White House says Trump comments disqualify him from presidency

[MowCowWhoHow III]

Source: AFP

Washington (AFP) - The White House on Tuesday challenged Republicans to denounce their party's presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, saying his proposal for a ban on admitting Muslims to the United States disqualified him from being commander-in-chief.

Painting Trump as a "carnival barker" with "fake hair" whose campaign has a "dustbin of history" quality, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said "what Donald Trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president."

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[retrowire]

1. Let's hope. :/ nt

[MBS]

2. Earnest is ON FIRE today- highly recommended!

The whole conference is live right now on C-SPAN (both TV and online) , and, in addition to TV, can be viewed will also be archived, at this C-SPAN url:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?401775-1/white-house-briefing

Do not miss this one. . and do watch the whole thing..

[joshcryer]

3. Correction, he's an "immigrant-bashing carnival-barker."

[MBS]

5. . . with fake hair, too : )

As I said, Josh Earnest is really on a roll today.

[joshcryer]

7. Can't wait to watch that clip when it gets posted.

[MBS]

10. try these urls

entire press conference at http://www.c-span.org/video/?401775-1/white-house-briefing

first remarks on Trump, including remark about the hair:
https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN/videos/10154005210925579/?pnref=story

But Earnest comes back to Trump (and the Republicans) again and again -- so take a look at the whole thing when you can. .

[joshcryer]

39. Awesome, thanks.

On my phone so replying to come back to this later.

[virgogal]

20. Vanity and weird hair isn't just a nutty Repub problem.

The late William Proxmire had hair plugs, and also Biden.

I guess they all want to look younger.

[Politicalboi]

4. Double dog daring The Donald?

The Donald will go full steam ahead and now say something even more ridiculous in 3, 2, 1.......

[C_U_L8R]

6. Were they talking about Trump?

Sounds a lot like the whole Republican Party.

[MBS]

11. that was in fact Josh Earnest's point.

He's excellent today.

[2naSalit]

8. Finally.

[OneCrazyDiamond]

9. If only it worked that way.

This is American politics.

[sgood]

12. How does this "disqualify" him?

I thought you just had to be a natural born citizen over 35 years of age. Since when does someone's view on a political issue "disqualify" him from the Presidency?

[kydo]

13. well

when one's view on a political issue (and in this case many issues), is insane and deranged that might tend to disqualify one no?

[sgood]

14. Whom are you accusing of being insane and deranged?

And no, there is no rule that says that insane and deranged people can't run for President. Several sehave actually served.

[kydo]

16. to answer your question ...trump

He is bat shit crazy. But then so was the W but wait he was appointed and didn't actually win, and then there was reagan so yeah the American people sometimes pick the crazy.

[GliderGuider]

17. "Who" are you accusing...

Just to be a grammatical pedant.

I'd say the subjects under accusation are The Donald, and the rest of the GOP. And perhaps even the world at large, since in a sane world The Donald would have been dumped down the oubliette ten minutes after he declared. Do you disagree?

[sgood]

46. Your grammatical "correction" shows your ignorance.

It is correct to use "whom" as the object of a verb ("accusing&quot .

If you are going to criticize someone's grammar, you should at least know what you are talking about, which you clearly and obviously do not.

I'll just ignore the rest of your post.

[GliderGuider]

50. Don't sweat it. I'm ignoring yours as well. nt

[winstars]

32. Whom (who) would that have been? No one come to mind.... nt

[sgood]

47. After the verb "to be," use "who," not "whom."

So "Who would that have been?" is correct. "Whom would that have been?" is wrong. The copula (to be) takes a predicate nominative, not an accusative object.

Capiche?

Probably not.

[winstars]

53. No need to be so snarky my friend.... The probably not was, probably not needed...

[yellowcanine]

23. The disqualification is not legal, it is moral, ethical. And yes, bigotry does disqualify

in that sense. Not to mention that if a President actually tried to ban Muslims from the country it could be grounds for impeachment, not that it would happen, as impeachment is a political process.

[EL34x4]

30. Eligible and qualified are two separate concepts.

Eligibility is required by the Constitution. Qualifications are ultimately left up to the voters.

[sgood]

48. Nonsense.

A distinction without a difference.

[LanternWaste]

34. I'd hate to be so myopoc as to be blind to an obvious joke when it presents itself.

I'd hate to be so myopoc as to be blind to an obvious joke when it presents itself.

