on

[TomVilmer]

11. The Pope told her about the divorce possibilities

The loophole is that since her marriage was in an Episcopal church, it is not considered a Catholic marriage. Melania can end it without any punishment from the Catholic Church.

[luvMIdog]

12. I kind of wondered if she slipped him a 'Help me please help me' note lol

[Fritz Walter]

15. There's also the shared laugh about Drumpf's girth

The Pope asked is she's been feeding him potica, a Slovenian pastry.
She may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer ("Pizza?&quot , but she knew what he meant.

[luvMIdog]

16. yes I've seen that :) She has been smiling since Italy and she was only in a frown before

[Vinca]

9. The sentence seems unfinished.

Should have added " . . . because he's so overweight and out of shape he can't walk 300 yards to a photo op."

[Turbineguy]

10. "....charted his own course..."

That's a good one.

"I'm not lazy, I'm charting my own course!"

[Honeycombe8]

13. LOL. Well, that's one way to spin it.

I'd put it that the old, obese fart had to use a WalMart gocart in order to keep up with the others.

They're not fooling anyone.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Beep! Beep!

[47of74]

17. This is my new favorite image