[AMV] Amerikaanse politiek #584: 17 verschillende onderzoeken

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Trump Testimony From Decades Ago Indicates Knowledge of Campaign-Finance Laws (WSJ)
Legal experts say that could be critical if investigators pursue a case over hush-money payments to women in the 2016 campaign

Sworn statements by President Trump dating back several decades indicate he has a deep understanding of campaign-finance laws, legal experts say, which could be critical if investigators ever pursue a case against him over his alleged direction of hush-money payments in the 2016 campaign.

Mr. Trump’s statements were made as part of a 2000 regulatory investigation into his casino company and in 1988 testimony for a government-integrity commission. They contrast with the portrayal by some of the president’s allies that he is a political novice with little understanding of campaign-finance laws and therefore couldn’t be charged with violating them.

In 2000, the Federal Election Commission investigated allegations that Trump Hotels & Casinos violated the law related to a fundraising event for a Senate candidate. Mr. Trump’s sworn affidavit “indicates that Trump had a very thorough understanding of federal campaign finance law, especially regarding what he could and could not legally do when raising money for a federal candidate,” said Brett Kappel, an election-law lawyer at Akerman LLP.

In the four-page affidavit that Mr. Trump signed, he stressed he had a particular familiarity with laws governing corporate contributions to candidates. Mr. Trump said he was acting in his “individual,” not corporate, capacity when he hosted the event, that he had paid for the reception costs “from my personal funds,” that he “took no action, of any nature, kind or description, to compel or pressure” any employee to donate to the campaign ahead of the event and that he wasn’t reimbursed for any of the costs.

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Op woensdag 19 december 2018 20:19 schreef Eyjafjallajoekull het volgende:
Rente weer een kwart procent omhoog, zoals verwacht.

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ClaraJeffery twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 20:53:28 Survey asked black women to say who's among their top three candidates:Harris: 71.1% Beto: 38.3% Biden: 25%Booker: 24.2%Warren: 22.3%Abrams: 15.2%Bernie: 12.1%Bernie's never going to be the nominee unless he turns these numbers aroundhttps://t.co/7LLdFoGIIt reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:04 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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ClaraJeffery twitterde op dinsdag 18-12-2018 om 20:53:28 Survey asked black women to say who's among their top three candidates:Harris: 71.1% Beto: 38.3% Biden: 25%Booker: 24.2%Warren: 22.3%Abrams: 15.2%Bernie: 12.1%Bernie's never going to be the nominee unless he turns these numbers aroundhttps://t.co/7LLdFoGIIt reageer retweet

Trump 2020 gaat zo wel heel gemakkelijk worden als ze nu al met de identity politics beginnen.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:06 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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"Ze"...

Waarom zie je niet in dat je zelf zo enorm geplayed wordt door identity politics? Het is oprecht frustrerend om te zien. De republikeinse partij en hun outlets zorgen hier juist in extremis voor... dat zie je echt niet terug bij een NY Times, WaPo of WSJ hoor.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:10 schreef OMG het volgende:

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is dan ook één van de weinige gepaste reacties wanneer er weer een halve zool met "identity politics" aan komt zetten.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:15 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Lijkt me niet zinvol. Daar leert niemand van. Tenzij je denkt dat iemand die dat denkt per definitie hopeloos is, maar dat is niet mijn mening iig. Iedereen kan leren en iedereen kan van mening veranderen.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:30 schreef OMG het volgende:

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Heb tot nu toe in dit topic niet echt de indruk van gehad dat dit opgaat voor de identity politics roepers.

Als je niet door hebt dat inspelen op de angsten van boze blanke christelijke hetero man net zulke identity politics zijn, dan houd het al snel op.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 00:10:35 After historic victories against ISIS, it's time to bring our great young people home! https://t.co/xoNjFzQFTp reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 23:56:15 Mueller has asked the House Intelligence Committee for an official transcript of Roger Stone's testimony, people familiar with the request tell WaPo, a sign that prosecutors could be moving to charge him with a crime.https://t.co/4TUWdpGtzF reageer retweet

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GarrettHaake twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 22:29:57 .@SenBobCorker tells reporters his planned meeting with President Trump was cancelled WHILE he was sitting at the White House waiting for Trump. This is a committee chairman of the President's own party, on a day with significant international news. reageer retweet

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EdKrassen twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 02:43:57 Can Nancy Pelosi just knock on Trump's damned door and tell him not to pull troops from Syria? She completely turned him into a coward on his wall shutdown. Why not let her do it again? reageer retweet

