Jokes Aside, Donald Trump Wants To Get Back To The Real Fake Issues

The Donald with his current counterpart (AP)

The White House Correspondent's dinner is a long-running Washington tradition, a way for politicians and the journalists who cover them to unwind for an evening in sympatico. But this year, it was mostly a chance for everyone to pile on Donald Trump and his "enormous balls." Well, Trump was absolutely flattered to be the "sole focus" of the night, but he just feels the pain of the American people too much to take any real pleasure in the yuks: "I guess when you're leading in the polls that sort of thing tends to happen. But I was certainly in a certain way having a good time listening. I don't think the American people are having a good time with $5 gas...I was thinking to myself as they were doing this, you know, the American people are really suffering," he told "Fox and Friends" today.

Trump, who was booed when he arrived at the dinner, definitely didn't look like he was having a fun time during the impromptu-roast; the camera caught him looking dead-eyed during several of the monologues. "I had no idea it would be to that extent, where you know, it was just joke after joke after joke. It was almost like, is there anyone else they could talk about?" he humbly opined. Trump did praise President Obama's jokes, but had some tough advice for Seth Meyers: "I thought Seth's delivery was terrible. He had marbles in his mouth. His presentation was not good. The president was far superior."

Trump also defended his F-bomb-laden Las Vegas speech from this past week, which he was almost universally criticized for...although he didn't see it that way: "Well, it was a speech in Las Vegas, in front of a rough group of folks, and a great group of folks, and I got standing ovation...It was really well received. The fact is it's a word of emphasis with that group. Probably I won't do it anymore, to be honest with you."

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By Ben Yakas in News on May 1, 2011 6:00 PM

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patrick daly

the only poll he is leading is the one he conducts in his head.

debrislide

Although it pains me to be in agreement with him, the Don is right; President Obama was much funnier than Seth Meyers.

100

Meyers may not have been super-funny, but some parts of it were very clever - such as the Cindy Thomas joke.

mjwilstein

Here's the full clip of Donald Trump on Fox News this morning talking about the White House Correspondents Dinner: http://gtcha.me/mxIw2F

chris87654

Another article sez: "Trump said he will focus on “making our country rich and respected,” by creating jobs, boosting the economy and stopping China and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries from taking advantage of the U.S. "

First I've heard other than birther and grades/papers gossip from Don, but I'd like to know how he plans to accomplish his ideas, along with what cuts he'll make to reduce fed spending, who will be affected, and what he plans to do about Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security. Nothing new - same questions I'd have for Palin, Bachmann, other sideshows, and more realistic candidates.

100

I saw him say to George Stephanopolous that he'd just tell OPEC "It's over." Stephanopolous asked him how he'd enforce that and he had no answer, just bluster. I couldn't tell if he knew how stupid he sounded, or really believed the words coming out of his mouth.

Here's Trump on some of those topics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

pun31

"It's over." "You're fired." Yeah, he thinks he can solve problems with two word commands. Such an ignorant shithead.

DonnaH

That Las Vegas event Trump cursed so prolifically in front of was put on by the Spring Mountain Republican Women's Group and other Republican Women's groups; the people Trump calls a "rough group of folks."

Can the man say two sentences without one of them being a lie? --Apparently not.

agarron

Obama this isn't going away mate. Come clean, or the Don will squeeze it out, slowly and painfully.

Inconcievable de Impublishable

Con Artist In Chief

sluggita

early onset alzheimers? Seriously, seems like Mr. Trump is suffering from some mental disease that disconnects him from most peoples reality. kind of sad to see him act out so publicly, Sheenlike.

robingee

He fits in perfectly with Fox and Friends.

100

I think the disease is known as "huge ego, only moderate brains, and lots of sycophants and hangers on due to some money." When normal people have it, without the money part, they learn it's in their interest to shut up from time to time so symptoms are well controlled.

S.D.

Just a Cry Baby.

Notice he hasn't a single 'solution' to $5 a gallon?

Spirit of 76

He's already given his solution on the news. They asked him on camera that if gas goes much higher and he became president, would he would send in American troops to take over oil fields. He wouldn't categorically rule it out. He's Dubya minus the thoughtfulness.

The_Green_Devil

A whole bunch of years ago, the infamous neocon owner of the Manchester Union Leader, William Loeb, wrote in one of his famous editorials that if OPEC didn't relinquish "our" oil, that the US should drop nuclear bombs on the region.

This was a fairly typical Loeb editorial outburst. And crazy as he was, at least he had the courage of his insane convictions and stuck with them and never once compromised on his beliefs.