MAGA

I’m glad we have a real president for once, one who is willing to represent the American people, not a pushover like the last guy. Would we even be having trade talks with China if crooked hillary was president? She’d sign a shitty trade deal, no negotiations, whatever is put in front of her, maybe one worst than nafta, which was one of the worst trade deals in the history of trade deals, maybe ever. Glad the USA isn’t get walked all over anymore, thank you President Trump for putting America first!!!

“What are you at? What is your number?” Trump pointedly asked, referring to how much Canada spends on NATO defence as a percentage of its GDP. The two men met on the sidelines of a major NATO military alliance meeting in London.

Prime Minister Trudeau replied, “The number we talk about is 70 per cent increase over these past few years.” He then mentioned “significant” spending on jets and naval vessels.

But Trump, who has repeatedly demanded that all NATO allies meet a benchmark figure of two per cent of GDP, was not to be diverted from his question.

“Where are you now in terms of your number?” he asked again.

That prompted Trudeau to look to his delegation, which included Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne and chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who offered several answers before Trudeau replied with 1.4 per cent.

https://nationalpost.com/news/trump-trudeau-nato-defence-spending-gdp

Why is 2% of GDP the right number and 1.4% of GDP the wrong number?

I don’t know the math behind it but it seems like a fair short term goal relative to what other nations are paying. Should be higher!

President Trump is sees an issue with how the United States is paying the highest on both a percentage of GDP and on an absolute basis. I don’t recall Obama handling this… thanks Obama.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/12/03/nato-summit-the-countries-meeting-the-2-threshold-infographic/#67f68f021f2c

In addition to what i posted on the last page, i actually just saw something on that…

" In 2006, they set a “guideline” to spend at least 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. In 2014, they agreed to “aim to move towards” the target by 2024. Nine members were expected to meet the goal in 2019."

  1. What changes does Trump want?

He upended a July 2018 NATO summit by demanding that members meet the 2% level immediately and even broached the idea of doubling the target to 4%."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-11/why-nato-at-70-is-facing-new-doubt-and-criticism-quicktake?srnd=premium

They set a guideline and Canada needs to step it up!

“AMERICA IS RESPECTED AGAIN!” - President Trump

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_gO3uOds8]

By whom?

And why?

Is 2% reasonable? Do you know how they arrived at the 2% guideline?

Is 2% equally burdensome to all member nations? (Here’s a hint: no.)

“Needs to”?

I know that you’re familiar with the difference between required and recommended. You passed the exams, after all.

By everyone! I think people, especially on the left, confuse being liked with being respected. That’s why they love Obama so much. The look at this comparison and without context, believe this makes Obama look good and Trump look bad and they could not be further from the truth.

The guy who’s buying everyone drinks at the bar is a fool. Some people may think he’s respected but he’s just liked, as soon as the drinks stop, they’ll be gone and talking behind his back.

I would say they need to after looking at that graph. Do you know why they pay so little? Because they can. They’ll pay as little as they can. That needs to change and that’s why I vote for President Trump. I remember his inauguration address at work and cheered so loudly at these words and many others (I did a standing ovation after he was done).

"From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.

From this moment on, it’s going to be America First.

Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families.

We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies, and destroying our jobs. Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.

I will fight for you with every breath in my body – and I will never, ever let you down.

America will start winning again, winning like never before."

That’s clearly an overbid.

Does China respect the US? I doubt it, at least not broadly.

Does North Korea respect the US? I doubt it.

Do the Kurds? Do the Canadians? Do the Europeans? I doubt it.

And why should they?

Maybe Israel does.

I think that people, especially on the right, confuse being feared with being respected.

I Worked for Alex Jones. I Regret It.

from the NY Times Magazine…

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/magazine/alex-jones-infowars.html

I’m much more humble than you would understand.”

I have the best temperament or certainly one of the best temperaments of anybody that’s ever run for the office of president. Ever.”

I’m the most successful person ever to run for the presidency, by far. Nobody’s ever been more successful than me.”

I’m the least racist person you have ever interviewed”

I’m the least racist person you’ll find anywhere in the world.”

“Number one, I am the least anti-Semitic person that you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Number two, racism. The least racist person”

I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to the Secret Service.”

I am the world’s greatest person that does not want to let people into the country.”

No one has done more for people with disabilities than me.”

Nobody in the history of this country has ever known so much about infrastructure as Donald Trump.”

There’s nobody who understands the horror of nuclear more than me.”

There’s nobody bigger or better at the military than I am.”

There’s nobody that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the CIA than Donald Trump,”

There’s nobody that’s done so much for equality as I have”

There’s nobody that has more respect for women than I do,”

“I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me”

“I am going to save Social Security without any cuts. I know where to get the money from. Nobody else does .”

Nobody respects women more than I do”

“And I was so furious at that story, because there’s nobody that respects women more than I do,”

Nobody respects women more than Donald Trump”

“She can’t talk about me because nobody respects women more than Donald Trump,”

Nobody has more respect for women than Donald Trump!”

Nobody has more respect for women than I do.”

Nobody has more respect for women than I do. Nobody.”

Nobody reads the Bible more than me.”

Nobody loves the Bible more than I do”

Nobody does self-deprecating humor better than I do. It’s not even close”

Nobody knows more about taxes than I do, maybe in the history of the world.”

Nobody knows more about trade than me”

Nobody knows the (visa) system better than me. I know the H1B. I know the H2B. Nobody knows it better than me.”

Nobody knows debt better than me.”

“I think nobody knows the system better than I do”

“I hope all workers demand that their @Teamsters reps endorse Donald J. Trump. Nobody knows jobs like I do! Don’t let them sell you out!”

I know more about renewables than any human being on earth.”

“I know more about ISIS than the generals do.”

I know more about contributions than anybody”

I know more about offense and defense than they will ever understand, believe me. Believe me. Than they will ever understand. Than they will ever understand.”

I know more about wedges than any human being that’s ever lived”

I know more about drones than anybody,”

I know more about Cory than he knows about himself.”

I know our complex tax laws better than anyone who has ever run for president”

I know tech better than anyone

I’m very highly educated. I know words; I have the best words.”

“I know some of you may think l’m tough and harsh but actually I’m a very compassionate person (with a very high IQ) with strong common sense”

“I watch these pundits on television and, you know, they call them intellectuals. They’re not intellectuals,” Trump told thousands of supporters in the swing state. “I’m much smarter than them. I think I have a much higher IQ. I think I went to a better college — better everything,”

@ajodom60: @FoxNews and as far as that low-info voter base goes, I have an IQ of 132. So much for that theory. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain

Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest -and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure,it’s not your fault

“He’s been quite critical of you as you know. He’s attacked you for being ignorant,” Piers Morgan said to Trump. “Let’s do an IQ test,” Trump interrupted

“We can’t let these people, these so called egg-heads–and by the way, I guarantee you my IQ is much higher than theirs, alright. Somebody said the other day, ‘Yes, well the intellectuals–‘ I said, ‘What intellectuals? I’m smarter than they are, many of people in this audience are smarter than they are.”

“You know, I’m, like, a smart person. I don’t have to be told the same thing in the same words every single day for the next eight years,” Trump told Fox News last December.

Trump says he has “one of the great memories of all time

Asked on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” who he talks with consistently about foreign policy, Trump responded, “I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things."

" … I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius…and a very stable genius at that!"

he knows the chinese are the enemy. thats pretty smart to me.

Trump 2020 flags being manufactured:

a smart businessman always finds the lowest cost.

a smart policymaker ensures that a smart businessman’s lowest cost is within its borders.

Why?