shit Trumps say – Pensito

A Rare Moment of Trumpian Self-Reflection

January 10, 2020 Buck Banks

“You know it’s interesting, as I’m saying this stuff — you know, ‘They want crime, they want chaos’ — I’m saying all this stuff and then I say, ‘Gee, now I sort of understand why they hate me for it.’”

— President Trump, quoted by the Washington Post, in a rare moment of self-reflection before adding, “But it’s true.”

Trump ‘s Toilet Tantrum

December 9, 2019 Buck Banks

10, 15

President Trump ordered a federal review of water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures and complained that “people are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once” in homes with low-flow appliances that aim to conserve water, Bloomberg reports.

Trump Congratulates China on 70 Years of Communism

October 2, 2019 Buck Banks

“Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!”

— Donald Trump, on Twitter.

Trump Sees Himself as a Uniter

August 7, 2019 Buck Banks

“I think my rhetoric brings people together. Our country is doing really well.”

— President Trump, quoted by The Hill, before leaving the White House to visit two cities that experienced mass shootings last weekend.

Trump Is His Own Worst Leaker

April 3, 2019 Buck Banks

“Someone’s gonna leak this speech to the media.”

— President Trump, quoted by CBS News, apparently unaware there were press and cameras in the room covering his speech to an NRCC fundraising dinner.

Eric Trump: Democrats Who Support Investigations of His Father Are ‘Not Even People’

March 12, 2019 Buck Banks

“I’ve never seen hatred like this, and to me they’re not even people. It’s so, so sad, I mean morality is just gone, morals have flown out the window we deserve so much better than this as a country. You know it’s so sad. You see the democratic party — they’re imploding. They’re imploding. They have no message.”

— Eric Trump, saying Democrats who support the probe into his father’s campaign and Russia are “not even people,” CNN reports.

Ivanka, Job Maker

February 26, 2019 Buck Banks

Donald Trump thinks we’re all justa buncha yobs,
Who believe the outrageous lies he lobs.
In a speech just yesterday,
He had the temerity to say,
His daughter Ivanka had created “millions of jobs.”

Lara Trump’s as Clueless as the Rest of the Trumps

January 23, 2019 Buck Banks

“We get that this is unfair to you, but this is so much bigger than any one person. It is a little bit of pain, but it’s going to be for the future of our country and their children and their grandchildren and generations after that will thank them for their sacrifice right now.”

— Lara Trump, quoted by Newsweek, on the furloughed federal employees due to the government shutdown.

Trump Jr. Compares Asylum Seekers with Zoo Animals

January 9, 2019 Buck Banks

“You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work.”

— Donald Trump Jr., on Instagram, comparing a border wall with Mexico to a fence containing zoo animals.

WSJ Slams Trump for Parroting Russian Propaganda About Afghanistan

January 7, 2019 Buck Banks

“We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President.”

— The Wall Street Journal editorial page slamming President Trump’s comments earlier this week which echoed Russian propaganda when he defended the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.

“You know it’s interesting, as I’m saying this stuff — you know, ‘They want crime, they want chaos’ — I’m saying all this stuff and then I say, ‘Gee, now I sort of understand why they hate me for it.’”

— President Trump, quoted by the Washington Post, in a rare moment of self-reflection before adding, “But it’s true.”

10, 15

President Trump ordered a federal review of water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures and complained that “people are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once” in homes with low-flow appliances that aim to conserve water, Bloomberg reports.

“Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!”

— Donald Trump, on Twitter.

“I think my rhetoric brings people together. Our country is doing really well.”

— President Trump, quoted by The Hill, before leaving the White House to visit two cities that experienced mass shootings last weekend.

“Someone’s gonna leak this speech to the media.”

— President Trump, quoted by CBS News, apparently unaware there were press and cameras in the room covering his speech to an NRCC fundraising dinner.

— Eric Trump, saying Democrats who support the probe into his father’s campaign and Russia are “not even people,” CNN reports.

“We get that this is unfair to you, but this is so much bigger than any one person. It is a little bit of pain, but it’s going to be for the future of our country and their children and their grandchildren and generations after that will thank them for their sacrifice right now.”

— Lara Trump, quoted by Newsweek, on the furloughed federal employees due to the government shutdown.

“You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo? Because walls work.”

— Donald Trump Jr., on Instagram, comparing a border wall with Mexico to a fence containing zoo animals.

“We cannot recall a more absurd misstatement of history by an American President.”

— The Wall Street Journal editorial page slamming President Trump’s comments earlier this week which echoed Russian propaganda when he defended the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Get rid of her! Get her out tomorrow. I don’t care. Get her out tomorrow. Take her out. Okay? Do it.”

“If you find him guilty, you must find that he be removed. Because right matters. And the truth matters. Otherwise we are lost.”

— House manager Adam Schiff, quoted by CNN, ending his arguments on the second day of President Trump’s impeachment trial.

“Everyday Americans know what a fair trial is. And that includes witnesses, it includes testimony, it includes both sides having a fair shot at presenting their case. And if they don’t see that, then they’ll say, ‘Well, yeah, he got off, but it’s because it was rigged.’”

— House manager Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), quoted by The Hill.

“The Constitution is not a suicide pact. It does not leave us stuck with presidents who abuse their power in unforeseen ways that threaten our security and democracy.”

— House manager Jerry Nadler, arguing it’s impossible to limit impeachment to acts that already written into law.

— Vox

Numerati

34

The Pentagon has confirmed that 34 U.S. service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile strike in Iraq. Eight of them were flown back to the United States for medical treatment, CNN reports. President Trump originally said there were no casualties.

72%

100 seconds

15th

Yesterday was Donald and Melania Trump’s 15th wedding anniversary, but Kate Bennett noticed that neither has ever said anything about their anniversary publicly since Trump took office.

51%

A new Pew Research survey found that 51% say the outcome of the Senate trial should be President Trump’s removal from office, while 46% say the result should lead to Trump remaining in office.