Posted on 03/12/2019 1:03:13 AM PDT by blueplum
Full Title: Former vice president Cheney challenges Pence at private retreat, compares Trumps foreign policy to Obamas approach
A chummy discussion between Vice President Pence and former vice president Richard B. Cheney quickly turned into a vigorous back-and-forth over President Trumps foreign policy at a private gathering Saturday, with Cheney comparing the presidents instincts to those of his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama, according to a transcript obtained by The Washington Post.
Cheneys questions for Pence which prompted Pence to joke about the lack of softball topics provide a revealing glimpse into the churning and often strained debates inside the Republican Party, where longtime hawks such as Cheney have increasingly balked at Trumps engagement with autocrats and his noninterventionist approach to U.S. military efforts in the Middle East.
The discussion also underscored Pences comfort in acting as Trumps unwavering ally and spokesman before a crowd of powerful Republican skeptics and donors, with the vice president shrugging off most of Cheneys anxieties and praising Trump as a candid and transformational leader.
But the cracks between the more isolationist Trump wing and more hawkish Cheney wing of the Republican Party were on full display, unfolding in a conversation that was designed as a vice-presidential chat but became an almost academic exercise as Cheney peppered Pence with questions and Pence responded carefully but forcefully.
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Why would Cheney do such a thing? He's just as committed to keeping the flood of Mexicans and Central Americans flowing across the border as the Bushes. So what if they transform our cities into Third World slums - some of them will work on the cheap!
have Cheney get the Bushes et al on board with protecting OUR country first, BUILD THE WALL!
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Yes! Great idea. But good luck. There’s probably no weapons money to be made doing that.
Best comment on the thread.
Pence should take a page from Don Junior’s book and stand up for what the President has accomplished.
Limp Dick Cheney was the spiritual father of a disastrous war that this country has yet to recover from, if Dick is really feeling the blood lust I suggest he go hunting.
Pax Trumpana, Baby!
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