The Donald Trump Score Card

If you met someone 9 times over a two year period aren't you going to remember them?

There's even a 10th picture of a dinning table with Trump's and Parnas's nameplates side-by-side at a political event or rally.

 

No man, he's been introduced to thousands of boring people the last 3 years

 

I would have remembered him, but then again I don’t have that same razor-sharp mind that trump is blessed with… .lol…


Parnas said that the people around Trump are like a cult, well in 10 months if he’s not re-elected there are going to be millions of people who will need to be de-programmed, yourself included.

 

And if he doesn't win the election, more likely you will get the scenario where you have a filler Dem president for 4 years, the Republicans just have to say, oh well Trump was an outsider, that's all they have to do

Then from 2024 you get two terms of the next Rep president

Still comes down to having a decent Dem candidate, which at the moment, well pffft

 

"all you need is lev, lev, lev is all you need"

ok, now i can go away quietly.

 

Wrong again

 

Who is Guiliano?

 

I think VG just loves the idea of aristocracy, no matter where it is. That's not "supposed" to fly in America, though. The whole country is founded upon escaping kings.

 

Trump hires only the best dimwits.

 

NAFTA was revised modestly. U.S. dairy farmers will receive about a 2% increase in the Canadian market, which it would have received through the TPP from which Trump withdrew. Canada will have a portion of the U.S. market opened up to it for items such as peanuts.



Trump's new major trade deal looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are key differences between them.
Bob Bryan, Joseph Zeballos-Roig
Dec. 10, 2019, 03:43 PM

Trump's new major trade deal looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are key differences between them. | Markets Insider

excerpts:

"Trump and other US officials have long called NAFTA dead, saying the USMCA is a wholesale overhaul of the agreement. Despite Trump's declaration, the USMCA still maintains large swaths of the original deal and is more of an update to the existing deal than a full-on rewrite. But there are some key differences."


" Review clause: The USMCA includes a 16-year expiration date and a provision that requires a review of the deal every six years, when it can be extended. It's less severe than the US' original demand for a sunset clause that would have forced each side to recertify the deal every five years to keep it in effect.

Dispute settlement: NAFTA's dispute-settlement system, which allows member countries to bring grievances against other members over allegations of unfair trading practices, will remain the same, a key win for the Canadians. The investor-state dispute-settlement system, which allows investors to bring grievances against member-country governments, will be phased out for the US and Canada, while certain industries, such as energy, will be able to bring cases against Mexico.

Dairy access: The US will be able to export the equivalent of 3.6% of Canada's dairy market, up from the existing level of about 1%. This is slightly above the 3.25% market access Canada would have given the US as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which Trump pulled the US out of last year. In addition, Canada will get rid of the "Class 7" pricing system that was seen as disadvantaging US farmers.

Access for other agricultural goods: Canada will give the US more access to its chicken, turkey, and egg markets, and British Columbia will allow the sale of US wines at its state-owned liquor stores. Mexico agreed to allow imports of certain US cheeses.

Auto rules: Members must produce 75% of a car for it to pass through the countries duty-free, up from 62.5%. Additionally, 40% of each car must be produced by workers making $16 an hour or more to avoid duties.

Tariff side deals: The US came to side agreements with Mexico and Canada that would largely protect the two countries from tariffs on imported autos and auto parts. Canada would be allowed to ship 2.6 million cars to the US without tariffs, well above the 1.8 million it sent last year, and send $32.4 billion worth of parts without getting hit by tariffs. Mexico's deal was similar, except the country can send $108 billion worth of parts.

Commitment to not mess with currency levels: While the US, Mexico, and Canada do not actively intervene to strengthen or weaken their currencies, the pact to "achieve and maintain a market-determined exchange rate regime" could be a model for future agreements with countries that are more active in currency markets.

