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I liked Johnson. ;-;If you think there's any Johnson or Stein supporters out there, you're far too detached from what's being shown here. The only people upset with Trump winning are the same folks who think they can get the Electoral College to all sway to vote Hillary because of a petition; Liberals.
Thank you for describing a regular politician.By promising one thing and delivering another.
It doesn't represent them, yet no one in that huge group of people thought to tell that man, "Go home ya loony"?
At what point with all this coverage of multiple incidents of repulsive acts does it begin to paint a picture of how they're acting?
Couldn't ask for anything more at this point. He's off to a good start.https://www.yahoo.com/tv/donald-trump-60-minutes-10-015817963.html
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President-elect Donald Trump — yes, it’s still strange to say that — sat down with CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday to discuss what he plans to accomplish when he takes office in January. And some of his comments were nearly as surprising as his campaign’s victory.
In an in-depth conversation with 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl in Trump Tower on Friday, a noticeably subdued Trump addressed which of his campaign promises he intended to keep, his post-election conversations with Hillary Clinton and President Obama, and his reaction to the acts of racially charged violence being carried out in his name across the country.
Here, the ten most surprising revelations from Donald Trump’s 60 Minutes interview:
1. He’s already made nice with many of his opponents.
This presidential campaign was one of the most bitter we’ve ever seen, but Trump struck a conciliatory note with the candidates he battled against. He said of Hillary Clinton’s phone call to concede: “She couldn’t have been nicer. She’s a great competitor. Very strong. Very smart.” He noted that Bill Clinton and both President Bushes called to congratulate him. And he described his meeting with President Obama in cordial terms: “I found him to be terrific. I found him to be very smart and very nice. Great sense of humor.”
2. The “Wall” may be more like a fence.
Stahl asked Trump directly about his campaign promise to build a wall along the U.S./Mexico border, adding that some have said it’ll really be more like a fence. Would he accept that, she asked? “For certain areas, I would,” he responded, adding, “I’m very good at this. It’s called construction.” But he doubled down on his plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants: “The people with criminal records, we’re getting them out of our country, or we’re going to incarcerate.” He did note, though, that some of those immigrants are “terrific people.”
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3. He’s already working with lobbyists… but he doesn’t like it.
Trump railed against the lobbyists and special-interest groups that dominate Washington during his campaign, but Stahl noted that he’s already added a number of lobbyists to his transition team. Trump copped to this, saying “I don’t like it, no,” but they’re “the only people you have down there. That’s the problem with the system. We’re gonna clean it up. They know the system right now, but we’re gonna phase that out.”
4. He wants any of his supporters attacking minorities to “stop it.”
Trump feigned ignorance when Stahl asked him about the rash of racially charged attacks on minorities since his election: “I’m very surprised to hear that. I hate to hear it.” (He added, “I think it’s a very small amount.”) What would he say to Trump supporters taunting and attacking minorities? “I say stop it. If it helps. I’ll say it right to the camera: Stop it.” He later added, “I think it’s horrible, if it’s happening.” But he cautioned: “I think it’s built up by the press.”
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5. He credits social media for his big win.
Trump is a notorious tweeter, and he intends to continue using Twitter and other social media in a “very restrained” manner as President: “It’s a great form of communication.” He sees it as a way to get his message out when he’s criticized by the mainstream media: “I have a method of fighting back.” And he thinks it was instrumental in his victory: “I think it helped me win all these races where they spent much more money than I did. I think social media has more power than the money they spent.”
6. He won’t commit to locking Hillary Clinton up.
Despite promising that he would appoint a special prosecutor to put Hillary Clinton in jail if he won, Trump’s stance has softened. “I’m gonna think about it,” he says. “I want to focus on jobs. I want to focus on health care.” He insists “she did some bad things,” but he showed sympathy for the Clintons: “I don’t want to hurt them. They’re good people.” He’ll keep us in suspense on this one, he tells Stahl: “I’ll give you a very good and definitive answer the next time we do 60 Minutes.”
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7. Even Melania thinks he goes too far sometimes.
Future First Lady Melania Trump also sat down with Stahl, and she addressed his aggressive approach on Twitter: “Sometimes it got him in trouble, but it helped a lot as well.” Did she ever tell him he crossed the line? “I did. Of course I did. Many times. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn’t… I think he hears me, but he will do what he wants to do in the end.”
8. He won’t fight to overturn gay marriage.
Opposition to LGBT rights has been a part of the Republican platform for decades, but Trump signaled that he doesn’t want to continue that fight. When Stahl brought up the LGBT community, he proudly replied, “I mentioned them at the Republican national convention.” And he’s not planning to oppose gay marriage in the courts, he says: “It’s irrelevant, because it’s already settled. It’s done. I’m fine with that.”
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9. He’d be in favor of ditching the electoral college.
The electoral college system gave Trump the win (Hillary won the popular vote), and Trump, shockingly, isn’t against switching to a straight popular vote count. “I would rather see it where you went with simple votes,” he said. “You know, you got 100 million votes, someone else gets 90 million votes…” But he added, in defense of the electoral college: “There’s a reason for doing this, because it brings all the states into play. And there’s something very good about that. I do respect the system.”
