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Today was a little odd, even by Mr Trump’s standards. The President managed to distract from his own political message, and pretty much everything else in the news, by transforming a far-fetched rumour about his health into a national story for no apparent reason. Source 9v.
“I’m not saying the military’s in love with me. The soldiers are. The top people in the Pentagon probably aren’t, because they want to do nothing but fight wars, so all of those companies that make the bombs and make the planes and make everything else stay happy,” Mr Trump said. Ref. USAToday.
One of the worst things you can do as a leader is upset your generals and have them start speaking badly against you. Trump loves to burn bridges and as he does this he only further encapsulates himself.
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Trump's tensions with the military grow after reports that he disparaged soldiers, generals. Suckers, losers, warmongers. President Donald Trump has reportedly used those labels and more to describe American war heroes and Pentagon brass, according to The Atlantic and an explosive new book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward. It's enough to rankle even key Trump allies, including the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee. Ref. USAToday.
There is always some nut case out there trying to poison the president. They did the same Obama and others too. I don't think they really believe it will actually get to him and he will open it. They just want to get some kicks off of it.
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Trump declines to commit to peaceful transfer of power, drawing backlash. President Donald Trump declined to commit Wednesday to providing a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election, prompting a backlash on social media from critics who said it raised questions about his willingness to relinquish power. "Well, we're going to have to see what happens," Trump said when asked directly whether he would commit to a peaceful transition, assuming he lost the election. Source 5y.
A lot of the talk now is whether Trump would actually step down if he lost the election. A lot of the hype is now surrounding the fact that he may want to try and say "Voter fraud" if he lost and choose to remain in power.
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