Thursday, November 22, 2018

It's this kind of stuff - today's edition

Deep thoughts from the Very Stable Genius:

On this Thanksgiving, Donald Trump is thankful for his family -- as well as the "tremendous difference" he has made as President.
When asked what he wanted to give thanks for during a press gaggle Thursday, Trump responded, "for having a great family and for having made a tremendous difference in this country. I've made a tremendous difference in the country. This country is so much stronger now than it was when I took office that you wouldn't believe it."
"And I mean, you see, but so much stronger people can't even believe it. When I see foreign leaders they say we cannot believe the difference in strength between the United States now and the United States two years ago," he continued. "Made a lot of progress."
The comments came after Trump broke with tradition to use a Thanksgiving morning call with military members to weigh in on several controversial political issues, including chiding the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and demanding a stronger US-Mexico border.
Trump has previously given himself high marks for his performance as President. On Sunday, he told "Fox News Sunday" he would give himself an "A-plus" when asked how he would grade himself. 
"Look, I hate to do it, but I will do it. I would give myself an A-plus," he said. "Is that enough? Can I go higher than that?" 

Of course, Kurt Schlichter, Wayne Allen Root and Laura Ingraham think this stuff is worthy of full-throated cheers.

Anyone else does a face-palm and says, "Really? He's president?"

2 comments:

  1. Will all future Presidents have to tweet to get a rise? And what a no brainer that tweaking the military industrial complex has resulted in an improved economy. Is it true that tha markets are still up almost 30% since Trumo took office, despite erasing all gains made this year?

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    1. Via Bespoke Investment Group: “It may sound hard to believe, but for all the talk about how well the stock market has done under President Trump, the Dow … is actually up less (25.69 percent) since he took office than it was under President Obama (40.94%) at the same point in his Presidency.”

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