Posted on 12/06/2016 7:42:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President-elect Donald Trump trumpeted his pick for Defense secretary, Ret. Gen. James "Mad Dog" Mattis, as he sought to flex his national security muscle hours after President Obama took aim at his successor in a high-profile speech.
"We don't want countries taking advantage of us anymore, we don't want that. We want to be the smart people, we don't want to be what we've been over the last long period of time," Trump said during a "thank you" rally in Fayetteville, N.C.
"To accomplish our goals, we must reject the failed approaches of the past, we must move past the tired, conventional thinking of Washington D.C."
Trump never mentioned Obama by name, just as Obama didn't mention the president-elect during his Tuesday afternoon speech at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, home to U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command.
But Obama made several implicit critiques of Trump, including defending the ban on torture and warning against framing the fight against terror as a battle against Islam.
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Clown Prince nobama is truly a pathetic clown. In 43 days he will be a stain on history with a legacy of malignant lunacy.
come on! Shout it a little louder!
TELL US HOW YOU REALLY FEEL!!!!!!!
LOL!
Hilarious how Obama talked up his stance on terrorism today. I was in the shower listening to news reports and LOL’d!
obamma mamba jamma lenin khpmeini says, my legacy is what I say it is...I believe my lies why don’t you..oh never mind you believe because I said you should therefore you do...lol convoluted crock o crud..typical
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