Trade Chief Dumbs Down Contract Term After Donald Trump Doesn't Get It
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Robert Lighthizer said a document will be called a "trade agreement" because "memorandum of understanding" didn't track for Trump.
America’s lead trade negotiator, Robert Lighthizer , had an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday as he tried to calmly school him on legal terminology in front of reporters and a chuckling representative from China .
Lighthizer finally stopped trying, and instead deftly switched the term for the same document when he realized he wasn’t making any headway with the president.
It started when Trump was asked by a reporter how long “memorandums of understanding” being negotiated with China over trade disputes would last.
Trump shot back: “I don’t like MOUs because they don’t mean anything.”
Lighthizer calmly corrected the president, and turned to explain to reporters: “An MOU is a contract. It’s the way trade agreements are generally [established]. It’s an actual contract between the two parties. A memo of understanding is a binding agreement.”
He added: “It’s detailed, it covers everything. ... It’s a legal term; it’s a contract.”
“I disagree,” said a scowling Trump, causing top Chinese negotiator Vice Premier Liu He to laugh. “A memorandum of understanding is exactly that: It’s a memorandum of what our understanding is,” he said, circling his hands in the air. “How long will that take to put into a ... contract?”
In a flash, Lighthizer switched gears without breaking a sweat: “From now on we’re not using ‘memorandum of understanding’ anymore (sparking laughter from causing several people in the room). We’re going to use the term ‘trade agreement.’ We’ll have the same document; it’s going to be called a trade agreement. We’re never going to have an MOU again.”
“Good,” said Trump.
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I don’t consider myself to be a legal expert by any means, but I’ve seen enough MOUs in my day to know that they are legally binding. What an idiot. Just another embarrassing day in America.
Dunce in chief in action. What a moron
I'm embarrassed. Next time I'm abroad I'm pretending to be Canadian eh?
LOL, what a dumb ass.
He calls himself a businessman, and says he “has the best words”. Google needs to just pop up a picture of a facepalm when Trump is searched.
That's hilarious. Trump's dumbassery on an unprecedented level may be the most unexpected element of his presidency. Who knew this billionaire was so fricking stupid? We do now.
Seeded yesterday:
Trump’s Trade Chief Lectures His Boss and Gets an Earful in Return
My bad. I look to see if topics have been posted in the general forums before I seed them, but I don’t also scour groups for those topics.
It was on the Front Page.
No big deal.
Yet it's posted in a group that requires membership for comments.
My bad. I thought visitors could Comment, and no one has mentioned it previously.
I've modified the settings to allow visitors to Comment.
Thanks.
What are you inferring BF?
Why be KOI?
It's always funny to see liberals downplay Trumps intelligence. It just makes his victory over Hillary and the media elites that much sweeter. At least he knows what the word "classified" means. But keep up the arrogance. It helps Republicans win.
If Mr. Trump keeps up with these displays of his "intelligence" he will help countless Dems or Independents win elections, while damaging the GOP for a long time, IMO
Been hearing that for the last three years and his approval rating is as high as it ever was and the Dems still act like they don't know what they're doing.
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His approval ratings are about as high as his IQ.
Actually, Trump's approval rating was at it's highest in Feb. 2017. Never been as high again. Wonder why?
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"Do you? There are several classes of classification. Did you know that a document can be "classified" as unclassified?"
I know for a fact there are several levels of classified because Hillary has a whole range of them on her server, including the most classified. And they were classified when she illegally emailed them.
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I've yet to see any clues that it exists - intelligence on Rump's part, that is.
To Trump, "classified" means 'What can I tell the Russians today'.
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Any agreement is only as binding as the language in the agreement specifies. You can call it an MOU or a contract or a cheese sandwich. It doesn't really matter. Whatever makes the parties happy.
Exactly. Apparently trmp doesn't understand that or he doesn't know what the fuck an MOU is
Donald reserves the word ‘memo’ for less important documents.
Here's another example that he is a complete moron.
Donald Trump has announced a gathering in Washington with fireworks to celebrate Independence Day, sparking ridicule online from commenters who suggested the president’s idea to have a party on 4 July is not a novel one.
The president announced his event on Twitter , saying that it will be held at the Lincoln Memorial. It is unclear if the event is intended to coincide or compete with the yearly celebration that is traditionally held on the other side of the National Mall.
“HOLD THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gatherings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will be called ‘A Salute To America’ and will be held at the Lincoln Memorial,” Mr Trump tweeted.
He continued: “Major fireworks display, entertainment and an address by your favourite President, me!”
Fellow Twitter users mocked the president's lack of originality.
"If this goes well, I think we should follow it with a big party in Times Square the night before New Year’s Day," Representative Eric Swalwell, a Democrat and frequent critic of Mr Trump's, tweeted.
“No, Trump isn’t planning anything for 4th of July. He’s just trying to take credit for the same fireworks show they’ve had in DC for over 100 years,” another tweet read .