Negative responses to Trump's comments in Helsinki

[Liza B.]

I do.

I find standing on foreign soil and going against our intelligence and siding with his bud Putin goes against the country.

President Obama was in South Korea when he told a high-ranking Russian he would have "more flexibility" to negotiate on WARHEADS after his election. Not just electoral interference that didn't affect actual votes--weapons.

No one cared, of course.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Our "justice system" at the higher levels are a joke and a mess, and no one knows it better than Donald Trump. At that level we are little better than a Banana Republic. Again. He knows this. However, there is no doubt that Russia has interfered in our elections and will probably try to do so again. He should have shown more caution with his words, but I'm sick to death of everyone acting like the operators in DC are fair brokers. They are not and have not been for heaven knows how long.

Much of this outrage is outrage for its sake alone, and the populace is shutting it down. They're sick of it. I can see this on social media--"what, Russia AGAIN?" Boy who cried wolf territory.

No, they are not.
Donald doesn't know any such thing.

We aren't a banana republic yet, but Trump is trying to get us there.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Obama leaned over and told Russians after the election he'd have more "flexibility" to negotiate on MISSILES. The world didn't care, of course.

to 'negotiate'. That is a far cry from denying US intelligence over the word of a former KGB agent.

 

[Allandavid]

I'm a dirty liberal centrist, sorry.

So you claim....

 

[Allandavid]

treason

1. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
2. a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

Trusting Putin over our own intelligence agencies could fall under number 2.

Number 3 comes into play for the same reason. He has betrayed confidence in his own government and its intelligence agencies.

 

[Liza B.]

No, they are not.
Donald doesn't know any such thing.

We aren't a banana republic yet, but Trump is trying to get us there.

We certainly are. When you have someone like Strzok in charge of an investigation where his politics are clear and he can dismiss and go forward at will as he did, then absolutely. Not to mention the sham of Jim Comey. It absolutely is Banana Republic status and at least half this nation believes it.

 

[Allandavid]

Sounds like the far left is just screeching incoherently again. If they said he looked weak or foolish, I could understand that. Instead they sound like they're cribbing notes from the Conservative outrage over the Dixie Chicks

McConnell, Ryan, McCain...? Far left...??

 

[Liza B.]

to 'negotiate'. That is a far cry from denying US intelligence over the word of a former KGB agent.

Why would it be so patriotic and wonderful to believe "US intelligence" when they have been so absolutely crooked and corrupted? I would like to know this. THEY have betrayed US, and in a much worse way than any foreign power, friend or foe.

They take our MONEY to do it. OUR. MONEY.

 

[brinny]

Imagine if Obama did this. The Y'all-Queda would be up in arms; literally, probably.

What is the Y'all-Queda?

 

[FreeinChrist]

No, they haven't. They haven't been "crooked and corrupted."

That sounds delusional.

 

[FreeinChrist]

McConnell, Ryan, McCain...? Far left...??

that was my thought.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Try googling the words umbrage and fingerprints.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

Why would it be so patriotic and wonderful to believe "US intelligence" when they have been so absolutely crooked and corrupted? I would like to know this. THEY have betrayed US, and in a much worse way than any foreign power, friend or foe.

They take our MONEY to do it. OUR. MONEY.

Don't you get it? We're supposed to take any statements coming from US intelligence at face value because... 'Murica!

Who knew the day would come that liberals would have such a high view of the CIA?

 

[Hammster]

See, if they had simply said that Trump looked weak and naive or even dumb, and made America look that way too, I'm sure more people would agree. Instead they immediately began screaming that he was a traitor and needed to be arrested and it makes everyone nope out.`

Where’s the screaming?

 

[Allandavid]

Who knew the day would come that liberals would have such a high view of the CIA?

Liberals....??

Is it only liberals who have accepted the findings of all of your security, intelligence, military and congressional investigations, who have concluded that Russia, under the direction of Putin, attacked the US elections...??

Only liberals...?

 

[Hammster]

There isn't a thing in that post--nothing--which would suggest that he does.

I do pay attention to more than just one post.

 

[PeachyKeane]

Just to clarify: there's a special place in hell for Trudeau for having tarrifs on Canadian milk...Putin's government attempted to undermine our democracy...no biggie.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Just to clarify: there's a special place in hell for Trudeau for having tarrifs on Canadian milk...Putin's government attempted to undermine our democracy...no biggie.

President Trump was not the one who made the remark about Hell.

 

[Allandavid]

President Trump was not the one who made the remark about Hell.

And nor did Peachy claim that he had...

 

[ubicaritas]

Before becoming a hero of the modern left, John Brennan's CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee in order to shield their agency from an inquiry into their torture practices.

I fondly remember when the liberals opposed torture, questioned corporations, government power, and authority. I didn't change, the so-called liberals did.

The fact you point this out says more about your vision of politics. I don't think we are as tribalistic as you assume.