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 00:15:03 BuzzFeed wins: A Florida federal judge has ended Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev's defamation suit against BuzzFeed, ruling BuzzFeed's publication of the Steele dossier is protected by the fair reporting privilege. reageer retweet

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BuzzFeedBen twitterde op woensdag 19-12-2018 om 23:42:11 My statement: https://t.co/apt7j3BToX reageer retweet

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BREAKING: With bipartisan support, the Senate approved legislation that would extend funding for several major government departments until Feb. 8, a measure that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week but does not include any new funds President Trump sought for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The House will vote next on the stopgap measure, and lawmakers say they expect Trump to sign it. But the White House has not confirmed the president’s stance on the deal, which would punt the next round of wall funding negotiations until after Democrats take control of the House.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 06:05:20 The President of the United States is tweeting quotes from Fox News at 12:04 in the morning. reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 00:37 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 00:10:35 After historic victories against ISIS, it's time to bring our great young people home! https://t.co/xoNjFzQFTp reageer retweet

Bring 'em back!

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 04:31 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 11:44 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
https://www.nu.nl/buitenl(...)ls-vs-niet-doet.html

Verrassing (not!)

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 11:50 schreef archito het volgende:

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Het lijstje met bereikte dingen wordt steeds korter.
Maar serieus, wat heeft Trump nu werkelijk bereikt? Iemand?

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 11:50 schreef archito het volgende:

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Het lijstje met bereikte dingen wordt steeds korter.
Maar serieus, wat heeft Trump nu werkelijk bereikt? Iemand?

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 11:50 schreef archito het volgende:

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Het lijstje met bereikte dingen wordt steeds korter.
Maar serieus, wat heeft Trump nu werkelijk bereikt? Iemand?

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 11:44 schreef Whiskers2009 het volgende:
https://www.nu.nl/buitenl(...)ls-vs-niet-doet.html

Verrassing (not!)

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 13:16:38 ....Russia, Iran, Syria & many others are not happy about the U.S. leaving, despite what the Fake News says, because now they will have to fight ISIS and others, who they hate, without us. I am building by far the most powerful military in the world. ISIS hits us they are doomed! reageer retweet

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Thursday welcomed President Trump’s announcement of a withdrawal of American troops from Syria, calling it “the right decision.”

Mr. Trump said on Wednesday that he was ordering the withdrawal because the United States military had achieved its goal of defeating the Islamic State militant group in Syria. But the move caught many by surprise, including some of his military and diplomatic advisers. It has also drawn criticism, even among Republicans, for abandoning Kurdish allies in the fight against the Islamic State and for aiding the geopolitical ambitions of Iran and Russia in the Middle East.

Speaking at his annual news conference, which typically runs for several hours, Mr. Putin said he broadly agreed that the Islamic State had been defeated in Syria. “Donald’s right, and I agree with him,” Mr. Putin said.

The Russian leader expressed skepticism, however that American forces would actually withdraw, as the United States had announced a pullout from Afghanistan by 2014 but still has forces in that country today.

“We don’t see any signs yet of the withdrawal of U.S. troops,” he said. “How long has the United States been in Afghanistan? Seventeen years? And almost every year they say they’re pulling out their troops.”

Regarding Syria, he said, Mr. Trump made the right decision because the American troops are in the country illegally, never having been invited by the Syrian government, as Russian forces were.

The United States had backed opponents of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, though the approximately 2,000 American troops in the country have mostly avoided direct combat with the Russian-backed Syrian Army and its proxies. In February, American soldiers repelled an attack on their position by forces that included Russian citizens working for a Russian security contracting company.

Russia and the United States have observed a “de-conflicting” agreement to avoid direct engagement between their armed forces.

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kylegriffin1 twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 15:30:08 Adm. James Stavridis on Trump's Syria withdrawal: "This is a massive geopolitical win for Putin ... It'll be written globally as a walk-away and a betrayal. This is really, geopolitically, the worst move I've seen from this administration. That's a high bar to get over." @MSNBC reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 15:45 schreef Re het volgende:
kerstkadootje van trump voor putin

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 13:28:34 The Democrats, who know Steel Slats (Wall) are necessary for Border Security, are putting politics over Country. What they are just beginning to realize is that I will not sign any of their legislation, including infrastructure, unless it has perfect Border Security. U.S.A. WINS! reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 15:50 schreef xpompompomx het volgende:

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Trump zegt juist op twitter dat Poetin er niet blij mee is.

