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Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: ‘We’re America, Bitch’
The Atlantic ^ | 06/11/2018 | Jeffrey Goldberg

Posted on 06/11/2018 12:41:26 PM PDT by Drew68

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The best distillation of the Trump Doctrine I heard, though, came from a senior White House official with direct access to the president and his thinking. I was talking to this person several weeks ago, and I said, by way of introduction, that I thought it might perhaps be too early to discern a definitive Trump Doctrine.

“No,” the official said. “There’s definitely a Trump Doctrine.”

“What is it?” I asked. Here is the answer I received:

“The Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, Bitch.’ That’s the Trump Doctrine.”

It struck me almost immediately that this was the most acute, and attitudinally honest, description of the manner in which members of Trump’s team, and Trump himself, understand their role in the world.

I asked this official to explain the idea. “Obama apologized to everyone for everything. He felt bad about everything.” President Trump, this official said, “doesn’t feel like he has to apologize for anything America does.” I later asked another senior official, one who rendered the doctrine not as “We’re America, Bitch” but as “We’re America, Bitches,” whether he was aware of the 2004 movie Team America: World Police, whose theme song was “America, F*** Yeah!”

“Of course,” he said, laughing. “The president believes that we’re America, and people can take it or leave it.”

“We’re America, Bitch” is not only a characterologically accurate collective self-appraisal—the gangster fronting, the casual misogyny, the insupportable confidence—but it is also perfectly Rorschachian. To Trump’s followers, “We’re America, Bitch” could be understood as a middle finger directed at a cold and unfair world, one that no longer respects American power and privilege. To much of the world, however, and certainly to most practitioners of foreign and national-security policy, “We’re America, Bitch” would be understood as self-isolating, and self-sabotaging.

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To: Drew68
Needs to be plural; Bitches!
41 posted on 06/11/2018 1:10:52 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Idiocracy is Prophecy!)
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To: Drew68
...the insupportable confidence...

THIS, is actually a description of every leftist in the US. It describes their embrace of policies which have never worked, and carrying an attitude of superiority.

42 posted on 06/11/2018 1:11:18 PM PDT by Sgt_Schultze (When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
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To: Snickering Hound

Hehehehehehe...she musta had a fainting couch nearby!


43 posted on 06/11/2018 1:11:24 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: Drew68

44 posted on 06/11/2018 1:11:35 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Drew68
2020 re-election motto, "We're America, Bitches!"
45 posted on 06/11/2018 1:11:37 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Drew68

46 posted on 06/11/2018 1:11:56 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Drew68

Suits me right down to the ground! The day after election day, when Trump had won after an evening of cliff hanging and then victory, I wrote in white shoe polish on the window of the silly little glass walled office I was using: “Take that bitch!” in clear reference to hillary. It raised a lot of eyebrows.


47 posted on 06/11/2018 1:12:12 PM PDT by Sequoyah101 (It feels like we have exchanged our dreams for survival. We just have a few days that don't suck.)
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To: Drew68
When I saw this is from the Atlantic and Jeff Goldberg. My first thought, Fake News !

The term America's back Bitch ? I seriously doubt he was told exactly that. I bet he was told "America Comes First" !

48 posted on 06/11/2018 1:12:31 PM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: Drew68

Well like most limp wristed DC Types Jeffy has it completely wrong.

The USA is never “isolated” since it is the sole source of leadership. Watch what happens. The EU, and the clueless eurotrash wanna bees in the US Fake media, will whine and bitch and cry strenuously but they will DO nothing without the US to hold their hand and show them the way.

Trump is just the 1st President post Cold War to finally recognize the US does not need the rest of the world any longer but the rest of the world desperately needs the USA.


49 posted on 06/11/2018 1:12:45 PM PDT by MNJohnnie ("The political class is a bureaucracy designed to perpetuate itself" Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Drew68

Libs are scared of this kind of talk. It’s too aggressive.
Too mean.


50 posted on 06/11/2018 1:13:21 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Drew68
The Atlantic? Unnamed "senior officials"?

Bullcrap. Never happened.

51 posted on 06/11/2018 1:13:45 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Reno89519
I don't approve or agree with the phrase, but what is clear is that we are back, no more apologies, and you'd better respect us. Let 'em squeal, but they'd better not mess with us.

Just prepare yourself for the next Democrat to take office and go back to the Victimology-Apology Penitence Parade. It'll hurt. :(

52 posted on 06/11/2018 1:14:05 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: A_Former_Democrat
<>"Frog March every ingrate doubter thru Arlington, Normandy and Iwo Jima"<>

March "Frog" Macron through the Normand American Cemetery and remind him "If not for the thousands of Americans here, YOU might not be here at all".

53 posted on 06/11/2018 1:17:40 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Idiocracy is Prophecy!)
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To: Drew68
the Western alliance, empower Russia and China, and demoralize freedom-seeking people around the world

A laughable assertion given the muslification of Europe by immigrants coming. They are not coming to integrate and adapt to the new culture. They are coming over to make an islamic society. That will consume Europe and if Russia isn't careful it will consume them too.

So it makes sense to reach out and make Chinese friends because there is a very great chance that China could never be islamified and certainly with their cultural superiority complex will not tolerate globalization through mass immigration.

54 posted on 06/11/2018 1:18:20 PM PDT by Fhios (Atlas shrugged, Sessions yawned.)
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To: Drew68

To much of the world, however, and certainly to most practitioners of foreign and national-security policy, “We’re America, Bitch” would be understood as self-isolating, and self-sabotaging.

And like Mr. Goldberg they would be totally WRONG!

What this administration is saying is ...

America isn’t YOUR bitch any longer!


55 posted on 06/11/2018 1:20:22 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
"We don’t need to be liked, but we do need to be respected, and there’s the difference between liberals and conservatives. Liberals want to be liked. Conservatives want to be respected."

YES. As vividly shown by Obongo's foreign visits and boot kissing at the G7's. There won't be any more of that on the foreign stage. Treat us fairly and respect the power that we are. We can be your best friend or a formidable opponent; the choice is yours.

56 posted on 06/11/2018 1:22:03 PM PDT by Sa-teef
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To: Drew68

I feel GOOOOOD all over!


57 posted on 06/11/2018 1:22:22 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: Drew68
I was talking to this person several weeks ago, and I said, by way of introduction, that I thought it might perhaps be too early to discern a definitive Trump Doctrine.

“No,” the official said. “There’s definitely a Trump Doctrine.”

“What is it?” I asked. Here is the answer I received:

“The Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, Bitch.’ That’s the Trump Doctrine.”

Made up. I don't believe this happened. It's the author wishing this conversation occurred as he's trying to make Trump look like an ogre.

58 posted on 06/11/2018 1:23:47 PM PDT by Mozzafiato
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And of course The Atlantic is simply liberal trash for the most part. But a good window into the disconnect on the part of the liberal thinkers.

As has been said, they would have supported much of the Trump doctrine just a generation ago, but they seem bent on moving farther and farther left for their own purposes.

59 posted on 06/11/2018 1:26:03 PM PDT by Sa-teef
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To: Drew68

My take.

This is just another fake news piece. Like the others this is meant to make Trump and his Administration look like thugs and bullies.

This will do that as far as those who already hate him because it reenforces their feelings about him but the authors mistake is he believes Trump’s base will somehow think less of him when in fact it will only reenforce their positive feelings towards him.


60 posted on 06/11/2018 1:26:48 PM PDT by billyboy15
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