McKinneyMike Loc: Texas

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-i-could-run-the-russia-investigation-myself-if-i-wanted

When do you Rightwing diehards begin to honestly pay attention to what this wannabe King is doing?

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Desperation has no bounds!
Like a wild animal that eats it’s young, desperation will make one numb to reality.
And in the morning, your young are never coming back!
Poor America as it gets devoured!!!
SS

EyeSawYou

The question is, could Trump legally run that investigation?

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

You cretins give him s**t day in and day out, saying the most despicable things about him, so he kinda like the Dirty One does here, TROLLS you for entertainment, it keeps him amused.

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

Blurry, If I could say something good about him I would.
Oh wait, I've got it. Donald Trump is biodegradable.
There ya go.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

As we all are, see there Frank, you found some common ground. That wasn't so hard was it?

KGOldWolf

Blurry, Trump has uttered thousands of lies and misrepresentations for which the majority of Americans now find him detestable and unreliable. The are so many videos which undeniably show him serially making statements that reverse his earlier assertions. That is the basis of the “perjury trap” that his legal advisors most fear. The press doesn’t need to make stuff up, trump serves himself up on a platter.

You can say verbal quotes from WH staffers are reported with bias but the core of the statement is true. Trump’s actions now appear to many as a person “unhinged” (a word attributed to a current WH sources). He certainly appears dangerously obsessed with the “witch hunt” and focuses only on cyber attacks (between rounds of golf).

I get the anger towards our government and I share it but trump is not improving the situation. Just look at the people he has surrounded himself with. It is a fact many of them are gone, it is a fact that many of them had to leave for ethical violations and/or crimes. Of those that remain, most are appointments of friends and large, loyal donors. Davos is just one example of those remaining in his cabinet. How can his supporters abide such malfeasance and incompetence? And, that’s just for starters.

I am sure that some Americans were opposed to trump before he took office but I believe most Americans wanted him to succeed for the good of the country. Now the majority of Americans want him stopped for the good of the country. I am one of those “cretins” you despise.

In my opinion, core trump supporters are so angry with our government and want trump to succeed so much, that they are willing to overlook his bad decisions and give him a pass on his lies. All in the hope he can fulfill his promises. He’s isn’t despite the belief his supporters have that he is. Most of us now realize he can’t and really never could.

I sincerely believe history will remember him as the world’s greatest con-man.

I am not interested in another “flame war”. I’ve not made any personal attacks so let’s hope no one demeans themselves by resorting to such behavior. I offer this post in the spirit of the “loyal opposition”. We all want the same goals; we just have very different ideas how to get there. (And HRC was NEVER a better solution.)

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

Get out from under your rock and start reading both view points. Personally, I don't care if Trump says something stupid, I care what he does for the country, how the economy and jobs are doing, etc.. What you posted is just liberal crap with no value at all. You should care how the country is doing, but you care about HATING Trump.

Elaine2025 Loc: Seattle, Wa

You just don't get it. Your post is lib f*****t socialist hype believing that secures your right to h**e Trump. We care how AMERICA IS DOING, border security, jobs, economy, etc. Then you have to throw in a little "unhinged" blurb to show your "concern". Save it for someone who is too stupid to see through the crap. Believe what you want. You will be the one surprised when Trump wins in 2020 and you will have another 4 years to slog through. If Trump cured cancer, you lib f*****t socialist would not give him any credit and would in fact say that obummer gets the credit.

KGOldWolf

Elaine, it’s like you’re suunning yourself on trump beach... the weather is beautiful and you are enjoying all that you see. What you don’t see is there is a tsunami rushing at you. Imagine I am in an airplane watching the devastation about to hit your little world. I can warn you of what I see but you don’t believe me and continue to feel warm and cozy at trump beach... however, the tsunami is relentless and coming at you with force.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

No, when you post with respect then you will receive the same. You and I have made clear our positions on Trump before and there are a couple of things regarding that that I will comment on. One, is that many of the so called lies being attributed to Trump are merely exaggerations, or at times he makes assumptions that are wrong, and I may even concede that at other times he says things that are not true, but for the most part these "lies" are inconsequential. Now the half of the country that seems to be so upset by Trump's "lies" were perfectly willing to over look Obama's lies the most of which were very consequential. From Fast and Furious, through B******i, the fight against ISIS, Russia during the 2012 campaign, through the Iran deal, Obama lied, not about the BS type of stuff that Trump "lies" about but about consequential things that make a difference. So hopefully you can understand my lack of concern when his detractors wish to make his "lies" more important than I understand them to be.

