The Trump Presidency

[57Brave]

In the event anyone (*cough*) wants to get ... caught up ... and crawl outside the shiny vacuum for 5 minutes:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...=.729f7a729ea8

MBS is emboldened by strong support from President Trump and his inner circle, who see him as a kindred disrupter of the status quo — at once a wealthy tycoon and a populist insurgent. It was probably no accident that last month, Jared Kushner, Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, made a personal visit to Riyadh. The two princes are said to have stayed up until nearly 4 a.m. several nights, swapping stories and planning strategy.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/07/...-to-something/

There seems to be a general consensus in Washington that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ongoing purge of princes and businessmen — including the wealthiest of them all, the business mogul and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal — is motivated by his determination to consolidate his power, well before his father, King Salman, passes from the scene. He is in this regard a latter-day Adonijah, who had himself crowned king while his father King David was alive. And, like Adonijah, Mohammed bin Salman has made some very powerful enemies in the process. Unlike that Biblical figure, however, he has his father’s support and has taken care to arrest anyone who might threaten his drive to preeminence.

Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, was in Riyadh again only recently. It was his third trip to Saudi Arabia since Trump took office. He again met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with whom he appears to have established a close personal relationship. It should therefore come as no surprise that Trump, who shares the young crown prince’s antipathy toward Iran, has commented favorably on the recent developments in Riyadh.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/s...plan-xjdts8338

Saudi prince orders Palestinian president to accept Jared Kushner’s peace plan



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-c...salem-embassy/

O'DONNELL: One of the things that President Trump has talked about is Middle East peace. He has his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, working on that. That's part of his portfolio. I know that you've met with him. Have you discussed Middle East peace with him?

MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN: That's right. Jared is assigned this portfolio by the White House.

*back to your regularly scheduled Russian tweetbottering*

I found Ignatius in the early stages of Iraq debacle . After reading his article and the comments
I ain't buyin' it.

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apparatchik
11/6/2017 9:20 PM EST
Looking more and more like the Saudis are Trump's new bankers.
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In that same article you posted he too wrote this:

While accompanied by the rhetoric of reform, this weekend’s purge resembles the approach of authoritarian regimes such as China. President Xi Jinping has used a similar anti-corruption theme to replace a generation of party and military leaders and to alter the collective leadership style adopted by recent Chinese rulers.
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Perhaps we look at Trump and Kushner's finances.
Perhaps diplomatically we give this a year or maybe 2 to see how this plays out before declaring victory.
I'd bet a dollar next to a do nut in 1954 there was high praise aimed at that administration. I'd bet after WWI there was high praise for that administrations middle east policy.
Even Jefferson had to pay his way out of the ME.

What was the carrot Kushner used ?
Pretty sure it wasn'ta weekend at Mar A Lago

I give credence to early reports the Prince mocking Kushner

[57Brave]

you want to trust Trump ?


All In w/Chris Hayes
‏Verified account @allinwithchris
3h3 hours ago


Fmr. VA Secy. Shulkin tells @chrislhayes Pres. Trump made no mention

of firing him during a phone call yesterday, then fired him via tweet

#inners

[57Brave]

The same day he stabbed a cabinet member in the back,couldn't explain a community college this:


WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump marveled Thursday at all the federal court vacancies he gets to fill and wondered why President Barack Obama left him so many ― apparently unaware that Senate Republicans blocked Obama’s judicial nominees to those seats for years in hopes that a GOP president would fill them.

do you really need a link ?

[57Brave]

Rather than getting his own place in Washington D.C., EPA director Scott Pruitt has been living in a very nice condo owned by very well-paid energy consultant J. Steven Hart

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/201...he-moved-to-DC

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This is why people care about violating the Emoluments Clause.
Pruitt is our proxy watchdog over the energy industry.

The fox literally lives in the hen house.
Or rather the fox is the landlord of the henhouse.

Which makes us ...

[57Brave]

Trump in Ohio says “a very important, and respected in some circles, Democrat said we should get rid of our 2nd Amendment,” referring to former Supreme Court Justice John Stevens, who is and always has been a REPUBLICAN

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Trump just says stuff

[thethe]

Who else does that remind me of?

[Jaw]

I found Ignatius in the early stages of Iraq debacle . After reading his article and the comments
I ain't buyin' it.

Speechless.

Let's see what ya got Hawk....

[thethe]

Speechless.

Let's see what ya got Hawk....

Hawks in jail for the beating he delivered. 57 may never recover from that assault.

[thethe]

[thethe]

Did Facebook make an illegal contribution to the Obama campaign?

[thethe]

This administration has done so much good around the world. Wake up people.

[thethe]

Thoughts?

[cajunrevenge]

They need to learn how to be a victim. They need to start crying and saying they don't feel safe. I thought if public schools taught anything it's how to properly throw a tantrum when you are offended.

[thethe]

What does the future of Facebook look like?

[goldfly]

This administration has done so much good around the world. Wake up people.

lol

holy ****

you are in on that? you believed pizza gate too, didn't you? hahaha

[goldfly]

Thoughts?

Jack Posobiec is a hack

[thethe]

lol

holy ****

you are in on that? you believed pizza gate too, didn't you? hahaha

Would you like proof that this is happening? This administration has made it one of their driving objectives to break up these sex rings that ultimately cause the slavery of young women around the world. And to mock that it doesn't exist is one of the most disgusting things you've said on this board. This is happening around the world and we need to save the women who have fallen victim to it.

[goldfly]

Would you like proof that this is happening? This administration has made it one of their driving objectives to break up these sex rings that ultimately cause the slavery of young women around the world. And to mock that it doesn't exist is one of the most disgusting things you've said on this board. This is happening around the world and we need to save the women who have fallen victim to it.

lol, you're a pizza gater

haha

[thethe]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/adolfoflore...EQ#.kiKWmPMYm5

Let them in right?

[mqt]

Would you like proof that this is happening? This administration has made it one of their driving objectives to break up these sex rings that ultimately cause the slavery of young women around the world. And to mock that it doesn't exist is one of the most disgusting things you've said on this board. This is happening around the world and we need to save the women who have fallen victim to it.

Please provide me some evidence of this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.58e6895258ec