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President Trump Slams GOP Establishment Over Filibuster Rule: “It’s A Republican Death Wish”
Republicans, sorry, but I've been hearing about Repeal & Replace for 7 years, didn't happen! Even worse, the Senate Filibuster Rule will….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2017
Shortly after former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon told Politico that Washington’s ‘Republican establishment,’ including the top GOP leaders in both houses of Congress, ‘is trying to nullify the 2016 election,” President Trump took to Twitter to explain why he did the deal with ‘Chuck and Nancy’, shunning the GOP…
So, Trump is clearly still upset about congress not lifting the filibuster rule – and perhaps did the Chuck-and-Nancy deal to ‘punish’ Reps, whose actions appear to confirm Bannon’s view that more traditional Republicans are looking to undermine President Donald Trump…
‘I think Mitch McConnell, and to a degree, Paul Ryan. They do not want Donald Trump’s populist, economic nationalist agenda to be implemented,’ Bannon replied.
‘It’s obvious as night follows day is what they’re trying to do.’
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Sep 8, 2017.
US Army Prepares Troops Deployed In South Korea For WMD Attack
On Thursday, amid de-escalation chatter, President Trump once again insisted that US military action in North Korea remains a possibility should the North continue its threatening behavior against the US and its allies. If the US were to strike, it would be a ‘sad day’ for the isolated North, Trump promised, adding that while ‘it would be great’ if the issue of containing the North’s nuclear program could be resolved without military action, ‘nothing is inevitable.’ Not peace, not war.
Meanwhile, instead of remorse, Kim Jong Un has only expressed what appears to be frustration that global financial markets aren’t taking his threats more seriously, and has vowed to continue. With its neighbor and client state threatening to upset the global apple cart, China on Thursday hinted that it could support tighter UN economic sanctions, but also pushed the two sides to begin a dialogue. Meanwhile, Russia Today reports that the US military is continuing to prepare for another ground war on the continent. A recent procurement posting suggests that the US Army is seeking a contractor to train its forces in South Korea to respond to potential attacks involving a weapon of mass destruction.
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Sep 8, 2017.
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