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Here are a few highlights. Former speechwriter for George W Bush, David Frum doesn’t hold back, as he tells us what he really thinks about Trump’s Commander-in-Chief capabilities.
Or the exceeding lack thereof.
Trump’s gravest responsibility is to defend the United States from foreign attack—and he’s done nothing to fulfill it.
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David Frum, The Atlantic — Feb 18, 2018
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Having failed at one presidential duty, to speak for the nation at times of national tragedy, Trump resumed shirking an even more supreme task: defending the nation against foreign attack.
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It’s worth thinking about what a patriotic president would have done in Trump’s situation. He would be leading the investigation himself. He would be scouring his own campaign—doing everything in his power to reassure the country that whatever the Russians may or may not have done, his government owed Putin nothing. He would have imposed penalties on Russia for their outrageous acts—rather than protecting Russia from penalties voted by Congress. Above all, he would be leading the demand for changes to election laws and practices, including holding Facebook to account for its negligence.
At every turn, Trump has failed to do what a patriotic president would do—failed to put the national interest first. He has left the 2018 elections as vulnerable as the 2016 elections to Russian intervention on his behalf.
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From Dictionary.com
patriotism
devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
From Donald Trump on patriotism:
Donald Trump has focused way more on the Russian Hoax. Something constantly on his ‘Me-First mind’ ...
Donald Trump will need to find a new foil, now that his 100’s of Tweets on Witch Hunt, have been soundly discredited … by the latest Mueller Indictments.
Donald Trump’s Tweets on Russian Sanctions, are nearly nonexistent. Here is one of the very few ...
So in other words, with regards to increasing Russian Sanctions,
— “Nothing will be done.”
On that Trump and Putin are agreed — All the “Russian Hoax” denials, notwithstanding.