Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2017 19:19:39 GMT -5
I am godwinning my own thread up front -- it is impossible to watch Trump's speech to these boy scouts and not think of the Hitler Youth. Even for Trump, this is disturbing.
A video of the whole thing is at the bottom of this post. I attach the article and quotes for those who don't care/have time to watch.
www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/trump-boy-scouts-rally/index.html
A video of the whole thing is at the bottom of this post. I attach the article and quotes for those who don't care/have time to watch.
www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/politics/trump-boy-scouts-rally/index.html
President Donald Trump turned a Boy Scouts event into a campaign-style rally Monday, starting off his remarks by saying he'd put aside the "fake news" and other issues in Washington while addressing the Boy Scouts of America 2017 National Scout Jamboree.
Despite that line, Trump went on to blast the media, push for the repeal of Obamacare and recall his upset 2016 election win during a speech in which he also praised the scouts and offered life advice to those gathered in West Virginia for the event.
"I said, who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy Scouts?" Trump said.
Despite that line, Trump went on to blast the media, push for the repeal of Obamacare and recall his upset 2016 election win during a speech in which he also praised the scouts and offered life advice to those gathered in West Virginia for the event.
"I said, who the hell wants to speak about politics when I'm in front of the Boy Scouts?" Trump said.
When Price came out, Trump took the opportunity to mention an impending vote in the Senate that could mean the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature domestic legislation.
"Hopefully he's going to get the votes tomorrow to start our path toward killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that's really hurting us," Trump said.
He went on to say that if they didn't get votes, "I'll say, 'Tom, you're fired,'" prompting laughter as Trump reached out to Price. He also told those gathered that Price needed to get Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican, to support him on health care.
As he went through the speech, talking about the importance of scouting and the lessons the Scouts were learning, Trump continued to toss barbs at "the fake media, fake news," and also brought up the election.
"Do you remember that famous night on television, November 8?" Trump asked.
He told the Scouts that Republicans had a tremendous disadvantage in the Electoral College and that the popular vote, which he lost to Democrat Hillary Clinton, "is much easier." He went on to tell the Scouts his victory was "an unbelievable tribute to you and all of the other millions and millions of people that came out and voted for Make America Great Again."
"Hopefully he's going to get the votes tomorrow to start our path toward killing this horrible thing known as Obamacare that's really hurting us," Trump said.
He went on to say that if they didn't get votes, "I'll say, 'Tom, you're fired,'" prompting laughter as Trump reached out to Price. He also told those gathered that Price needed to get Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a West Virginia Republican, to support him on health care.
As he went through the speech, talking about the importance of scouting and the lessons the Scouts were learning, Trump continued to toss barbs at "the fake media, fake news," and also brought up the election.
"Do you remember that famous night on television, November 8?" Trump asked.
He told the Scouts that Republicans had a tremendous disadvantage in the Electoral College and that the popular vote, which he lost to Democrat Hillary Clinton, "is much easier." He went on to tell the Scouts his victory was "an unbelievable tribute to you and all of the other millions and millions of people that came out and voted for Make America Great Again."