Since Trump decided to double back to his racist campaign targeting PoC with his manufactured border crisis as a “national emergency” to again deflect attention away from the numerous investigations into his corruption, in what, according to various pundits is an attempt to cling to and appease his rabid base, the msm is calling Trump’s posturing in terms that are the opposite of what Trump and the republican surrogate politicians actually are
Phrases like ‘Trump stands his ground’, or ‘Trump..fights for border money’ or “Trump’s last Stand’’, or any of the other descriptions are what we’re hearing.
They’re not. They’re corporate suck-ups. And Trump, an imposter
This collection of recent videos doesn’t qualify as a well researched diary or cover any new ground or breaking news, just something that has been bugging me.
While I’m not in agreement with the militaristic stance of some of the opinions posted, the purpose behind this collection of videos is to point out and push back a bit on too many media outfits that have been, and are still engaged in a form of the false both-siderism; portraying Trump and republican politicians as some sort of “tough negotiators” when nothing could be farther from the truth regarding Trump himself, and the bulk of republican politicians supplicating themselves before their party’s “leader” and to plutocrats and corporate interests alike — imo
Here, a republican, Retired Lt. Col. and former Fox analyst Ralph Peters gives his take on President Donald Trump's performance during his meeting and Helsinki news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin:
@ minute 1:17 of this video: Ex-Fox analyst: Watched Trump grovel at Putin:
“today we watched an American president grovel.. Grovel.. before the leader of the most hostile power in the world.. licking his boots..” * (see footnote below in sources section)
Here is a video montage of that Helsinki meeting posted by Guardian News:
— Published on Jul 16, 2018
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin answered questions in Helsinki on Monday. Trump refused to back US intelligence agencies on their findings on Russian interference in the US presidential election. Trump declared the US and Russia's relationship to be strong, while Putin dodged questions on rumoured compromising material he held on Trump, and gave him a commemorative football
Here Rachel Maddow and her team dug in and exposed Trump parroting Putin’s Kompromat, asking the questions needing asking;
Trump Curiously Well Versed In Specific Russian Talking Points | Rachel Maddow
— Published on Jan 4, 2019
Rachel Maddow reviews instances when Donald Trump parroted Russian narratives on international affairs in a way that seems oddly out of character from Trump's typical presentation of how he understands the world.
Watch as Ari Melber exposes the pandering *, or perhaps it’s closer to groveling, by this republican politician from Kansas who goes about reversing most everything he previously claimed in order to disguise a blatantly racist agenda as a “national security” issue:
GOP Congressman Gets Confronted By His Own Wall Contradiction | The Beat With Ari Melber
— Published on Jan 4, 2019
Republican Congressman Roger Marshall is defending Pres. Trump shutting down the government over border wall funding – but watch what happens when he’s confronted with his own past criticism of Trump’s wall, live on national TV, in this newsworthy interview with Ari Melber on MSNBC.
— to be fair, congressman Roger Marshall (R) isn’t alone. This is typical of many incumbent GOP politicians these days
Here CNN’s Don Lemon has pieced together clips of Trump’s pandering, lying, groveling, flip-flopping..
Don Lemon refutes Trump's wall claim with video
— Published on Jan 4, 2019
CNN's Don Lemon calls out President Donald Trump over comments he made about funding for a wall along the US-Mexico border as the partial government shutdown enters its 15th day
Trump Is An Expert On A Lot Of Things... According To Trump | The 11th Hour
— Published on Jan 4, 2019
As both candidate and president, Trump has a habit of calling himself an expert on a LOT of different things. MSNBC's Brian Williams takes a look
Democrats Paint Stark Contrast With Outgoing Republicans | Rachel Maddow
— Published on Jan 4, 2019
Rachel Maddow reports on some of the early actions taken by new Democratic governors in their first days in office and outlines the Democratic congressional priorities
illustrated in H.R. 1.
— and this (thanks annieli):
— so nothing new, Just wanted to save these documented Trump/GOP betrayals vs what Dems have going on for the future of people and the land we share