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EricMaundry

(1,619 posts)
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:07 PM Dec 2016

Team Trump: We're the true target of Obamas sanctions

Source: Politico

President Barack Obama said Thursday that the sanctions announced against Russia were a response to the Kremlins aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election. But Republican allies of the incoming administration say those sanctions have another target: Donald Trump.

I will tell you that even those who are sympathetic to President Obama on most issues are saying that part of the reason he did this today was to quote box in President-elect Trump, incoming counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway said Thursday night on CNN. That would be very unfortunate if politics were the motivating factor here. We cant help but think thats often true.


Conway was just one of multiple Trump allies to attack the presidents package of sanctions, announced Thursday afternoon. The president-elect and his team have thus far been unwilling to concede what all 17 U.S. federal intelligence agencies announced last fall, that Russia was behind the wave of cyberattacks that shook up the presidential election by releasing hacked email messages from the Democratic National Committee and other prominent Democratic figures. Instead, Trump has said the attacks could have been performed by Russia or China or somebody sitting in a bed someplace.

And the president-elect has taken particular objection to the assessment of the FBI and CIA, which were reported in the media but not released publicly, that the Russian governments cyber efforts were intended not just to undermine the U.S. electoral process but specifically to help install Trump as the next president.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-russia-sanctions-response-233065



Perhaps the name should be changed to "Team Treason?"
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Team Trump: We're the true target of Obamas sanctions (Original Post) EricMaundry Dec 2016 OP
How out of touch with reality are these people. RDANGELO Dec 2016 #1
I Wonder How Kellyanne Feels About The Boxing In That The North Carolina Repugs Did To.... global1 Dec 2016 #2
Yeah it has nothing to do with espionage by a foreign power or bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #3
Yea. Because Trump and Putin are one in the same. Lint Head Dec 2016 #4
I wouldn't mess around with an KGB'er bdamomma Dec 2016 #9
As Trump prepares his kissy face for Putin, a glimpse into the dictators soul mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2016 #13
I knew this would be an ugly 'cluster', but it's getting uglier and more blatant by the day. PearliePoo2 Dec 2016 #5
CIA too bdamomma Dec 2016 #22
Conway is accusing Obama of being political? PatSeg Dec 2016 #6
If DT's advisors think President Obama's actions are to "box-in" DT, maybe they should Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #7
More self-identifying as Soviet Republicans! Saving us lots of taxpayer truthisfreedom Dec 2016 #8
All tools and puppets Marthe48 Dec 2016 #10
There are a bunch of them who should register Turbineguy Dec 2016 #11
And if Obama played his hand forcefully? Roy Rolling Dec 2016 #12
Exxon is probably a target, but the should be. olddad56 Dec 2016 #14
arglebargleblatherskite ananda Dec 2016 #15
I had pretty much the same reaction to Giuliani recent "arglebargleblatherskite" xor Jan 2017 #38
Tough shit traitors Generator Dec 2016 #16
Career narcissists complaining about how everything's always about them. Volaris Dec 2016 #17
Always, ALWAYS, all about him. . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2016 #18
Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler -- all created their own reality Hekate Dec 2016 #19
They don't have to keep up with their lies... awoke_in_2003 Dec 2016 #35
Trump hearts Putin. muntrv Dec 2016 #20
Yea tRump is putin's lap dog bdamomma Dec 2016 #23
Sunday night, 3 and a half point dogs. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #36
How about Team Whiner?....nt Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #21
Wah wah wah! Crybaby sore winners. tanyev Dec 2016 #24
of course you are, dears.... dhill926 Dec 2016 #25
Well done, President Obama! greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #26
I know, right! got the treason team whining. Cha Dec 2016 #28
The sanctions have unhinged Herr Drumpf more than ever. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #29
That's a good thing. Cha Dec 2016 #32
It is. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2016 #34
Quit your whining Team Treason Cha Dec 2016 #27
And your point is...? world wide wally Dec 2016 #30
We see by their admission that Team Putin includes Team Trump. keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #31
Yes We Do. Cha Dec 2016 #33
Hey People thinks its time to start buying Billboards-------------its called messaging turbinetree Dec 2016 #37

