Saudi prince bragged that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner was "in his pocket."

Courtesy of The Intercept:

In June, Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman ousted his cousin, then-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and took his place as next in line to the throne, upending the established line of succession. In the months that followed, the President’s Daily Brief contained information on Saudi Arabia’s evolving political situation, including a handful of names of royal family members opposed to the crown prince’s power grab, according to the former White House official and two U.S. government officials with knowledge of the report. Like many others interviewed for this story, they declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about sensitive matters to the press. 

In late October, Jared Kushner made an unannounced trip to Riyadh, catching some intelligence officials off guard. “The two princes are said to have stayed up until nearly 4 a.m. several nights, swapping stories and planning strategy,” the Washington Post’s David Ignatius reported at the time. 

What exactly Kushner and the Saudi royal talked about in Riyadh may be known only to them, but after the meeting, Crown Prince Mohammed told confidants that Kushner had discussed the names of Saudis disloyal to the crown prince, according to three sources who have been in contact with members of the Saudi and Emirati royal families since the crackdown. Kushner, through his attorney’s spokesperson, denies having done so.

On November 4, a week after Kushner returned to the U.S., the crown prince, known in official Washington by his initials MBS, launched what he called an anti-corruption crackdown. The Saudi government arrested dozens of members of the Saudi royal family and imprisoned them in the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh, which was first reported in English by The Intercept. The Saudi figures named in the President’s Daily Brief were among those rounded up; at least one was reportedly tortured. 

And then there was this:

One of the people MBS told about the discussion with Kushner was UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, according to a source who talks frequently to confidants of the Saudi and Emirati rulers. MBS bragged to the Emirati crown prince and others that Kushner was “in his pocket,” the source told The Intercept.

So is it possible that Jared Kushner shared top secret information, that he is not even cleared to access, with a Saudi prince which allowed him to move on his potential enemies/family members and grab power?

Is that even really a question?

What's more the Trump Administration's support for the UAE over Qatar might have something to do with Kushner's financial situation:

Kushner's support for Saudi Arabia and the UAE over Qatar in the Gulf crisis has raised questions about a possible conflict of interest. Kushner backed the blockade a month after Qatar’s ministry of finance rebuffed an attempt by Kushner’s real estate firm, Kushner Companies, to extract financing for the firm’s troubled flagship property at 666 Fifth Avenue.

The story is that Kusher's dad made a pitch to Qatar to gain financing for a Kushner property that is about to go under, when that deal fell through the Trump Administration suddenly sided with the UAE in setting up a blockade of Qatar.

Remember this photo?

This was the meeting that precipitated that blockade.

So to put it bluntly, diplomacy with other countries is apparently being determined by how they might benefit Trump and Kushner businesses.

And none of it has anything to do with what is good for America. 

Oh goody.

British government begs Prince Harry not to invite Barack Obama to his wedding for fer of angering the orange tyrant in the White House.

Courtesy of The Sun: 

Harry and fiancée Meghan Markle have told aides they want the former US president and wife Michelle at their big day on May 19.

The 33-year-old prince has become good friends with the Obamas since bonding with them during the Invictus Games. 

But Britain’s relations with Trump’s White House have sunk to their lowest ebb since his election last year.

There are deep fears among senior Foreign Office and No10 officials that another perceived national snub will make it impossible for Theresa May to meaningfully engage with Trump. 

A senior government source said: “Harry has made it clear he wants the Obamas at the wedding, so it’s causing a lot of nervousness. 

“Trump could react very badly if the Obamas get to a Royal wedding before he has had a chance to meet the Queen.

“Conversations are ongoing about and ministers will eventually have to decide. If the PM lays down the law, Harry will just have to suck it up.” 

As the wedding is not a state occasion, the Government only have a consultative role in its organization and heads of state will not be invited.

First off can you believe you just read that?

Quite literally the British government is trying to dissuade a prince from inviting a personal friend to his own wedding, because it might anger the sitting president of the United States and may negatively impact foreign relations with our country.

That is literally insane.

Of course the thing is that Prince Harry is well known for breaking the rules, so I imagine that Brits will have a hard time convincing him to make a decision like this.

And he absolutely SHOULD NOT!

This is HIS goddamn wedding, Obama is HIS goddamn friend, and this should be NOBODY'S goddamn business.

I still think that Harry and Meghan should make Obama part of their wedding party, and send a huge "fuck you" to Tangerine Hitler.

