Trump Disgraces Himself By Tweeting Instead Of Leading After New York Terror Attack
Trump Disgraces Himself By Tweeting Instead Of Leading After New York Terror Attack
By Jason Easley on Tue, Oct 31st, 2017 at 5:56 pm
Trump’s presidential impotence was on full display after the New York terror attack that killed eight and injured fifteen when instead of leading, all Trump could muster was an all-caps tweet.
Trump tweeted:
In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!
The president didn’t make a brief statement to the country. There was no official White House statement from Trump. The White House only released a statement saying, “The President has been briefed on the incident in NYC by CoS Kelly and will be continually updated as more details are known. Our Thoughts and prayers are with all those affected.”
Someone committed an act of terror in New York, and all Trump can say is not in the USA. Well, guess what? It did happen in the USA. This attack was no different than ones that have occurred in Europe. It did happen here, and all the weak president can do is watch cable news and tell himself that this attack didn’t really happen under his watch.
The reality that the asleep at the wheel president is not keeping America safe.
At the time when the United States needs presidential leadership, all Donald Trump can offer is a delusional tweet.
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It is strange that after a homeland terrorist incident Trump does nothing but tweet.
I think that form of communication has taken over his mind.
Hey Johnnie - why don't you try to get up-to-date?
The White House issued an official statement Tuesday evening saying:
He won't. That would interfere with his temper tantrum.
I was really surprised that you seeded this (less than accurate) article, John. Wait. No, I wasn't.
The article is not inaccurate. At first Trump tweeted. The White House then put out a statement that did not include a personal statement from the president. Some hours later the president put out a personal statement.
I don't think tweeting is the proper response from a POTUS to this type of incident.
If you do, then fine.
Politicus USA LOL and Jason Easley. Too embarrassed to put the link in your article or just thought you would pull another slick one?
Here are some more Jason Easley article's from the left wing Liberal Nation Rising rag site. He makes Rachel Maddow seem like a moderate.
Thanks. You save me research time, because the author did not source his article. Isn't that a CoC violation?
Am confident that the 'Bannonites' are devising ways to make political capital on this incident of Terrorism.
The alleged terrorist arrived in the US in 2010. Thusly, in conserva/world it is Obama's fault even though the terrorist is from a former Soviet Satellite State.
Headline: Liberals Disgrace Themselves Every Time They Exploit Terrorism
Yea, cons would never do that!!!! Read #5.6
As the leader of the left wing screech patrol posted this........but, Okay, it's the right's fault. Only in the make believe world that some live in.
If Trump ever falsely blames a video or refuses to address the cause (Islamic terror) then maybe you'll have a point.
No, he just blames other people
btw....that visa is one of the hardest to get.
You mean like this
How about this
My point been made yet?
Oh, I'm sorry. Is there one in there somewhere?
I'll take that as an affirmative!
Still waiting on Las Vegas....
Trump repeatedly condemn white supremacist. Your link is based on a total lie.
We're all waiting. Why? The local and state police, the hotel, and the FBI can't get their stories straight.
Learned that from obama, the true master of passing the buck.
Of course if you had bothered to read your link you would have seen where the White House said that it was going to hold off until the investigation was over and who was responsible could be determined. The investigation is on going and they still do not know who did it. But seeing how you are a big supporter of obama and a liberal you are used to going off half cocked wuth only partial info.
Supply a link please. Make sure it is from someone that can be trusted to tell something he can't, the truth.
There's an old childhood saying which fits Trump to a tee, "When you point a finger at someone, three are pointed back at you", Trump points that finger at everyone and, never bothers to realize that three are always pointed back at him. Read this and, learn what jumping the gun is.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/01/trumps-new-york-attack-response-fits-his-pattern-after-a-crisis-cast-blame-and-get-political/?utm_term=.35cd8e6eaed5
Cite anyone involved in this investigation who doesn't say this is an ISIS attack? The president was correct as he usually is on terrorism.
Comedy! Thanks for proving my point! The ONLY attacks that Trump didn't IMMEDIATELY claim terrorism or tweet about where the two attacks on mosques! Even in the one in Minnesota Gorka was trying to explain Trump's SILENCE because he hadn't even made a statement about the attack period The attack happened 5 days earlier! He didn't have to spout crap about who was responsible, at the very least he could have condemned the attack and showed solidarity for the community, like he immediately did with any other bombings or attacks....instead he dropped the ball!
So you're saying that no bills about bump stocks can be submitted until local police say it's okay to? Really???