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 12:42:57 Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer. Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there work. Time to come home & rebuild. #MAGA reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 16:11 schreef Ludachrist het volgende:

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 12:42:57 Getting out of Syria was no surprise. I’ve been campaigning on it for years, and six months ago, when I very publicly wanted to do it, I agreed to stay longer. Russia, Iran, Syria & others are the local enemy of ISIS. We were doing there work. Time to come home & rebuild. #MAGA reageer retweet

There . Kom op man Donald, even je best doen.

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tictoc twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 19:24:19 JUST IN: Ryan says Trump will not sign bill preventing a government shutdown over “his legitimate concerns for border security.”“We want to keep the government open, but we also want to see an agreement that protects the border” https://t.co/xg99bytvKD reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 19:54 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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tictoc twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 19:24:19 JUST IN: Ryan says Trump will not sign bill preventing a government shutdown over “his legitimate concerns for border security.”“We want to keep the government open, but we also want to see an agreement that protects the border” https://t.co/xg99bytvKD reageer retweet

Build the wall!

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frankthorp twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 19:50:33 CORKER: “Mitch is on the phone with Paul now, so....” *corker starts laughing*Q: Why are you laughing?Corker: “Well, why not?”///Corker: “Ya’ll have fun! I may not see ya’ll again for a while...”Q: You’re not going to come back from TN for votes?Corker: “I doubt it.” reageer retweet

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frankthorp twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 19:54:26 Q: What’s going to happen?CORKER: “Who knows? Does the person sitting beside him at the WH know?”*Ted Cruz walks by and says to a reporter: “I think we need to follow through and fund the wall.”**Corker starts laughing again.”CORKER: “You can’t make this stuff up!” reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 19:59 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Mexico ging er toch voor betalen?

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 19:54 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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tictoc twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 19:24:19 JUST IN: Ryan says Trump will not sign bill preventing a government shutdown over “his legitimate concerns for border security.”“We want to keep the government open, but we also want to see an agreement that protects the border” https://t.co/xg99bytvKD reageer retweet

Build the wall!

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 20:12 schreef Arcee het volgende:
Dow Jones: 22.700,97 −622,69 (2,67%)

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 20:22:19 So hard to believe that Lindsey Graham would be against saving soldier lives & billions of $$$. Why are we fighting for our enemy, Syria, by staying & killing ISIS for them, Russia, Iran & other locals? Time to focus on our Country & bring our youth back home where they belong! reageer retweet

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kasie twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 17:00:46 On the House floor, leaders scrambling to see if they can pass $5 billion in wall funding as Republicans say they want President Trump to tweet before they say “yes.” “That’s what the fuck serving in Congress has come to,” one GOP member of Congress tells me. reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 20:55 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:
Susan Collins:

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GUTLESS PRESIDENT IN WALL-LESS COUNTRY

December 19, 2018

If you were elected president after decades of politicians doing nothing about the millions of illegals pouring into our country every year, committing crimes, dealing drugs, driving drunk, molesting children and killing Americans like Kate Steinle, and your central campaign promise -- repeated every day -- was to build a wall, wouldn't you have spent the entirety of your transition period working on getting it done?

Wouldn't you have been building prototypes, developing relationships with key congressional allies and talking to military leaders about using the Seabees or the Army Corps of Engineers to build the wall?

Wouldn't you skip the inauguration and take the oath of office in San Diego so you could get started on supervising wall construction immediately after putting your hand on the Bible and being sworn in as the leader of the free world?

You would if you meant it.

Well, Donald Trump didn't do that.

OK, sure he could have taken the oath in D.C., gone to a few balls, then started the wall on day two of his presidency. But he didn't do that either.

Maybe I'm a literalist. A zealot. When people kept telling me to be patient -- the wall is coming! -- I nursed a private hope that I was wrong, and they were right.

It is now crystal clear that one of two things is true: Either Trump never intended to build the wall and was scamming voters all along, or he has no idea how to get it done and zero interest in finding out.

He sacrifices every opportunity to make the wall happen.

For two years, Trump pretended to believe the president of the United States needs express authorization from Congress to defend the nation's borders and blamed the Republican majority for not "funding" the wall.

In a few weeks, he'll start blaming the Democratic House.

Last week -- several whole days ago -- Trump said over and over again that he would shut down the government if he didn't get funding for the wall -- the precise thing he claims he needs. "We need border security. The wall is a part of border security," he said. "If we don't have border security, we'll shut down the government."

Trump wore the shutdown over the wall as a badge of honor: "You want to know something? OK, you want to put that on me. I'll take it. You know what I'll say? Yes, if we don't get what we want ... I will shut down the government. Absolutely."

One week later, The Drudge Report:

WALL FUNDING OFF TABLE

In other words, Trump is doing exactly what I feared he would do in the worst conceivable way. He's not building the wall, while making ridiculous promises right up until the second before he folds.