New information confirms that Donald Trump begged Prime Minister May to make the press behave before he would agree to visit England.

"So when do you think the British press will like me?" "How do you say 'never' in Trump-speak?"

Courtesy of The Sun: 

The US President made his shameless plea in a private conversation with Theresa May to plan his state visit — now postponed until next year. 

A transcript of the chat, seen by senior diplomats, reveals his touchiness. 

Mr Trump says: “I haven’t had great coverage out there lately, Theresa.” 

She replies awkwardly: “Well, you know what the British press are like.” 

He replies: “I still want to come, but I’m in no rush. 

“So, if you can fix it for me, it would make things a lot easier. 

“When I know I’m going to get a better reception, I’ll come and not before.”

A source said: “He seemed to think the PM would be able to smooth the path for him to get a warm welcome. 

“But she tried to explain she has no power to dictate how newspapers and media might decide to cover his visit. 

“After all, we are not North Korea.

“He said he would not agree a date until people support him coming.”

Apparently Downing Street refused comment for this story. 

Which of course means it's true.

Remember when we first heard about this back in June?

At the time it was refuted as "fake news."

Does not appear to be so fake now does it?

Remind me again Right Wingers, who's the "snowflake?"

P.S. Isn't The Sun owned by Rupert Murdoch?

So it appears that Donald Trump's visit to the UK is cancelled after all.

Now look I will only come if you promise there will be no booing.

You may remember that two Sundays ago we reported that Trump was refusing to travel to the United Kingdom until people started being nicer to him there.

In response both the UK and US responded that the trip was still a go.

Well as it turns out, not so much.

Courtesy of The Telegraph: 

Donald Trump's state visit to the UK appears to have been shelved for at least two years after it was not included in the Queen's speech. 

The Queen's address usually mentions planned state visits, but Wednesday's speech only contained a reference to welcoming King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain in July. 

It follows reports that the American President told the Prime Minister he will not come to the UK on a state visit if there are large-scale protests against him. 

Apparently the invitation from Prime Minister May still stands, but there is no information when the thin skinned one might deign to take her up on it.

Let's face it Trump is a giant orange panty waist who is too afraid to face crowds of people who will not kiss his ass.

That's why he likes those campaign rallies where he can have security escort out any hecklers or protesters.

However he is at some point expected to travel to places in the world where hecklers and protesters will make up the majority of the attendees.

Hell the way things are going with his poll numbers pretty soon the only place he will be able to attract a crowd of people to applaud his speech will be inside the Oval Office.

And that is only if he does NOT invite his wife.

Visibly angry John McCain states that American leadership was better under President Obama than under Trump. And things just got real.

Courtesy of The Guardian: 

Senator John McCain, a prominent Republican voice on foreign policy, was visibly irked when asked by the Guardian what message Trump had sent to the United Kingdom, one of America’s most enduring allies. 

“What do you think the message is? The message is that America doesn’t want to lead,” McCain said, while adding of the rest of the world: “They are not sure of American leadership, whether it be in Siberia or whether it be in Antarctica.” 

Asked if America’s standing on the global stage was better under Barack Obama, McCain, a fervent critic of the previous administration’s foreign policy, responded: “As far as American leadership is concerned, yes.”

Well first off this is perhaps the most obvious statement I have heard in weeks.

But secondly this clearly indicates that establishment Republicans are becoming too embarrassed by Trump's shenanigans to even bother to try and defend him in the media anymore.

Their most recent defense has been the whole "He's new, and doesn't know any better" defense which is not even good enough to get you out of a speeding ticket much less excuse the kind of missteps that Trump keeps making.

I have a feeling that soon a lot of older Republicans will join McCain and start to take off the gloves when responding to questions about Trump.

I can hardly wait to see the Twitter tantrum THAT inspires.

Donald Trump cancels his visit to the UK until they promise to be nicer to him.

Courtesy of Politico: 

U.S. President Donald Trump won’t visit the U.K. until he feels the British public would welcome him, he told U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May in a phone conversation in recent weeks, the Guardian reports. 

Trump didn’t want to spark public protests, he told May according to a Downing Street advisor quoted anonymously by the paper, potentially postponing the visit indefinitely. 

London Mayor Sadiq Khan earlier this week called for the visit to be cancelled over the president’s comments in the aftermath of the London terrorist attacks.

