Trump's first tweet this morning: "Any negative polls are fake news"

[oberliner]

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 6m6 minutes ago

Any negative polls are fake news, just like the CNN, ABC, NBC polls in the election. Sorry, people want border security and extreme vetting.

This is not normal.

Edit to add:

I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!

He sounds like a psychopath, for real.

[DetlefK]

1. I'm popular! You hear me? I'm popular, godammit!

[Maeve]

50. And get off my damn lawn!!!!

[SammyWinstonJack]

59. So, stop saying I'm NOT!

[Pachamama]

95. "It's only true and real news and facts if I say so"...

This should give to chills to everyone....not only is he a Narcisstic sociopath, but this is so Orwellian that it should give everyone a fright about what his "truths" are....

[milestogo]

2. We needed extreme vetting for the presidency

but unfortunately a raving lunatic got through.

[DetlefK]

61. Remeber how they complained that Obama had never been "thoroughly vetted"?

[HopeAgain]

3. Unfortunately, this has become the new normal

I can't wrap my head around the possible outcome if this goes on for four years.

[onetexan]

14. normal for the idiot & his minions

NOT for the rest of us. We need to resist knowing well this is his form of Manipulation to subdue the rest of America who don't condone his criminal & treasonous power grab.

[Cosmocat]

33. here is the problem people still don't get

you are correct broadly, but people don't understand how deep of a hole are in now.

This country is broken roughly into 1/3s.

The third you are focused on - us. the people who deal in actual reality and have awareness of what is unfolding.

The third of republicans who are full in on whatever hateful shit that gets propagated.

The problem is the other "third" which are the people who are third party or don't engage in the political process.

While we are tuned in enough to know the bullshit, they are not. AND, they get sucked into either the "they are both the same" bullshit or the evil liberal boogyman bullshit.

All it takes is ONE hot button issue - spending, security, abortion, whatever, and people will go all in with the Rs or willingly go along for the ride over whatever stupid ass cliff they are taking us over.

And, particularly with Trump's frenetic style of non-stop stupid and hate, it muddles everything up.

SO - he blows things up with the muslim ban, and that is what everyone is screaming about while he undos envinromental, workers protections, financial protections, etc.

BUT, A MUSLIM MIGHT KILL ME! Sucks in 66% of the half wits in this country every time ...

[Trust Buster]

70. I wish every DU member reads and thinks deeply about your post. We do hang on a thread and

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the ignorance of the uninvolved 1/3 could be are undoing. A simple event could send them running to this phony prophet.

[Cosmocat]

77. YEP

nm

[onetexan]

92. Great explanation Cosmo

from that perspective you're absolutely correct. Economics aside, many americans' beliefs on social issues re: abortion and other twisted notions that stem from deep-rooted cultural & religious beliefs also play a big factor. Sadly much of rural America is still mired in prejudice and narrowmindedness (due in great part to lack of higher education and/or social exposure). Question then is how do we combat that. We need to get more moderate or left-leaning voters (the 1/3 you're refering to who didn't bother to vote) to sign up & turn out, and that will take years to change at the grass roots level. Only 58% of US eligible voters turned out this past prez elections.

[Cosmocat]

103. IMO, pretty much every election of my life has been "cultural"

Reagen was 100% cultural.

Bush I, they pulled the willie horton stuff, but that was mostly a holdover establishment election.

Bush II - the backlash from 8 years of Rs throwing a hissy fit over Clinton, when the country was doing well, they painted Gore as an "arrogant elitist" and as only we can do here in America, accentuated how much of an imbecile Bush II was with the "guy you would like to have a beer with."

Even to the extent that these assholes hold the mantle of "fiscally responsible" it has morphed more and more into a defacto "we do't want our tax payers dollars going to THEM."

So, all the true working class people who are rock solid GOPers will gladly buy into their blowing up their SS and Medicare, their Obamacare, because their greatest focus is on "THEM" getting their tax dollars ...

As you accurately note - the key is somehow getting the mushy middle to move away away from its tendency to buy into right wing bullshit.