The Washington Post loves to find the one crazy, trailer park lady who supports Trump because she's had religious ecstasies about him, but most people who voted for him did so with a boatload of qualms.

The basic factory setting on the perception of Trump is: gigantic douchebag. This is a man who manufactured fake Time magazine covers featuring himself with the headline, "Donald Trump: The 'Apprentice' is a television smash!" so that he could put framed copies of it on the walls of his clubs.

His business is convincing people with lowbrow taste to give him their money.

He's a vulgar publicity hound who used to call reporters in a fake voice and pretend to be his own PR agent, "John Miller" or "John Barron," so he could brag that actresses wanted to date him.

On one "Apprentice" episode, the reward for the winning team was: to see Trump's apartment. Not to eat there or spend the night. They got to see it. "As a little treat," he said, "you're gonna see the nicest apartment in New York City." He added: "I show this apartment to very few people. Presidents, kings ..."

It's not as if a majority of his voters weren't clear-eyed about what kind of man he is. If anything, Trump's vulgar narcissism made his vow to build a wall more believable. Respectable politicians had made similar promises over the years -- and they always betrayed the voters. Maybe it took a sociopath to ignore elite opinion and keep his word.

On the basis of his self-interest alone, he must know that if he doesn't build the wall, he has zero chance of being re-elected and a 100 percent chance of being utterly humiliated.

But when Trump is alone with Ivanka, they seem to agree that the wall has nothing to do with it. The people just love him for who he is! In a country of 320 million people, I'm sure there are some, but I have yet to meet a person who said, Yeah, I don't really care about immigration or trade, I just love his personality!

What else were we going to do? He was the only one talking sense. Unfortunately, that's all he does: talk. He's not interested in doing anything that would require the tiniest bit of effort.

In the end, we'll probably find out "wall" was Trump's "safe word" with Stormy Daniels. It's just something he blurts out whenever he's in trouble.

He's in trouble now. As absurd as the Russia nonsense is, the details about Trump's sleazy associates, the porn star, the Playboy playmate and his seedy business practices leave his supporters feeling queasy, even if he hasn't committed any crimes.

Instead of joining a fight that will make his most ardent supporters cringe no matter how it comes out, why not choose a battleground where he's guaranteed a win? If Trump used the military to build the wall -- actually build it, not keep telling us he's going to build it -- the Democrats will go mad.

They'll hold impeachment hearings, file a million lawsuits, produce weeping children reading from phony scripts written by immigrant rights groups -- and Trump will win. The public will support Trump overwhelmingly, and the left will be forced to keep reminding voters why they hate Democrats.

Instead, what he's doing now absolutely guarantees that the next president will be a Democrat and, given today's Democratic Party, that president will be Kamala Harris.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 20:44 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Jij bent echt compleet gestoord. Trump heeft die troepen Syrie INgestuurd, niemand anders. Fucking randdebiel dat je er bent

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 20:44 schreef Tijger_m het volgende:

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Jij bent echt compleet gestoord. Trump heeft die troepen Syrie INgestuurd, niemand anders. Fucking randdebiel dat je er bent

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realDonaldTrump twitterde op donderdag 20-12-2018 om 21:14:35 Farm Bill signing in 15 minutes! #Emmys #TBT https://t.co/KtSS17xvIn reageer retweet

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 21:47 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:
Leuk, een shutdown zodat de ambtenaren geen kerstcadeaus meer kunnen kopen omdat jij geen geld krijgt voor een hoop nutteloze stalen platen langs de grens die Mexico zou gaan betalen. Politiek op z'n domst.

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 23:28 schreef Klaphark het volgende:
Mattis out

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 23:31 schreef popolon het volgende:
Als zelfs Mad Dog het opgeeft zegt wat over de ontzettende teringzooi in 't WH. Alle generaals hebben hem nu de middelvinger gegeven.

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Trump considering major drawdown in US troops in Afghanistan: reports

The Trump administration is considering a major drawdown in the number of U.S. military personnel stationed in Afghanistan, according to multiple reports Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration is considering a "significant drawdown" of U.S. troops in the country, saying it could start as soon as within several weeks.

Reuters, citing two officials, similarly reported that the administration was considering a "significant reduction" in military personnel in the country.

The reports come one day after President Trump stoked anger and confusion among a number of lawmakers with his surprise decision to pull U.S. troops out of Syria.

Several lawmakers said that they were not given any advance notice about the president's announcement involving the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Trump has defended the decision in a series of tweets and comments over the past 24 hours, saying he wanted to bring troops home.

