Trump 32: Pissing off the World, One Country at a Time

[fraurosena]

I haven't been on FJ for a couple of days and am trying to catch up, but before I do I'm dropping the latest Randy Rainbow here first because I can't wait to share the fun. 

 

[GreyhoundFan]

7 minutes ago, fraurosena said:

I haven't been on FJ for a couple of days and am trying to catch up,

Welcome back! I noticed you haven't been around and hoped all was okay.

[fraurosena]

6 minutes ago, GreyhoundFan said:

Welcome back! I noticed you haven't been around and hoped all was okay.

Thanks! Everything is more than ok. I've finally landed myself a dream job after years of job-hunting, so I've been concentrating on that this week. But I'm glad to be here again. I missed all the snark...

[47of74]

Someone in Canada has a good suggestion for countries on how to deal with Fuck Face.

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America’s erstwhile allies must also recognize that the President has adopted previously unimaginable new rules, and play accordingly. But, instead of bribing him with personal carrots, I would suggest we consider applying personal sticks. Instead of asking ourselves how we can help the President or his family, we should ask: How can we hurt him? And, Trump has already given us an answer.

Until this President, every previous modern occupant of the White House divested their assets upon assuming office. This eliminated the possibility personal business interests might benefit from political decisions. Conversely, it prevented others from threatening the President by attacking those assets. Trump, by refusing to give up his businesses, and by flagrantly violating the emoluments clause, has inadvertently handed us the perfect stick.

I propose that instead of taxing the import of American serviettes, we tax Trump. In the spirit of the Magnitsky Act, Canada and the western allies come together to collectively pressure the only pain point that matters to this President: his family and their assets. This could take the form of special taxation on their current operations, freezing of assets, or even sanctions against senior staff. Canada could add a tax to Trump properties equal to any tariff unilaterally imposed by Washington.  The European Union could revoke any travel visas for senior staff in the Trump organization. And the United Kingdom could temporarily close his golf course.

Arguably, the legislation to do so already exists. Canada’s Special Economic Measures Act and the Foreign Corrupt Officials Act permit us to sanction public officials who are “complicit in ordering, controlling or otherwise directing acts of corruption”. In the case of Trump, we already have several open examples of this and the various ongoing criminal investigations (of his own government) are expected to produce many more.

Works for me.

[Howl]

Brilliant.  Phuquing brilliant.  Go, Maple Leafs!  This guy absolutely has Trump's number and I sincerely hope that the Canadian government follows through on this.  

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As I’ve pointed out before, the President can be successfully engaged, and countries like Ukraine, China, and Qatar have demonstrated this. When they want something from the United States, they skip the State Department, and even the White House staff. Instead of approaching their problem state-to-state, they go state-to-man. These countries focus on what Trump wants on a personal level – to enrich his family. So Beijing granted Ivanka trademarks, Qatar invested in one of Jared’s office towers, and Ukraine, with Slavic candor, simply wired half a million dollars to the President’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

For the most part, the western allies understand that if we want the U.S. to do something we must negotiate with the man himself. What we have not grasped yet is, as strange as it sounds, the President of the United States is more concerned about promoting his interests than defending America’s....

....I propose that instead of taxing the import of American serviettes, we tax Trump. In the spirit of the Magnitsky Act, Canada and the western allies come together to collectively pressure the only pain point that matters to this President: his family and their assets. This could take the form of special taxation on their current operations, freezing of assets, or even sanctions against senior staff. Canada could add a tax to Trump properties equal to any tariff unilaterally imposed by Washington.  The European Union could revoke any travel visas for senior staff in the Trump organization. And the United Kingdom could temporarily close his golf course.

Please, let it be so. 

 

[GreyhoundFan]

2 hours ago, fraurosena said:

Thanks! Everything is more than ok. I've finally landed myself a dream job after years of job-hunting, so I've been concentrating on that this week. But I'm glad to be here again. I missed all the snark...

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! 

[fraurosena]

1 minute ago, GreyhoundFan said:

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you! 

Thank you! To say I'm over the moon is an understatement. 

[fraurosena]

*clutches non-existent pearls and gasps exaggeratedly*

 

[GreyhoundFan]

Whenever I see Murray, I can't help but think of Mr. Nutterbutter from John Oliver's show:

 

[Howl]

@fraurosena, this is great news! Congratulations. 

[Destiny]

50 minutes ago, fraurosena said:

*clutches non-existent pearls and gasps exaggeratedly*

 

Eat shit Bob!

38 minutes ago, GreyhoundFan said:

Whenever I see Murray, I can't help but think of Mr. Nutterbutter from John Oliver's show:

 

Hahaha. Great minds think alike. <3

[fraurosena]

How long will it take for the presidunce to want one too?

 

[GreyhoundFan]

@Destiny -- I saw this meme and thought of you:

 

[fraurosena]

3 minutes ago, GreyhoundFan said:

@Destiny -- I saw this meme and thought of you:

 

Oh no! I think Kim Jong Un saw this. Now guess what's going to happen at the summit...

[GreyhoundFan]

[Cartmann99]

6 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

 

So he took his ball and went home? Figures.

6 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

6 hours ago, AmazonGrace said:

 

I wish we had a facepalm reaction.

An eyeroll one would be another nice addition.

5 hours ago, Howl said:

OMG!  Please, Dear Rufus, I promise you an entire bag of deer corn for YOU AND YOU ALONE, just PLEASE let someone ask SHS about watching porn in the WH at the next *press briefing* rampant BS lie fest. 

Yes, dammit, yes!!

On that note, we should convince his fans to start a campaign called Porn 4 Pres, where they send Trump porn. It'll be like the end of It's a Wonderful Life where everyone is contributing money to help out George Bailey, but with porn videos!  

Imagine SHS at the podium surrounded by boxes and boxes of porn videos. She's wearing a pair of Mother Pence's horse blinders as she begs people to stop sending porn to the White House. 

[fraurosena]

This is a not-so-subtle way to start up 'us vs them' in the rest of the world too. Russia has truly taken the saying 'divide and conquer' to heart and is running with it for all it's worth. This is the latest iteration.

 

[fraurosena]

MAGA : Make America Go Alone.

 

[47of74]

4 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

@Destiny -- I saw this meme and thought of you:

 

And all his supporters, everywhere.  Double fuck them all, in fact.

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[fraurosena]

On a scale of 1-10, my level of surprise is -15.

 

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