Anyone else notice that as soon as the scandal with the Con's property

[malaise]

in Scotland and the Armed Forces hit the media, he suddenly had an imaginary meeting (that no one else can corroborate) to end the war in Afghanistan.
This raving lunatic really thinks he's running a Reality TV show. Distract, distract, distract.

Justice is coming MoFo

[hlthe2b]

1. I don't think the majority of those-- even minimally informed-- believe the story.

Who knows how to judge the "twittersphere," but surely a lot of posts that echo us on DU.

[malaise]

3. We're dealing with a dangerous lunatic

a corrupt mofo who is pilfering government

[hlthe2b]

5. Hopefully the Scotland piece resonates. I was referring to not believing the Afghanistan story...

[malaise]

8. Well he's attempting to use this imaginary meeting to cover up

the kleptocracy. No one believes him. Will be nice to read what Pompeo says on all those talk shows today. I won't be watching.

[lark]

15. Isn't it so amusing that the Taliban abruptly cancelled the imaginary meetings?

Also funny that the notice came from dumb donnie and not them.

[TreasonousBastard]

10. His last trip to Scotland they ragged him mercilessly and...

I believe he lost the windmill fight.

This time they have no use for Pence at all. The fueling thing might have some leg to it, though.

The Afghanistan thing is just pathetic. Much worse then scribbling on a map.

[lillypaddle]

50. the horrifying thing about trump

is no matter how outlandish something is, it could very well be true. Or not.

[pangaia]

37. It's the REPUBLICANS

That's my mantra from now on.

We need to lay all this on REPUBLICAN TRAITORS

REPUBLICAN TRAITORS
REPUBLICAN TRAITORS
REPUBLICAN TRAITORS
REPUBLICAN TRAITORS

It is THEY who are responsible for this take down of the USA..




PS- How does Jamaica have a bobsled team., anyway?

[malaise]

47. Ha

That bobsled team is a fascinating story linked to a white Jamaican with tourist interests in St Ann- turned out to be a tourism promotional stroke of genius

[Totally Tunsie]

58. "Cool Runnings"...

Heart-warming, sweet story.

[pangaia]

62. wow! i HAD NO IDEA...Of course, there is nothing new about that...

I always root for them in the winter olympics...

[Hestia]

66. Jamaica also has a Iditarod (sp) guy who had run for a couple of years - Mush Mon

Jimmy Buffett sponsored the guy. Kinda sorta a song for Alaska - "Turn Up the Heat & Chill the 'Rose'"

[Hermit-The-Prog]

69. GOPers are pilfering our tax dollars

They're ripping our government to shreds while shovelling the treasury into their campaign donors' pockets. How can the trumpers not see themselves being robbed?

[jmowreader]

71. They don't mind being robbed, as long as liberals get owned in the process

[smirkymonkey]

2. So sick of this bullshit!

Even the dumbest republican should have caught on to his crap by now.

[malaise]

4. Kleptocracy by the kakistocracy

This has to be stopped

[WePurrsevere]

9. Sadly most have "caught on", they just don't care. They're bullies not patriots. nt

[blm]

12. I dunno, smirk

A whole bunch of them are pretty damn dumb. They couldn’t catch on to his crap if he was squatting on their front lawns with his pants down.

He’d hold out his hand and say they owe him 100.00 for the Trump Fertilizer.

They’d hand over their wallets.

[47of74]

44. Trying not to picture that.

Although they would certainly deserve it if he did.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

26. What's dumber than a Trump?

A trumper.

[lunatica]

56. Oh Snap!

[kentuck]

6. It is a scandal.

It's bigger than a "-gate".

[brewens]

7. Trump announced cancelling the meeting yesterday and said they were coming "tonight".

I suppose they will claim he cancelled before the Taliban leaders flight left, but it would appear that they should have been on the way at the time of the announcement.

I'm pretty sure Taliban leaders don't have offices right in Kabul. For them to be coming here, you'd think they would have been escorted by our military and been travelling to probably Kabul to fly out. There would have to be proof any of that was going on. Messages sent about the cancellation and orders issued to turn around and take them back. If it was real, it can be proven if Trump wants, and he's going to want to. But he can't so it will be interesting what excuses they give.

[malaise]

11. Yep - he will be exposed yet again

All made up

[yardwork]

14. There is no possible way that "Taliban leaders" are in touch with the Trump administration.

No way.

