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nitpicked

(1,770 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:08 PM 4 hrs ago

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HE's off topic on the "Japan" press moment

Bashing Powell right now.

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HE's off topic on the "Japan" press moment (Original Post) nitpicked 4 hrs ago OP

OMG, he just brought up Pearl Harbor... Spazito 3 hrs ago #1

He's incapable of not being offensive. tanyev 3 hrs ago #2

Yep, he is consistent in that aspect for sure! Spazito 3 hrs ago #3

Wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles 3 hrs ago #5

Did he refer to the Japanese PM as "he"? Diamond_Dog 3 hrs ago #4

The Basil Fawlty school of Diplomacy unc70 2 hrs ago #6

Totemo Baka Yaro YoshidaYui 1 hr ago #7

Spazito

(55,380 posts)

1. OMG, he just brought up Pearl Harbor...

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:14 PM

3 hrs ago

saying 'who knows better than Japan about surprises' and then says 'Pearl Harbor' and asks 'why didn't Japan let us know'.

Wow, just wow.

Edited to add: CBC (Canada) News Network covered his press conference with the Japanese PM so his craziness is definitely going far beyond the US media.

tanyev

(49,194 posts)

2. He's incapable of not being offensive.

Reply to Spazito (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:20 PM

3 hrs ago

Spazito

(55,380 posts)

3. Yep, he is consistent in that aspect for sure!

Reply to tanyev (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:23 PM

3 hrs ago

MustLoveBeagles

(16,090 posts)

5. Wow 😳

Reply to Spazito (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:33 PM

3 hrs ago

Diamond_Dog

(40,436 posts)

4. Did he refer to the Japanese PM as "he"?

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:32 PM

3 hrs ago

unc70

(6,499 posts)

6. The Basil Fawlty school of Diplomacy

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:23 PM

2 hrs ago

"Don't mention the War" while goose stepping around.

YoshidaYui

(45,377 posts)

7. Totemo Baka Yaro

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:57 PM

1 hr ago

大統領は完全な馬鹿で、ポップコーン屋の切り盛りさえできないだろう。 Trump is a total moron and wouldn’t know how to run a popcorn stand.

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