President Donald Trump Wins Mexico Confrontation

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   Readmikenowposted 5 years ago

   
   “Because President Trump emerges as a clear winner from his week-long confrontation with Mexico over our neighbor’s lax enforcement of its southern border, reflexive Trump critics will scramble to find some way of containing what is a clear Trump triumph.”
   
   https://nypost.com/2019/06/09/trump-lef … ommentary/

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      Credence2posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      On a different topic, Mike, you have a very nice library of articles.

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         Readmikenowposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you.  I appreciate you taking the time to tell me.

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      Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Of course, the deal with Mexico he's claiming victory for was made weeks ago before Trump threatened the tariffs. DOH!

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      Don Wposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      It may just be me, but there seem to be more threads that I would call "trolling" threads than usual at the moment.
      
      I know such threads are created by people on both sides of the political spectrum, but this is the first time of thought to ask this:
      
      Is there a sense of gratification when posting a thread like this? Is it an outlet for frustrations you feel with the current polarized political situation?
      
      Is the aim to try to persuade others, e.g. do you post a thread like this in the hope that someone will read it and reverse their opinion of Donald Trump?
      
      Or is it purely for your own amusement (I confess one or two of my own comments sometimes fall into that category)? Perhaps all of the above? Or something else entirely? 
      
      I'm genuinely interested. I think it's a fascinating phenomenon.

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         Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         clicks

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            Don Wposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Not sure I follow. I get why a website that makes money from ad revenue might do anything for clicks, but what's the benefit of a forum post getting clicks? Am I missing something?

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               Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Kate just clicks sometimes, Don. Other times she doesn't....

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                  Don Wposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  That's the story of my life.

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   Live to Learnposted 5 years ago

   No good deed ever goes unpunished, or avoids complaint.

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      Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      What good deed are you referring to, LTL? Not increasing the tariffs? His own senate groupies were against that as well. I suppose not doing a bad deed could be construed as a good deed in your opinion?

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         jackclee lmposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         The senate republicans against Trump are part of the swamp. We need to elect better politicians that are looking out for us, the citizens and that includes democrats and republicans. The border with mexico is a crisis by any definition.

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            Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thank goodness there are some senators on the right not allowing the cretin to completely ruin our economy with tariffs which hurt American consumers.
            
            And Trump removed the alligators from the swamp and inserted crocodiles in their place. What a genius!! 

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               jackclee lmposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               How is he ruining the economy?
               Only to a socialist that Trump is a failure. And you know what, that is exactly why he is winning...
               Socialism is a failure and you are on the losing side and you don’t have a clue why.
               Back to the basics...Read up on “Free to Choose” for answers.

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                  Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  Trumps has done nothing but threaten the tariffs, Jack. His "victory" was decided back in March. He bluffed nothing not already decided. months ago. What a liar as usual.

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                     Readmikenowposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                     Well then, it's obvious his threaten of tariffs got the Mexican government motivated to enact their plan.  If it was agreed to in March and they haven't moved on it, they needed motivation and President Donald Trump provided it.  This is a victory.

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                        jackclee lmposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                        Sometimes, it takes thinking outside the box to get things done.
                        The problem with politicians is to them everything leads to money and taxes and votes. It is like being a hammer and everything else look like a nail.
                        Trump is a businessman. He got results using his “art of the deal” tactics.
                        That is why he is a winner.

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                           Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                           Yeah, a failed businessman in most of his deals. Like his son-in-law borrowing over 90 million dollars from foreign investors since being in the WH.
                           
                           The [i]Guardian[/] reported this money came through the Cayman Islands from foreign investors and remains to be seen who they are. It is being investigated as we speak.

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                              Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                              Yeah, a failed businessman in most of his deals. Like his son-in-law borrowing over 90 million dollars from foreign investors since being in the WH.
                              
                              The Guardian reported this money came through the Cayman Islands from foreign investors and remains to be seen who they are. It is being investigated as we speak.

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                        Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                        It seems to be very easy for Trump to trick his base into buying his BS....as indicted by his fans. No real surprise there..

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   Readmikenowposted 5 years ago

   

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      Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      You obviously get a thrill out posting fake news, like your idol, Mike.

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         Readmikenowposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Randy, if your response is honest, it is many more times funnier than the meme.   PLEASE tell me you're not being serious.

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            Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            PLEASE tell me the meme you posted is serious, Mike.

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   Abecedarianposted 5 years ago

   laughable at best. A tanker would never point a turret at an unarmed individual. And that Trumpean lie about illegal voters is just plain foolish.

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      Randy Godwinposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Consider the source, Abe! 

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