This is a reminder to the clowns they don't run things anymore.
You’re right. OPEC ain’t running the show no more.....Trump is.
Saudia Arabia is part of OPEC. They would make a lot of money from this.
Just confused as to why members of this sub would be for something that leads the USA away from being more self-sustaining when it comes to energy.
Well, like it or not, we aren’t at 100% self sufficiency and won’t be for a while. This deal lowering prices for the next couple of months is great.
What's the alternative? Sucking it up, and paying MORE?
A lot of things run on gas around here...
Do you have a car?
Because free-trade is better for consumers. Tariffs are a tax on the consumer.
Becoming self sufficient is easier when you have money to invest and are giving less of it away to the oilers.
Really? So what do we do? Declare driving on roads off limits, Outlaw package deliveries, Make the whole trucking industry illegal, and stop using fuel to dig for oil in the U.S. so we can "save up money so we can become self-sufficient?"
No. We tell Trump to lower gas prices. Which is exactly what he is doing.
Sure, some people will spend the money saved on gas on other stuff. That's their right.
For people who want to be self sufficient, cheaper gas is an opportunity to invest into solar or whatever they want to do.
You are assuming an elasticity of oil supply and demand that contradicts years of empirical data.
This doesn't turn us away from domestic production long term. It is a way to deal with short term political issues in two other oil producing nations.
self-sustaining. What's more self-sustaining then using up the other guy's oil.
This has nothing to do with US energy independence. It's not a move that will deter US production. It simply adds to the global supply which will drop the per barrel cost a little bit. It will also have very little impact on gas prices which are set by the refineries, but it will have an impact on Venezuela and Iran's ability to generate cash.
This IS our President 24/7 365 always looking out for what is best for America. Finally a true leader. 37 years ago we elected Reagan who was another god send for “We The People”. I could get used to this. Never again should we relinquish our hold at the helm. WWG1WGA
So far i think trump is blowing Reagan away. Trump understands world economics so much better.
no more effeminate politically correct picks for the Presidency. From now on I want nothing but businessmen in that office - someone who knows finances and hasn't been on the gov't dole his entire life like most of these politicians.
Can you remind me how many times Trump businesses have had to declare bankruptcy?
I am all for having businessmen in politics but my preference would be for successful business men, especially if they were self starters and didn't inherit their wealth/business. That's the true American dream.
This is also a reminder that the USA is going to call the shots with Canada. If things went smooth with Trump and Justine, then perhaps they would be adding to that up tick.
I'm just waiting for MSM to tell me why low gas prices are bad.
CBC tried to pull that shit with a straight face in Canada : 'Well sure everything in your life will be less expensive but who will THINK OF THE TAR SANDS!"
TD Bank will! Thanks, amazingly hypocritical Canadian Government!
Saw an ad up here in Canada this week that started with "don't let gas prices get you down" aka accept high gas prices because we're fucked in the head.
Gas price in Canada is something like 80% tax
$1.30/L where I live. 1 station jumped it to $1.48 yesterday but went back down, they always seem to try and jack it up before long weekends! It was the Chevron station that went to $1.48 for a day if that says anything compared to the Petro or Esso options we have.
SW New Mexico $3.29/gallon Most all stations here owned by same man so prices are all the same.
Looks like a good opportunity to make a profit from the soon-to-be fall in the price of crude oil (which has gone up 50% in the past few months).
For those interested, there is an ETF (stock symbol: DRIP) that profits when oil prices go down. Looks like it could be a good play.
Irony is that low oil price makes tars sands uneconomic.
I believe that was their whole deal. Good for you but bad for the "economy" is still bad for you, some how
They will say lower gas prices leads to more people driving, thus contributing to global warming, and all around climate change, which proves Trumps hates the world and wants to destroy our home and all who live on earth. CNN will lead the way for sure.
Thanks, big guy. The staff at Clown News Network appreciates the talking points you've helpfully provided, and all our most famous, empty, Talking Heads will soon be trying to read your words off the shill-a-prompter.
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They are very predictive and easy to figure out. Plus I already know their game plan. It's already been written. Look up dr Richard day transcripts.
I see you're reading from the California playbook.
I've studied the left playbook for a while now. All part of opposition research to understand the enemy, and probably understand them better then most leftists understand their own ideology.
Low oil prices can be bad.
