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I dare say that if he sees

artappraiser — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 03:13:43 +0000

I dare say that if he sees this story, or hears about it from Fox News, he will also attempt to "fire" Macron:

Using flattery and man’s-man bravado, France’s Macron seems to crack the Trump code

A call from French President Emmanuel Macron resulted in the firmest statement to date from the United States on the nerve agent attack in Britain.

By Anne Gearen & WashingtonPost.com, March 21

At the very least, he'll tweet something dissing Macron's abilities or manly manliness or escoriate WaPo for not getting right about how Macron acts beta to his alpha.

As Trump fumes over leak

artappraiser — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:32:35 +0000

In reply to gone rogue, and somebody or

As Trump fumes over leak about his congratulatory call to Putin, word is 'there’s going to be a scalp over this'

@ LATimes.com, March 21

Proud of myself that I called this, that it was a leaker trying to do CYA for the staff. The Trumpster ain't buying it, because: he is the smartest biggest brain in the whole wide world, do not question his brilliant decisions, every word he chooses is a precious pearl.

There were three related

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:58:27 +0000

In reply to John McCain: An American

There were three related Tweets by the Senator, here they are in reverse chrono order:

An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election. https://t.co/lcQTBi7CA1
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2018

Special Counsel Mueller has served our country with honesty and integrity. It’s critical he be allowed to complete a thorough investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election — unimpeded.
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 18, 2018

That #Putin had to work so hard to drive voter turnout shows the Russian people know his claim to power is a sham. The US stands with all Russians yearning for freedom. #RussiaElections2018 https://t.co/Ztj2KogmYn
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 18, 2018

and here's his unrelated most recent, including it because this is how you're supposed to do the hawk thing in a presidential manner if that's your leaning:

#Nowruz Mobarak to the Iranian-American community and to all Iranians around the world yearning for peace and freedom in a democratic and prosperous #Iran
— John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain) March 20, 2018

gone rogue, and somebody or

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:56:08 +0000

In reply to Trump, Kim Jong-un Congratulate Putin on Election

gone rogue, and somebody or somebodies trying to cover their ass by leaking this to WaPo:

Trump’s Security Briefing Warned “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” Putin on Election Win. It Didn’t Stop Him.

By Eliot Hannan @ Slate.com, March 20, 8:31 pm

[....] So when the president of the United States got on the horn Tuesday to chat with his Russian counterpart, the Washington Post reports, Trump’s national security team put together a briefing on how best to approach the potentially delicate situation.

The briefing included a section, in all caps, stating: “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” the Russian president on his reelection.

Trump took a different strategic approach on what he later declared a “very good call.” [....]

Trump admin with two very

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:49:46 +0000

In reply to Trump, Kim Jong-un Congratulate Putin on Election

Trump admin with two very different responses to sham elections by dictators:

July 2017: Trump hits Venezuela with sanctions after holding sham election.
March 2018: Trump congratulates Putin and Sarah Huckabee Sanders says, “We don’t get to dictate how other countries operate,"
— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) March 20, 2018

BUT WAIT, there's more! This popped up when I was searching for the above on Twitter (I ran across the Tweet earlier):

Exclusive: Russia Secretly Helped Venezuela Launch a Cryptocurrency to Evade U.S. Sanctions

By Simon Shuster @ Time.com, March 20

President Donald Trump may not have realized on Monday that his executive orderwould step on Russia’s toes. Its official target was Venezuela, specifically the country’s plan to create the world’s first state-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, which went on sale Tuesday.

But behind the scenes, the petro was in fact a collaboration—a half-hidden joint venture between Venezuelan and Russian officials and businessmen, whose aim was to erode the power of U.S. sanctions, sources familiar with the effort told TIME.

Trump’s executive order did not mention the petro’s Russian backers, whose role has not previously been reported. Citing economic sanctions that the U.S. imposed against Venezuela in August, the order simply made clear that anyone who buys or uses the new cryptocurrency would be in breach of those sanctions, as would anyone under U.S. jurisdiction who helps Venezuela develop the petro. “Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited,” the document states. [....]

John McCain: An American

NCD — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:46:32 +0000

In reply to Trump, Kim Jong-un Congratulate Putin on Election

John McCain: An American president does not lead the Free World by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections. And by doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who was denied the right to vote in a free and fair election. (link: https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=61F7F...) mccain.senate.gov/public/index.c…