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Russia. Ukraine. China. Bolton account highlights pattern of Trump welcoming foreign political help. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger While running for office in 2016, Donald Trump asked Russia to hunt for the emails of his Democratic rival and touted documents stolen by Russia intelligence agents that had been published by WikiLeaks. Last year, he requested “a favor” of the president of Ukraine, asking him personally for an investigation into his likely 2020 opponent, former vice president Joe Biden, which could have benefited Trump politically. Now, a forthcoming book by John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser, asserts that Trump in 2019 also asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for electoral assistance, suggesting Xi use China’s economic power to help him, “pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win.” Bolton’s account highlights Trump’s pattern of welcoming foreign political help and a casual comfort with what was once unthinkable in American politics — foreign intervention in U.S. elections. His description of Trump’s request of Xi drew rebukes from Democrats and muted responses from Republicans, but no calls by lawmakers for another impeachment inquiry or additional investigations amid Washington’s political stalemate. Experts fear that Trump’s behavior may embolden nations to try to sway U.S. voters in the 2020 campaign — particularly if foreign leaders conclude that helping lift Trump to a second term would be an effective way to curry favor with the White House. “Foreign governments are increasingly testing us, looking to intervene in the 2020 campaign,” said Trevor Potter, a former Federal Election Commission chairman, who is working with a new bipartisan group to monitor threats to this year’s election. “It becomes all the more likely if the president is not fighting foreign influence in campaigns, but rather is inviting it.” Trump has called Bolton “a liar” and said in a series of tweets Thursday that his book is “made up of lies & fake stories.” U.S. Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer, who attended the June 2019 meeting with Trump and Xi, told a Senate committee Wednesday that it was “absolutely untrue” that Trump requested election help from the Chinese leader. Alyssa Farah, a White House spokeswoman, says Trump “never asked China to interfere in the election.” “Nobody present, other than John Bolton, says that took place,” she said. The White House on Thursday declined to comment on whether Trump in general is opposed to foreign help for his campaign. While Trump’s past outreach to foreign powers for political assistance triggered widespread condemnation, he has not suffered serious consequences. His entreaties to Moscow as its operatives were seeking to disrupt the 2016 campaign — “Russia, if you’re listening,” he famously said — were scrutinized as part of the nearly two-year-long investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III. READ MORE: Russia. Ukraine. China. Bolton account highlights pattern of Trump welcoming foreign political help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ru...
Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 12:03PM
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“Russia, if you’re listening,” as we all know, was a joke. Stop grasping at straws, they will do you no good Ron.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 12:44PM
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That is BULL 💩 Steve and you know it to be true. Trump sees that he can't depend just on people like you and his followers to make this reelection possible so Trump needs a little help from his friends The Russia's, Ukrainians and now the Chinese.
Steve, that man don't give a damn about you at all.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 2:27PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I was listening to Trump when he made that joke. We all got it and laughed, but you poor slobs still can't stop crying about it, but only after Hillary lost so surprisingly miserably.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 4:18PM
Steve Williams
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So Trump is a comedian now, is that what you want the people here On Black In America to believe?
Yeah you might’ve thought it was funny until his words, blew up in trumps face.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 6:40PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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So Trump is a comedian now, is that what you want the people here On Black In America to believe?
Yeah you might’ve thought it was funny until his words, blew up in trumps face.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 6:41PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Trump is a genuinely funny guy. You just can't beat smart and funny, and tough.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 7:32PM
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I don’t believe that one bit. This country didn’t hire a comedian to run the country they thought he was presidential material but no the Trump supporters Are now seeing the error in their ways and they will not be making that mistake again.
Trump is out and The people won’t be asking him to serve as president no more.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 8:05PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I guess Schiff wants to investigate him about China. Some people never learn.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 10:39PM
Steve Williams
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Damn that is right according to Bolton, Russia. Ukraine. China. Bolton account highlights pattern of Trump welcoming foreign political help.
Remember Steve Bolton was at one time during this affair, was Trump's right hand.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 11:01PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I know much more than you about Bolton Ron. All during the '16 campaign and until Trump tapped him he was a Fox News analyst. It makes no sense what Bolton alleges about China. Xi is the President's adversary not friend. Look at Wuhan.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 11:16PM
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All this happened before Trump Found out he was being used by China.
Now over 110,000 Americans is dead because he thought China would not do anything like that, Steve, for the longest, the man you support with calling the pandemic a democratic hoax.
Sunday, June 21st 2020 at 11:38PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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The Democrat panic was a hoax. Mistakes happen Ron. Just because Japan attacked Pearl Harbor doesn't mean Roosevelt was wrong. Trump knows things you don't know, just like you don't know to this day why Roosevelt cut off Japan's oil.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 12:20AM
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And Ron, why do you so gullibly believe someone who was afraid to testify UNDER OATH to these "facts" at the key moment?