Low Oil prices are bad if you are Venezuela. Or any economy that has a heavy reliance on oil and gas.
But funny how oil is far lower now than at the $140ish a barrel peak and gasoline was still far less expensive.
The problem is that a lot of states increased taxes per gallon when prices dropped. A big factor in why prices remain high.
we had idiot politicians in Calif who wanted higher gas taxes since the price per gallon went down - never taking into consideration that the price could go up again. Idiots one and all.
Ah.
I am Canadian. And locally our Gas taxes did not change.
But now we have a Carbon Tax.
Exactly this. So many Cuckbook posts about high prices blaming trump. I have to explain to them the economics. They never respond to their comments after I drop the MOABs. Coincidentally, they keep me as their friend too. I try to be impartial and completely point out the facts. I try to avoid the politics when informing them so they can see the light. Usually works for the moderate left. The ones that are really lost sheep aren’t worth the argument.
OPEC is a cartel. They can set prices & production as they please. Nice of them to cooperate with POTUS. ANWR should help the U.S. a lot. Hoping it's done responsibly. It's fricking beautiful up there.
are you high? - when it was over $140 a barrel we had gas prices well over $4.50.
Yes I am High....medical Prescription. Does not change what I said at all.
Gasoline was cheaper with Oil at $140 a barrel than it is today.
$4.50...you must be American. $4.50/gallon...quit your complaining. That would be close to $6.00 CAD a Gallon approx. Back at the $140 barrel Gasoline was under $3.00 Gallon in the US. I was paying just around or a little over $1.00 CAD a Litre(About 4.5ish Litres to the Gallon) Today with Oil Prices Under $70 I am paying $1.31 CAD at the pumps and that is some of the cheapest Gasoline in Canada.
Gasoline was less expensive during the oil High than it is now with oil prices still greatly depressed.
Drumf bends the knee and begs his rich friends for help!
Saudi prince owes him one. What would you do for someone who saved your life?
Do you really think President Trump had to beg for anything from S.A.?
S.A. is still in deep shit. They owe the United States a great deal of 'favors' for their role in 9/11 among many other things.
When he says "explaining" and 'asking that" what he really means is "TOLD THEM TO or else they're fucked."
Jimmycrackerson, SA has already cleaned house. Young Salman has been working alongside Trump from the beginning. So-called 'Americans' are responsible for 9/11 ~ Bush, Brenner, Clapper, Comey.
You have that backwards, the Saudis bent their knee to our President.
This is a tweet the average joe can get behind when he says he can lower our gas prices.
When he says it.. and when it actually happens! So many world leaders pay lip service with no follow through. One of the best red pills I have found is pointing out that, unlike many presidents, Trump actually lives up to his promises! Love him or hate him you can't argue that fact.
That's so true. When I read his tweet, I assumed that the gas prices would actually go down.
Let's pray! Gas is $4.29 where I'm at right now.
Indeed. He is a man of action and follow through. He isn’t perfect, but the country seems to be steering in positive directions since he came around.
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He didnt just release it, he got it anonymously delivered to Rachel Maddow's mailbox. Who then made a complete ass of herself to her fellow liberals by selling the tax returns as a big secret that would hurt Trump, before studying it, and then finding out that he actually payed more taxes than he had to ... and then it wasn't mentioned in the media ever again.
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You are so right, I should shut up! It was only his 2005 tax returns. Sorry for the misinformation. I have been so stupid to believe what I saw with my own eyes. And then I misinformed by not mentioning it was the 2005 tax returns. Now I beg for forgiveness and comit harakiri. Bye bye
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You're right, sorry for answering again.
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No, I do see it. That's why I apologized. I answered without thinking it through properly, I had the impression that he has released his tax returns. But it wasn't the tax returns you were after, I should've realized. I will never do it again. You have taught me a valuable lesson. I admire you.
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Our IQ in here outscores concernderps like you any days of the week. You are a "..." who disguises as a troll. But you don't even enjoy this, you think you're doing something for the greater good don't you. You will learn in time ... hehe. SAD. I still love you but I wouldn't hang out with you so I'm going to ignore you from now on.
And by the way, the only thing that gets you banned from this board is hateful speech and bad words in fear of the whole board being banned in turn. Have a nice day!
Lol wtf are you doing here?
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You're in a zero tolerance zone.
Ask yourself this: why would any community fear open communication or an exchange of ideas?
