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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 09:47 AM Aug 2019

Proof you want? Proof you get: 2 examples that Trump is not all there.

1. Yesterday, Trump called the head of the NRA Wayne La Pierre to say that background checks are no longer being considered as a possible solution to the killings from guns.
... Article taken from "The Atlantic." The article is titled, "Trump’s Phone Calls With Wayne LaPierre Reveal NRA’s Influence" by Elaina Plott, Aug 20, 2019


https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/trump-background-checks-nra/596413/

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2. Today, Trump tweets about a quote from a right wing writer who calls him, "....Israelis love him like he is the second coming of God"

Article title: Trump quotes conspiracy theorist claiming Israelis ‘love him like he is the second coming of God’ by James Wagner, August 21 at 8:34 AM


The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-quotes-conspiracy-theorist-claiming-israelis-love-him-like-he-is-the-second-coming-of-god/2019/08/21/603cea14-c405-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html

This is from the Washington Post article with the link directly above this sentence:
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President Trump went on Twitter on Wednesday to quote a conservative radio host and known conspiracy theorist who praised him as “the greatest President for Jews” and claimed that Israelis “love him like he is the second coming of God.”

In his tweets, Trump thanked Wayne Allyn Root for “the very nice words.”

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Proof you want? Proof you get: 2 examples that Trump is not all there. (Original Post) Stuart G Aug 2019 OP
I think it's about time to pad the walls in the Oval Office. Firestorm49 Aug 2019 #1
Is it more than a coincidence that both these guys are named Wayne? smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #2
Root NewJeffCT Aug 2019 #3
Look for Wayne Allyn Root to soon occupy some Cabinet position... Hugin Aug 2019 #4
"Proudly endorsed by assorted fruits and nuts!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #5

Hugin

(33,112 posts)
4. Look for Wayne Allyn Root to soon occupy some Cabinet position...
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 10:12 AM
Aug 2019

Pompeo is kind of long in the tooth.

Probably, S of S or maybe a Trump Administration Amb-ASS-ador to Israel.

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