The biggest thing really is that the Ds don't "stand" for things, and I mean that they don't have enough things that the party as a whole stands and FIGHTS for. While Rs are completely united on everything and screaming at the top of their lungs, elected Ds quiver in corner afraid of their shadows.

So, Rs frame both sides of the debate - how great they are and how horrible the evil liberals are. We can righteously point to how horrible they are, but we only have a handful of Ds who have two nuts - Bernie, Warren, Franken, that will stand up and tout what we STAND for.

[Cosmocat]

29. YEP

nm

[gademocrat7]

4. Absolutely unhinged.

[bdamomma]

5. He needs extreme vetting

show us tax returns you POS!!!

the only thing that is FAKE is you!!!

[Sherman A1]

16. Well Said

[Rowdyag]

17. Show us

The psych evaluation and the brain CT

[bdamomma]

81. yes, he needs

an mental health assessment. The man is not well, get him out now.

Why is it our Congress is just playing games with peoples' lives here, god we know better than them.

[ck4829]

97. +1. He's never been vetted in his life.

[MoonRiver]

6. Demented

[world wide wally]

69. Looks like the "President Bannon" stuff is getting to him.

[madaboutharry]

7. He is so sick.

I am beginning to think that the pressure to find a way to remove him from office is going to come from outside the U.S. - from foreign leaders as they stand up to him and start treating him like the madman he is.

[Cosmocat]

35. Yeah, OK

the rs in congress give a fuck about that ...

Not for nothing.

[RKP5637]

40. Foreign leaders are going to show him so much disrespect he will go berserk ... and what he might do

[HurricaneWarning]

80. Shades of Freddo Corleone

[Cary]

8. Keep up the pressure

[JDC]

28. This is exactly right

[barbtries]

56. all we can do

resist to the end.

i'm already tired. can't stop.

[cilla4progress]

84. I'm with you

I feel myself shutting down. It started at 6 pm on 11/8 PST. I was overcome with fatigue and went to bed while my Hillary election celebration went on downstairs until everyone saw what I was seeing.

It hit me again last night as I experienced similar feelings during the super bowl. I know. sorry. How petty of me. But it's true. I had the same physical reaction though not as intense.

The last two weeks have been hell. I have called, signed, emailed, marched. I will continue to.

Resist to the end. All we can do.

[pinboy3niner]

9. 'Accumulation of data' means breitbart, infowars and fake news on social media

[JHB]

25. 'Accumulation of data' means...

[obnoxiousdrunk]

10. Not sure how

twitter works, but do people tweet back at Don ?

[Cha]

12. Oh yeah they do

[JHB]

26. By the thousands.

[Cha]

11. Bullshit! Any Tweets from you, president of assholes, are Fake.

[Stellar]

37. I'm going to start reading your post AFTER I drink my coffee.

[LakeVermilion]

13. Philip Roth: "humanly impoverished"

[KingCharlemagne]

15. We must search all hands for those strawberries! - nt

[JI7]

18. is the 2nd one a response to snl and bannon ?

[oberliner]

20. I thought it was directed at his Muslim ban

And how people just don't get it.

[leftynyc]

65. I think it was about bannon

If there is one thing donnie can't stand, it's anyone thinking he's not in charge. That time cover and so many calling him president bannon is getting under his skin.

[alwaysinflux]

31. "I call my own shots"

definitely seems to be a reference to everything that's been said (and spoofed) in the media about Bannon's role.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

19. Oberliber my friend, we told you he is unhinged.

[oberliner]

21. Yes, indeed

It's just surreal to watch it playing out this way.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

24. I'm surprised these tweets caught your gaze. For Drumpf they are fairly pedestrian.

[oberliner]

32. There has been nothing like this that I have ever seen in my life

He's only been POTUS for a few weeks and he is questioning the validity of the press and the judiciary on a daily basis in a public forum.

[RKP5637]

42. Imagine what the next 2 weeks might bring. He thinks he rules the universe, a very dangerous person

with far too much power.