[Arazi]

16. That part is true. There is peace discussions happening now

The ridiculous part is the claim they were about to imminently come to Camp David. That's a lie

[yardwork]

21. Who in Trump's administration is competent enough to organize peace talks?

[Arazi]

29. Zalmay Khalilzad. I expect we'll see his resignation imminently after this

[yardwork]

33. Now that Trump knows about it he'll destroy it.

[Arazi]

35. Doubtful. He desperately wants out of Afghanistan to claim a "win". Has "promised" to do it

Unfortunately the deal he's willing to strike is (of course) the absolute worst since he's fine just walking away without any concessions.

I fully expect at least 100 public executions of empowered female lawmakers, doctors, journalists etc by the Taliban as soon as we skip out.

Khalilzad has been walking a tightrope, doing what he can but my guess is this latest stunt is probs a bridge too far even for him.

Fyi, #Traitor believes he can simply magick up a deal if he personally meets with the Afghan and Taliban leaders, fucking moron

[yardwork]

38. I hadn't realized it was that bad. Our media ignores this.

[Arazi]

41. The Taliban.just bombed the shit out of Kabul

Because they object to having the Afghan president (!) in the meetings. Ashraf Ghani is actually being left out of negotiations by the US to try to appease the Taliban, that's how desperate #Traitor is for a deal

It's madness(true delusional madness perhaps?). The notion that #Traitor fabricated a meeting at Camp David is fucking delusional

[yardwork]

43. Trump acts this way around all dictators. He's a coward.

Trump blusters and makes big promises, then caves in. He's done this all his life. It's why he's failed as a business man over and over again. It's why the mafia and Putin own him. Now he's failing the U.S. the same way.

Our media are complicit because they report the lies as news. And our people are complicit because most of us can't be bothered to read or find out what's really going on.

So far, Trump has elevated the legitimacy of North Korea's dictator without getting anything in return, given away elections and God knows what else to Russia with nothing in return for us, handed China a global economic victory over us, and now he's going to hand Afghanistan over to the Taliban.

I hate him so much.

[malaise]

48. Didn't Bush have some Iraqi clown living in England

assisting him with the illegal invasion and occupation?

The Con is no Jimmy Carter

[Zambero]

46. Recalling those "productive trade deal calls" with China

A couple weeks ago. Fake news personified, in order to obscure actual news. And now for an encore, no doubt one of many.

[rusty fender]

60. I don't think he can draw an airplane

with his sharpie, but maybe Pompeoass can help him

[marble falls]

13. I'm beginning to think his pushing of sharpiegate is distraction, too.

[spanone]

17. K&R...

Lyin' Scum

[Susan Calvin]

18. And CBS Sunday morning

reported it like it was real news.

[Scarsdale]

20. He would never invite

visitors to Camp David since he does not own it. He HAS to make money from everything humanely possible. I want to know what Ivanka is doing with that $100 million she got to promote women's business worldwide? The tRumps treat the Treasury like it is petty cash.

[Disaffected]

49. Also

CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp).

[PatSeg]

19. Even the movie "Wag the Dog"

wasn't as ridiculous as this presidency. Trump summed it up three years ago with his shooting someone on Fifth Avenue remark. At the time, even he was incredulous, now he just takes it for granted.

[Cracklin Charlie]

22. Must be something real bad coming.

An invitation for the taliban to visit on 9/11?

Real. Bad.

[JHB]

23. China called to corroborate, so there, nyaaah

[malaise]

40. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[SayItLoud]

24. Yep, X 1000

And I do hope (actually pray) that till the ends of time (his) he and his crime family will be hounded and held accountable. Not with white collar fines but with PRISON time.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

25. Hair Rump will lie about the lie, modify, spin and deflect.

It will all come down something like this.....

First lie:

"Major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of major Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to secretly meet with me at Camp David on Sunday."

First spin:

"Our military people were making the arrangement for the visit but encountered difficulties over travel".

Modification:

"Talks were held about a possible meeting with Taliban and Afghani officials".

Second lie:

"U.S. media misinterpreted the words "were going to" to mean it really was happening."

Statement by State Dept. person on Sunday talk show a year from now:

"We chatted up a few street people in Kabul and found out unfortunately, the Taliban were on annual summer break and President Ghani's wife had a bad cold".

Truth:

tRump talked about the idea sent to him by Steve King with one of his minders while on the toilet.

KY..........

[leftstreet]

36. +1

You nailed that!

[Mc Mike]

27. Imaginary meeting. Coz he NEVER works. Ever.

Never has. The worst lazy assed entitled wasp ever.

[bucolic_frolic]

28. Do I go China Ultra 3x Long YINN or China Ultra 3x Short YANG?

He got somebody playin' this see-saw!

[Captain Zero]

30. And his imaginary meeting was scheduled at CAMP DAVID

where he wouldn't be making any money off of it. How convenient. Now it is making sense why he was visiting Camp David himself before the hurricane. They probably thought the Irish and Scottish resort graft stories were going to hit sooner than they actually did, and he would be out in front of it by being at Camp David and not out on one of his golf courses. But they probably couldn't keep him there due to his adhd for getting to one of his places.

