Trump on 60 Minutes

[fatfillup]

Watched 60 Minutes last night to see the Trump interview.  Couldn't tell you the last time I watched it.

Trump did a great job of answering questions without getting sucked into a black hole by the reporter. 

He touted his trade agreements stating he just wanted the US to get a fair shake, something we haven't had before.  I think he has done well there. 

When questioned about alienating the EU and Nato, he said he supported Nato but thought all should pay their fair share and that the EU has taken advantage of us for too long and that was going to change.

One surprise since being elected was how nasty politics is in DC.  Far worse then he thought.

I think Trump is leading us in a great direction though he is a bit over the top in his rhetoric, but I am getting used to that.

What say you?

[goodfellow]

He certainly put Leslie Stahl in her place. She was trying to outflank him and get him to contradict himself on every issue under the sun; yet he stuck to the talking points and messages that his administration has been supporting since the 2016 election. I think he understood that he was in "enemy territory" with Leslie Stahl -- no fair shake from that reporter, or her network.

 

[skfarmer]

didn't watch it but if phil speaks, i  listen?

i think the current state of affairs is much like this. the repubs wish trump would just be a little more quiet but are generally happy.

the mids and undecided really think he should shut up but are generally happy as well and may just be seeing how wacko many on the left are.

the dems are squirming and mad as hell as he is actually doing what he said he would do and relatively successful at it without pissing off the mids.

[fatfillup]

the dems are squirming and mad as hell as he is actually doing what he said he would do and relatively successful at it without pissing off the mids.

Imagine that, a politician actually doing what they said they would

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Leslie Stahl conducted that interview as if she was a lawyer questioning a hostile witness.  Exactly the opposite as she would've if she was interviewing the Emperor with no clothes.

[skfarmer]

the dems are squirming and mad as hell as he is actually doing what he said he would do and relatively successful at it without pissing off the mids.

Imagine that, a politician actually doing what they said they would

i am not a huge trump fan, maybe not a fan at all but i know we are better off than with hillary. the only people really bent out of shape are the wackos and the ones that are democrats because my daddy was a dem and his daddy before him and his daddy before him and know nothing else.

my sister hates trump and tries to to make excuses for everything. i tell her that if the dems couldn't run any one to beat him (we all know he was beatable) they don't deserve the power. she sadly concedes that fact.

[gtermini]

i tell her that if the dems couldn't run any one to beat him (we all know he was beatable) they don't deserve the power. she sadly concedes that fact.

I don't think it was so much that Trump won the election, as it was the dems LOST the election. They decided to run an absolutely repulsive candidate, and then lie about the polling. Come election night, all the dems thought they had it in the bag and didn't vote. No one wanted their mother-in-law as president.

[mrchuck]

Trump is a smart businessman. Just what this USA has always wanted and needed.
You screw with the USA, you will PAY!

[DeadNutz]

Last night Trump proved that he is not afraid to face the enemy.

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

i tell her that if the dems couldn't run any one to beat him (we all know he was beatable) they don't deserve the power. she sadly concedes that fact.

I don't think it was so much that Trump won the election, as it was the dems LOST the election. They decided to run an absolutely repulsive candidate, and then lie about the polling. Come election night, all the dems thought they had it in the bag and didn't vote. No one wanted their mother-in-law as president.

True, plus people didn't want another four years of loser Obama policies.

[bonneyman]

Trump was not my first choice (I liked Ted Cruz), but Trump accomplished my biggest goal by getting elected - he WASN'T Hillary! Right there, I was elated!

Now, I want him to get the wall built. That's kinda waffled - but we'll see. But he got not one but two SCOTUS judges appointed. How the two of them end up actually voting on issues important to me is up in the air at present. But he got them in despite all the Dems did! Big slap in their faces! YEAH! And they've melted down over it. Another big win!

Now they're pushing - openly - for a real civil war. It's gonna get ugly.

[fatfillup]

You screw with the USA, you will PAY!

Mr Chuck, that hasn't been the case for a long time.  We have too often given in to demands hoping our enemies will change.  Well they don't and you are correct in that Trump, or someone like him was needed to negotiate with our best interests in mind and he does that.

I also wasn't a big Trump fan but like others ABC,,,,,,,,,,,Anybody But Clinton!!

A big concern I have had for decades is deficit spending and Trump hasn't done anything about that.  And no one in Congress is willing to cut spending either.  At some point we will likely default on our debt or print money leading to horrific inflation.  That part of the future isn't bright

[bonneyman]

Well, it looks like all those who donated to Stormy Daniels is gonna have their money end up going to Trump.   

What do you expect when you give your money to a stripper (er, I mean adult porn actress).

[walrus]

Calling Stormy Daniels Horseface in a tweet is unbelievable, what a fucking idiot.

[DeadNutz]

I agree, Daniels and her lawyer are fricking idiots.

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

Calling Stormy Daniels Horseface in a tweet is unbelievable, what a fucking idiot.

Doesn't help matters but with Trump, doesn't hurt them either.  Plus, it's not like he's wrong...though most people have never seen her face.

[fatfillup]

Lookin, you are absolutely right, Trump is so over the top so often, that is doesn't matter what he says, it doesn't seem to hurt him. 

[walrus]

Lookin, you are absolutely right, Trump is so over the top so often, that is doesn't matter what he says, it doesn't seem to hurt him.

Of course it matters what he says, just because people ignore it doesn't make it right

[Heiny57]

All the Dems called Kavanaugh a serial  rapist, which is worse?

[slip knot]

A cereal rapist!!!

That explains why the Cheerios have that wangy taste sometimes

[Lookin4_67GalaxieConv]

It is absolutely amazing the shit they said about Kavanaugh.  Durbin, Feinstein, Blumenthal, Booker, etc are absolute scum.

[Heiny57]

A cereal rapist!!!

That explains why the Cheerios have that wangy taste sometimes

LOL ooops

[fatfillup]

Lookin, you are absolutely right, Trump is so over the top so often, that is doesn't matter what he says, it doesn't seem to hurt him.

Of course it matters what he says, just because people ignore it doesn't make it right

Didn't say it was right, said it didn't seem to hurt him and to expound a bit, doesn't seem to keep him from getting things done.

And he is really just pulling plays from the Dem playbook.  They are well known for saying anything to get what they want.  Doesn't make it right for either and I wish those in politics would work together for the good of everyone but that seems to be a thing of the past.

[bonneyman]

It is absolutely amazing the shit they said about Kavanaugh.  Durbin, Feinstein, Blumenthal, Booker, etc are absolute scum.

Useful idiots one and all.

[walrus]

All the Dems called Kavanaugh a serial  rapist, which is worse?

What Dem(s) said that? . I heard protesters say some rude shit.

[Heiny57]

https://spectator.org/who-really-believes-kavanaugh-is-a-rapist/

[34Ply]

Calling Stormy Daniels Horseface in a tweet is unbelievable, what a fucking idiot.

I have to agree, as far as I know she never had a horse in her face, just certain parts of them.