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Trump takes reins early, assumes major role in negotiations at home and abroad
Fox News.com ^
| December 23, 2016
Posted on 12/23/2016 12:20:10 PM PST by Kaslin
Trumps involvement in seeking changes early to U.S. policy could be seen in the dramatic and rapid-fire developments at the United Nations Thursday regarding a controversial resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Reuters reported the Israeli government asked Trump to apply pressure on the Obama administration and the United Nations to prevent a Security Council vote for the measure, after failing to persuade the Obama administration to veto.
Trump put out a statement Thursday morning condemning the resolution. He later reportedly spoke to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who abruptly postponed the planned vote on the measure, which his country had proposed. A new vote has been scheduled for Friday.
This was after Trump had a protocol-defying phone call with Taiwans president, while later blasting China for seizing a U.S. underwater drone, which China later returned. The Obama administration was actively involved in dealing with China over the drone, but Trumps commentary made him more than a sideline player.
The president-elect, meanwhile, already is trying to apply the art of the deal to government contract talks. He hosted the top executives from Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a meeting at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida this week after blasting the cost of two major projects under their direction the new Air Force One, and the F-35, respectively.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Israel; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhomiddleeast; trump; trumpagenda; trumptransition
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:20:10 PM PST
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Why not?
Obama has some serous golfing to finish, and a vacation over Christmas so all the support staff can be away from their family
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:22:28 PM PST
by
Mr. K
( Trump kicked her ass 2-to-1 if you remove all the voter fraud.)
To: Kaslin
Actions by Trump were needed due the ineptness & incompetence of the man-child Obama.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:22:35 PM PST
by
House Atreides
(Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison.)
To: Kaslin
With Hussein, time’s awastin’.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:23:10 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
To: Kaslin
There is an important way to block any and all of Barky after President Trump takes his Oath of Office, never mention Barky again...
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:24:42 PM PST
by
HarleyLady27
('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
To: Kaslin
Just push Obama out of the way like all other world leaders do.
To: Kaslin
Trump is going to be front and center in just about all aspects of government. He’s already President - 20th of Jan is only a formality.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:27:13 PM PST
by
Red Steel
To: ImJustAnotherOkie
I can’t wait for Obama’s post presidency apology tour where he bows to President Donald Trump.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:32:54 PM PST
by
taterjay
To: Kaslin
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:39:46 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Kaslin
Three guesses as to who the real leader is here.
Hint: It's not Obama or Hillary. Does that help any?
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:46:19 PM PST
by
HotHunt
To: House Atreides
Fox News Radio reported not long ago that the vote had occurred and played audio of Ryan excoriating the administration for “abstaining” from the vote.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:51:03 PM PST
by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus-)
To: trisham
I’m already getting slightly fatigued with winning.
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posted on
12/23/2016 12:53:48 PM PST
by
luvbach1
(I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
To: Kaslin
Trump had a protocol-defying phone call with Taiwans president, while later blasting China for seizing a U.S. underwater drone, which China later returned. The Obama administration was actively involved in dealing with China over the drone, but Trumps commentary made him more than a sideline player.
The PM of Taiwan called Trump and he accepted her call. Its "protocol" now for private citizens to kowtow to China? Was it protocol for Obama to ignore the Taiwanese leadership for 8 years while selling them $2+ billion in US weapons? Was it protocol to make the Dalai Lama exit the WH past the garbage cans? Was it protocol to make Netanyahu wait for Obama to go eat dinner before receiving him? What exactly does "protocol" mean here?
Re the drone: Trump tweeted that the Chinese should keep the drone. Deflated drama of the entire issue, made everyone laugh, and the Chinese lost face, big time. The drone was returned after that when the Chinese realized they had no leverage over the new President who might well retaliate in the future, and in fact, he called their bluff with one public tweet.
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posted on
12/23/2016 1:14:01 PM PST
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: luvbach1
I’m still hanging in there. :)
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posted on
12/23/2016 1:16:41 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Kaslin
First order of the day — jobs!, jobs!, jobs!
Too many Americans are affected by unemployment at this very moment.
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posted on
12/23/2016 1:22:32 PM PST
by
353FMG
(AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
To: luvbach1
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posted on
12/23/2016 1:24:17 PM PST
by
353FMG
(AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
To: Kaslin
When Obama won the presidency in 2008, there were Democrats who were calling for George W. Bush to step down immediately, so Obama could get in there right away and start “fixing” the country’s problems. Maybe Obama should step down instead of waiting until January 20th.
To: Kaslin
Move the inauguration back to 12/24/2016.
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posted on
12/23/2016 1:26:43 PM PST
by
353FMG
(AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
To: GreenHornet
"Maybe Obama should step down instead of waiting until January 20th." As far a I know there's nothing stopping Trump & Pence from
taking their respective oaths of office tonight!
Then they could get to work while Obama plays with himself --
I meant plays golf, in Hawaii. It sure looks to me that Obama
is abandoning his duties as President for
playing golf these final days of his term.
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posted on
12/23/2016 2:02:12 PM PST
by
StormEye
To: StormEye
“Obama is abandoning his duties as President”.
He did that a very long time ago. He definitely was not should never have been POTUS.
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posted on
12/23/2016 3:02:13 PM PST
by
DaveA37
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