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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:23 PM Oct 2019

WH confirms this letter is real



Jake Tapper ✔@jaketapper

WH confirms this letter is real

Trish Regan ✔ @trish_regan

EXCLUSIVE: I have obtained a copy of ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩’s letter to #Erdogan. ⁦@POTUS⁩ warns him to not “be a tough guy! Don’t be a fool!” Says he could destroy Turkey’s economy if #Syria is not resolved in a humane way. Details tonight at 8pm #TrishRegan #FoxBusiness

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4:47 PM - Oct 16, 2019


Holy shit! That *has* to be completely written by Trump!
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WH confirms this letter is real (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 OP
Jesus... Aristus Oct 2019 #1
You said it man... BBG Oct 2019 #29
This is a very weak and crappy letter from a weak man Gothmog Oct 2019 #2
sadly perfect description. MBS Oct 2019 #24
wow Celerity Oct 2019 #3
"Let's make a deal! I will destroy you! Call ya later, kisses!" fleur-de-lisa Oct 2019 #4
That was the first thing True Blue American Oct 2019 #12
I ran it through a readability checker and it averages 6th grade readability. Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2019 #14
Its certainly not written by an English teacher Demovictory9 Oct 2019 #26
That was a week ago? dawg day Oct 2019 #5
As pointed out on CNN this was BEFORE the Turkish offensive underpants Oct 2019 #27
the entire state department should resign in mass lapfog_1 Oct 2019 #6
WTF??? LeftInTX Oct 2019 #7
It's mildly terrifying to think Trump wrote it... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #8
It is certainly his dictation style...no doubt about that LeftInTX Oct 2019 #10
2 spaces after periods? Doremus Oct 2019 #17
It's not. It was with typewriters, but computers don't need that to keep spacing even. tblue37 Oct 2019 #18
I always did 2 spaces, then I got stuck editing a newsletter for a gardening club LeftInTX Oct 2019 #23
I saw the spaces but I think as long as you are consistent it's okay. underpants Oct 2019 #28
We are trapped in a car with a drunk driver at the wheel ecstatic Oct 2019 #9
That sounds about right! bluestarone Oct 2019 #11
The stupidest official letter ever written by any modern head of state. dalton99a Oct 2019 #13
At their next confab photo-op, Erdogan will be giving Chump rabbit ears. Hassler Oct 2019 #15
"Rabbit ears" aren't. It is actually the sign of the cuckold. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #19
"...if good things don't happen." His depth of understanding and vocabulary is incredible. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #16
And then he broke into a rendition of "Beat It": tblue37 Oct 2019 #20
Deadbeat Donnie being an embarrassment is an understatement. Liberal In Texas Oct 2019 #21
Politics are broken, they said. We need a businessman's mentality in the Oval Office, they said. Mr. Ected Oct 2019 #22
Yep. That's how world-class Wharton-educated executives write a business letter. dalton99a Oct 2019 #25
Phony carrots, phony sticks. This is the actual Trumpian "art of the deal," folks. NCLefty Oct 2019 #30

fleur-de-lisa

(14,615 posts)
4. "Let's make a deal! I will destroy you! Call ya later, kisses!"
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:26 PM
Oct 2019

Besides the fact that it is written at a 3rd grade level, his mood swings in this one little letter are insane.

True Blue American

(17,972 posts)
12. That was the first thing
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:53 PM
Oct 2019

I noticed. Will call you later, like a teenager. After threats.

Reminds me of a robot call that is going around. Call us back or we will charge you the $229 subscription!


I had one this morning. Several others had the same.

Or the card that says ,” I have tried to find your phone number to speak to you about your house this is the third time, call immediately!”

Please keep this private!

Cuthbert Allgood

(4,867 posts)
14. I ran it through a readability checker and it averages 6th grade readability.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:05 PM
Oct 2019

But it's a fucking train wreck, for sure.

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
5. That was a week ago?
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:26 PM
Oct 2019

Wonder how craven his letters are now.

Erdogan, tinpot dictator, initially refused to meet Trump's VP.

He's suggesting he might cancel his visit to the White House.

I think we know who is in charge here, and it's not the most powerful nation in the world.

underpants

(182,274 posts)
27. As pointed out on CNN this was BEFORE the Turkish offensive
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 08:59 PM
Oct 2019

He either foretold the the results of his own operations or, most likely, someone esssplained it to him.

LeftInTX

(24,549 posts)
7. WTF???
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:27 PM
Oct 2019

I declared it was a fake in the other thread. Erdoğan is spelled wrong. Two spaces after periods.

Who in the F....typed this thing?????

LeftInTX

(24,549 posts)
10. It is certainly his dictation style...no doubt about that
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:33 PM
Oct 2019

But I know he didn't type it...

I wonder if Stephen Miller or Jared or some low level thug typed it???

Doremus

(7,261 posts)
17. 2 spaces after periods?
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:12 PM
Oct 2019

It used to be the norm when I was an admin asst back in the cro magnon period.

I take it it isn't any more?

tblue37

(64,979 posts)
18. It's not. It was with typewriters, but computers don't need that to keep spacing even.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:19 PM
Oct 2019

Here's an explanation:

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/for-the-love-of-god-stop-putting-two-spaces-after-a-period-2

snip

Typewriters used what’s called monospace typing, in which every letter on the keyboard had the same amount of horizontal space. The key for a lowercase “i” was just as wide as one for a capital “W,” creating an awkward amount of white space between letters, and making it hard to discern where certain words started or ended. To avoid confusion, typists would put an extra space at the end of a sentence.

Monospace typing fell by the wayside in the 1970s, as electronic typewriters were able to write in “proportional fonts.” But the two-space rule persisted. It was so ingrained in the public consciousness that people thought it was the grammatically correct way to type. A generation of educators who grew up with typewriters told us the two-space rule was sacrosanct, and we just haven’t been able to break the habit. That’s understandable. Habits are hard to break, especially muscle memory ones like keyboarding.

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LeftInTX

(24,549 posts)
23. I always did 2 spaces, then I got stuck editing a newsletter for a gardening club
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:38 PM
Oct 2019

I'm horrible with Word, but I had to learn to how do columns, insert pictures and stuff like that. That is where I learned about the one space rule. I still do 2 spaces...but I'm not a professional or semi-professional or an office clerk...or anything....

ecstatic

(32,566 posts)
9. We are trapped in a car with a drunk driver at the wheel
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 05:29 PM
Oct 2019

How on Earth are republicans allowing this to continue? It's madness!

Liberal In Texas

(13,453 posts)
21. Deadbeat Donnie being an embarrassment is an understatement.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:25 PM
Oct 2019

And of course the magats will think it's wonderful, because they're programmed cult bots.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
22. Politics are broken, they said. We need a businessman's mentality in the Oval Office, they said.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 06:31 PM
Oct 2019

They forgot that diplomacy is not a financial matter. They forgot to nominate a businessman. They are idiots, and the world suffers for their stupidity.

dalton99a

(81,065 posts)
25. Yep. That's how world-class Wharton-educated executives write a business letter.
Wed Oct 16, 2019, 08:54 PM
Oct 2019


Trump is such a pathetic fraud
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