Posted on 04/21/2019 12:54:04 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld, who is challenging President Trump as a Republican candidate in 2020, blasted the president for his attacks on democratic institutions and for stoking nationalist rhetoric as Trump seeks money for a wall along the Mexican border.
“It’s part of his strategy to try to get everybody upset, and divide the country and persuade us that we shouldn’t be patriots who love our own country and our own people,” Weld said.
Instead, “we should be nationalists who hate everybody else,” Weld said.
Weld made the remarks during an appearance on WCVB-TV’s “On The Record” with hosts Janet Wu and Maria Stephanos, which aired Sunday morning.
Trump wants to make the US a “more autocratic” nation without the need of the First Amendment or a free press, while supporting despots and attacking other democracies, Weld said.
“He’s doing what you’d expect [Russian President] Vladimir Putin to do, and I think he sees himself — everyone knows that he’s a narcissist — I think he sees himself as the man on horseback,” Weld said. “And he really doesn’t want to have primaries, and he really doesn’t want to have an election.”
But Weld, who served as governor from 1991 to 1997 and ran as a Libertarian presidential candidate in 2016, faces tall odds against Trump in a Republican primary election.
The president enjoys soaring poll numbers among Republicans -- according to one Gallup poll from earlier this month, 89 percent of Republicans approved of the job Trump is doing as president.
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No Weld, we just hate guys like you.
What is he talking about? President Trump has been exceedingly nice to friends and foes abroad. He’s done his best to move North Korea from a foe to a productive, profitable nation. Alas, RATS do not want that.
Where do these people get off attacking Americans who want their children to grow up in a safe, productive, God fearing and God loving country?
Not everybody else. Just Judases like Bill Weld.
The Democrats/Leftists/"Progressives"/"Liberals" already hate everyone and everything.
The Democrat Party is The Party of Hate.
They HATE America!
F'cryin out loud! The Democrat Party is the party of slavery, infanticide, the Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow, voter fraud, abortion, coup d'état, segregation, racism, lynching, HATE and EVIL!
In the 21st century, the Democrat Majority Leader in the US Senate was the Grand Kleagle (or whatever they call it) of the Ku Klux Klan, and he used the N-word at least twice on the US Senate floor!
Obviously, Democrats HATE everyone and everything!
If he meant Obama when he said "his", then he's absolutely correct.
My thoughts exactly!
Everyone should look up mass resistance and FISTGATE circa 2000...Billy Boy Weld was governor.......
This is the despicable, American hating Trump!
The only other time I see flag hugging and presidents is when they are dead and the flag is tied to their coffins. This is the only man where you could subtitle wi Chuck Hestons "From my cold dead hands!"
Never trust Whitey. See a doctor and get rid of it.
This guy is goofier than the mailman’s kid.
Nope, Mr. Fields had talent and skills.
Yes, what’s with the woke word salad?
Said by one on the side which churns out sickos/snowflakes and others who are eternally afraid and offended and hateful of the normal, well-adjusted adults...
The only thing Weld’s running on is his hatred of Trump... the corrupt liberal press will kiss his butt forever and give him all the face time he wants.
What a fool.
President Trump is NOT attacking democratic institutions - he’s attacking CORRUPT democratic institutions. There IS a difference. A difference that matters.
I can’t say what I really think, except to say I would consider treason as one of the root causes.
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