The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: Harm to Ongoing Matter - Page 414 - Politics and Economics

Trump setting the stage for his next national emergency order to end all investigations because they are threatening national security.

Well someone setting the stage. We all know Trump can't walk and chew gum at this point.

03-04-2019 , 01:02 AM

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uDevil

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Trump's saying or rather parroting what someone else said: that his bargaining position was undermined by the disrespect shown him by House Dems when they held the hearing the same day as the summit. He was humiliated and the only move he had left to save some face was to walk away.

Of course, he probably doesn't understand that's what the guy he plagiarized is saying because he's a dumb****.

03-04-2019 , 02:21 AM

#10329

ScreaminAsian

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03-04-2019 , 02:45 AM

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goofyballer

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Don't think I saw this posted: NYT with details on how the Hanoi summit failed

Quote:

In a dinner at the Metropole Hotel the evening before, mere feet from the bomb shelter where guests took cover during the Vietnam War, Mr. Kim had resisted what Mr. Trump presented as a grand bargain: North Korea would trade all its nuclear weapons, material and facilities for an end to the American-led sanctions squeezing its economy.

An American official later described this as “a proposal to go big,” a bet by Mr. Trump that his force of personality, and view of himself as a consummate dealmaker, would succeed where three previous presidents had failed.

But Mr. Trump’s offer was essentially the same deal that the United States has pushed — and the North has rejected — for a quarter-century. Intelligence agencies had warned him, publicly, Mr. Kim would not be willing to give up the arsenal completely. North Korea itself had said repeatedly that it would only move gradually.

Several of Mr. Trump’s own aides, led by national security adviser John R. Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, thought the chances of a grand bargain for total nuclear disarmament were virtually zero. Some questioned whether the summit meeting should go forward.

Mr. Trump disagreed. He had taken to showing what he called Mr. Kim’s “beautiful letters” to visitors to the Oval Office, as evidence he had built a rapport with one of the world’s most brutal dictators. While some in the White House worried Mr. Trump was being played, the president seemed entranced — even declaring “we fell in love.”

lmao he completely believes his own bull****

03-04-2019 , 03:24 AM

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Wow the bernie crowd in chicago

03-04-2019 , 05:03 AM

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markksman

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Originally Posted by realDonaldTrump

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The Natural Disaster President.

Also the WSJ should rename itself AIDS.

03-04-2019 , 05:05 AM

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markksman

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Originally Posted by uDevil

It’s funny because I suspect Trump’s people purposefully scheduled this faux summit to be on the same day as the Cohen hearing.

03-04-2019 , 08:18 AM

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fxwacgesvrhdtf

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Originally Posted by MrWookie

I think you can also subpoena documents in particular as well as people to come testify, so the distinction may be there.

Yes, it’s called a subpoena duces tecum. Also, good luck on relying on the media to try to distinguish whether these are unofficial document requests preceding a subpoena, or subpoenas duces tecum.

03-04-2019 , 08:22 AM

#10335

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suggesting that cohen's testimony may have led him in any way to "walk" from the failed KJU summit is perhaps the most pathetic beta-cuck thing he's ever said on twitter, and he's had many of those moments

03-04-2019 , 08:22 AM

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alazo1985

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbynator

Wow the bernie crowd in chicago

I knocked for Bernie in 16. I’ll vote for him if he wins the primary but I’m not excited by him this time around.

Shocked TBH that this many are

03-04-2019 , 08:24 AM

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Kafja

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirbynator

Wow the bernie crowd in chicago

dear god, the russian harassment bots have taken on corporeal form

03-04-2019 , 08:27 AM

#10338

+rep_lol

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not seeing enough black faces there, popularity problem confirmed

03-04-2019 , 08:36 AM

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markksman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alazo1985

I knocked for Bernie in 16. I’ll vote for him if he wins the primary but I’m not excited by him this time around.

Shocked TBH that this many are

Might be -50 in Chicago. Perhaps rally/ homeless shelter.

I kid.

03-04-2019 , 09:14 AM

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fuluck414

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It's always projection.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...632109057?s=19

03-04-2019 , 09:22 AM

#10341

Strontium Dog

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fuluck414

It's always projection.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/sta...632109057?s=19

The byline to the New Yorker article linked in that tweet is lol

Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?

There should be a new version of the question mark for rhetorical questions.

03-04-2019 , 09:40 AM

#10342

Nicholasp27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by synth_floyd

What's the term for "gaslighting people who want to be gaslighted"? It's like when you see ads for video games that proclaim "you will get addicted!"

Serving kool-aid

Alternatively, televangelism

03-04-2019 , 09:45 AM

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AllTheCheese

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fuluck414

It's always projection.

FYP.

I always thought it was fishy how collected and prepared he seemed during the debates. If he knew the questions in advance, he could have scripted that response where he bragged about his dick size.

Last edited by AllTheCheese; 03-04-2019 at 09:49 AM. Reason: ^^^Sarcasm.

03-04-2019 , 09:46 AM

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Riverman

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Some will rightly point to hypocrisy, but to the the real story is: FNC gave him the debate questions and he still gave those answers!?!

03-04-2019 , 09:51 AM

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AllTheCheese

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Originally Posted by Riverman

Some will rightly point to hypocrisy, but to the the real story is: FNC gave him the debate questions and he still gave those answers!?!

It's not even a story. It's just who he is, super obvious. That's why I want to see his transcripts and SAT scores. He's so pathologically incapable of preparation that you could tell him all the questions that will appear on a test and he'll still fail.

03-04-2019 , 10:02 AM

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stinkubus

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Most the audience doesn't care about sincere answers to any of those questions, anyway. Almost no one believes a word or has any interest at all, really. Being crude and always on message ("build the wall") on some things while spouting gibberish the rest of the time seems optimal.

03-04-2019 , 10:18 AM

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smacc25

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I need to recharge the batteries after this week, after the MC hearings I must admit its starting to take a toll on me.

It's tough watching Mr NDA's not get challenged on all the shows tbh.

I think the new rule changes here has also taken its toll, it seems some posters have also moved on.

Can I actually stay away, lol I doubt it.

03-04-2019 , 10:37 AM

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Riverman

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Today I turned on NPR and they had some Bush era slapdick going on and on about how none of Trumps lying or cheating matters because GOP voters love him and I just turned on a sports podcast and instantly felt way better. I think I’m done following this **** day to day, it’s too upsetting and there is nothing I can do about it.