24 former Trump officials, aids, and staff, tell us their experience under Trump

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  1. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    This huge list of former Trump officials, aids, and staff, speak out about Trump. Some of them are astonishingly blunt, and there testimony should serve to forewarn us. When this many, all of whom saw Trump up close, say these things, those who are considering voting for Trump, would be wise to take heed.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...-and-aides-who-turned-against-him/ar-AA1hE8nm

    (List courtesy MSN, all info is public domain, free from copyright protection per Title 17, US Copyright Law)

    Vice president, Mike Pence: “The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”

    Attorney general, Bill Barr: “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

    Secretary of defense, James Mattis: “Someone who engaged in that kind of bullying about a process that is fundamental to our system and to our self-government shouldn’t be anywhere near the Oval Office.”

    Secretary of defense, Mark Esper: “I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.”

    Chairman of the joint chiefs, retired Gen. Mark Milley, (As an officer of the military, speaking about Trump): “We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.”

    Secretary of state, Rex Tillerson: “(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.”

    Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley: “He used to be good on foreign policy and now he has started to walk it back and get weak in the knees when it comes to Ukraine. A terrible thing happened on January 6 and he called it a beautiful day.”

    Presidential transition vice-chairman, Chris Christie: “Someone who I would argue now is just out for himself.” Christie has given extensive and severe criticism of Trump's unfitness for the office.

    National security adviser, HR McMaster: “We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.”

    National security adviser, John Bolton: “I believe (foreign leaders) think he is a laughing fool.” Bolton has, on a number of occasions, described Trump as being unfit for the office.

    Chief of staff, John Kelly: “A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. There is nothing more that can be said. God help us.”

    Acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, “I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”

    Communications director, Anthony Scaramucci: “He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.”

    Communications director, Stephanie Grisham: “I am terrified of him running in 2024.”

    Secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, “When I saw what was happening on January 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue.”

    Secretary of transportation, Elaine Chao, “At a particular point the events were such that it was impossible for me to continue, given my personal values and my philosophy.

    Secretary of the Navy, Richard Spencer: “…the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.”

    Homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert: “The President undermined American democracy baselessly for months. As a result, he’s culpable for this siege, and an utter disgrace.”

    Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen: “Donald’s an idiot.”

    White House Counsel, Ty Cobb: “Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”

    Director of strategic communications, Alyssa Farah Griffin, “We can stand by the policies, but at this point we cannot stand by the man.”

    Top aide in charge of Trump's outreach to African Americans, Omarosa Manigault Newman: “Donald Trump, who would attack civil rights icons and professional athletes, who would go after grieving black widows, who would say there were good people on both sides, who endorsed an accused child molester; Donald Trump, and his decisions and his behavior, was harming the country. I could no longer be a part"

    Deputy press secretary, Sarah Matthews, “I thought that he did do a lot of good during his four years. I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead-up to it, the way that he’s acted in the aftermath, and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election is stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office every again.”

    Chief of staff’s aide, Cassidy Hutchinson: “I think that Donald Trump is the most grave threat we will face to our democracy in our lifetime, and potentially in American history.”



     
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  2. Darthcervantes

    Darthcervantes Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    BREAKING NEWS! Well known SWAMP creatures say bad things about Trump. This is even more breaking then him supposedly peaking into a ladies locker room 3000 years ago. I don't even need FOX anymore thanks to your breaking news stories! Here's a THANK YOU and bump for this wonderful breaking news thread. You rock!
     
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    kriman Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This latest "bloodbath" lie told by the left makes me doubt anything the left says and what you say.
     
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    Darthcervantes Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I think they are picturing the final fight scene of the 1st Kill Bill movie!
     
  5. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    Kriman, find a real argument.
     
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    kriman Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    That is a real argument. Unless, you heard the whole quote, a person could believe that Trump said their would be a "bloodbath" solely because he was not elected. It was nearly impossible to hear the whole quote, except on Fox. The question then becomes, what other quotes are the democrats distorting to promote their message. I had already been suspicious of a number of yours. You might not have known that quotes were taken out of context which changed their meaning.
     
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    Are you saying Trump didn't say:
    "Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that’s gonna be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. "

    Because you are sorely mistaken.

     
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    dadoalex Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You mean this?
    "Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that’s gonna be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. "
     
  9. Wild Bill Kelsoe

    Wild Bill Kelsoe Well-Known Member

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    Those people are all members of the establishment. **** what they have to say...lol

    Mattis was getting paid by a foreign government, while he was SECDEF...lol
     
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    Exactly.

