America First, the Netherlands Second?
Holy crap, this is funny. Watch this Dutch satire show’s video (fake news?) that shows the rest of the world hears the Donald exactly the same way we do.
Day: January 24, 2017
Trump Lies About His Environmental Recod
4
Number of “Pinocchios” the Washington Post gave President Trump for his claim in a meeting with business leaders that he had “received awards on the environment.” “Media outlets and environmental groups have tried to find evidence of this claim since 2011 but have come up short. We could not readily find references to Trump’s environmental awards in news coverage over the past 10 years. We checked with the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund, the Environmental Defense Fund and the Sierra Club, and none had any record of Trump’s environmental awards. In fact, environmentalists have criticized many of Trump’s projects.”
The Trump Combo: Ignorance and Certitude
In manner and execution, and in his almost touching desire to be liked, Trump comes across not as larger than life but as one of the smaller people on the world stage. He always had a sort of oafish charisma: as we used to say at Spy, a hustler on his best behavior. In small groups, as many can attest, he has mastered the salesman’s trick of creating faux sincerity and intimacy when answering a question by including the first name of the person who asked it. … But no amount of grifter charm can conceal his alarming disregard for facts and truth. It’s this combination of utter ignorance and complete certitude that his detractors find most terrifying.
— Graydon Carter
Trump Has Lowest Approval Rating Ever
45%
A new Gallup survey finds President Trump’s approval rating at 45%, the lowest initial approval rating in the modern polling era.
The People Who Visited Trump Tower Before the Inauguration
Here’s an oddly compelling look at the people brought to Trump Tower for sessions with the Donald during 10 weeks following the election. Our question: Why would so many people go to so much trouble to be ignored?
