Trump: US justice system a 'laughing stock,' 'joke'

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

President Trump on Wednesday referred to the U.S. justice system as a "joke" and a "laughing stock."

Speaking during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump mourned the lives lost in the attack Tuesday in New York. He said the country needs to come up with "punishment that's far quicker and far greater than the punishment these animals are getting right now."

"They'll go through court for years. At the end, they'll be — who knows what happens. We need quick justice and we need strong justice, much quicker and much stronger than we have right now," he said. "Because what we have right now is a joke and it's a laughing stock and no wonder so much of this stuff takes place."

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during the Wednesday press briefing, however, disputed a reporter's characterization that the president called the system of justice in this country a "joke." "That's not what he said," she said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358275-trump-us-justice-system-a-laughing-stock-joke

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I guess to beat the would-be lawless dictatorships, we need to become a lawless dictatorship? Or, since they hate us for our freedom, we should get rid of our freedom, so they no longer hate us?

[democratisphere]

1. YEP!

He who laughs first, laughs last.

[lastlib]

18. Yeah, Don, I hope the joke's on you.......

...SOON!

Oh, these fair trials are such a bother! Equal justice under law, due process, Constitutional rights--who needs 'em when we got Judge Donny?

[wcmagumba]

2. He spews crap like this...

two days before going overseas to "ostensibly" represent the US...total ass...

[Liberalagogo]

3. Projection

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Look in the mirror, Evil Queen.

[NanceGreggs]

4. Yet again Trump projects ...

... what he knows he himself is being called.

[joanbarnes]

5. Trump is PROOF the electoral system is a JOKE! He (we) are the laughing stock of the world.

[Golden Raisin]

6. Duterte wannabe.

[forgotmylogin]

7. Yeah, bring back the guillotine.

Or perhaps he'd enjoy the style of justice where people who speak untruths have their tongue cut off, or thieves have hands cut off.

By now, 45 would be nothing but a torso fragment.

[jmowreader]

22. I could totally agree with that, but Trump never would

The temptation to put Trump and his whole miserable administration in it would be too great.

[xor]

8. What's wrong with summary executions?

It will go great with abolishing the free media like he wanted to do a couple weeks ago.

[FakeNoose]

9. I guess Cheeto and his family will find out, real soon

[jmowreader]

10. That's "not what he said"?

No, that's EXACTLY what he said.

[lordsummerisle]

20. I don't know how she can stand up there

and just blatantly lie like that...

[jmowreader]

21. You and I couldn't do it, but we're not her

Trump didn't pick Sarah Huckabee-Sanders for her charm and beauty (if he was looking for beauty, Fox News is full of pretty girls who'd fit right into his mindset and would take a temporary pay cut to be introduced as "former White House spokesperson" for the rest of their careers) but for the fact she can lie as easily as you or I breathe.

Besides, I am NOT wearing false lashes. Mine are just fine the way they are.

[truthisfreedom]

11. So justice is not being served on you quickly enough?

We can speed that up for you, twitler.

[KWR65]

12. Trump won't be laughing when they put metal bracelets on both his wrists.

Behind his back too!

[Initech]

13. Trump is the only one who's a joke here.

[world wide wally]

14. Pig

[lapfog_1]

15. I'm going to guess that he thinks this way

because he was totally humiliated by this case

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

and probably still thinks that the 5 BLACK young men were really guilty despite the DNA evidence and the confession of the perpetrator complete with details of the crime that only the guilty person would know.

Donald wanted to reinstate the death penalty and execute the 5 young men accused (and later convicted and who did serve around 14 years in prison).

Donald has never apologized for getting it so wrong.

[MountCleaners]

16. Making America great "again"

Once again, he can be as negative as he wants, and that is how he motivates his base. Never has a positive outlook on anything. Gives you insight on who voted for him - people who complain all of the time instead of truly envisioning a better future.

It's a mass psychological problem.

[DFW]

17. No, hold on. He's not completely wrong on this

When we consider how many white cops get off scott free for shooting unarmed black men, when we consider how many Trump cronies had illegal contacts--as yet unindicted but for a few--with foreign agents to get their man into office, when we consider that Trump is president in the first place, our justice system definitely has a few flaws in need of fixing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Preet Bharara nails tRump's orange hide to the wall:

Link to tweet

[ProfessorGAC]

23. SHS Knows There Are Such Things As Sound Recorders, Right?

"That's not what he said". Really? It was recorded you dolt!