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Exclusive: Official who heard call says Trump got 'rolled' by Turkey and 'has no spine'

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  1. JXM
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    If this is to believed (and I always try to approach things like this from a "what does the person quoted in this article have to gain?" perspective), then it's absolutely stunning how...

    If this is to believed (and I always try to approach things like this from a "what does the person quoted in this article have to gain?" perspective), then it's absolutely stunning how disconnected the President is from the rest of government.

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    tomf
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    Totally off-topic... I'm definitely not a fan of Trump in any respect and as a non-American I don't really have a dog in this fight, but after articles like this, almost every time Trump...

    Totally off-topic...

    I'm definitely not a fan of Trump in any respect and as a non-American I don't really have a dog in this fight, but after articles like this, almost every time Trump communicates with the media / public, etc etc, I find myself hoping that he'll just do something where we can all just sit back and say, 'ok, the guy might be an idiot, but at least he did this one thing right.'

    Is there a list of actually-positive achievements that are the direct product of his administration?

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      mike10010100
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      Nothing that isn't the manipulation or selective interpretation of statistics. It could be argued that the economy is doing fine...but there are indicators that this is an artificial uptick driven...

      Nothing that isn't the manipulation or selective interpretation of statistics. It could be argued that the economy is doing fine...but there are indicators that this is an artificial uptick driven by unusually low interest rates and destined to pop.

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        tomf
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        yeah, this is pretty much the same conclusion I've come to. I just want to see something positive come out of that group for a change. :)

        yeah, this is pretty much the same conclusion I've come to. I just want to see something positive come out of that group for a change. :)

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          mike10010100
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          God wouldn't I love it if they put some common sense restrictions on flavoring and advertising of vaping products. But nope, they're probably likelier to just ban them outright due to fear mongering.

          God wouldn't I love it if they put some common sense restrictions on flavoring and advertising of vaping products.

          But nope, they're probably likelier to just ban them outright due to fear mongering.

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          1. [2]
            tomf
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            well, yeah -- that's just stupid. That being said, making your own juice is trivial. I've been doing it since around 2013 or so. Not sure how it works in the US, but if you can order 100mg in PG,...

            well, yeah -- that's just stupid. That being said, making your own juice is trivial. I've been doing it since around 2013 or so. Not sure how it works in the US, but if you can order 100mg in PG, you should just make your own.

            The US is weird about a lot of things.

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            1. mike10010100
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              You got that right....sigh.

              You got that right....sigh.

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