Arise President Trump!

[Carana]

No offence intended to those who seriously think that Trump is the best invention since sliced bread.

However, I'm not convinced that he is capable of comprehending that running Trump, Inc., or being the Apprentice permanent star simply isn't the same ball game (perhaps he can understand that?) as being the President of the United States.

Trump executive order prompts Google to recall staff

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38781420

[Carana]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4165220/President-Trump-mocks-BBC-s-political-editor.html

BBC's Laura Kunessberg asking loaded questions of President Trump yesterday.....

"Mr President, you've said before that torture works, you've praised Russia, you've said you want to ban some Muslims from coming to America, you've suggested there should be punishment for abortion.

"For many people in Britain those sound like alarming beliefs. What do you say to our viewers at home who are worried about some of your views and worried about you becoming the leader of the free world?"

........


Dear Laura Kunessberg....

1) Torture works....

2) What about Russia?, you racist.

3) Muslims did 911....

4) Abortion is murder....

LOL. I doubt that you actually believe 1/10 of what you state (on any subject on here).

[Carana]

I like him because he draws from the hip and can say whatever he likes. For too long America has been run by feeble Presidents like Clinton and Obama.

You said: I like him because he draws from the hip and can say whatever he likes.

Interesting, Angelo.

That's largely true of most 5-year-olds.

[Carana]

Trump's first week: Well, that was intense

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38768272

[Carana]

So far, I can't quite see how he's been "draining the swamp".

It seems more like he's swamping the drain...

[Carana]

And... on the Syrian refugee crisis, I agree that no one wants terrorists masquerading as refugees, obviously.

However, I don't quite understand what he's suggesting as extra measures for a country that has some of the most stringent measures anyway.

How a Syrian refugee gets to the US
By Ashley Gold & Paul Blake BBC News, Washington

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34848248

[Carana]

What exactly are all these new US press gags re Trump and his administration about?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/24/epa-department-agriculture-social-media-gag-order-trump

[stephen25000]

And... on the Syrian refugee crisis, I agree that no one wants terrorists masquerading as refugees, obviously.

However, I don't quite understand what he's suggesting as extra measures for a country that has some of the most stringent measures anyway.

How a Syrian refugee gets to the US
By Ashley Gold & Paul Blake BBC News, Washington

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34848248

So, you can just imagine at a customs checkpoint ....

1.  Are you a Muslim ?

2. Are you a member of Isil or any terrorist organization ?


Nice one Trump.

[Carana]

So, you can just imagine at a customs checkpoint ....

1.  Are you a Muslim ?

2. Are you a member of Isil or any terrorist organization ?


Nice one Trump.

LOL

He'd be quite funny in a sitcom.

[Alice Purjorick]

What exactly are all these new US press gags re Trump and his administration about?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/24/epa-department-agriculture-social-media-gag-order-trump

Look at all of this week like it's the start of shakedown cruise of a newly commissoned warship.
So far he is just showing who is the captain and to whom he is prepared to delegate

Gags? they seem to revolve around US Government Depts which should be gagged. We use the Official Secrets Act. One is only released from that by death.

[Carana]

Is he seriously trying to silence the mainstream media? Interesting times...

[Carana]

Look at all of this week like it's the start of shakedown cruise of a newly commissoned warship.
So far he is just showing who is the captain and to whom he is prepared to delegate

Gags? they seem to revolve around US Government Depts which should be gagged. We use the Official Secrets Act. One is only released from that by death.

Unless the information divulged causes a risk to national security, why on earth should governmental or non-governmental agencies be gagged from press releases about their work?

Seriously?

How does that compute with the nebulous concept of transparency and accountability?

[Alice Purjorick]

Unless the information divulged causes a risk to national security, why on earth should governmental or non-governmental agencies be gagged from press releases about their work?

Seriously?

How does that compute with the nebulous concept of transparency and accountability?

Well in the jolly old liberal do what you like UK I am still bound by the Official Secrets Act for "stuff I did" at a government scientific research establishment in ...........well in MXV BC That's a Long Time Ago, along with all my contemporaries.  gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2__SqD8kTyw
Try putting a squad of blokes to work on a government establishment site today then you'll find out all the things "Well it couldn't happen in the UK" that can and do happen.

[stephen25000]

Is he seriously trying to silence the mainstream media? Interesting times...

He looked extremely uncomfortable yesterday with the foreign press.

[Carana]

Well in the jolly old liberal do what you like UK I am still bound by the Official Secrets Act for "stuff I did" at a government scientific research establishment in ...........well in MXV BC That's a Long Time Ago, along with all my contemporaries.  gohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2__SqD8kTyw
Try putting a squad of blokes to work on a government establishment site today then you'll find out all the things "Well it couldn't happen in the UK" that can and do happen.

Alice, loads of us could be bound by the Official Secrets Act due to obligations from previous employment.

That isn't the issue: since when have agencies in themselves been gagged from issuing press statements about their work?