The Opener sketch on Saturday night live on Friday did a great job. Rubio was disappearing into the sofa, and Mike Myers nailed Musk on ketamine.

I watched it. It was excellent.

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Just a question? Why was the room filled to bursting with men who all looked antagonistic? Is it normally full for a visitor and we don’t see them?

Yes, for these photo ops the room is packed with press you just typically don’t see the whole room, just the principals.

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My video editing sucks but this sums it up. Tallest Trump Tower. 😂

OMG! He nailed it! 🤣

I could only get 60 seconds but the whole thing was dead one.

I'm sorry but this is wholly inaccurate. Vance's tie is far too short.

JD: “Squeak squeak-squeak squeak squeakity squeak!!!!” VZ: “I think you’ll find those acorns were a gift”.

Vance is evil morty

Perfect.

I think JDs couch has a subtle stain on it, lol

Trump and Vance are disgraceful and despicable. Most of us are SICKENED and angry here in America. So many protests today.

Good

Ouch.

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You’re working on the misapprehension that MAGAs can read… or think.

I love the reference to the display of tacky looking trophies Trump has on his mantelpiece. I’d love to know what they are. Look like the stock from a Pyongyang souvenir stall.

I'm surprised the bust of Churchill hasn't been goldified.

Gold paint, not even plated.

I went to a trophy store once, to get a memento for a senior member of our music group. I came away thinking I could have the most impressive wall of awards for a comparatively minor investment.

It does smack of QVC, especially with him hawking his merchandise.

I wonder if he has his Razzie on display?

(I am appalled that it was the first thing I noticed in the pictures.) I have lived in the DC area 74 years and have NEVER seen a White House mantel looking so bereft of taste. The WH chief decorator must have been fired along with air traffic controllers.

Many of us are appalled and there are signs the tide is shifting. Please don’t write us off yet but if you do we get it.

Sums it up perfectly

Never ever ever. He is a troll in the ground and he is trying to destroy our country.

I think Trump and Vance are actually smaller than that..

Perfection.

It did not go well. Trump and Vance are an embarrassment. Slava Ukraini!

And...they hit the nail on the head! As a never Trumper, I am appalled, embarrassed, angry, and disappointed in the electorate who voted Trump into office. I am appalled, embarrassed, angry, and disappointed at the Republican Party which shows only cowardice.

Spot on, US leadership looked and sounded so small

Well, just look at the hundreds of people out protesting. Of course we didn't think it "went well". There is no monolithic America, just as there is no monolithic British support for Brexit. 75 million voted for Kamala. Sheesh. Stop lumping us all together.

Agreed of course

How very confusing - because this newspaper, the Times of London, is owned by Rupert Murdoch a massive promoter of Trump. This is an example to outsiders of how the British do hypocrisy.

Murdoch is not British but, whatever

I agree that the Times is usually far too “on the one hand, on the other “ about Trump. But its cartoonist is brave enough to speak out

By Morten Morland

That’s correct.

We know. 95% of us know it didn’t go well. Keep posting though…

Brilliant!

The juxtaposition between Trump and Zelenskyy also shows that while you might gain wealth and lower, honor can only be earned.

I certainly thought it went horribly. Trump pitched himself as an impartial mediator, while in the same breath asked for mineral rights in exchange for protection. Trump and Co. were by far the most disrespectful in the room. Justice for Ukraine was ignored completely.

Like seriously kids, there's ppl dying out there, nobody wants the war specially those who are out there and yet this ... Is what you care the most??Some politicians arguing each other ? Grow up already, ppl of our community was forced to go out there and fight, forced by Putin as much as Zelensky!!

Thank you for sharing that powerful image, @rorycj.bsky.social . It's good to find you on Bluesky. I hope you are doing well. I always enjoyed your BBC work, which I listened to on iPlayer. Stay well!

sums it up pretty well.

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Yup. A disgraceful display

Well illustrated!!!

