Donald Trump is NEVER harshly critical of anyone he shares a press conference with

at least during the press conference

Maybe it doesn't have the best optics, but there's literally nothing he can do short of calling Russia out from one podium to the other, that anyone would accept

After a potentially productive discussion, that would be a diplomatic nightmare.

That would be what you do if you want to undo ALL of the work you've done that day.

is he going against US interest? putting aside the fact US interest changes from politician to politician, what is he doing that goes against them? I mean, is war with NK or Russia in US interest? Is breaking the bank to fund the EU's defense budget in the US interest without calling them out on their BS in US interest? is encouraging a hard brexit to open up more free trade with the UK against US interest? Assuming the trade wars he is starting are actually an attempt to get better tariff rates for US goods against US interest? IS not trusting an agency that appears to be heavily bias towards a corrupt party against US interest?

Well ~~put~~ lobbed, Grenade.

After his talks with North Korea, he did not criticize North Korea's many fuckups

He spoke of matters as if peace was in the future.

What is america's goal with NK? Destroy a dictator or help its people? I for one want to help its people. Attempting to destroy a dictator who uses said people as cannon fodder and human shield, is going to be pretty much the opposite direction of helping the people.

Yarb. Agreed.

speak softly and carry a big stick isn't that bad an idea.

_adopts trump voice_

And we have the largest stick. you can ask anyone about that.

lmao

https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1019213883855261697?s=20

I must admit, i didn't care for Trump, but he is doing everything i hoped. Which was to prove his dissenters more wrong that right and help shake up the political landscape and get these entranced politicians scared that they might not get the vote without doing a little work for the people.

People were stuck going one way

And too fearful to dissent

I think he basically proved that these "dissenters" were not alone

So true, he has really thrown a much needed monkey wrench in the whole system.

The problem, ultimately, is the Media.

You can write a scathing article about literally anything he does given the right angle.

Also, I think the better phrase is "Better be a soldier in a garden than a garderner in a war"

idk, that problem seems to slowly being fixing itself

I mean, the joke exists: Donald Trump Cures Cancer! Next morning's newspaper: Donald Trump hates Aids Patients

if they keep attacking gaming, which means they attack most young men which is like half the future voting population.

Both sides are attacking it, though.

Issue is, you need both sides for the US to function

The Right's using violent media as a deflection from guns.

One issue is if one side gets destroyed

We lose the balance

welp

we're fyucked

trump can either say his victory was false and undermine his entire administration

or say russia didnt do it and undermine US intelligence

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/07/16/we-just-watched-a-u-s-president-acting-on-behalf-of-a-hostile-power/

Is there any doubtthe US intelligence agencies are corrupt and biased?

I think the beast has now outgrown the master.

https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/1018983985588948993

This sums up my opinion on it pretty well.