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Miles Archer

(21,825 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 09:54 AM Sep 2019

Trump's pissed that he's been called a frigging idiot for 4 days over Alabama "without an apology"



https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/trump-octuples-down-on-hurricane-trutherism-with-another-deranged-tweet-four-days-of-corrupt-reporting/

In an angry Friday morning tweet, the president octupled down on his bogus claim that the hurricane was on track to slam into Alabama as recently as this past Sunday.

“The Fake News Media was fixated on the fact that I properly said, at the beginnings of Hurricane Dorian, that in addition to Florida & other states, Alabama may also be grazed or hit,” the president wrote. “They went Crazy, hoping against hope that I made a mistake (which I didn’t).”

The president then proceeded to accuse media outlets who accurately reported on his incorrect statements of being “corrupt.”

“This nonsense has never happened to another President,” the president complained. “Four days of corrupt reporting, still without an apology.”
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Trump's pissed that he's been called a frigging idiot for 4 days over Alabama "without an apology" (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2019 OP
I've got one: sorry you're still the (so-called) president. calimary Sep 2019 #1
I've got another: NOT sorry Teflon Don stays angry, because... Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2019 #29
No other President ever said anything so stupid malaise Sep 2019 #2
No, you didn't say that at all, Donald gratuitous Sep 2019 #3
He either wasn't bothering to get those claimed regular Dorian briefings, or he tblue37 Sep 2019 #17
Who can be as endlessly enraged as he is, and not finally topple over? Sugar Smack Sep 2019 #4
+1 Kaleva Sep 2019 #18
Trump is nutz. He should have just let it go. For God's sake the National Weather Service had .... Botany Sep 2019 #5
This is indeed a brilliant clip. Bogart was a great actor. Thank You for posting this. Stuart G Sep 2019 #10
well he is bdamomma Sep 2019 #6
Media had nothing to do with it C_U_L8R Sep 2019 #7
He really is nutz and or he is trying to change the subject from some really bad news that is ... Botany Sep 2019 #11
I do believe he's trying to distract people from his Military / FEMA cash grab... Miles Archer Sep 2019 #14
Same 2 words: He's nuts. Stuart G Sep 2019 #8
People who are correct don't usually apologize. Takket Sep 2019 #9
MF45's adamant refusal to admit this error Sinistrous Sep 2019 #12
Some attorney must have told him the sharpie incident breaks federal law. gordianot Sep 2019 #13
OK, Mr. Trump... MissMillie Sep 2019 #15
When Orange Shitler loses the 2020 election,... magicarpet Sep 2019 #16
No other president has ever 'fixed' a National Weather Service map with a Sharpie. tanyev Sep 2019 #19
Alright alright. I'll apologize to him. LuckyCharms Sep 2019 #20
Hold your breath for that apology, motherfucker. (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #21
You broke a law when you altered the weather report. Then you repeatedly lied about it. usaf-vet Sep 2019 #22
I'm sorry... liberaltrucker Sep 2019 #23
Fred was a full-metal bastard, too. Dave Starsky Sep 2019 #25
He will continue as long as the media is taking the bait. Grasswire2 Sep 2019 #24
100% lunasun Sep 2019 #26
It's never happened to another president because the other ones were not complete fucking idiots. Volaris Sep 2019 #27
Republicans should thank their god for all their unchallenged lies Champp Sep 2019 #28
He's been a goddam moron for three years or more. madinmaryland Sep 2019 #30
I'm sorry you're an idiot, Mr Trump... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #31

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
29. I've got another: NOT sorry Teflon Don stays angry, because...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:07 PM
Sep 2019

Being so overweight, at his age, coupled with a reportedly short sleep-cycle, could cause a heart attack!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. No, you didn't say that at all, Donald
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:00 AM
Sep 2019

Last edited Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:43 AM - Edit history (1)

You tweeted out on Sunday morning, 100 hours after the early projection showing Dorian headed toward (but not into) Alabama had been superseded. You were wrong then, you're wrong now. Any normal human being would have said, upon being corrected, "Oops, didn't mean to include Alabama, my bad," and moved on. Nearly a week later and you're still trying to turn your error into truth. You've convinced your thick-headed fanboiz that your new clothes are exquisitely tailored, but those of us inhabiting a place called reality can see all your shortcomings.

tblue37

(68,204 posts)
17. He either wasn't bothering to get those claimed regular Dorian briefings, or he
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:37 AM
Sep 2019

wasn't bothering to listen to them. It's possible he just named Southern states, thinking they were all in the same place on the coast. That's common among the geography impaired.

