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[Sho_Nuff82]

At this point, I'm more embarrassed on foreign leaders for rolling with it. I think I'm at about rock bottom for embarrassment towards us.

"You mean all I have to do to get favorable trade terms with the US is exchange insincere pleasantries for 45 minutes? I do more to get laid on a Friday night."

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

"You mean all I have to do to get favorable trade terms with the US is exchange insincere pleasantries for 45 minutes? I do more to get laid on a Friday night."

Bingo. This isn't an embarrassment for foreign leaders, it's a free for all buffet.

 

[jmood88]

It's pretty telling that the people who swore that Obama was dumb and only got anywhere in school because of affirmative action think that Trump is a genius.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

The frustrating thing is we shouldn't even have to wait for a conclusion from the Russia investigations. This guy sounds like a 25th Amendment case.

He's unable to fully discharge the powers of the presidency. He's not up to the task. If you don't have an attention span longer than a couple minutes, you're not up to the task of being president. If you can't remember the basic geopolitical details of major countries, you're not up to the task of being president.

But he's only the POTUS not President of the World. ¯\_(&#12484_/¯

Spoiler

Thank God.

 

[kevin1025]

Please jiggle these keys for a span of twenty minutes while our staffs have a dignified conversation.

 

[Psychoward]

I thought it couldn't get any funnier than the first bullet point and then it did.

What a pathetic, stupid man.

 

[Berserking Guts]

...Is this how Truman Burbank felt?

 

[Beartruck]

The original article over The New York Times is a lot more damning. It's actually borderline scary.



He's not easily influenced. He's borderline pliable. And foreign leaders are taking advantage of it.

At least Merkel's smart enough to use his insecurity against him for the greater good, but eesh.

 

[Marvie_3]

What a fucking embarrassment he is. Yikes.

 

[Kart94]

Trump the toddler needs to be constantly praised or else his whittle feelings will be hurt

 

[EdibleKnife]

"Suck the cock of our adult-sized infant"

"You mean all I have to do to get favorable trade terms with the US is exchange insincere pleasantries for 45 minutes? I do more to get laid on a Friday night."

You say this but it really means nothing in terms of the administration we're dealing with. Trump can say one thing and do another. Trump could be flattered one day and the next Fox News or Bannon tell him that the country he was just friends with is now our enemy and he should hate them and he'll respond accordingly. Hell, if he just listens to whoever complements him, what's to stop him short circuiting when two different forgien leaders want conflicting favors? This is not a certain or sustainable way to secure deals.

 

[Do Better]

What is it about this guy that makes people think he's a good leader? Because he says he is? Is everyone in on the gag and just using him?

 

[TheStruggler]

- Make a short presentation tailored to his attention span, and don't try to bring up a long list of issues.

LMFAO this is your president people lmao.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Foreign leaders have pay some lip service to get favorable deals and 30 minutes press conference that makes them look like the smartest person on earth.

 

[Kinitari]

For some reason I just thought of that Mr. Robot scene where a particular character's wife was giving him tips on how to seduce women for 'political' gain.

 

[Lambtron]

Trump had unsuccessfully sought for the trip to be shortened from nine to five days after expressing “dread” over its length, the Times reported earlier this week.

STA-MI-NA

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Get him hard so the tiny amount of attention span he has is consumed by a rush of blood to his humongous, bulging ego.

Then just get him to agree to everything you want.

It's a bold strategy. I'm sure Ivanka can give them some tips.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

4-8 years from now when the US' political reputation is irreparably damaged and its economy is a shadow of its former self, big Orange will still be reminiscing about the "Beautiful Chocolate Cake with Two Scoops of Ice Cream" he was given during one of his foreign visits.

 

[Brannon]

Jesus fuck, just give him two scoops of ice cream while you're at it.

That is exactly what is happening.

Trump gets 2 scoops of ice cream, everyone else gets 1

If I have to have this image burned in my head every time somebody online asks me of my nationality, then dangnabbit, you are too!

Also...

He's not easily influenced. He's borderline pliable. And foreign leaders are taking advantage of it.

I'd replace that word with "coachable". It's a quality most desired by MLM companies.

It is not a good quality to have.

 

[muu]

You say this but it really means nothing in terms of the administration we're dealing with. Trump can say one thing and do another. Trump could be flattered one day and the next Fox News or Bannon tell him that the country he was just friends with is now our enemy and he should hate them and he'll respond accordingly. Hell, if he just listens to whoever complements him, what's to stop him short circuiting when two different forgien leaders want conflicting favors? This is not a certain or sustainable way to secure deals.

Having POTUS even come and visit is itself an achievement for some of these countries. Also, if you already spent 45mins buttering him up why not spend another 15 mins getting some autographs on sheets of paper? With how incompetent his staff supposedly are it's certainly not out of the equation to take further steps while you got his attention.

 

[red731]

Yikes

 

[Osakadon]

Foreign leaders told to pretend Trump is not a child. Please try very very hard.

 

[jayu26]

Why should any foreign dignitary needlessly feed orange turd's ego? What are they to gain from it? I don't want my Prime Minister (currently Trudeau) or any representative from the government to antagonize Trump but I don't want them praising him for things he doesn't deserve praise. That is unless Trump capitulates during negotiations because of false praising.

 

[4Tran]

Why should any foreign dignitary needlessly feed orange turd's ego? What are they to gain from it? I don't want my Prime Minister (currently Trudeau) or any representative from the government to antagonize Trump but I don't want them praising him for things he doesn't deserve praise. That is unless Trump capitulates during negotiations because of false praising.

Trump gives away tons of stuff when he gets praised.

