They weren't even 16 dollars, that was the charge for the whole meal. Nevermind that no one was even alleging that that money was going to anyone involved.

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...a-event-space/

Unlike here

In other words the government actually tried to get a better rate but Trump's company refused to accept it and was able to charge more thanks to a law that... checking notes... Trump, as the President, signed into law.

It's almost like Republicans have agreed that Republican corruption is just fine.

I assume its non kosher to ask for you to cite any of this?

Serious question, why does any of this matter? If we just aknowlege that news outlets have an agenda that they push, and that each side is going to nitpick the **** out of each other, then getting angry about things like this seems like a desperate waste of time.

But they might also think it is bad. The part I think is straw manning is the (insincere) attempt to read someone’s minds and determine what they think is good and bad.


I have a feeling in the years to come there is going to be a lot of books coming out by republican politicians explaining the extenuating circumstances that led them to support Trump and not condemn his bad behavior despite serious misgivings.

because the president of the united states is utterly corrupt and using the office to enrich himself and his family personally through a direct diversion of taxpayer money to his own pocket.

i mean i guess this is another one of those things totally good faith supporters of trump overlook, but normal rational people should not overlook it.

i agree the bagel bit was just hannity types being ridiculous partisan hacks, see also bike helmet, brown suit, etc..

Where do you think the U.S. ranks in development aid as a % of gross national income?

And what do you think are the main contributors to the phenomenon of jobs being done outside the U.S. that theoretically could be done inside the U.S.?

Should I do it as a phrase search? Like "the decline of the western countries while the poor countries made a massive step forward over the last decade"

That returns nothing.

Same for:

"the decline of the western countries" AND "while the poor countries made a massive step forward over the last decade"

and:

"the decline of the western countries" AND "while the poor countries made a massive step forward" AND " over the last decade"

Maybe I should just go directly to Youtube?

Help me out here chief.

I already asked and was overlooked.

Expect the same.

Yeah, trump somehow tricked these people into buying expensive drinks - I am sure they had no idea buying top shelf drinks at a nice place would be expensive. The club offers drinks at x price. The aides may have decided to drink there, but blaming trump for that is stupid at best.

You may want to specify if the 1st question should include the unintended consequences of certain policies like minimum wage, high corporate taxes, etc or is that what Q2 is about?

Do You realize Trump owns this property and the federal government is paying for the drinks?

Yes and Yes. Do you realize that when an aide orders a drink at a bar it is the aids decision to order the drink and not trump's?

I get the whole "let's complain about literally everything trump does" but extending that beyond what trump does to what those around him are doing too is a bit much for me.

I actually feel the Mar A Lago drink thing should be a big deal. But maybe this is just par for the course so it isn’t even news worthy at this point.

Trump didn't trick these people into buying expensive drinks, he just charged the drinks to the US government.

The way I hear it a roving band of Department of Defense workers got lost between G and H streets in DC and luckily ended up in Mar-A-Lago.

Are you suggesting a shot of top shelf bourbon is $X for everyone except the government who actually has to pay $X+$5?

How is this different than you safely building a campfire and me intentionally jumping into your fire and claiming you attempted to murder me for offering such a fire that I could easily walk across the parking lot and jump in?

Why don't you go back in time and ask FoxNews why much less than this was was cause for absolutely losing their **** from 2009 to 2016 and will be again a day after the next Dem becomes president? (assuming our Democracy survives this ****show intact)

This stuff matters because half the country is completely frothing at the mouth about it, until a Republican becomes president and does 100x worse, then crickets. And there is no liberal equivalent of that. It maybe gets mentioned once in passing. MSNBC might do one snarky bit then move on to real issues. FoxNews would spend a solid week on much less than this. And that's not to mention all the much worse right-wing radio and online outlets.

It matters because there's an asymmetric information/propaganda war going on right now that's brainwashing a big chunk of the populace and slowly destroying this country.

English only please.

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

The stand-your-ground law covers this situation. Be prepared.

Neither does he.

I can see why Trump loves this guy. Peas in a pod.

If it helps here's the summary that the top tier alcohol binge is just an example of

And this only what we know about because State Department expenditures arepublic. I'm sure the White House funds that aren't made public are just being handed over in big burlap bags. We've already seen multiple White House cabinet members get their hand stuck in Uncle Sam's cookie jar.

https://www.propublica.org/article/t...ore-mar-a-lago

They are all crooked and suck .
Term limits.

If you don't like Trump, then run a credible candidate against him in 2020 and beat him..
Pretty simple, until then live with it.

We need a who will be the Dem POTUS nominee in 2020 thread.