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Is a threat to our national security. Let me repeat that the President of the United States is a threat to our national security due to phone calls to certain world leaders. They did nothing!
They did nothing.
NOTHING!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)These other countries should know by now he would sell
them out just as quickly as he sells out his own country.
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)The most dangerous criminal on the face of the earth, yes.
A mere menace, no.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)sheshe2
(83,336 posts)Im also on my phone since my computer keeps freezing up on me so it will be too difficult for me to search.
I am so upset right now.
malaise
(267,808 posts)How he talked about female world leaders was frightening but not surprising.
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)malaise
(267,808 posts)bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)sop
(9,946 posts)Trump's just doing what he was put in office to do: help Putin.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,225 posts)to take advantage. His former attorney Roy Cohn said that's what trump was good at: "exploiting opportunities".
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)They tried to cover it up.
iluvtennis
(19,757 posts)dflprincess
(28,057 posts)concern meter. But, as you point out, she knew so I guess I can stop wondering.
iluvtennis
(19,757 posts)Person of Interest
(365 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,686 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,145 posts)The calls caused former top Trump deputies -- including national security advisers H.R. McMaster and John Bolton, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and White House chief of staff John Kelly, as well as intelligence officials -- to conclude that the President was often "delusional," as two sources put it, in his dealings with foreign leaders. The sources said there was little evidence that the President became more skillful or competent in his telephone conversations with most heads of state over time. Rather, he continued to believe that he could either charm, jawbone or bully almost any foreign leader into capitulating to his will, and often pursued goals more attuned to his own agenda than what many of his senior advisers considered the national interest.
These officials' concerns about the calls, and particularly Trump's deference to Putin, take on new resonance with reports the President may have learned in March that Russia had offered the Taliban bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan -- and yet took no action. CNN's sources said there were calls between Putin and Trump about Trump's desire to end the American military presence in Afghanistan but they mentioned no discussion of the supposed Taliban bounties.
By far the greatest number of Trump's telephone discussions with an individual head of state were with Erdogan, who sometimes phoned the White House at least twice a week and was put through directly to the President on standing orders from Trump, according to the sources. Meanwhile, the President regularly bullied and demeaned the leaders of America's principal allies, especially two women: telling Prime Minister Theresa May of the United Kingdom she was weak and lacked courage; and telling German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she was "stupid."
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Lock him up.
(6,874 posts)They did not say much except he's a effin moRon and that's it?
Are they all planning to write book$????
Lock him up!!
renate
(13,776 posts)I have nothing but contempt for John Bolton because he had the chance to go in front of a national audience and say under oath that the President is dangerous and out of control.
But the other people--what could they have achieved by making a fuss on their way out? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It would have been the news story of an hour, and then we'd be on to the next tweet. That's the way every scandal has been--every damn day--for three and a half years.
I don't like most of them and most of them I actively dislike. But if they were the only adults in the room, I can see why they felt they had a responsibility to stay as long as possible to keep the genuine lunatics away from the president's ear. And after they left, if they were inclined to speak out, they may have realized that keeping their powder dry for the months leading up to the election would have been the way to at least ensure he won't get a second term. I really don't think that anybody could have shifted public opinion before now by speaking up.
I'm willing to consider the likelihood that I'm wrong but I don't think there was anything that could have been achieved by their speaking up before now, now that he's in a long-overdue death spiral. It would have been nice and we'd have loved it, but nothing would have actually changed.
But absolutely--Lock him up! I finally have hopes that we'll actually see that happen someday.
crickets
(25,896 posts)sheshe2
(83,336 posts)My computer has kicked the bucket. Going to take me a few days go out and get a new one. Itll take me a few days before I get back online and not just the phone.
SeattleVet
(5,468 posts)That sure isn't a lot like barely squeaking by and getting a business degree.
tRump couldn't even begin to understand what her actual degrees and experience entail. I can just hear him now..."Quantum chemistry? But you see, a Quantum is a Volkswagen - that's engineering, not chemistry! Stupid woman!"
OMGWTF
(3,896 posts)William T. Kelly, former professor, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton
Cha
(295,904 posts)to be coming out so the media is catching on.
This is the treasonous asshole that Sarandon said "Hillary was more dangerous that trump".. and Van stupid Jones said was "presidential".. contributing to the blood on trump's hands.
Thank you for the report from CNN, she
Kaleva
(36,146 posts)That Trump was unfit for office.
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,760 posts)no hype.. and yes it is possible he will dismantle this country and make himself supreme leader.
sheshe2
(83,336 posts)Sigh.
BlueMTexpat
(15,349 posts)Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)Essentially, we now have even more confirmation that Trump is an imbecilic blowhard, who bullies allies (particularly female world leaders), cowtows to despots, is propped up by his moronic daughter and son in law, and is "too smart" to be briefed by our intelligence services before interacting with said despots. His actions are totally about his own self interests above the interests of our country and he has no business occupying his current role. He could have and should have been removed earlier this year, but these same individuals who confirmed this story refused to speak out when it mattered most. Fuck every last one of them.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)He replaced anyone, who knew anything about anything. What 'senior' officials are there? Jared? Oh..Senior Officials from years ago? What about any of this is "news"?
fwvinson
(488 posts)saying Trump was, basically, treasonous with the dictators of the world against the US. And they have proof!
kairos12
(12,817 posts)dalton99a
(81,065 posts)bdamomma
(63,654 posts)them forget that either. Republicans are vile.
dalton99a
(81,065 posts)H2O Man
(73,321 posts)I will respectfully disagree. What they did is far more damaging than doing nothing.
"A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words." -- John Lennon, 1974
Lock them all up
H2O Man
(73,321 posts)sheshe2
(83,336 posts)Its hard for me to post but I want to say when Im on my phone. I think my computer kicked the bucket tonight. Its unusable.
Thanks.
H2O Man
(73,321 posts)It was one of my attempts at humor -- though my children beg me never to attempt a joke in a public forum, as I'm just not funny! (grin)
I did that rather than vent my actual outrage at these fucking cowards that betrayed -- in the most literal sense -- their oath to the Constitution. They are complicit. I am so disgusted.
Demovictory9
(32,323 posts)d.. Trump is teflon
Chicagogrl1
(411 posts)Like his father treated his mother, his dad was probably a sadistic bully. tRump had to learn it somewhere. Cant wait for the tell all book. It will explain much of his improper behavior.
world wide wally
(21,719 posts)bdamomma
(63,654 posts)heads on pikes...........................
llashram
(6,265 posts)this Twilight Zone existence we are enduring because of this racist clown the Electoral College installed as POTUS. I do miss my pick SOS Hillary Rodham Clinton, President Obama and competence in an administration guiding this floundering ship of state being purposefully driven onto the rocks by the puppet master of this POTUS, Putin.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)They did nothing? Who said what when.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)ancianita
(35,812 posts)sure doesn't have American civilians' back. Civilians have tried to remove him and, so far, it's structurally not possible until November.
If it doesn't show it has American civilians' back, civilians shouldn't pay taxes until those taxes are used for them.
It's bad enough to have taxation without representation. It's the worst sign of a failed state to pay for a military that can't or won't protect it from foreign enemies.
A lot can happen in the next seven months. American civilians and their military should act to make sure it doesn't.