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crazytown

(7,277 posts)
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:12 PM Aug 2019

Trump says he was "kidding" when he called himself the "chosen one"

Source: CBS News

President Trump tweeted Saturday that he was "kidding" and "being sarcastic" when he called himself the "chosen one" to undertake trade negotiations with China. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump tweeted out the claim that Israeli Jews view him as the "second coming of God."

In a news conference Wednesday, the president defended the escalating trade war with China, saying he was the "chosen one" to take on China in trade. He tweeted Saturday that his comments were just a joke.

"When I looked up to the sky and jokingly said 'I am the chosen one,' at a press conference two days ago, referring to taking on Trade with China, little did I realize that the media would claim that I had a 'Messiah complex,'" Mr. Trump tweeted Saturday.

"They knew I was kidding, being sarcastic, and just having fun. I was smiling as I looked up and around. The MANY reporters with me were smiling also. They knew the TRUTH. And yet when I saw the reporting, CNN, MSNBC and other Fake News outlets covered it as serious news & me thinking of myself as the Messiah. No more trust!" Mr. Trump continued.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-chosen-one-president-says-he-was-kidding-and-being-sarcastic-2019-08-24/

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Trump says he was "kidding" when he called himself the "chosen one" (Original Post) crazytown Aug 2019 OP
Trump was too stupid to realize it could be misconstrued bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #1
so, he was kidding when he forbid US companies to trade with China & he was kidding about yaesu Aug 2019 #2
He was kidding about running for Prez in 2016. IggleDuer Aug 2019 #28
He was signaling, not kidding. Big Blue Marble Aug 2019 #3
exactly this.... dhill926 Aug 2019 #21
Just enough plausible deniability Roy Rolling Aug 2019 #37
Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2019 #4
No believe me, it was a joke, I was kidding! FakeNoose Aug 2019 #5
As a New Yorker, HockeyMom Aug 2019 #6
In all the years I lived in NY and took the subway I never heard anyone barking out that (and I CTyankee Aug 2019 #41
t-rump is the King of Jews and the Chosen One . . . Iliyah Aug 2019 #7
... And just by declaring an 'emergency' he can assign to himself very great Ghost Dog Aug 2019 #15
Abusive people always say "I was joking" thecrow Aug 2019 #23
Exactly this. n/t Boomer Aug 2019 #36
This was written by one of his lackeys. Dumpf wouldn't know what a "messiah complex" LuckyLib Aug 2019 #8
That was my thought, too. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2019 #38
Yeah it's always 'just a joke' after he realizes he went over the edge. n/t Chemisse Aug 2019 #9
It's Always the Same with this Dumbfuck Prez . . OldManTarHeel Aug 2019 #10
Yeah, we all know that tRUMP is a real chameleon! abqtommy Aug 2019 #11
Words have consequences when you are the President Ohiogal Aug 2019 #12
Well, we are kidding when we call him "Mr. President"... TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #13
he never kids or jokes so I say bullshit to that one rurallib Aug 2019 #14
He can't be kidding, he doesn't have a sense of humor cp Aug 2019 #16
Oh, bullshit sakabatou Aug 2019 #17
When has Trump ever kidded about anything? Initech Aug 2019 #18
He waited how long before saying he was kidding? LiberalFighter Aug 2019 #19
Yes, you are correct. If he was "kidding" he should have said so the same day. Stuart G Aug 2019 #35
No more trust???!!! LOL! Since when has there been TRUST? yardwork Aug 2019 #20
What would happen.. Maxheader Aug 2019 #22
No White House news gaggles on the lawn... thecrow Aug 2019 #25
He's not bright enough to have a sense of humor. He's incapable of making a joke. Judi Lynn Aug 2019 #24
Too late now. Turbineguy Aug 2019 #26
I just saw the video of this on the Al Sharpton show kimbutgar Aug 2019 #27
The look upwards towards the heavens as he spoke told me he meant it. Evolve Dammit Aug 2019 #29
Everything he spews like that is for his insane cult-lovin' minority Lock him up. Aug 2019 #34
Part of a pattern. After negative blowback the lunatic always tries to Enoki33 Aug 2019 #30
If I say things that would cause me to have a visit from the secret service ... Yonnie3 Aug 2019 #31
A narcissist is incapable of "kidding" lettucebe Aug 2019 #32
Normally, I would say "Keep your day job." diva77 Aug 2019 #33
Doesn't New Jersey have Trump's tax returns from his casino years? bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #39
A joke from an asshole without a sense of humor? I doubt it. n/t. NNadir Aug 2019 #40
He was not the chosen one, Hillary Clinton was the chosen one, by aprox 3,000,000 votes. YOHABLO Aug 2019 #42
He was also kidding when he took the oath of office. DFW Aug 2019 #43

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
2. so, he was kidding when he forbid US companies to trade with China & he was kidding about
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:15 PM
Aug 2019

the tariff increase and he was kidding about MAGA and........