Not just the London times. The peaceful and free world saw it.

OMG, the feet!!

Accurate

First class 👌🏼

People hate us for really good reasons now! I think it went well.

Every American should be asking themselves this right now.

Of course we are! We have been for years.

I was raised to respect America and to see it as a moral leader. No more. Venal. Corrupt. A danger to freedom and morality everywhere.

Can't speak for anybody else, but watching that had me shouting at my computer. My blood pressure was so high that somewhere a cardiologist woke up in panic. Petulant, whiny schoolyard bullies.

We know it didn’t. We are embarrassed by the orange buffoon!

I read a fair few comments from Americans on Twitter Friday evening, the vast majority are mortified and disgusted by the behaviour

I’m glad to hear that

I guess some Americans thought this went well. Unfortunately, far too many. But also many of us are appalled and embarrassed. We don’t even know how to begin to apologize.

LOve this, thank you Rory. WIshing you good health and success in fighting the disease.

My new favorite political cartoon about the Oval Office ambush of wartime President Zelenskyy. Perfect perspective. #NAFO

That's how we saw it too

No sane American thought that so-called meeting was anything but a disaster. The only president there was President Zelensky, and he had to deal with two childish, bullying thugs. It was a disgrace. Now and forever, I support the Ukraine.

JD thinks saying thank you is important. Many Americans are tripping over ourselves to bring back the apology instead.

More it less how THIS American saw it, too.

Liar. That is how one left-wing political cartoonist saw it. I am sure you know there's a reason every newspaper has a disclaimer on the OP-ED pages saying opinions don't necessarily reflect the views of the publisher. THIS is how they saw it:

Sorry Jack, but that's how the WORLD sees it.

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The Times is owned by Rupert Murdoch. And that is an excellent encapsulation of the view across most of the free world.

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Trump is an embarrassment. He’s completely unfit for leadership. And Vance is a toady with no moral compass. The USA is now just a client state of Russia. Putin is pulling the strings. This is what happens when a corrupt felon gets elected. It’s a sick joke.

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Australian news:

Nope, that's how most of the world saw it.

Well now we have 100% proof that the ‘art of the deal’ is be a loud, vulgar bully and then lie about your opponent. How humiliating for America.

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My goodness what a well reasoned and articulate rebuttal. I gather you're American so I recommend you read Article III Section 3 of your constitution which defines treason. Certainly Trump and Vance have given great comfort and support to Russia.

I showed exactly the level of respect your moronic drivel deserved. I could have written a rational, factual, and lengthy rebuttal...but why should I waste my time on someone who can't read or (more likely) refuses to accept the truth? With jesters like you, I just laugh and move on.

The only people who thought it went well are not what we would call people. We’d call them traitors, bastards, assholes, Benedict Arnold’s, Judas’s, Kremlin ass kissers, Putin cucks, Orange Julius Caesar’s, Couch Molesters or other things too gross to say.

tump spent 5 minutes ranting about Biden.

Look up to? Or would he rather say worship?

Perfek

Cartoon by @mortenmorland.bsky.social

No one with any sense thought that went well. Unfortunately there are a significant number of folks here running on nonsense.

JD asking the president to look up but thats not elon musk, thats the white house loser jester

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Herr Twitler loves brutal dictators like Tsar Putin, that's why we know Zelensky is no dictator, because Trump doesn't like him.

I'm American and THIS is how I saw it, too. A lot of us probably saw it this way, in fact.

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They pick on his clothing because he reminds people that he's a real leader and a man leading his nation while it's at war. Not a whiny orange Baby Doc nor a couch rapist.

Did you say something, little man?

@mortenmorland.bsky.social is absolutely on fire at the moment: putting the rest of the commentators - @matthewsyed.bsky.social excepted - and leader writers at The Times to shame.

London Times was too kind to Trump and Vance.

Some brutally astute ones here: @fiona-webster22.bsky.social