Trump leaves Obama out in the cold in South Africa

[babylonsister]

Such a petty, obsessed little boy.

https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1982791/trump-leaves-obama-out-in-the-cold-in-sa/#.W1FNGcqHf-5.twitter

South Africa 18.7.2018 11:45 am
Trump leaves Obama out in the cold in SA
Brian Sokutu

‘Instructions by Washington’ were that no assistance other than security be given to the former US president – a break from diplomatic tradition.

The Mandela 100 commemoration became a mini battlefield in the ongoing US political war this week, as the Trump administration ordered that Barack Obama not be given any assistance other than security arrangements by the American embassy in South Africa.

The high-profile visit by the former president was mainly arranged and coordinated by the Nelson Mandela and Obama foundations, with no assistance from the US embassy in Pretoria – a break from the diplomatic tradition of offering support to any visiting American leader.

None of the US embassy staff had to play any role due to “instructions by Washington” that Obama should not be provided any assistance, according to a highly placed source.

In the past, the US embassy has always provided full support to any visiting American leader regardless of party affiliation.

Asked for comment, respected Wits University international relations visiting professor John Stremlau said US President Donald Trump had “a penchant for pettiness and strange fixation with denigrating and dismissing virtually all actions by his predecessor”.

He added: “Trump rose to prominence on the lie that Obama was born in Kenya and hence was not legitimate. One should never underestimate how low he can go.

“But given how thin the embassy staff is, without an ambassador and several recent departures of lesser ranks, Washington would simply defer to the hosts.

“I recall when Obama was president and delivered the December 2013 memorial address for Mandela, a fake signer managed to con his way on stage and stand right next to him,” said Stremlau, referring to the discredited Thamsanqa Jantjie. “One would think that would be a warning both to the hosts and the US government.”

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[spanone]

1. FUCK YOU don trump

[rzemanfl]

9. +1. n/t

[dalton99a]

16. +1. Vile piece of shit traitor

[blueseas]

36. [phone]

Grrrr

[lastlib]

92. What a petty, racist, f&ucking son of a bitch!

Hey, tRumpski! Barack Obama breathes oxygen--you should start breathing carbon dioxide.

[SusanaMontana41]

97. Seconded. eom

[NewJeffCT]

2. I saw this last night

This is disgusting, petty and weak action from a puny man.

[katmondoo]

3. F*** Trump

[Zoonart]

8. THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JI7]

4. be best

[oberliner]

5. I remember that fake sign language guy

What a weird moment that was.

[PJMcK]

6. Typical Trump

Trump thinks this behavior makes him look strong. It actually does just the opposite but Trump is too stupid to realize this.

[Ohiogal]

11. Exactly.

[Farmer-Rick]

7. I had to go to Raygun's funeral and I hated the bastard

While I was in the military, I had to help with the grand emperor's funeral. Ok, it just seemed like an American emperor died.

Trump was told by Putin to do this no doubt.

[Iliyah]

10. Well we all know how petty and shitty shithole is

and we will see worse as this nightmare continues. Look how he treats the American people as well. He hates the USA. He even hates the Bushes. He is a hateful human being.

[oasis]

12. Nobel Prize winners, Mandella and Obama. nt

[pazzyanne]

23. Nobel wanna-be -

Donald John tRump.

[Cha]

71. Yes! President Obama Tweet Treats..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[oasis]

73. Beautiful and inspiring.

Thanks, Cha for posting. You're tops in my book

[Cha]

74. Oh you're

You, too

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

88. The dotard must have soiled himself big time

Over those two Tweets.

[logosoco]

13. Sooooo petty!

I bet trump is jealous because he knows after his presidency (IF he is not in prison!) no where in the world will welcome him like they do Obama. Probably not even Russia, since he will be of no use to them anymore.

[Dave Starsky]

44. When cardiovascular disease finally finishes the job...

And rids of this unholy menace, they will have to launch his remains into space to keep his grave from being defiled.

[EffieBlack]

14. That's ok, Donnie. Looks like he was fine without your help.

Kinda hurts, don’t it?

[MyOwnPeace]

18. Kinda' looks like..........

the kind of crowd IQ45 draws - NEVER!!!!

What a petty horse's ass!

[EffieBlack]

47. He draws those kinds of crowds

The problem is the crowds are PROTESTING him.

[Gothmog]

54. I miss having a real POTUS

[heaven05]

64. larger than trumps

inauguration crowd.

