Trump: A profile in cowardice

[Mileage Psycho]

Anyone care to have civil debate on any of the points D'Antonio makes in this piece?

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Trump: A profile in cowardice

Michael D'Antonio is author of the book "Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success" (St. Martin's Press). The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinion articles on CNN.

(CNN)Confronted with a true alpha male in Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump -- who likes to talk tough -- turned into a fawning beta in Helsinki, Finland, abandoning American interests in favor of appeasing the man who allegedly attacked the integrity of the 2016 presidential election.

Though Vice President Mike Pence praised the President's performance, saying Trump "stands without apology as the leader of the free world," his analysis could not have been further from the truth.

It was, as Sen. John McCain observed, "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory." McCain added that, "No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant."

Unique as it was for a president to show such weakness, Trump's display of cowardice was wholly consistent with a man who believed his military high school was equal to true service in the armed forces and who declared his sexual experiences during the HIV/AIDS crisis tantamount to duty in the Vietnam War.

Anyone who expects anything different hasn't been paying attention to how Trump behaves when face-to-face with strong individuals. He likes to talk a big game, but when he's dealing with anyone he deems of importance, he's prone to appeasement and capitulation.

Recall Trump in the days after racists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, where police said one of them killed an innocent woman by ramming his car into a crowd on a city street. Unable to muster the moral fortitude to condemn the fringe elements of his political base, Trump repeatedly said "both sides" were to blame for the tragedy that unfolded. Of course, the reality is rather different: One side marched with tiki torches, shouting racist chants. The other challenged the hate with calls for tolerance. The sides were not equal, and it was a peace activist who lost her life.

After caving in Charlottesville, Trump was met with demands from the Parkland student activists, who wanted answers and action after living through a tragic mass shooting. Face-to-face with students who meant business, he briefly abandoned his strict pro-gun position and pledged to work for sensible gun control. He even noted how some lawmakers are captive to the National Rifle Association. Days later, after his own meeting with the NRA, he knuckled under, lost the courage of his convictions and abandoned both the kids and his promise.

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Trump isn't much braver when he picks fights with world leaders who wish America no harm. He used an interview with the British tabloid The Sun to bash Prime Minister Theresa May, and boost her rival Boris Johnson, but when in the same room with her, he backed down. With a familiar cry of "fake news," the President humiliated himself by retreating in the Prime Minister's presence.

As profiles in cowardice go, however, nothing Trump has done is as bad as his treatment of Putin. With the indictments of Russian agents piling up, Trump prefaced his session in Helsinki by tweeting "to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past -- as the world's two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018" As the injured party in the 2016 election attack, America should demand accountability, not normalcy, but Trump's words echoed with the sound of guilt.

What Trump actually cares about is the shadow that the Russian hackers cast over the election that saw him become president. He made this clear by repeatedly telling the press in Helsinki there was "no collusion" between his campaign and Moscow. He pitifully pointed to his Electoral College victory and talked about his long-vanquished rival, Hillary Clinton. (Ignoring the fact that she won the popular vote, he said, "I beat Hillary Clinton easily and, frankly, we beat her," he said. "We won that race, and it's a shame that there can even be a little bit of a cloud over it.")

Trump is so afraid of the truth about that little cloud that he essentially said he believed Putin instead of his own intelligence agencies, which have repeatedly declared the Russians did it. "They think it's Russia," he said. "I have President Putin -- he just said it's not Russia. I don't see any reason why it would be." Trump welcomed Putin's offer, made with a crocodile smile, to help investigate the election trouble.

As much as Trump spoke like a leader over-eager to please, his body language suggested a cowering respect for Putin as the kind of manly man Trump wishes he could be. Putin rarely smiled and, when Trump praised him for the successful World Cup tournament, he barely acknowledged the compliment. When asked directly about whether the Russian state possessed compromising information about Trump -- kompromat is the term of art -- Putin wouldn't explicitly say "no."

With his equivocating on krompromat, Putin made sure Trump will feel insecure and weak as he contemplates the future. It was a brilliant bit of gamesmanship, but then again, the world didn't need any more evidence of Trump's insecurity and weakness.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/16/opinions/donald-trump-profile-cowardice-russia-dantonio/

 

 

[revkevsdi]

45 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Anyone care to have civil debate on any of the points D'Antonio makes in this piece?

 

Good post! He probably didn't have time to mention that Trump made a deal at the G7 and then reneged on it when he was safely on Betaforce 1.     None of it matters TDS has made it impossible for Trumpsters to know that their President is a Beta. 

