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ffr

(22,670 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:03 PM Oct 2019

'An avoidable, unforced error': Trump's Ukraine trap starts worrying his axis of evil

‘An avoidable, unforced error’: Trump’s Ukraine trap starts worrying allies

People close to the president fear the impeachment inquiry will hurt his 2020 reelection prospects — and say his comparisons to Russia are falling short.

High-level Trump supporters who have stood by the president for years are growing increasingly unsettled by his latest strategy of dismissing the latest fight as Russia 2.0. Half-a-dozen senior Republicans, including those who both talk directly to Trump and advise him on everything from campaign strategy to policy, communications and fundraising, said in interviews that they fear the president's plan to tie Russia and Ukraine could be ineffective because it dismisses the seriousness of the allegations and the fact that he admitted his actions.
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Other Republicans say the latest form of the Trump defense risks backfiring on the president and his team given the very different circumstances...Trump was personally involved, he admitted what he did and, perhaps most important, it happened while he already was sworn into office.
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“I think it was stupid...” said the outside Trump adviser. “It was an avoidable, unforced error.” - Politico

Let's be honest, they are not 'allies.' Anyone who stands with this traitor represents his Axis of Evil.

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'An avoidable, unforced error': Trump's Ukraine trap starts worrying his axis of evil (Original Post) ffr Oct 2019 OP

Gee, denial much? Newest Reality Oct 2019 #1

Piling on another unforced error with Syria will be his undoing. lagomorph777 Oct 2019 #2

Lol Faux pas Oct 2019 #3

Oy. Thanks for that visual. LOL nt Grasswire2 Oct 2019 #6

Not avoidable Johnny2X2X Oct 2019 #4

What do we call a person or persons that give aid, comfort and succor to a traitor? Raster Oct 2019 #5

notice no one is saying "criminal" stopdiggin Oct 2019 #7

Absolutely agree. ffr Oct 2019 #8

It was a window to Donald J. Trump's soul bucolic_frolic Oct 2019 #9

They act like he's the unfortunate criminal that got caught the ONE TIME he makes a mistake ToxMarz Oct 2019 #10

Axis of Weasels nt Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #11

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

1. Gee, denial much?

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:10 PM

Oct 2019

You don't say:

People close to the president fear the impeachment inquiry will hurt his 2020 reelection prospects — and say his comparisons to Russia are falling short.

No. Really? How could it? That's a rather timid way to put it and indicates denial.

Only his loyalist devotees will be unaffected by it. Any voters who can think beyond what's for dinner are going to be influenced by the grounds for impeachment and the proceedings. Re-electing him is not going to be very savory.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

2. Piling on another unforced error with Syria will be his undoing.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:17 PM

Oct 2019

Syria is directly pissing off his allies.

Faux pas

(14,681 posts)

3. Lol

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:19 PM

Oct 2019

I guess it is possible to circle jerk yourself

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)

6. Oy. Thanks for that visual. LOL nt

Reply to Faux pas (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:50 PM

Oct 2019

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

4. Not avoidable

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:20 PM

Oct 2019

It's Trump, he's a know nothing idiot, he was always going to make mistakes like this and many others. I guarantee there are dozens of more incidents worse than this we'll never hear about.

With Trump it's never avoidable, it's who he is, a corrupt criminal who lacks the mental faculties to control himself.

Raster

(20,998 posts)

5. What do we call a person or persons that give aid, comfort and succor to a traitor?

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:23 PM

Oct 2019

TRAITOR.

stopdiggin

(11,316 posts)

7. notice no one is saying "criminal"

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:59 PM

Oct 2019

Or that the man clearly DOES NOT BELONG IN OFFICE. Just, "Gee, might hurt his reelection bid .." "unforced error." How about a traitorous action involving (bi-partisan) congressionally approved military support for a critical and vulnerable ally? A blatantly thuggish "shakedown" employing public funds for clear personal gains? It wasn't a "fumble" you cretins! It was a multi-level plan to rig an upcoming presidential election! An ongoing CRIMINAL ACTION drawing in major facets of the U.S. government.

(I had an "unforced error" once .. just the once, of course .. think it involved a 300 mile road trip that happened .. simultaneously .. with a sleep over at a "friends" house .. and, of course, we'd be back before anyone could possibly know the difference .. what could go wrong?!)