A Weekly Dose of President Trump- Trump Family Train 1/2/2021

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Secretary Pompeo

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US government account Today, I am lifting all self-imposed restrictions on executive branch agencies’ interactions with their counterparts from Taiwan. This action will benefit both of our great democracies.

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Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship

PRESS STATEMENT

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE

JANUARY 9, 2021

Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and reliable partner of the United States, and yet for several decades the State Department has created complex internal restrictions to regulate our diplomats, servicemembers, and other officials’ interactions with their Taiwanese counterparts. The United States government took these actions unilaterally, in an attempt to appease the Communist regime in Beijing. No more.

Today I am announcing that I am lifting all of these self-imposed restrictions. Executive branch agencies should consider all “contact guidelines” regarding relations with Taiwan previously issued by the Department of State under authorities delegated to the Secretary of State to be null and void.

Additionally, any and all sections of the Foreign Affairs Manual or Foreign Affairs Handbook that convey authorities or otherwise purport to regulate executive branch engagement with Taiwan via any entity other than the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) are also hereby voided. The executive branch‘s relations with Taiwan are to be handled by the non-profit AIT, as stipulated in the Taiwan Relations Act.

The United States government maintains relationships with unofficial partners around the world, and Taiwan is no exception. Our two democracies share common values of individual freedom, the rule of law, and a respect for human dignity. Today’s statement recognizes that the U.S.-Taiwan relationship need not, and should not, be shackled by self-imposed restrictions of our permanent bureaucracy.

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WILLIAM FEDERER, www.americanminute.com has many volumes of historical books for sale.

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Secretary Pompeo Approves New Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies Bureau

OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON

JANUARY 7, 2021

Secretary Pompeo has approved the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET) and has directed the Department to move forward with standing up the bureau. The need to reorganize and resource America’s cyberspace and emerging technology security diplomacy through the creation of CSET is critical, as the challenges to U.S. national security presented by China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and other cyber and emerging technology competitors and adversaries have only increased since the Department notified Congress in June 2019 of its intent to create CSET.

The CSET bureau will lead U.S. government diplomatic efforts on a wide range of international cyberspace security and emerging technology policy issues that affect U.S. foreign policy and national security, including securing cyberspace and critical technologies, reducing the likelihood of cyber conflict, and prevailing in strategic cyber competition. The Secretary’s decision to establish CSET will permit the Department to posture itself appropriately and engage as effectively as possible with partners and allies on these pressing national security concerns.

[Spunky]

Truman was a good Democrat President from what I recall. Of course I was a kid.

[JudyinCanada]

Thanks s&sf

My daughter is trying to gather as many accurate books as possible. Thankfully, I had a VERY old set of encyclopedia, and she has those. I will give her this connection.

[Rusty0604]

OMG insane! I feel like I’m living in a nightmare and I want to wake up.

[stars & stripes forever]

Ha. You are in good company. Pass the chip dip, please.

[JudyinCanada]

Well, I just had a bag of Smart Food (misleading) for dinner. So there’s that.

[Rusty0604]

I own that conspiracy theory. But think about it, with the government subsidizing people’s health insurance with obamacare, they probably think they have a right to know what people consume.

[Freee-dame]

No one wanted my set of World Book encyclopedias when I moved a few years ago. I am sorry that I did not keep them. History as written in them would have been kept the same as it always was.

[Freee-dame]

Thanks.

[Rusty0604]

Exactly. Many people that voted for Biden knew nothing about Hunter.

[LilFarmer]

What are all these huge generators around DC for? 🤷‍♀️

https://parler.com/post/6334d212e5954e6d818c8cb98f1ec7df

[Rusty0604]

I second that motion.

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Biden rally.

[Rusty0604]

NJ flying flags at half mast. I thought the democrats hated the police?/s

[Jane Long]

Just put in gab.com

[JudyinCanada]

Every time I try to connect to a link someone has posted on Parler I just get the page that says I am logged out. So frustrating. I’m starting to be really ticked with this platform.

[Jane Long]

No kidding.

Hypocrisy abounds, with these ignorant libs.

They don’t care, though. :-(