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Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance
CNN ^ | Fri June 28, 2024 | Kylie Atwood, Nic Robertson, Luke McGee and Jeremy Herb

Posted on 06/28/2024 8:21:06 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

President Joe Biden’s dismal showing at the CNN presidential debate against former President Donald Trump resonated around the world, with foreign diplomats expressing shock and concern while raising questions about the implications for a consequential US election that could upend the foreign policy status-quo should Trump be elected again.

“Hard to watch” is how multiple foreign diplomats described Thursday night’s debate between Biden and Trump to CNN.

The overwhelming sentiment among more than half a dozen diplomats from Europe, the Middle East and Asia whom CNN spoke to was that it was “a bad night for Biden,” as one European diplomat put it.

“It is a sad reality that Biden is old, and he is getting older. We saw it. I had difficulties understanding what he was saying, and I understand English pretty well,” said a second European diplomat.

“Trump ate him alive,” said an Arab diplomat.

“I was shell-shocked. I could not believe my eyes,” an Asian diplomat said of Biden’s performance.

Biden’s debate flop was front-page news across Europe, with left- and right-leaning newspapers excoriating the president – even in France, where the country has its own elections coming up this weekend.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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To: FLT-bird
The Supreme Court ruled on this in Minor v. Happersett in 1874, defining "natural born citizens" as those born in the US of citizen parents, and others as "aliens" in immigration terms.

The often-cited Wong Kim Ark of 1898 is used in error, as the plaintiffs parents were legally resident within the USA, whereas Kamala's parents were "non resident aliens" at the time of her 1964 birth.

Courts have not yet ruled on the facts of this matter (but Congress could)!

61 posted on 06/29/2024 4:57:30 PM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: KamalaKancel

You can argue with me and anybody else until you’re blue in the face. I’ve heard these claims for years and years and years. The true believers REALLY believe it. Yet....nothing ever happens that would validate their belief. As interpreted currently and since the late 19th century, if you are born on US territory you are a natural born citizen. Your parents’ citizenship is irrelevant.


62 posted on 06/29/2024 5:07:57 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird
Have a look at the law, specifically the 1874 ruling of Minor v. Happersett:

"The Constitution does not in words say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."

63 posted on 06/30/2024 7:20:53 AM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: KamalaKancel

have a look at what SCOTUS has ruled. Have a look at the fact that Obama was sworn in as president twice.

You can argue this forever. Its just that nobody is following your interpretation of the constitution about this.


64 posted on 06/30/2024 7:32:25 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird
"Its just that nobody is following your interpretation of the constitution about this."

Do you mean, that the media could lie to us? Not possible! /s

65 posted on 06/30/2024 8:31:03 AM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: KamalaKancel

Has the SCOTUS followed your interpretation? Have any of the federal courts? Ever?


66 posted on 06/30/2024 9:00:07 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird
Do you mean: "There was no election fraud in 2020. None"?

Courts have not (yet) ruled on the merits of this case, only on the question of standing. The prospect today, is that with some prompting, Congress may exercise a ministerial action and address it instead.

And, if you recall, the certification of the 2020 election occurred in an "emergency" J6 session of Congress, which exempted its results from review by the Supreme Court. Some have speculated that was the intention of the set up action by the Capitol police that day.

67 posted on 06/30/2024 9:31:29 AM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: KamalaKancel

Of course there was election fraud in 2020. Sure, Courts “could” address it and come to the conclusion you support.

Lemme know when that happens.


68 posted on 06/30/2024 10:06:29 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: FLT-bird

Will let you know, so long as free speech is allowed to continue under our “Commander in Chief/President” Harris.


69 posted on 06/30/2024 10:27:33 AM PDT by KamalaKancel
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To: KamalaKancel

Cool. I’ll wait to hear all about it when it happens.


70 posted on 06/30/2024 12:52:01 PM PDT by FLT-bird
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