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No. of Recommendations: 13
In the Situation Room?
By President Trump’s side?
Nope. He’s in Hungary, campaigning for Victor Orban.
No. of Recommendations: 0
Not 100% trusted by the Israeli mules.
Trying to walk the line between staying in Trump's good graces (his stock is slightly lower lately)......BUT ALSO not being Kamala in charge of the border----he doesnt' want to be JD, king of the Iran quagmire.
No. of Recommendations: 2
...he doesnt' want to be JD, king of the Iran quagmire.
I'm wondering what this will do to Reps' races this fall, and in two years. The Felon won in part because he said no more foreign entanglements, and then has proceeded to do multiple entanglements. And this latest one, as you say, is likely to become a quagmire. So Reps may want to distance themselves, but at the same time, they have MAGA to deal with.
Maybe this will compensate somewhat for Dems shooting themselves, like the CA elections (where Dems are splitting the votes so much that Reps actually have a shot at some seat there).
No. of Recommendations: 3
No. of Recommendations: 0
Yes, Dems are getting tons of help -- so even when they are trying to lose --- they will win.
The fun part is the day AFTER election.
For now in Tribal Caste America, tribals need to stay aligned with their Imam, or their Mufti. Cause they got nowhere else to go. The other tribe won't take them in nor compromise, so all the tribes must stay----no different than street gangs.
But after election - if Republicans decide -- ok, this guy can't raise lots of money for us. he can't help us win.
They might finally be able to tell him to poundsand----like they've wanted to do ever since CPAC in the mid 2010's
And then the garden variety NeoCon and Establishmentarians can take it back.
No. of Recommendations: 10
Nope. He’s in Hungary, campaigning for Victor Orban.Somewhat ironically, complaining about Europe allegedly interfering in the country’s elections.
Vance added that "part of the reason" for his visit was because "interference that's come from the bureaucracy in Brussels has been truly disgraceful".
Speaking later at an Orbán campaign rally, he said: "We want you to make a decision about your future with no outside forces pressuring you or telling you what to do. I'm not telling you exactly who to vote for but what I am telling you is that the bureaucrats in Brussels, those people should not be listened to."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv16lq2rp1o
No. of Recommendations: 3
Vance added that "part of the reason" for his visit was because "interference that's come from the bureaucracy in Brussels has been truly disgraceful".
Speaking later at an Orbán campaign rally, he said: "We want you to make a decision about your future with no outside forces pressuring you or telling you what to do. I'm not telling you exactly who to vote for but what I am telling you is that the bureaucrats in Brussels, those people should not be listened to."
Vance is such a disgusting little fascist.
He is in Hungary doing everything he can to help get Orban, an authoritarian, get reelected.
Let's hope there is never a President Vance.
No. of Recommendations: 16
Nope. He’s in Hungary, campaigning for Victor Orban.
Somewhat ironically, complaining about Europe allegedly interfering in the country’s elections.
It's so strange. From Tucker to Trump to JD Vance to CPAC.... the red carpet is rolled out for the guy who turned Hungary into a kleptocracy and the poorest country in Europe.
For some reason, this country has become a model for the right.
Probably because Orban, close buds with Putin, bills Hungary as a white, Christian country.
And Putin bills himself as a protector of white, Christian Russia.
And as most evidence proves...... neither Russia nor Hungary are templates for anything that sane folks want a part of.
Russia's getting its ass kicked by a country less than half its size. Both Russia and Hungary are economic basket cases and both countries have demographic trend lines headed for the toilet.
And it appears that a mass of Hungarians are sick of living under the false promises of fascism. Viktor Orban may actually lose his rigged election so badly that nobody would believe he won.
And THAT is why JD Vance has been campaigning for him.
Unfortunately for the message that he wishes to share, JD Vance is representing an aggressor nation that is also getting its ass kicked by a smaller country, and represents a president that the world increasingly hates, a president who is constitutionally incapable of telling the truth, even if he is reading it from a teleprompter.
And everbody knows it.
No. of Recommendations: 9
Someone must think Vance is not enough. Note the US support being contingent on the ‚right‘ candidate being elected:
“My Administration stands ready to use the full Economic Might of the United States to strengthen Hungary’s Economy, as we have done for our Great Allies in the past, if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian People ever need it,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social ahead of Sunday’s vote.
“We are excited to invest in the future Prosperity that will be generated by Orbán’s continued Leadership!” said Trump, who has endorsed Orbán multiple times during the campaign.
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Orban promptly thanked Trump for his latest show of support, posting a video including the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.,” the song that the U.S. president has used for campaign rallies.
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Standing next to Orbán in Budapest on Tuesday, Vance argued that Hungary has seen “one of the worst examples of foreign election interference that I’ve ever seen or even read about,” drawing charges of hypocrisy.Guess Vance is right, although not in the way he intended. Putin has been very supportive of Orban, too.
https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-econo...
No. of Recommendations: 3
Someone must think Vance is not enough. Note the US support being contingent on the ‚right‘ candidate being elected:
And where would Trump the Conqueror get the money? Take it away from USian Proles, most likely, just like the funding for his "next conquest".
Of course, defunding programs for USians, to give the money to his Hungarian crony, would only be a problem for God and Savior Trump, if there were "free and fair" elections this fall.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
“We are excited to invest in the future Prosperity that will be generated by Orbán’s continued Leadership!” said Trump, who has endorsed Orbán multiple times during the campaign.
Vance isn't stupid. But he sure is corrupt, cynical and hypocritical.