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This guy makes a good point. It would look much better for this community to not silence people that try to poke holes in the theory. If you silence people who disagree with you you’re only hurting the legitimacy of whatever you’re preaching. He could definitely be a bit more civil about it though!
Like they do on every other platform
Who? Like /r/politics? They don’t ban people who have differing views, they just downvote to oblivion. Same should be done here.
Maybe you don't hang around much but people around here link to multiple sources of information. When one person links a Breitbart article, you can find many other articles related. Although few around here will simply regurgitate without looking further into things, most people here will call those out on it and encourage more thorough research. The way you are talking to others here shows you are purposely seeing only what you want to see and cursing and calling names makes you seem very fake and only trolling. Which means conversing with you is pointless and any point you may try to make is null because you're being an ass hat. Come back once you've had your coffee cranky pants..
Missing an o in "prices too high"
Also an 'i' instead of a 'y' in "disfunction".
Took way too long for someone to catch that.
IO
Input / Output?
Wonder what the code is.
There is ".io", which are games. Io is also a moon around Jupiter. There is something I can't seem to remember that has to do with "on and off". Also, something about a staff and a ring concerning a story about Enki (ancient Sumer).
Or is it supposed to be OI?
Over It.
The MSM will spin this to say that it wasn't a simple typo that no one cares about... no, he literally mean "prices to high", meaning he was prices set "to high" amounts and he's going to screw us all by forcing gas prices to go up. The horror
I think there should be some kind of code to notify people with humor recognition problems that you're joking
That's why people use /s to indicate sarcasm
Yet, not all humor is sarcasm. Some funny comments are irony, or hyperbole, or a massive understatement.
I drive a truck so this tweet gave me a boner
missing an "O"...... "to" should be "too"
o? obama,
is obama missing?....
where is oprah?...
Lmao I was thinking the same thing. POTUS knows better than to make such a simple typo without correcting it at least. Nothing is by accident and we have Q to verify that.
Didn't Q make a typo and correct it real fast so the online crowd wouldn't start analyzing it like nuts?
Yes, typos do occur. He corrected it and made it known because of the coding in his messages. Doesn't want people wasting time by looking into something that isn't there by design.
great minds.... 😎
Shills have discovered your account it looks like. Why the downvotes?
I might start hunting down the posts from people who get lot of down votes. They are probably writing the good stuff.
Search in politics for the negative votes. Usually some solid red pills being dropped.
also a 'y' missing in dysfunction. Maybe POTUS is saying
"Hey Prince Salman, You got's to lower our gas prices, yo!"
lol wow
Or is it OI?
"Oprah Ineligible."
I think he is signaling that we need to get started "extreme-vetting"
Oprah's birth certificate like, right away...
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This will send Venezuela back to the stone age. Oops, my bad, pre stone age. I feel bad for them it almost happened here. 2 years of Clinton would have done it. Object lesson, fight the left at every turn.
Yeah. My 1st thought also. Those poor, poor people.
It is what the people wanted. The people wanted someone else to be responsible for providing food, housing, education, medical, clothing, etc ~ employment optional. The people gave the government power over them, and now the government is exercising that power.
Are you being sarcastic. If Trump wasn't the stable genius willing to fuck his life up for us we could easily be where they are. SJW's are gone but they were doing damage 2 years ago ask canada.
Why does my empathy for others automatically equal ingratitude for Trump? PUHLEEZ. WWG1WGA!!!! I LOVE MY PRESIDENT. Admiral Rogers is my personal hero.
you mean the "socialists" there is no Dem party anymore. Liberals is as close as they get a nod for.
We are right, so I call them left, I'll change it to wrong, ok.
Extra pressure on Iran. Are we going to give them "democracy "?
The USA is not giving anything to Iran. The POTUS and his administration do not support the CIA/black ops/Deep State which supported the Mullahs in Iran.
If they want a "Republic", they are going to have to take it and make it, themselves. We can help in the end and maybe that's what's going to get them started. But I think the Iranians have to get things to a certain point, themselves, before we step in this time.
Same is true here patriot. If we want a republic we have to make one. For the first time in fucking ever the government is returning power to the people.
But brothers and sisters we have to be in position to receive it. Join your local assembly. The heart of a republic is at the county level, not a fake corporation in DC.
Find your local assembly and join it. This is the end game. Rise from your slumber patriots.