RDANGELO

(4,158 posts)
1. How out of touch with reality are these people.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:15 PM
Dec 2016

They can't see how bad this makes them look. Trump is either badly out of touch with reality or he is compromised by Russia or both. I would love to see a poll on this.

global1

(26,507 posts)
2. I Wonder How Kellyanne Feels About The Boxing In That The North Carolina Repugs Did To....
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:16 PM
Dec 2016

their new Dem Governor?

bucolic_frolic

(55,143 posts)
3. Yeah it has nothing to do with espionage by a foreign power or
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:17 PM
Dec 2016

a hostile foreign power trying to install a puppet

It's all about DON!! THEY ARE AFTER HIM!! Boo Hoo!!! WHAAAAA!!!

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
4. Yea. Because Trump and Putin are one in the same.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:17 PM
Dec 2016

I bet Putin gave Trump a poison umbrella for Christmas.

bdamomma

(69,532 posts)
9. I wouldn't mess around with an KGB'er
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:35 PM
Dec 2016

Putin owns Trump and again how many opponents of putin were deposed of.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
5. I knew this would be an ugly 'cluster', but it's getting uglier and more blatant by the day.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:21 PM
Dec 2016

This isn't going to end well. FBI, whatta ya got?

bdamomma

(69,532 posts)
22. CIA too
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 06:10 PM
Dec 2016

tRumps posse wants to discredit all these organizations, and those organizations won't stand for their BS.

You know he has 920 Secret Service agents protecting his family, he's not to paranoid huh??

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
6. Conway is accusing Obama of being political?
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:24 PM
Dec 2016

Oh, that's really rich!

I hope all these Trump folks realize that Russia can and probably has hacked them, and will use that information to blackmail them if the opportunity should arise.

Arkansas Granny

(32,265 posts)
7. If DT's advisors think President Obama's actions are to "box-in" DT, maybe they should
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:29 PM
Dec 2016

look around and determine which team DT is playing for, USA or Russia. Statements like that border on the ridiculous.

truthisfreedom

(23,532 posts)
8. More self-identifying as Soviet Republicans! Saving us lots of taxpayer
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:35 PM
Dec 2016

dollars on investigations. Lock 'em up! LOCK 'EM ALL UP!

Marthe48

(23,175 posts)
10. All tools and puppets
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 03:42 PM
Dec 2016

and they don't have any shame about it. I wish somebody would put a stop to this bloodless coup.

Roy Rolling

(7,632 posts)
12. And if Obama played his hand forcefully?
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 04:04 PM
Dec 2016

So what. He does not owe anything to another politician, he works for the American people. He does not have to answer to, nor perform his duties with even a remote concern to please Donald Trump, before his obligation to the American people. More fuckin' racist, "typical angry-Negro" talk from the Trump knights and comrades.

The American people (Trump traitors excluded) agree with Obama's presidential actions. So when the new guy starts January 20, I expect him to also work for ME and not another politician's tender feelings.

Trump and his devotees need to hide in their "safe spaces" until January 20th, and let the adults handle matters of importance to USA security.

For Gawd's sake, he announced yesterday he was on vacation until next week and can't be bothered to receive an official Intelligence report or informal briefing. He just DOESN'T CARE, but does he have to be so lazy he employs surrogates to fake that for him, too?

xor

(1,204 posts)
38. I had pretty much the same reaction to Giuliani recent "arglebargleblatherskite"
Sun Jan 1, 2017, 03:50 AM
Jan 2017

Just a stream of insane WTFness coming out of their mouths.

 

Generator

(7,770 posts)
16. Tough shit traitors
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 04:54 PM
Dec 2016

Flynn. Tillerson. Manafort. Boris Ephystein-all Russian connected-just off the top of my head. NYET to becoming a Russian satellite.