 

(CNN)Confronted with a true alpha male in Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump -- who likes to talk tough -- turned into a fawning beta in Helsinki, Finland, abandoning American interests in favor of appeasing the man who allegedly attacked the integrity of the 2016 presidential election.

Though Vice President Mike Pence praised the President's performance, saying Trump "stands without apology as the leader of the free world," his analysis could not have been further from the truth.

It was, as Sen. John McCain observed, "one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory." McCain added that, "No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant."

Unique as it was for a president to show such weakness, Trump's display of cowardice was wholly consistent with a man who believed his military high school was equal to true service in the armed forces and who declared his sexual experiences during the HIV/AIDS crisis tantamount to duty in the Vietnam War.

Anyone who expects anything different hasn't been paying attention to how Trump behaves when face-to-face with strong individuals. He likes to talk a big game, but when he's dealing with anyone he deems of importance, he's prone to appeasement and capitulation.

Recall Trump in the days after racists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, where police said one of them killed an innocent woman by ramming his car into a crowd on a city street. Unable to muster the moral fortitude to condemn the fringe elements of his political base, Trump repeatedly said "both sides" were to blame for the tragedy that unfolded. Of course, the reality is rather different: One side marched with tiki torches, shouting racist chants. The other challenged the hate with calls for tolerance. The sides were not equal, and it was a peace activist who lost her life.

After caving in Charlottesville, Trump was met with demands from the Parkland student activists, who wanted answers and action after living through a tragic mass shooting. Face-to-face with students who meant business, he briefly abandoned his strict pro-gun position and pledged to work for sensible gun control. He even noted how some lawmakers are captive to the National Rifle Association. Days later, after his own meeting with the NRA, he knuckled under, lost the courage of his convictions and abandoned both the kids and his promise.

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Trump isn't much braver when he picks fights with world leaders who wish America no harm. He used an interview with the British tabloid The Sun to bash Prime Minister Theresa May, and boost her rival Boris Johnson, but when in the same room with her, he backed down. With a familiar cry of "fake news," the President humiliated himself by retreating in the Prime Minister's presence.

As profiles in cowardice go, however, nothing Trump has done is as bad as his treatment of Putin. With the indictments of Russian agents piling up, Trump prefaced his session in Helsinki by tweeting "to build a brighter future, we cannot exclusively focus on the past -- as the world's two largest nuclear powers, we must get along! #HELSINKI2018" As the injured party in the 2016 election attack, America should demand accountability, not normalcy, but Trump's words echoed with the sound of guilt.

What Trump actually cares about is the shadow that the Russian hackers cast over the election that saw him become president. He made this clear by repeatedly telling the press in Helsinki there was "no collusion" between his campaign and Moscow. He pitifully pointed to his Electoral College victory and talked about his long-vanquished rival, Hillary Clinton. (Ignoring the fact that she won the popular vote, he said, "I beat Hillary Clinton easily and, frankly, we beat her," he said. "We won that race, and it's a shame that there can even be a little bit of a cloud over it.")

Trump is so afraid of the truth about that little cloud that he essentially said he believed Putin instead of his own intelligence agencies, which have repeatedly declared the Russians did it. "They think it's Russia," he said. "I have President Putin -- he just said it's not Russia. I don't see any reason why it would be." Trump welcomed Putin's offer, made with a crocodile smile, to help investigate the election trouble.

As much as Trump spoke like a leader over-eager to please, his body language suggested a cowering respect for Putin as the kind of manly man Trump wishes he could be. Putin rarely smiled and, when Trump praised him for the successful World Cup tournament, he barely acknowledged the compliment. When asked directly about whether the Russian state possessed compromising information about Trump -- kompromat is the term of art -- Putin wouldn't explicitly say "no."

With his equivocating on krompromat, Putin made sure Trump will feel insecure and weak as he contemplates the future. It was a brilliant bit of gamesmanship, but then again, the world didn't need any more evidence of Trump's insecurity and weakness.

[Rod]

Trump, the one who took on the RNC and the DNC and the MSM and won is the coward 

 

lol ok faggot 

Edited July 18, 2018 by Rod Johnson

[AKIQPilot]

4 hours ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Anyone care to have civil debate on any of the points D'Antonio makes in this piece?

 

You're investing a lot into this whole leftie thing.  Hope it works out for ya.  

