The Washington Post reported yesterday that Trump’s national security advisors wrote “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” in big letters on his briefing papers about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election “win.” So of course the next thing Trump did was to call him up and congratulate him.
The election results carried 70% of the votes in favor of Putin, which was definitely legitimate and not the result of (wait for it) Russian meddling. A call of congratulations wouldn’t be out of the ordinary under normal circumstances (Obama made the same call in 2012), but considering this is coming on the heels of Russia waging a cyber war against the United States and poisoning people with military-grade nerve agents in the United Kingdom, it does seem a little tone-deaf. As John McCain shot back, “An American president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.” Without there being some strategy behind the move, I tend to agree.
As for today’s comic, we obviously ignored the danger of Hitler for years in the spirit of neutrality – and that led to great costs, in retrospect. The difference between FDR and Trump, in this instance, is that we no longer play dumb with the speed of which we respond to world events. My hope is that Putin doesn’t rise to the comparison of Hitler and we look back at our actions today and wonder why we sat on our hands. Or worse, enabled him.
Seems to me we used to have the will & found the means; now we have the means but lack the will.The greater good used to supersede the fate of individual lives. The sacrifice of its soldiers was worth helping to eradicate a dictator’s evil. Now I know that’s easy for me to say since it’s not my life or my sons’ lives. If a people refuse to sacrifice their own to stop genocide, the evil still has to be stopped…doesn’t it? How many times have we regretfully thought, “It’s not OUR problem?” Just some food for thought.
Must be time to get rid of those disloyal national security advisors and replace them with some of the Fox ‘news’ finest minds that will have, you know, loyalty.
Putin has also made a nice little land-grab of the Crimea since his 2012 sham election, and went from propping up (fellow) Syrian dictator and (fellow) war criminal Assad indirectly, to having his own forces bomb the hell out of Syrian civilians. So, I’d say that Trump isn’t tone-deaf so much as morals-deaf and patriotism-deaf. (Of course, that would be true even if Putin had never come to power in the first place!)
Not hard to imagine the reaction many today would have towards Eleanor. If they don’t like Hillary think how they would treat Mrs. Roosevelt. Shameful.
Brian Carroll creator about 6 years ago
The Washington Post reported yesterday that Trump’s national security advisors wrote “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” in big letters on his briefing papers about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election “win.” So of course the next thing Trump did was to call him up and congratulate him.
The election results carried 70% of the votes in favor of Putin, which was definitely legitimate and not the result of (wait for it) Russian meddling. A call of congratulations wouldn’t be out of the ordinary under normal circumstances (Obama made the same call in 2012), but considering this is coming on the heels of Russia waging a cyber war against the United States and poisoning people with military-grade nerve agents in the United Kingdom, it does seem a little tone-deaf. As John McCain shot back, “An American president does not lead the free world by congratulating dictators on winning sham elections.” Without there being some strategy behind the move, I tend to agree.
As for today’s comic, we obviously ignored the danger of Hitler for years in the spirit of neutrality – and that led to great costs, in retrospect. The difference between FDR and Trump, in this instance, is that we no longer play dumb with the speed of which we respond to world events. My hope is that Putin doesn’t rise to the comparison of Hitler and we look back at our actions today and wonder why we sat on our hands. Or worse, enabled him.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 6 years ago
Hummm…Cadet Bonespurs Dumpsterfire CONGRATULATES his lover, Pootie-Poo, but HATES the FBI…Hummm…makes me wonder where his TRUE loyalty lies.
richsolano about 6 years ago
Seems to me we used to have the will & found the means; now we have the means but lack the will.The greater good used to supersede the fate of individual lives. The sacrifice of its soldiers was worth helping to eradicate a dictator’s evil. Now I know that’s easy for me to say since it’s not my life or my sons’ lives. If a people refuse to sacrifice their own to stop genocide, the evil still has to be stopped…doesn’t it? How many times have we regretfully thought, “It’s not OUR problem?” Just some food for thought.
Zev about 6 years ago
Donald Trump’s biggest imperative is to show everyone that he’s The Big Shot In Charge. That it convinces no one is, to him, irrelevant.
Dani Rice about 6 years ago
I said on another cartoon – Trump is exactly like my Late and Unlamented husband. The easiest way to get him to do something was to tell him not to.
Mr. Blawt about 6 years ago
Y’now, he just consolidated the Chancellorship into the presidency with 90% of the vote. Maybe we’ll have to give that a shot someday.
braindead Premium Member about 6 years ago
Must be time to get rid of those disloyal national security advisors and replace them with some of the Fox ‘news’ finest minds that will have, you know, loyalty.
#TraitorTrump
Godfreydaniel about 6 years ago
Putin has also made a nice little land-grab of the Crimea since his 2012 sham election, and went from propping up (fellow) Syrian dictator and (fellow) war criminal Assad indirectly, to having his own forces bomb the hell out of Syrian civilians. So, I’d say that Trump isn’t tone-deaf so much as morals-deaf and patriotism-deaf. (Of course, that would be true even if Putin had never come to power in the first place!)
robnvon Premium Member about 6 years ago
Perhaps, the staff could give the briefing cards to Ivanka and she could speak to her daddy.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 6 years ago
Just was this…https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/trump-furious-white-house-stunned-032130622.html
He’s MAD people FOUND OUT about the call.
Durak Premium Member about 6 years ago
Not hard to imagine the reaction many today would have towards Eleanor. If they don’t like Hillary think how they would treat Mrs. Roosevelt. Shameful.
Smitty about 6 years ago
We should just be thankful FDR didn’t ask Eleanor to spank him with that copy of the NYT.