“I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the U.S. in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for,” Khan told Channel 4 News Monday evening.

Aww, did the little orange snowflake get his fee fees hurted?

Well he better get used to it because if the British papers are any indication, things are certainly not going to get better for him anytime soon.

Courtesy of The Guardian: 

Donald Trump is not a fit and proper person to hold the office of president of the United States. That is a view widely held in the US and among America’s European allies, by politicians and diplomats in government and by rank-and-file voters repelled by his gross egoism, narcissism and what Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary, has rightly termed his “stupefying ignorance”. It is a view we wholeheartedly share and have repeatedly expressed, before and after Trump’s narrow election victory last November. 

Trump is an habitual liar, as evidenced again in last week’s sworn congressional testimony by his sacked FBI director, James Comey. Trump is a bully, as Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, among many others, can testify from personal experience. And Trump is a coward. When put on the spot, as over his authorisation of a disastrous special forces raid in Yemen in January or his bogus claim that Britain’s GCHQ bugged him, his craven instinct was to shift blame to others.

Since taking office, Trump’s dangerous, loutish and irresponsible behaviour has exceeded his critics’ worst nightmares. He has fuelled Islamist extremism by escalating US military involvement in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, at a rising cost in civilian lives. He has exacerbated divisions by his attempts to ban Muslims travelling to the US. He threatens war with Iran while cutting foreign aid and cosying up to autocrats and human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Turkey.

Yeah I don't see that red carpet in England rolling out for Trump anytime soon.

Here's an idea.

Perhaps if we ratchet up the criticisms here at home, we can irritate Trump enough so that he no longer feels welcome in America either.

Maybe we can piss him off so much that refuses to live here anymore and takes his traveling sideshow to somewhere that he feels more welcome.

Say Saudi Arabia for instance.

After all they let him touch their orb and gave him a bunch of expensive goodies.

Hey its worth a try, and I know I will certainly continue doing my part.

P.S. Apparently after this story broke Britain's soon to be replaced Prime Minister found out and they are now saying the visit is still on.

Okay, let's wait to see who's right.

Apparently Donald Trump's overseas trip was an even bigger shit show than we were previously led to believe.

Trump's public remarks during his NATO visit were embarrassing enough.

And of course he pushed that Montenegro Prime Minister.

During his visit to NATO headquarters, Trump moves in front of Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic to be in front of the group pic.twitter.com/kYDfshnVrp

— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2017

However now we learn that during the private meeting with the members of NATO that things got even worse.

Courtesy of Foreign Policy:

After a public showing on May 25 in which Trump refused to endorse NATO’s collective defense clause and famously shoved the Montenegrin leader out of the way, leaders of the 29-member alliance retired to a closed-door dinner that multiple sources tell Foreign Policy left alliance leaders “appalled.” 

Trump had two versions of prepared remarks for the dinner, one that took a traditional tack and one prepared by the more NATO-skeptic advisors, Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon. “He dumped both of them and improvised,” one source briefed on the dinner told FP. 

During the dinner, Trump went off-script to criticize allies again for not spending enough on defense. (The United States is one of only five members that meets NATO members’ pledge to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense.) 

Several sources briefed extensively on the dinner say he said 2 percent wasn’t enough and allies should spend 3 percent of GDP on defense, and he even threatened to cut back U.S. defense spending and have Europeans dole out “back pay” to make up for their low defense spending if they didn’t pony up quickly enough. Two sources say Trump didn’t mention Russia once during the dinner. 

“Oh, it was like a total shitshow,” said one source, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren’t authorized to discuss the closed-door dinner. 

“The dinner was far worse than the speech,” said a former senior U.S. government official briefed on dinner. “It was a train wreck. It was awful.”

I was so embarrassed by George W. that I cautioned my daughter to say she was from Canada during her trip to Italy.

Now I am so embarrassed by Donald Trump I want to claim I am Canadian while visiting the grocery store right here in America. 

During his visit the Saudis bribed Donald Trump with 1.2 billion in gifts.

Courtesy of The Nation: 

During his first visit to kingdom, US President Donald Trump received gifts from Saudi King Shah Salman worth of $ 1.2 billion, reported Nawa-e-Waqt. 

According to details, the gifts given by Saudi King included a precious diamond, armband made of pure gold with King Salman’s photo imprinted on it and 25 kilogram heavy sword made of pure gold with different diamonds and stones on it. 

