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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Proves Again He's Not Fit for Office
Trump Proves Again Hes Not Fit for OfficeWednesdays news conference made little sense and was full of denials, lies and deflections. We should stop expecting anything else.
(Bloomberg) Even with everything going on, I can't let Donald Trumps Wednesday news conference go. It was something.
I will give credit to Trump for holding a post-election news conference. Hes now doing these events regularly, and thats a good thing. The downside is that he used the occasion to demonstrate once again that hes simply not fit for the office he holds.
The president showed he is fully committed to calling the Republican defeat in the midterms a glorious victory. Spin is one thing; saying that a party that lost its House majority, six or seven governorships and more than 300 state legislative seats had actually won something very close to complete victory is either insulting to his audience or delusional or both. ...... (more)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-11-08/trump-press-conference-proves-again-he-s-not-fit-for-office
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Trump Proves Again He's Not Fit for Office (Original Post)
marmar
Nov 2018
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Cha
(297,220 posts)1. That's a Huge downside..
negates the upside.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)2. I am afraid that it is not insulting they are that stupid.
thbobby
(1,474 posts)3. All of us liberals must be glass half-empty people
We just cannot appreciate how glorious this election was for donny.
Boy am i glad you reminded me! Obviously i've been all wrong about the great leadership we have.
al bupp
(2,179 posts)5. I say it's both...
insulting to his audience and delusional
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,345 posts)6. "doesn't make any sense half the time"
From the article:
"At least, thats what I think he was saying. In fact, the president was difficult to follow because he simply doesnt make any sense half the time."
That's being generous.