Clearly Trump is an existential threat to the United States!
“You know, like everyone else, I’m struggling with some way to capture or describe what we just witnessed. It is truly unbelievable,”
Yep
On the world stage in front of the entire globe, the President of the United States essentially capitulated and seems intimidated by Vladimir Putin. So it was amazing and very, very disturbing.
Yet kneeling during the National Anthem is much more harshly criticized by some.
CIA will start dusting off “Operation 8645”…
"While [Trump] likes to project the image of being a tough guy, he really isn’t.”
Amen to that, Mr Clapper. Trump has talked big and threatening against the President of Mexico - but folded meekly when they met face to face. He tweeted apocolyptically against Kim Jung-un, but kissed up to him when they met face to face. He ran down Prime Minister Theresa May but face to face with her? Crickets. With Vladmir Putin - well, we know Trump worships him and has never said a word against him. What could we have expected, other than fanboy groveling?
The indictments of the Russian military (read Putin) on Friday was a brilliant move and forced Trump to choose, America or Russia. He chose Russia.
If he doesn’t defect soon he’s bound for prison here in the States.
OK this could be an intelligence guy deliberately provoking a thin-skinned adversary with the kind of insult his research says would bother him the most.
Or it could be a regular person expressing a deep contempt for a weakling fake.
Or both! It could be both. At any rate, dayum, that’s just sayin’ it.
Senator Geary: Uh, Mr. Chairman, I would like to verify the witness’s statement. For years now a growing number of my constituents have been of Italian decent, and I’ve come to know them well. They have honored me with their support and with their friendship. Indeed, I can proudly say that some of my very best friends are Italian-Americans. However, Mr. Chairman, at this time, very unfortunately, I have to leave these proceedings in order to preside over a very important committee, my own committee. But before I leave I do want to say this: that these hearings on the Mafia are in no way whatsoever a slur upon the great Italian people. Because I can state from my own knowledge and experience that Italian-Americans are among the most loyal, most law-abiding, patriotic, hard working American citizens in this land. And it would be a shame, Mr. Chairman, if we allowed a few rotten apples to give a bad name to the whole barrel. Because from the time of the great Christopher Columbus up through the time of Enrico Fermi right up until the present day, Italian-Americans have been pioneers in building and defending our great nation. They are the salt of the earth, and they’re one of the backbones of this country.
Quit mincing words! This is what keeps him in power. Everybody hedging. I makes you look like a coward.
Good point.
Trump just took a knee in front of Putin disgracing America in the process. What was that he said? Oh yeah…get that sonofabitch outta here!
Not sure you’re hearing what he’s saying. Clapper’s calling Trump a coward, and saying he demonstrated that cowardice in a confrontation with an enemy. They shoot soldiers for that. It’s actually a pretty strong statement.
I think the word you’re looking for is “treason”.
Just a guess…
In what century? Treason though…
Protip: when you go do your treason, try not to do it on live TV in front of the entire world.
why in the hell aren’t elected democrats out in front screaming “TREASON”…wtf is wrong with the cowards of the Democratic party?
"While he likes to project the image of being a tough guy, he really isn’t.”
We only thought we’d seen Tweet storms up till now. I think we’re talking Tweeticane at this point.
Goddamn it - it isn’t news when the Democrats criticize the president because we are the opposition.
It’s news when it’s the GOP and bitching about the Democrats when there is a traitor in the White House is fucking stupid!
A bit OT, but here’s “the wink” Trump gave Putin. It’s more than “very, very disturbing.”
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