In First Words To UN, Trump Praises Trump-Branded Condo Next Door

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By MATT SHUHAM Published SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 10:30 AM

President Donald Trump opened his first remarks at the United Nations Monday by complimenting the Trump-branded property across the street.

“I actually saw great potential right across the street, to be honest with you, and it was only for the reason that the United Nations was here that that turned out to be such a successful project,” he said, immediately after thanking those in attendance at a meeting on UN reform.

Trump World Tower is across 1st Avenue from the UN, between East 47th and 48th streets in New York City.

The United States’ ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, introduced Trump by saying he had “a businessman’s eye for seeing potential, and he sees great potential not just in this reform movement, but in the United Nations itself.”

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[Not Ruth]

1. I never knew that place existed until someone told me that Derek Jeter lived there

And that she stalked him as he bought groceries nearby. And that a Yankee fan bought the next apartment just to be near him. I think Jeter moved, wonder why......

[jmowreader]

23. You want to know something even better?

I walked past this building in July and learned a rather unsettling fact: The building has openable windows all the way to the top. (I refuse to waste film on anything Donald Trump owns, so have no pictures of it.) They're at the bottom of floor-to-ceiling window sets and they are hinged at the bottom...so not only does your apartment flood if you leave the windows open during a rainstorm, but if someone wanted to murder a TWT tenant for whatever reason all he'd have to do is lift the window off its hinges, shove the tenant out through it and put the window back in place.

[Ray Bruns]

2. Why can't this buffon realize -

that no one in the diplomatic corps of any country gives a rats ass about how rich Don the Con tries to portray himself?

[JI7]

3. Nikki Haley is repulsive

[Fla Dem]

14. Mentioned as replacement for Sec of State if Tillerson quits or is fired.

[xxqqqzme]

21. I think she is running for Vice President

[not fooled]

4. He.never.stops.

Takes every opportunity to act like a corrupt, clueless, classless, dimwitted Ugly American buffoon.

What an international embarrassment.

Ian Masters mentioned recently on Background Briefing that in contrast to the behavior of the current dangerous and clueless occupant of the WH, when Hillary Clinton was interviewed by Rachel Maddow recently the two had an intelligent, informed discussion of international matters.

He was highlighting the staggering contrast. Anyone who had a hand in installing this maggot needs to hang their head in shame.

[Scarsdale]

5. He likely only owns

the NAME. Why would anyone think that name adds prestige to anythng?

[smirkymonkey]

6. That has always puzzled me, because for years I have always associated the name

with nouveau-riche, white-trashy vulgarity and over-the-top tackiness. I guess there are some people who still think it epitomizes class and luxury.

[Scarsdale]

7. Exactly.

I remember years ago watching a TV show that took a tour of tRump Tower, with "The Donald" and Ivana. I was horrified, the place is hideous. Gold leaf everywhere, cheap looking, just like them. Nothing "homey" or warm about it, like a museum. It appears to still be the same, cold, cheap looking pace.

[rurallib]

11. I remember that TV show also

it looked like a high priced whore house to me. So effing vulgar

[Canoe52]

17. Not that I've ever been to one, but I bet a high price

whore house would be way better decorated than tRump's.

[xxqqqzme]

22. He has done the same thing

to the White House if the pictures are actual installation. Gold leaf UGLY eagles all over the place. Nothing majestic about anything.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. How can anyone not be embarrassed??

I don't care what side of the political spectrum you're on. This has nothing to do with issues or policy, he is simply an international embarrassment.

[gademocrat7]

8. Chump is such a crass, classless buffoon.

Haley is disgusting. But she has all the qualifications to be a member of chump's cabal.

[not fooled]

13. The puke puppetmasters are trying to

burnish her credentials--i.e., prop her up to make her look like a competent player on the world stage--because they're gonna run her for prez one day.

So, if we were as cravenly assholeish as the pukes, we would now be manufacturing scandals to try to poison the well for her, just like the pukes did with HRC.

[politicaljunkie41910]

15. Even as the governor of South Carolina, it was said that that Governorship was one of very limited

duties as ALL the power in South Carolina rests with the State delegates. The Governorship of South Carolina was one of ceremonial purposes only (like with GWB in Texas) and she had little power and less authority. She did however take down that Confederate statue on the State property after those people were murdered in the Church, and for that and her other actions in the days that follows she deserves credit for being a calming influence when one was needed. That doesn't make her presidential material though, but who knows, Trump has set the bar so low, that who knows what 2020 will bring out of the woodwork.

[machoneman]

20. True! A handful of states like SC and TX have state constitution that limit...

and in some cases severely limit the governorship's legal authority and standing. In fact, some states with bi-annual legislative sessions actually give some elected officials below the governor's level more authority than the governor himself/herself.

http://www.ncsl.org/research/about-state-legislatures/annual-versus-biennial-legislative-sessions.aspx

The devil's in the details! I had to learn a lot about these things, and much more, when I ran a division of a privately held firm that solely did 50-state security printing where contracting by bid was a prerequisite.

[woundedkarma]

9. In other news...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has died. Sources say the cause of death is unknown, but he was last heard "laughing so hard they thought he was going to have a heart attack."

And then, apparently, he did.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. .

[DK504]

12. Oh God. I have tears in my eyes, it's not from laughing.

[IronLionZion]

16. A businessman's eye for selling manure as if it was gold

and knowing what sort of idiots are buying this garbage. Trump's businesses represent all that is wrong with the world. I've seen the shitheads who pay $25 for a terrible cocktail at his hotels and they are not people I want to be with.

$100 for a martini. And $8 for a Bud Light.

http://nypost.com/2017/01/06/a-martini-at-trumps-dc-hotel-will-run-you-100/

[SeattleVet]

18. Praising stuff with his name on is the same as using...

[OldHippieChick]

19. For some reason - I'll call it Divine intervention - I've

been watching some old t.v sitcoms lately (okay it's insomnia) and it is amazing to me how many of them mention "Trump" as being the definition of "rich" or "famous" or "celebrity", but mostly rich. This goes back decades. We and Hollywood have helped create this monster. We do not bow or curtsy to royalty in the old world sense, but we have done so in the American sense. Yes, we have worshiped turds.

[Lars39]

24. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, Robin Leach

[NanceGreggs]

26. I've noticed that, too.

I'm addicted to old CSI and L&O episodes that air here late at night, and it's amazing how many Trump references come up.

Tonight, on an old Criminal Intent episode, someone insisted that a murder that happened in a crappy loft was perpetrated by "real estate developers" who buy old buildings, use crime stats to lower the value of the property, then buy cheap, throw out the current occupants, and renovate the building into expensive condos.

Upon hearing this theory, the cop (Jeff Goldblum) says to his partner: "Maybe when we process the crime scene, we should be looking for Donald Trump's hair."

[mdbl]

27. gee, trump has no conflicts of interest does he?

He's such an idiot that he points it out continually - and the American public is even more stupid for sitting on their collective asses and just letting it happen.

[PdxSean]

28. "to be honest with you, . . ."

From Trump, that's refreshing.

[no_hypocrisy]

29. This building was controversial from Day One.

It was Trump's intention that his building would cast a shadow on the United Nations.

Walter Cronkite campaigned against its construction.

http://nypost.com/2000/11/22/donald-trumps-the-hood-his-world-tower-wins-the-final-round-in-court/

[El Mimbreno]

30. Me, me, me

He can't make a speech without it. it's like "Look at me!" Right up there with "Hey, Y'all! Watch this!" (famous last words of Darwin Awards winners.)