Increased protections for intellectual property: The deal increases the copyright period in Canada to 70 years after the creator's death, up from 50 years, bringing the country in line with the US. Additionally, exclusivity for biologic drugs before generics can be produced will be increased to 10 years in Canada from eight years, a win for the pharma industry.

Increase in the de minimis levels: The de minimis level is the amount of a good a person can take across the border without being hit with duties. Canada will increase the de minimis level for US goods to 40 Canadian dollars from 20 Canadian dollars; for cross-border shipments like e-commerce, the level will be boosted to 150 Canadian dollars. Mexico will also bump its de minimis level to $50 and duty-free shipments to $117."

 

Trump can remember someone who made a comment in the 1980's that his hands were small.

 

Ken Starr returns.


Trump's impeachment defense team to include Kenneth Starr, Alan Dershowitz
Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general and Jane Raskin will also join the team.
By DARREN SAMUELSOHN
01/17/2020 10:57 AM EST
Updated: 01/17/2020 11:02 AM EST

Trump's impeachment defense team to include Kenneth Starr, Alan Dershowitz

excerpt:

"President Donald Trump will be represented by former Bill Clinton special prosecutors Kenneth Starr and Robert Ray, plus retired Harvard constitutional law professor Alan Dershowitz, at his Senate impeachment trial.

The three well-known attorneys will have specific speaking roles during the upcoming trial and serve as clean-up hitters behind White House counsel Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow, Trump’s longtime personal attorney, Sekulow said."

 

Oh, the farmers yet again

Oh, the poor farmers

The 1% of GDP they represent

 

Pam Bondi joins Trump's impeachment defense team.


Despite earlier controversy, Pam Bondi joining Team Trump
By Steve Benen
11/07/19 09:23 AM—Updated 11/07/19 09:39 AM

Despite earlier controversy, Pam Bondi joining Team Trump

excerpt:

"Less than a week after that acknowledgement, Trump’s charitable foundation, which is legally prohibited from donating to political campaigns, cut a $25,000 check for a group supporting Bondi’s campaign. (The foundation later paid a fine to the IRS for the illegal donation.)

In October 2013, Bondi’s office reversed course and said it was no longer pursuing allegations against “Trump University.”"

 

My spell check just refused to believe I didnt mean a gelato flavour

 

Get ready for Markle Inc

 

The following passage describes an incident that is typical of Trump's narcissistic mindset and the damage it does to him and the people around him..



Trump Called His Generals a ‘Bunch of Dopes and Babies’ in a Fit of Rage, Book Claims
OFF THE HANDLE
A new book sheds light on Trump’s incredible temper tantrum at his top military brass.
Jamie Ross
Updated Jan. 17, 2020 9:16AM ET Published Jan. 17, 2020 8:58AM ET

Trump Called His Generals a ‘Bunch of Dopes and Babies’ in a Fit of Rage, Book Claims

excerpt:

"The comment reportedly left the room dumbfounded. Tillerson was “visibly seething,” and decided to speak up. The secretary of state said: “No, that’s just wrong... Mr. President, you’re totally wrong. None of that is true.” When the meeting ended soon afterward, Tillerson reportedly stood with a small group of confidants and said: “He’s a fucking moron.”

One senior official summed up the meeting: “We needed to change how he thinks about this, to course correct... They were dismayed and in shock when not only did it not have the intended effect, but he dug in his heels and pushed it even further on the spectrum, further solidifying his views.”

Tillerson reportedly views the meeting as “the beginning of the end” of his time in the Trump administration. He was abruptly fired in March 2018 when he was on a diplomatic mission to Africa to make amends after Trump’s demeaning insults about African countries.

Mattis resigned in December 2018, whereas Joint Chiefs Chairman Joseph Dunford stayed on until September 2019, retiring at the end of his four-year term."

 

Jeezus, Kenneth Starr is 73

That's almost as old as most of you guys

 

Trump won Wisconsin by 0.77%.

 

Tillerson deserves a gold star for this...