The sword is worth of $ 200 million. 

Furthermore, gold and diamond made watches, worth of $ 200 million, were also gifted to Trump and his family.

 A small replica of Statue of Liberty but made with gold, diamond and precious stones will also be sent to White House soon. 

Meanwhile, one of the major roads in Riyadh has also been named after Trump. 

A 125 meter long yacht, which is world’s tallest personal yacht as it has 80 rooms with 20 royal suits, will also be sent through US navy to America.

As pointed out by The Nation no other US President has ever been given such lavish gifts.

And if they had they would likely have refused them, or accepted them only on behalf of the American people and then surrendered them to the government. Because you know, they're illegal.

We have not heard exactly what became of THESE particular gifts yet, but if we know Trump he will not give them up willingly.

Of course let's not forget that with his son-in-law's help Trump also negotiated an almost 110 billion dollar arms deal with the Saudis as well.

Jared Kushner has both a terrible memory and a case of the sads.

Courtesy of Politico: 

Once the untouchable son-in-law in a White House where top aides jockey for the president’s ear, Jared Kushner has now been cast in a new role: reassuring people that he’s not going to resign, while colleagues question whether he can survive politically. 

Any victory lap Kushner hoped to enjoy after pulling off a successful presidential foreign trip to the Middle East was cut short after the Washington Post reported that during the transition he discussed setting up a secret backchannel with the Russian ambassador. He also failed to disclose earlier phone calls with Russian officials, according to a Reuters report.

The backchannel was never established. But the news puts Kushner squarely in the middle of a wide-ranging FBI investigation into whether Trump campaign advisers were working with Russian operatives to influence the results of the 2016 election. 

And it means that the main architect of Trump’s visit to the Middle East is now the lead distraction that will greet the president, who was flying home from nine days abroad on Saturday, returning from what was seen as overall a successful foreign trip.

I'm sorry, "successful foreign trip?"

What news coverage were THEY watching?

Politico also reports that Kushner is frustrated and saddened by his ineffectiveness in his role as Trump's closest adviser: 

The spotlight on Kushner’s involvement with the Russians comes at a time when the powerful son-in-law has been telling associates that he is frustrated with his job. 

Two associates who have spoken to Kushner in recent weeks described him as “unhappy” and “miserable,” in part because he has not been able to make the changes he wants to under his father-in-law. Kushner, the source said, has recently seemed resigned to the fact that the internal dysfunction that has defined the first months of Trump’s administration is unlikely to pass. “He’s still trying to tell people it will improve but he seems like he was trying to convince himself,” the source said.

You would think that somebody who has been around Trump as long as Kushner has would realize that he is broken and there is just no fixing him.

As for all that talk about Kushner having multiple contacts with the Russian Ambassador, he apparently has developed a case of amnesia:

Top presidential adviser Jared Kushner’s legal team pushed back Friday night against a report that the White House senior adviser and Trump son-in-law had at least three undisclosed contacts with a Russian ambassador during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, saying he had “no recollection” of the alleged exchanges. 

"Mr. Kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. He has no recollection of the calls as described,” Kushner’s lawyer Jamie Gorelick told POLITICO in a statement, responding to a Reuters report about Kushner's contacts with Russian ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. 

“We have asked (Reuters) for the dates of such alleged calls so we may look into it and respond, but we have not received such information," Gorelick added. 

Ah yes the "I did not disclose my contacts with Russian operatives, as was my legal obligation, because they simply slipped my mind" defense.

Much like the "How could I have robbed that bank if I do not remember leaving the house?" defense.

Keep in mind that this guy is supposed to solve the opioid crisis, establish peace in the Middle East, and reform criminal justice in this country, all while forgetting important meetings that he has attended.

Yep, that should work out just peachy.

Of course remember in the eyes of Donald Trump all of this is "fake news."

It is my opinion that many of the leaks coming out of the White House are fabricated lies made up by the #FakeNews media.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017

Whenever you see the words 'sources say' in the fake news media, and they don't mention names....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017

....it is very possible that those sources don't exist but are made up by fake news writers. #FakeNews is the enemy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 28, 2017

"In my opinion?"

"It is very possible that those sources don't exist?"

Wouldn't Trump know for a fact whether or not these sources were telling the truth or not?

Yeah, I think he would. Which means he is trying to sow the seeds of doubt when he already knows what the harvest of truth will reveal.

