Whistleblower Urges Trump To Coordinate With Biden On COVID: ‘Lives Are At Stake Here’

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He can only delay up to January 20.

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I would hope so, but I would also have thought that by now trump would have relented and just let the experts take over the response. But he is clearly fucked in the head, and pence and the rest of the republicans have done diddly squat about it.

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“Lives are at stake here,” Bright said.

That statement absolutely ensures that Satan’s Avatar will do absolutely nothing about it.

Satan’s Avatar doesn’t give a fuck about the lives of objects he considers garbage.

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True. But his term is legally over on January 20.

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I don’t disagree at all. I’ve long thought Trump displayed sick authoritarian tendencies. All of those behaviors coincide and are extreme. His admiration for dictators is clear.

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64 days. Not that I’m counting. :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: :grinning: :grinning:

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The upside is that the motherfucker is just setting things up for another celebration when he’s finally actually gone.

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I bought this item a couple of months ago, popped up while I was looking for a plunger.

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I’m going to use it on Inauguration Day.

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Let’s just say what this is. Trump and the GOP are holding the vaccine hostage by this behavior. It’s an act of aggression against the American people.

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Ahem.
Very worthy of your time to read.
The parallels are appropriately worrisome to the point of nausea.

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Manchild himself already is. All. The. Time.

I think he’s got it covered.

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“Lives are at stake here,” Bright said.

He acts like tRump has ever cared about someone else other than himself.

If what’s being reported about tRump not attending a Covid meeting in 5 months is true then no amount of urging will move him.

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“Lives are at stake here.”

Hmmmm. I am trying to think of one time in four years that Trump or any of his oily underlings have given a flying fuck about our lives.

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Well, if you had been born Ivanka, you would not have that problem!

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According to cnn trump is pulling troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Something like 2500 will be left in each country by January… All of trump’s advisors are saying to not do it. Even people in NATO are saying to not do it. At the same time trump has asked military advisors if he has authority to order a strike on Iran’s main nuclear facility at Natanz. Iran has said it has purified a considerable amount of uranium past the previous agreement levels in the deal trump walked away from.
I think trump is looking for a war. Reducing troops while looking for a dust up that could eadily grow into a very very serious conflict is to me well beyond idiocy and into complete lunacy. Starting a war is plain nuts. Especially when every advisor is saying … don’t do it.

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Trump is doing all he can to fuck up the incoming Bicen administration. It is trump and his inability to think of Ametica first

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Then you haven’t been paying attention. Relentless is his only gear.

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I know. It feels like forever to me

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It seems obvious that Dump is intent on punishing America for electing Biden.

F***ing psychopath.

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I’ve been mulling over what possible endgame or lack there of is floating around in Trump’s head. Some of it ‘makes sense’. Some of it doesn’t. I may be way off the mark or missing something.

  1. He wanted to abruptly pull out of Syria for no particular reason. This would have had the effect of benefitting everyone but the Kurds. Erdogan, Assad, Putin, Tehran and Iraq’s central government would be pleased to see that happen.

  2. Completely pulling out of Afghanistan would leave the feckless army and corrupt government to sort things out with the Taliban and ISIS. Russia and their knack for corruption would find an easy mark to slime their way into influence.

  3. Reducing the troop presence in Iraq would be welcomed by Tehran and the Shiite militias and again leave the Kurds more vulnerable.

  4. Striking Iran without any real pretext or allies is going to provoke a significant response and with the drawdowns we would be less capable of defending troops in Iraq or Syria from direct retaliation or retaliation through proxy militias. The only strength we will have in the region will be in the sky. We’ll have air bases in Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan (for now) and our naval assets (carriers, guided missile destroyers and submarines). But even a limited strike could easily escalate into a full air campaign.

Everyone would benefit from these scenarios except the United States. Our influence in the region would be greatly reduced and we would face an unpredictable conflict largely on our own. This after we’ve taken steps that would weaken our capabilities, options and security in the region.

I can’t help but think this presidency started with Russia and will end with Russia and this is part of a Christmas wish list for Putin.

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