I said nothing about bump stocks or bills. Move along.
Since you're probably a big believer in CNN fake news maybe you'll accept this:
Now that you mention it, how many times did Obama condemn white supremacists?
Rmando said:
Trump repeatedly condemn white supremacist.
Tessy Said:
Since when?
Galen Ross Said:
Supply a link please. Make sure it is from someone that can be trusted to tell something he can't, the truth.
Linkage needed form other than a typical right leaning source.....
OK...
How about Wolf Blitzer for CNN? Monday Mar 20th 2016
"You condemn them?" Blitzer said. "You don't want their support?"
"Of course I condemn them. Always, I've always condemned them. I don't want their support, I don't need their support," Trump said.
How about Maggie Haberman for the New York Times May 5th 2016
Later Thursday, Mr. Trump said in a statement that he “totally disavows” Mr. Duke’s remarks.
“Antisemitism has no place our society, which needs to be united, not divided,” said Mr. Trump,
How about Rebecca Shabad CBS News May 6, 2016
"Antisemitism has no place our society, which needs to be united, not divided," Trump said in a statement to The New York Times, adding that he "totally disavows" Duke's remarks.
How about Wills Robinson for the Daily Mail July 24th 2016
'Because last time with another person in this position, I did it (rebuked) very quickly. And they said, 'He didn't do it fast enough. Rebuked. Is that OK? Rebuked, done,' he said
When host Chuck Todd asked him if we would vote for a Democrat if it stopped Duke from winning, he said: 'I guess, depending on who the Democrat (is) -- but the answer would be yes.'
The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the deadly car attack that killed one innocent Americans and wounded 20 others. To anyone who acted criminally in this weekend’s racist violence, you will be held fully accountable. Justice will be delivered. As I said on Saturday, we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. It has no place in America. And as I have said many times before, no matter the color of our skin, we all live under the same laws. We all salute the same great flag, and we are all made by the same Almighty God. We must love each other, show affection for each other and unite together in condemnation of hatred, bigotry and violence. We must rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that bring us together as Americans.
Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans. We are a nation founded on the truth that all of us are created equal. We are equal in the eyes of our Creator. We are equal under the law. And we are equal under our Constitution.
How about Eli Watkins for CNN September 14th 2017
Yeah, because bumpstocks caused the Las Vegas shootings. DO you want to ban Home Depot Truck Rentals now?
They sure as hell made the shooting more successful. Are you denying that they enabled a higher body count?
How do you figure that.
Regular guy fast shooting an AR15.
It's not hard.
Even an 8 year old can shoot one fast without a bump stock.
He had time to just keep shooting in Vegas.
I’ll make it simpler. Why the fuck should Trump give them any more acknowledgment than Obama did?
It's very telling that the left only calls for tougher legislation or bans when a gun is used but never says a word when the weapon is a bomb, knife, machete, or truck.
Maybe you should see what he has gotten wrong concerning terror attacks.
They don't seem to find the likes of "A Lottery to become a citizen" to be a problem either. In Fact, they don't find "ILLEGAL" immigration a problem. Reference their love of "Sanctuary Cities".
Loved Chucky Schumers call to not cut "Anti-Terrorist" funding (Since the last two Presidents tried cutting that funding too). He fails to tell "The People", a lot of that money handed out hasn't been used. Yet Chucky "CRIES" if refugee's we know nothing about, are stopped from coming to this country. The Chucky types are just laughable....and DEPLORABLE TOO !!!!!!!
Bombs are already illegal genius.
Knifes have other uses that killing.
Trucks also have other uses than killing.
PLUS, we're talking mass killings. Trucks and knives are not as useful for killing the most people in the shortest time as guns are. Assault weapons and enhancements like bump stocks and silencers are not for any kind of hunting or target shooting.
I don't know what an illegal genius is, but I do know that bombs can be made using legal chemicals/products that are easily purchased in supermarkets. Your point?
Knives have been used for hunting and fishing as tools to feed humans for millennia. Would you like to remove knives from humans, too? Your point?
Newsflash -- Trucks/vehicles are ISIS' and other radical Islamists' newest killing tools. They're easy to rent and ISLAMIC RADICALS only need a drivers license. Do you want them to go back to hijacking jets so they can murder 3000 a day? Whose side are you on?
I recommend that you do more statistical research about those vague claims before posting that sort of comment again.
