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Worldwide effort to keep Trump happy on first trip abroad includes steak w/ ketchup

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XiaNaphryz

LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics...-to-keep-Trump-happy-on-1st-trip-11158088.php

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump sits down for dinner in Saudi Arabia, caterers have ensured that his favorite meal - steak with a side of ketchup - will be offered alongside the traditional local cuisine.

At NATO and the Group of 7 summits, foreign delegations have gotten word that the new U.S. president prefers short presentations and lots of visual aids. And at all of Trump's five stops on his first overseas trip, his team has spent weeks trying to build daily downtime into his otherwise jam-packed schedule.

It's all part of a worldwide effort to accommodate America's homebody president on a voyage with increasingly raised stakes given the ballooning controversy involving his campaign's possible ties to Russia. For a former international businessman, Trump simply doesn't have an affinity for much international.

Even before Trump's trip morphed from a quick jaunt to Europe into a nine-day behemoth, White House aides were on edge about how the president would take to grueling pressures of foreign travel: the time zone changes, the unfamiliar hotels, the local delicacies. Two officials said they feared that a difficult trip might even lead the president to hand off future traveling duties to Vice President Mike Pence.
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"The chance of something going wrong - you insult the hosts, you get sick, your boss gets sick, you miscommunicate with your hosts, you make a scheduling error, you need to change the schedule just hours before a meeting, the motorcade get stuck in traffic, or the plane is stranded due to bad weather - is extremely high," said Julianne Smith, who served as a foreign policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden and is now a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security.

"Personally, I think they should cut it back now before they regret it," she said of Trump's long jaunt.

The trip marks the first time since taking office that Trump has spent a night away from the White House at a property that doesn't bear his name. And it's not just the bragging rights Trump gets when he goes to his own properties: Staffers know his meal preferences and the exact temperature he likes a room set at. He's often surrounded by long-time friends and acquaintances who have memberships to the commander in chief-owned retreats.

The stakes will be far higher as President Trump makes his debut on the international stage. He's the first president since Jimmy Carter to not travel abroad during his first 100 days in office. And he'll depart under a cloud of controversy, much of it of his own making, including the White House's botched handling of FBI Director James Comey's firing.

Nearly all of Trump's senior White House officials are traveling with him. First lady Melania Trump will also be on the trip, headlining her own events on each stop.

The Slovenian-born Mrs. Trump is the more seasoned international traveler in the relationship. She lived and worked as a model in Paris and Milan before moving to New York, and speaks multiple languages.
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Trump's hosts on his upcoming trip are well-aware of his aversion to travel and are trying to make accommodations to keep him happy.

In Saudi Arabia, people with knowledge of the planning for Trump's trip say the caterers are planning to offer the president steak and ketchup alongside the lamb and hefty portions of rice on the menu. All the meat will have been butchered in a Shariah-compliant halal manner as per Islamic custom.

The people with knowledge of the Saudis' planning insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the sensitive details.
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HawksWinStanley

Member
Steak with ketchup? Jesus there's literally nothing likable about this guy.

I hope he steps on his stupid fucking tie while getting off the plane and faceplants in front of everyone.
 
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xDUMPWEEDx

Banned
efyu_lemonardo said:
Luckily there's a McDonald's in every country so he can feel at home.
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He's down with the clown.

Will also accept Pizza Hut as a substitute. Crust first, of course!

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Stinkles

Clothed, sober, cooperative
World's slowest train wreck. Nine days of holding your breath in terror every time he opens his mouth.
 
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Hazmat

Member
Escape Goat said:
Next time Trump will just meet everyone in their home country's section at Epcot Center.
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The America pavilion is the farthest from the entrance on the far side of the lagoon and there's not enough room for his helicopter to land there. He'd cancel it.
 
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thepotatoman

Unconfirmed Member
They better not forget the Tivo with entire day recording of Fox and CNN, or trump will be very cranky.
 
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Stinkles

Clothed, sober, cooperative
Trojita said:
Gross.
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I agree, but gafsteakclub even gets upset about A1.

Personally I'm medium rare, prefer ribeye and don't mind a little steak sauce, especially if the place makes its own. But I am also happy with them simply finishing it with a pat of butter if it was nicely seasoned before cooking.
 
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TheOfficeMut

Unconfirmed Member
One of the few things I won't criticize him for. I prefer my steaks medium, but I'll still eat well done steak with ketchup if it's in front of me and enjoy it. That's how I ate it growing up. Means nothing to me.
 
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Extra Sauce

Member
I sincerely believe that anyone who likes their steak well done with ketchup lacks the proper judgement to lead a country.

And don't let my username fool you. If your steak is properly cooked, you don't need sauce of any kind.
 
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Obscura

Member
If you have an aversion to travel DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT ASSHOLE

This and the "be nice to Trump" thread are fucking embarrassing.
 
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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
His supporters must just love that Trump needs lots of visual aides and short presentations like a child.

Fuck.
 
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