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 12:23AM
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Like so many of our leaders and authorities, Bolton is just a cheap whore.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 12:26AM
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You say The Democrat panic was a hoax. You are right, it was a hoax created out of the sick minds of the Trump administration and wasted valuable time with this pandemic thinking China would help Trump but that blew-up in his face and you want that kind of leadership for four more years, WOW!!!
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 3:26AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 10:41AM
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Steve, why do you think you have to LIE like this? Trump did too waste time in leading this country with this pandemic.
Trump administration “wasted” months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic.
As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
READ MORE: Trump administration “wasted” months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic https://www.denverpost.com/2020/04/05/trum...
US ‘wasted’ months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic
After the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies largely waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
READ MORE: US ‘wasted’ months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic https://apnews.com/090600c299a8cf07f5b44d9...
U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic
WASHINGTON — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months that could have been used to bolster the federal stockpile of critically needed medical supplies and equipment.
A review of federal purchasing contracts by The Associated Press shows federal agencies waited until mid-March to begin placing bulk orders of N95 respirator masks, mechanical ventilators and other equipment needed by front-line health care workers.
READ MORE: U.S. ‘wasted’ months before preparing for virus pandemic https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-wa...
You must had your head up your backside and you did not see what was going on in the first three months of this pandemic, when Trump said in April, this pandemic will go away like magic. THAT WAS A LIE TOO.
Steve, Why do you feel that you have to LIE like this?
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 11:58AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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You're a coward Ron. The Wuhan would have taken you so easily if Trump hadn't stepped in. At the time the Wuhan hit your dumb asses you all were thinking of nothing but convicting the President on trumped up charges. What a disgrace you are.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 5:44PM
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Steve, why do you think you have to LIE like this? Trump did too waste time in leading this country with this pandemic.
Trump administration “wasted” months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic.
I have provide you with just three points of evidence and all you got it this dumb ass logic and false-hoods.
STEVE are these your words?: Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 10:41AM
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Where is your proof that Trump did not waist time to ad The American people about this pandemic, which blew up in his face.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 9:43PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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You showed me no evidence Ron. You have no idea what "evidence" means. You need a course in remedial English.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 10:07PM
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Now Steve, you showed me less then that.
Are these your words:
Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 11:10PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Sure Ron, the evidence is right under your nose. The President has no responsibility for your health. It is ALL your responsibility.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 at 1:15AM
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For example, I took it on MYSELF on March 3 to cancel an important appointment with my cancer surgeon because I didn't want to risk going into Philly. I could have waited for Trump like your DUMB ASS did! Not!
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 at 1:18AM
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WTF do that has to do with Russia. Ukraine. China. Bolton account highlights pattern of Trump welcoming foreign political help?
Now for the second time Steve, are these your words?
Now Steve, you showed me less then that.
Are these your words Steve:
Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2020 at 8:42AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Trump wasted no time. In my opinion he acted precipitously.
Wednesday, June 24th 2020 at 11:14AM
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But I forgive him, considering who he was up against.
Wednesday, June 24th 2020 at 11:16AM
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Steve, I asked you was these your words Steve?:
Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Now why in the world are you running from your own words NOW?
Where those your words?
Wednesday, June 24th 2020 at 10:15PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I think you're on the wrong blog Ron.
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 2:32AM
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Is that all you have Steve? You can prove a thing you have said yet, WHY?
There was a wise old lady in my life who said “ YOU CANNOT PROVE A LIE.”
I see the you have run into that problem, WOW!!! 😯
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 8:24AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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Why are you asking the same question on two blogs?
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 12:52PM
Steve Williams
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YOUR WORDS: Wuhan is YOUR fault.
MY REPLY: Where is your proof?
YOUR WORDS: Why are you asking the same question on two blogs?
MY REPLY: All you have to do is scroll up on this blog slick and you will find YOUR WORDS. Now back to my question:
"Where is your proof that: Wuhan is MY fault?
Answer that question on your next reply, can you do that Steve?
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 3:22PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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So we're not going to discuss this on the other blog?
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 5:23PM
Steve Williams
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This is the topic, correct?
You say The Democrat panic was a hoax. You are right, it was a hoax created out of the sick minds of the Trump administration and wasted valuable time with this pandemic thinking China would help Trump but that blew-up in his face and you want that kind of leadership for four more years, WOW!!!
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 3:26AM
Deacon Ron Gray
Trump wasted no time Ron. Wuhan is YOUR fault. It's your own sick little mind that has failed you. That's how sick little minds like yours work. You take no responsibility because you're afraid of your own shadow.
Monday, June 22nd 2020 at 10:41AM
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Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 5:26PM
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You have no proof, just BULL 💩 talk and you still have not provided any proof of my involvement with this pandemic.
Yo have come to the strongest people again, with that weak as BULL 💩.
By Steve, I will give you the last word.
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 8:02PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
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I'm glad to hear you agree the Wuhan is not Trump's fault.
Thursday, June 25th 2020 at 9:05PM
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