It isn't about hunting or target shooting. Bump stocks need to be classed as machine guns and put under the NFA. Silencers are another issue. They do not silence a gun but reduce the noise. Hollywood sound effects make people think a silencer sounds like a quiet spit. It isn't! There are plenty of youtube videos of actual silenced weapons. Watch one and learn. The other thing is that silencers can't suppress the crack sound of a bullet as it breaks the sound barrier since that happens far past the muzzle. I wish I had a silencer for my shotgun. I shot trap for many years. I have special custom molded ear plugs but still have hearing loss from my decades in the sport.
IMO all terrorists attacks are insane people.
Sane people just dont do shit like that.
It takes a twisted mind to do that kind of crap.
Twisted in one way or another , not sane.
Agreed. It takes a special kind of twisted mind to do stuff like this. And it takes an even more twisted mind to try to blame the President for what happened by a lone wolf jackwad in NYC.
Ha! A twisted mind indeed!
I agree and I already said, in fact IF any one man in America could stop every terrorist, then that one man has way too damn much power.
And I'm one of the folks that gave you thumbs up on that comment.
I read the comments from the top down.
Until today, I believed as you do. But -- Think about this for a moment -- how many times have we been told that a terrorist attack was perpetrated by "a lone wolf" Islamic terrorist? How many "lone wolves" could there possibly be ... especially since they use the same MOs and Internet sites to achieve their goals? They're all somehow united in a radical Islamist terrorism network, IMO.
Well said!
Yet, you're willing to give Trump that power.
Thanks for the accusation.
>-.---.-
And the investigation shows he used the ISIS planning for this attack and the attack has been planned for some time now.
8 dead in NY...
Thanks........trump, for keeping us safe....Idiot.
If any one man has the power to stop all terrorists in America... then that one man has way too much power.
only totalitarian Govts like the left loves can even seriously reduce these kinds of terrorist risks.
And we have a winner.
Politicizing a terrorist attack ... wow. Well, here are some political FACTS:
You should be thanking Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his minions for keeping America "safe". He's the senator who was influential in adding the Diversity Visa Program to another bill in 1990. Through this program, millions of unvetted Muslims legally entered the US and quickly got a green card. One of those millions of unvetted Muslims is from a country that doesn't keep good/accurate records so there was no way to properly vet him. His name is SAYFULLO (Saifullah) SAIPOV.
You mean like Trump did last night?
"You should be thanking Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his minions for keeping America "safe"."
And, like you are doing here?
Oh, the guy who came from a former Soviet satellite state? Yep, that's right, he comes from a country that was under Soviet rule.
Uzbekistan declared its independence in 1991. Saipov emigrated to the USA in 2010. That's 19 years of constitutional freedom and still nothing upon which to vet. Do you really think that all Soviet states didn't keep records? Some did, some didn't. Try again.
What are you taking about? Uzbekistan, especially the Muslims in that country are extremely vetted! Clerics in the country are government vetted, all madrassas are government controlled and infiltrated by undercover informants. Pilgrims to Mecca have to go through a rigorous government vetting process and are then accompanied on the journey by government minders and until recently, children under 18 were banned from attending mosques. As well Uzebekistan’s post-soviet ruler who died last year, outlawed Islamist political parties and imprisoned and tortured dozens of religious activists, and kept “black list” of people it has decided are religious extremists. Stop listening to rightwing talking points and research for yourself, because this country has a very good network regarding the vetting of their Muslim citizens
It doesn't matter what he would say you would find fault with it,
A/noon... Feel so sorry for the lost souls. Their loved one's and friends lives will never be the same again. Nor will it be for the injured and the emergency responders trying to cope with it all. About all you can do is look out for one another, keep your wits about you and if given the opportunity, have a go at the Daesh maggots. As often as we have seen else where, some lives can and will be saved by the brave actions of others in the hour of need...With much sympathy from across the Pacific...
Thank you for keeping this in perspective along with your thoughts for these people. Nice to see that there are people that are not obsessed idiots in tis world
A spoiled, angry five-year-old with a learning disability is President of the United States of America. Never mind 'God bless America.' God HELP America!
NOT IN THE U.S.A.!
Would someone tell this moron that New York is in the “U.S.A.”
When a five-year-old throws a fit, the things he says usually don't make much sense.
As usual, he was saying that 'Not in the U.S.A.' as he wants these acts to not happen in the USA, but you are going to try to spin this as bleakly as you can because it's all you know how to do.
Glad to see your concern for the dead and wounded at the hands of this assclown that ran them down. Interpretations like yours are a symptom of the sickness that afflicts this country these days.
