thephan wrote:Trump scolds the NATO members for not doing their part financially as it is not fair to the US tax payer, and throws in the passive aggressive statement about never once asking how much the new, beautiful NATO head quarters costed.

A Mar-a-Lago employee is quietly working for the government to help prepare for Trump's trip to the G-7 Summit in Italy – an unconventional arrangement that further blurs the line between his business empire and the White House. Buzzfeed’s Tarini Parti reports: “Heather Rinkus, the guest reception manager, is working with the president's advance and logistics team, while Trump's exclusive club, Mar-a-Lago, closes for the summer. She has an official White House email and government-issued phone … She is married to a twice-convicted felon, Ari Rinkus, who is known to brag about his wife's access to the president as he trawls for investors and pursues government contracts on behalf of a foreign company. Her dual role is the latest example of how closely intertwined the president's inner circle is between his business and government. … It also raises questions of whether other Trump Organization employees are quietly employed by the White House, as the administration struggles to staff up amid a chaotic few weeks.”

thephan wrote:Where's your manners? Trump pushes aside Montenegro PM at Nato photocall link to video

The article says "appears to", but it seems conclusive. Ugly Americanism is back.

Warszawa wrote:At least he didn't body slam him

slugsrbad wrote:I'm a hypocrite for this, but: I think we (not just BSG, just people in general) spend too much time griping over the insignificant (attire, hand swatting, Spice spurned).

I say I am a hypocrite because I don't buy that argument when it's used to say we spend too much time on Russia instead of policy X, but that's because I think we have the capacity to care about more than one relevant thing fully.

slugsrbad wrote:Trump called the Germans "bad, very bad" or "evil, very evil" today per Maggie Haberman twitter notifications... she said it was in response to car sales so I assume it was the former but who the fuck knows.

etched Chaos wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:Trump called the Germans "bad, very bad" or "evil, very evil" today per Maggie Haberman twitter notifications... she said it was in response to car sales so I assume it was the former but who the #$!&@ knows.

Apparently he wants to stop them from selling cars in America... I #$!&@ you not.

PSUsarge wrote:

slugsrbad wrote:I'm a hypocrite for this, but: I think we (not just BSG, just people in general) spend too much time griping over the insignificant (attire, hand swatting, Spice spurned).

I say I am a hypocrite because I don't buy that argument when it's used to say we spend too much time on Russia instead of policy X, but that's because I think we have the capacity to care about more than one relevant thing fully.

I would like to echo this WRT to the "Trump vs. Obama" memes, etc.

We get it. Obama was more popular. The relevance of the comparison begins and ends there.