[Lucinda]

22. Someone should tweet him the Portland rally pic

[Vinca]

23. This is a nightmare. The guy is obviously off his rocker.

Will Republicans put country over party and stop it?

[oberliner]

34. It's up to the Republicans, sadly

They must step forward and stop this guy. There have to be a few reasonable ones who can do so.

[RKP5637]

48. One significant problem IMO is a lot of republicans are as wacky as Trump. ... and their base,

many likely fear they would never be elected again by their constituents if they go against Trump, and many want that paycheck coming in and the lifestyle if often affords. ... and have built their career on wacky R politics. Trump, is a god-like figure for many of them IMO. He says what some R's are afraid to say, but think ...

[barbtries]

58. not unless and until we the people

convince them that to put country over party will be better for them. they'll never do the right thing just because it is the right thing to do. never.
my theory is right now they're scared shitless of trump. we need to make them more afraid of US.

[world wide wally]

71. They aren't going to impeach him for doing what they tell him to do.

But maybe for acting crazy. Then we get Dence

[Eyeball_Kid]

78. Not until they get their wish list fulfilled.

There are billions of giveaways to the billionaires still not completed. The Treasury is open for the taking. The GOP hasn't emptied it yet. When they're finished, they'll throw Trumpy under the bus... IF we haven't gone into full WAR MODE before the final dollars are cashed out.

[manicraven]

89. I just wrote Speaker Ryan asking him to please do something about Trump as he is obviously

a very disturbed person and dangerous for our nation and that daily he proves he's mentally unfit for office, either through things he states or by his frequent bizarre tweets. Then I gave a couple of examples of his tweets and a statement he made from the last day or so. I also pointed out how Trump embraces Putin even after it's pointed out that Putin has murdered journalists and political opponents! Anyway, it will take the GOP in the House to remove Trump, so I think we need to reach out frequently. I'm too worried not to.

This is Speaker Ryan's contact link:

http://www.speaker.gov/contact

[uponit7771]

90. History tells us not, they are still mad about Nixon... an obvious traitor and crook

[ck4829]

99. Don't count on it, it's up to us.

[Oneironaut]

108. He's completely sane, imo. He has a personality disorder.

He's a vile narcissist and sociopath. The Republicans are too firmly fitted to his arse like barnacles, so don't expect any help there.

[JDC]

27. I'm smart. I'm not stupid like everybody says.

I'm smart and I deserve respect.

[ProfessorGAC]

30. Very Good, JDC

He sure does remind one of Fredo!

[Drahthaardogs]

36. He needs to stop trying to de-legitimize the news

That is Despot Dictator crap and it's dangerous

[Hekate]

47. It's worked for him this far, and recall that the Trumpites are "low information" voters

[Motley13]

38. Pence is looking better & better

if we survived Nixon, Reagan, W, we can survive Pence, but I don't think we CAN survive blotus.

[NewJeffCT]

39. that sounds like a 3rd grader's response

What's next? Alicia Machado has cooties? or, the next time somebody criticizes him, he's going to say, "I'm rubber, you're glue"?

[oberliner]

44. The funny thing is that he used to quote the polls all the time

In fact, he would read from the CNN poll results at his rallies when he was ahead in the primaries.

[ck4829]

98. You know it's coming.

[DemoTex]

41. Lt. Cdr. Philip Francis Queeg

Steel balls, but - by no means - balls of steel.

[madokie]

43. No choice but to sound like a REAL psychopath

This mo'fo is certifiably crazy as the most insane asshole there are

[oberliner]

46. But, the thing is, he's not actually crazy

That is too easy, isn't it?

[madokie]

53. I just don't know what to think

on the one hand there is no doubt but then again it appears he does dress himself. Maybe its the too big coat and too long tie that ought to tip them off, I just don't know.

