Posted on Dec 5, 2022
Should Donald Trump run for President in 2024?
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Should these recent events disqualify him?
1. He took classified documents and stored them in unlocked rooms.
2. He had dinner with two known antisemitic men.
3. He is now talking about suspending the Constitution.
Should he disqualify himself? In 2020 he said Biden was too old to become President. If Trump is reelected in 2024, he will be five months older than the age Biden was in 2020.
1. He took classified documents and stored them in unlocked rooms.
2. He had dinner with two known antisemitic men.
3. He is now talking about suspending the Constitution.
Should he disqualify himself? In 2020 he said Biden was too old to become President. If Trump is reelected in 2024, he will be five months older than the age Biden was in 2020.
Donald Trump
Office of the President (POTUS)
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Posted 3 y ago
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No. No. and No. I personally think is a criminal no matter what the courts say and that includes the Supreme Court and don't think he should be allowed to run for or hold any government office. I voted for him when he ran for office and am embarrassed to admit it. The man is a couple bricks shy of a load to put it mildly.
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Not only NO, but He’ll No!
This person is a menace to society and if he ever steps foot in the Oval Office again kiss your country goodbye.
This person is a menace to society and if he ever steps foot in the Oval Office again kiss your country goodbye.
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NO! Some pc of trash calls us losers and suckers should get a solid punch in the mouth, after washing it out with bleach.
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Biden:
1. He took classified documents and stored them in the TRUNK of hie Vette.
2. He had dinnerS with his sons suspicious Chinese contacts, Russian contacts, Ukrainian Contacts, and many other FINANCIALLY beneficent individuals
3. He screwed our Brother and Sister servicemembers with the half assed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
There is a difference between age and infirmity. Age applies to Trump. Biden ??? Take a guess.
1. He took classified documents and stored them in the TRUNK of hie Vette.
2. He had dinnerS with his sons suspicious Chinese contacts, Russian contacts, Ukrainian Contacts, and many other FINANCIALLY beneficent individuals
3. He screwed our Brother and Sister servicemembers with the half assed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
There is a difference between age and infirmity. Age applies to Trump. Biden ??? Take a guess.
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SFC Kathy Pepper
Nikki Haley shows promise. Personally, I like Chris Christie a lot, but he is so low in the polls that he doesn't stand a chance. I like the idea of a Haley/Christie ticket, but I don't see that happening either.
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SFC Kathy Pepper
PO2 William Thomason
Nikki Haley shows promise. Personally, I like Chris Christie a lot, but he is so low in the polls that he doesn't stand a chance. I like the idea of a Haley/Christie ticket, but I don't see that happening either.
Nikki Haley shows promise. Personally, I like Chris Christie a lot, but he is so low in the polls that he doesn't stand a chance. I like the idea of a Haley/Christie ticket, but I don't see that happening either.
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Just read all the books from the high-ranking people who worked for Trump. Almost none had anything good to say about him. His presidency operated in chaos and accomplished little. Biden is old, but he has run a competent and professional administration. In this political atmosphere, he has passed a remarkable series of initiatives to help people and prepare the nation for the future. He's in better shape than Trump by far...in fact, I'd love to see him drop and challenge Trump for 20 pushups in the first debate! The real issue is that Trump is unstable and has no respect for the law and no real understanding of service. I would never want to serve under a man who has so minimal an understading of honor. Both candidates are old, but for me, the choice is clear.
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SFC Kathy Pepper
CPT Ronald Barker
Now Trump says he wants to be a dictator on Day 1. When he was given the opportunity to backtrack, he dug his heels in further, saying that he would close the border and “drilling, drilling, drilling.” Unfortunately, neither of these is a one-day initiative. He has also vowed to lock up his enemies if he is re-elected. That sounds kind of dictator-ish to me.
Now Trump says he wants to be a dictator on Day 1. When he was given the opportunity to backtrack, he dug his heels in further, saying that he would close the border and “drilling, drilling, drilling.” Unfortunately, neither of these is a one-day initiative. He has also vowed to lock up his enemies if he is re-elected. That sounds kind of dictator-ish to me.
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If he had the best interests of the country and the Republican Party, sure, he should bow out. But Trump rarely seems to have the interests of others at the top of his agenda, and he is not going to disqualify himself, for obvious reasons.
And, in any case, the real problem isn't simply Trump. It also involves mainstream media. {The now-disgraced former honcho at CBS, Les Monves, was on the record about what Trump's run meant for CBS, saying, "... you know—it may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS."
As for the three issues listed? ...
1. Maj McLaughlin's characterization {below} of Trump having 'retained' rather than having taken the documents misses the point. Taken or retained would apply to both President Biden and former VP Pence, neither of whom has had charges brought. Why? Because the issue isn't taken or retained. It's clearly obstruction of justice, which then demonstrates the illegal intent that makes his continued possession of them a separate charge.
