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Donald Trump did not use the term “s***hole” to describe developing countries during a meeting on immigration, instead using the word “s***house”, it has been claimed.

The Post‘s White House reporter, Josh Dawsey, said a White House official had told him there was a debate “internally” about the word used, with two senators – Republicans David Perdue and Tom Cotton – saying they had heard the latter.

Referring to “s***hole”, Mr Perdue said on Friday that he and Mr Cotton “do not recall the President saying these comments

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Bannon ordered to testify to grand jury

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has been summoned to testify before a grand jury in the US, US media report.

He was reportedly subpoenaed by former FBI director Robert Mueller, who is leading an inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 election campaign.

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So the present president is not a superhero and is not Jesus walking on water?
It does not look like it anymore. But at one point he was willing to carricature himself, slapping on orange tanner, going overboard with tweets, and exposing (not only) his private life in a pretty crazy reality show style. It is almost walking on water, if you ask me. Still makes me laugh. I don't buy this "I am an open book" all the way, but that's probably previous politicians' fault. Nobody trusts politicians. People probably actually trust Trump. I always thought he is turning politics in showbiz, now I think there is a lot more folklore envolved..and an open battle against the attention engineers that biased and profiteering media hire.
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Old 16.01.2018, 21:08
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It does not look like it anymore. But at one point he was willing to carricature himself, slapping on orange tanner, going overboard with tweets, and exposing (not only) his private life in a pretty crazy reality show style. It is almost walking on water, if you ask me. Still makes me laugh. I don't buy this "I am an open book" all the way, but that's probably previous politicians' fault. Nobody trusts politicians. People probably actually trust Trump. I always thought he is turning politics in showbiz, now I think there is a lot more folklore envolved..and an open battle against the attention engineers that biased and profiteering media hire.
Trust Trump? A man who tells an average of five lies a day? Right at the start on his inauguration he claimed it did not rain during his speech and he had the largest inauguration crowd.

It is not possible to trust anybody who lies so repeatedly.

Look at the latest furore, they are arguing about did he describe African countries as shithouses or shitholes
Either term is equally bad.

I assume the media that are claiming Trump asked about these countries "can't we take them out!" are joking
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Old 16.01.2018, 21:11
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Bannon ordered to testify to grand jury

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon has been summoned to testify before a grand jury in the US, US media report.

He was reportedly subpoenaed by former FBI director Robert Mueller, who is leading an inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia during the 2016 election campaign.

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From your link "in the United States, a grand jury of ordinary citizens who represent the community is often used to decide whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution."
So what evidence are they looking for Bannon to corroborate and in which prosecution and who will be prosecuted
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From your link "in the United States, a grand jury of ordinary citizens who represent the community is often used to decide whether there is enough evidence to pursue a prosecution."
So what evidence are they looking for Bannon to corroborate and in which prosecution and who will be prosecuted
Could be anyone. Bannon was in the inner circle for a long time. Odds are it's still for smaller fish and not for Trump himself.
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Old 16.01.2018, 23:24
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Could be anyone. Bannon was in the inner circle for a long time. Odds are it's still for smaller fish and not for Trump himself.
Odds are it will be someone who was already interviewed by Mueller's team. I doubt they would call a grand jury for anyone who had not been interviewed.

The inner circle list believed to have been interviewed are White House communications director Hope Hicks, senior adviser Jared Kushner, White House counsel Don McGahn, senior policy adviser Stephen Miller, National Security Council chief of staff Keith Kellogg, former chief of staff Reince Priebus and former press secretary Sean Spicer.

My money would be on Jared Kushner who is known to have had conflicts with Bannon.
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Proper sound advice on tweeting:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/just-...023004192.html
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Joe Biden is a very strong candidate. He has that unpretentious "ordinary Joe" personality, combined with a sharp mind and a detailed understanding of topics. He has the added advantage that he wanted to run against Hillary and can thus benefit from Trump's anti-Hillary rhetoric. His prone-ness to the occasional minor gaffe may also turn out in his favour, as it makes it easier for people to relate to him and see him as one of the people. His weakness is his age. If he serves two terms he'll be 86 at the end of his presidency.
Just backtracking to this a moment...

If I were American, I'd vote for Biden in a heartbeat. If there were a British candidate of his calibre, I'd vote for them in a heartbeat. He's a grafter and diligent. He's known great personal tragedy and has immense empathy. He has cross party respect. For the more conservative, he has strong religious beliefs and family values. But most of all (for me), he's a good old fashioned 'public servant'. You know that the only reason he's in the politics is that he wants to make a difference for the better. It goes without question and that makes him a rare beast.
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Nine of the 12 members of the National Park System Advisory Board suddenly quit Monday in protest of how Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has treated them, according to a new report.

the board hasn’t held a meeting since President Trump took office last January despite the boarding being required by law to meet two times each year.

