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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 04:50 PM Apr 2018

Trump Pressures Sen. Paul On Pompeo Vote: Rand 'Has Never Let Me Down'

Source: Talking Points Memo




By Matt Shuham | April 18, 2018 3:17 pm

President Donald Trump on Wednesday applied pressure on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to vote for Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of state, current CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Paul is the only Republican senator to publicly oppose Pompeo’s nomination. Sen Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on Tuesday said he was “still waiting for some information from him.”

“I will say this about Rand Paul,” Trump told reporters at his private club, Mar-a-Lago, with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe sitting across from him. “He’s never let me down. Rand Paul is a very special guy, as far as I’m concerned. He’s never let me down, and I don’t think he’ll let us down again. So let’s see what happens.”



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Trump Pressures Sen. Paul On Pompeo Vote: Rand 'Has Never Let Me Down' (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
trump is so full of BS..... CatMor Apr 2018 #1
So he is saying in essence that Rand Paul is a well-trained puppy? cstanleytech Apr 2018 #2
Rand is a spineless, ball-less drama queen that won't let drumpf down. democratisphere Apr 2018 #3
Where's the photos? Crutchez_CuiBono Apr 2018 #4
LOLOLOL pangaia Apr 2018 #5
Sit. Stay. Speak! BHDem53 Apr 2018 #6
Is it just me or..... Turbineguy Apr 2018 #7
Pompeo shouldn't be confirmed, duforsure Apr 2018 #8
Rand and cheetoz are'nt exactly buds.. Maxheader Apr 2018 #9

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
1. trump is so full of BS.....
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 04:56 PM
Apr 2018

do the repubs fall for trumps tactic of praising them to get his way. He probably mocks Paul in private calling him names the way he does every one else.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)
4. Where's the photos?
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 05:09 PM
Apr 2018

Last edited Wed Apr 18, 2018, 05:45 PM - Edit history (1)

and other proof of this alleged trip to N Korea? Just can't believe any of them bc they never admitted to anything, and they continue to lie everyday. Believe anything at your peril.
Analysis..What's in it for dt? End of analysis.
Where's Jared? Thought all this was going to be taken care of..like yesterday with the boy wonder? If he got Middle East Peace...why are we shooting missiles there. It's all smoke and mirrors.
edit...Kim just went to China for marching orders re: "denuclearization rhetoric" Where was Pompeo when that was happening? I wouldn't put it past him to have "met" w him in China...if at all. Seems like there'd be a parade or something.

Turbineguy

(37,331 posts)
7. Is it just me or.....
Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:34 PM
Apr 2018

Trump seems to sound more and more like Stephen Colbert's impression of his voice, becoming his own caricature in the process.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
8. Pompeo shouldn't be confirmed,
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 07:12 AM
Apr 2018

And any Republican or Democrat voting for this guy should be run out of office. He's another yes man who serves trump over the people , and this country. Paul should know this, so if he and others vote for him to get this position they need to go, all of them.

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