CNN: Trump wanted economic remarks at top of Charlottesville statement

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

CNN is reporting that President Trump insisted that he speak about the growing economy before remarks on Charlottesville, Va., in which for the first time since last weekend's violence he called out white supremacist groups for their actions.

"We are told by our White House team — and this is as telling as it gets — the president insisted on putting those economic remarks at the top of his statement before he got to the events in Charlottesville, before he got to his denunciation of the KKK and other hate groups," host John King reported on CNN's "Inside Politics."

"That was the president's call," King added.

Trump talked about his administration's economic efforts for more than a minute before turning to remarks on the weekend violence in Charlottesville during a five-minute on-camera event at the White House.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346490-cnn-trump-insisted-on-putting-economic-remarks-at-top-of

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CNN's Chris Cillizza nailed it earlier:

Link to tweet

Yes, Trump was forced into saying what he said today.

The fact he started with economy/jobs is his little rebellion.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Of course he did.

He can't open his little sphinctery mouth without praising himself.

[spiderpig]

2. There is not one sincere bone in The Bloviator's body.

It's always about him. He had to commence with an economic lie and then read by rote a statement that was meaningless to him.

[Afromania]

6. he has no bones

You can't convince me he isn't a gibbering pile of slime they collected from the underside of various things molded in the shape of a human male.

[spiderpig]

11. This creep is giving me whiplash from shaking my head for two years straight.

How he slimed his way into the Oval Office is beyond me.

I actually thought the US would have learned something after 8 years of Bush. But after 8 years of real leadership under PRESIDENT Obama, we were lulled into a sense of security and hope.

We have to unite in the spirit of peace and the future of the planet to get this abomination removed from office, along with his infestation of hate-mongers.

[GopherGal]

21. FTFY:

You can't convince me he isn't a gibbering pile of slime they collected from the underside of various things molded in the shape of Jabba the Hutt

[Afromania]

22. that works

[Docreed2003]

27. Yep

[kimbutgar]

3. Except until the end of the fiscal year in October, this economy is still President Obama's

Facts are facts. He has no influence on the economy. Stock market would be up even if Hillary was President.

[mreilly]

13. And the moment it dips...

... the Loser-in-Chief and his sycophants will be shrieking it's all that goddamn Obama's fault.

To which we MUST smugly remind them: "I thought you guys said Trump was the best! How is that dastardly rascal Obama outwitting him by trashing the economy/job scene months after he left office? Do you ADMIT that Trump is powerless to counteract Obama's nefarious schemes?"

[FrodosNewPet]

29. Stock prices may be good for the moment

But freight brokers, trucking companies and owner operators are complaining that things are slowing down.

IDK, maybe that's all gamesmanship on their part. But I am seeing more of those messages in the freight groups I follow. If that's right, expect the bubble to pop fairly soon.

[Afromania]

4. Trump is

a racist, a bigot, a sexual predator, thief, habitual liar, vindictive, petty, narcissistic chicken shit coward of the highest order. Even the fucking grand wizard(kebler elf) put out an appropriate, even if he doesn't believe it, statement. Trump has left very little room to not consider him the worst president this country has ever had.

[KPN]

5. In his simple but conniving mind ...

he just wanted us to understand how the economic benefits of his administration (which there haven't been any BTW) are well worth all this other negative stuff. You know, there's a cost to everything.

This guy is a real creep, not to mention just plain evil.

[mtngirl47]

7. Screw Trump.

We don't care what you say---it's all a lie when it comes from your mouth. Fuck you--we don't want your "brand" of America. Go the fuck to one of your hotels and stay there.

[jpak]

8. Sociopath

yup

[Maraya1969]

9. Remember the KKK's leader's statement to their group saying Trump "TOLD THEM"

he still "loved" them and was still supporting them.

Whatever he said in the microphone at the White House was different than the probable phone calls he made to Duke and Spencer in private. I'm sure they know he was pressured into saying what he said.

[Lifelong Protester]

10. Economy?Jobs?

Was that what they were marching for on Saturday?

[yellowcanine]

16. Excellent point. Of course it was. (Extreme sarcasm here.)

[Bengus81]

12. Spend over a minute patting himself on the back. GAWD your a POS TRUMP!!

This fuck was FORCED to make this speech.

[Justice]

14. Needed veterans around him to admit Obama

Born in US

[Bradical79]

15. One licky thing about Trump

He can always be counted on to undermine himself.

[BigmanPigman]

17. I hope he gets to work harder on that.

The faster he leaves the better. I don't care what it takes but if he can hasten it by being his natural idiotic, mean, crazy self even more than usual I say "Go, Donny, go!".

[WinkyDink]

19. "licky"?

[red dog 1]

18. "America's neo-Nazis are raising money, planning more rallies"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141843799

(Yeah, Trump's little speech really had an effect on his white supremacist supporters!)

[William Seger]

20. "Trump talked about his administration's economic efforts?!" No he didn't.

He hasn't made any effort! He just took credit for things going along the same lines that they have been for some time.

[Beacool]

23. He's a POS and has been so his entire life.

I despise this guy with the fire of a 1,000 suns.

[StevieM]

28. And how do you feel about him now after that horrifying press conference he just held? (eom)

[Beacool]

30. The same.

He proves every day that he's a vile human being.

Hi, BTW.....

[riversedge]

24. Trump keeps wanting to turn the page, but his behavior pulls him back to his vile actions and

blabber mouth!

[Judi Lynn]

25. Cheap, shabby, childish, dirty, stupid.

Hump is number none.

[CatMor]

26. Despicable, slimey, ugly, cheat, thief, liar,

and those are his good points

[Beacool]

31. In that pic you can really tell the diference in skin tone between his face and his hands.

What a ridiculous clown.........