[PufPuf23]

31. I share your perception and sentiments, Malaise

The part about justice and breaking the hold of Trump and the malignant GOP is most worrisome.

[MontanaMama]

32. Can you even imagine

if President Obama invited Taliban leaders to fucking Camp David anywhere near September 11th? Heads would explode! That said, all of this bullshit is completely made up. Nobody at the WH has Afghanistan and the Taliban in their Rolodex. These people can’t order lunch let alone organize peace talks.

[2naSalit]

34. SQUIRREL!!!

That's how he thinks, it's all a distraction. There would not ever be Taliban coming to DC or CD without anyone else knowing about it. It's just him trying to redirect attention away from the scandals of the moment. We need to stay focused on the process and desired result and learn to observe, assess as BS and get back to getting all evidence gathered and run them out of government.

[QED]

42. He is no doubt trying to find someone to corroborate his story....

Someone to lie for him. He's installed so many lackies it shouldn't be too hard.

[progressoid]

45. Sadly not imaginary. Here's the Taliban statement

"Both sides (U.S., Taliban) were busy with preparation for the announcement and signing the peace deal, but now the U.S president called off the peace dialogue... this will lead to more losses to the U.S.," said Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement. "Its (U.S.) credibility will be effected, its anti-peace stance will be exposed to the world, losses to lives and assets will increase," he said.

"We will stay committed if the path of negotiation is chosen instead of fighting...we won't be satisfied until there is an end to the foreign occupation of our country," he said.

[stevesinpa]

75. no where

is any mention of any Taliban leaders coming to Camp David. no where is any mention of the subhuman talking with them face to face. yes there have been talks, but not how the subhuman puts it.

[Maru Kitteh]

51. He thinks we're all as dumb as Eric

[guillaumeb]

52. Ignore the orange man behind the curtain.

And the US corporate media is happy to focus on every distraction Trump offers.

[Oppaloopa]

53. Why doesn't he just resign. He could make up some bull chit story about this being to much of a

drain on his family etc.

[llmart]

74. He's not going to resign until he's filled his coffers with all the taxpayer monies he can.

He's got his grifting family members filling the coffers also. We have no idea of his financial situation because it's all lies and he blocks every move to see anything substantial. He may have next to no assets as far as we know. We do know that he had trouble getting loans though.

He didn't really want this gig but once he saw he could pull his con jobs on the entire American public he decided to use the tactics he's used his entire life and learned form his father and take us for all we're worth.

He's probably offshoring the proceeds on a daily basis.

[lame54]

54. Headline: Trump fails miserably in Taliban negotiations - No Afghan withdrawal in sight.

[MadDAsHell]

55. And meanwhile our top rated post on DU 2 days ago was...memes.

The media will feed us the distractions as long as we're hungry for them, and honestly, the evidence shows that even the politically astute here on DU are just as distractable as everyone else.

We're truly a pathetic society.

[Blue Owl]

57. Donny Trump's Big Book of Fake Distractions

n/t

[malaise]

59. More like

Encyclopedia - it would take several volumes to cover all his lies

[Blue Owl]

64. You said it -- Encyclopedia Twitannica!

[malaise]

67. DUzy! Damn that 's good

Encyclopedia Twitannica!

[Marthe48]

61. proves he knows right and wrong

and he chooses wrong. Every single time.

[malaise]

63. He's done that all his effin' life

Nothing new here

[Marthe48]

68. just in case he pleads insanity

I think one of the definitions of sanity is knowing right from wrong

Yes, his whole misbegotten life.

[dawnie51]

65. Absolutely!

This is how he has always operated; distractions all over the place. But instead of just dealing with a couple of contractors or a few pissed off tenants, he's trying to pull this shit off on the world stage, with EVERYONE watching. So it's not working. But he doesn't care, because Barr and McConnell and a few other toadies will protect him, in order to protect themselves.

[BigmanPigman]

70. "The Real Donald tRump Is A TV Character".

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016238756

I want to cancel this shit show ASAP!

[YOHABLO]

72. He really believes he can pull anything he wants off and get away with it.

[real Cannabis calm]

73. K&R I hope you are right about justice coming malaise

[calguy]

76. It was so secret that.....

the taliban and Afghanistan leaders didn't even know they were supposed to be there.

[Doitnow]

77. I bet Drump has about 2 dozen distractions lined up, rehearsed and ready to go any time something

rotten he has done is about to become known. He just picks the one most apropos to the moment.

[pwb]

78. When republicans say look over here, look over there?

.