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brooklynite

(94,606 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2018, 01:46 PM Apr 2018

Kudlow: Haley 'got ahead of the curve' on Russia sanctions

Source: The Hill

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley “got ahead of the curve” when she announced additional sanctions on Russia, top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Tuesday.

Haley said Sunday the U.S. planned to impose sanctions on Moscow as early as Monday. But the White House walked back her announcement the next day, saying no decision had been made.

“She got ahead of the curve,” Kudlow told reporters in West Palm Beach, Fla., where President Trump was set to meet with Japan’s prime minister. “There might have been some momentary confusion about that.”

Kudlow downplayed the notion that the mix-up created tension between Trump and Haley, saying that “she’s done a great job as ambassador.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383551-kudlow-haley-got-ahead-of-the-curve-on-russia-sanctions-announcement

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Kudlow: Haley 'got ahead of the curve' on Russia sanctions (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2018 OP

Bull! He told her to go ahead (or his WH staff) and then changed his mind! n/m machoneman Apr 2018 #1

Maybe it's not that he changed his mind FakeNoose Apr 2018 #9

Oh, Trump is a coward--afraid to admit he changed his mind-and tossed Haley under the riversedge Apr 2018 #2

Ain't no curve to get ahead of. It's just a bunch of loop-de-loops. erronis Apr 2018 #3

Ah yes, the good ol' boys - that woman..Haley - got out ahead of the curve.... asiliveandbreathe Apr 2018 #4

Larry Larry Larry,your true colors are showing. Wellstone ruled Apr 2018 #5

"Ahead of the curve"? What about those that were overwhelmingly passed by Congress last year? George II Apr 2018 #6

Nikki Haley finds herself under the bus as Trump shifts course on Russia poboy2 Apr 2018 #7

Well, at least you can admit working for Trump didn't turn you into a liar Kudlow. Elwood P Dowd Apr 2018 #8

+1000 DippyDem Apr 2018 #10

I have zero sympathy for Nimrata Haley Lanius Apr 2018 #11

It's not a curve; it's a squirming. Orsino Apr 2018 #12

machoneman

(4,007 posts)

1. Bull! He told her to go ahead (or his WH staff) and then changed his mind! n/m

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 01:47 PM

Apr 2018

n/m

FakeNoose

(32,651 posts)

9. Maybe it's not that he changed his mind

Reply to machoneman (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 04:20 PM

Apr 2018

Most likely he got new marching orders from Pootie and needed an excuse.

riversedge

(70,245 posts)

2. Oh, Trump is a coward--afraid to admit he changed his mind-and tossed Haley under the

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 01:58 PM

Apr 2018

crowded bus.

erronis

(15,303 posts)

3. Ain't no curve to get ahead of. It's just a bunch of loop-de-loops.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:00 PM

Apr 2018

Did the dump have a good one in the AM? Did fux feed him some pablum? Did vlad wish him a good-night?

Never know what fruit-loopery is coming from the wh throne.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)

4. Ah yes, the good ol' boys - that woman..Haley - got out ahead of the curve....

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:02 PM

Apr 2018

Go say that to a man lowkud - "momentary confusion" - that's what it was...riiigghhhttt! -.. POS and his POS crew -

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

5. Larry Larry Larry,your true colors are showing.

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Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:15 PM

Apr 2018

George II

(67,782 posts)

6. "Ahead of the curve"? What about those that were overwhelmingly passed by Congress last year?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:20 PM

Apr 2018

poboy2

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7. Nikki Haley finds herself under the bus as Trump shifts course on Russia

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Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:27 PM

Apr 2018

Nikki Haley finds herself under the bus as Trump shifts course on Russia

The Washington Post
Aaron Blake
1 hr ago

The Washington Post reported late Sunday that President Trump “has battled his top aides on Russia and lost.”

Less than 20 hours later, Trump has now reversed U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's announcement that the United States would be ramping up sanctions on Russia.

Hmm.

The sudden reversal of Haley's Sunday-morning announcement is hardly the only example of the right hand in the White House not always knowing what the left hand is up to. Trump often seems to be negotiating not just those around him but also with himself and has been unafraid of contradicting top aides and even Cabinet-level officials like Haley.

But on Russia and on an issue of such import, the quick reversal is stunning — and relatively rare. There is no clear indication whether Haley or someone else is at fault, but as The Post's team notes, she has a tendency to clear her remarks with Trump personally before she makes them. It seems entirely possible that she got Trump to sign off on saying more Russia sanctions were coming on Sunday morning, and then the White House got cold feet (possibly because Trump suddenly felt the need to exert himself over the process).

A look back at Haley's remarks Sunday leaves little doubt that she appeared on CBS's “Face the Nation” with the clear purpose of announcing the sanctions. It was the second answer she provided, and she volunteered the information rather than being lured into saying something that perhaps wasn't ready for public consumption.
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Those are very specific comments — not only that sanctions are coming, but that Mnuchin would announce them within 24 hours or so. It's really difficult to believe Haley was just freelancing here and didn't get the go-ahead to announce something of such significance.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nikki-haley-finds-herself-under-the-bus-as-trump-shifts-course-on-russia/ar-AAvXbrI