Here is Donald Trump pushing a prime minister out of the way in order to get to the front of the line.

During his visit to NATO headquarters, Trump moves in front of Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic to be in front of the group pic.twitter.com/kYDfshnVrp

— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2017

Unbelievable!

Here is the actual video.

This guy is on a daily basis destroying all of the integrity President Obama worked so hard to earn for this country.

I have not been this embarrassed about our leaders since the Bush Administration.

And believe it or not this is even worse!

Donald Trump meets the Pope.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words.

I would say that this one is worth perhaps twice that many.

Have you ever seen a glummer group of people?

The only one smiling is the idiot in the early stages of dementia.

Here it looks as if the Pope cannot believe he has to actually interact with his moron as if he is the president of the United States.

After the meeting Trump had this to say: 

"He is something," Trump said of the Pope later in the day, during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. "We had a fantastic meeting. We're liking Italy very, very much and it was an honor to be with the Pope."

For his part the Pope sent Trump a rather clear message: 

The Pope's gift left no questions about its symbolism, presenting Trump with an olive tree medal crafted by a Roman artist that the Pope said symbolizes peace. 

"We can use peace," Trump said. 

"I signed it personally for you," the Pope offered.

Like I said, a clear message. 

The exact moment that Donald Trump joined the Illuminati.

Courtesy of The Hill:  

Trump, daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump and son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner all toured the new Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology, which aims to combat militant ideology and messaging. 

Trump then participated in a grand opening of the center with the Saudi king, culminating in the two leaders, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, placing their hands on a glowing globe. A photo of the opening quickly went viral on Twitter.

You often hear the term "the image that broke the internet," but this one may have come as close as any other to doing just that.

You first have to keep in mind the fact that many of Trump's supporters are conspiracy theorists who believe the world is run by shadowy groups, who participate in secret rituals, and control everything on the planet, such as the media, wars, and the flow of money.

An image like this is just the kind of thing that would typically have those supporters collapsing in a dead faint or dropping to their knees to pray for Trump's very soul.

In fact we also learned that Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon have left the tour and are now heading back to the White House. That MIGHT just be a coincidence, but then again......

Well whatever Trump's supporters may have felt after seeing this image, the majority of the Twitter users saw it as an opportunity for mockery.

oh you know, a bunch of plutocrats in a darkened room putting their hands on a glowing orb in a totally non-illuminati kind of way pic.twitter.com/Q2Ue2FBi6l

— shrill 🇺🇸🌲🏀 (@theshrillest) May 21, 2017

RIYADH — President Trump announced today that the Orb is his God now, praise to Its Luminescence, O how he longs for the warmth of Ørb pic.twitter.com/lSCjHgotgW

— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) May 21, 2017

And here’s Trump at the opening of the “Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology” in Riyadh pic.twitter.com/gshRT2nFLU

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) May 21, 2017

Hail Hydra. pic.twitter.com/NbGk8QIF3w

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 21, 2017

wow this remake of "the Dark Crystal" looks great pic.twitter.com/FmUaqrg1SK

— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) May 21, 2017

One day yr bragging abt Gen Pershing &pigs blood bullets, next yr communing the orb of destiny with The Custodian of the Sacred Mosques. pic.twitter.com/6xZ1aDTcS5

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 21, 2017

Oh yeah, Trump's trip is certainly starting out on a high note.

Usually I would say it can only get better from here, but this is Donald "I fuck up everything" Trump we're talking about. So who knows? 

Donald Trump travels to Saudi Arabia, makes huge arms deal, and tries to forget that he may be impeached when he gets back to the US.

President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson swayed along with traditional dancers in Saudi Arabia pic.twitter.com/HAf6RroaDe

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 20, 2017

 Old white men dancing without any rhythm, no wonder they hate us in the Middle East.

Courtesy of WaPo: 

President Trump made a splashy debut on the world stage here Saturday, ushering in a new era in U.S.-Saudi Arabian relations by signing a joint “strategic vision” that includes $110 billion in American arms sales and other new investments that the administration said would bring hundreds of thousands of jobs. 

“It was a great day,” Trump said. He cited “tremendous investments in the United States . . . and jobs, jobs, jobs.” 

