Remember how Trump made US a laughing stock, literally? | Column
Donald Trump was perceived as a boob and a fool the world over.
In this image taken from NATO TV, Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic,
second right, appears to be pushed by then-President Donald Trump as they
were given a tour of NATO's new headquarters after taking part in a group
photo, during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels in
2019.
In this image taken from NATO TV, Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic,
second right, appears to be pushed by then-President Donald Trump as they
were given a tour of NATO's new headquarters after taking part in a group
photo, during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels in
2019.
Published July 14, 2023
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One of the most absurd claims the leading candidate for the GOP nomination
makes about himself and his term in office is that he restored global
respect to the United States. He said it frequently when he was in office,
and stressed to Bret Baier three weeks ago that he�s running again �because
I want to make America great again. We had great � we were respected all
over the world. Very simple.�

Did you spit out your coffee?

This is one of those claims that, alas, enjoys some currency even among
noncultists. Ask your average Republican whether Trump restored America�s
image around the world and they are quite likely to say yes.
Mona Charen
Mona Charen [ Handout photo ]

This isn�t a case of both sides having a fair point. This is bonkers. Trump
was perceived as a boob and a fool the world over. (And by the way, it
caused many of our friends to doubt Americans� sanity, too.) He was a
global laughingstock. Literally.

Remember when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly and launched
into his typical bombastic B.S. about his administration accomplishing more
than almost any in history? The assembled delegates, who are very
accustomed to political exaggeration and even inanity, burst out laughing.

Then, there was the time when European leaders were caught on a hot mic
mocking him at a NATO summit in London. Princess Anne, Emmanuel Macron,
Mark Rutte, Jens Stoltenberg and Boris Johnson smiled knowingly as Justin
Trudeau regaled them with accounts of Trump�s antics. Trump was so
personally wounded that he cut short his participation in the summit.

International summits were often stages for Trump�s cringe-inducing conduct
� behavior that many Americans as well as nearly all non-Americans found
stunningly gross. Here, he shoved the prime minister of Montenegro aside in
order to pose at the center of the group.

Worse than the shove was his credulity. If a dictator or a thug whispered
something in his ear, he believed it. The examples are legion, but since
the Montenegro leader was manhandled, let�s recall what Trump said about
that recent entrant to the alliance. Just days after meeting with Vladimir
Putin, Trump told Tucker Carlson that Montenegrins are �very aggressive
people ... They may get aggressive and, congratulations, you�re in World
War III.�

Let�s be real, before that meeting with Putin, what are the chances that
Trump had ever heard of Montenegro, far less had views about their national
character? Naturally, it was in Putin�s interest for Trump to think that
enlarging NATO threatened World War III. And Trump believed it, not
necessarily out of stupidity (though we can�t rule that out) but because
his sick attraction to naked power made him unusually susceptible to
Putin�s propaganda.
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Trump routinely insulted allies like German Chancellor Angela Merkel and
British Prime Minister Theresa May. At one summit, he reportedly reached
into his pocket for some candy, threw them across the table to Merkel and
smirked, �Don�t say I never gave you anything.� Americans elected a mental
7-year-old.

Not just a child, but a ridiculous child. He attempted to buy Greenland
from the Danes, and when he was rebuffed, he canceled a planned diplomatic
visit to Copenhagen.

His initial fiery bluster against North Korea was unnerving and his later
obsequious fawning was vile. Neither accomplished anything except to remind
the world what a moron America had elevated.

Trump wasn�t just a joke, though. His obvious instability and tenuous hold
on reality were unnerving to the world. His �America First� slogan
alienated allies. And his softness toward dictators and strongmen
emboldened adversaries.

International opinion polls leave no doubt about how America�s reputation
fared under Trump. In September 2020, Pew found:

�America�s reputation has declined further over the past year among many
key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with
a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since
the (Pew Research) Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades
ago.�

Some of this was in response to the U.S. handling of COVID-19. Among 13
European nations, only an average of 31% held a positive view of the United
States, while only 16% expressed confidence in Trump. In fact, Trump was
less trusted than the leaders of Germany, France, the U.K., China or
Russia.

President Joe Biden has gone some way toward restoring America�s global
image. Pew reports that a new survey of public opinion in 23 countries
finds an average of 59% holding favorable views of the United States and
54% having confidence in Biden.

Though views of the United States have improved during the Biden years,
doubts must persist. Hell, they persist among Americans. Though other
presidents have been unpopular (George W. Bush in particular), our foreign
friends and foes never before had to wonder about America�s political
stability. Confidence about that will take years to rebuild, or just
another election to wreck utterly.

Mona Charen is policy editor of The Bulwark and host of the �Beg to Differ�
podcast. Her new book, �Hard Right: The GOP�s Drift Toward Extremism,� is
available now.

https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2023/07/14/remember-how-trump-made-us-
laughing-stock-literally-column/

On Fri, 2 Aug 2024 02:22:48 -0000 (UTC), "Trump - Inmate Number P01135809"
<patriot1@protonmail.com> wrote:

>Remember how Trump made US a laughing stock, literally? | Column
>Donald Trump was perceived as a boob and a fool the world over.
>In this image taken from NATO TV, Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic,
>second right, appears to be pushed by then-President Donald Trump as they
>were given a tour of NATO's new headquarters after taking part in a group
>photo, during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels in
>2019.
>In this image taken from NATO TV, Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic,
>second right, appears to be pushed by then-President Donald Trump as they
>were given a tour of NATO's new headquarters after taking part in a group
>photo, during a NATO summit of heads of state and government in Brussels in
>2019.
>Published July 14, 2023
>Advertisement
>
>One of the most absurd claims the leading candidate for the GOP nomination
>makes about himself and his term in office is that he restored global
>respect to the United States. He said it frequently when he was in office,
>and stressed to Bret Baier three weeks ago that he’s running again “because
>I want to make America great again. We had great — we were respected all
>over the world. Very simple.”