10. He’ll only take a dollar per year in salary.
In all likeness, I'm going to assume nothing was said because he was spotted in 2 different spots holding that sign.
Wow, 5 city blocks lined with busses in Chicago, paid for by Soros?
Russia has banned a pro-democracy charity founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, saying the organization posed a threat to both state security and the Russian constitution.
So this begs the question, if these protests are not "organic" like the MSM would have us believe, and are paid for by Moveon.org, Opensociety and other Soros owned, er.. um 'charities', then why should they be allowed to tear up cities, damage property, and commit acts of violence against police and innocent bystanders? Why aren't they going after this man for Treason or at the very least, banning his charities, oops, I mean Fronts for domestic terrorism?
Look at this, Putin straight up banned Soros in his country:
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/30/russia-bans-george-soros-charity-as-security-threat.html
Y'know, if I was in US, I'd avoid using the "color revolution" term when talking about the anti-Trump protests (to avoid being sued by the offended black/hispanic/other liberals).After all, Hillary has loads of experience at color revolutions. Why waste such experience?
Or whites offended on behalf of blacks.Y'know, if I was in US, I'd avoid using the "color revolution" term when talking about the anti-Trump protests (to avoid being sued by the offended black/hispanic/other liberals).![]()
Obviously it's a joke, just in case you really weren't sure for any reason.
I notice the article carefully avoids mention of ethnicities. I'm quite sure if they were reversed, it'd be prominent in the headline.Peaceful progressive anti-trump folks are burning cars and beating people for not being like them:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...anders-scream-he-voted-donald-trump/93787862/
The problem with this point is it's not just 1 asshole. It's several nationwide.Politics: the false assumption that one person equals everyone else. Substitute just about [anything/anyone] for [any other group/issue] one wishes to denigrate, and you'll have support every time.
There's also the One Asshole In The Room theory, which probably closer to reality.
I notice the article carefully avoids mention of ethnicities. I'm quite sure if they were reversed, it'd be prominent in the headline.
Because they don't want their country to be overrun by fortune seekers, and build a fence to stop the stream?Hungary, Soros native country is trembling on the verge of fascism
No because of his reforms that have eroded democratic oversight of his parties actions and moves towards an illiberal political model.Because they don't want their country to be overrun by fortune seekers, and build a fence to stop the stream?
If anything other European countries should thank Orban for having taken the initiative.
The 'anti immigrant = fascist' comparison is pretty ridiculous (if that's what you're getting at).
Questions others about starting conspiracies.Have you all lost your minds? A bunch of buses lined up on a city street is evidence of a dark conspiracy?
A highly suspect looking sign is evidence of the state of mind of "liberal" protestors in general?
That doesn't immediately mean that Hungary is 'on the verge of fascism'.No because of his reforms that have eroded democratic oversight of his parties actions and moves towards an illiberal political model.
I didn't say it was.That doesn't immediately mean that Hungary is 'on the verge of fascism'.
Oh,I quite agree with you. Race should not be a factor. That doesn't change the fact that had the races been reversed in this situation, the headline almost certainly would have been something along the line of "White mob beats black cop".I mean I didn't even see the video provided when I clicked so that didn't help. I'd appreciate no matter which way the political bar swings that race would be left out. I was just as mad reading about it as I was seeing it on video, and to be honest I didn't care what race or gender played into. The simple savage caveman like idea of beating people who differ in intellect is a crime against humanity in itself. As I've said since it's started, people wont be happy until they mess with the wrong person and begin to get an investment in lead.
Hillary lost. Deal with it.Have you all lost your minds? A bunch of buses lined up on a city street is evidence of a dark conspiracy?
A highly suspect looking sign is evidence of the state of mind of "liberal" protestors in general?
George Soros is some evil billionaire genius plotting ... to do what exactly? Like fictional evil Bond billionaires who fiendishly plot to ... promote democracy & progressive policies worldwide? Hungary, Soros native country is trembling on the verge of fascism - Soros is concerned about that & understands that eastern & central Europe wouldn't need too much of spark to boil over into conflict, as we've seen recently in the former Yugoslavia. And Russia is lurking in the wings ready to exploit ethnic & territorial tensions.
In general, replacing globalization & international cooperation with nationalism & protectionism seems like a terrible idea to me. It will end up being a lose/lose proposition.
As far as Trump is concerned: I don't think he believes most of the nonsense he spouted during the primaries & GE. He identified a sense of dissatisfaction in the country & cleverly & cynically exploited it for his own personal agenda, which mostly involves being a "winner". Aside from being an asshole, he is fundamentally a New Yorker with "New York values" (which he cleverly threw back in Lyin' Ted's face at a strategic moment), which are generally "liberal". And his daughter, son-in-law & other family members are also fundamentally "liberal" - I'm willing to bet that abortion, gay marriage, transgendered restrooms & other "culture wars" issues haven't figured prominently among their concerns.
What will be interesting is to see how Trump negotiates the complex territory between his own inclinations, the GOP Establishment, his alt-right supporters, the mass of voters who threw their lot in with him in response to some of the extreme statements he made during the campaign ... and practical reality.
You don't get to make that decision at GT Planet.Hillary lost. Deal with it.