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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 06:05 PM Mar 2017

WATCH: Angela Merkel looks on in horror as Trump accuses German reporter of spreading "fake news"

WATCH: Angela Merkel looks on in horror as Trump accuses German reporter of spreading ‘fake news’



“I am a trader, I am a fair trader,” Trump insisted. “I am a trader that wants to see good for everybody worldwide, but I am not an isolationist by any stretch of the imagination.”

Trump then moved on to attacking the media for giving off the impression that he’s an isolationist.

“I don’t know what newspaper you’re reading, but I guess that would be another example of, as you say, fake news,” he said.

As Trump accused the reporter of spouting “fake news,” Chancellor Merkel looked up from her lectern and gave the president a pointed stare.


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WATCH: Angela Merkel looks on in horror as Trump accuses German reporter of spreading "fake news" (Original Post) Miles Archer Mar 2017 OP
trump is the stupid Fake news Cha Mar 2017 #1
LOL Cha! Maru Kitteh Mar 2017 #11
Hey Maru! Cha Mar 2017 #15
Trump is such a fool and Merkel knows it! riversedge Mar 2017 #2
Nah! MyOwnPeace Mar 2017 #3
She's like dalton99a Mar 2017 #4
Yes you are, Donald. But it's spelled T-R-A-I-T-O-R. (n/t) FreepFryer Mar 2017 #5
+1000. nt ecstatic Mar 2017 #26
I have a head cold and thinkingagain Mar 2017 #6
The look she gave him was priceless NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #7
Yes! brer cat Mar 2017 #25
What an utter fucking embarrassment... SledDriver Mar 2017 #8
He is... and all of us here knew he was going to be this way too. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #24
That man shouldn't be allowed in public. Solly Mack Mar 2017 #9
He is a traitor MFM008 Mar 2017 #10
@1:00 Trumpenfuhrer, talking about trade, almost says great company...instead of country. Fred Sanders Mar 2017 #12
says the man who accused Obama of 'wire tapps' spanone Mar 2017 #13
She's a real leader, we have a moron jeanmarc Mar 2017 #14
he said, "we are a very powerful company--er country"! ginnyinWI Mar 2017 #16
His privately owned company. That's what he acts like. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2017 #29
That look on her face? llmart Mar 2017 #17
"That look on her face" says "You, Mr. Trump, are an asshole." yellowcanine Mar 2017 #19
Well, that too. llmart Mar 2017 #20
All I heard was "I'm a traitor". BannonsLiver Mar 2017 #18
I tweeted about this. It's going viral. People love Merkel's expression here! StrictlyRockers Mar 2017 #21
All I can say is Roy Rolling Mar 2017 #22
I'm just waiting for one of the world leaders to publicly tell him off to his face. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #23
I hope the one that does it GulfCoast66 Mar 2017 #31
drumpf is his own train wreck. democratisphere Mar 2017 #27
the German word for "idiot" is Dommkopf IcyPeas Mar 2017 #28
That sound clip, whichs sounds more like "I'm a traitor" Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #30

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
3. Nah!
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 06:17 PM
Mar 2017

She's pi**ed because he spoke before he gave her a back-rub!



GAWD, do we know how to send out our best!

thinkingagain

(906 posts)
6. I have a head cold and
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 06:28 PM
Mar 2017

Clogged ears so when he was talking I thought he said

“I am a traitor, I am a fair traitor,” Trump insisted. “I am a traitor that wants to see good for everybody worldwide, but I am not an isolationist by any stretch of the imagination.”



It was in the middle of that speech when I
Went oh he's really saying trader.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
7. The look she gave him was priceless
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 06:29 PM
Mar 2017

You can almost see the speech balloon over her head: "Who the FUCK is this asshole?"

brer cat

(24,559 posts)
25. Yes!
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 10:21 PM
Mar 2017

Can you imagine what it is like for these leaders to go from President Obama to baby fuhrer? I am sure they are all appalled, and wondering if they should get him a babysitter while the grownups take care of business.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
16. he said, "we are a very powerful company--er country"!
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 07:35 PM
Mar 2017

That's what he really thinks--that he is running a company. That explains a lot.

llmart

(15,536 posts)
17. That look on her face?
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 08:01 PM
Mar 2017

She could wipe the floor with him. He doesn't know how to handle a strong, intelligent woman. She'd kick his ass from here to Sunday.

StrictlyRockers

(3,855 posts)
21. I tweeted about this. It's going viral. People love Merkel's expression here!
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 08:49 PM
Mar 2017

World leaders' reactions to meeting with the White House resident
#Merkel #RESIST #FightOn #SecretService #DonTheCon #TrumpcareIsWorseThan



Roy Rolling

(6,911 posts)
22. All I can say is
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 08:53 PM
Mar 2017

Man, he is so clueless. The same bullshit spiel every time about how we Americans are victims.

Zing Zing Zingbah

(6,496 posts)
23. I'm just waiting for one of the world leaders to publicly tell him off to his face.
Fri Mar 17, 2017, 09:01 PM
Mar 2017

He needs a smack down, big time.

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