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Trump base stands by its man
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | July 16, 2017 | Michael Smerconish

Posted on 07/14/2017 10:22:03 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Turns out Donald Trump was right when he said he could "shoot somebody and wouldn't lose voters." That was made clear to me after revelations that showed, at a minimum, Donald Trump Jr. was game to collude with the Russians. Whether he did so remains a subject of conjecture, but to any rational observer, this week was the most troublesome since the Russian meddling issue first came to light. Who could have imagined there would actually be an email to someone named Trump offering "very high level and sensitive information" able to "incriminate Hillary" as part of "Russia and its government's support" of Trump over Hillary?

But not even these revelations will impact his standing with his base.

A succession of stories in the New York Times brought these new developments to light. The first reported that Donald Jr. "arranged a meeting at Trump Tower in Manhattan with a Russian lawyer who has connections to the Kremlin." Trump Jr.'s explanation was that the meeting focused on adoption. One day later, the story was more ominous. Turns out that in advance of the meeting, Donald Jr. was "promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton." By Monday, worse still. Not only was the meeting with a Russian national who'd promised dirt on Clinton, but prior to the meeting, Trump Jr. was "informed in an email that the material was part of a Russian government effort to aid his father's candidacy."

That morning, I sat behind my microphone for SiriusXM's POTUS channel and spent about 20 minutes not only summarizing the Times coverage, but also providing balance with reference to a New York Post piece by Michael Walsh that said it was all a "nothing-burger." Once concluded with my monologue, I spied my caller screen....

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deplorables; russia; talkradio; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Trump base stands by its man"

YOU BET WE DO!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

41 posted on 07/14/2017 2:09:22 PM PDT by Savage Beast (You can drive coast to coast without ever crossing a district run by Democrats! MAGA = Renaissance!)
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To: Yo-Yo

Very cute, Yo-Yo! :)


42 posted on 07/14/2017 5:21:23 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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To: HarleyLady27

My two prayers, every day since November 8th, 2016:

1. PLEASE protect this man, and...

2. PLEASE show us all the TRUTH about 0bama and his TREASONOUS years as _Resident!


43 posted on 07/14/2017 5:29:07 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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