“We were frozen out,” Board Chairman Knowles told the newspaper.

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Just backtracking to this a moment...

If I were American, I'd vote for Biden in a heartbeat. If there were a British candidate of his calibre, I'd vote for them in a heartbeat. He's a grafter and diligent. He's known great personal tragedy and has immense empathy. He has cross party respect. For the more conservative, he has strong religious beliefs and family values. But most of all (for me), he's a good old fashioned 'public servant'. You know that the only reason he's in the politics is that he wants to make a difference for the better. It goes without question and that makes him a rare beast.
Assuming for a moment that the next president will be a Dem ...

There are two scenarios.

Either there will be a recation towards Trump's flambuoyancy, and they will go for somebody with restraint, whose main strenghs lie in understanding the system and doing the job in the most efficient way without drawing unncessary attention or making a show of it. That is Biden.

The other scenario is that they will see that the showmanship and trolling of Trump was actually a good thing in itself, and they will want some left-wing version of Trump to take over. That could be Oprah.

If they want the second option, they need to stop criticizing Trump for being Trump, but focus more on criticizing his policies. If they say that his style is so wrong, that could turn around and hurt their own candidate later.

If they want the first option, then they need to be focussing on discrediting Trump's style. I assume their strategists have already thought this through so their actions may hint at who their favoured candidate will be.

But the, as Trump has shown, a rogue candidate can totally disrupt a primary and wreck all plans.
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Assuming for a moment that the next president will be a Dem ...
Do you want to make your country great again or do you want to turn your country into a shithole?
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Do you want to make your country great again or do you want to turn your country into a shithole?
To be honest, nothing has changed in that regard. If you're rich, America has always been great, if you are poor, it has always been a shitehole.
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Trust Trump? A man who tells an average of five lies a day? Right at the start on his inauguration he claimed it did not rain during his speech and he had the largest inauguration crowd.

It is not possible to trust anybody who lies so repeatedly.

Look at the latest furore, they are arguing about did he describe African countries as shithouses or shitholes
Either term is equally bad.

I assume the media that are claiming Trump asked about these countries "can't we take them out!" are joking
Still, it smells like hypocrisy to me. Your average Joe would use the same language if it suited him, yet when Trump speaks like that in a conversation that wasn't even public everybody is up in their arms.
People should be happy with these politicians they created. Just think of it - you know how electoral campaigns are run and by whom, stuff that is in charge with winning it creates a character and a narrative based on what people want to hear. With Trump, my bet is that it was an easy job, Trump was a self-made in this regard.

Edit> there was an article in NYTimes yesterday about a press conference on immigration....which detected a problem of current times - no-one asked about the wall and changes in immigration laws after all, only about the language used by Trump. What can I say, I like his distraction techniques. Once again, stupid he isn't.

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Assuming for a moment that the next president will be a Dem ...
The next President will have to...
1. Truly represent the party they are standing for, which has always been a question mark over Trump's head given his strong support for the Dems in the past. There's still a feeling that he's representing himself and his own views which is even antagonist to many Reps.

2. Be an affable, eloquent mediator, capable of getting all sides onboard when emphasing common interests.

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There are two scenarios.

Either there will be a recation towards Trump's flambuoyancy, and they will go for somebody with restraint, whose main strenghs lie in understanding the system and doing the job in the most efficient way without drawing unncessary attention or making a show of it. That is Biden.

The other scenario is that they will see that the showmanship and trolling of Trump was actually a good thing in itself, and they will want some left-wing version of Trump to take over. That could be Oprah.
Agreed and depending on how the next couple of years pan out, the public will decide. Personally, I think it will be the former. People quickly tire of flambouyancy. It's emotionally, mentally and physically draining to live with on a daily basis.

This is precisely why 'May you always live in interesting times' is seen as a curse and not a blessing.
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The next President will have to...
1. Truly represent the party they are standing for, which has always been a question mark over Trump's head given his strong support for the Dems in the past. There's still a feeling that he's representing himself and his own views which is even antagonist to many Reps.

2. Be an affable, eloquent mediator, capable of getting all sides onboard when emphasing common interests.
that's your opinion. not a requirement.
the only requirement is that the next president needs to be elected.
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that's your opinion. not a requirement.
the only requirement is that the next president needs to be elected.
If you want progress, and not constant blocking of all proposed policies, I'd say it's a requirement.
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A moment of humour.

After Trump's health check up, quite a lot of people people do not believe he is only 239lbs (108.4 kg) so they have started a "girther" movement (following on the birther movement for Obama). Some good postings if you want a laugh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...al-weight.html

And it seems that he has grown 1 inch (2.54 cm). Must be the new hair-do.
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If you want progress, and not constant blocking of all proposed policies, I'd say it's a requirement.
I'd say it is a good theory.

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the only requirement is that the next president needs to be elected.
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