I am shocked---SHOCKED, I tell you! The "fire and fury" comment was an ad lib!

[Atticus]

Hooda thunk Fearless Leader would just pull a nuclear first strike threat out of his ample ass?

[spanone]

1. because he's such a great orator

[Atticus]

2. True dat! Nt

[MiniMe]

3. Amazing that is sounds a lot like Harry Truman's speech about using the nuclear bomb

[Laffy Kat]

4. Forty-five has never had an original thought. nt

On edit: With the possible exception of, "grab 'em by their pussy."

[maxsolomon]

5. Then why repeat it?

More lies.

[Atticus]

6. I have no idea what your problem is. ??? Nt

[maxsolomon]

9. Trump said it twice - proving it wasn't an ad lib

should have been more specific, sorry.

[FuzzyRabbit]

7. It used to be that the president spoke for the government.

What he said was discussed by all parties that were affected, ie statements about trade were vetted by the commerce department, military statements were vetted by the department of defense and state department.

Now we have a president who thinks he is King of the US. He speaks without consulting with anyone else in the government, therefore he does not speak for the government. Our allies probably know to ignore whatever Trump says. I hope that our enemies ignore him also.

[C_U_L8R]

8. He was squinting to read the cue card

Yet still he botched it up