2. As for who Trump dines with? Not an issue. His anti-Semitism? A serious question. But we're talking about a guy who authorized the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. I suspect he did it in the hope of garnering more of the Jewish vote. But it was an unnecessary and inflammatory move in an always-hot region for a Commander-in-Chief to make.
3. Unlike Maj. McLaughlin's characterization of Trump's notion of suspending the Constitution as something Trump "never meant," I can't divine Trump's mind or intent. All I can say is that, while our government and the military has made some questionable calls over the decades, the one thing that has stayed with me since I enlisted back in 1967 is a simple phrase -- "support and defend the Constitution." No one who was, is, or wants again to be the POTUS has any business in any context of uttering anything about suspending the Constitution.
Aside from the three issues noted, the one I find the most serious is the attempt to overturn the election, not just with a string of frivolous law suits, but organizing slates of alternate electors, trying to pressure election officials into 'finding' votes, and ... and as much or more than anything else ... sitting in front of the TV and watching his supporters storm the Capitol and refusing to call them off for hours. And when he finally made a first effort at intervening -- more than three hours after his protesters first got inside the wire -- he did it with a Tweet!?!
So, let Trump keep his hat in the ring. But also let what our Republican Governor here in Vermont told Trump's supporters as he stirred things up to try to steal the election: YOU'RE BEING PLAYED. ... On that note, since we live in a hyper-polarized time, let me also acknowledge that I've voted for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents ... even if it was more often than I'd like voting for the lesser of two. Speaking of which, I'm still trying to figure out how it came to pass that, back in 2016, it was the two least trusted among all the candidates from either major party who ended up with their party's nomination?!?! {That year, voting in my 12th Presidential election, I voted for a 3rd Party candidate for POTUS.}
IN SHORT, it's 'we the people' who get to elect the President. So let Trump run. But then, if you're looking to vote for him, ask yourself long and hard whether that seems like something that someone who took an oath "to support and defend the Constitution" should be doing.
Respectfully submitted.
And, in any case, the real problem isn't simply Trump. It also involves mainstream media. {The now-disgraced former honcho at CBS, Les Monves, was on the record about what Trump's run meant for CBS, saying, "... you know—it may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS."
As for the three issues listed? ...
1. Maj McLaughlin's characterization {below} of Trump having 'retained' rather than having taken the documents misses the point. Taken or retained would apply to both President Biden and former VP Pence, neither of whom has had charges brought. Why? Because the issue isn't taken or retained. It's clearly obstruction of justice, which then demonstrates the illegal intent that makes his continued possession of them a separate charge.
2. As for who Trump dines with? Not an issue. His anti-Semitism? A serious question. But we're talking about a guy who authorized the move of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. I suspect he did it in the hope of garnering more of the Jewish vote. But it was an unnecessary and inflammatory move in an always-hot region for a Commander-in-Chief to make.
3. Unlike Maj. McLaughlin's characterization of Trump's notion of suspending the Constitution as something Trump "never meant," I can't divine Trump's mind or intent. All I can say is that, while our government and the military has made some questionable calls over the decades, the one thing that has stayed with me since I enlisted back in 1967 is a simple phrase -- "support and defend the Constitution." No one who was, is, or wants again to be the POTUS has any business in any context of uttering anything about suspending the Constitution.
Aside from the three issues noted, the one I find the most serious is the attempt to overturn the election, not just with a string of frivolous law suits, but organizing slates of alternate electors, trying to pressure election officials into 'finding' votes, and ... and as much or more than anything else ... sitting in front of the TV and watching his supporters storm the Capitol and refusing to call them off for hours. And when he finally made a first effort at intervening -- more than three hours after his protesters first got inside the wire -- he did it with a Tweet!?!
So, let Trump keep his hat in the ring. But also let what our Republican Governor here in Vermont told Trump's supporters as he stirred things up to try to steal the election: YOU'RE BEING PLAYED. ... On that note, since we live in a hyper-polarized time, let me also acknowledge that I've voted for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents ... even if it was more often than I'd like voting for the lesser of two. Speaking of which, I'm still trying to figure out how it came to pass that, back in 2016, it was the two least trusted among all the candidates from either major party who ended up with their party's nomination?!?! {That year, voting in my 12th Presidential election, I voted for a 3rd Party candidate for POTUS.}
IN SHORT, it's 'we the people' who get to elect the President. So let Trump run. But then, if you're looking to vote for him, ask yourself long and hard whether that seems like something that someone who took an oath "to support and defend the Constitution" should be doing.
Respectfully submitted.
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