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DonViejo

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Wed Jul 18, 2018, 09:14 AM Jul 2018

Trump Has Betrayed America - The Financial Times Editorial Board


July 18, 2018 at 8:22 am EDTBy Taegan Goddard45 Comments

From a Financial Times editorial:

Mr Trump has undermined his country and his office in a series of important ways. His performance in Helsinki made it absolutely clear that the US president places his own political survival and personal vanity above any belief in the rule-of-law. Just a few days earlier, Rod Rosenstein, America’s deputy attorney-general, had indicted 12 Russian agents accused of interfering in the 2016 election and had correctly pointed out that the indictments should not be a partisan issue. But this crucial point is lost on Mr Trump. Everything — including truth, the rule-of-law and the dignity of the US — is subordinated to his own partisan interests.

The president’s rambling and self-centred remarks also underlined the questions about his intellectual fitness for office. The contrast with the controlled, polished (and deeply cynical) performance of Mr Putin was painful to behold.


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https://politicalwire.com/2018/07/18/trump-has-betrayed-america/
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Trump Has Betrayed America - The Financial Times Editorial Board (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2018 OP
k and r...thank you..great post..really hits home.. Stuart G Jul 2018 #1
Am so grateful for so much of the free press UpInArms Jul 2018 #2
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