Secondly, and I don't mean this as an insult but as an observation, you seem to be greatly moved by feelings, for a lack of better expression, moved by heartfelt feelings rather than objectivity. That is fine, many psychologists see this as being the big difference between liberals and conservatives and this is why in my mind I see your posting as being very liberal, I know that there are many conservatives that oppose Trump but as they attack him they do so much differently than you do, I really see you coming at him from a liberal perspective.

At any rate, I think that Trump is actually doing more than you give him credit for and I do think that Trump is succeeding in his efforts for the American people, part of the problem is that the mainstream media does not report on Trump's successes nor are they willing to report on the positive initiatives that he continues to work on.

How much reporting has been done on the fact that Trump is supporting Criminal Justice reform but it is being held up by both the far right and the far left in the Senate? How can you deny the economic success of Trump? I really have some difficulty with the things you have said here;

"You can say verbal quotes from WH staffers are reported with bias but the core of the statement is true. Trump’s actions now appear to many as a person “unhinged” (a word attributed to a current WH sources). He certainly appears dangerously obsessed with the “witch hunt” and focuses only on cyber attacks (between rounds of golf). "

I have heard these exact same claims being made on MSNBC for over a year now and IMO conditions in this country have only gotten better. Anonymous sources are becoming quite questionable at this point, especially since Omarosa has left the White House, I take such reports with a grain of salt.

But getting back to Trump and his policies. The Atlanta Fed is again projecting over 4% growth for next quarter, Trump detractors after the e******n all lined up to show up on MSNBC and CNN saying that Trump policies would destroy the US economy and would quickly have us experiencing negative growth, Paul Krugman one of the left's favorite economists seemed to be the head clown leading that charge, as his predictions were dire.

It seems to me that the Trump detractors have no interest in learning of anything positive regarding our president, they have little interest in what his administration is trying to accomplish, that they are hungry for any and all negative reporting on our president so when media spins his initiatives in a bad light you guys just eat it up and don't care to have an understanding of the rationale of those policies or of the potential benefits for our society should his policies succeed. Such as the trade war, all you guys have to hear is tariffs = bad, which the left has never agreed with in the past it was always the right that h**ed tariffs and the left that fought for protectionism.

I could go on but I think that I have made my point. But I will briefly address your statement below.

"Most of us now realize he can’t and really never could."

I don't believe that you have given the man a chance, so far he has been extremely successful in his initiatives, but you people are not at all concerned about his successes, you are much more concerned with those reports that confirm your bias and hatred for our president that confirm for you his r****m, which is totally a lie used by the left to further divide our country, and his lack of etiquette and proper decorum, I will concede that he provides you will plenty of fire for the latter, but not the former.

KGOldWolf

Not that it matters but I’ve NEVER attacked you personally first; only in response to your personal abuse.

What does matter to me are trump’s lies and lack of integrity. Many are so egregious that I believe he is unfit to lead the country. So, it's not emotional, it's rational. I care about his lies, his abuse of our allies and embrace of our enemies and so many other things. Many of his goals are correct! Yes, and that is why I wanted him to succeed. However, his solutions are temporary and often self-serving to him and his friends. He doesn't care about you or me, he cares about him and his family. He treats our government as if our laws do not apply to him. I am very concerned by those who blindly continue to support his drift to an autocracy and despise him for trying. In my opinion, trump is the enemy of the people. These opinions of mine are not due to emotion but by independent evaluation of the facts I’ve see as recorded on video. Lies matter Blurry!

I gave him many chances; who, really WHO wants a president to fail? But, his achievements are little more than Potemkin Villages.

Unfortunately there is no common ground for further discussion. We’ll just have to watch how the Manafort jury finalizes their remaining verdicts and Cohen’s guilty plea scheduled for today at 4. I think things are only going to get worse for trump and I think his behavior is only going to get worse.

One last point; when you gratuitously insult another person you can reasonably expect a negative reaction. You repeatedly insult others on a personal basis and act offended when you get the same in return. You don’t get respect by disrespecting others first.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

Trump can't cure cancer, but if someone does, he will be happy to take credit for it, and you will believe him.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Yep that's the way it is with those cement block heads.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Wow! I have explained to you how others view some of your posts, you don't have to attack them personally to leave them feeling demeaned.

I see a lot of fluff in this response and no meat, but I will ask one question that begs to be asked regarding the above post.

Please tell us how Trump has abused our Allies?