Volaris

(11,705 posts)
17. Career narcissists complaining about how everything's always about them.
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 05:07 PM
Dec 2016

They asked for it, I suppose...no escaping the spotlight now, bitches mwahahahaha

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
19. Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler -- all created their own reality
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 05:54 PM
Dec 2016

How does Kellyanne Con even keep up with her lies? Or is it all about the Gish Gallop?

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
35. They don't have to keep up with their lies...
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 09:48 PM
Dec 2016

because they know the media will NEVER call them out.

bdamomma

(69,532 posts)
23. Yea tRump is putin's lap dog
Fri Dec 30, 2016, 06:15 PM
Dec 2016

and Putin loves it. tRump is such a con and traitor. tRump owes putin big time for screwing the election and getting him in illegally. tRump will do anything for putti.

turbinetree

(27,551 posts)
37. Hey People thinks its time to start buying Billboards-------------its called messaging
Sat Dec 31, 2016, 12:09 AM
Dec 2016

This is your newly elected fascist republican in congress /senate and he want to sell you his scam of you being the blame
'
'and using words like Vouchers--------------Medicare, you get 4,500.00 for a cardiac arrest bill, or black lung, then file for bankruptcy, if you didn't die

and using words like Privatize------------Social Security,

I get a monthly SS paycheck of lets say 2000.00 a month to live off of, and then have 1,000 dollars in retirement, this means that you make 36,000 a year to live off the two incomes, but they want me to give to a bank, because they say the program is going broke, because these fascists think that anyone paying over presently $118,500.01 doesn't not have to pay into social security,, so they want to give it to a wall street firm, to have it placed on bets and fees on your dime that you paid that is guaranteed to be protected by our government, so they The fascists republicans go around a whining that's its going broke, well yeah when you have some orange pig fuck making billions on scamming people and beckoning the fascist president, he pays for the first $118,500.00 , but when he makes the extra one cent he doesn't have to pay anymore, but us slobs that don;t make that means test we support him and the fucking horse he rides on fucking me and you and everyone else that gets in ear shot of the sexual serial predator.

My social security and retirement benefits give me $36,000 a year to live off of, from a salary of making over 85,000 a year when I worked in Aviation---------------------it nice, but why would I want to let some greedy bastard sitting in bank thinking that he is going to charge me fees, and wherever he / she will do with that money, I don't want that, I am safe doing what i do with my money, and if I live for another 0 to 20 years I get over $250,000 dollars of the money that I paid into those programs, and my democratic 1936 program (Francis Perkins) promised me that it would not be interfered with by banks and other scammers

and using words like Privatize again--------------VA benefits

because republicans ( fascist) don't like you

Is this want you wanted when you kept these people in power to hurt you???????" ME Thinks not


This party had better go on the offense NOW and start getting assess to billboards in each district informing the masses out here that this what is happening and the republican fascists are behind the fraud to deceive just these three program's, and have every republican at his district office asked those questions , and have it on record and then go back to the home district and again confront the asshole and really pin his ears back on his head, just that human beings have given him a warning, and that billboard is going to expand his deceit and deception of the fascists fraud he is spewing out of his mouth, and show that record and he/ she if they stand behind with the jar of KY jelly in there hand and name on it, they want to play dirty, its time to get back in there face, they have no mercy neither shall we, we are progressives and proud of it, no quarter, shall be give.


Are you going to vote to cut VA BENEFITS____________yes or NO
Are you going to means test Social Security --------------to cut funds .................YES or NO
Are you going to gut and cut Medicare ...........................Yes or NO

Are you a friend of gerrymandering districts based on Race.........Yes or NO

And put the responses on Billboards--------we know who the fascists republicans are and they need to be exposed out on the open space of a BILLBOARD



Or we can all go to the nearest wall and do this , because right now as we speak Tammy Duckworth along with 23 other senate democrats are in the bulls eyes is in the bulls eye of the Koch brothers , and the billionaire Diana Hendricks /Devos, they have already pledged 6 million to take her down


And we have got to get behind them and protect there backs, and fight fire with fire---------------its are principles and we need to fight for those principles


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