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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

“to most practitioners of foreign and national-security policy, “We’re America, Bitch” would be understood as self-isolating, and self-sabotaging”

Hmm, most of those practitioners have been causing America to lose for decades, and Trump is causing America to win.


81 posted on 06/11/2018 2:01:59 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Oldexpat
Tired of defending our weak Allies.

What it is, is being tired of our allies diverting what they would have spent on defense into their socialistic pipedreams, and then lording it over us for not following suit, as if they are so "enlightened" without caring that we paid for them to live defense-free while we spent that "peace dividend" on a global military presence on their behalf.

Trump is telling our allies that it's time for them to beware the enemies at their gate, because we're focusing on the ones at our gate now.

-PJ

82 posted on 06/11/2018 2:08:38 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

“Liberals want to be liked. Conservatives want to be respected.”

With the “Liberal” approach, we are neither liked nor respected. With the conservative, we are respected, and, ultimately, liked.


83 posted on 06/11/2018 2:13:36 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: dfwgator

84 posted on 06/11/2018 2:15:21 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Grampa Dave
Merkel's latest youtube video:


85 posted on 06/11/2018 2:18:48 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Drew68

Followed by, “Run, bitches...”


86 posted on 06/11/2018 2:23:28 PM PDT by Noumenon (When all liberals have is a hammer, every problem is a nail in YOUR coffin.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

The essence of the female psyche: “this” means “not this.”


87 posted on 06/11/2018 2:30:15 PM PDT by papertyger (did IQs just drop sharply while i was away....)
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To: Oldexpat

Tired of effete metro-residents telling us what we REALLY mean when we define something.


88 posted on 06/11/2018 2:34:27 PM PDT by papertyger (did IQs just drop sharply while i was away....)
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To: Grampa Dave
“The Trump Doctrine is ‘We’re America, Bitch.’ That’s the Trump Doctrine.”

It's a bit more genteel than

"BFYTW!"


89 posted on 06/11/2018 2:37:40 PM PDT by papertyger (did IQs just drop sharply while i was away....)
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To: Drew68

Some times I wish sometimes I could just use an only I:-)


90 posted on 06/11/2018 2:55:40 PM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: PSUGOP

If the US wins gold on the last day and some small country’s anthem has not been played yet, Jeff thinks we should play theirs just so everyone gets a chance.
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Just like the stupid participation trophys. Designed to kill competitiveness and a work ethic fed by the will to win. Backed by Pablum Pushers.


91 posted on 06/11/2018 3:21:49 PM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Drew68
to most practitioners of foreign and national-security policy, “We’re America, Bitch” would be understood as self-isolating, and self-sabotaging.

It is simply amazing how deeply globalism has become embedded in the minds of the world. I encounter liberals often who are terrified that Trump will isolate us.

These people have probably never even entertained survival without the government teat.

Americans are, or were at least, incredibly selfless and generous to the rest of the world. Additionally we understood sacrifices and making due with what you have.

One gets the feeling these crybabies would fall apart without their latte from Starbucks or netflix.

Donald Trump is pursuing policies that undermine the Western alliance, empower Russia and China, and demoralize freedom-seeking people around the world. The United States could be made weaker—perhaps permanently—by the implementation of the Trump Doctrine.

And here again, blatant fear wrapped in a strong appeasement flavored package.

As another freeper commented too, it is amusing that the author considers countries of the 'western alliance' to be superior or even helpful. One thinks he has not recently read about rapes, no-go zones, and knife/acid attacks on the streets of London, for instance. In fact Russia has kept herself in better shape than London or France, or even Canada.

At any rate I hope to make use of "We're America, Bitches" often. And let's send a banner of it to Trudie the dancing dressup queen.

92 posted on 06/11/2018 3:22:38 PM PDT by MarMema (John James for US Senate. Dump Debbie!! Let's Fly Michigan.)
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To: Sequoyah101

Right on. Kudos to you!


93 posted on 06/11/2018 3:28:58 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s (If you can remember the 60's....You weren't really there)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

This is such made up tripe.


94 posted on 06/11/2018 4:03:48 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: rockinqsranch

Oh come on, it was a delightful read.

I’m still not over celebrating the November 2016 win, and this was just more pain from the Left.

I could see and hear his delusions from start to finish, and it was wonderful.


95 posted on 06/11/2018 4:16:16 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: Drew68

I LOVE it!! I see tee shirts, bumper stickers, etc.

The Trump Doctrine.


96 posted on 06/11/2018 4:18:03 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“another Jonah Goldberg mental masturbation exercise”

Jeffrey, not Jonah. (Related? I dunno.)


97 posted on 06/11/2018 4:30:24 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

It was written in that same pseudo-intellectual tone. My mistake.


98 posted on 06/11/2018 4:32:53 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“It was written in that same pseudo-intellectual tone.”

You’re absolutely right. It sounded like sanctimonious Jonah.

I’m sure nobody spoke the phrase, “We’re America, Bitch”, but he’s entitled to make up stuff just like the rest of the leftist media. And I like the phrase, because it’s sooo Trump-ish.


99 posted on 06/11/2018 4:36:58 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: Drew68

Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: ‘We’re America, Bitch’

And the Congressional Leadership pass out from the testosterone scent!


100 posted on 06/11/2018 4:43:42 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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