Culdesacs that administration, the u. S. Government found itself to have sped down to the end of what was a complicated and bad and quickly worsening relationship with the largest country on earth by population, the country with the Fastest Growing economy on earth and the country that was fast emerging even then as our most important strategic counterpart on the globe. The george w. Bush administration had a tough second term in a lot of ways. But one of the ways in which they had a tough second term is that they had a super rocky relationship with china, including a lot of unforced errors on the part of the United States. So in 2005 they were trying to kind of recast that important relationship with china. They were trying to work out some of our worst disagreements with china and the george w. Bush white house invited the chinese president at the time to come visit the white house. And again, this is just one of those times in life when it was clear this might not work. I mean, it w
Its not even close. Thats President Trumps message to one of his core constituencies after an evangelical chris man magazine founded by the reverend billy graham published a scathing editorial about donald trump. The president called christianity today a farleft and progressive outlet. And said it was doing poorly after the publication called for him to be removed from office. The editorial says the president s actions in regard to ukraine are not only a violation of the constitution but, importantly, it is a profound it is profoundly immoral. It went on to say unsavory dealings and immoral acts by the president and those close to him have rendered this administration morally unable to lead. And that should he should be removed that he should be removed, we believe is not only a matter of partisan loyalties but loyalty to the creator of the ten commandments. Now, according to the research center, 81 of evangelical christians voted for donald trump in 2016. Earlier, i talked with the ed
Gamesmanship about the scheduling of the state of the union at a time like this particularly given the house of representatives led by nancy pelosi just formally recommended to the senate that the senate should remove President Trump from office and make him no longer president. I mean you might imagine that the state of the union and its scheduling could be a source of controversy at a time like this, at a fraught moment like this. In fact, actually seems to have gone off without a hitch. Nancy pelosi sent this brief letter to the white house today inviting President Trump to deliver his state of the union on february 4th. And what do you know, no muss, no fuss, the white house responded immediately, yes, the president will accept. Ding. Now, theres still the possibility that that means the president will be delivering his state of the Union Address in the middle of his Senate Impeachment trial. We dont know. The uncertainty around the logistics of the Senate Impeachment trial is one
And while it is not unimaginable there might be some sort of drama or some sort of gamesmanship about the scheduling of the state of the union at a time like this particularly given the house of representatives led by nancy pelosi just formally recommended to the senate that the senate should remove President Trump from office and make him no longer president. I mean you might imagine that the state of the union and its scheduling could be a source of controversy at a time like this, at a fraught moment like this. In fact, actually seems to have gone off without a hitch. Nancy pelosi sent this brief letter to the white house today inviting President Trump to deliver his state of the union on february 4th. And what do you know, no muss, no fuss, the white house responded immediately, yes, the president will accept. Ding. Now, theres still the possibility that that means the president will be delivering his state of the Union Address in the middle of his Senate Impeachment trial. We dont
Happen some time, right . Why not now . It was only two days ago nancy pelosi impeached donald trump. She used the gavel to note that the articles of impeachment against President Trump had passed. It was two days ago. Today she invited him to deliver the state of the Union Address, which is awkward timing, but you know what, its also time for it. And while it is not unimaginable there might be some sort of drama or some sort of gamesmanship about the scheduling of the state of the union at a time like this particularly given the house of representatives led by nancy pelosi just formally recommended to the senate that the senate should remove President Trump from office and make him no longer president. I mean you might imagine that the state of the union and its scheduling could be a source of controversy at a time like this, at a fraught moment like this. In fact, actually seems to have gone off without a hitch. Nancy pelosi sent this brief letter to the white house today inviting Pr