Yesterday the President issued a factually inaccurate, morally bankrupt screed dressed up as his official statement, and therefore the official position of the United State’s, regarding the extra-judicial execution of Jamal Kashoggi. The President’s statement referenced the nowhere near finalized Saudi offer to buy US weapons to outfit the Saudi military. An offer that if …
Muhammad bin Salman’s Khashoggi Gambit: The Trump Doctrine in Action
The actual Trump Doctrine, which we’ve covered here at Balloon Juice extensively since the President gave his first campaign speech about national-security and foreign policy back in April 2016, is: America’s allies are taking advantage of our treaty and other obligations in the national security space; America’s allies and peer competitors are ripping the US …
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I Will Be Treated Fairly Or Else: The Trump Doctrine – Super Bowl Edition
The Philadelphia Eagles fall prey to the “or else” portion of the Trump Doctrine! What a child! The Eagles are really missing out on the opportunity to stand there while the President fucks up their names, barely mentions the Super Bowl, then tells a pointless story about how NFL owners were very unfair to him …
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I Will Be Treated Fairly Or Else: Lesley Stahl Explains The Application Of The Trump Doctrine To The News Media
The President has had a long and largely unpleasant relationship with the news media since he declared his candidacy. As in he’s been unpleasant to the news media. A good chunk of this was set early on with his penning of reporters in at his campaigns and using them as foils, as well as his …
The Trump Doctrine In Action During The Campaign: Is There Any Agent Of Influence Donald Trump Jr Didn’t Meet With?
Apparently not! From The New York Times: Three months before the 2016 election, a small group gathered at Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son. One was an Israeli specialist in social media manipulation. Another was an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes. The third was a Republican donor with a …
Der Spiegel’s Editors Have Sussed Out The Trump Doctrine
Der neue SPIEGEL ist da! Im Titelartikel geht es um den schweren Schaden, den US-Präsident Trump dem transatlantischen Verhältnis zugefügt hat. Außerdem im Heft: Wie leicht es ist, in Hotelzimmer einzubrechen. Ab morgen am Kiosk, digital jetzt hier: https://t.co/q7A0AVf6yd pic.twitter.com/DWVOTtrncj — DER SPIEGEL (@DerSPIEGEL) May 11, 2018 Der Spiegel’s editors have sussed out the Trump …
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Kim Jung Un Uses The Trump Doctrine To His Own Advantage
Early this morning, three Korean Americans who were being held prisoner in the DPRK landed at Joint Base Andrews and were greeted by the President. “We want to thank Kim Jong-un, who really was excellent to these three incredible people.”https://t.co/0APtyURNDF — Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) May 10, 2018 Stop for a second. Reread the remarks that …
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