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WaPo: Trump predicts ‘tenfold’ boost in tourism for Guam amid threats by North Korea

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Zolo

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...of-n-korea-threat-reassures-islands-governor/
President Trump on Friday assured the governor of Guam that the White House is ”with you 1,000 percent" in the face of a threat from North Korea — and then told the governor that he's becoming famous and predicted the attention would boost tourism ”tenfold" in the U.S. territory.

Guam Gov. Eddie Baza Calvo (R) posted a video of his end of the call on Facebook, offering a candid glimpse of the dynamic between the two leaders.
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”I just wanted to pay my respects, and we are with you 1,000 percent. You are safe," Trump told Calvo at the outset of the call, which appeared to last about three minutes, according to the video.

”Mr. President, as the governor of Guam, representing the people of Guam, and as an American citizen, I have never felt more safe or so confident, with you at the helm," Calvo responded. ”So with all the criticism going on over there, from a guy that's being targeted, we need a president like you, so I'm just so thankful, and I'm glad you're holding the helm, sir."

”They should have had me eight years ago, or at least somebody with my thought process," Trump said.

Unprompted, Trump then offered this assessment: ”Eddie, I have to tell you, you've become extremely famous. All over the world the world, they're talking about Guam, and they're talking about you, and I think — tourism, I can say this, your tourism, you're going to go up like tenfold with the expenditure of no money, so I congratulate you. ... It just looks like a beautiful place."
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”It's paradise," Calvo said. ”We've got 95 percent occupancy, and after all this stuff calms down, we're going to have 110 percent occupancy."

”You seem like a hell of guy," Trump said later in the call.

”I wish there would be less partisanship up there," Calvo told Trump of Washington. ”This is a time of threat to the United States. It shouldn't be Democrats or Republicans. It should be everybody unifying behind our president."

”Well you're right about that, but unfortunately, you know, we're living with a very obstructionist group, but maybe that will change," Trump responded. ”But regardless, our military is so incredible, and there's no partisanship there, believe me. We are rock solid, and we have the best in the world by a factor of five. So you just take care of yourself. I'll talk to you anytime you need, and again, it looks like just a beautiful place."

Before the call ended, Calvo invited Trump to Guam, and Trump told him to come see him in the White House the next time he's in Washington.
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Zolo

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It should be everybody unifying behind our president.
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Well you’re right about that, but unfortunately, you know, we’re living with a very obstructionist group, but maybe that will change
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I'm sure Trump would agree with this when Obama was president.
 
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shattyboombatty

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“Mr. President, as the governor of Guam, representing the people of Guam, and as an American citizen, I have never felt more safe or so confident, with you at the helm,” Calvo responded. “So with all the criticism going on over there, from a guy that’s being targeted, we need a president like you, so I’m just so thankful, and I’m glad you’re holding the helm, sir.”
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The sarcasm was clearly lost on trump.

Before the call ended, Calvo invited Trump to Guam, and Trump told him to come see him in the White House the next time he’s in Washington.
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Calvo: Come get nuked
Trump: nah, I'm good
 
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StrategyFan

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trump said:
we are with you 1,000 percent

your tourism, you’re going to go up like tenfold

we have the best in the world by a factor of five
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in addition to the best words, he has the best numbers. bigly
 
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Dash_Riprock

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If Guam attempted to secede from the US right now, I wouldn't blame them.

Edit: either the governor is a moron or REALLY good at blowing smoke up Trump's ass
 
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adj_noun

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Mr. President, as the governor of Guam, representing the people of Guam, and as an American citizen, I have never felt more safe or so confident, with you at the helm
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
 
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MouldyK

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I hope the line delivery was enough to save that absolutely terrible script they had to read.

We’ve got 95 percent occupancy, and after all this stuff calms down, we’re going to have 110 percent occupancy.
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Like this line here...what is this all about?

But regardless, our military is so incredible, and there’s no partisanship there, believe me. We are rock solid, and we have the best in the world by a factor of five.
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He likes making things big, right? Tenfold, Factor of Five.

It makes it easier for the audience to know how much bigger things are.

But does he mean 5 times as big as the 2nd best army? It's all well and good giving us numbers, but we have nothing to compare to.
 
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Goofalo

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At what point is someone just going to say "Mr. President, what the fuck is wrong with you?" to his face, in public, in front of media?
 
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danm999

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Well you’re right about that, but unfortunately, you know, we’re living with a very obstructionist group, but maybe that will change,” Trump responded.
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Democrats don't control any branch of the Federal government...
 
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danm999

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Seriously though the transcript for this reads like The Celebrity Apprentice segment where Trump would call the company that was part of the challenge each week and they'd mutually fellate each other over the phone.
 
andythinkpad

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Trump's random sound bites are basically Joffrey level of nonsense. I am sure he wants to put Kim Jung En's head on a spike.
 
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SuperBanana

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To be honest he probably isn't wrong that it will increase a bit. NK jailing Otto Warmbier caused a boost in tourism there. People read up on certain places and decide to go.
 
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SKINNER!

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"I'm famous now. Tourism will happen"

Ha, so that's his strategy. Use the US people and political establishment to boost his brand power and signify his family name all on the expense of the idiots who voted him in.
 
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TrutaS

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I'm not sure his personal brand of "Any publicity is good publicity" applies to tourism as well.. take a look at the US in the last year for example.
 
30yearsofhurt

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