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D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:21 PM May 2018

Has anyone openly challenged Trump on whats so bad about the Iran deal?

From the time the ink dried on the agreement the GOP echo chamber has said how bad this deal was, but I've never heard anything other than we gave them their $$$ as to what exactly is so bad. Someone in the press corps needs to challenge him and ask for specifics on why he felt the need to pull out and risk a nuclear arms race in the middle east.

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Has anyone openly challenged Trump on whats so bad about the Iran deal? (Original Post) D_Master81 May 2018 OP
When do they challenge him on anything ? JI7 May 2018 #1
Ding, Corgigal May 2018 #2
They don't have the opportunity to typically, because he doesn't hold press conferences. bearsfootball516 May 2018 #4
True, but that could call out the BS more instead acting like JI7 May 2018 #6
The real cost . . . elleng May 2018 #3
I've been saying this forever. BlueTsunami2018 May 2018 #5
He was asked that question at least five times yesterday,... DonViejo May 2018 #7
Macron said it I'm sure when he was here for his visit. They had a private dinner the night before politicaljunkie41910 May 2018 #8
No one challenges the Trump C_U_L8R May 2018 #9
His stated objection is that Iran is still doing bad marybourg May 2018 #10

bearsfootball516

(6,374 posts)
4. They don't have the opportunity to typically, because he doesn't hold press conferences.
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:28 PM
May 2018

For this reason exactly. He makes so many stupid, mindless decisions that he can't defend them if attacked, so he never holds press conferences.

JI7

(89,244 posts)
6. True, but that could call out the BS more instead acting like
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:33 PM
May 2018

everything is normal.

For example when he blurts out something don't just abou accept it. And stop analyzing the shit he says as if there is some actual policy and ideology behind it. And admit he is a fool.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,488 posts)
5. I've been saying this forever.
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:28 PM
May 2018

He needs to be challenged on this. They all know he can’t answer because he doesn’t know what’s in it. Why no one has pinned him down on this is beyond me.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
7. He was asked that question at least five times yesterday,...
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:39 PM
May 2018

during the signing... while holding up the signed order, showing off for the cameras. He never responded. The question was asked by a woman, I'm sure that's part of the reason he ignored the question.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
8. Macron said it I'm sure when he was here for his visit. They had a private dinner the night before
Wed May 9, 2018, 08:48 PM
May 2018

they had Melania's State Dinner and I'm sure they discussed it because it was the subject of Macron's address to Congress. I'm sure that when Macron asked Trump for permission to address the Congress that Trump would have asked his 'friend' "why did he want to address Congress, and what did he want to say to the Congress?"

marybourg

(12,606 posts)
10. His stated objection is that Iran is still doing bad
Wed May 9, 2018, 11:01 PM
May 2018

things unrelated to their nuclear program, such as supporting terriorism. So the deal should have covered all those other things also. Of course, we all know what the REAL problem with the deal is.

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