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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 03:50 PM Nov 2017

It's unclear if Donald Trump realizes his Asia trip is not a traveling campaign rally.

https://shareblue.com/insecure-trump-embarrasses-himself-on-asia-trip-by-repeatedly-demanding-praise/
Insecure Trump embarrasses himself on Asia trip by repeatedly demanding praise

“[T]he reason our stock market is so successful is because of men,” Trump said, “I’ve always been great with money, I’ve always been great with jobs, that’s what I do. And I’ve done it well, I’ve done it really well, much better than people understand and they understand I’ve done well.”

This is actually not true at all — Trump’s companies filed for bankruptcy at least four times and he managed to drive multiple casinos into the ground — but he wasn’t going to let the truth get in the way of an opportunity to flatter himself.

This is just day one of Trump’s tour of Asia, but he’s already set the tone for the trip. Let the global embarrassment commence.
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lindysalsagal

(20,686 posts)
6. Obviously knows nothing about the cultural norm in eastern countries for humility
Sun Nov 5, 2017, 04:00 PM
Nov 2017

They're probably in shock.

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