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Quixote1818

(28,946 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:43 PM Jun 2020

Trump ignoring Putin's bounty on US Troops is 1000000 times worse than Benghazi

Every Dem should be screaming about this the way Hannity and Rush and all of them were 24/7! Dems should hold 100 hearings on this just like the GOP did with Benghazi. Unfortunately it doesn't have the ring to it that Benghazi had. There has to be some soldiers and generals who are infuriated by this that should be used in ads.

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Trump ignoring Putin's bounty on US Troops is 1000000 times worse than Benghazi (Original Post) Quixote1818 Jun 2020 OP
Trumpy COMPLIED with Putin. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2020 #1
It's so important to get this message across renate Jun 2020 #11
BOUNTYGATE!!! mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #2
If we can prove it happened PTWB Jun 2020 #3
I agree but I suspect the rethugs wouldn't be able to stonewall this investigation captain queeg Jun 2020 #4
We don't have much time for an investigation. PTWB Jun 2020 #5
Even if we can't get it investigated before the election it needs to be afterwards. Quixote1818 Jun 2020 #6
Sorry Cosmocat Jun 2020 #18
trump is approving of his puppeteer Putin offering Bounty to Cha Jun 2020 #7
Silence is consent NBachers Jun 2020 #8
I really think that at some point Trump was brainwashed to become the manchurian candidate. Doodley Jun 2020 #9
It's much worse than that since Benghazi was in no way a real scandal. StevieM Jun 2020 #10
This. GOP had fault. Hillary? 1M x 0 0. Hortensis Jun 2020 #19
We should BGBD Jun 2020 #12
Unable to Jeff_was_here Jun 2020 #13
That would make a good Democratic Party ad. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #16
I never could understand Sgent Jun 2020 #14
It was an issue only because the Rs chose to make it one. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #15
trump is likely busy threatening others tonight duforsure Jun 2020 #17

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
1. Trumpy COMPLIED with Putin.
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 11:56 PM
Jun 2020

He was COMPLIANT with a foreign adversary in the targeting and killing of our soldiers. He is in command of those soldiers and is duty-bound to protect them.

What kind of person does this?

I look at what I just wrote and I don’t believe it. Trumpy is a lot of things. THIS shows is naked cowardice. THIS shows that no one could ever be worse. THIS shows that electing him was an abject national failure.

renate

(13,776 posts)
11. It's so important to get this message across
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:32 AM
Jun 2020

He found out about this and still carried Putin’s water by trying to get Russia into the G7/8 and by reducing the number of US troops in Germany. Still doing Putin’s bidding after being informed of the bounty on our soldiers. Weak, pathetic, and treacherous.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
2. BOUNTYGATE!!!
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:01 AM
Jun 2020

I know it was already used re: the NFL but people have forgotten that by now.

And you're right, Dems better be on EVERY SUNDAY SHOW, and LIVID, or I'ma be PISSED.

 

PTWB

(4,131 posts)
3. If we can prove it happened
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:04 AM
Jun 2020

And price trump knew about it and did nothing, he’s done. This is the stink that would cause enough Rs in the senate to convict and remove him.

If we can’t prove it happened and he knew it won’t matter.

 

PTWB

(4,131 posts)
5. We don't have much time for an investigation.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:25 AM
Jun 2020

We need a leak now and this thing needs to take off. He’s done if we can prove it. There’s no coming back.

Quixote1818

(28,946 posts)
6. Even if we can't get it investigated before the election it needs to be afterwards.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:29 AM
Jun 2020

Just like they still go after Hillary.

Cosmocat

(14,566 posts)
18. Sorry
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 06:01 AM
Jun 2020

but no.

Rs dont give s shit about this.

They have spent their lived hiding behind "the troops" but everytime a moment arises to actually stand up gor them they go silent.

At this very moment their only concern is November playning THEIR rules. Which means stonewalling the shit out of this.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
7. trump is approving of his puppeteer Putin offering Bounty to
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jun 2020

the taliban to kill American & UK soldiers by keeping mum about it.

How in the holy fuck did he not know this would come out?


StevieM

(10,500 posts)
10. It's much worse than that since Benghazi was in no way a real scandal.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:28 AM
Jun 2020

Unless you are talking about Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan and the GOP cutting embassy security.

1000000 times 0 is still 0. So this worse.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
12. We should
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:39 AM
Jun 2020

use the House to launch endless hearings and investigations into this from now until Biden is sworn in.

Jeff_was_here

(25 posts)
13. Unable to
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:51 AM
Jun 2020

tell the truth on any subject. Unwilling to take responsibility for anything that might diminish his chance of
winning the November election. Under educated, Under developed emotionally. Uncaring about any human need other than his own. Unworthy of the life he has robbed from his fellow man.

Unholy and worthy of eternal damnation and removal from society immediately.

My condolences to every family that greaves a loved one lost due to the actions/inactions of this
craven rat fuck bastard.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
16. That would make a good Democratic Party ad.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 03:25 AM
Jun 2020

I hope the actual party comes up with something almost as good.

Sgent

(5,857 posts)
14. I never could understand
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 03:08 AM
Jun 2020

why Bengazhi was such an issue. Four diplomats deployed to a very dangerous place, and shit went bad. Are you going to never ask a diplomat to be in a dangerous place again? They didn't want to go in with Marine company because it would screw up their diplomatic mission.

Doctor's without borders, USAID, and countless others put themselves in danger regularly for the benefit of mankind. You try to minimize risks but that's not always an option.

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
15. It was an issue only because the Rs chose to make it one.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 03:23 AM
Jun 2020

I believe that our party still needs to figure out how this shit works, and learn how to use the weapons that the Rs hand to us on a silver platter.

I'm not terribly optimistic though.

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
17. trump is likely busy threatening others tonight
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 05:16 AM
Jun 2020

While forcing others to lie for him to cover this up with. I think numerous people know trumps claim he wasn't informed is a lie, and pence also, and their denials will be exposed as lies as more gets exposed on trump and pence. More whistle blowers coming out? I expect it, while trump threatens them , which will show his real intent is to prevent the truth from exposing him . More will come out showing he knew, and prove even more he's lying. trump will then change his story, then try to direct attention onto something else. He'll try to use Barr to go after them with threats of prison.

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