[Cha]

68. Yeah, President Obama is Doing Just FINE!

Link to tweet

Mahalo for the Awesome Crowd pic, Effie

[SergeStorms]

94. There's MANY more people there....

than at Trump's anemically attended inauguration. Just sayin'.

[dalton99a]

15. This is a must read

[True Dough]

17. Dirtbag!

He proves it over and over again!

[mfcorey1]

19. Drumpf sucks the economy dry with all that security everytime he goes to Mar-a-Lago

[DrDan]

20. time for PBO to speak out . . .

[maddiemom]

40. No, he needs to "stay classy."

Until just the right moment, when I'm sure he'll find just the right thing to say: a zinger which is wonderfully subtle (such as, "Please proceed.&quot

[DrDan]

41. when he finally speaks out - I expect it to be nothing but classy

being called a "patsy" is worth a comment

[maddiemom]

50. All but Trump's "base" knows who's the "patsy."

If the situation were reversed, he'd say, "no patsy, you're the patsy." Projection is one of Trump's most obvious faults, but his base wouldn't even recognize what "projection" means. They're kind of like the "walking dead," and getting even scarier.

[DrDan]

55. they have evolved to cult status

[Catherine Vincent]

21. What an ass!

Of course we knew that.

[pazzyanne]

22. Donald, Donald, Donald.

There is that jealousy rearing it's ugly head again. It must be horrible for you to believe you are so inferior to your predecessor that you spend your whole life revolving in orbit around him. News flash: Never in a hundred years will you ever be a great as Barack Hussein Obama because you were born without a soul. No matter what you do, you will never have the soul and heart that he does. So sad for you - NOT!

[SammyWinstonJack]

31. +1000000!

[bdamomma]

33. tRump is so

threatened by other past presidents and women isn't he? What a POS. Why doesn't he just resign and move to Russia....sigh.

[maddiemom]

58. I'm among many who thought nobody could be worse than Nixon.

My first presidential vote was against him. But Nixon, although paranoid and mean-spirited, was also intelligent and both politically and historically savvy. He was working on a far higher plane than Trump, and his "base" was too conservative for many of us, but they were NOT politically and historically ignorant. Nixon was notably jealous of JFK, but he had some honest reasons, and he tried to keep a grip on his pettiness. It has taken an historically ignorant, thoughtless dolt for any thinking person to realize how low things really can go.

[argyl]

81. My first presidential vote was for McGovern. Despised Nixon but he wasn't a foreign agent.

[smirkymonkey]

67. +1000

This!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. Don't worry, Donald. We'll make sure you have plenty of security after you leave office.

[47of74]

85. I'd prefer this be his future residence instead

[Amimnoch]

98. Too good for him. Give him a 1-way ticket to Iran.

and let nature take its course.

[SamKnause]

25. Fuck off and die Trump.

[bdamomma]

32. I'll second that

nt

[HipChick]

77. I 3rd it

[benfranklin1776]

26. Thereby showing that Trump is a baboon ass

Wheeeas Obama is all class. That’s what drives Traitor trump nuts.

[gademocrat7]

27. Chump is a very evil man.

A complete failure who can never be as intelligent, diplomatic or compassionate as President Obama.

[marieo1]

28. DJT is an a..hole

No more for me to say. I appreciate all the comments and agree with every single one of them. They said it all!! Thanks, folks!!

[sdfernando]

29. If Spanky McStumpy somehow

manages to complete the term. The new Democratic Administration along with the Democratic House & Senate, should revoke his Secret Service protection. Let him go it alone and be left out in the cold.


...yeah, I know, not going to happen, but I can dream.

[bdamomma]

30. trump

is a little vindictive POS.

[Corgigal]

34. And Obama did fine.

He's loved throughout the world, so that's helpful.
He doesn't need a thing from Trump.

[Kind of Blue]

45. +1000 Thank You.

[uponit7771]

79. +1

[Saguaro]

35. Isn't Obama guaranteed Secret Service protection for life?

Also, could the embassies just refuse to follow Trump/Washington's directives?

Anyway, another day, another horrid display of bigotry from Shitler. I hope someone is keeping track (intelligence communities, in particular).

[gristy]

38. If they don't follow directions they will be fired.

And Obama's SS protection was provided and will be for life.