All he needed to say was, "Oops! I misspoke." No one would have thought anything of it. But he can't admit even a slip of the tongue, as we see when he errs while reading from a teleprompter. He just incorporates the error as though it were actually part of the prepared speech.

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
4. Who can be as endlessly enraged as he is, and not finally topple over?
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:02 AM
Sep 2019

I don't understand. I'm starting to thing there's something supernatural about his ability to just scream at people and tweet in caps all day, every day. How long can this realistically go on? He eats BM and doesn't exercise. Anyway, I should try to be more patient.

Botany

(76,426 posts)
5. Trump is nutz. He should have just let it go. For God's sake the National Weather Service had ....
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:03 AM
Sep 2019

... to put out a correction that the storm wouldn't get anywhere need Alabama.



Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
10. This is indeed a brilliant clip. Bogart was a great actor. Thank You for posting this.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:08 AM
Sep 2019

C_U_L8R

(48,897 posts)
7. Media had nothing to do with it
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:03 AM
Sep 2019

The whole world saw with their own eyes what an idiot Trump is. And is ridiculing the fuck out of that clown. The media just turned the camera on.

Botany

(76,426 posts)
11. He really is nutz and or he is trying to change the subject from some really bad news that is ...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:08 AM
Sep 2019

... about to come out.

The NWS had to issue a correction.
https://www.apnews.com/416144d854fb4302a9f34cccae81b0e0

The National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, tweeted in response: “Alabama will NOT see any impacts from #Dorian. We repeat, no impacts from Hurricane #Dorian will be felt across Alabama. The system will remain too far east.”

Few, if any, meteorologists put Alabama in the hurricane’s path. Asked Sunday if Trump had been briefed about potential impact to Alabama, Christopher Vaccaro, a spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, wrote in an email, “The current forecast path of Dorian does not include Alabama.”

On Monday, Trump pushed back on skeptics by insisting that “under certain original scenarios, it was in fact correct that Alabama could have received some ‘hurt.’”

And then, on Wednesday, Trump displayed the graphic with the alteration that suggested the storm could have tracked over Alabama.

Miles Archer

(21,825 posts)
14. I do believe he's trying to distract people from his Military / FEMA cash grab...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:41 AM
Sep 2019

...because no matter how he spins it, it doesn't translate into "Mexico's gonna pay for the wall."

Sinistrous

(4,249 posts)
12. MF45's adamant refusal to admit this error
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:11 AM
Sep 2019

is just another confirmation of its mental breakdown and its utter unfitness to be a president.

gordianot

(15,744 posts)
13. Some attorney must have told him the sharpie incident breaks federal law.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 10:20 AM
Sep 2019

This is the text book Trump reaction whenever any legal violation occurs. I remember third graders better at denial over absent homework. This is almost the equivalent of claiming the small amount of marijuana found in a fanny pack was left there when you borrowed it from a friend.

Pathetic

MissMillie

(39,567 posts)
15. OK, Mr. Trump...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:14 AM
Sep 2019

we're sorry for calling you an idiot over this Hurricane Dorian thing....

We should be calling you an idiot over the other 20 or 30 stupid things you do every day.

magicarpet

(18,457 posts)
16. When Orange Shitler loses the 2020 election,...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 11:30 AM
Sep 2019

.... his ego will not allow him to gracefully walk away. He will fire up his base to get their guns and not allow the election to be stolen from their Fascist White Power Nazi brethren.

Will they listen to him and cause a gun up arising and bring their anger to the streets or will they giggle at him and just walk away calling him a sore loser ?

LuckyCharms

(21,876 posts)
20. Alright alright. I'll apologize to him.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 12:06 PM
Sep 2019

Dear Pumpkin Fart Breath,

I'm very sorry that you fucked up about Alabama.

usaf-vet

(7,759 posts)
22. You broke a law when you altered the weather report. Then you repeatedly lied about it.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 12:24 PM
Sep 2019

You don't deserve an apology. You deserve to be impeached.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
25. Fred was a full-metal bastard, too.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 01:10 PM
Sep 2019

I'm sorry Trump's draft-dodging grandfather didn't fall overboard on his way to North America, to be eaten alive by sharks.

Grasswire2

(13,849 posts)
24. He will continue as long as the media is taking the bait.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 12:45 PM
Sep 2019

I defend the working press every day. But this is lazy reporting. Shut down this story.

He's engaging in sleight of hand.

Volaris

(11,406 posts)
27. It's never happened to another president because the other ones were not complete fucking idiots.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:42 PM
Sep 2019

Champp

(2,409 posts)
28. Republicans should thank their god for all their unchallenged lies
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:51 PM
Sep 2019

Instead of whining about the one, measly Republican lie the MSM actually complained about.

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