6 Months of Trump: 991 tweets, 0 major pieces of legislation

[JimL]

Because we have a nation of TAKERS, Jim. They want FREE stuff, and they don't care that it will bankrupt the nation.

Well, to the fortunate its a nation of takers, I like to think of it as a nation of givers. I know thats your mantra with respect to the less fortunate, that they're just lazy people who want free stuff, but, in my opinion, thats just because you and yours are just selfish unconscionable people.

[Cow Poke]

Right, and we have a majority Republican House, a majority Republican Senate, and of course a Republican President, who said it would be easy to repeal and replace...

Right, and we had majority Democrat House, a majority Democrat Senate*, and of course a Democrat President, who promised he would close Gitmo within one year...


*for a time, it was a super-majority senate

[Mountain Man]

And which part of your explanation was unfamiliar to Trump before he was elected?

"To be fair, I don't think Trump was expecting the Republican Congress to stab him in the back."

[One Bad Pig]

Right, and we had majority Democrat House, a majority Democrat Senate*, and of course a Democrat President, who promised he would close Gitmo within one year...


*for a time, it was a super-majority senate

...which is how he rammed through Obamacare - and at that, he had to pull major shenanigans with the rules to pull off.

[JimL]

"To be fair, I don't think Trump was expecting the Republican Congress to stab him in the back."

The Republican congress probably weren't expecting Trump to stab them in the back either. As a matter of fact, neither did his supporters!

[Starlight]

One demonstration of just how out of touch with reality Trump is, came in this week's interview with the NY Times.

Trump explained that health insurance costs around $12 per year for someone in their 20s:


Firstly, he probably meant to say $12 per month rather than $12 per year, since he gave a similar figure a few months ago in another interview:


Secondly, most commenters seem convinced he's simply confused as to the difference between health insurance and life insurance, and is specifying the rates for life insurance which he sees in adverts on TV when he watches Fox and Friends, and he knows so little about healthcare that he thinks that's health insurance. A quick google reveals the average health insurance cost for a 21 year old in the US is $200 to $400 per month depending on the state.

And since Trump seems to take Dunning-Kruger's to a whole new level, he's totally unaware of his own levels of ignorance:

[Cow Poke]

...which is how he rammed through Obamacare - and at that, he had to pull major shenanigans with the rules to pull off.

Remember his campaign promises about transparency, and how all legislation will be posted on the internet for five days before being voted on?

OK, this is hilarious.... I tried to post the website where he made that promise -- it's " https://barackobama.com/issues/ethics/ " -- get it? issues - ETHICS?

Know what's there? 404 error

Know what's even funnier? Obama has a magnifying glass, and seems to be searching for that comment as well!

obama searching.jpg

[Cow Poke]

The Republican congress probably weren't expecting Trump to stab them in the back either. As a matter of fact, neither did his supporters!

That's one thing we can always expect from the Democrats, Jim - they stick together no matter how high the poop is piled.

[One Bad Pig]

One demonstration of just how out of touch with reality Trump is, came in this week's interview with the NY Times.

Yep, doing an interview with the NYT is an excellent demonstration of that.

[Sea of red]

One demonstration of just how out of touch with reality Trump is, came in this week's interview with the NY Times.

Trump explained that health insurance costs around $12 per year for someone in their 20s:


Firstly, he probably meant to say $12 per month rather than $12 per year, since he gave a similar figure a few months ago in another interview:


Secondly, most commenters seem convinced he's simply confused as to the difference between health insurance and life insurance, and is specifying the rates for life insurance which he sees in adverts on TV when he watches Fox and Friends, and he knows so little about healthcare that he thinks that's health insurance. A quick google reveals the average health insurance cost for a 21 year old in the US is $200 to $400 per month depending on the state.

And since Trump seems to take Dunning-Kruger's to a whole new level, he's totally unaware of his own levels of ignorance:

It's amazing how this man attacked the former director of the FBI, the acting director of the FBI, the attorney general, the deputy attorney general, the council investigating his campaign, yet he and his supporters claim it's everybody else that's out of control. gomer2.gif

[Mountain Man]

The Republican congress probably weren't expecting Trump to stab them in the back either. As a matter of fact, neither did his supporters!

I often wonder what reality you're living in.

[Tassman]

To be fair, I don't think Trump was expecting the Republican Congress to stab him in the back. If they put a bill on his desk that repealed Obamacare then he would sign it on the spot, but kinda it's kinda hard to keep a promise that depends on the cooperation of others when those others refuse to cooperate. After all, a US president isn't a dictator. He's doing as much as he can within his presidential authority even if the liberal media is loath to report his successes, but at some point, Congress is going to have to step up to the plate.

[Charles]

"To be fair, I don't think Trump was expecting the Republican Congress to stab him in the back."

But it was not impossible for that to happen, so why did he ignore the possibility?

[Charles]

In short, it's typical Trump hot air. He doesn't have a clue how to achieve what he promises.

If you were to sum his achievements up in two lines those would be a very good start.

[Cow Poke]

He doesn't have a clue how to achieve what he promises.

SCOTUS

Yes, the new conservative member is a figment of your imagination.