 

[Surfinn]

"President Trump.. Your inauguration crowd was possibly the largest human gathering in recorded history. So much bigger than Obama's"

 

[pablito]

- Compliment Joffrey on his crowning, and compare him favorably to former King Robert

- Don't expect him to know your country's history or hot-button issues.

- Make a short presentation tailored to his attention span, and don't try to bring up a long list of issues

Changed a few words and it works.

 

[Bluenoser]

Surprised they didn't just get him a coloring book with 1000 crayons, let him sit at the big boy desk, and give him 2 scoops of ice cream.

 

[Funky Papa]

Why should any foreign dignitary needlessly feed orange turd's ego?

National interest.

Address him like you'd normally address the president of the United States and you risk an international crisis. Stroke his ego and make him look like the greatest host in the world and he'll reward you with highly classified intelligence.

 

[CTLance]

Man, that NYT article.

Can you guys wait a bit longer before you get rid of him? I think I'd like for Mutti to thoroughly indoctrinate and exploit him for a while longer. Err. I mean, he still needs to hammer out some deals with our most beloved Chancellor Angela Merkel. Ahem.

Newsflash: New York sold to Europe for the price of a head pat, to be renamed to NeuWörk. German flying saucers are expected to swap it with England Trumpland within the next 24 hours. Please do not panic, and don't forget to wave to your new overlords.

 

[yongeandcollege]

At this point, I'm more embarrassed on foreign leaders for rolling with it. I think I'm at about rock bottom for embarrassment towards us.

If you were a foreign leader, wouldn't it be rational to butter the president of the USA up? Especially Trump who has proved to be a pushover in international relations.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Man, that NYT article.

Can you guys wait a bit longer before you get rid of him? I think I'd like for Mutti to thoroughly indoctrinate and exploit him for a while longer. Err. I mean, he still needs to hammer out some deals with our most beloved Chancellor Angela Merkel. Ahem.

Newsflash: New York sold to Europe for the price of a head pat, to be renamed to NeuWörk. German flying saucers are expected to swap it with England Trumpland within the next 24 hours. Please do not panic, and don't forget to wave to your new overlords.

LOL
I wonder if Native Americans still have that necklace - perhaps they could get Trump to agree to undo the deal

 

[Escape Goat]

Talk to him like he's 5 years old.

Thanks,



Your country's State Department

 

[TheStruggler]

Kind of wish they wouldnt follow this, so he can see how out of his league he really is and he doesn't know shit

 

[Creamium]

Amazing, a child president. I don't even live in the US and I've often thought: 'man, even I would be a better president than him.' If you're reading this, you would be a better president than him.

This guy will forever be a stain on the country's history.

 

[xxracerxx]

Pathetic.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

You say this but it really means nothing in terms of the administration we're dealing with. Trump can say one thing and do another. Trump could be flattered one day and the next Fox News or Bannon tell him that the country he was just friends with is now our enemy and he should hate them and he'll respond accordingly. Hell, if he just listens to whoever complements him, what's to stop him short circuiting when two different forgien leaders want conflicting favors? This is not a certain or sustainable way to secure deals.

As a counter example, do you really think the Israeli government couldn't get a couple "favors" out of the current administration that they wouldn't have been able to get otherwise if it weren't for the leak?

 

[Dusk Golem]

Ahaha, that's our president!

Ahahahaha!

screams internally fuckinggetimpeachedalreadypleaseandstopbeingamericasidioticrepresentative

 

[Malreyn]

I was listening to NPR and one of the commenters on a segment pointed out that so far every world leader he's talked tough on before an actual meeting, came back out with an "Ah, he's not so bad" or "I'm not gonna do what I said I was gonna do" from Trump, which signaled to other world leaders that Trump is a push over......"just read the 'Art of the Deal', tell Trump what he likes to hear and they'll get their way with him." was the jist of it.

Edit: also has to do with Trump only seeming to remember whoever gets the last comment in with him.

 

[Doc_Drop]

Watch this:

https://youtu.be/k8TwRmX6zs4

When was this? It's almost like you can see the exact moments when Trump decided to run for president, purely out of childish spite

 

[Spaced Harrier]

Anyone still believe the American century isn't over?

I feel sorry for the sane ones, everyday must be excruciatingly embarrassing.

 

[The Last Emperor]

LOL
I wonder if Native Americans still have that necklace - perhaps they could get Trump to agree to undo the deal

Fuckin rofl

 

[hydruxo]

The best attention span. Yuge.

 

[Android18a]

Most important rule is to make him walk down a flight of stairs to the meeting and don't hold his little baby hands.

 

[Surfinn]

National interest.

Address him like you'd normally address the president of the United States and you risk an international crisis. Stroke his ego and make him look like the greatest host in the world and he'll reward you with highly classified intelligence.

Yup, or just be Russian, if you want the classified info. Hell, he'll even give you a private meeting in the oval office with your photographer of choice.

But he you're not.. Just stroke his ego and hope you don't make him mad.

 

[digita1alchemy]

And why would any self respecting person adhere to any of this?

 

[besada]

Never thought we'd have a President dumber than Bush.

 

[PdotMichael]

National interest.

Address him like you'd normally address the president of the United States and you risk an international crisis. Stroke his ego and make him look like the greatest host in the world and he'll reward you with highly classified intelligence.

Looking how UK didn't get a single thing out of Trump I don't think that's true.

 

[tuffy]

And why would any self respecting person adhere to any of this?

Because when foreign leaders have identified an easy mark, it makes sense to butter Trump up to get what they want.

 

[jelly]

Never thought we'd have a President dumber than Bush.

What would be worse. Trump with Bush staff or Trump with current staff?