[Zambroski]

6 hours ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Anyone care to have civil debate on any of the points D'Antonio makes in this piece?

 

No.  Liberals don't get to call anyone cowards.  Again, if you supported Obama...you are the coward because that's what he was.  Weak minds want weak leadership.  They find it empowering.

5 hours ago, revkevsdi said:

Good post! He probably didn't have time to mention that Trump made a deal at the G7 and then reneged on it when he was safely on Betaforce 1.     None of it matters TDS has made it impossible for Trumpsters to know that their President is a Beta. 

 

Look at this beta-cucking mo-fo!  All fucked up and forced to watch someone else blow.

Poor Revy.     

 

[jtssrx]

8 hours ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Anyone care to have civil debate on any of the points D'Antonio makes in this piece?

 

I will have one. Tell me what was worse, agreeing Russia didn’t affect the 2016 election, or Obama doing nothing when Russia anexed Crimia, invaded eastern Ukraine, shot down a commercial airliner, refused to arm Ukraine, then took out missile defence fron Poland and others?  

Edited July 18, 2018 by jtssrx

[f7ben]

JT just skull fucked Ballsacks face right off .....poor wince

Edited July 18, 2018 by f7ben

[Momorider]

Just now, f7ben said:

JT just skull ducked Ballsack face right off .....poor wince

Nice  to the midget dago penis head if I do say

[Zambroski]

9 minutes ago, jtssrx said:

I will have one. Tell me what was worse, agreeing Russia didn’t affect the 2016 election, ir Obama doing nothing with Russia anexed Crimia, invadef eastern Ukraine, shot down a commercial airliner, refused to arm Ukraine, then took out missile defence fron Poland and others?  

[Mileage Psycho]

1 hour ago, jtssrx said:

I will have one. Tell me what was worse, agreeing Russia didn’t affect the 2016 election, or Obama doing nothing when Russia anexed Crimia, invaded eastern Ukraine, shot down a commercial airliner, refused to arm Ukraine, then took out missile defence fron Poland and others?  

First off it has become quite obvious that Trump has an issue of some sort with Russia and his constant lies about it just makes his him seem more guilty, would, wouldn't, but it could be others just was just embarrassingly horrible to watch yesterday.

Now is it accurate to say Obama did nothing after Russia invaded Crimea and Ukraine? No it's not as we did enact economic sanctions against Russia that did have some impact on the Russian economy, should we have done more such as sent heavy weapons to Ukraine? That's another topic so feel free to start another topic for that debate.

Let's circle back to the discussion here of Trump and his pattern of talking tough and then his actions of being a kiss ass when he actually has to meet the people he disparaged as recently as the day before.

Let's' start with Little Rocket Man and go from there:

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Let's remember that denuking the peninsula was and is the objective.

[Mainecat]

1 hour ago, jtssrx said:

I will have one. Tell me what was worse, agreeing Russia didn’t affect the 2016 election, or Obama doing nothing when Russia anexed Crimia, invaded eastern Ukraine, shot down a commercial airliner, refused to arm Ukraine, then took out missile defence fron Poland and others?  

He said points in the story.

[Snoslinger]

1 hour ago, jtssrx said:

I will have one. Tell me what was worse, agreeing Russia didn’t affect the 2016 election, or Obama doing nothing when Russia anexed Crimia, invaded eastern Ukraine, shot down a commercial airliner, refused to arm Ukraine, then took out missile defence fron Poland and others?  

 does this mean Russia is a bad guy again? what did you want Obama to do exactly, that wouldn't have inflamed your vaginal lining? I also seem to recall you nut jobs were all for getting missiles and other things out of Poland and elsewhere...

 

[Snoslinger]

remember when the rwws went mad when they had one little inkling that Obama appeared weak, or negative towards the US, on foreign and international stages?

now, the only peeps we hear out of the shit bags is defense on some true weak and negative moments. god. damn. cowards.

 

 

Edited July 18, 2018 by Snoslinger

[Zambroski]

8 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

He said points in the story.

MC will moderate this debate.  Yeahhhhh.....that makes good sense.

[Momorider]

11 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

First off it has become quite obvious that Trump has an issue of some sort with Russia and his constant lies about it just makes his him seem more guilty, would, wouldn't, but it could be others just was just embarrassingly horrible to watch yesterday.

