| second: When asked last year whom his proposed triumphal arch was for, Trump pointed at himself and said, “Me.” Previous presidents have left their mark on the city in ways that echoed their values and political vision. Why shouldn’t the vain, gauche man whom voters elected twice get to permanently etching himself and his political project onto the landscape? The nation’s capital was designed to mirror the character of the country. Trump’s renovations, tasteless though they may be, are a fulfillment of that tradition. [go to link] |
| 6ixStringJack: TDS belongs in RWED |
| 6ixStringJack: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| second: Over the last few weeks, President Trump’s sons have been openly celebrating deals with the Pentagon that pay hundreds of millions of dollars. Their father was investing hundreds of millions in defense related stocks, even tweeting in such a way that he was directly supporting price rises in stocks he owned. The most extraordinary examples of this happened in his investments in Palantir. Here is a quick summary from Trump’s just released ethics disclosures.
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The scale of how the Trump family is involved with US military contracts and stock prices is mind-boggling. And this involvement is going on in broad daylight without any shame. Indeed, the Trumps have been boasting about it. |
| second: Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday suggested that the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has kept closed amid its ceasefire with the U.S., will reopen “sometime this summer at the latest.” [go to link] But I keep hearing from Trump that he won the war. Then how can the Strait be closed? Oh, he said he closed it to show Iran who won? Does that make sense? |
| second: President Obama on Iran: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz” YouTube video: [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |
| second: When Trump got to China, he told Xi, "You're a great leader. I say it to everybody: you're a great leader. Sometimes, people don't like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it's true. I only say the truth."
He gushed and gushed: "It's an honor to be with you. It's an honor to be your friend."
The Chinese leader didn't return the accolades.
At no time did Xi call Trump a great president or even acknowledge any positive personal qualities about him. Xi was not about to lie on the world stage nor let his people see him bowing to Trump with phony commendations. [go to link] |