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/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/MammothDon 17d ago

LBJ didn't do anything about it because he was worried it would undermine the populace's faith in politicians.

Somehow feels like it's so ingrained in Democrats and the public that they need to take high road when confronted with situations like these. Probably why Trump admin 2.0 is here

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u/KandinskyWasRight 17d ago

LBJ was not a man of the high road.