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spanone

(135,816 posts)
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:50 PM Dec 2016

i heard the trump kids are sitting in on the 'tech summit' today...

from now on, everyone visiting trump should take their kids with them.

NEW YORK — Ringed by tech's elite, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday promised to do "anything we can do" to help the industry he often baited during the presidential campaign.

"This is truly an amazing group of people," Trump said at Trump Tower to kick off a meeting with Silicon Valley's top leaders. "I want to add that I’m here to help you folks do well."

"We’re going to try to have that bounce continue and perhaps even more importantly we want you to keep going with the incredible innovation," he said on live television. "There’s nobody like you in the world. There’s nobody like the people in this room."

"We’re going to make it a lot easier for you to trade across borders," said Trump, who was joined by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/12/14/tech-execs-begin-gather-trump-tower/95338938/
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Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
1. He is just "conditioning" everyone to the fact that this is how he is going to do it
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:53 PM
Dec 2016

I'm so appalled at the lack of outrage over his multiple breaches of conduct.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Watched a few minutes of this Audition Session.
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 04:06 PM
Dec 2016

Watching Trump's and his body language first,holy Hannah,this sucker is so out off his comfort zone. Listening to some of his intro's of people sitting around the table,folks,this Guy really does not have clue as to the Cow Pie he stepped into.

And in that,our Country is in for a real shock and Mike Moore's Comments are appearing more probable rather than possible.

 

HoneyBadger

(2,297 posts)
3. Trump knows zero about tech
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 04:34 PM
Dec 2016

But he does know that Elon Musk is a rising billionaire superstar immigrant in that world, so his kids will need to do the heavy lifting so that Trump can keep the illusion of healing alive. It is interesting that Musk went and not any of the older, whiter, more established guys. Musk is known for not wasting one second of his day. That and firing people for a single mistake. Startup CEO on steroids.

Initech

(100,062 posts)
5. Whoa, wait a minute. Didn't Trump run an entire campaign on ending trade pacts and closing borders?
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 04:41 PM
Dec 2016

And now all of a sudden they're for open borders and fair trade? Hypocrisy, they name is Trump.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)
6. Right. He is going to make it easier to trade across borders but
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 04:54 PM
Dec 2016

he is going to rip up NAFTA? How does that work exactly?

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
7. He thinks everyone needs to be showered with praise because he does....
Wed Dec 14, 2016, 06:01 PM
Dec 2016

I've met people like that, bizarre and phony glad handling. Not going to mean much to anyone who has actually accomplished things on their own.

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