Now is it accurate to say Obama did nothing after Russia invaded Crimea and Ukraine? No it's not as we did enact economic sanctions against Russia that did have some impact on the Russian economy, should we have done more such as sent heavy weapons to Ukraine? That's another topic so feel free to start another topic for that debate.

Let's circle back to the discussion here of Trump and his pattern of talking tough and then his actions of being a kiss ass when he actually has to meet the people he disparaged as recently as the day before.

Let's' start with Little Rocket Man and go from there:

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Let's remember that denuking the peninsula was and is the objective.

Hey Penis Head no president in history has been tougher on Russia you dago midget fuck   Trump expanded Barry's limp wristed sanctions on Russia, Trump armed the Ukraine, Trump put missile defence back in Poland , Trump expanded heavy armour in Germany, Trump rocket attacked and killed 200 Russians in Siria, Trump got NATO to spend more on defence whoes purpose is to defend Europe against Russian aggression   

[Zambroski]

Just now, Momorider said:

Hey Penis Head no president in history has been tougher on Russia you dago midget fuck   Trump expanded Barry's limp wristed sanctions on Russia, Trump armed the Ukraine, Trump put missile defence back in Poland , Trump expanded heavy armour in Germany, Trump rocket attacked and killed 200 Russians in Siria, Trump got NATO to spend more on defence whoes purpose is to defend Europe against Russian aggression   

Dude, the only way this will get through is getting CNN to state it.

Good luck with all that!

[Snoslinger]

1 minute ago, Momorider said:

no president in history has been tougher on Russia

 

[jtssrx]

46 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

First off it has become quite obvious that Trump has an issue of some sort with Russia and his constant lies about it just makes his him seem more guilty, would, wouldn't, but it could be others just was just embarrassingly horrible to watch yesterday.

Now is it accurate to say Obama did nothing after Russia invaded Crimea and Ukraine? No it's not as we did enact economic sanctions against Russia that did have some impact on the Russian economy, should we have done more such as sent heavy weapons to Ukraine? That's another topic so feel free to start another topic for that debate.

Let's circle back to the discussion here of Trump and his pattern of talking tough and then his actions of being a kiss ass when he actually has to meet the people he disparaged as recently as the day before.

Let's' start with Little Rocket Man and go from there:

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Let's remember that denuking the peninsula was and is the objective.

Let's start here What Lies is he making up about Russia?

[Momorider]

31 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

 

I love how you ommited the FACTs that prove you are   In your quote  

[f7ben]

1 hour ago, Mileage Psycho said:

First off it has become quite obvious that Trump has an issue of some sort with Russia and his constant lies about it just makes his him seem more guilty, would, wouldn't, but it could be others just was just embarrassingly horrible to watch yesterday.

Now is it accurate to say Obama did nothing after Russia invaded Crimea and Ukraine? No it's not as we did enact economic sanctions against Russia that did have some impact on the Russian economy, should we have done more such as sent heavy weapons to Ukraine? That's another topic so feel free to start another topic for that debate.

Let's circle back to the discussion here of Trump and his pattern of talking tough and then his actions of being a kiss ass when he actually has to meet the people he disparaged as recently as the day before.

Let's' start with Little Rocket Man and go from there:

As weak as he is at home, Trump is even weaker with foreign leaders. Do you recall how the President mocked North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" and promised a "fire and fury" response to any future provocations with rockets or nuclear tests? Trump then proceeded to court Kim for a so-called summit in Singapore. There he gave the dictator the legitimacy he craved and promised to cut back on American military exercises in the region. What did America get in return? He'd argue the return of hostages and no missiles fired, but there remains to be any real steps taken toward denuclearization.

Let's remember that denuking the peninsula was and is the objective.

[jtssrx]

48 minutes ago, f7ben said:

These assholes expect results overnight after watching Obama do nothing for 8 years. 

 

Tell me, Vince, what did the united states get in 8 years of Obama foreign policy?? 

[Rod]

Wince got buttfucked in here

[Zambroski]

11 minutes ago, jtssrx said:

These assholes expect results overnight after watching Obama do nothing for 8 years. 

 

Tell me, Vince, what did the united states get in 8 years of Obama foreign policy?? 

Feel good hats and T's.  ......and free bowing lessons.

[Edmo]

5 minutes ago, Zamjabronie said:

Feel good hats and T's.  ......and free bowing lessons.

What about Cuba!!!!!!

 

[Zambroski]

Just now, Edmo said:

What about Cuba!!!!!!

 

Yuh.  I forgot about that insignificant gem.