Oh great another liberal bashing and Trump criticizing day on NT.
Terrorist attacks on U.S. soil by foreign operatives
Under Obama 8 years = 0
Under trump 10 months = 1
If the numbers were reversed the righties would be saying that this is proof Obama sponsors domestic terrorism. Notice trump does not call it terrorism, it is now a sick and deranged person, is he afraid to make the Islamic/Isis connection?
Foreign operatives? He's been here legally since 2010. Might want to think about more than just Pavlov ringing your bell.
seven whole years embedded? ring ring ring, are you drooling yet?
Well lets see just how well this one hold up....
Obama was in office when to when?
January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017......
See that last highlighted line? Mateen is the only one that can be considered "Home Grown" as never having left the US.
That makes six terrorist attacks either claimed to be Al Quaida or directly linked to Al Quaida
Even Obama isn't willing to make such a fraudulent claim such as yours.... (despite his administrations desire to call them anything but terrorist attacks)
Talk about being a slavering slave to politics in bias to your beloved one.... The facts don't match...
Seems that I stand corrected in that the Tsarnaev's and Milak were not American born all others were. You seemed to not notice that your esteemed leader is not calling the latest attack a terrorist one for his own probably profitable reasons. I 'slavingly slave" to no ideal, person or political entity a strange allegation from one who seemingly worships at the putrid feet of his master. MAGA Dump Trump!
If you knew from whence you talked you would know that I'm a true Libertarian, I don't have a master..... and I bend no knee to any living being.
I believe in the obvious, we are all created equal my friend...... we all have certain in-a-lienable rights....... gifted to us by an all powerful creator whomever that may be for each of us...... I have the right to be just as you have..... I have the right to be free just as you have.... we all have the right to be as happy as we desire to be in whatever life we choose...... To keep all this largess (cause no one has any right if they cannot defend it) we pick and choose a set of people and give them the task of defense for all of us trusting them to do it well...... so we can get on with building a greater world.......
I have stood near the great and powerful, and next to the least amongst us, seen this nation from sea to shining sea with the belief I have held dear to me....
That no man truly knows the heart of his neighbor, until he exposes his own.....
Thanks for the expose....
You tell me oh greatest and most glorious enlightened one, where oh where does the initial posting in the thread that I so humbly deigned to address, carry any reference to any one banning anyone?
Please share your wisdom on why the extant point must be shifted from where it naturally lies.......
Does the evidence of your fearless leaders failure disquiet you?
Uh oh ... too many polysyllabic words in that comment.
{Chuckle} there was a point to it.....
It worked - went over his head.
Look folks, we can point fingers and snipe at each other till the cows come home, but what is that achieving? What this man did was pure evil fueled by a follower of ISIS. It is time to come together, not tear each other apart.
I agree but good luck with that. Some of the folks arguing here have the same problem. If they had their way everything that didn't fit perfectly into their narrative would be quashed. They have the same fundamental hatred ISIS has. That is a hatred of most anything that is different from them.
Sad but true. Fortunately most people aren't that way and when enough of them stand up and say "enough is enough" the fundamentalists will get squished like the nasty little slugs they are.
Apologies to all slugs for the comparison.
" “The president’s tweets, I think, were not helpful. I don’t think they were factual. They tended to point fingers and politicize the situation,” Cuomo said in response to a question from reporters. "His tweet wasn’t even accurate, as far as I’m concerned. That was a bipartisan law that was passed that had basically no relevance to the facts of this situation. ... As I said before, you play into the terrorists to the extent you disrupt and divide and frighten people in this society. The tone now should be the exact opposite.”
Eight people were killed and 11 were seriously injured when Saipov drove a rental Home Depot truck into a bicycle lane along the West Side highway shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.
Miller said notes recovered from the truck and the ongoing investigation indicate the suspect followed instructions that ISIS has put out to carry terror attacks using vehicles "to a tee."
Neither Cuomo nor de Blasio have received a call from Trump after the attacks but both said they had been contacted by Department of Homeland Security officials."
Neither Cuomo nor de Blasio have received a call from Trump after the attacks
He's waiting until he has "all the facts" .... in the meantime twitter trolling the masses is the order of the day.
And both Cuomo and de Blasio, to their credit, told that stupid reporter to stop politicizing the deaths and injuries of a terrorist attack. Others should also take a hint.
Yyyyaaaawwwwnnnnnn - click, click, click, click - John's broken record.