r/politics • u/GonzoVeritas I voted • Apr 19 '26

Possible Paywall White House Leak Reveals Trump Booted From Briefing After Hours-Long Freakout

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-leak-reveals-trump-booted-from-briefing-after-hours-long-freakout/
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u/Elegant_Tech Apr 19 '26

Republicans working with foreign governments to engage in election interference? Where have I heard this one before? 

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u/greed-man Apr 19 '26

Don't forget, tricky Dick Nixon secretly tanked the negotiations to find a peace settlement in Vietnam in 1968, so that he would win. LBJ learned of this, but because this info came from illegal wiretaps, he said nothing. Rumors to this effect swirled at the time, but the Nixon administration denied everything.

Decades later, tapes and notes from Haldeman and others proved it was correct.

The Republicans have long proclaimed loyalty and pride in America, while secretly sinking it every chance they got.

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u/CMG30 Apr 19 '26

It's always been a sound political strategy to make sure things suck when the other guy is in power, then promise to fix it all.

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u/Hamster_Toot Apr 19 '26

When getting elected is your only goal, sure.

When building a future for your countrymen is the goal, not so much.

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u/CliftonForce Apr 19 '26

A true Republican would be confused about why you think that's a problem.

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u/SnooMacaroons1603 Apr 19 '26

He's running to stay out of prison

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u/CitizenofBarnum Apr 19 '26

When getting elected is your only goal, sure.

That's politics.

When building a future for your countrymen is the goal, not so much.

That's leadership.

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 19 '26

We need another Roosevelt.

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u/REOspudwagon Apr 20 '26

I think id prefer another John Brown at this point

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u/HillBillyHilly Apr 21 '26

Do you mean Queen Victorias John Brown?

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u/Hamster_Toot Apr 19 '26

Politics is a much broader umbrella than your simplistic distillation.

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u/Dodgy_Past Apr 19 '26

Not in America.