US Politics

[Teddy Eagle]

He pardoned his son separately and in my opinion foolishly, earlier.

Why consider Biden’s word? He won’t know everything his family members have done so is unable to give definitive statements. He has to take their word.

He does though know how vindictive those around Trump can be.

And as President it's not as if he had any investigative resources available to provide any evidence so he had to rely on their honesty. Makes sense.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Since he's Catholic, I suppose you could look on these pardons as Presidential plenary indulgences

True. If the new President does the same they will be Trumplenary indulgences.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I begun to question the existence of God as soon as began to think for myself, and that’s a very long time ago!

However if what you suggest was even remotely true it would convince me that He is not a force for good. Any God who saved such a despicable and destructive megalomaniac as Trump, whilst allowing innocents to die, cannot be.

It's a pity Kant hadn't been so well informed. He could have saved a lifetimes work.

 

[ASCPFC]

Have you never heard of Bidenomics? He spent most of his time on this, trying to correct the disastrous legacy of the first Trump term.

It worked! Despite the perceptions of so many in the USA your country has been doing very well, when compared with other western nations. All of whom were struggling with the double whammy of Covid and Putin’s war.

He spent almost no time at all on Trump. He basically ignored him thinking Trump’s behaviour would be evidence enough. His mistake was underestimating the capacity of the US voters to be fooled by rhetoric and lies, their willingness to overlook heinous behaviour and illegality and their ability to blame the incumbent administration for things they had no role in whilst giving no credit to it for the success of its strategy.

Your economy will continue to grow for a while, because of Biden, not Trump. When the stupidity of his programs start to bite he will be starting to pack his bags.

No one is Trump bashing! That’s just more of the bs Trump feeds to you with his witch-hunt claims. The critics are just speaking the truth. It might be unsavoury but it must be done.

He's living through Bidenomics - where the cost of everything has doubled to pay for pie in the sky policies and Israel and Ukraine. The main reason Trump won.

 

[georgenorman]

Trump has signed a number of executive orders relating to the US military - no doubt greeted with cheers from the vast majority of Americans.

One order bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and removes the use of race- or sex-based preferences in the armed forces, the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.
Another reinstates more than 8,000 service members who were discharged for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

A third order directs officials to formulate a policy on transgender troops.

 

[Houston Eagle]

That your first statement is true is the biggest reason Trump got back in. It is extremely unfortunate because they are wrong. Why they believe it is something that needs serious investigation because of the harm it will end up causing.

Similarly I suspect your second an third are also true, but again the real question is why the third? In my experience most American citizens are kind and generous. They might be very ignorant of world affairs as well but that still does not explain their willingness to ignore the criminality of Trump. No one prepared to behave as he has should get within 1000 miles of power.

No one is focussing on the who! I feel sorry for Trump. It’s only what he does that matters. Not how he looks or speaks.

This was a classic during the ejection cycle!!

 

[eaglesdare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884312495097323743

If anyone wanted to catch up with the new press secretary.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

And as President it's not as if he had any investigative resources available to provide any evidence so he had to rely on their honesty. Makes sense.

Not up to any President to get involved in such things. That’s the job of the Justice Department. If there was credible evidence it would have investigated.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Not up to any President to get involved in such things. That’s the job of the Justice Department. If there was credible evidence it would have investigated.

They did investigate his son. How did that work out?

 

[cryrst]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884312495097323743

If anyone wanted to catch up with the new press secretary.

I wouldn’t mind 😚

 

[eaglesdare]

I wouldn’t mind 😚

I was thinking the same 😅

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

He's living through Bidenomics - where the cost of everything has doubled to pay for pie in the sky policies and Israel and Ukraine. The main reason Trump won.

Bidenomics are responsible for ensuring the USA has managed the impact of Covid and Putin’s war better than all other western nations. Bidenomics has mitigated the impact, not caused it.

Trump won because enough voters failed to understand that. Lies worked. Again!

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Trump has signed a number of executive orders relating to the US military - no doubt greeted with cheers from the vast majority of Americans.

One order bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and removes the use of race- or sex-based preferences in the armed forces, the Defense Department and the Homeland Security Department.
Another reinstates more than 8,000 service members who were discharged for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

A third order directs officials to formulate a policy on transgender troops.

Greeted by cheers from the ignorant and prejudiced for sure.

Greeted with distain and ridicule by the open minded who recognise that differences exist and there is nothing but good that flows from acknowledging that and doing something about it.

Greeted with fear from those directly impacted.

Reinstating any serviceman who were discharged for disobeying an order, whatever it was for, sets a terrible precedent that the Service Chiefs will be horrified at. When it is their Commander in Chief who is responsible they must be absolutely appalled.

That’s the way to instil confidence in the military!

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

They did investigate his son. How did that work out?

There’s the proof. They found some evidence and acted on it. Not the evidence that those seeking to try to smear Biden were looking for but enough for the DoJ to act.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

There’s the proof. They found some evidence and acted on it. Not the evidence that those seeking to try to smear Biden were looking for but enough for the DoJ to act.

Proof that he got a pardon despite being convicted on 3 felony charges and 6 misdemeanors and the potential of a 17 year sentence.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Proof that he got a pardon despite being convicted on 3 felony charges and 6 misdemeanors and the potential of a 17 year sentence.

Which I have previously said I thought was a mistake especially as he promised not to do it.

I can only guess his compassion for his son overcame his political judgement at the last moment.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Which I have previously said I thought was a mistake especially as he promised not to do it.

I can only guess his compassion for his son overcame his political judgement at the last moment.

Compassion which didn't extend to all his children when he issued a blanket pardon to other family members even though they hadn't done anything wrong.

 

[eaglesdare]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884391978378682706

The common sense just keeps on comming. Actually having to make an executive order to protect our young children shows just how far we have fallen.

 

[Lombardinho]

Not seen this chap before but he speaks a lot of sense

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Compassion which didn't extend to all his children when he issued a blanket pardon to other family members even though they hadn't done anything wrong.

Perhaps because it was felt that there was no need to protect them from vindictive acts by the incoming administration as they weren’t involved in any activities that could be misrepresented?