# Awesome Trump Answer at Presser
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999 "2017-02-16T19:09:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/1 "2017-02-16T19:09:51Z")
Trump displayed his ability to get right to the point when asked about anti-Semitism in the U.S… This President can think on his feet like no other. Simply amazing.
> **[Trump Answers Question About Anti-Semitism With Characteristic Eloquence and...](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/02/watch-president-trump-s-moving-remarks-on-the-scourge-of-anti-semitism.html)**
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### Author:  [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/2 "2017-02-16T19:15:48Z")
> [@MikeF](#):
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> Trump displayed his ability to get right to the point when asked about anti-Semitism in the U.S… This President can think on his feet like no other. Simply amazing.
Given the content of the link, I assume this is sarcasm.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/3 "2017-02-16T19:20:34Z")
Now who can argue with that? I think we’re all indebted to President Trump for clearly stating what needed to be said. I’m particularly glad that these lovely children were here today to hear that speech. Not only was it authentic political gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.
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### Author:  [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/4 "2017-02-16T19:22:46Z")
> [@leahcim](#):
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> Given the content of the link, I assume this is sarcasm.
Safe assumption for any “praise” of this asshole during the next 1 to 4 years.
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### Author:  [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/5 "2017-02-16T19:28:16Z")
> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Not only was it authentic political gibberish, it expressed a courage little seen in this day and age.
Trump makes Gene Hackman’s character in _The Birdcage_, [Senator Keeley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frrwqkqb7cY), seem like John F. Kennedy by comparison.
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### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/6 "2017-02-16T19:30:17Z")
He answers questions like a 5th grader doing an oral book report on a book he never bothered to read.
With apologies to all 5th graders; I’m certain you could bullshit your way through that Israel question worlds better than Our Great Leader just did.
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### Author:  [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/7 "2017-02-16T19:31:44Z")
Good. God. What have we done?
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/8 "2017-02-16T19:34:00Z")
He apparently has nothing else on his mind besides himself.
“What are your thoughts on Russian jets buzzing an American destroyer in the Black Sea, Mr. President?”
“I have tremendous supporters, just tremendous. And this hatred out there-- so bad, so bad. I don’t understand, such hatred of me. The press. Such hatred. I’m a great guy. People know this of me.”
“What has been Stephen Bannon’s role in drafting your executive orders?”
“My hotels, by the way, are beautiful. Beautiful. People are amazed when they first walk in. I get such compliments on them everywhere I go. World class amenities.”
“Mr. President, can you clarify your statement on the Holocaust?”
“I have done such amazing things since taking office. The dishonest media hasn’t been fair in their reporting of me. Very disgraceful. I have done amazing things, and the American people know this. You people in the media are terrible, just terrible.”
“Have you zeen ze remote, Donald?”
“We won with so many electoral votes. People couldn’t believe. I have a tremendous amount of support from Americans. Tremendous, yuge. Just yuge. No one’s seen anything like our electoral votes, like, ever.”
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### Author:  [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/9 "2017-02-16T19:36:34Z")
It looked like the first crack to me; he’s being beaten down in every direction.
Everything is _fake_. Pressure beginning to tell on the President personally …
Date: Feb 16th.
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/10 "2017-02-16T19:36:49Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> Trump makes Gene Hackman’s character in _The Birdcage_, [Senator Keeley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frrwqkqb7cY), seem like John F. Kennedy by comparison.
I’m going to assume you spotted [my own cinematic reference](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U)…
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### Author:  [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/11 "2017-02-16T19:38:25Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> Good. God. What have we done?
He’s rattled. No question. It’s like the Bismark, alone and under attack from all directions.
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### Author:  [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/12 "2017-02-16T19:51:08Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#):
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> Good. God. What have we done?
What do you mean, ‘we’?
[RIGHT]I was over here.
[/RIGHT]
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### Author:  [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/13 "2017-02-16T20:06:41Z")
Well it is One Nation Under God. So they say.
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### Author:  [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/14 "2017-02-16T20:11:14Z")
That god just happens to be Cthulu.
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/15 "2017-02-16T20:18:48Z")
I laughed. 🙂
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### Author:  [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/16 "2017-02-16T20:33:03Z")
He’s going to try and corral the hippy vote! All this talk about peace, love and understanding. Far out! Groovy! Gotta say, a diet of brown rice and veggies would do him a world of good!
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### Author:  [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/17 "2017-02-16T20:33:47Z")
> [@Gyrate](#):
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> Not only was it authentic political gibberish,
_Blazing Saddles_? :dubious:
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### Author:  [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/18 "2017-02-16T20:39:08Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> _Blazing Saddles_? :dubious:
Well, he’s no Gabby Johnson but he tries, bless him.
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### Author:  [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/19 "2017-02-16T20:46:05Z")
This is about the 30th “answer” I’ve seen from Trump where he starts off by talking about the election results. In several of them he references the need to “get to 51”, by which I assume he means 51% of the vote, although he seems to have gotten away from that line recently.
I think it really disturbs him that he lost the popular vote, he’s constantly in need of reassuring himself that he won.
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### Author:  [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-trump-answer-at-presser/779999/20 "2017-02-16T20:51:32Z")
I was in the car, and NPR was airing a live speech/press conference. Listening to him, I thought what a hard job comics must have parodying him, because the entire thing was so ridiculous.
Announcing a new proposed Sec of Labor, he said (not exact quote but close) “He went to Harvard where he was a great student.” Seriously?
“Never before has an incoming administration had as tremendous success as his.” As though the use of words like “great” and “tremendous” precludes any specifics.
Went on at length at the “mess” he inherited - on all fronts domestic and foreign.
And he welcomed the opportunity to speak directly to “the people”, as the press is “so dishonest.” He went on about the press for what seemed like several minutes.
My ride ended before it got to the question part. Tho I did get to hear one “Bigly.”
Seriously - how you you satirize this guy? Wouldn’t satirizing him require presenting him as thoughtful and well-spoken? :rolleyes:
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