Big Blue Marble

(4,978 posts)
3. He was signaling, not kidding.
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:22 PM
Aug 2019

The evangelicals think he has been chosen by God. He was reminding them to make
sure he is re-elected.

Roy Rolling

(6,853 posts)
37. Just enough plausible deniability
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 08:21 AM
Aug 2019

But the dog-whistle is heard loud and clear by his intended target.

Only rubes and gullible evangelicals hear the meaning and agree. Why? Because they let Trump think for them, don’t have a mind of their own, and because Trump told them so.

His words are gospel to them. There’s the Old Testament, the New Testament, and now the Trump Testament—the words of the Anti-Christ.

For God’s sake people of all faiths and principled atheists—he’s telling us right out in the open who he is or thinks he is. Believe him! His disciples do!

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
6. As a New Yorker,
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:28 PM
Aug 2019

I know all about Sarcasm and Attitude. Besides dishing it out and being able to take it in return (Trump can't), there is also a fine line which sarcasm cannot cross.

Trump crossed it with this.

CTyankee

(63,771 posts)
41. In all the years I lived in NY and took the subway I never heard anyone barking out that (and I
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 05:53 PM
Aug 2019

heard plenty of people barking out strange things in the subway).

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
7. t-rump is the King of Jews and the Chosen One . . .
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:28 PM
Aug 2019

just kidding, wink wink . . .

This guy is insane.

Vote them out.

 

Ghost Dog

(16,881 posts)
15. ... And just by declaring an 'emergency' he can assign to himself very great
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 06:06 PM
Aug 2019

emergency powers.

thecrow

(5,519 posts)
23. Abusive people always say "I was joking"
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 07:24 PM
Aug 2019

When they sense their remarks made them look foolish or when someone stands up to them.

LuckyLib

(6,814 posts)
8. This was written by one of his lackeys. Dumpf wouldn't know what a "messiah complex"
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:33 PM
Aug 2019

was -- it's a term far too advanced for him. He doesn't (and hasn't) read in decades.

38. That was my thought, too.
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 08:53 AM
Aug 2019

The first thing out of his mouth (or tweet) is what he really feels, unfiltered by any rational thinking. His staff then tries to clean up the mess he made.

He is bat shit crazy.

OldManTarHeel

(435 posts)
10. It's Always the Same with this Dumbfuck Prez . .
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 04:50 PM
Aug 2019


It's always the same old same old with douchebag donny:

"oh, I was just kidding . . "

"I was just being sarcastic . . "

" I was joking .. "


Gimme a fucking break, you ass-wipe of a person and wannabe important political POS.

Stuart G

(38,365 posts)
35. Yes, you are correct. If he was "kidding" he should have said so the same day.
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 10:15 PM
Aug 2019

Not 4 days later. He was told to say that. It is as close to an apology that we will ever hear.

Maxheader

(4,366 posts)
22. What would happen..
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 06:47 PM
Aug 2019


If there was no response to the yellow haired idiots rants for attention?

No market slides...no outrage from the press..

Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
24. He's not bright enough to have a sense of humor. He's incapable of making a joke.
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 07:28 PM
Aug 2019

He wouldn't know a sarcastic comment if it kicked him in his roomy backside.

Evolve Dammit

(16,632 posts)
29. The look upwards towards the heavens as he spoke told me he meant it.
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 08:13 PM
Aug 2019

He's insane. Emergency session to remove please.

Lock him up.

(6,874 posts)
34. Everything he spews like that is for his insane cult-lovin' minority
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 09:58 PM
Aug 2019

of Qs, white supremacists, neo-nazis and christo-fascists, and faux snoozes of a base.

They never have enough

Enoki33

(1,584 posts)
30. Part of a pattern. After negative blowback the lunatic always tries to
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 08:33 PM
Aug 2019

excuse it as joking. It is a lame, tired, disorganized pattern that exposes one of his too numerous to count contemptuous decency deficiencies.

Yonnie3

(17,376 posts)
31. If I say things that would cause me to have a visit from the secret service ...
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 09:24 PM
Aug 2019

would they just go away if i said I was kidding?

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
32. A narcissist is incapable of "kidding"
Sat Aug 24, 2019, 09:39 PM
Aug 2019

He is simply unable to do this. So, no, he was not kidding. He does not kid. Ever. The joke is on him but he's never in on it

DFW

(54,056 posts)
43. He was also kidding when he took the oath of office.
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 04:03 AM
Aug 2019

Defend the Constitution, all that kind of stuff.....

"They knew I was kidding, being sarcastic, and just having fun. I was smiling as I looked up and around. The MANY reporters with me were smiling also. They knew the TRUTH......."

Did we ever!

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