[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #504 Geld uit Qatar

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 15:08 schreef klappernootopreis het volgende:
De keuze van Trump voor Gina Haspel doet vermoeden dat hij er niet vies van is.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 16:21 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op maandag 14-05-2018 om 16:07:04 Trump has asked for better "TV lawyers" to fight Mueller probe as Giuliani bombshells continue: report https://t.co/Enq2tmsi6B https://t.co/Ogr2oL1xmF reageer retweet

Succes ermee.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 16:21 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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thehill twitterde op maandag 14-05-2018 om 16:07:04 Trump has asked for better "TV lawyers" to fight Mueller probe as Giuliani bombshells continue: report https://t.co/Enq2tmsi6B https://t.co/Ogr2oL1xmF reageer retweet

Succes ermee.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 17:54 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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"TV lawyers", alleen dat al, misschien kan hij eens in de voormalige cast van Law & Order rondneuzen?

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 17:58 schreef Monolith het volgende:

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Imago is alles bij Trump hè? Al is het voor Trump persoonlijk ook nog niet zo gek. Juridische vervolging is heel onwaarschijnlijk en een impeachment is vandaag de dag echt gewoon een politiek spel dat grotendeels partisan gespeeld zal worden. Dan is beïnvloeding van de publieke opinie belangrijker dan juridische kunde.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 19:38 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:
Je vraagt je dan wel af wie nu eigenlijk de snowflakes zijn...

The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected

https://www.washingtonpos(...)m_term=.61c563b4cadb

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 19:43 schreef Ulx het volgende:

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En zo waar.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 19:41 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Laat wel zien waarom de 'deplorables' uitspraak een zo dodelijke was.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 12:55 schreef DustPuppy het volgende:

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Waterboarding is een martelmethode en tegen de Conventie van Genève en vele andere mensenrechten verdragen die ook Amerika getekend heeft.

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 20:13 schreef Vis1980 het volgende:
Pizza.

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Trump cuts the carbs when he’s eating pizza..

“I scrape the toppings off my pizza,” he told US Weekly in 2015. “I never eat the dough.”

https://www.huffingtonpos(...)0079e4b00d7e4c1bcf64

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 20:17 schreef brokjespoes het volgende:

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(Trump is aan het afvallen, hij eet nog hooguit een half bolletje van zijn 'burger op. Terwijl dat toch het enige stuk is dat wit is. )

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If the election were held today, I'm not sure who would win the House. First time I've been able to say that since summer of last year.

Right now my mentions is a war between "SPECIAL ELECTIONS!!!!" and "PRIMARY TURNOUT!!!!" Of course I'm cognizant of both, and think both tell us something, especially the former. 2/

Indeed, the former is why I'd still put a thumb on the scale for Ds. At the same time, while I picked up on the Ds dropoff issue in 2013, and saw the increased primary turnout in 2010, I consider these more qualitative predictors than quantitative. 3/

That is to say, we haven't used them to try to predict elections directly in the past, but rather have used them as heuristics. Until we get a few elections under our belts with models using these (which tend to be overfit/not account for covariances correctly) 4/

I'm still going to regard them as heuristics. In other words, I put a *lot* more weight on traditional metrics like presidential job approval and the generic ballot. 5/

I've had 44% job approval and a 5-point lead on the generic ballot as the point where my expectations would shift from a D win to an R win. We're getting pretty close to that. 6/

Especially when you narrow down to Registered/Likely voter polls. So, my expectation remains that Ds will take the House, but it is now a VERY weakly held one. I would not be surprised if it did not flip. And if trends continue (IF), it probably won't. 7/7

https://twitter.com/SeanTrende/status/996099592834908161?s=19

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China Contributing $500 Million to Trump-Linked Project in Indonesia (National Review)

The Chinese government is extending a $500 million loan to a state-owned construction company to build an Indonesian theme park that will feature a Trump-branded golf course and hotels.

A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned construction firm Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) signed a deal last week with the Indonesian firm MNC Land to build an “integrated lifestyle resort,” as part of Beijing’s global influence-expanding “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative.

The project will include a number of Trump-branded hotels, a golf course, and a residence. While the $500 million loan will not be directly allocated to any of the Trump-branded features, Beijing’s contribution of half the project’s total operating budget ensures the success of the broader theme-park venture.

The Trump properties are considered flagship elements of the theme park, according to MNC marketing materials, and internal documents obtained by Agency France-Presse show Trump’s sons have been directly involved in its planning.

Though negotiations began prior to Trump’s election and his pledge to cease engaging in new business dealings with foreign governments, the project raises questions about the extent to which the Trump organization is dependent on Beijing amid contentious trade negotiations with the U.S.

“Even if this deal is completely and entirely above board, it simply furthers the perception of impropriety” surrounding Trump’s business dealings, Christopher Balding, an economics professor at Shenzhen’s HSBC Business School, told AFP. “Especially with the potential trade war, this is not a good look….Critics will be entirely right to demand answers.”

Trump refused to divest his Trump Organization holdings upon taking office, much to the consternation of government-ethics experts, opting instead to place his holdings in a blind trust and hand over control of the business to his sons.

Vice Premier Liu He, China’s top economic official, is traveling to Washington this week to continue negotiations over the large trade deficit between the U.S. and China. Though negotiations have proved fruitless thus far, the administration has remained confident that Beijing will make significant concessions to avert the harsh tariffs the Trump administration has threatened to implement.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op maandag 14-05-2018 om 22:06:53 ZTE, the large Chinese phone company, buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies. This is also reflective of the larger trade deal we are negotiating with China and my personal relationship with President Xi. reageer retweet

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Op maandag 14 mei 2018 22:36 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op maandag 14-05-2018 om 22:06:53 ZTE, the large Chinese phone company, buys a big percentage of individual parts from U.S. companies. This is also reflective of the larger trade deal we are negotiating with China and my personal relationship with President Xi. reageer retweet

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The so-called leaks coming out of the White House are a massive over exaggeration put out by the Fake News Media in order to make us look as bad as possible. With that being said, leakers are traitors and cowards, and we will find out who they are!