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Remember in 2016 when Trump asked Kasich to basically run the government?
From 7-20-2016
Donald Trumps campaign reached out to Ohio Gov. John Kasich in May with an offer to make him the most powerful vice president in history, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Trumps oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached out to a Kasich adviser after the Ohio governor ended his own Republican presidential campaign, promising that if he accepted the vice presidency, Kasich would be in charge of domestic and foreign policy.
{mosads}The adviser asked what Trump would be in charge of, the report said, and Trump Jr. responded: Making America great again.
Kasich has refused to endorse Trump, the GOPs presidential nominee, for president, and wont speak at this weeks Republican National Convention even though its taking place in his home state.
He has said Trump shouldnt expect an endorsement anytime soon.
Unless I see a fundamental change in that approach, its really hard for me to do a merger, he said in May.
Trump eventually tapped Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate, announcing his decision last week.
link:https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288471-report-trump-camp-offered-to-make-kasich-most-powerful-vp
Trump's senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine - and terrible dealmaking
From: Timothy Garton Ash at The Guardian
2-13-2025
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/13/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-ukraine-us-europe
As the US and its European allies head to the Munich security conference, Europe must learn from its tragic history and oppose appeasement
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For a few weeks after Trumps election we had a faint hope that when it came to Ukraine his administration would follow its proclaimed motto of peace through strength, understanding that strength is the only language Putin comprehends. Now we see that Trump not only bullies his countrys friends but sucks up to his countrys enemies.
This so-called strongman is actually a weak man when it comes to confronting the hostile authoritarians of this world. In just one day, he has made four large, unnecessary and damaging concessions. First, he has not just initiated exploratory talks with Putin via an intermediary, which would be defensible, but personally given the Russian dictator fulsome and sycophantic recognition as a world leader. We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, he reported of their long phone call, in a social media post. They discussed the great benefit that we will someday have in working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. Imagine if in 1941, instead of entering the war against Nazi Germany on the side of Britain and other allied European nations, the president of the United States had rung up Hitler, reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and then talked about jointly ending the War with Germany/Britain.
Second, he has offered the Russian leader a bilateral US-Russian negotiation over the heads of the Ukrainians, precisely the kind of new Yalta that Putin has always wanted. And then, third and fourth, he has declared that Ukraine will almost certainly have to concede territory and that the US will not support its membership of Nato. Both those things have been said privately in Washington and other western capitals for some time, but publicly conceding them upfront is a masterclass in how not to practise the art of the deal. (He did something similar in negotiations with the Taliban over Afghanistan, starting rather than ending with a timetable for US withdrawal.) Historians now have the notes and recollections of those close to Hitler, documenting his delight at the deal he exacted from Chamberlain. One day, we may have similar evidence of Putins private glee at the concessions made by Trump.
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Trump's proposed 'land grabs' mean US now seen as a risk, says Munich security report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/10/trump-proposed-land-grabs-mean-us-now-seen-as-a-risk-munich-security-reportDonald Trumps proposed land grabs mean the US is no longer perceived as an anchor of stability, but rather a risk to be hedged against, the organisers of the Munich Security Conference have said in their pre-summit report.
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The conference, which opens on Friday, is seen as the most important forum for discussions between international security policy decision-makers. It will include the first meetings between a Trump delegation, led by the US vice-president, JD Vance, and European political and military figures since Trumps inauguration.
Vance will be accompanied by the US defence secretary, Peter Hegseth, the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. They are likely to be asked about a future US leadership role and their proposed terms for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg has denied reports he is planning to unveil a completed peace plan to the conference.
European leaders will press Vance to do more to weaken Vladimir Putin before any negotiations, and will ask whether the US either via Nato or independently is prepared to provide badly needed backup to a possible European-led stabilisation force inside Ukraine after a ceasefire.
Elderly neighbor's gov. subsidized ride to doctor's appointment tomorrow was canceled.
Our 88-year-old neighbor just called to ask for a ride for tomorrow. Of course, we agreed to take her. She is upset but said that she is so glad that Trump is in charge so that this type of thing would be fixed.
Chaos architect, Russell Vought, must not be confirmed for Office of Management and Budget
Yesterday was only a glimpse of the plan. If Vought is confirmed, the roll-out of this Project 2025 plan will begin in earnest. He is the mastermind.
Call your senators!
For more details, check out this DU post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132140103
No one wants to feel dumb. The most people cannot define "fascist" or "oligarchy." The message is lost.
The messaging must change. We need simpler words and descriptive phrases. Suggestions?
Programs don't need to be slashed. Find ways to bring in more revenue. Duh
R's can't abide the idea of taxing themselves. It's much more comfortable to take programs away from those who don't matter to them.
Hidden within his spew of outrageous plans will be a devastatingly serious one.
He overwhelms us with shiny objects that the media obediently chases. Then, when he hopes we won't notice, one of Project 2025 programs is enacted.
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