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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,485 posts) Wed Jan 31, 2018, 03:51 PM Jan 2018

Trump clapping for himself becomes a thing

President Trump kept clapping during his State of the Union address Tuesday. And clapping. And clapping. And clapping.
And Twitter noticed.

Link to tweet

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-clapping-for-himself-becomes-a-thing/ar-BBIuVOW?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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Trump clapping for himself becomes a thing (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2018 OP

egotist... Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #1

NY Daily News noticed... PunkinPi Jan 2018 #2

He thinks he's tinkerbell! shraby Jan 2018 #3

Corporate head honchos are always clapping before, during and after they give a speech. democratisphere Jan 2018 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author marked50 Jan 2018 #5

Trump canetoad Jan 2018 #6

He's got the clap. n/t LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #7

"Oh goodie." lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #8

Reminds of my son being potty trained gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #9

He's watched Kim Jong-un's instructional video. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #10

He needs to learn some Flamenco and put that clapping to good use. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2018 #11

Trump is like a child. Toddlers clap for themselves too. nt procon Jan 2018 #12

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

1. egotist...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:07 PM

Jan 2018

PunkinPi

(4,882 posts)

2. NY Daily News noticed...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:11 PM

Jan 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210168410

shraby

(21,946 posts)

3. He thinks he's tinkerbell!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:12 PM

Jan 2018

Remember her clap your hands thing?

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

4. Corporate head honchos are always clapping before, during and after they give a speech.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:19 PM

Jan 2018

I think it is supposed to rally the "troops" to get up and go or get onboard!
Corporate crapola.

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canetoad

(17,217 posts)

6. Trump

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:08 PM

Jan 2018

Gave himself the clap.

LuckyCharms

(17,472 posts)

7. He's got the clap. n/t

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:13 PM

Jan 2018

lpbk2713

(42,775 posts)

8. "Oh goodie."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:20 PM

Jan 2018

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gibraltar72

(7,518 posts)

9. Reminds of my son being potty trained

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:25 PM

Jan 2018

by my mother in law. She would clap and cheer when he did a good job. Within days he would start the clapping himself and lead it.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,501 posts)

10. He's watched Kim Jong-un's instructional video.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:31 PM

Jan 2018

No better teacher on self-aggrandizement than North Korea's Kim dynasty.

He probably got the Russians to hack him a copy of the video.

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Buns_of_Fire

(17,218 posts)

11. He needs to learn some Flamenco and put that clapping to good use.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:33 PM

Jan 2018

I think it was Lenny Bruce who observed that Flamenco dancers always looked like they were applauding their own ass. And whose ass deserves more applause?

procon

(15,805 posts)

12. Trump is like a child. Toddlers clap for themselves too. nt

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 05:42 PM

Jan 2018

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