The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump

[McParadigm]

If you embrace the dumbass American "cynicism means I'm informed" fallacy to the point of finding this unremarkable, I hope you die.

[BurtReynolds]

pace yourself. you have 4 more years of this.

[McParadigm]

I hope we all die

[Simple Torture]

I suppose we could "classic B" you for this, since it was on the last page, but it probably deserves to be on the top of every page.

Imagine how "far off" 538 would've been if you take away those millions of illegal votes. Yowzah!

[McParadigm]

I suppose we could "classic B" you for this, since it was on the last page, but it probably deserves to be on the top of every page.

Imagine how "far off" 538 would've been if you take away those millions of illegal votes. Yowzah!

Given my murderous desires, I felt it prudent to prevent anyone thinking my bitchfit was aimed at lv or anyone else here.

[Strat]

the election is rigged!
I won fair and square fuck the protesters!
Illegal votes the election is rigged i also want the popular vote

Fuck this guy. What a thin skinned #whinylittlebitch

[E.H. Ruddock]

Is it true that he is declining daily intelligence briefings?

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show ... takes-pass

wth

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Is it true that he is declining daily intelligence briefings?

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show ... takes-pass

wth

i don't believe anything that's reported anymore

[digster]

The Post reported about a week ago he had received only two intelligence briefings since the election. Supporters for Trump argue in the article it's not that unprecedented, and here's what they reported on how the last few presidents approached it:

After his election in 2008, President Obama took part not only in regular intelligence briefings but also scheduled “deep dives” on key subjects including Iran’s nuclear program and covert CIA operations, including the accelerating campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan.

“During the transition, President Obama was an avid consumer of intelligence,” said retired Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden, who was CIA director when Obama was elected.

President George W. Bush’s first briefing was delayed until Dec. 5 because of the Florida election recount. But Bush, whose father had served as CIA director, asked for daily briefings for the remainder of the transition.

President Bill Clinton got his first post-race briefing on Nov. 13, 1992 — 10 days after the election. He received daily intelligence briefings almost every working day of the rest of the transition time in Little Rock.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/na ... story.html

[Strat]

Is it true that he is declining daily intelligence briefings?

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show ... takes-pass

wth

I can't believe this fucking guy is president.

[BurtReynolds]

I'd prefer it if trump delegates national security matters to professionals, as well as pretty much everything else really.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I'd prefer it if trump delegates national security matters to professionals, as well as pretty much everything else really.

like to a karl rove/dick cheney type?

[Norah]

I'd prefer it if trump delegates national security matters to professionals, as well as pretty much everything else really.

It's almost like we should have elected the professional.

[Dscans]

I'd prefer it if trump delegates national security matters to professionals, as well as pretty much everything else really.

He should delegate foreign and domestic policy.

[BurtReynolds]

Best case scenario right now is that he spends his days watching tv and getting into Twitter wars while other people do all the work.

[tragabigzanda]

Best case scenario right now is that he spends his days watching tv and getting into Twitter wars while other people do all the work.

Burt case scenario.

[tragabigzanda]

Trump may turn the very role of the US President into a sort of reality TV thing. The way he plays with Twitter, Mitt Romney, etc, and the media plays back with him.

One of two scenarios need to happen to ensure our country doesn't start getting its political coverage from Perez Hilton:

1. The conventional outlets need to stop giving prime headline real estate to those sorts of stories, and need to start getting way more bullish on the nuts and bolts of his policies (and then of course the populace needs to become far more interested in that sort of stuff);

2. There would have to be some sort of political-journalism movement wherein earnest, hard-working reporters pursue those stories, with a consistently high level of factual accuracy, while being willing to work for free/peanuts.

[Strat]

We should stop giving so much fucking time to Donald Trump and start reporting on standing rock maybe.

[BurtReynolds]

Trump may turn the very role of the US President into a sort of reality TV thing. The way he plays with Twitter, Mitt Romney, etc, and the media plays back with him.

One of two scenarios need to happen to ensure our country doesn't start getting its political coverage from Perez Hilton:

1. The conventional outlets need to stop giving prime headline real estate to those sorts of stories, and need to start getting way more bullish on the nuts and bolts of his policies (and then of course the populace needs to become far more interested in that sort of stuff);

2. There would have to be some sort of political-journalism movement wherein earnest, hard-working reporters pursue those stories, with a consistently high level of factual accuracy, while being willing to work for free/peanuts.

There's no sign of that happening anytime soon. And I don't see how that would happen.

I wonder if Facebook/Twitter/YouTube will one day make a serious effort to stamp out conspiracy theory, alt-right accounts (or just whatever accounts they don't agree with). The head guys all seem to be slightly left wing, at least publically. Even Reddit seems willing to do it.

Unlike the media, they have the money to throw their weight around, and I doubt any alternatives would appear that could threaten them.

Not saying they should (but they are private companies who can operate their sites how they want), but that's the only way I see anyone controlling the news again.

[Jorge]

Twitter doesn't really have a lot of money