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President Donald Trump says he thinks it’s great that China’s president now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday.....https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-maybe-us-will-have-a-president-for-life-someday/2018/03/03/b95ac0e4-1f4c-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html?utm_term=.776b0a3f9ba2
It wouldn't surprise me if the predictable reactions to his tweets provide the President with abundent entertainment.
It wouldn't surprise me if his fans think having him as president for life is a swell idea. As I recall, when rumors swirled that Obama and the Democrats were going to somehow arrange for him to have a third term, people were up in arms. But if Trump were to do the same, it would probably be ok with at least some of his supporters.
Imagine if Obama said this.
Isn't he already into his 70s?
Well, my grandmother's favorite saying was, "only the good die young." She lived to be 90.
"Chinese President Xi Jinping recently consolidated power. Trump told the gathering: “He’s now president for life. President for life. And he’s great.†Trump added: “I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll give that a shot someday.â€" I know this is might be WAPO / CNN hit piece, but if there is truth to this, I think serious discussions need to be underway within GOP around DJT's sanity.
I'm already "entertained"....seeing our friend @AbaraXas rushing to post this.
@catfish1957 It's on tape as in recorded. There was another thread about this and I said he wants to be "the" dictator of all time, tell everyone in the country what they can and cannot do, and require "credit" from each person for his/her being alive, and the dangerous part is, he doesn't see a problem with this.
I really do hope Trump was just kidding, and he may well have been.On the other hand, if they start wheeling golden toilets into the West Wing, we're in trouble.
I would think the topic of lifetime dictator of a sitting POTUS would not be a topic of "kidding"
President Trump really does revel in the strength of the anger and disgust he inspires in voters.
In fact Trump joked – and it was a joke – that he might have to try that here someday.It’s not the joke that bothers me, but once again Trump praising an authoritarian. Remember when he congratulated Erdogan after he seized power in Turkey? Well now he appears to be doing the same thing with Xi, speaking of it like it’s a-okay and that there’s nothing wrong with it: “And look he was able to do that. I think it’s great.â€
http://therightscoop.com/i-think-its-great-trump-praises-chinese-president-for-making-himself-president-for-life-audio/Good grief, Trump does my Blood Pressure no good at all. I had to get up and walk around the room after reading this junk.
Visit this thread and click on the audio link in the article .. it should calm you down @Sighlass http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,306545.0.html
Did you even read what @Sighlass said? It's not a question of whether Trump was joking. It's pretty clear that he is, but that's not the point.
Fools like RIV think joking about a dictatorship takeover, stated from a sitting POTUS are a hoot. Pathetic Lot.
I know this is might be WAPO / CNN hit piece, but if there is truth to this, I think serious discussions need to be underway within GOP around DJT's sanity.