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Has he been asked yet: (Original Post) cilla4progress Jan 2019 OP
Yes, today, and he snapped at the reporter about getting "cute" and said 80% of tblue37 Jan 2019 #1
Nope gratuitous Jan 2019 #2
the word "emergency" is meaningless to him in this context. unblock Jan 2019 #3
He was told today he has been President for two years and he countered by saying ... LonePirate Jan 2019 #4
Ahhhh cilla4progress Jan 2019 #6
Here is the article about it: tblue37 Jan 2019 #5
They should repeat that question over and over dalton99a Jan 2019 #7
Irony,was it not Jonathon Karl who Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #8

tblue37

(65,456 posts)
1. Yes, today, and he snapped at the reporter about getting "cute" and said 80% of
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:37 PM
Jan 2019

the media were in cahoots with "the opposite party."

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Nope
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:37 PM
Jan 2019

And the New York Times had a "news analysis" story today that completely left out which political party controlled the White House, the Senate, and the House 10 days ago. It's like watching the movie "Memento," where the main character has no short term memory. Except in this case, nobody in the media has hit upon the expedient of leaving little notes for itself to try to remember what they were doing just a couple of weeks ago.

unblock

(52,273 posts)
3. the word "emergency" is meaningless to him in this context.
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:37 PM
Jan 2019

it's just the magic word that lets him get the power to fund his wall unilaterally because some existing laws give him extra powers when he declares and "emergency".

he doesn't care what the word means otherwise.

LonePirate

(13,427 posts)
4. He was told today he has been President for two years and he countered by saying ...
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:38 PM
Jan 2019

the journalist was being cute.

cilla4progress

(24,754 posts)
6. Ahhhh
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:39 PM
Jan 2019

good answer...

Anyones Aunt Hattie or Uncle Feebus peeling away, yet? Reports from the field? I don't dare ask any trumphumpers I know. We don't talk about it!

tblue37

(65,456 posts)
5. Here is the article about it:
Thu Jan 10, 2019, 12:39 PM
Jan 2019
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/01/watch-trump-rages-reporter-pointing-nothing-wall-two-yearsv/


WATCH: Trump rages at reporter for pointing out he did nothing on the wall for two years

snip

“Look, look, you can all play cute,” Trump angrily replied. “And I’d say 80 percent of you are in passive coordination with the opposition party!”

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