While initial details were scant, the agreements signed included a U.S. letter of intent to “support Saudi Arabia’s defense needs” with sales of a number of items — naval ships, tanks and other vehicles — that were the subject of agreements under earlier administrations, as well as some new items that had never passed the discussion stage, such as sophisticated THAAD missile defense systems. 

Other items are intended to modernize Saudi Arabia’s cyberdefense and airborne intelligence-gathering, and secure its borders. 

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a news conference with his Saudi counterpart, described common views on counterterrorism, the threat from Iran and regional security. He outlined “like-minded” goals in the security and economic spheres and said, “We’re very proud of this relationship that we are embarking on with the kingdom.”

Is this the appropriate place to point out that fifteen of the nineteen 9-11 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia?

At least one US Senator,Chris Murphy, is not terribly impressed with this sale: 

Piled on top of this enormous arms lot are precision-guided munitions that President Obama would not sell the Saudis. That’s not because the Obama folks didn’t like selling weapons to the Saudis — Obama sold more weapons and gear to Saudi Arabia in eight years than all other previous administrations combined. No, Obama withheld precision-guided munitions because the Saudis were using U.S.-provided munitions to repeatedly target civilian and humanitarian sites in their bombing campaign inside Yemen, despite regular protests from the United States. Thousands of civilians inside Yemen have been killed during the civil war, many by the Saudi-led coalition, and today, the country is on the brink of famine in part because the Saudis have intentionally destroyed transit hubs and key bridges, and blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid into Yemen. As we speak, millions of Yemenis are being radicalized against the country they blame for the civilian deaths: the United States. By selling the Saudis these precision-guided weapons more — not fewer — civilians will be killed because it is Saudi Arabia’s strategy to starve Yemenis to death to increase their own leverage at the negotiating table. They couldn’t do this without the weapons we are selling them.

Murphy also points out that it is very unlikely that the Saudis will use these weapons to fight ISIS, and will likely instead use them in their ongoing proxy wars against Iran.

These are of course details about the history of the region that will likely completely elude Donald Trump.

 Above is a photo of Melania walking around without a head covering, like some infidel, despite the fact that Trump tweeted this about Michelle Obama's visit back in 2015.

Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted.We have enuf enemies

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 29, 2015

I assume it is only offensive if a Democratic woman refuses to cover her head while visiting the country.

So Trump's whirlwind excursion to exotic locales to embarrass the United States is off to a rollicking start.

I only hope that Trump can return from this trip not having started a war with every nation that he visits.

Donald Trump demands the right to ride in the Queen of England's golden carriage despite the security risks.

Courtesy of Yahoo News:  

US President Donald Trump is keen to use the Queen's royal carriage to travel down The Mall to Buckingham Palace. 

According to officials, the White House views the carriage procession as an important part of Trump's itinerary for his visit scheduled for the second week in October.

UK security sources have warned that it poses a "monster" security operation, according to a Times report, leading to a lockdown of areas in central London. 

The Metropolitan Police are preparing for one of the largest public order operations in years, as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to come to Westminster to protest at Trump's state visit, which was postponed from earlier this year.

The article goes on to point out that the carriage is a flimsy affair which does not offer the same protection that the a president's reinforced car does against possible attack.

So why, considering the fact that Trump is reviled by many of the people in England, would he so keen on taking such a big security risk?

Ah, well I guess that more or less explains it right there.

Trump's ego demands that he receive the same treatment as his puppet master. 

Personally I don't think that the Queen of England responds well to the demands of bullies sand I hope she refuses Orange Hitler's demand.

Donald Trump essentially confirms that this rift with Russia is all bullshit.

Things will work out fine between the U.S.A. and Russia. At the right time everyone will come to their senses & there will be lasting peace!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2017

Wait, what?

Now Trump would have NO way of knowing that unless he had some way of knowing that.

Meaning that Trump is confident that things will work out with Russia, because all of this supposed bad blood between our two counties is for show, and means absolutely NOTHING!

Before this tweet Trump was quoted as saying that relations between Russia and America "may be at an all-time low."

If that were in fact the case then Trump would be far less certain that "everyone will come to their senses and there will be lasting peace."

(Remember there is still an ongoing investigation into Russia's hacking of our election.)

But he IS confident that things are going to be fine, because things are fine right now, and all of this smoke and mirrors is to convince us that Trump is not Putin's poodle and that Putin is not essentially in charge of our country.

Which would be a lot more convincing if it did not seem that EVERY OTHER person in Trump's Administration seemed to have ties to Russian oligarchs.

