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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:06 PM Oct 2019

Just now, Trump said ... (???)

In a joint news conference going on right now with Italian President Sergio Mattarella,
Trump said:

"The United States and Italy have ties dating back thousands of years"

Thousands of years?

Huh?



Trump's great and unmatched wisdom.

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Just now, Trump said ... (???) (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 OP
Jesus, what an idiot! Firestorm49 Oct 2019 #1
The IAA would have a question about that... Stuart G Oct 2019 #8
I did laugh malaise Oct 2019 #2
He just runs his mouth. No thinking involved. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #3
Thinking? malaise Oct 2019 #7
He is a dumb as a rock. No wonder Putin loves him. flying_wahini Oct 2019 #4
Plus stuff about the conflict on the Libyan/Italian border OneBlueDotBama Oct 2019 #5
Wait, what? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #9
Canada & India solved their border dispute... OneBlueDotBama Oct 2019 #10
Canada and Denmark have also been at war over an island. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #13
Very Kewl....n/t OneBlueDotBama Oct 2019 #14
Either that or the Mediterranean Sea dried up...:) dameatball Oct 2019 #11
They discovered the fossil remains The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #6
They were with us in 1775 at the airport in Yorktown. Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #12
OMG, WOW MoonRiver Oct 2019 #15
Heck - he might as well say billions. We share the same, round rock after all. Vinca Oct 2019 #16
President is in bad shape today, it would appear. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2019 #17
He is so not well bdamomma Oct 2019 #18
So..... Traildogbob Oct 2019 #19
"Dude gotta go." slumcamper Oct 2019 #20
Rome was our ally lunatica Oct 2019 #21
He thinks Washington is Rome and he's the emperor. LuvNewcastle Oct 2019 #28
They helped us carve out the Grand Canyon. lpbk2713 Oct 2019 #22
He's only wrong by thousands of years. dchill Oct 2019 #23
It's in the Bible - Double Corinthians or something. rurallib Oct 2019 #24
Back in the caveman days, obviously IronLionZion Oct 2019 #25
I heard that, I was sure that I heard it wrong but I didn't. Meadowoak Oct 2019 #26
Well, technically it's millions of years. Back in the time of Pangea, it was all one continent kysrsoze Oct 2019 #27
Mentally infirm The Wizard Oct 2019 #29
trump has been showing signs of senility for a long time Gothmog Oct 2019 #30
Not so far fetched Midnightwalk Oct 2019 #31
They landed with the Trumps in Normandy. Right? keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #32

Stuart G

(38,365 posts)
8. The IAA would have a question about that...
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:14 PM
Oct 2019
The Idiots Association of America (of which I am a member in good standing) would beg to differ. We would never admit anyone this stupid to our society. Mr. Trump really belongs in "The Incredibly Stupid Persons Group of America"
...These types of comments do not qualify to be "idiots" but much lower...

malaise

(267,847 posts)
7. Thinking?
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:13 PM
Oct 2019

Do you think he ever read a history book? He just makes shit up - he knows nothing about anything.

OneBlueDotBama

(1,371 posts)
5. Plus stuff about the conflict on the Libyan/Italian border
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:10 PM
Oct 2019

Maybe tanks are massing on the border as I type this...

OneBlueDotBama

(1,371 posts)
10. Canada & India solved their border dispute...
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:21 PM
Oct 2019

Canada, India Sheepishly Resolve Border Dispute

OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Indian President Abdul Kalam held a subdued press conference in the Canadian Capitol building Monday to announce that the two nations have peacefully and sheepishly resolved a dispute over their common border.

"We are—well, I guess proud isn't the word—relieved, I suppose, to restore friendly relations with India after the regrettable dispute over the exact coordinates of our shared border," said Chrétien, who refused to meet reporters' eyes as he nervously crumpled his prepared statement. "The border that, er… Well, I guess it turns out that we don't share a border after all."

Chrétien then officially withdrew his country's demand that India hand over a 20-mile-wide stretch of land that was to have served as a demilitarized buffer zone between the two nations.

https://www.theonion.com/canada-india-sheepishly-resolve-border-dispute-1819567094

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,281 posts)
13. Canada and Denmark have also been at war over an island.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:24 PM
Oct 2019

They've been handling it with whiskey.

Although the two countries have continued to disagree over the territorial status of the island, the governments have managed to continue the "whiskey war" and keep a good sense of humor over the incident.

Peter Takso Jensen, the Danish Ambassador to the US, has said that "when Danish military go there, they leave a bottle of schnapps. And when [Canadian] military forces come there, they leave a bottle of Canadian Club and a sign saying, 'Welcome to Canada.'"

https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-and-denmark-whiskey-war-over-hans-island-2016-1

Kid Berwyn

(14,653 posts)
12. They were with us in 1775 at the airport in Yorktown.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 01:24 PM
Oct 2019

And who can forget the heroism at the Battle of Bowling Green?

kysrsoze

(6,010 posts)
27. Well, technically it's millions of years. Back in the time of Pangea, it was all one continent
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 04:10 PM
Oct 2019

So he's not far off.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
31. Not so far fetched
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 04:51 PM
Oct 2019

You just have to be in the right frame of mind.

I watched a couple of Michelle Bachmann videos this week and haven’t fully recovered. Let me explain

We all know Jesus set up shop in the Vatican in Italy a long time ago. So we know he loves Italy.

Also everyone knows that the US is Jesus's favorite country but the technology of the time didn’t allow a country to be set up. He couldn’t really carry enough people over and god outlawed arks after that incident.

Obviously Jesus's two favorite countries share an eternal bond. Eternity is longer than 1000s of years. Check mate.

My head hurts. I’m going to lie down until I feel better.

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