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Unpresidented?

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AlieOxon Sun 23-Jul-17 09:12:47

...trump could pardon himself??

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40693249

Smileless2012 Wed 09-Aug-17 09:36:16

It's quite frightening I agree maryeliza. I can't help but wonder when the posturing's going to end and the real trouble begin.

maryeliza54 Wed 09-Aug-17 09:17:40

If I stop and think about this, I feel incredibly apprehensive. I'm just telling myself now that as I can't do anything about it, its best not to think about it. I'm not in the mood to joke about it though.

Anniebach Wed 09-Aug-17 09:09:45

They just need to ask Corbyn to pop over to Korea and talk to them , sorted

AlieOxon Wed 09-Aug-17 09:05:45

See the crisis in 300 words
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-40871848

AlieOxon Wed 09-Aug-17 08:36:20

So - I turned the TV on and on the two main news channels are - sport....and some stupid ad singing 'good morning'.
I turned it off again.

BBC on PC says threat to Guam, from North Korea.

durhamjen Wed 09-Aug-17 00:42:18

Fire and fury like the world has never seen before.

Well, I suppose someone else took the phrase 'shock and awe'.

Coolgran65 Tue 08-Aug-17 23:55:35

Miep1 - I am sure you were speaking....tongue in cheek.

But consider - incitement etc

Cherrytree59 Tue 08-Aug-17 21:15:51

Well whilst he has been trying to hit a white ball into a wee hole, he has found time to give N Korea an ultimatum and threaten them with full force and Fire!

durhamjen Tue 08-Aug-17 20:21:51

He's playing lots of golf at the moment, while tweeting to tell people he is still working.
Lots of people wish he would play more golf and give up the tweeting!

AlieOxon Tue 08-Aug-17 13:24:31

I was, Maizie - doesn't matter if he's there or not......

durhamjen Tue 08-Aug-17 11:06:38

Does he have a seat in the Capitol?
He's very rarely there anyway.

MaizieD Tue 08-Aug-17 08:37:20

dj I notice you are still not allowing him a capitol!

Oh. I thought that you were making a play on words here, Aliegrin

I keep wondering; has he yet done anything to actually improve the lives of all those poor people who voted for him?

AlieOxon Tue 08-Aug-17 07:34:45

Whoo, yes! 'Problems just beginning.'
- here too. I already saw the parallels.....

What a mess.

durhamjen Mon 07-Aug-17 22:31:16

Paul Mason thinks he could be out within a year.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/07/trump-out-in-year-usa-problems-just-beginning-paul-mason

durhamjen Mon 07-Aug-17 11:48:32

Yes, AlieOxon. As an English teacher, it takes some thought to not capitalise trump, but I still manage.

I agree about not shooting him. Court is a much better idea.

AlieOxon Mon 07-Aug-17 11:42:31

Not keen on the previous post.....

Wouldn't it be better to see him thrown out?

Miep1 Mon 07-Aug-17 11:34:46

I can't decide whether the aforementioned idiot is self-delusional or just deluded. Either way, isn't it about time someone shot him? I'd like to bet even an 'organised' killer would do it for free!

AlieOxon Mon 07-Aug-17 09:29:12

dj I notice you are still not allowing him a capitol!

AlieOxon Mon 07-Aug-17 09:27:21

Concise trump position here.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40829988

PS. I had to look it up, not being a golf player - a 'mulligan' is 'an extra stroke allowed after a poor shot, not counted on the scorecard' .........

durhamjen Thu 03-Aug-17 15:43:53

Yesterday was Earth overshoot day, the day when we have used up too many resources.
Trump doesn't believe in climate change, but the US uses the equivalent of five planets every year.

www.theweek.co.uk/87383/earth-overshoot-day-nobody-breathe-for-the-next-five-months

Hope trump isn't still president at the end of the summer, and that we get someone who cares about the planet.

durhamjen Thu 03-Aug-17 11:35:23

I love that, AlieOxon.
The singer still expects to be the singer at the end of the year, but will trump still be president by the end of the summer.

We don't need any silly season stuff in our politicians - although there is plenty with Boris, Fox and Gove.
Sounds like a band, doesn't it?
Trump is enough to amuse us until parliament reopens.

AlieOxon Thu 03-Aug-17 11:29:29

Try this:
www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/40810933/british-punk-singer-is-deported-from-america-for-impersonating-donald-trump

Absolutely no sense of humor....

durhamjen Tue 01-Aug-17 22:40:09

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/aug/01/trump-russia-statement-richard-painter-obstruction-justice

durhamjen Tue 01-Aug-17 11:51:04

Something else to make you smile.

www.indy100.com/article/jk-rowling-harry-potter-birthday-donald-trump-us-president-putdowns-7869481

durhamjen Tue 01-Aug-17 11:49:49

www.indy100.com/article/president-donald-trump-the-simpsons-voice-actor-cameo-rejected-fox-7870281?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100

Even trump can't have everything he wants.