Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

"Mike Waltz, other National Security Council staffers out in latest Trump purge following Signal chat leak"

"Fox News confirmed Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, left the office Thursday"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mike-waltz-other-national-security-council-staffers-out-latest-trump-purge-following-signal-chat-leak

He was never a Fox news game show host like Pete Hegseth so he obviously wasn't qualified in the first place...

Oh, he's now been qualified to an "ambassador" to the United Nations! 

PS: It's been reported that ultra MAGA Laura Loomer said she got him "Loomered" so off to the UN he goes...

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Looks as if the resident communist/ lapdog puppet for the leftist media got it wrong again.  LOL

I see you immediately updated your posting here as fast as possible in your response.

More egg dripping...  Shocker!   

Got it wrong?! LOL! , For the edification of the supporter of the Trump "JD" Putin commie team,  the state department spokeswoman, an obvious Trumptoid, had to be informed live on air by a reporter that Waltz was going to be the "ambassador" to the UN after Trump posted it on "Truth Central" (or as he has called "Torth Centree" WITHOUT informing anyone in the state department first!!! More egg dripping! Shocker! 

"Waltz, Netanyahu held Iran strike discussions behind Trump's back"

"Part of the reason why US President Donald Trump dismissed National Security Adviser Michael Waltz was due to behind-the-scenes coordination with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on possible military action against Iran, without the president’s full knowledge or approval, The Washington Post reported on Saturday."

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-852460

Sounds like just the kind of guy you'd want representing US policy in the UN...

"Mike Waltz, other National Security Council staffers out in latest Trump purge following Signal chat leak"

"Fox News confirmed Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, left the office Thursday"

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mike-waltz-other-national-security-council-staffers-out-latest-trump-purge-following-signal-chat-leak

He was never a Fox news game show host like Pete Hegseth so he obviously wasn't qualified in the first place...

" A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s request to release from prison a former FBI informant who made up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes that later became central to Republicans’ impeachment effort."

"The decision, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Otis Wright in Los Angeles, comes weeks after a new prosecutor reassigned to Alexander Smirnov’s case jointly filed a motion with his attorneys asking for his release while he appeals his conviction. In the motion, the U.S. government had said it would review its “theory of the case.”


"Smirnov, 44, was sentenced in January after pleading guilty to tax evasion and lying to the FBI about the phony bribery scheme, which was described by the previous prosecutors assigned to the case as an effort to influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election."

"Smirnov had been originally prosecuted by former Justice Department special counsel David Weiss, who resigned in January days before President Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second term."

"Smirnov, a dual U.S. and Israeli citizen, falsely claimed to his FBI handler that around 2015, executives from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma had paid then-Vice President Biden and his son $5 million each."

https://apnews.com/article/fbi-informant-biden-bribery-scheme-90117c0d69382858e6e6262156c39bd8

How many trade deals has the US actually closed? Answer: Zero...

"While the Trump administration has been bragging about a number of potential trade deals, foreign officials say discussions are much more tentative."

"A White House official previously declined to comment on foreign diplomats’ characterizations of the trade proposals."

"Privately, however, White House officials acknowledge the documents they are receiving from foreign countries are really a framework for future discussions and build off a “term sheet” the administration is demanding from each country."


“To be frank, it’s still not completely clear what the U.S. really wants. They ask a very disparate number of different things,” said one European diplomat, who described the talks as in the discussion phase. “So we are still trying to figure out what are the real priorities from the U.S.”

“Europe coming up with offers would be a fucking mistake. Americans don’t want to negotiate,” said an EU diplomat. “It’s about strategic patience: let’s not push things and let [themselves] stew.”


https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/29/us-tariffs-trade-partners-deals-talks-00317192

To start trade talks:

"Senior U.S. officials have reached out recently "through relevant parties multiple times," hoping to start negotiations with China on tariffs, a spokesperson for the commerce ministry said in a statement Friday."

"While assessing the possibility of starting any negotiations, Chinese authorities reiterated Beijing's request for the U.S. to remove all unilateral tariffs. Failure to do so would indicate "an outright lack of sincerity" from Washington and "further compromise mutual trust," according to a CNBC translation."


https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/money-report/china-says-its-evaluating-u-s-overtures-to-initiate-talks-on-trade/3691719/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

OOH!!   More fear mongering I see. 

They are going to access my information.  Holy shit, what information would that be?  

These guys are doing this all free of charge as well.  Democrat politicians are terrified that anything the DOGE team looks through will be used against them and reveal information that exposes their massive corruption.   

That is of course why they are having their regular conniption.  

LOL! Reading comprehension issues AGAIN?!

"They are going to access my information.  Holy shit, what information would that be? "
From the quote:  "Social Security numbers, medical records and tax and banking information."

"These guys are doing this all free of charge as well."

Wrong, of course: "The DOGE Musketeers are paid from government agency budgets, not from a specific DOGE-related fund."

https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-trump-musk-funding-foia-congress-transparency#:~:text=Funding%20Floodgates,is%20not%20unusual%2C%20experts%20say.

" Democrat politicians are terrified that anything the DOGE team looks through will be used against them and reveal information that exposes their massive corruption. "

So where's the DOJ prosecution for all this alleged fraud and corruption?...

Trump's DOJ "urged the court to lift an injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander blocking DOGE from accessing the data, which includes Social Security numbers, medical records and tax and banking information."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-grant-doge-access-social-secur-rcna204548

Do you want the Musketeers accessing your data?

Originally Posted by James Lacey

In short, no, there is no end to his delusions. He thinks the Constitution and laws do not apply to him either. He spent his whole life using his wealth to avoid responsibility for anything and cover up all his mistakes, so why should he act any differently now?

That's true, of course, and I guess I have to resort a bit of whataboutism, too. What if Obama or Biden did this? The outrage would be deafening from the public, the media and, of course, congress.

I don't know why there isn't more collective outrage from the Catholic community and the church. I don't why the WH isn't being picketed right now. Where's a resolution from congress condemning what he did?