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Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack Nato allies who pay too little
@Anna - I'd never admit that I'm too old for anything. What I have trouble doing is learning to speak such that every word out of my mouth is an unmitigated lie. The struggle is real.
@Anna - What I have trouble doing is learning to speak such that every word out of my mouth is an unmitigated lie.
It’s the circus effect … You pay to go see the “fat lady”, the 10’ guy on stilts, the lady in a cage with a tiger, and clowns - lots of clowns. It sells in Peoria as they say.
I wish it were really that simple. To many “swing voters” or the gullible ones it is. But underneath the surface (mostly unspoken) it’s all about money. Curtail long established “entitlement” programs, cut my taxes, and knee-cap the IRS so they can’t come after me if I decide to pay little or nothing..
“I said, ‘You didn’t pay, you’re delinquent?’ He said, ‘Yes, let’s say that happened.’ No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them [Russia] to do whatever the hell they want. You’ve got to pay. You’ve got to pay your bills.”
This is an irresponsible statement coming from a former president and leading Republican contender in the 2024 election. Comments like this will only embolden Putin.
It's ironic that the former president is admonishing others for not paying their bills. His businesses don't exactly have a good reputation for bill payment.
"The number of companies and others alleging he hasn’t paid suggests that either his companies have a poor track record hiring workers and assessing contractors, or that Trump businesses renege on contracts, refuse to pay, or consistently attempt to change payment terms after work is complete as is alleged in dozens of court cases."
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Oh, wait... I may be repeating myself here.
I wish it were really that simple. To many “swing voters” or the gullible ones it is. But underneath the surface (mostly unspoken) it’s all about money. Curtail long established “entitlement” programs, cut my taxes, and knee-cap the IRS so they can’t come after me if I decide to pay little or nothing..
This is an irresponsible statement coming from a former president and leading Republican contender
in the 2024 election. Comments like this will only embolden Putin.
It's ironic that the former president is admonishing others for not paying their bills.
His businesses don't exactly have a good reputation for bill payment.
"The number of companies and others alleging he hasn’t paid suggests that either his companies have a poor track record hiring workers and assessing contractors, or that Trump businesses renege on contracts, refuse to pay, or consistently attempt to change payment terms after work is complete as is alleged in dozens of court cases."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/09/donald-trump-unpaid-bills-republican-president-laswuits/85297274/
Oh, wait... I may be repeating myself here.
https://pbs.org/newshour/world/watch-live-vice-president-harris-speaks-at-the-munich-security-conference
Isolationism in US was strong during the beginning of WWI and WWII. America was late to get involved, but democracy prevailed in the end. Otherwise, all Americans will be speaking German today and not English.
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ww2/Pages/before-isolation.aspx