Ex-Twitter CEO Dick Costolo destroyed Trump’s self-created reputation as a deal maker who gets things done by comparing a meeting with the President to the literal torture of waterboarding.
Costolo tweeted in response to the news that Trump was holding another meeting with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on emerging technology:
If you don't get invited to this meeting and want to know what it was like, just drink a bottle of gin and then waterboard yourself. https://t.co/secLdw2Xjp
— dick costolo (@dickc) June 10, 2017
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Costolo’s description isn’t a surprise because Trump knows nothing about and has zero interest in technology. Trump is a president who doesn’t own a computer, who stays off of the internet and only has one app (Twitter) on his phone.
If you have ever had to explain to your parents or grandparents how to turn their TV on, consider the fact that a person with that level of technological knowledge is in charge of implementing the vision for US technological and development.
Costolo’s description of a meeting with Trump comes on the heels of NATO allies describing a private dinner with Trump as, “a total sh*tshow.”
A picture is emerging of Trump as worse than incompetent. He is ignorant and intolerable. Donald Trump is that guy who thinks that he is the smartest person in the room when he knows nothing.
With each new report of a meeting or detail, it is clear that the country is on the verge of rebellion against Trump.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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