RichardHaass

Biden has enough electors. Now all Trump has to do besides trying to compel GOP governors to overturn their elections is bribe some “faithless electors”. …the hidden mechanics of electing a U.S. president have drawn new scrutiny this year as President Donald Trump continues to deny Biden’s victory and pursues...

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  • December 6, 2020

Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller, the Sam Johnson and Jimmy Boswell of the Trump regime wrote a ten-minute Trump address worth diagramming. Unfortunately Trump mumbled his way through it on Wednesday Night. WaPo decided to color-code its content. x Kushner has been working with Stephen Miller on drafting the speech,...

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  • March 12, 2020

The Soleimani assassination may be legally justifiable, but that is not the same as smart or prudent. It makes little strategic sense given the many US vulnerabilities in the region and the need to contend w Russia, North Korea, & China. my latest for @FT https://t.co/QS8HXKRWX4 — Richard N. Haass...

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  • January 3, 2020

Trump decided he’d wave a mushroom at Iran. Iran decided it would hollaback. Tit for Taunt. That guy has tweeted that we see Iran responsible for the events in Baghdad & we will respond to Iran.1st: You can’t do anything.2nd: If you were logical —which you’re not— you’d see that...

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  • January 1, 2020

It could be his jury pool. Booed, mocked and given the “lock him up” treatment at the World Series, President Donald Trump might decide that his first MLB game as president just became his last. My ⁦@usatodaysports⁩ column from Nats Park: https://t.co/8b3hUyhHVl — Christine Brennan (@cbrennansports) October 28, 2019 When...

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  • October 28, 2019

Excellent William Saletan article in Slate reminding us how much Turkey is part of Trump’s corruption going back to Mike Flynn. It’s made worse as Turkey begins its new attacks on the Kurds. It’s hard to keep track of President Donald Trump’s betrayals of his country. First he solicited Vladimir Putin’s...

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  • October 9, 2019