[leftofcool]

95. I believe Bill Clinton was the last Pres guaranteed SS protection for life

I think Obama get. protection for 3 years, Michelle for 1 year and the kids for 0 years. I thought I heard this from some of Hillary's staff but I could be wrong.

[dhill926]

37. can't wait to piss....

on this motherfucker's grave....

[Rainngirl]

43. There will be

a SUPER long line for that! They're going to have to cremate him and send him out to space if they don't want millions of people defacing his stupid grave. God, I hate that man.

[NoMoreRepugs]

39. I still keep hoping for a meteorite to crush tRumpy.

[karin_sj]

42. Disgusting

This guy is the ultimate asshole. Apparently, he is STILL festering about Obama's popularity and his diss at the Correspondents Dinner.

[BarbaRosa]

46. With trump rock bottom has a basement.

. . .I found this line on another forum and thought I would borrow it.

[Crunchy Frog]

49. The basement has a basement.

[dweller]

59. and that basement

has a dank damp swampy cellar
and he'll get there eventually
😡

[Crunchy Frog]

48. It's eating him alive that the entire world hates him and loves Obama.

[smirkymonkey]

69. I hope he is aware of that fact every single minute of the day.

And I hope that he knows that the more he does to undermine Obama, the more people love Obama and hate him. His jealousy is only destroying HIM.

[MadDAsHell]

93. This doesn't make me feel better, cause meanwhile he destroys US. nt

[JDC]

51. Well, looks like General Population will be in order for the Trump crime family

[Scurrilous]

52. K&R

[Gothmog]

53. Trump is Putin's puppet

[Cha]

70. President Obama doesn't need anything from the traitorous pervert..

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Nitram]

56. Do we know that isn't the way Obama wanted it? Is it possible Obama wanted the visit to be entirely

separate from the Trump's US government?

[C_U_L8R]

57. Trump puts the petty in petty tyrant

What an anus.

[keroro gunsou]

65. trump is...

such an asshole, he makes an anus look like a rectum.

[SWBTATTReg]

60. Just when you think rump can't get petty enough...

remember, karma has a way of biting back...

[Old Terp]

61. Trump is such a small person.

But, no matter what he does, he can not get rid of that asterisk next to his name to show that he lost the popular vote. Obama and Clinton don't have that asterisk, because they are REAL Presidents, unlike him.

[northoftheborder]

62. How low, how small, how petty can you go?

There apparently is not a bottom.

No ambassador?

[red dog 1]

63. Kick

What a total and complete asshole!

When will he be forced to leave office?

[Cha]

66. Here's a tweet on President Obama in Africa to counteract

the traitorous perverted Fraud who is insanely jealous of President Obama.

Link to tweet

[NCjack]

72. IQ-45 should know: what goes around, comes around.

He may be very well defining the treatment he will receive as an ex-president, assuming he is not in a prison.

[randr]

76. One more example of how much he hates America

[Control-Z]

78. Did you tweet about this?

I have an account but basically just read and retweet on occasion. Twitter would torture the maggot with the picture of the crowd Obama got. I hope someone thinks of a great hashtag for the #PettyLittleMan and rubs his nose in how much the world loves Obama.

[dalton99a]

80. State Department's response:

Former President Barack Obama’s visit to South Africa was a private visit by a former president. He was in South Africa as a private citizen. Any questions regarding his visit should be directed to the Obama Foundation or its representatives. The U.S. Embassy in Pretoria supported U.S. agencies providing security for the former President.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-south-africa-embassy/

[struggle4progress]

82. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika

[annabanana]

83. So-o-o-o-o-o jealous.

Demented baby

[malaise]

84. This deserves way more media coverage

He is a vile scumbag

[SunSeeker]

86. K & R for exposure.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

87. What a petty shithead

[Pink Hat]

89. Protect Obama.

Obama should get protection. After all South Africa is a nation where the government turns a blind eye when its citizens murder undocumented workers. Sad but true.

[marieo1]

90. Lies, Lies, and more Lies!!

I believe President Obama could care less what DJT does to him personally, and he has good enough self esteem not to be bothered by the petty things someone as stupid as DJT does. President Obama is a wiser and far greater President, man and human being than DJT and his cohorts will ever be!!

[Honeycombe8]

91. That sh*thole. nt

[SusanaMontana41]

96. He's going to start prosecuting political foes.

That is the next logical step. I want to beseech Trumpf's GOP again to stand up to him, but they're lost.