Trump Foreign Policy

[Danny Bateman]

This is an important development that will have major effects on U.S. foreign policy. We already had one of our chief political rivals under the leadership of a murderous despot and they decided to hack our elections. They're gearing up to do it again, with essentially no pushback from the Trump White House. Now it looks like communist China is consolidating around one leader for the long-term as well.

 

How will America respond if and when our glorious leader tries to follow suit? I'd like to say he'd be widely reviled & rejected, but anymore I don't know...

 

 

[zoogs]

Uh, a Republican Congress would welcome it and would create some rubric where it's allowed to happen. Trump would probably be cast as the next FDR.

 

Guys, you know what is the solution? Go. Vote.

[BigRedBuster]

I can see what is going to happen. 

 

The Dems will make major jumps in Congress in 2018 and take at least one side of Congress. 

 

THEN....Trump will screem bloody murder about the Russians. 

[Danny Bateman]

I'm curious if he would take a Bill Clinton-esque turn to centrism if Congressional winds shifted. After all, that's why Clinton wound up embracing centrism in the 90s anyway - he didn't hold onto a Democratic Congress very long.

 

I would hope Dems wouldn't align with him, if so. The best scenario then IMO would be for them to send him Dem priority pieces of legislation to sign that he campaigned on (like taking on Big Pharma & universal healthcare) and call his bluff. See if he'll sign it or if he was just lying as usual.

 

It may be a moot point because unless it's a huge wave I doubt they win the Senate. But maybe Beto beats Ted Cruz in Texas & turnout crushes Republicans elsewhere. One can hope!

[zoogs]

Build that wave! Don't give up before the fight.

[BigRedBuster]

 

[BigRedBuster]

Looks like there might be a DOD spokesperson who is getting fired.

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

Oh...but let’s wait and see. Surely our BFF didn’t do this. 

 

Remindme again who our strongest BFF is?

 

 

[Moiraine]

5 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

 

 

Less attractive version of Christoph Waltz.

 

[Moiraine]

Anyhow, no, we're not going to do anything about Russia attacking someone (3 someones, now) on British soil. We'll let the Brits deal with it. Nationalism!

 

Edited March 14, 2018 by Moiraine

[BigRedBuster]

Well...we now know Trumps opinion. 

 

 

[BigRedBuster]

 

 

 

 

And....our dear leader is basically silent on condemning this.

 

Let's not forget that Britain has been our longest and strongest ally in the world.  (I use the past tense there on purpose.)

 

However, let's also not forget that Britain is an ally our dear leader has not yet visited.  He has canceled several visits due to outrage in London over his wonderful twitter account and what he finds so important to say when, instead, he should be being a leader.

[BigRedBuster]

Wait....I thought our dear leader said Russia meddling was all false.

 

 

[RedDenver]

It'll be interesting to see what the comments from the WH are. Trump is known for complete 180's on issues, maybe he'll do that with Russia now.

[ZRod]

1 hour ago, BigRedBuster said:

Wait....I thought our dear leader said Russia meddling was all false.

 

 

What are they diverting from/preping for? First Haley says the US stands with the UK on the nerve agent attack and the joint statement, and now this...