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The Sad Cognitive Decline of a President

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  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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    taiwan_girl
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    #10

    Donald Trump is furiously attempting to sink a bipartisan border and immigration package that the Senate unveiled on Sunday — so much so that he’s outright lying about having endorsed the bill’s author, Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.).

    During an interview on Monday with right-wing radio host Dan Bongino, the former president claimed that he had never endorsed Lankford, one of the chief architects and advocates for the legislation. “Just to correct the record, I did not endorse Senator Lankford, I didn’t do it,” Trump said. “He ran and I didn’t endorse him.”

    Oops - poor guy. His memory and sharpness are just not there. Sad.

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    • George KG Offline
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      #11

      Shall we discuss Biden's recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Germany, Francois Mitterand?

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        Doctor Phibes
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        #12

        I remain unconvinced that the response to 'One of our Presidential candidates is senile' being 'Yeah? Well so is the other one!' actually makes anything better.

        I was only joking

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        • taiwan_girlT Offline
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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on last edited by taiwan_girl
          #13

          Oops. Doesn't work that way. Maybe President Trump needs a lesson in how government works or maybe he is just confused.

          Rep. Chip Roy (R) from Texas

          "I saw former President Trump make that allegation earlier today on one of his social media posts. 'All the president has to do is declare the borders closed and it's closed.' Well, with all due respect, that didn't happen in 2017, 18, 19, and 20. There were millions of people who came into the United States during those four years."

          Rep. Crenshaw (R) from Texas

          "Why didn't Trump just shut down the border if you just think we don't need any changes to law?" Crenshaw asked.

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
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            #14

            Uh, Biden killed Trump's EO'S, walked away from any border wall, tried to put border agents in jail for simply riding a horse, and the list goes on.

            Not to mention I remember the fight Trump had to implement any strengthening of the border.

            To be brutally honest, if the Biden Administration would just enforce much of the border law on the books, the border could close tomorrow.

            If you want your preferred party to run on the positive border record, that's a political fight the GOP would absolutely relish...

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • taiwan_girlT Offline
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              taiwan_girl
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              #15

              @Jolly You misinterpret my post. It was not about whether or not the border policy under President Trump/Biden was correct or incorrect. It was simply about President Trumps confusion on the ability of the President to act on his own to shut down the border.

              Maybe he can do so, but there are at least two Republic congressmen who do not think so. Maybe they are wrong.

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              • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                @Jolly You misinterpret my post. It was not about whether or not the border policy under President Trump/Biden was correct or incorrect. It was simply about President Trumps confusion on the ability of the President to act on his own to shut down the border.

                Maybe he can do so, but there are at least two Republic congressmen who do not think so. Maybe they are wrong.

                LuFins DadL Offline
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                LuFins Dad
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                #16

                @taiwan_girl said in The Sad Cognitive Decline of a President:

                @Jolly You misinterpret my post. It was not about whether or not the border policy under President Trump/Biden was correct or incorrect. It was simply about President Trumps confusion on the ability of the President to act on his own to shut down the border.

                Maybe he can do so, but there are at least two Republic congressmen who do not think so. Maybe they are wrong.

                But as Jolly posted, Trump’s EOs had MOSTLY shut the border down.

                The counter is that he did have trouble getting his desired bills through Congress, but that really is a separate issue. Trump essentially did shut the border without Congressional approval.

                The Brad

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  #17

                  Today's VDH piece:

                  https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/08/the-absurd-democrat-border-con/

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    Today's VDH piece:

                    https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/08/the-absurd-democrat-border-con/

                    George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #18

                    @Jolly remember, Congressional districts are apportioned by population of people, not citizens.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • JollyJ Offline
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                      Jolly
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                      #19

                      Rubio speaks:

                      https://www.newsweek.com/sen-marco-rubio-ignore-media-heres-real-reason-border-deal-collapsed-opinion-1867790

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        @taiwan_girl said in The Sad Cognitive Decline of a President:

                        @Jolly You misinterpret my post. It was not about whether or not the border policy under President Trump/Biden was correct or incorrect. It was simply about President Trumps confusion on the ability of the President to act on his own to shut down the border.

