Trump Didn’t Realize There Are American Troops Stationed In Qatar, And 17 Other Facts You Need To Know Immediately

"Is this a map?" Trump looks at paperwork for an I-270 project while speaking at the US Department of Transportation, June 9. Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images

1. Held some very brief, "distracted" interviews with potential FBI Directors.

Reuters: Sources say FBI chief recruiting process is 'chaotic', interviews led by Trump only lasting 10-20 mins.https://t.co/2x5hfYOay3
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 2, 2017

For one-fifth of his presidency, Trump has not had an FBI director. pic.twitter.com/En3S9BZKZv
— Philip Bump (@pbump) June 2, 2017

2. Tweeted some dumb stuff about his travel ban following the terrorist attacks in London.

Completely moronic and insensitive statement.
If the U.K. had our gun laws, more people would have been prone to injury.
— Paul Wesley (@paulwesley) June 4, 2017

Note how quickly Donald Trump politicized London but how long he took to send one single tweet about the white supremacist in Portland.
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) June 3, 2017

3. Shared an unconfirmed report about the London attacks from The Drudge Report.

Pres. Trump has used Twitter to share news report on London incident.

We aren't relaying president's retweet, as the info is unconfirmed.
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) June 3, 2017

4. Blamed the "watering down" of his travel ban on the DOJ.

Trump signed new version of travel ban executive order himself. Now attacks DOJ for caving https://t.co/23EbDldcZr
— Julie Davis (@juliehdavis) June 5, 2017

FYI: The agency most responsible for preventing terror has no Director now because Trump fired him to obstruct the investigation into Russia
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) June 4, 2017

5. Tried to bully London's mayor Sadiq Khan via Twitter.

What Khan in fact said: There was “no reason to be alarmed” by an increased, armed police presence. You know no bounds. Liar.
— Lauren Wolfe (@Wolfe321) June 4, 2017

London Mayor @SadiqKhan: "We aren't going to allow anybody, whether it's Donald Trump or anybody else, to divide our communities." pic.twitter.com/ZrHFRo1a7I
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 5, 2017

6. And then went golfing for the second day in a row.

After tweeting about London, President Trump went to his golf course for the 2nd day in a row.

Watch candidate Trump on Pres. Obama & golf: pic.twitter.com/1HFVmPASU3
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 4, 2017

Maybe instead of tweeting about his travel ban, Trump should appoint people to fill these key counterterrorism roles pic.twitter.com/3pV8MgvkLx
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) June 5, 2017

London's pride towards our Mayor should only be matched by the United States' shame towards their President https://t.co/mJgtzVAixP
— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) June 4, 2017

7. Made it to the 281st lie of his presidency.

Trump made 25 false claims in the last week; he's now up to 281 for his presidency: #TrumpCheck https://t.co/f9LDn6NAbj
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 5, 2017

Congrats Donny!

8. Signed an empty bill on air traffic control.

Sounds like busy work to keep him off Twitter. pic.twitter.com/aD0VPfGhgD
— Mike Flacy (@mikeflacy) June 5, 2017

9. Praised Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt after they cut off Qatar, citing "terror."

MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017

10. Then spoke with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the "need for Gulf unity."

11. Invited Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to the White House. An invitation that he declined.

Qatar's leader reportedly will not accept President Trump's invitation for a White House meeting. https://t.co/iEMQawkyDF
— Axios (@axios) June 9, 2017

12. Decided his tweets are now official White House statements.

White House yesterday: Trump's tweets were not important.

White House today: Trump's tweets are official statements from the president
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) June 6, 2017

Spicer says Trump will not change how he uses Twitter, people who critique it now critiqued it during election and that turned out well.
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) June 6, 2017

MSNBC reporting White House sources says Trump "may not have known" the US has troops based in Qatar.
— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) June 8, 2017

13. Blamed the attacks in Iran on Iran.

The Trump administration issues a statement essentially blaming Iran for the terrorist attack against Iranians: pic.twitter.com/rYVxyfBSle
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) June 7, 2017

Iran called Trump's statement on the Tehran attack 'repugnant,' @YasmeenSerhan reportshttps://t.co/C5pC7ixexW pic.twitter.com/k1j558gOG2
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) June 8, 2017

14. Responded to Comey's damning testimony with, "I'm totally vindicated!"

Comey: He dangled my job. Demanded loyalty. Wanted Flynn case dropped. Wanted Russia cloud lifted. Fired me.
Trump: I'm totally vindicated!
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) June 8, 2017

My verdict: Donald Trump is a disgusting creepy piece of shit. CASE CLOSED.
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 8, 2017

15. Straight up accused Comey of lying under oath.

Breaking news: President Trump accused James Comey of lying under oath in his testimony to Senators yesterday https://t.co/AOZKq0mSuJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 9, 2017

16. Had his lawyer make this contradictory, error-filled statement.

Just in: statement from Trump's lawyer pic.twitter.com/JiCKx5xD0u
— David Mack (@davidmackau) June 8, 2017

Main Comey hearing takeaway: POTUS improperly said drop Flynn case & only refutation is 2nd-hand, error-filled stmt from paid atty Kasowitz
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) June 9, 2017

17. And told his lawyer to file a complaint against Comey.

If they were to follow thru (Trump has bluffed before), worst possible outcome for Comey is a note on his file https://t.co/RkOkiL23hs pic.twitter.com/OG7hJTyCtu
— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) June 9, 2017

18. Reopened 1,329 deportation cases since March 1.

Full Reuters report: Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama https://t.co/iXORkiK8ST
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 9, 2017

Bonus:

The controversy surrounding Barack Obama around this point in his presidency. pic.twitter.com/F8PqAHfKL3
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 9, 2017

Trump Didn’t Realize There Are American Troops Stationed In Qatar, And 17 Other Facts You Need To Know Immediately

From accusing Comey of perjury, to rudely attacking the mayor of London, here’s the latest in Trump’s quest to ruin the world.

1. Held some very brief, "distracted" interviews with potential FBI Directors.

2. Tweeted some dumb stuff about his travel ban following the terrorist attacks in London.

3. Shared an unconfirmed report about the London attacks from The Drudge Report.

4. Blamed the "watering down" of his travel ban on the DOJ.

5. Tried to bully London's mayor Sadiq Khan via Twitter.

6. And then went golfing for the second day in a row.

7. Made it to the 281st lie of his presidency.

8. Signed an empty bill on air traffic control.

9. Praised Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt after they cut off Qatar, citing "terror."

10. Then spoke with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the "need for Gulf unity."

11. Invited Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to the White House. An invitation that he declined.

12. Decided his tweets are now official White House statements.

13. Blamed the attacks in Iran on Iran.

14. Responded to Comey's damning testimony with, "I'm totally vindicated!"

15. Straight up accused Comey of lying under oath.

16. Had his lawyer make this contradictory, error-filled statement.

17. And told his lawyer to file a complaint against Comey.

18. Reopened 1,329 deportation cases since March 1.

Bonus:

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