# What major gaffes will Trump make on his first foreign trip? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116 "2017-05-21T01:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/1 "2017-05-21T01:55:07Z")
I’m stunned he hasn’t said anything about “radical Islamic terrorism” yet. Anyway, I see Sicily is one of the stops on this trip. I can see him saying something like the following: These Sicilians, great people. Tough negotiators. They’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse. This guy I knew, he tried to refuse them and got a horse’s head in his bed. Like I said, tough, tough negotiators. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/2 "2017-05-21T01:59:25Z")
Swigging scotch in Saudi Arabia? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/3 "2017-05-21T02:02:49Z")
He didn’t try to pull the King off his feet when they shook hands. After signing the arms deal, he didn’t display his signature. Major surprise, those. However, he already canceled his trip to Masada because he wasn’t allowed to land the helicopter in the ruins. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/4 "2017-05-21T02:26:42Z")
Ask to check out the harem? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/5 "2017-05-21T02:44:30Z")
My prediction: he’s gonna joke about how the Saudis know what to do with journalists, and mime a whip. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/6 "2017-05-21T03:15:39Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > My prediction: he’s gonna joke about how the Saudis know what to do with journalists, and mime a whip. Or a beheading. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/7 "2017-05-23T08:48:07Z")
Trump On Spy That He Burned And Whom No One Brought Up: ‘I Never Mentioned Israel’ While in Israel, Trump told randomly blurted out to a room full of reporters, “I never mentioned the word or the name Israel.” This was odd for two reasons: first, nobody in the room accused him of saying anything about Israel to the Russians. Second, the notion that he burned an Israeli spy was pointed out last week. Trump was just wandering around the room (really, he was just ambling around looking at nothing) and then blurted it out “just so you understand,” as he said to the media. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/8 "2017-05-23T09:40:26Z")
[The video clip I saw](https://twitter.com/gregpmiller/status/866679188803252225) had him saying all this while in the handshake photo op with Netanyahu. They’re standing side by side in front of a backdrop of Israeli and U.S. flags. Maybe he did an encore? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/9 "2017-05-23T11:37:48Z")
In Israel, he told Israelis that he just got back from the Middle East. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/10 "2017-05-23T11:40:30Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > My prediction: he’s gonna joke about how the Saudis know what to do with journalists, and mime a whip. I was wrong. Instead, his commerce secretary [praised Saudi Arabia for not having any protestors there](http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334513-commerce-secretary-praises-lack-of-protestors-during-trumps-saudi). ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/11 "2017-05-23T12:02:36Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Trump On Spy That He Burned And Whom No One Brought Up: ‘I Never Mentioned Israel’ > > While in Israel, Trump told randomly blurted out to a room full of reporters, “I never mentioned the word or the name Israel.” This was odd for two reasons: first, nobody in the room accused him of saying anything about Israel to the Russians. Second, the notion that he burned an Israeli spy was pointed out last week. > > Trump was just wandering around the room (really, he was just ambling around looking at nothing) and then blurted it out “just so you understand,” as he said to the media. Is it just me, or did [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP9Ge9MqTgE)come to mind for anyone else when he said that? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/12 "2017-05-23T17:44:16Z")
Trump’s [outdone himself at Yad Vashem](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trump-makes-the-wrong-impression-yad-vashem), Israel’s main Holocaust museum and memorial. He didn’t go on a tour, just a 15-minute stop, and wrote in the guestbook: [QUOTE=President Clownstick] It is a great honor to be here with all of my friends - so amazing + will never forget! [/QUOTE] As a reporter for the Israel Times said, “He forgot: ‘See you next summer.’” ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/13 "2017-05-23T18:16:40Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Trump’s [outdone himself at Yad Vashem](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trump-makes-the-wrong-impression-yad-vashem), Israel’s main Holocaust museum and memorial. He didn’t go on a tour, just a 15-minute stop, and wrote in the guestbook: > As a reporter for the Israel Times said, “He forgot: ‘See you next summer.’” Did he remember to pick up a Holocaust toy set at the gift shop? ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/14 "2017-05-24T01:47:01Z")
Off to IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/15 "2017-05-24T06:07:54Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Trump’s [outdone himself at Yad Vashem](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trump-makes-the-wrong-impression-yad-vashem), Israel’s main Holocaust museum and memorial. He didn’t go on a tour, just a 15-minute stop, and wrote in the guestbook: > As a reporter for the Israel Times said, “He forgot: ‘See you next summer.’” 😉 > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Did he remember to pick up a Holocaust toy set at the gift shop? I shouldn’t have guffawed, but fuck that was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/16 "2017-05-24T06:28:55Z")
This Israeli spy leak scandal has me thinking that US allies are going to permanently withhold vital intel from Trump from now on, knowing that his loose lips can sink ships. If they have something they must share with the USA, they might share it with Pence and ask Pence to keep Trump out of the loop. Maybe have Pence, the FBI, CIA, NSA, etc. all work together to keep Trump out of the intel loop. ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/17 "2017-05-24T13:38:12Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Trump’s [outdone himself at Yad Vashem](http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/donald-trump-makes-the-wrong-impression-yad-vashem), Israel’s main Holocaust museum and memorial. He didn’t go on a tour, just a 15-minute stop, and wrote in the guestbook: > As a reporter for the Israel Times said, “He forgot: ‘See you next summer.’” as someone (?) pointed out, the way it was centered _really_ looks like someone told him to add the “never forget” part. kind of ironic in view of his dementia. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/18 "2017-05-24T15:07:50Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > If they have something they must share with the USA, they might share it with Pence and ask Pence to keep Trump out of the loop… There has been much discussion about Pence being a Jesus-obsessed far-right nut case with a profound distaste for minorities, women, and the LGBTQ community. This has obscured the fact that Pence is also an extremely _stupid_ man. [http://gotnews.com/stupid-governor-mike-pence-investigated-governors-low-iq-pro-muslim-comments-prayfornice/](http://gotnews.com/stupid-governor-mike-pence-investigated-governors-low-iq-pro-muslim-comments-prayfornice/) ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/19 "2017-05-24T15:56:00Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > There has been much discussion about Pence being a Jesus-obsessed far-right nut case with a profound distaste for minorities, women, and the LGBTQ community. > > This has obscured the fact that Pence is also an extremely _stupid_ man. > > [http://gotnews.com/stupid-governor-mike-pence-investigated-governors-low-iq-pro-muslim-comments-prayfornice/](http://gotnews.com/stupid-governor-mike-pence-investigated-governors-low-iq-pro-muslim-comments-prayfornice/) The point isn’t, “Is Pence progressive/liberal,” it’s, “Can the Mossad trust Pence with vital intel more than Trump.” ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116/20 "2017-05-24T16:30:21Z")
My point wasn’t about where Pence lies on the political spectrum; my point was “Pence may be nearly as dumb as his boss.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-major-gaffes-will-trump-make-on-his-first-foreign-trip/787116.md?page=2)