[cwydro]

55. myopoc?

huh?

[BlueStater]

37. Are you sure he's over 35?

I can't tell. He has the maturity and vocabulary of a fucking ten year old. The only tip off otherwise might be that disgusting, bloated, orange-skinned body he inhabits.

[sgood]

49. OK, so you hate Trump.

Feel better now?

[JustAnotherGen]

52. Ask Josh! n/t

[JudyM]

15. I wish the White House would just stay out of the whole carnival scene. nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. Why are we giving Republicans advice on how to win?

[JudyM]

27. Yes, we should let him be their candidate. nt

[0rganism]

38. the Obama administration's disapproval actually improves his chances

the same way Obama talking about the need for stronger federal gun control increases firearms sales.

if Obama suggested that Republicans NOT eat poop, we'd see an immediate up-tick in E. Coli infections nationwide.

Obama et al saying Trump is a shallow racist fear-mongering would-be-totalitarian demagogue is like throwing gasoline on a fire.

[JudyM]

42. Agreed.

[EL34x4]

29. I agree.

It comes across looking as though they're letting Trump get under their skin.

[Proserpina]

19. Fortunately, or unfortunately, that isn't the White House's Decision

Like so many things Obama has said, or has authorized others to say, this is beyond the scope of the job and the Constitution.

[yellowcanine]

21. Oops - Did he really say "Fake Hair"???

[MBS]

22. that he did. : ) n/t

[yellowcanine]

24. Wonderful.

[JudyM]

31. ...and it was scripted, based on his continuously checking his notes. nt

[Ivan Kaputski]

25. Trump is an embarrassment to humanity.

There's something severely wrong with people when this kind of asshole is even allowed a platform. I don't know how any reporter worth 50 cents can publish Trumps blather without being embarrassed and shamed. Anyone with any self worth would quit their job rather than cover this and pretend it is news. Trump is the perfect Jerry Springer contestant.

[d_legendary1]

26. For a second there I thought I was reading Andy Borrowitz

Painting Trump as a "carnival barker" with "fake hair" whose campaign has a "dustbin of history" quality, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said "what Donald Trump said yesterday disqualifies him from serving as president."

[Historic NY]

28. They be having a #TrumpIsDisqualifiedParty

#TrumpIsDisqualifiedParty

in Twitterland and its !!huge!!

[SmittynMo]

33. The fix is so obvious

Cut his ass off. No more CNN, FAUX, whatever. Cut his ass off.

No publicity should do the trick.

But Nooooooooooooo. These idiots keep on putting his ass on TV. Damn we're stupid.

[joshcryer]

40. Ratings.

It's literally a presidential reality show at this point, people want to see how far he'll take it.

[SmittynMo]

41. The dumbing of America

We are becoming the country that is absolutely fascinated by shock and awe. You know, the National Enquirer mentality. They sure sell a lot of copies/subscriptions, don't they. People love gossip. I'll never understand why.

We are so stupid. Ratings are more important than the future of this country? WOW.

[Reter]

43. Sorry, but they can't keep him out of the debates

They just can't. He's the frontrunner, it would be unprecedented to keep him out (not to mention dangerous). They just need to expose his bigotry with real tough questions.

[SmittynMo]

44. I understand the debates issue.

But yesterday with his Muslim remarks yesterday, that was all that was on. EVERYWHERE!! Don't we have bigger fish to fry?

[RecoveringJournalist]

35. Bad Move by WH

I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment.

However, this is only going to bolster Trump's numbers among those on the fringe who think anything said by the current WH administration is BS. This will make him MORE of an outsider, therefore even more attractive.

We all know the routine: anything said, promoted, discouraged by the current WH should be countered in all ways possible by God Fearing Americans, because, you know, he's not a citizen - he's a Marxist - etc.

Just watch.

[EdwardBernays]

36. Again

This will only make him more popular. Does the WH think Trump supporters will take their opinions seriously?

This is yet another own goal.

[madokie]

45. Carnival Barker fits tRump like a T

he's a sorry mo'fo' at best, criminal at worst

[treestar]

51. The White House is correct

anyone who campaigns on stances clearly outside the constitution is unqualified.

[Jesus Malverde]

54. Interesting...nt

[restorefreedom]

56. nice try, wh, but it will backfire

it will embolden him and his supporters.

the more the president discredits him, the more his poll numbers will go up.

weird wild stuff