Putin feigns anger with US during meeting with Secretary or State Rex Tillerson.

Oh shucks. I could never quit you.

Okay so after at first putting out the message that Putin would not meet with Tillerson, thereby getting the press all atwitter about a rift concerning Syria, that meeting finally took place.

Courtesy of the New York Times:  

After Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson waited for much of the day, wondering whether he would get to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin, the two men sat down at the Kremlin late Wednesday afternoon in the first face-to-face meeting between the Russian leader and a top official in the Trump administration. 

Relations between the United States and Russia have grown so tense that it was unclear whether Mr. Putin would agree to see Mr. Tillerson, a man he once gave a medal of friendship. 

Their meeting lasted almost two hours and ended just before 8 p.m. local time.

So what we are supposed to take from this is that Putin is really, really pissy with the United States right now so he threw shade at them by making the Secretary of State cool his heels like some peasant, before finally giving in and taking the meeting.

(A meeting by the way that Putin showed up on time for, even though he is famous for showing up late to meetings, including one with former Secretary of State John Kerry and even the Pope. )

Keep in mind that Tillerson is a such a good friend of Putin's, that he once gave him the Russian Medal of Friendship.

But now we are to believe that he would suddenly dis his old friend over something as silly as politics?

According to statements by Tillerson after the meeting things were supposedly chilly between the two old friends.

Courtesy of CNN: 

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that relations with Moscow are at a low point after meetings in Russia that seemed to do little to bridge a deepening diplomatic divide over a chemical attack in Syria. 

Relations are "at a low point, there is a low level of trust between our two countries," Tillerson said at a news conference with his Russian counterpart, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Of course we have to simply take Tillerson's word on this because....

If you're wondering why the US press doesn't have pictures of Secretary Tillerson at the Kremlin, that's because he ditched his press pool

— margaret brennan (@margbrennan) April 12, 2017

That's right, no press allowed.

For all we know Tillerson and Putin greeted each other with high fives and air kisses, because let's face it the only group of people who lies more to the press than the Russians, are the folks associated with Donald Trump.

But it sounds good right?

Good enough to fool even the folks over at Vox, who actually wrote this headline: 

Rex Tillerson’s first visit to Moscow showed that the Trump-Russia lovefest is dead

WTF? So we are to believe that in just five days since the missile attack in Syria that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin went from braiding each other's hair to writing nasty messages in each other's school lockers?

Bullshit!

I like the folks over at Vox, I really do. But they are acting like it is their first day on the job of covering Donald Trump and his use of Tourette Syndrome like distractions.

Here is an observation from former presidential candidate Evan McMullin:

In his prepared remarks today in Russia, Secretary of State Tillerson made no mention of Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election.

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) April 12, 2017

Yeah, if the Trump Administration has really had enough of Putin's shit why not hold his feet to the fire over this?

No, take my word for it this "lovefest" is far from dead.

They are just waiting for the media to get distracted before they start tongue kissing again.

Just keep your eye on those Russian sanctions.

You know in light of the fact that Donald Trump is seriously screwing up with foreign policy, it should be remember that we were warned about that very thing.

If only someone had warned us Trump was not up to the task of international diplomacy. pic.twitter.com/jRsKT7VKq0

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) December 3, 2016

Courtesy of The Hill: 

A former Hillary Clinton spokesman on Friday said Clinton warned the nation that President-elect Donald Trump was not prepared to conduct international diplomacy. 

Shortly after news emerged of Trump's controversial phone conversation with Taiwan's president, former Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon tweeted: "If only someone had warned us Trump was not up to the task of international diplomacy."

You remember that person right?

The one who had the knowledge, experience, and temperament to actually do the job of the President of the United States.

The one who had prepared her whole life for the job, and could essentially do it in her sleep.

The one who actually won the hearts of the American people as indicted by her stunning popular vote victory.

Yeah that one.

For the next four years I guarantee that this person's reputation will take on mythical proportions, and that by the time we get to the end of Trump's first term there will be more people lying about having voted for Hillary Clinton than claiming they were at Woodstock. 

Count on it.

China lodges complaint over Trump call with Taiwan.

How would I know about foreign relations? I'm a reality show star.

Courtesy of CNN:

China's foreign ministry said Saturday it has lodged a complaint with the United States over a controversial phone call between President-elect Donald Trump and Taiwan's President that has overturned decades of diplomatic protocol. 

