Posted on 04/30/2021 6:26:01 AM PDT by cotton1706
When President Joe Biden drops by Jimmy Carter’s two-bedroom ranch house in Plains, Georgia, on Thursday — a pilgrimage to visit a man he vocally supported as a young senator decades ago — it will be at least the fourth time he’s spoken with one of his presidential or vice-presidential predecessors this month.
He phoned former President George W. Bush to alert him to a pending announcement about withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a war Bush had begun 20 years ago. The conversation, aides said, was short but warm — even if it left Bush skeptical.
Biden made a final call to former Vice President Walter Mondale, then in the last days of his life, from home in Delaware, a coda to a long relationship with the inventor of the modern vice presidency.
And he discussed his troop withdrawal plans with former President Barack Obama, the man he had warned a decade ago against getting jammed by his generals and who, according to aides, he now speaks with regularly about policy decisions, personnel matters and his family.
While Biden has looked to history for inspiration, he appears to value the still-living primary sources of presidential knowledge just as much, seeking advice and comparing notes on a job that can really only be understood fully by the small fraternity of men who have served in the Oval Office. He told CNN earlier this year that speaking to the former presidents provides grounding in a job that otherwise can feel overwhelming in its burdens.
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And who exactly were the ex-presidents that Trump could have "consulted" with, hmmm??
Obama, who he just succeeded.
The Bushes, who he just defeated, who hated him and voted for the democrat.
Bill Clinton, whose wife he just defeated.
And who the hell would want to hear ANYTHING Jimmy Carter would have to say.
But Trump was just evil and Joe Biden is the salt of the earth!
This article qualifies as being a cringeworthy pukefest. Egads, what tommyrot and pig snot.
If you were constructing a building, why would you consult with three engineers who built buldings that collapsed?
Not a surprise that Trump would not consult with globalists when he was trying to undo the damage they have wrought.
Oh. These guys spoke to Trump. Talk about ‘missing’ something.
Biden-Carter geriatric summit Must be something to watch the current dementia president consulting with a past dementia president. Where are they holding the meeting? In a hospice?
Before Trump, America had Reagan. Before Reagan, America had Washington.
That conversation must have been a riot to hear.
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