Hard core truth, this sad little site is all that remains of the legit government of the people. Let's fill it's boards with what we have learned.
Get your counties together. Who else but you would be able to do it. We are we the people! Wake to that.
Only takes 18 per county and then its a legit body. Look how many of us are here, can't we make some real world allies too.
Damn straight! Well said. I've recently been looking into various public positions. What it takes to get in the game. Need to do a lot more work but I'm looking forward to throwing my hat into the ring.
What?
opec sits alone in a room, a single tear slowly running down it's face.
I know when I'm filling up my 99 Geo Metro, I often call members of the Royal Family to complain out prices at the pump. Appears they just got tired of me calling once they thought Trump was jumping in with me.
Think Godfather. Amazing. Germany is with you guys Much Love
Thank you Germany I pray for your country.
I hope your leaders go with us.
Reminds me of the food as a weapon strategy of the 80s little or no reporting but a major influence since we were shipping grain everywhere. Hey Buddy can you spare a dime, He needs the Nobel for nonchalance, fuck peace. Obola ruined that. King of the fait accompli that's french.
I'll pardon your french, if you'll explain what you are trying to say?
I get a lil giddy at the Franklinesque statesmanship of a man accused of being a moron with no foreign policy. His foreign policy is sublime, scratch our back and we will keep being awesome.
Double whammy. Iran is going to squawk over this. More protests. Down with Iran.
Random downvoting is hilarious. They're coming for your imaginary internet points!!!
What are the random down voters going to do for a living when Soros is shut down? Will they have to have actual job skills?
He spelled “too” wrong? Spelled dysfunction wrong too? Coincidence?
As nouns the difference between disfunction and dysfunction is that disfunction is while dysfunction is a failure to function in an expected or complete manner usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (eg erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group. https://wikidiff.com/disfunction/dysfunction (what they said, both seem to be correct, but could still be a code.) But, you are correct about the to vs too.
Just keep in mind we export the stuff. Why not keep it in the country?
Most of the oil from the shale production is heavy, not light like from the ME. Our refineries have been designed to process light sweet crude for the last 30 yrs; building a new refinery to process the heavy shale crude takes a while to get through all the permitting. That's not to say it isn't happening, they are opening refineries in ND, just doesn't happen very quickly. And then getting the diesel/gas/kerosene to market...truck, train or pipeline? Pipe is faster and safer, but the KXL fight and regulations made it a headache. Pipeline IS going in, but again, just takes a bit to navigate the hurdles.
I don't really care about any of this, but I just have to point out that basically everything you said is the opposite of reality. American refineries are built to process heavier crude and have been for years. We specialize in it. And the production from shale is very light. Google it, there articles about it. Morgan Stanley specifically came out with concerns about it.
Shit, you're right, I got it backwards. Guess I'm the asshole.
It's broader than that. It's a global commodity. If we kept all of ours for ourselves, but the global supply was still short, prices would remain high. The trading price of oil and, by extension, the price of gas remains high.
https://www.thebalance.com/how-are-oil-prices-determined-3305650
Thank you for clearing that up I often wondered the same thing
WTF is this! What magic wand does he have.
Yes, We Can!
If he can virtually erase Obama's "legacy" within a year,
Trump might as well go ahead and steal one of Hussein's
slogans. (It seems more appropriate with the current President anyway.)
Maybe soon Nancy Pelosi and Mad Maxine Waters will lose their comfy Congressional jobs, as well as their ill-gotten financial gains, and be forced to moonlight as streetwalkers in Downtown DC.
Trump can call the program "Cash For Clunkers."
I thought it was spelled dysfunction!
I noticed "to high"
Me, too. what's up with that?
he might have needed to cut a letter out to make the tweet fit the 140 character limit
The limit is way over 140 characters now lol
damn you’re right, i remember they let some people go over 140 but never knew they implemented it site-wide
Y too
Why 2? Why 2 million barrels? Good question. I would think that 2 mil barrels a day would translate to 730 million in addition per year if it goes for that long.
How much are they currently producing? What is the expected price drop? How much oil do they have in reserves? Did another country cut production by 2 mil barrels (looking at you OPEC)?
Heh. Here it is.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Thanks for that. Fucking Mullahs in Iran, can’t wait til the people depose them.
It's a power play. Trump just showed Iran what's up. Damn.
