Politico published unedited WSJ Trump interview

K1052

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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/01/trump-wall-street-journal-interview-full-transcript-241214

Yet another load of high test crazy but some fun excerpts:

PRESIDENT TRUMP: – from the time I walked out on the stage – because I know. And by the way, I’d be the first to admit mixed. I’m a guy that will tell you mixed. There was no mix there. That was a standing ovation from the time I walked out to the time I left, and for five minutes after I had already gone. There was no mix.

WSJ: Yeah, there was a lot of supporters in the arena.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: And I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful. So there was – there was no mix.

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Obama could have gotten that money back in very easily, even if they did a separate bill. But nobody –

MR. BAKER: Right. But a 10 percent corporate rate, that’s –

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Ten percent.

WSJ: Ten percent repatriation.

MR. BAKER: Repatriation rate.

WSJ: A repatriation rate. A 10 percent repatriation rate.


PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, you know, we’re going for 15 (percent). We’re going to see, and we’ll see. But, you know, I don’t want to say anything about negotiation. I mean, we are asking for 15 percent, and we think we’re going to grow tremendously.

So I deal with foreign countries, and despite what you may read I have unbelievable relationships with all of the foreign leaders. They like me. I like them. You know, it’s amazing. So I’ll call, like, major – major countries, and I’ll be dealing with the prime minister or the president. And I’ll say, how are you doing? Oh, don’t know, don’t know, not well, Mr. President, not well. I said, well, what’s the problem? Oh, GDP 9 percent, not well. And I’m saying to myself, here we are at like 1 percent, dying, and they’re at 9 percent and they’re unhappy. So, you know, and these are like countries, you know, fairly large, like 300 million people. You know, a lot of people say – they say, well, but the United States is large. And then you call places like Malaysia, Indonesia, and you say, you know, how many people do you have? And it’s pretty amazing how many people they have. So China’s going to be at 7 or 8 percent, and they have a billion-five, right? So we should do really well.

But in order to do that – you know, it’s tax reform, but it’s a big tax cut. But it’s simplification, it’s reform, and it’s a big tax cut, 15 –


PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah, except they’re obstructionists. If they weren’t obstructionists, I would normally get Democratic support. So we don’t anticipate that. We don’t –

WSJ: How would you rate your chances of being able to make those permanent as opposed to temporary?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, do you mean 10 years versus? So it hasn’t really come up. I mean, the last time it was 10 years. When George Steinbrenner died, like with the estate taxes, the estate paid nothing. And if he would have died like two weeks later, they would have paid 50 percent of the Yankees. That would have been the end of the team, right? He had very fine tax planners. But it hasn’t come up. We’d like –
 

IronWing

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PRESIDENT TRUMP: When George Steinbrenner died, like with the estate taxes, the estate paid nothing. And if he would have died like two weeks later, they would have paid 50 percent of the Yankees. He had very fine tax planners.
:D
 

fskimospy

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The president doesn't understand why the US might only grow at 2% while China and Indonesia grow at much faster rates. He seems to think that people think growth is constrained by the number of people in a country.

Jesus Christ. This guy has got to be the dumbest president in history.
 

UNCjigga

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Ugh, trying to keep up with his rambling train of thought every time it derails just hurts my brain. This was pretty funny though:

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Because people were saying, Trump has not produced. I honestly believe for six months I have done more than just about any president when you look at all of the bills that were passed, 42, 43.
 

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People voted for this, his speeches could ramble like this and they still voted for him. Because he was "authentic' unlike those elites with their proper grammar and words and stuff.
 

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WSJ: You tweeted this morning about trade talks with Britain.

TRUMP: Yes.

WSJ: Can you tell us more about what’s going on?

TRUMP: No, but I can say that we’re going to be very involved with the U.K. I mean, you don’t hear the word Britain anymore. It’s very interesting. It’s like, nope.

how do these people keep from laughing right at him?
 

nakedfrog

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how do these people keep from laughing right at him?
By remembering that this gibbering buffoon is "the leader of the free world"? The overwhelming urge to break down sobbing balances out the urge to laugh.
 

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Here's some of my favorite word salads...

"So I deal with foreign countries, and despite what you may read, I have unbelievable relationships with all of the foreign leaders. They like me. I like them. You know, it’s amazing. So I’ll call, like, major — major countries, and I’ll be dealing with the prime minister or the president. And I’ll say, how are you doing? Oh, don’t know, don’t know, not well, Mr. President, not well. I said, well, what’s the problem? Oh, GDP 9 percent, not well. And I’m saying to myself, here we are at like 1 percent, dying, and they’re at 9 percent and they’re unhappy. So, you know, and these are like countries, you know, fairly large, like 300 million people. You know, a lot of people say — they say, well, but the United States is large. And then you call places like Malaysia, Indonesia, and you say, you know, how many people do you have? And it’s pretty amazing how many people they have. So China’s going to be at 7 [percent] or 8 percent, and they have a billion-five, right? So we should do really well."

The amount of bullshit from this man is staggering. Many politicians bullshit, but are able to disguise it and look/sound reasonably intelligent. This guy just sounds like a wannabe goombah from from the streets trying to impress the mooks down at Joe's Pizzeria.

This is a classic...

"Number One, they should go after the leakers in intelligence. I don't mean the White House stuff where they're fighting over who loves me most,OK. It's just stupid people doing that."

So, Trump sees all the palace intrigue as people fighting over who loves him most?.. And did he just call everyone in his entourage stupid? Maybe the WJS missed a comma and he said, it's just stupid, people doing that?

Lol..
 

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nakedfrog

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LOL, figured it was BS from the start. The way his mind works is what happens after decades of forcing people to suck up to you all the time. He believes his own BS at this point.

I think that one belongs in the covefefe thread.
There were so many potential places, I wasn't sure where to put it.