Have a great day

[kwassa]

87. Trump has a narcissistic personality disorder.

According to the DSM-5, individuals with NPD have most or all of the following symptoms, typically without commensurate qualities or accomplishments:[8][11]
1.Grandiosity with expectations of superior treatment from others
2.Fixated on fantasies of power, success, intelligence, attractiveness, etc.
3.Self-perception of being unique, superior and associated with high-status people and institutions
4.Needing constant admiration from others
5.Sense of entitlement to special treatment and to obedience from others
6.Exploitative of others to achieve personal gain
7.Unwilling to empathize with others' feelings, wishes, or needs
8.Intensely envious of others and the belief that others are equally envious of them
9.Pompous and arrogant demeanor

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

[niyad]

94. more like the dark triad, as several du'ers have been pointing out

Dark triad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The dark triad is a subject in psychology that focuses on three personality traits: narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy.[1][2][3][4] Use of the term "dark" implies that people possessing these traits have malevolent qualities.[5][6][7][8]

Research on the dark triad is used in applied psychology, especially within the fields of law enforcement, clinical psychology and business management. People scoring high on these traits are more likely to commit crimes, cause social distress and create severe problems for an organization, especially if they are in leadership positions (for more information, see psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism in the workplace).

All three dark triad traits are conceptually distinct although empirical evidence shows them to be overlapping. They are associated with a callous-manipulative interpersonal style.[9]
Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, pride, egotism, and a lack of empathy.[10]
Machiavellianism is characterized by manipulation and exploitation of others, a cynical disregard for morality, and a focus on self-interest and deception.[11]
Psychopathy is characterized by enduring antisocial behavior, impulsivity, selfishness, callousness, and remorselessness.[12]

A factor analysis carried out at the Glasgow Caledonian University found that among the big five personality traits, low agreeableness is the strongest correlate of the dark triad, while neuroticism and a lack of conscientiousness were associated with some of the dark triad members.[11]

. . . . .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad

[kwassa]

104. A delayed response ..... why I disagree.

If Trump has the Machiavellianism, he is really bad at it. I think he is actually too ADHD to think far enough in advance to have this quality. I don't see the full dark triad here.

Others around him, like Steve Bannon, have Machiavellianism in spades.

[niyad]

106. you make a very interesting and pertinent point.

[dixiegrrrrl]

96. If I may jump in here on that

Most folks think "crazy" is the Joker, or the guys taking their clothes off and running around the yard or hearing voices and being all paranoid about spaceships and aliens
but the term mental illness has less of an image in people's minds.
So people ask "is he crazy?" meaning "does he fit the image of crazy that I have in mind?"

He is mentally ill.
He is " high functioning mentally ill," he can dress himself, in his own way, and act almost normal except when it comes to showing warm emotions and really caring ABOUT another person.
His mental illness used to be in the Mental Health handbook and then was moved out and now I don't know if it is back in.
But teh word narcissism is totally accurate and in his case, extremely severe.

Narcissism is listed in the Cluster B definitions of personality disorders, and there are some of them that are so overall pervasive that they cause serious problems for the person and those around him, such as Borderline Per. Disorder
( Think Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, or Jessica Walter in Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me).
so, Trump is a severe example of how a personality disorder can be very damaging.

He really is not healthy at all, and needs to be removed, since there is no treatment and he is not capable of insight.

[Botany]

45. 8:20 AM is it too early to start drinking?

I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data, and everyone knows it. Some FAKE
NEWS media, in order to marginalize, lies!

********
What the fuck does that even mean?

"an accumulation of data ..." like the data that zero countries in Trump's travel
ban have ever attacked us?

[RKP5637]

52. I take my BP pills in the morning before I check in on tRump. n/t

[Botany]

54. Phillip Roth is right the man speaks "jerkish."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028602992

[RKP5637]

57. Definitely!!! n/t

[dalton99a]

49. Yeah, only things that glorify me are real. What a sick fuck.

[spanone]

51. it can't be real news if it's not adoring him

[oberliner]

60. It's one thing to say that all polls are suspect

But he is literally saying that the polls that are unfavorable to him are the only ones that are wrong (and, indeed, fake).

[barbtries]

55. because he is for real.

the leader of the country is a narcissistic, infantile psychopath. who tweets. think about it.

[Javaman]

62. "I call my own shots, largely based on an accumulation of data" or no data at all.