China views Taiwan as a renegade province and, since 1979, the US has acknowledged Beijing's claim that Taiwan is part of China, with US-China relations governed by a set of protocols known as the 'one China' policy. 

This means there are no formal diplomatic relations between the United States and Taiwan -- so Trump's decision to take Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's call could risk a major upset. 

"We have noticed relevant reports and lodged solemn representation with the relevant side in the United States," said a statement Saturday from China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang. 

"I must point out that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inseparable part of the Chinese territory ... The 'one China' principle is the political foundation of China-US relations.

Donald Trump blamed this mix up on the fact that Taiwan called HIM.

The President of Taiwan CALLED ME today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency. Thank you!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2016

However according to a spokesman for the Taiwanese President that is not the case:

The telephone call between Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump was agreed to ahead of time, said presidential office spokesman Alex Huang on Saturday. 

"Of course both sides agreed ahead of time before making contact," Huang told Reuters, when asked about Trump's Twitter message stating that it was Tsai who called him.

What? Donald Trump's lying?

Must be Saturday.

But why would Donald Trump risk an international incident with China just to take a phone call with the Taiwanese President?

Is he just ignorant of protocol, or could it be something else?

Courtesy of Shanghaiist:  

The mayor of Taoyuan confirmed rumors on Wednesday that US president-elect Donald Trump was considering constructing a series of luxury hotels and resorts in the northwest Taiwanese city. 

A representative from the Trump Organization paid a visit to Taoyuan in September, expressing interest in the city's Aerotropolis, a large-scale urban development project aimed at capitalizing on Taoyuan's status as a transport hub for East Asia, Taiwan News reports.With the review process for the Aerotropolis still underway, Taoyuan's mayor referred to the subject of the meeting as mere investment speculation. Other reports indicate that Eric Trump, the president-elect's second son and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, will be coming to Taoyuan later this year to discuss the potential business opportunity.

Putting a potential business opportunity before the safety and security of the American people. 

This is your new president America.

Donald Trump takes to Twitter with threat to terminate deal with Cuba.

If Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the U.S. as a whole, I will terminate deal.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 28, 2016

Courtesy of the New York Post: 

The comment is the latest hardline stance towards the island nation following the Friday death of longtime leader Fidel Castro. While President Obama and some other world leaders issued carefully worded statements on Castro's death, Trump's statement called him a "brutal dictator who oppressed his own people for nearly six decades." 

The tweet goes further, suggesting that he would roll back the first major thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations since Castro seized power in the late 1950s. Following months of secret meetings, President Obama and Raul Castro, who now runs the island, announced an agreement to normalize diplomatic relations and begin allowing trade and travel between the countries.

Damn that is short sighted.

With Fidel Castro now dead, and his brother talking of stepping down as Cuba's president, this is a prime opportunity for the US to exert some influence and work to create a relationship that benefits both countries. 

But no, the corpulent tangerine anus has to shit on every policy decision that President Obama has ever made simply out of spite, without any regard for the benefits they may afford the American people or our relations with foreign countries.

He is not even the president yet and already Donald Trump has China making threats against the United States.

Courtesy of The Guardian: 

US president-elect Donald Trump would be a “naive” fool to launch an all-out trade war against China, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has claimed. 

During the acrimonious race for the White House Trump repeatedly lashed out at China, vowing to punish Beijing with “defensive” 45% tariffs on Chinese imports and to officially declare it a currency manipulator. 

On Monday the state-run Global Times warned that such measures would be a grave mistake. 

“If Trump wrecks Sino-US trade, a number of US industries will be impaired. Finally the new president will be condemned for his recklessness, ignorance and incompetence,” the newspaper said in an editorial. 

The Global Times claimed any new tariffs would trigger immediate “countermeasures” and “tit-for-tat approach” from Beijing. 

“A batch of Boeing orders will be replaced by Airbus. US auto and iPhone sales in China will suffer a setback, and US soybean and maize imports will be halted. China can also limit the number of Chinese students studying in the US.” 

“Making things difficult for China politically will do him no good,” the newspaper warned.

You know it's called diplomacy, and presidents who don't learn it end up starting wars and damaging our relations with other countries.

I predict that by the time Trump finishes his four years in the White House we will no longer be on speaking terms with any other nation on earth.

Except Russia of course.