Crazy on the world stage
by digby
Frances at Crooks and Liars on the above clip:
Sitting next to a glass of Diet Coke, Donald Trump appeared to be less informed than his beverage.
Asked about ISIS fighters, Trump claimed that most of those being held in Syria were from Europe. He then tried sarcasm with Macron: “Would you like some nice ISIS fighters? I can give them to you. You can take every one you want.”
Macron said, “Let’s get serious.”
And of course, factually? Trump was WRONG.
More embarrassing moments on Day 1. Oh my dear God:
Trump on Adam Schiff: “I think he’s a maniac. I think Adam Schiff is a deranged human being. I think he grew up with a complex for lots of reasons that are obvious. I think he’s a very sick man.” pic.twitter.com/Ta591vESgj— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
REPORTER: Prime Minister Johnson is organizing a discussion about the Syria conflict. Are you going to take part in that?TRUMP: “Are you talking about Ambassador Johnson? Oh, I thought you meant Woody Johnson … where is Woody? Is he here?” 😳 pic.twitter.com/y8hkSpGNkr
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
President Donald Trump: “I had legal scholars looking at the transcripts the other day and they said ‘these are absolutely perfect, Trump is right when he uses the word'” pic.twitter.com/hQHJErl3oD— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) December 3, 2019
TRUMP: “I don’t know Prince Andrew, but it’s a tough story. It’s a very tough story. I don’t know him, no.”FOX NEWS: Immediately cuts to a photo of Prince Andrew, Melania, and Trump hanging out together at Mar-a-Lago during a party that Jeffrey Epstein also attended. pic.twitter.com/zBIfDBSFXN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
TRUMP: “Hopefully in the very long distant future you’ll have a Democrat president. You’ll have a Republican House. They’ll do the same thing. Because somebody picked an orange out of a refrigerator and you don’t like it, so let’s go and impeach him.” #wut pic.twitter.com/6ZTn7aptIn— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
Speaking above a ticker that shows the Dow down more than 400 points today, Trump ludicrously claims that “I don’t watch the stock market.” pic.twitter.com/ArQ0uHejVk— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
Trump won’t commit to coming to the defense of fellow NATO members if they’re militarily attacked pic.twitter.com/RKMplISNyT— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
TRUMP: “Climate change is very important to me. I’ve done many environmental impact statements over my life and I believe very strongly in very, very crystal clear, clean water and clean air. That’s a big part of climate change.” pic.twitter.com/aUR441egxN— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 3, 2019
So far, this is shaping up to be one of the worst of Trump’s summits mainly because he’s buckling under the pressure. I don’t think it’s going to get any better.
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