Washington Examiner: Why I won't vote for Trump again in 2020

[TLK Valentine]

Why I won't vote for Trump in 2020, even though I would have in 2016

The moral and political edge the U.S. has over its two closest competitors [China and Russia]is enormous. Once we acknowledge that a strong, sensibly liberal interventionist U.S. leads to a better world, we should question the protectionist, illiberal path Trump is forging amid a world seeming ever more attracted to authoritarian populists.

When the leader of the free world praises the bloodthirsty autocrat Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on the extra-legal slaughter of drug dealers, happily sells tons of arms and ammunition to Saudi autocrats, congratulates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on winning their sham “elections,” or claims to be on the side of far-right politicians like Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary, the seat of moral superiority in the U.S., until now so beautifully occupied, seems to be left vacant. The two realistic contenders to this position [China and Russia] are nightmarish in their intentions.

One good point of many.

Thoughts?

 

[Radagast]

Thoughts?

I notice that the writer did not, in fact, vote for Trump in 2016.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

Been there, done that under Bush. Turned out badly. Not trying it again.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I notice that the writer did not, in fact, vote for Trump in 2016.

And?

The writer will not be voting for Trump again in 2020.

 

[HTacianas]

Why I won't vote for Trump in 2020, even though I would have in 2016



One good point of many.

Thoughts?

"happily sells tons of arms and ammunition to Saudi autocrats, congratulates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on winning their sham “elections,” "

Just like every president before him.

 

[SoldierOfTheKing]

"happily sells tons of arms and ammunition to Saudi autocrats, congratulates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin on winning their sham “elections,” "

Just like every president before him.

The author of the article, however, seems to want to escalate international conflict. Not enough Americans killing, and not enough Americans dying to suit his taste. He's in the mold of the late John McCain, eager to use military force for anything and everything - except actually protecting our border.

 

[chuckpeterson]

Thoughts?

Trump wont last long enough to run for a second term much less complete his first term.

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[chuckpeterson]

Trump supporters in London

The inevitable EVEN MORE GLORIOUS 2nd thread for the Presidential Enigma that is Donald J Trump.
NOTtheTalk - God Emperor Trump's Glorious 2nd Term (USA)

 

[USincognito]

Since I point it out with others, the thread title is misleading. This was not a staff editorial by the Washington Examiner, but an opinion piece by Examiner blogger Louis Sarkozy.

 

[TLK Valentine]

Since I point it out with others, the thread title is misleading. This was not a staff editorial by the Washington Examiner, but an opinion piece by Examiner blogger Louis Sarkozy.

Fair enough.

 

[Nithavela]

Been there, done that under Bush. Turned out badly. Not trying it again.

Done what, not voting trump?

 

[Mountainmanbob]

Don't see anybody out there even close to being able to run against Trump in 2020.

Unless Spartacus is available?
Hard to beat a famous man like that.
M-Bob

 

[grasping the after wind]

Trump wont last long enough to run for a second term much less complete his first term.

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Do you have some private information about Trump's health that we are unaware of ? I hope your post was not a death threat.

 

[hislegacy]

Being a French citizen. He can’t vote for anyone

 

[TLK Valentine]

Do you have some private information about Trump's health that we are unaware of ? I hope your post was not a death threat.

Well, he's an obese 72 year old man with poor impulse control, severe anger management issues, and a poor sleep cycle (going by the timing of his tweets) who deals with the single most stressful job on Earth with a steady diet of Fox News and cheeseburgers -- none of which is particularly healthy.

I'd call it more of a prognosis than a threat.

 

[iluvatar5150]

Being a French citizen. He can’t vote for anyone

Yeah, that might pose a bit of a hurdle.

 

[cow451]

Don't see anybody out there even close to being able to run against Trump in 2020.

Unless Spartacus is available?
Hard to beat a famous man like that.
M-Bob

No, he’s a modern day Samson about to be felled by a conniving woman he lusts after.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

No, he’s a modern day Samson about to be felled by a conniving woman he lusts after.

I see that shared so often these days. Guess that's all they got? Hope (we) were all good boys Way Way Back Then.
M-Bob

 

[Desk trauma]

I see that shared so often these days. Guess that's all they got? Hope (we) were all good boys Way Way Back Then.
M-Bob

Two years ago is way, way back?

 

[wing2000]

"In a Prager University video, historian and author Andrew Roberts highlights the past four greatest global threats to peace, democracy, and freedom: imperialist Bismarck Prussia in World War I, Nazi Germany in World War II, Soviet communism during the Cold War, and the enduring Islamic extremism of terrorist groups and states in the Middle East and Africa. In each of these cases, the U.S. was and is the prime opponent defending the world from their totalitarian ambitions. In each case (except the enduring issue of Islamo-Fascim), the U.S. and its allies prevailed, resulting in a freer and more prosperous world for all."

And today, the US has a leader that has no understanding of history, nor the role of the US in the post-WWII era.