                        Maybe he can do so, but there are at least two Republic congressmen who do not think so. Maybe they are wrong.

                        But as Jolly posted, Trump’s EOs had MOSTLY shut the border down.

                        The counter is that he did have trouble getting his desired bills through Congress, but that really is a separate issue. Trump essentially did shut the border without Congressional approval.

                        taiwan_girlT Offline
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                        taiwan_girl
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                        @LuFins-Dad said in The Sad Cognitive Decline of a President:

                        Trump’s EOs had MOSTLY shut the border down.

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                        President Trump #'s appear similar to President Obama #'s. Not sure I see where he "closed the border"

                        (Yes, obviously compared to what has happened the last 3 years for sure.)

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #21

                          Detainees are only one part of the equation…

                          The Brad

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                          • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                            taiwan_girl
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                            #22

                            I am not sure what you mean? Do you mean the number that were allowed into the country ultimately?

                            Here is another graph showing "encounters" will illegal immigrants, which appears to be similar. The # of illegals detained or encountered by Border Patrol did not change much from President Obama to President Trump.

                            IMG_0595.jpg

                            https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47556

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                              Axtremus
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                              Say, @LuFins-Dad , what’s your preferred metric for border crossing, and what would constitute a passing grade using your preferred metric?

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                Say, @LuFins-Dad , what’s your preferred metric for border crossing, and what would constitute a passing grade using your preferred metric?

                                CopperC Offline
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                                Copper
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #24

                                @Axtremus said in The Sad Cognitive Decline of a President:

                                what’s your preferred metric for border crossing, and what would constitute a passing grade using your preferred metric?

                                The number of people crossing the border, legal and illegal.

                                Illegal, zero
                                Legal, whatever

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                                • JollyJ Offline
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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #25

                                  8M since Biden took office, amIright?

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                                    taiwan_girl
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                                    #26

                                    (Not sure if this is part of his cognitive decline or he is lying or maybe a combination of both)

                                    Not too long ago
                                    Gov DeSantis is a "DeSaster"
                                    "very average republican governor with great public relations"
                                    regretted endorsing Gov. DeSantis in 2018

                                    Now
                                    really terrific person
                                    very solid
                                    on my list to be VP

                                    🤷

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                                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                                      (Not sure if this is part of his cognitive decline or he is lying or maybe a combination of both)

                                      Not too long ago
                                      Gov DeSantis is a "DeSaster"
                                      "very average republican governor with great public relations"
                                      regretted endorsing Gov. DeSantis in 2018

                                      Now
                                      really terrific person
                                      very solid
                                      on my list to be VP

                                      🤷

                                      RenaudaR Offline
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                                      Renauda
                                      wrote on last edited by Renauda
                                      #27

                                      @taiwan_girl

                                      Neither. It’s the art of the con at work. play.

                                      Elbows up!

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                                      • 89th8 Online
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                                        89th
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                                        LOL he's done that forever. Hate someone one day, love them the next. He called Pence a loser before picking him as his VP candidate in 2016.

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                                          taiwan_girl
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                                          #29

                                          When you have lost Fox News..................

                                          During a broadcast of Donald Trump's speech at a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Friday evening, Fox News host Neil Cavuto cut into the footage to point out inaccuracies in what was being said by the former president and 2024 Republican frontrunner.

                                          Taking issue with Trump claiming credit for the market going up while, in the same breath, blaming Biden for inflated gas prices and whatever else, Cavuto said, "We'll continue monitoring the president's remarks and I mean no offense to him or some of you who might want to continue to hear him, but I did have to say that even though the former president is entitled to his opinions, he's not entitled to his own set of facts."

                                          Making mention of the fact that the market is indeed going up, but that it has nothing to do with Trump, Cavuto went on to shoot down his claim that gas prices are at $6 a gallon, sourcing the real price as being an average of $3.26 a gallon.

                                          Ending on Trump's usual song and dance about the 2020 election being stolen from him, Cavuto reminded viewers that the issue has been investigated by everyone and their uncle, even by some judges appointed by Trump himself, and that there's been no evidence found to back his claim on that.

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