Trump orders all US troops out of Somalia
December 4, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/3mdnbem7

Trump Orders U.S. Troops Out of Syria
Dec. 19, 2018
https://tinyurl.com/yf8s4dv7

Donald Trump wants all US troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas
Oct 8 2020
https://tinyurl.com/4h6hyae5

US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq
September 9, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/73zh75v9

Trump to Pull Thousands of U.S. Troops From Germany
June 5, 20205, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/ca9hk76x

How did he arrange those prisoner transfers? Trump Orders Pentagon to Consider Reducing
U.S. Forces in South Korea
May 3 2018
https://tinyurl.com/5es7ehaf

How did he arrange those prisoner transfers? Trump sticks to his guns on Korea troop
withdrawal
MAY 2, 2024
https://tinyurl.com/yc5ddraa

Military blindsided by Trump’s new Afghan troop withdrawal
October 8, 2020
https://tinyurl.com/5fbna66w

-- Mitchell Holman

"Kim Jong Un wants Trump back, elite defector tells BBC"
<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqjwdyl1ko>

Trump finally admits Russia helped get him elected May 30, 2019
"And now Russia has disappeared because I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get
elected. It was a crime that didn’t exist."

The key part there, just for emphasis, was "I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to
get elected." In other words, "the Kremlin tried to help me win, but I didn’t coordinate
with them."
https://tinyurl.com/y3sjjvar

<snip>
https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/2023/07/14/remember-how-trump-made-us-
>laughing-stock-literally-column/

#nevertrump

Wherever you find America standing for freedom and democracy against tyranny and
injustice, there you will find Trump standing with tyranny and injustice.

Trump - Inmate Number P01135809 wrote:
> Remember how Trump made US a laughing stock

No, I don;t, and neither does any truthful person, which lets you and
your little leftard psyop out!

Die real soon, you treasonous asshole.

Governor Swill wrote:
> you will find DeomCraps standing with tyranny and injustice.

Governor Swill /Rudy Canoza/Lou Bricano/J Carlson/Michael A
Terrell/Delma T Ivey and a dozen other hyper-violent socks wrote:

Multiple death threats against Trump:
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Oh poor me I got shot at ...

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Cheer up, maybe someone else will try.

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> No. I am a patriotic American who wants the country and its people to
thrive. Getting rid of Trump permanently
> is an important step to getting there.

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That constitutes a DEATH THREAT against a former President, Rudey:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/871
18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the
Presidency
U.S. Code
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(a)Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail
or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any
letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any
threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon
the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice
President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office
of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or
knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the
President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the
order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect,
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years,
or both.
(b)The terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” as used in
this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful
candidates for the offices of President and Vice President,
respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections
held to determine the electors of President and Vice President in
accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2. The
phrase “other officer next in the order of succession to the office of
President” as used in this section shall mean the person next in the
order of succession to act as President in accordance with title 3,
United States Code, sections 19 and 20.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 740; June 1, 1955, ch. 115, § 1, 69
Stat. 80; Pub. L. 87–829, § 1, Oct. 15, 1962, 76 Stat. 956; Pub. L.
97–297, § 2, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1318; Pub. L. 103–322, title
XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)

9-65.200 - Threats Against the President and Successors to the
Presidency; Threats Against Former Presidents; and Certain Other Secret
Service Protectees
The Counterterrorism Section of the National Security Division has
supervisory authority over 18 U.S.C. §§ 871 and 879 cases. As great
caution must be taken in matters relating to the security of the persons
protected by 18 U.S.C. § 871, United States Attorneys are encouraged to
consult with the Counterterrorism Section (CTS) of the National Security
Division when they have doubts on the prosecutive merit of a case. For
the same reason, dismissal of complaints under 18 U.S.C. § 871, when the
defendant is in custody under the Mental Incompetency Statutes (18
U.S.C. §§ 4244, 4246), requires approval from CTS. In other cases,
United States Attorneys must consult prior to dismissing a count
involving, or entering into any sentence commitment or other case
settlement involving a § 871 charge.

https://www.secretservice.gov/newsroom/releases/2024/01/phoenix-man-arrested-making-online-death-threats-against-president-and

PHOENIX –David Michael Hanson, 41, of Phoenix, was arrested on Wednesday
for making online threats against the President and Vice-President.
Hanson was charged by Federal criminal complaint on Tuesday with five
counts of Threats Against the President and Successors to the Presidency
and five counts of Interstate Communication of Threats.

The complaint alleges that in November and December of 2023, while
living in Arizona, Hanson used a social media platform to post threats
to murder the President and Vice President of the United States. On
November 19, 2023, Hanson posted online a series of threatening
statements including one that stated, “#joeAndKamala I’m asking you to
resign on Monday your alternative is death brutally murdered.” After the
U.S. Secret Service spoke to Hanson and warned him that it was a Federal
crime to post such threats, on December 23, 2023, Hanson posted another
series of similar threats aimed at the President and Vice-President.

Each count of Threats Against the President and Successors to the
Presidency carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of
up to $250,000, and up to three years of supervised release. Each count
of Interstate Communication of Threats carries a maximum sentence of
five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to three years of
supervised release.

A complaint is simply a method by which a person is charged with
criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is
presumed innocent until evidence is presented to a jury that establishes
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.