Washington Gov. Jay Inslee very disturbed after Trump meeting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

If there is one word to sum up Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s impressions of President Donald Trump and his intentions in the nation’s capitol, it would be “disturbed.”

“I was also shocked when the president said, and this is almost a direct quote, ‘Who knew that healthcare was going to be complicated?’” Inslee said of his meeting with the president and the National Governors Association over the weekend. “It was just stunning to have the president, who wants to dismantle the whole system, basically show that he doesn’t understand this in its complexity in the first order. It was just a disturbing thing to hear him say.”

Gov. Inslee said he is more concerned now than he was before his meeting with the president.

“I have to express really deep concern about what is going on here in the nation’s capitol,” he said. “We are always hopeful that the president will give us assurance that things will be handled in a thoughtful, non-chaotic, rational basis — based on facts and evidence, rather than just tweets.”

Inslee reports that Trump only took about eight questions from governors, seven of which were from Republicans. But there was a range of topics the Washington governor was able to address with administration officials.

Inslee and Trump on healthcare

Inslee focused his attention on healthcare on Monday. He said that 750,000 people in Washington have healthcare through the Affordable Care Act and argued that Republicans want to dismantle it to boost tax cuts for wealthy Americans

The president brought that, himself, into focus today. He said he would rather give tax cuts — that have a hugely disproportionate amount that go to the wealthy — than do healthcare. But the rules prevent him from doing so. It was an astounding statement …

To link this to tax cuts was disturbing to me because for me the goal ought to be to have better healthcare for people, not just a way to have a piggy bank to hand out tax cuts to the wealthy. To me, it’s pretty apparent that this is what it is about.

http://mynorthwest.com/558446/gov-inslee-disturbed-trump-meeting/

[pangaia]

1. Jay, where in the world have you been?

[babylonsister]

7. I saw him interviewed recently on some

news show, in the past day or two.

[Metro135]

11. Right?

If he didn't know this the moment Trump announced he was running for president he must have been in a deep freeze somewhere

[KT2000]

14. Inslee has been on top of things

but I doubt anyone could imagine the level of incompetence of this president. It must be horrific up close.

Inslee is quite aware of the insanity of the president and he is already trying to come up with contingency plans in case ACA is totally thrown out.
He has also been on top of the immigration ban and the immigration roundup. He has already said the state's law enforcement will not participate.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

46. This:

I doubt anyone could imagine the level of incompetence of this president.

You nailed it. Even those of us out here who most despised him sort of thought, at least in the run-up to the election, that he must have some degree of competence, given his years in the business world. Even though we did think that his many bankruptcies might point in another direction.

Worse, the media never bothered to question the "Trump is a fabulous businessman" thing. It was only fairly late that we started hearing all about how he stiffed his suppliers and contractors, and that some former employees started coming forward.

I'm sure Trump is a reasonably bright man, but he's a standard deviation or two below where he thinks he is in IQ points. Plus, he's lazy and either can't or won't read anything. His insistence on very short briefing papers with lots of graphics and charts is in itself terrifying. It means he hasn't a clue how complicated anything can be. Not just health care.

The longer he remains in office the worse it will be, and the harder it will get to dig out from the mess he's putting us into.

[Lanius]

57. Being lazy is what I think is a bigger concern than his IQ

I don't doubt that Trump is reasonably bright, but he comes off as lazy intellectually, which is something a president should never be. We want our president to read and study issues he doesn't understand. Instead, we have a president who assigns the "hard" issues to freaks like Bannon and Miller.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

59. Intellectually lazy, for sure.

Coupled with narcissism, he thinks he already knows everything about everything, which is going to ultimately destroy him. And maybe us in the process.

[pangaia]

51. Thanks. I learn stuff here....

[angrychair]

22. As a proud citizen of Washington

A state employee and a shop steward, Gov Inslee has been a strong ally of union labor and has been at the tip of the spear when it comes to republican45 and his insane clown posse: it was a Washington lawsuit that stopped the anti-immigrant EO, Washington will honor the right of transgender school children to use the bathroom they identify with and Gov Inslee signed an executive order instructing State Police to not participate in illegal immigrant round ups.
They are also preparing to fight republican45 if he attacks our state's right to use recreational marijuana.

