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What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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Tamas

Quote from: crazy canuck on July 01, 2019, 10:36:06 PM
Quote from: Tamas on July 01, 2019, 09:35:45 AM
So, with the HK protests escalating, did Trump fold his hand prematurely on China?

What do the protests in HK have to do with Trump's trade war?

I'd think if China feels forced to go Tianmen on HK, they could ill afford any economic downturn to go hand in hand with that due to US tariffs and restrictions.

OttoVonBismarck

Unclear what is happening, but Vice President Pence was about to land at a scheduled event in Salem, New Hampshire. The assembled crowd was then summarily told "The Vice President has had to turn around and return to Washington for an emergency." Trump is in Washington today with no scheduled public events.

The Brain

Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on July 02, 2019, 11:01:22 AM
Unclear what is happening, but Vice President Pence was about to land at a scheduled event in Salem, New Hampshire. The assembled crowd was then summarily told "The Vice President has had to turn around and return to Washington for an emergency." Trump is in Washington today with no scheduled public events.

Maybe there was a woman in Salem?
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DGuller

Maybe he realized he went to the wrong Salem.

garbon

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crazy canuck

Quote from: The Brain on July 02, 2019, 11:22:47 AM
Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on July 02, 2019, 11:01:22 AM
Unclear what is happening, but Vice President Pence was about to land at a scheduled event in Salem, New Hampshire. The assembled crowd was then summarily told "The Vice President has had to turn around and return to Washington for an emergency." Trump is in Washington today with no scheduled public events.

Maybe there was a woman in Salem?

:lol:

Barrister

Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on July 02, 2019, 11:01:22 AM
Unclear what is happening, but Vice President Pence was about to land at a scheduled event in Salem, New Hampshire. The assembled crowd was then summarily told "The Vice President has had to turn around and return to Washington for an emergency." Trump is in Washington today with no scheduled public events.

Other news reports push back against the word "emergency", but do suggest he was recalled at Trump's request.
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Of course there is an emergency, someone made Donald Trump President of the United States.
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mongers

Quote from: The Minsky Moment on July 02, 2019, 11:56:35 AM
Of course there is an emergency, someone made Donald Trump President of the United States.

Maybe he doesn't want Pence's witch trial to rain on his parade ratings?



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OttoVonBismarck

Probably nothing, just your ordinary ineptitude, Pence was probably recalled for some nonsense reason, and the people in this administration don't realize pool reporters and people who follow the movements of the Pres/VP get concerned when things super out of the ordinary happen. Probably also don't realize saying "there's nothing going on", but not giving a simple explanation is prone to causing dangerous speculation.

mongers

Quote from: garbon on July 02, 2019, 11:38:34 AM
Twitter is going wild.

Exec. sum. please, as my twitter app doesn't do any of the trending stuff etc.
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garbon

Quote from: mongers on July 02, 2019, 12:13:45 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 02, 2019, 11:38:34 AM
Twitter is going wild.

Exec. sum. please, as my twitter app doesn't do any of the trending stuff etc.

Sorry just landed. Conspiracy theories around Pence, Putin skipping meeting and reports from a 'verified account' that the 'EU security counsel' was convening.
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derspiess

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Razgovory

It might be nothing, but there are two growing crisis at the moment.  The situation in the Gulf and the protests in Hong Kong.  If the CIA got wind of Chinese orders to crush the Hong Kong protesters that would be a reason to call everyone back.
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mongers

Quote from: garbon on July 02, 2019, 01:40:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on July 02, 2019, 12:13:45 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 02, 2019, 11:38:34 AM
Twitter is going wild.

Exec. sum. please, as my twitter app doesn't do any of the trending stuff etc.

Sorry just landed. Conspiracy theories around Pence, Putin skipping meeting and reports from a 'verified account' that the 'EU security counsel' was convening.

Thanks for the reply, Gaby.

Yes sounds like total nonsense.
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