Please please read this if you want to know what we are dealing with...

The dark triad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_triad

[world wide wally]

74. But yet he is shocked to learn that he made Bannon a full time NSC advisor.

Right.
This absolutely proves that all you need to make money IS money

[raging moderate]

63. Not just psychopathic. He sounds delusional.

There is an air of desperation here.

[Progressive dog]

64. He is a psychopath or he's very good at playing one. nt

[randome]

66. Wonder what he'll have to say about the lawsuit backers. "FAKE COMPANIES!"

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/companies-oppose-trump-travel-ban-court

Major companies have rushed to back a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order suspending the refugee program and barring visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries after a federal court temporarily blocked the White House order.

In a brief filed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, nearly 100 companies —including Facebook, Apple and Microsoft — from the technology sector and other industries supported the lawsuit filed by Washington state and Minnesota.

The companies argue that Trump's order is "inflicting substantial harm on U.S. companies."

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[PatSeg]

67. Now he's in a perpetual

tantrum state and it is only going to get worse.

[maddiemom]

68. This is a nightmare!

[malaise]

72. I'm Gonna Make You Love me

no matter how much you hate me

[AgadorSparticus]

73. Awwwww, someone's ass is mighty chapped....again.

[BSdetect]

75. More psychopathic rantings from SCROTUS

[TalenaGor]

76. your a negative pole!

channeling towlie here lol

[PatrickforO]

79. He IS a psychopath.

We were appalled this morning with a president who has nothing better to do at 5am than tweet out bullshit.

[manicraven]

82. You took the words right out of my mouth.

[uponit7771]

91. +1, there's no profit to making himself look like an uncontrollable idiot even to people who support

... him which is less than 25% of the electorate

[etherealtruth]

83. I had too google this to verify that the malevolent buffoon actually tweeted this

Not a slam at you ... the tweet was just so bizarre and unhinged I thought this truly cannot be correct.

Of course it is true, easily verifiable, and unhinged http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/06/media/donald-trump-poll-denialism/index.html

[Grammy23]

85. Nothing he says or does should be a surprise...

Because we were warned over and over (by people who know) that he apparently suffers from a very dangerous form of narcissism. The word Narcissist has been used casually for a long time to describe anyone who is self absorbed so the fact that it is a REAL psychiatric diagnosis has more or less been glossed over. People with knowledge and experience diagnosing people with this personality disorder repeatedly said that tRump shows more than enough of the symptoms and behaviors to conclude that Malignant Narcissistic Personality Disorder is an accurate diagnosis to explain his behavior for the majority of his life.

Now the question is what do we do about the fact that we have given the power of the Presidency to a person who is not capable of doing the job. The Congress has the authority to remove him from office and our constitution gives another remedy in the 25th amendment. Whether either method is utilized remains to be seen, but we THE PEOPLE need to stand up and be heard. Pressure on the Congress must continue and get louder and more forceful. They will respond to overwhelming protests and we don't need to let up for one second. Removal by whatever legal means available needs to commence immediately.

[ecstatic]

86. Or maybe the pre-election polls, exit polls, and current polls are correct but you stole

the election, you lying, projecting piece of Putin puppet shit!

[Denzil_DC]

88. For Trump. "fake news" equals "badthink"

Keep plucking that chicken, Donny boy.

[2naSalit]

93. Next it will be screamy spice telling us the same thing later on today...nt

[ck4829]

100. They got their "not politically correct" president, this is it.

Take it all in.

[Shrike47]

101. He accumulates his data by watching Fox News and listening to Bannon. Works for a smart guy like him

[Beartracks]

102. It's like he's stomping his feet.

[Initech]

105. He's this guy.

[Oneironaut]

107. Trump is a narcissist Fascist. This is chum thrown to his acolytes who think the ground he walks

on is sacred. They'll go and repeat his words verbatim without thinking how ridiculous this statement really is.

Imagine if Obama said, "All criticism of me is fake?" He would have been tarred as an un-American Fascist and possibly even impeached. Once again, 'it's okay if a Republican does it.'