Our governor has been on top of it from the start.

[cemaphonic]

24. Yeah, he formed a task force right after the election to predict and thwart Trump's actions

He's been one of the most prepared and effective Democratic leaders so far in opposing Trump.

[pangaia]

52. So I have just learned here.. thanks...

[Cha]

32. Yes, I knew that.. and I'm in Hawaii. I saw him talking

after the Muslim Ban Crisis at the airport on that horror show of a Saturday.

Thank you for that on Gov Inslee, angrychair

[blueseas]

36. Yes - I believe him

And Washington was one of the first to say something about our country.

PS I do like your sig line!

[pangaia]

47. Thanks, glad to hear...

[pnwmom]

23. He is speaking diplomatically. Obviously. n/t

[phleshdef]

25. Where have you been? Inslee has been taking it to Trump more than any other Governor.

[pangaia]

49. Thanks.. I learn pretty much everything here on DU..

But, I guess I miss more than I know...

[The Blue Flower]

42. Inslee has been on top of things since the Iraq invasion

He, Neil Abercrombie, and one other Congressman used to take the floor on Tuesday nights after hours and speak against the invasion and occupation of Iraq for two hours at a time on C-SPAN. He's the real thing, a public servant we can be proud of. I actually ran into him on the streets of downtown Seattle on a lunch break from my job and had the opportunity to tell him how much I appreciated his vocal and articulate opposition to the * administration's murderous policies.

[pangaia]

50. Thanks..

I have been 'reprimanded by 6-7 people.. and rightly so..
Appreciated.

[GP6971]

2. Who isn't?

Dolt45 puts up a good front, but ultimately is just a con.

[Charles Bukowski]

30. Disagree on the the good front part.

Trump revealed himself to be an ignorant buffoon on day one.

[Gabi Hayes]

3. Presidentin' is HARD WORK!

remember the good old days?

1:45-2:00 bring back the halcyon days

[phleshdef]

27. Yea, and he was still smarter and more mentally healthy than Trump by far.

What the fuck has our country (Well mainly 4 states out of the 50) done to itself?

[OnDoutside]

4. More proof that there's no point appealing to Trump's

Better nature, the target has to be the Republicans.

[GP6971]

6. Yep...

at state and local levels.

[OnDoutside]

8. Definitely. Appeal to the sane Rep voter who must be

Appalled by this....they might have bought into the Hillary lie, but outside of that, don't want the crap Trump is implementing.

[joshdawg]

18. "sane Rep voter"?!?!

Is there such a thing?
I haven't found one yet, but then I live in Texas.

[Paladin]

38. Contradiction in terms, for the time being.

I live in Texas as well---and my republican acquaintances have gone real quiet about trump. I think it's sinking in, at last.

[Perseus]

20. You are correct because he is not the real problem

He is, just like Norquist wanted, someone with enough points who can handle a pen. He doesn't know what he is signing, why reporters have not asked him to explain what and why he signed anything is beyond comprehension...Make him explain what he signed and give reasons why he thinks it was the right thing to do...

The real danger are Paul Ryan, Steve Bannon, Mitch McConell, Jeff Sessions, and the rest of his cabinet...those people are not incompetent, they are just plain evil.

I wish people would stop talking about Trump's incompetence, and I only say this because that is exactly where those who know the ropes want you to focus on, Trump is just a decoy, and they will leave the decoy in the pond after they kill/get their ducks, but people continue to look at the decoy while the real evil is working its way through and making their agenda a reality. People need to understand that the decoy is not the one that kills the ducks, it is the hunters behind the bushes with their rifles who do the killing.

[OnDoutside]

31. Yes 1000% correct, and it suits the evil Republicans for

Him to continue to provide that smokescreen. I always say the he has no core belief in anything, apart from winning. He is an empty vessel. If Democrats were thinking straight, they'd be easily tormenting him for the next 4 years while working an awful lot harder on bringing the Republicans down.

[raccoon]

34. Great post. Please start a thread with this. I have to keep reminding myself,

Trump is not the problem. He's a lot of things, but he's not the real problem.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

40. I totally agree. If nothing is done to block their plans, or better yet, get rid of them,

Then they'll keep going whether or not the crazy train is hooving up media attention or not.