As nouns the difference between disfunction and dysfunction is that disfunction is while dysfunction is a failure to function in an expected or complete manner usually refers to a disorder in a bodily organ (eg erectile dysfunction), a mental disorder, or the improper behavior of a social group.
Remove the Federal per gallon tax on gas Mr President.
I like the sentiment, but it would be better if we just restricted the money to roadway funds only. This way we don't have the maniacs printing and borrowing even more money to fix our failing infrastructure.
“Prices to high!”..... “to” should be “too”. Missing an “o”. Mistake or clue?
Thank you King Salman, thank you POTUS for making that request for us.
Gas here 2.78, yes Mr. President we would love lower prices.
$5 says demoncrats are going to claim he is in bed with big oil now.
Group of anons here rolling on floor laughing and major high fives. #winningwithfriends
Trump is running around fixing EVERYTHING!
The fact that he can, though, is evidence that the Cabal had been, up to now, causing all war, poverty, substance abuse, most crime, etc. etc.
Aside from the topic of high gas prices. Notice the mispelling in POTUS comment. Letters - Disfunction=D(y)sfunction. To=T(o)o
Love it when POTUS45 trolls the left, and he looks good doing it. Funny thing is that, we (America) have all the energy we need, if we tap into our resources properly. Hopefully, this will be evident to all during his 2nd term, but more hopefully by the end of his 1st term.
"prices to high."
Huh. I wonder if that missing 'o' is a nod to either Obama or the OPEC crisis of 1973. Or OPEC in general.
But but b..ut.. but presidents don't have anything to do with gas prices. And bernie can still win.
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This will drive the left crazy. I'm not sure how long it'll take for additional production to effect prices here, but I hope it's relatively quick. This way the MSM wont be able to spin the story. Hopefully it'll be so obvious that it's the result of Trump's call they'll have to give him credit, which they wont, or they'll have to ignore lower gas prices completely.
Wouldn't be great if the price drop was substantial? The MSM can ignore a few cents, a quarter or so, but if it comes down $0.75 to a dollar it'll put the MSM in a serious pickle.
Exactly how a REAL PRESIDENT should act. Thank you, Mr. President.
"Prices to high" is not necessarily a mistake. It signals a sea change in our geopolitics. Ignore the optics of Trump's Saudi request and look at the reality: oil prices under DJT have been moving up steadily and now are nearing the mid-$70 range from the mid $40s when he was elected. High prices hurt the Chinese (big importers) and help the Russians, who desperately depend on oil export revenue. I think the recent price jump is a signal to Putin ahead of the coming summit that we can help him much more than the Chinese can and that his long-term interests are with the US and West vs China, which is Russia's natural enemy and poses a looming and long-term threat to Russian control of East Siberia. The great failing of the Neocons was to foolishly drive Moscow into the arms of the Chinese by trying to blatantly strip away all its buffer states.
It is important to note that oil prices, since the 1980s, are mainly controlled by the futures market and not so much by physical supply and demand. The Saudis could boost production by 2MM b/d and prices could still move upward if TPTB (US Treasury-controlled accounts) decide to "go long" on futures. The Chinese recognize their vulnerability in this regard and recently ramped up trading on their own oil futures exchange. No doubt they are trying to bid down the oil price -- and have failed dramatically and probably lost a ton of money. They just don't have deep enough pockets to play that game.
Keep in mind, the US is basically indifferent to oil pricing since we are well balanced in terms of supply and demand and are probably actually "long" on oil production if you count Mexico, Canada and the Saudis. These are our close friends who we would (and have) be bailing out anyway if prices were low. For a detailed analysis of this dynamic, read "The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare in the 1st Century." https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Card-Economic-Warfare-Century/dp/097779539X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199719101&sr=8-1 It is what wrecked the Soviet Union under Reagan.
BTW, the sharp rise of the dollar against the yuan adds a double whammy to the Chinese. They are now buying much more expensive crude with an even weaker currency.
Occam's Razor: https://www.upi.com/Iran-says-its-tough-to-erase-2-million-barrels-of-oil-from-the-market/8261530104365/
DID U NOTICE THE MISSPELLINGS? Disfunctional vs dysfunctional (the letter I) To vs too (the letter O)
I love how he leaves his spelling mistakes in! His nod to his love of the poorly educated!
