12-04-2016, 11:05 AM
(12-03-2016, 09:43 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: This is true, and this reads more of an error on his part thanks to a lack of quality foreign policy advisors around him and not him trying to piss off China. A lot of what I read suggested there isn't cohesion yet on the transition team, lots of his allies now together, each vying for influence. Their attitudes have turned off some potential members of the incoming Trump administration as there's a "you weren't with us then, you must grovel now".
What's clear is he needs some quality foreign policy advisors, and Rudy doesn't cut it. I'm surprised Huntsman isn't in talks for State.
This is my take on it all.
(12-03-2016, 02:37 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: First of all, the phone call was made by the Taiwanese president. Second, Donald Trump isn't going to insult her by letting the call go to voice mail. Third, Taiwan is our natural ally in the region and they've been getting the middle finger from the US since 1978.
For one and two, I am given to understand that according to Taiwan, the call was scheduled by the Trump camp. So while Taiwan dialed the number, the PE asked them to and gave them a time.
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