And they're the ones with the truly dangerous plans. GodDAMN I hate that google-eyed turd and eddie munster. And the alky-Nazi.

[asiliveandbreathe]

54. Exactly..just like the focus on LEAKS - rather than the substance

of the leaks - who ever, where ever the leaks are coming from - must keep them coming..the republican congress are the men behind the curtain..the ag, and every dept head, and now an investor of the Bank of Cyprus..for commerce...no problem..nothing to see here....

[Wounded Bear]

43. Brings to mind an old Heinlein quote...

"Never appeal to a man's better nature. He may not have one."

[napi21]

5. Every day the information gets worse! I go to sleep at night worrying about what devastating things

will we find out about tomorrow? I'm glad I'm 74. I won't have to live a long time with the repercussions from what this idiot manages to destroy, but I worry a lot for the rest of my Countrymen and just how bad things are going to get.

[babylonsister]

9. We are all worried, but I

have not gone that far down the rabbit hole. I think soon the rethugs will have to give it up and publicly recognize how dangerous this guy is. Something's gotta give, and it will. So hang out here with the optimists!

[Gabi Hayes]

17. well....there's always this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=enabling+act&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. "Who knew?" Thinking, informed, educated citizens knew. That's not tRump. . . . . nt

[2naSalit]

19. According to him...

He's the only one that matters so if he didn't know, obviously nobody did.

[mountain grammy]

12. Complicated?

trump can't even spell it.

[StevieM]

13. I am liking Inslee a lot lately. (eom)

[NRaleighLiberal]

15. are these people not paying attention?! More disturbed now than before?

It has been code red disturbing since election night and is at a level 11 disaster - every day since.

[BainsBane]

16. The comments to that article are pretty bad

None of them seem at all concerned about steep tax cuts for the wealthy or their effect on the national debt. Hating brown people takes precedence. Trump sure knows his deplorables.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

41. Deplorables and their BFF's, fux, rash and frightbart.

[Kimchijeon]

21. newsflash, trump is a moron

[phleshdef]

26. Inslee has caught my attention in the past 2-3 weeks. I think he could be Presidential material.

He is sharp, gutsy and has an almost Joe Biden like charisma about him.

[sellitman]

33. We need fresh faces

If the Dem leaders think status quo will work next time out then things will just get worse.

[Mendocino]

39. I wish he were ten years or more younger.

He would be just short of 70 in January 2021.

[angrychair]

55. +1 nt

[gordianot]

28. Practically every Politician in America knows what Trump represents.

Imagine being a politician with decorum unable to hurl the epitaph Trump deserves. A good politician will wait. As for myself a political person but not a politician who despises Trump with every fiber of my being I do not care what I say about Trump and the shitheads (relatives) who voted for him. Being 64 and retired I am free to express that opinion. I am so glad I am not a politician and have to weigh my words. The person who called Trump and some who voted for him "deplorable" got my vote.

[pablo_marmol]

29. As John Oliver has said.........

"Tick tock motherfuckers."

[Nitram]

35. Trump is the preverbial bull in the china shop.

Knows the value of nothing, just wants to destroy what he can't understand.

[PatrickforO]

37. Healthcare too complicated. Two words: SINGLE PAYER

Medicare for all Americans, and use the GIANT bloat you're misguidedly proposing for a military buildup and instead put that into healthcare.

[maryellen99]

44. Probably knows that there will be no Federal help

When the Cascadian Subduction Zone rupture happens.

[JudyM]

45. This quote should be NYT front page, all caps: "He said he would rather give tax cuts

that have a hugely disproportionate amount that go to the wealthy — than do healthcare."

Why isn't it?

[UTUSN]

48. R#119 & K

[yallerdawg]

53. Worst Precedent ever!

And everything he does is more and more unpresidented!

[caroldansen]

56. Yes. But thats what republicans have always tried to do. Same old, same old. Thats why I say that

Voting republican is like shooting yourself in the foot, so to speak.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

58. Isn't this the one of the few things Rs think government is good for?

Being "a piggy bank to hand out tax cuts to the wealthy."

[Honeycombe8]

60. OMG. It's worse than I thought. OMG.

I'm very worried.