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2016 Postmortem

Me.

(35,454 posts) Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:23 PM Dec 2016

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Donald Trump: Russian Espionage Was Good For America

I am reminded of Icarus

“After spending weeks denying the mounting evidence that Russia played a role in cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee, Donald Trump employed a new tactic Friday.

The president-elect suggested the Kremlin did the U.S. a favor if it meddled in our election.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-russian-espionage-was-a-good-thing-for-america_us_5853ffaee4b0b3ddfd8c272f?61kgk1oy2hj6vfgvi

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Donald Trump: Russian Espionage Was Good For America (Original Post) Me. Dec 2016 OP

Trump is trying to get "out in front of the news" that President Obama is gonna drop Botany Dec 2016 #1

Presidential Hillary Clinton called it triron Dec 2016 #3

There Is No Comparison Between The Two Me. Dec 2016 #6

Please let this be so. libtodeath Dec 2016 #5

L'etat cest moi.... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #2

We didn't need a leak to find out he got questions from Ailes MattP Dec 2016 #4

Botany

(72,496 posts)

1. Trump is trying to get "out in front of the news" that President Obama is gonna drop

Reply to Me. (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:26 PM

Dec 2016

BTW can you imagine what Ike would say about Russian spying being a good thing?

This was and still is a coup.

triron

(22,240 posts)

3. Presidential Hillary Clinton called it

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:38 PM

Dec 2016

"an attack on democracy". What a contrast.

Me.

(35,454 posts)

6. There Is No Comparison Between The Two

Reply to triron (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:42 PM

Dec 2016

libtodeath

(2,892 posts)

5. Please let this be so.

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:41 PM

Dec 2016

Wounded Bear

(60,695 posts)

2. L'etat cest moi....

Reply to Me. (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:27 PM

Dec 2016

MattP

(3,304 posts)

4. We didn't need a leak to find out he got questions from Ailes

Reply to Me. (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 01:38 PM

Dec 2016

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