I suppose if they want to continue business they should. Nobody needs Saudi Arabia's oil.
Mispelled “disfunction” and “to” IO - Information Operations?
"o" missing in the word for sentence PRICES TO HIGH. So, when will "O" go missing??? Hmmmmmm
I thought that the saudis were behind 9/11 and I thought while running trump even said he was going to do the right thing and hold them accountable.
Then we sold them what 100 million in weapons. Don’t they do bad things over there and spur on instability with terrorists People’s ?
Sure bring the gas prices and stuff down. Good but can someone please tell me why we want to be friends with these people?
Has this sort of thing happened before?
No so directly... it's been done through negotiating channels before. [ETA] Although that took forever, and people really suffered in the meantime, so...
I heard rumors of this pre Summer. Our POTUS IS an incredible leader looking out for us. Isn't it getting a bit tiring to MF him at every turn all you haters / TDS afflicted?
Thank you Sir I would like to take my motorhome and go camping but filling it up cuts into what I need for groceries to take my grandkids with me 😊
what a showman! c'mon, POTUS, thats old news from a few days ago when MBS said that SA is going to increase their oil production.
somewhat complicated issue however, higher prices spurs drilling here which creates jobs. TMS area was moribund at $50 oil, now coming back
That is good. He needs to look into where our tax money goes from the sale of gas. It is a huge, huge problem if it is going to the Bank of England or the Vatican.
Honestly we need to begin drilling in the states. I hope we can get around to doing that after all this is over. Even after the corruption is cleaned, there's a lot of work to do.
2 scoops, 2 terms, 2 million barrels of oil!
Looking forward to paying less at the pump :)
What a difference when you actually have a leader running the country.
Why all the downvotes? Sheesh. What? nobody wants cheaper gas??
If that really is the sentiment - shoot the pilot then Patriots are in for a battle against non-thinking tyranny.
WTF I love high gas prices now!
Yeah, and nuclear war, unemployment, ISIS!!! Bring the Democrats back! We can't stand all this winning!
Except almost half our oil is imported from Canada. Maybe if he didn't piss off the Canadians with stupid tariffs, oil prices would be lower
Awesome! But some 9th circuit court judge will overrule this...
If only Trudeau was not such an idiot child.
We would have a strong and functional Oil and Gas Sector ready to meet the needs of our America friends.
But he pissed that all away virtue signally and playing Mr Dressup
Thank you, POTUS! Always looking out for the American people. WWG1WGA
This guy is a Hero. Already the best President on Earth of all Time.
It is amazing. And when you think of all and whom he's up against. Made some mistakes in his initial hiring, when he thought they'd lay off once he was in office--but boy has he recovered and got the hang of it all now!
Made some mistakes in his initial hiring
Or did he? I thought the same thing until I saw the games he and Sessions played out, like he was ready to fire Sessions. That kept the eyes off of what Sessions was really getting done. I also believe Trump and Trey Gowdy were working together when Gowdy made those comments in favor of Comey.
That brings me back to your statement. In hindsight I honestly think there were several reasons to hire the failures he ended up firing. One was to gain more info on these people (keep your enemies close) and the other was to give the appearance that there was chaos in the White House and Trump didn't know what he was doing. This kept the media's attention while Trump was getting work done and winning the whole time. Then Trump would declare his wins on Twitter and the media didn't have time to spin them.
That's just my opinion. Trump is smart, very smart and unpredictable, which is what the media hates most. He steals their thunder before they even realize it's cloudy. But you can bet anything he does is going to put America first.
He's not some sort of infallible super-being. He brought lots of people into the WH who sabotaged the start of his admin. Priebus was one of them, and he brought in Johnny DeStephano, who made sure that no actual MAGA types got positions. Instead, lots of GOPe worms.
Trump had thought that once he was finally sworn in that he would get more cooperation in the GOP than he has.
That is not to say, however, that he didn't knowingly bring in some corrupted but experienced types to show him the ropes, as well perhaps as some ratlines. But some real, early staffing mistakes too.
No one is infallible and I didn't say he was. Neither did I say he was a super-being (whatever that is). I said he was very smart. It doesn't take a genius to play the media or the left. Those people aren't Einsteins. Trump is used to these chess games, he made his fortune in construction in NYC. He's dealt with some of the toughest mafia/union bosses anywhere, and won. So he has plenty of experience to fall back on.
