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Old 03-20-18, 08:45 PM   #4441
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That is the point. "Obama did the same thing." Though back then Putin was not in Crimea, wasn't destabilizing Ukraine and hadn't tried to influence the US elections yet, so in my book it's not the same.
so that must mean Merkel is also either a Russian agent or an idiot....

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as the Russian president, the chancellor's press service said.

"My cordial congratulations on re-election as the Russian president," the press service said in a statement.


The chancellor also noted the importance of maintaining dialogue and strengthening German-Russian relations, as well as working on challenging issues of the international agenda, according to her congratulatory message.
https://sputniknews.com/russia/20180...world-leaders/
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Old 03-21-18, 03:39 AM   #4442
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so that must mean Merkel is also either a Russian agent or an idiot....
Yes and no. On her part I would say she still tries to keep the door open as we have to deal with that guy on a frequent basis. So it's more out of a position of weakness. But generally you are right and it is embarrassing. But no one ever said that the US has the monopoly on embarrassing political decisions.
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Old 03-21-18, 10:32 AM   #4443
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If congratulating Putin is the worst thing Trump does this week, he is having an unusually good week.

Just speaking for myself, this does not even get up to the double digits on my political give-a-crap-list

We still don't have a budget and it is almost the end of March!
That's the end of the SECOND QUARTER of the FY. There are only four quarters, even using DC math.
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Old 03-21-18, 05:18 PM   #4444
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term of the day: palace intrigue.
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Old 03-22-18, 04:16 AM   #4445
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Old 03-22-18, 06:00 AM   #4446
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Trump calls Putin to congratulate him on his re-election.



Yeah, I found that hilarious as well.
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Old 03-22-18, 07:35 AM   #4447
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Maybe Trump spoke to himself?! I mean its difficult to see both men as separate entities.
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Old 03-22-18, 11:00 AM   #4448
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Donald Trump's top Russia lawyer John Dowd has resigned.

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US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media report.

John Dowd is reported to have concluded that Mr Trump was increasingly ignoring his advice.

Other reports say Mr Trump had lost confidence in Mr Dowd's ability to handle special counsel Robert Mueller.

Mr Trump has recently begun publicly criticising Mr Mueller by name, rather than just his inquiry.
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Something something rats.. sinking ship..
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Someone's is going to start talking ... ye shall know them by their tweets
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Someone's is going to start talking ... ye shall know them by their tweets

A lawyer? I doubt it.
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Old 03-23-18, 07:34 AM   #4453
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And the next is gone.. McMaster goes, hawk John Bolton is next as security advisor. The one who helped claim those weapons of mass destruction, together with Cheney back then.
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Old 03-23-18, 07:40 AM   #4454
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Gen McMaster's departure came a day after it was leaked that Mr Trump was advised this week in briefing documents not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent re-election, but did it anyway.
Could this have been the final straw?
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I take it everyone who is not just a wallflower in the White House, has to go.

"Mr Trump publicly criticised his national security adviser on Twitter in February after Gen McMaster told a forum in Germany it was "incontrovertible" that Russians had meddled in the 2016 presidential election."
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