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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:06 PM Jan 2020

I wouldn't be surprised if Jared told Trump killing Soleimani would be politically popular.

Before Iran’s apparent retaliation, Trump argued to aides that the attack on Soleimani would be politically popular and that Iran would not “do anything too stupid,” in the words of one senior administration official who had spoken to the president

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/amid-confusion-and-contradictions-trump-white-house-stumbles-in-initial-public-response-to-soleimanis-killing/2020/01/07/61c9242e-3174-11ea-a053-dc6d944ba776_story.html



Jared was the sage that told his father in law firing Comey would be popular, especially with Democrats.


It's a veritable Amateur's Ball.
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RockRaven

(14,973 posts)
3. I would not be surprised at all if this was the case, but...
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:13 PM
Jan 2020

I also would not be at all surprised if TRUMP told Trump that it would be politically popular and told other people that "I'm hearing..." and "Everyone is telling me..." etc. when it was all just internal monologue.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
4. Would be great if someone can prove that. Heck, they had Rand Paul on MSNBC tonight,
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:14 PM
Jan 2020

and he did not seem happy at all about trump's assassination of Soleimani. A few more GOPers like that, and white wing voters might start wising up, or more likely enough to make a difference.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. Did you see earlier, Pompeo spoke with MBS and Netanyahu
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:32 PM
Jan 2020

In the couple days before the assasination and speaking to UK, France and Germany after the fact, attempting to calm them.
Because of course they knew.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
7. Wonder if they thought the reaction would be like ...
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 10:23 PM
Jan 2020

the killing of Baghdadi. Then trump strutted around like he was some hero and was praised by some. Trump and Kushner sure miscalculated this one being the incompetent idiots the two of them are.

tulipsandroses

(5,124 posts)
10. And to think there were some fools talking nonsense about Nobel peace prize for this asshat
Tue Jan 7, 2020, 11:01 PM
Jan 2020

I hope next year this time, our nightmare will be coming to an end.

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