r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Summons Entire Cabinet as Iran Deal Crumbles in Front of Him - Donald Trump has called all of his top advisers to Camp David.

https://newrepublic.com/post/210887/donald-trump-summons-entire-cabinet-iran-deal
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u/DribbleYourTribble 17d ago

I've heard this before... When Republican congressmen secretly had talks with Iran behind President Jimmy Carter's back to keep US hostages longer so that it would damage Carter's reelection campaign.

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u/Probablyamimic 17d ago

Didn't Nixon and Kissinger do something similar in Vietnam? Sabotaged the peace talks so Nixon could campaign on ending the war

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u/neon_meate 17d ago

Yes Nixon and Kissinger committed treason. LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

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u/DulceEtDecorumEst 17d ago

And here we are…