The White House and Pentagon did not immediately return requests for comment on Thursday.

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“My views on treating allies with respect and also being clear eyed about both malign actors and strategic competitors are strongly held and informed by over four decades of immersion in these issues.”

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Op donderdag 20 december 2018 23:43 schreef PaarsBeestje het volgende:

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Linkje naar tweet met zijn ontslagbrief https://twitter.com/Eliza(...)881565216010246?s=19

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:02 schreef crystal_meth het volgende:
Eén lichtpunt: Bolton heeft blijkbaar ook geen invloed op Trump meer.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:08 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Die brief is echt brutal als je door de regels heen leest. Mattis zet Trump in feite weg als een imbeciel die niets van de geopolitieke context snapt.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:15 schreef PippenScottie het volgende:

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Dat lijkt me tamelijk accuraat...

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:27 schreef Nintex het volgende:
Mattis was vanmiddag bij Trump om nog een keer te vragen om de troepen in Syrie te houden.
Toen heeft Trump blijkbaar het nieuws gebracht dat de VS ook uit Afghanistan vertrekt.

"They aired their differences" en toen diende Mattis zijn ontslag in.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:31 schreef trein2000 het volgende:

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Bron?

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steveholland1 twitterde op vrijdag 21-12-2018 om 00:05:50 Pres Trump and Mattis aired their differences during face-to-face meeting in Oval this afternoon, per senior WH official reageer retweet

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DanDePetris twitterde op vrijdag 21-12-2018 om 00:29:20 "Officials said Mr. Mattis went to the White House on Thursday afternoon in a last attempt to convince Mr. Trump to keep American troops in Syria. He was rebuffed, and told the president that he was resigning as a result." https://t.co/ig493QtBvS reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:08 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:

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Die brief is echt brutal als je door de regels heen leest. Mattis zet Trump in feite weg als een imbeciel die niets van de geopolitieke context snapt.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:46 schreef AnneX het volgende:
Wow.

Waar gaat dat heen?

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:47 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Naar zijn ingediende ontslag...

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:49 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:
Schumer zegt net dat Trump wsl Mattis de opdracht heeft gegeven om de WALL te bouwen?

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:51 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Nou denk ik niet dat Schumer maar wat roept, maar ehm, roept Schumer hier maar wat?

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:53 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Geen idee. Had hij gehoord zei hij.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:54 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Lol, ja, sorry, wat moeten we hier mee?

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 00:58 schreef Kijkertje het volgende:

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Ik denk niet dat Schumer dat zo maar zegt als het niet uit betrouwbare bron komt?

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CNNSitRoom twitterde op vrijdag 21-12-2018 om 00:48:40 "The Trump temper tantrum will shut down the government, but it will not get him his wall," says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about President Trump's decision to not sign a budget extension to keep government funded until February unless border wall money was added https://t.co/MjT7esujJN reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:04 schreef Nintex het volgende:

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CNNSitRoom twitterde op vrijdag 21-12-2018 om 00:48:40 "The Trump temper tantrum will shut down the government, but it will not get him his wall," says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about President Trump's decision to not sign a budget extension to keep government funded until February unless border wall money was added https://t.co/MjT7esujJN reageer retweet

Schumer's strategie is dat de nieuwe bill met wall funding niet door de senaat komt.
Nu is dat alles behalve zeker. Het is een potje blufpoker.

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"Because you have a right to have a Secretary of Defense whose views are better aligned with yours on these and other subjects, I believe it is right for me to step down from my position."

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:09 schreef westwoodblvd het volgende:
Mattis' opvolger moet hoe dan ook worden goedgekeurd door de Senaat. En in de Senaat is nauwelijks politieke steun voor Trump's isolationistische koers. Ben benieuwd wie hij gaat benoemen want dat proces kan nog een hele lastige gaan worden.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:11 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Dat is wel echt een heel goed punt ja. De andere mensen zijn niet zo publiekelijk opgestapt, maar deze gaat 100% zeker volledig uit eigen beweging met een publieke deadline.

Je moet ook maar die positie willen op dit moment .. ik zou denken dat er niet veel kandidaten zijn die geschikt zijn ... Buiten dat wordt het een mogelijk lastige propositie, hoewel er vast wel wat plichtgetrouwen in defensie zitten.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:17 schreef Tweek het volgende:

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Erik Prince natuurlijk.

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:19 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Oh ok, waarom was hij dat niet meteen dan?

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Op vrijdag 21 december 2018 01:19 schreef ExtraWaskracht het volgende:

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Oh ok, waarom was hij dat niet meteen dan?