Trump/Putin disaster summit. And also overseas visit w/ NATO & UK.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I wonder how long it will take before we begin to see the stupid Tweets from the Orange Clown.
The ones where he attacks our allies (Germany, France, UK, entire NATO, etc) but then praise our enemies and the dictators running them (Russia/Putin, NK/Jung-Un, etc).

He actually did it in person:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44780489

But it also provides insight into why Trump has launched a trade war. Trade makes a country weak because it comes to depend upon it.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Trump needs 4% so that Boeing has work once the Chinese stop buying American airliners.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Assuming that all NATO countries would meet Trump's demands it's also unclear to me what America would specifically gain from that.

Arms sales. I'll grant that we'd only get a portion of the contracts, but every little bit would help our economy.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

This is actually an issue that I agree with Trump on. I don't think it is too unfair to ask all of the various NATO nations to contribute their fair share to the organization's overall defensive budget. Of course, if I were President, I would be making efforts to deal with our national deficit and adjust our own military spending. Yes, the United States should continue in its role as the primary force in this alliance, but asking others to contribute as they should isn't that ridiculous of an idea.

Except who decides what they should? The US, with its bloated defense establishment, or NATO as a whole?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Okay I got to get this off my chest. Does anyone else think Trump wants an alone meeting with Putin because he’s going to give Vlad the go ahead to hack our voter rolls this November? Am I just being overly paranoid?

Yes, because Vlad won't worry about having permission.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I was at the protest in London, it was awesome and lovely. Trump has actually united Remainers & Brexiteers in their hatred of him. Amazing. I still can't believe the President of the United States was triggered by a small balloon.

They're saying 250,000 were there, I have no idea where that came from, it seemed more like 60k-100k. The placards were epic.

On behalf of the United States of America, thank you for participating in the protest against trump. 60k-100k people, in a foreign country (outside the US) is a huge number.
The Orange Slug deserved "the welcome" that you and London gave him.

Real nice. Maybe the next time they need help we'll sit back and watch them do it alone.

Do remember that the only time NATO collective defense was after 9/11.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

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What the hell will this be about?
Is the Orange Traitor going to scream at those Pubs who verbally chastised him today?
Is it just a Pub meeting or both parties?
Interesting.

That’s how you know it’s bad.

Prediction. Trump will walk back some of his statements, say some nice things about his confidence in the American intelligence Services which no one but his cultists think he really believes, until the next time he criticizes them in which case the intelligence Services had it coming. Republican Congress leaders will Express their concern over the president's Hasty remarks blah blah blah but we are supporting it all behind NATO.

In other words, it is 8 Band-Aid for the biggest cell phone the president has inflicted since Charlottesville. They'll give him some scripted lines to read until the next time he f**** up. The Republican Congressional leadership won't like it, but they understand that actually going full-bore on investigations into Russian collusion and Trump's finances will only slow down there top priority of fellating the uber wealthy.

After all, why investigate High crimes and disloyalty by the president of the United States when it might interfere in knocking bat environmental regulations and appointing more right-wing federal judges? Are you crazy?!?

You really need to stop depending so much on that speech to text app you use.