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Australia and the US haven't had to weather a disaster like this since Crocodile Dundee in L.A.
A handful of good zingers in this one.
A handy guide for Malcolm Turnbull on dealing with Donald tRump
After Donald tRump won the US election, Malcolm Turnbull was so desperate to speak to him, he tracked down tRump’s number via that renowned diplomat, Greg Norman. But if the report of Saturday’s call published by the Washington Post isn’t more fake news, the prime minister isn’t going to be all that keen to sign up for more earbashings from a pResident with the intensity, randomness and people skills of a tropical cyclone.
pResident tRump has Ari Gold’s blend of rampant egomania and instant fury, but isn’t just there to serve as comic relief. Australia’s relationship with the country he now runs is critical to our security and economic future. Australia and the US haven’t had to weather a disaster like this since Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
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Go with the boasting
It’s a given that most of every conversation is going to be about how great Donald J tRump is, how great his team are, and how great America’s going to be in about five seconds’ time. This is a guy who can even boast about his crowd numbers when visiting a CIA memorial...
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Enough about me, what do you think of me?
Every possible interaction has to come back to tRump personally – not the relationship, not the American people, and certainly not the people of Australia, because as a narcissist, he only sees the world in terms of himself...
The worst doesn’t necessarily mean “the worst”
tRump is also fond of hyperbole, at all times – and “at all times” is not itself a piece of hyperbole. “Everyone’s” saying that whatever he’s doing is “the greatest”. Anything that displeases him slightly is “the worst” or “terrible”...
A deal’s never a deal
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The best way for Turnbull to save a deal that’s crucial for his own leadership may well be to remind him (tRump) that refugees are sometimes gorgeous enough to work for tRump Models. - The Guardian
After Donald tRump won the US election, Malcolm Turnbull was so desperate to speak to him, he tracked down tRump’s number via that renowned diplomat, Greg Norman. But if the report of Saturday’s call published by the Washington Post isn’t more fake news, the prime minister isn’t going to be all that keen to sign up for more earbashings from a pResident with the intensity, randomness and people skills of a tropical cyclone.
pResident tRump has Ari Gold’s blend of rampant egomania and instant fury, but isn’t just there to serve as comic relief. Australia’s relationship with the country he now runs is critical to our security and economic future. Australia and the US haven’t had to weather a disaster like this since Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
<snip>
Go with the boasting
It’s a given that most of every conversation is going to be about how great Donald J tRump is, how great his team are, and how great America’s going to be in about five seconds’ time. This is a guy who can even boast about his crowd numbers when visiting a CIA memorial...
<snip>
Enough about me, what do you think of me?
Every possible interaction has to come back to tRump personally – not the relationship, not the American people, and certainly not the people of Australia, because as a narcissist, he only sees the world in terms of himself...
The worst doesn’t necessarily mean “the worst”
tRump is also fond of hyperbole, at all times – and “at all times” is not itself a piece of hyperbole. “Everyone’s” saying that whatever he’s doing is “the greatest”. Anything that displeases him slightly is “the worst” or “terrible”...
A deal’s never a deal
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The best way for Turnbull to save a deal that’s crucial for his own leadership may well be to remind him (tRump) that refugees are sometimes gorgeous enough to work for tRump Models. - The Guardian
Telling, when you find that everyone else in the world sees tRump as an utter and complete ass too.
How did we get here!!
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