    And while they may feign ignorance when they can no longer deny that they are peddling lies, note that they are never angry at the sources that lied to them, and they remain loyal to their lying sources, even demanding that we adopt them, and only post using their lying sources in links.

    This was puzzling to me until I realized that if they knew the entire time that they were trafficking in lies, then they never were fooled, hence no anger. They are knowing participants in the lying propaganda operation.

    Biden and His MSM Lapdogs Hit New Lows With Trump’s Bloodless Bloodbath.

    “Trump’s shoot-from-the-lip extemporaneous speaking style provides the MSM types with a lot of fodder for spinning fantastical narratives. I happen to think that’s a feature, not a bug. Let them keep heading off to the Land of Make Believe for the next eight months. Preaching to the commie choir isn’t going to get them anywhere.”

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    Bribed Joe 'obviously can't run on his record, so his handlers have him belching up "January 6" as often as possible. No doubt it's a big hit with the low-info MSNBC crowd. The Dems think that their false insurrection fetish is going to be the shiny object that distracts Jack and Marge Onthefence in flyover country from the fact that they just paid too much for groceries and gas. That's why Biden led off his State of the Union Adderall tantrum with J6 stuff.'

    'It's not going to work as well as they think. The people who are all-in on the J6 myth are already voting for Biden. I hope that they keep this nonissue front and center until the election. '

    'Democrats behave as if none of us have internet. This particular bit of fiction is easily disproved by watching the few seconds of what Trump actually said.'
     
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    Wild Bill Kelsoe Well-Known Member

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    Yes, that a perfect example of a comment taken totally out of context...lol
     
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    dadoalex Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Exact quote which I'm sure is the cause of your discomfort.
     
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    Lee Atwater Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    BUT HUNTER!
     
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    more left wing fake MSM misinformation and propaganda...
     
  15. Wild Bill Kelsoe

    Wild Bill Kelsoe Well-Known Member

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    No, not an exact quote...lol.
     
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    State your point, your allegation, your argument, then....
    1. Link to the court transcript, cite page numbers and lines.
    2. Explain what law was broken
    3. Link to or copy and paste the actual code with citations.
    4. Explain how the testimony comports to the law that was broken.
    But, of course, you can't do that. You won't do that.
     
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    dadoalex Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Word for word.
     
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    Wild Bill Kelsoe Well-Known Member

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    And out of context...lol
     
  19. Patricio Da Silva

    Patricio Da Silva Well-Known Member Donor

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    How many times have I heard quotes given by the right distorting context? I can't even begin to count the number of times.

    Because of that fact, your comment is a cop out to avoid a rebuttal to the topic under discussion. Your reference is off topic. Start your own thread, or, in fact, there's another thread on the subject, take it over there.

    Those quotes provided were not taken out of context. In each case, greater context does not change the meaning of the quote.

    Take this quote by Haley:

    “He used to be good on foreign policy and now he has started to walk it back and get weak in the knees when it comes to Ukraine. A terrible thing happened on January 6 and he called it a beautiful day.”

    You think if I quoted a larger body of words she spoke that the meaning would change? Hardly, they would embolden it even more.

    Buit, when it comes to quotes out of context, I suspect that you're no spring chicken, yourself. You think if I search your posts, I won't find any?
     
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    Give us some examples.
     
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    No, direct quote.
    No ellipsis
    No missing words
    Just a direct quote of him saying his losing would mean a bloodbath for America...
    Not the auto industry
    Not the Chinese EV industry...
    AMERICA

    And when someone tells me who they are I take them at their word.
     
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    Please read the rest. It puts it in context. He was clearly referring to the automobile industry.
    “No, we’re going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected,” Trump said. “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a blood bath for the country. That’ll be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars, they’re building massive factories.”
    That does not change a thing. One side doing it does not justify the other side doing it.
     
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    So according to you trump is flawlessly perfect.
     
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    Amazing to see how the R/Trumpians interpret the Quote as compared to others. This is exactly whey one cannot rely on witnesses alone.
     
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    Well, Trump does it for you. .......and y'all buy into his crap. (which is what it is )

    Trump is a psychopath........ and this kind of person cannot be believed or trusted. He deliberately uses inflammatory language. Trump is sick. But many have tried to normalize him for too long. His main defense mechanism is projection...............and it appears that his followers have adopted the same thinking.
     
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