Donald Trump brags that he got 'higher ratings than 9/11' in interview about first 100 days - Polidicks

[img]https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/article_small/public/thumbnails/image/2017/04/20/18/gettyimages-670750692.jpg[/img] [Quote] Donald Trump boasted that his “ratings” were higher than broadcasts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in an interview about his first 100 days in the White House. In an interview with the Associated Press, the President railed against the “fake media”, former rival Hillary Clinton and the election during which he lost the popular vote. When asked if he thought he had changed how people vote, Mr Trump pointed to his “very high ratings”, claiming they increased by two or three times when he appeared on the Sunday morning shows. He highlighted Chris Wallace’s Fox News show. “It had 9.2 million people. It’s the highest they’ve ever had. On any, on air, [CBS’ John] Dickerson had 5.2 million people,” he said. “It’s the highest for ‘Face the Nation’ or as I call it, ‘Deface the Nation’. It’s the highest for ‘Deface the Nation’ since the World Trade Center. Since the World Trade Center came down. It’s a tremendous advantage.” [/Quote] [URL="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-9-11-approval-ratings-interview-who-with-first-100-days-us-president-world-trade-center-a7698516.html"]Independent[/URL] Absolutely. Fucking. Pathetic.

Clearly still a reality TV show star at heart.

What is he comparing to 9/11 here?

Yeah Donald Trump's election was just as bad as 9/11, sounds about right

[QUOTE=Aredbomb;52144319]What is he comparing to 9/11 here?[/QUOTE] The amount of people watching him on the news contest the amount of people watching the news on 9/11. Basically, he's saying he's the biggest disaster to happen to the US since WTC came down.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;52144326]Yeah Donald Trump's election was just as bad as 9/11, sounds about right[/QUOTE] Worse.

[url=https://apnews.com/c9dd871023064917932966816d6c2c2d]x[/url] [quote]Trump, who campaigned on a promise of instant disruption, indirectly acknowledged that change doesn't come quickly to Washington. He showed signs that he feels the weight of the office, discussing the "heart" required to do the job. Although he retained his signature bravado and a salesman's confidence in his upward trajectory, he displayed an awareness that many of his own lofty expectations for his first 100 days in office have not been met. "It's an artificial barrier. It's not very meaningful," he said.[/quote] And then the OP, talking about how the ratings matter. Pick one you slimy fencesitting businessman.

[QUOTE=EcksDee;52144342]Worse.[/QUOTE] Way to trivialize the death of 3,000+ people. Grow up.

is there any possibility in hell that he is trolling AP with those literal words because he thinks(knows) they're fake news? and just calls this literally fake lol? *****this is sarcasm********

Both are national tragedies.

[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;52144348]Way to trivialize the death of 3,000+ people. Grow up.[/QUOTE] To be entirely pragmatic, the instantaneous death of 3000 is probably a lot less bad than most projections on the results of Trump's energy policy will be. But you know, that's awfully abstract and speculative. But 3.000 deaths aren't really that much. Loads of people die every single day, from loads of awful reasons. 9/11 barely put a dent in the US' murder statistic, if you count them as murders.

[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;52144348]Way to trivialize the death of 3,000+ people. Grow up.[/QUOTE] To be fair Trump started it.

Are you guys still surprised that Trump says stupid shit sometimes? It surprises me how you guys are never EVER going to rest over this guy. You realize you are only giving him what he wants? It's hilarious how the media hasn't realized he is just playing them... STILL.

[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;52144348]Way to trivialize the death of 3,000+ people. Grow up.[/QUOTE] I mean, guess what would happen if Trump killed healthcare

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144434]Are you guys still surprised that Trump says stupid shit sometimes? It surprises me how you guys are never EVER going to rest over this guy. You realize you are only giving him what he wants? It's hilarious how the media hasn't realized he is just playing them... STILL.[/QUOTE] If you're such a knowitall, why don't you tell us why he does it

[QUOTE=GhillieBacca;52144348]Way to trivialize the death of 3,000+ people. Grow up.[/QUOTE] I'd prefer death over suffering under a retarded puppet

Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Threadshitting - You're saying the opposite of the article, Trump compared HIMSELF to 9/11, not the other way round, also not from the US doesn't matter, welcome to open discussion" - Reagy))[/highlight] Sorry was only referring to this: [QUOTE=Lambeth;52144326]Yeah Donald Trump's election was just as bad as 9/11, sounds about right[/QUOTE] and this [QUOTE=EcksDee;52144342][QUOTE]Yeah Donald Trump's election was just as bad as 9/11, sounds about right[/QUOTE]Worse.[/QUOTE] and this [QUOTE=Snapster;52144353]Both are national tragedies.[/QUOTE] and this [QUOTE=Riller;52144361]To be entirely pragmatic, the instantaneous death of 3000 is probably a lot less bad than most projections on the results of Trump's energy policy will be. But you know, that's awfully abstract and speculative. But 3.000 deaths aren't really that much. Loads of people die every single day, from loads of awful reasons. 9/11 barely put a dent in the US' murder statistic, if you count them as murders.[/QUOTE] as well as this, [QUOTE=gokiyono;52144507]I'd prefer death over suffering under a retarded puppet[/QUOTE]

Making fun of or comparisons to 9/11 is just plane wrong.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] Other half here, you do remember Trump compared [I]himself[/I] to 9/11? EDIT: I meant third half :vs:

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510][B]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA[/B] and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] What does this have to do with anything? While people in foreign countries weren't affected by 9/11 directly, there was certainly a lot of grief all around the world for the victims of the attack.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] But they are easily comparable. Both are national tragedies. Both have either killed people or are going to cause a lot of death. Both have caused a lot of suffering. And both either have or are going to impact the economy greatly.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] Trump compared himself to 9/11, not the other way around. And we have the right to talk about 9/11 too because that triggered a hell of a lot of problems for everybody worldwide.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144434]Are you guys still surprised that Trump says stupid shit sometimes? It surprises me how you guys are never EVER going to rest over this guy. You realize you are only giving him what he wants? It's hilarious how the media hasn't realized he is just playing them... STILL.[/QUOTE] He's the fucking president. Of course we're not going to forget him, much like conservatives never forgot Obama. And for what end goal would he be playing the media. He's already won. Everyone knows and sees Trump everyday.

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] yeah, you're right!! who's the person who compared trump to 9/11 in the first place, i wanna give [I]that[/I] guy a piece of my mind!!!!!!! oh wait it was trump lol isn't there egg on [I]my[/I] face [editline]24th April 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144434]Are you guys still surprised that Trump says stupid shit sometimes? It surprises me how you guys are never EVER going to rest over this guy. You realize you are only giving him what he wants? It's hilarious how the media hasn't realized he is just playing them... STILL.[/QUOTE] "jokes on them i was just pretending to be retarded"

[QUOTE=MrRalgoman;52144510]Half of the people responding aren't even in the USA and the other half probably aren't old enough to remember the tragedy of 9/11 for what it was. It's offensive to make racist jokes but it's perfectly fine to talk down 9/11 and use it to compare to Trump. You people are pathetic.[/QUOTE] You're acting like someone outside of the US doesn't know what a major terrorist attack is like. Ireland 1985 flight 182 bombing(over 300 dead), Scotland Flight 103 bombing(over 250 dead), Madrid train bombings(200 dead, over 2,000 injured), Paris 2015 attacks(130 dead, over 500 injured), Nice truck attack(80 dead, over 400 injured), Norway attacks(over 70 dead, over 300 injured) London 2005 bombing(50 dead, 800 injured), Brussels airport bombing(35 dead, over 300 injured). Europeans know tragedies.

[highlight](User was banned for this post (("Cares about ratings" - Tudd))[/highlight] [editline]24th April 2017[/editline] the joke had to be made [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Fake Ban" - Craptasket))[/highlight]

Its like he's physically incapable of thinking before he speaks

[quote]“It’s the highest for ‘Face the Nation’ [b]or as I call it, ‘Deface the Nation’. It’s the highest for ‘Deface the Nation’[/b] since the World Trade Center. Since the World Trade Center came down. It’s a tremendous advantage.”[/quote] This is kind of talk is something I'd expect to hear from a grade schooler, not the president. [editline]24th April 2017[/editline] Actually nevermind. Trump has lowered the bar so much that I do expect this kind of talk from the president now.

[QUOTE=Gwoodman;52144560]You're acting like someone outside of the US doesn't know what a major terrorist attack is like. Ireland 1985 flight 182 bombing(over 300 dead), Scotland Flight 103 bombing(over 250 dead), Madrid train bombings(200 dead, over 2,000 injured), Paris 2015 attacks(130 dead, over 500 injured), Nice truck attack(80 dead, over 400 injured), Norway attacks(over 70 dead, over 300 injured) London 2005 bombing(50 dead, 800 injured), Brussels airport bombing(35 dead, over 300 injured). Europeans know tragedies.[/QUOTE] Along with the various bombings and attacks in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

How idiotic could he be, I mean that is just an unimaginably stupid thing to say. When he's long dead they can point to that and other choice quotes as to the kind of "president" he was.