US Politics Thread 2021-24

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Kamala Harris has pledged to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border — a project she once opposed and called "un-American" during the Trump administration, per Axios.

Gee, no tax on tips, law and order, AND a wall. She might as well run with Trump.

Jeezxus, I didn't think it could get worse than Biden, but she's giving him a run for the money

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

Jeezxus, I didn't think it could get worse than Biden, but she's giving him a run for the money

Not to mention your files are now stored up in the cloud. Like over you head clouds.

[Jimbuna]

Trump national security team watched in horror as China's Xi Jinping 'ate his lunch': book

Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster has written a new book filled with disparaging stories about his former boss, and the New York Times reports that it even features of a story of the former president being blatantly manipulated by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The incident in question came during a visit to China in November of 2017 in which McMaster tried to warn Trump against letting Xi make him stray from his prepared talking points.

Trump, however, had other ideas.

"In the Great Hall of the People, the president strayed from his talking points," according to the Times's report. "He agreed with Xi that military exercises in South Korea were 'provocative' and a 'waste of money' and suggested that China might have a legitimate claim to Japan’s Senkaku Islands. McMaster, his stomach sinking, passed a note to Gen. John Kelly, the chief of staff: Xi 'ate our lunch,' it read."

McMaster also says that foreign leaders treated Trump like a "chump" and quickly discovered they could manipulate him by boosting his ego.

"Flattery and pomp from leaders like Xi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Russian president Vladimir V. Putin seem to have been all that was required to get in Trump’s good graces," writes the Times.

"In 2018, McMaster found Trump in the Oval Office scrawling a cheerful note to Putin across a New York Post article reporting that the Russian president had denigrated the American political system but called Trump a good listener. Like a child with his Christmas wish list, the leader of the free world asked McMaster to send it to the Kremlin."

Looking forward, writes the Times, McMaster questions whether the 78-year-old Trump is still able to "perform well the sometimes grueling job of president" and he notes that Trump seven years ago became "tired" by a 13-day trip to Asia.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...c1d8a4c0&ei=28

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Trump national security team watched in horror as China's Xi Jinping 'ate his lunch': book

My 27 yo daughter got tired on a 13 day trip to Croatia and Athens. This was as vacation! Are we to expect anything different for Trump?

China bought Biden from what read. Apparently Hunter as well. Both brought lunch to Xi Jinping.

What really gets me is the amount of people who look to cash in on Trump.

[AVGWarhawk]

Now the Harris camp wants opening statements and notes to refer to at the debate??? Is this empty pants suit capable of answer questions without a cheat sheet????? Here we go again with feeding the questions to the democrat running for president prior to the debate.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Now the Harris camp wants opening statements and notes to refer to at the debate??? Is this empty pants suit capable of answer questions without a cheat sheet????? Here we go again with feeding the questions to the democrat running for president prior to the debate.

It’s going on 40 days now without anyone asking Harris just one serious question since her appointment as the Democrats de facto nominee.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

It’s going on 40 days now without anyone asking Harris just one serious question since her appointment as the Democrats de facto nominee.

She is running a basement bunker campaign. Worked for Biden. They are trying it again. I understand she is going on CNN with her dad Walz in tow for an interview. Guarantee Walz will be answer for her.

BTW, She is copying 4 of Trump policies. She now want a border wall. There is footage after footage saying the wall will not work. It is a Trump vanity project. Just flips and flips and flips. None of what she is promising is not going to happen.

[vienna]

Wow, that Trump guy and his minions are a really class (crass?) act; the Giant Cheeto surely does love and respect the members of the US military services who have given their lives in duty to their country...

...particularly if their loss gives Trump a campaign a photo-op...


Trump staffers reported over altercation at Arlington cemetery during photo op --

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...it-altercation


A real question to be asked is why Trump was even at the event at all, particularly in such a featured role; other than his having brokered the deal with the Taliban (and with the exclusion of the civilian Afghan government at the time) that was disastrously flawed, Trump really had no reason to be there other than as a part of the general audience attending; the focus should and must be on the troops who paid the highest price for following the orders they were given and not on those who gave those orders...



<O>

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by vienna

Wow, that Trump guy and his minions are a really class (crass?) act; the Giant Cheeto surely does love and respect the members of the US military services who have given their lives in duty to their country...

...particularly if their loss gives Trump a campaign a photo-op...


Trump staffers reported over altercation at Arlington cemetery during photo op --

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...it-altercation


A real question to be asked is why Trump was even at the event at all, particularly in such a featured role; other than his having brokered the deal with the Taliban (and with the exclusion of the civilian Afghan government at the time) that was disastrously flawed, Trump really had no reason to be there other than as a part of the general audience attending; the focus should and must be on the troops who paid the highest price for following the orders they were given and not on those who gave those orders...



<O>

Better question, where the hell was Biden and Harris?

[Rockstar]

Oh look the anonymous sources are blooming early this season.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Better question, where the hell was Biden and Harris?

Harris and Walz are showing up for their first joint interview on CNN with sycophantic anchor Dana Bash

Pre-taped of course

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Harris and Walz are showing up for their first joint interview on CNN with sycophantic anchor Dana Bash

Pre-taped of course

CNN! Their greatest ally! Imagine that. Pre-taped. No way!!!! Such BS. Totally manufacturing a win for a moron.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Better question, where the hell was Biden and Harris?

That is great question. I’m thinking since 13 soldiers died on their watch and the vp nominee is viewed by many veterans as having run away from deployment they decided it was probably too risky. That and they needed the time to study the questions they would be asked on CNN’s pre recorded interview


Oh and by the way.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

That is great question. I’m thinking since 13 soldiers died on their watch and the vp nominee is viewed by many veterans as having run away from deployment they decided it was probably to risky. That and they needed the time to study the questions that would asked on CNN’s pre recorded interview

The optics would not play well for these two. Better keep in hiding like she has been.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

CNN! Their greatest ally! Imagine that. Pre-taped. No way!!!! Such BS. Totally manufacturing a win for a moron.

The question to ask is, are there any people who are fooled by this? Yes, the true believers and the low info crowd. In other words people who have already decided. You would think that the goal is to get the undecided and the swing voters but I doubt if they will be taken in by this kind of thing.