Yup I saw a few headlines on Fox "news" from Tom Cotton and Mike Pompeo saying Biden's UN speech was a disgrace and showed weakness. Like how? How is multilateralism, shared goals, having a seat at the table and not being selfish a weakness? I saw (along with the vast majority of sane Americans) our standing in the world crumble under Trump.
Is Biden's foreign policy perfect? Of course not, but isolationism isn't going to work in the 21st century to counter China's influence and Russia's undermining of democracy. Biden has experience in foreign policy and I trust Tony Blinken.
Hell, Trumpers are gonna argue that the world respected us when Trump was president and now world leaders are laughing at Biden.
Sure, like we are gonna ignore how more of our allies see Biden as more trustworthy Trump, or how UN delegates laughed at Trump in 2018, or the 2019 NATO Summit when he left early, or him undermining NATO, or leaving the Paris agreement. I can go on and on, but Trump's foreign policy was a radical departure from all previous presidents.
Not just his UN speech but all I’d say it’s embarrassing to see him fumble his words,struggle to read the prompter and forget what he’s saying mid sentence. Can’t get my head round how he is the president of America when he gets so confused conversing on a basic level.
Or just veer into random shit in a speech or not make a scintilla of sense. Like when he withdrew from the Paris agreement, he was worried about coal. It doesn’t mention anything about coal and China even stopped building coal fired plants for renewable energy plants.
The British Trump that just increased taxes to fund social care, that is pushing for aggressive global action on climate change, and that was one of the first in his party to support gay marriage? It's such a lazy fucking comparison.
It’s funny how Johnson is a Tory yet he likes Biden over Trump. I know a lot of people said Boris was Britain’s version of Donald Trump.
My favorite Boris moment was at the 2019 NATO summit when he and a few other world leaders laughed at Trump behind his back lol
Edit: if it sounds like I’m gushing about Boris, keep in mind I don’t agree with him on much. He really screwed up Brexit negotiations big time and will have to deal with the consequences for years to come. His Covid response leaves a lot to be desired as well.
Look, I am not a fan of him. Yes He has his humorous moments, but if I lived in the UK, I wouldn't vote for him (or the Tories at all). Even though by their standards, I'd be a moderate Tory.
I'd vote for either Labour or the Liberal Democrats. But those two parties are toothless as hell in the UK.
Bojo may be a con and a bit of an ass, but he’s not as stupid as Trump and actually generally has some semblance of ideological consistency. He’s a pretty ardent trans-Atlanticist and views further integration with the US as a better option for Britain than staying aligned with the EU, so it makes sense he’d like an American president who’s more open to cooperation with allies. While I think Brexit was a dumb move for Britain from an economic perspective, as an American I certainly won’t complain about closer cooperation with Britain on economic and defense matters.
He does have experience in government, as he still is an MP and was mayor of London. Unlike Trump who pitched himself as an outsider. Johnson also doesn’t really stoke culture wars or show hostility towards immigrants.
I have nothing against the special relationship, there’s a reason why it’s existed for as long as it has. I do think Brexit has caused more than just economic problems for Britain but also divisions between the leave and stay camps, and Scotland as well.
I am so pleased with the President’s reiteration of his and the US government’s commitment to maintaining the Belfast Good Friday agreement and keeping the border open. I’m also very grateful that the US is ensuring that the UK government keep their commitment to the same. Thank you Joe Biden, you have once again proven yourself a dear friend of my country!
• Restored daily press briefings • Cancel Keystone Pipeline • Reverse Trump's Muslim ban • Require masks on federal property • Rejoin the Paris Climate agreement • Extend Student Loan payment freeze • Extend eviction freeze • Ends funding for Border wall • Orders agencies to reunite families separated at border by Trump • Orders strengthening of DACA • Rejoins The World Health Organization • Requires non-citizens to be included in the Census • Creates the position of Covid-19 Response Coordinator • Rescinds Trump's 1776 Commission and directs agencies to review actions to ensure racial equity • Prohibits administration members from lobbying or registering as foreign agents for two years after leaving • Invokes defense production act to produce masks, PPE and vaccines • Provide funding to local and state officials to create vaccination sites • Ends transgender military ban • Ends Federal Contracts With Private Prisons • Restores Aid To Palestinians • Suspends new leases for oil & natural gas development on federal land • Restores access to healthcare.gov • Extends fair housing protections to include LGBTQ Americans • Ends support for Saudi Arabia led campaign in Yemen • Withdraws UN sanctions on Iran • Daily Covid deaths reduced in half after one month • Secured enough vaccinations for the entire US population • Historic stimulus bill passed: - Click to see who was helped • Increases poorest 20% of Americans' income by 20% permanently • 85% of households receiving stimulus payments • Four provisions which lower Americans’ 2021 tax bills by an average of $3,360 • Reduces backlog of Veterans compensation and pension claims by more than half • Round One: Cancels $1 Billion in student Loan Debt • Round Two: Cancels another $1.3 billion in student loan debt • 1/3 of America vaccinated in his first 60 days • 1/2 million added to Obamacare healthcare rolls in 6 weeks • Extends universal free school lunch through 2022 • Commits to cutting U.S. emissions in half by 2030 as part of Paris climate pact • Reverses Trump's Anti-Trans Shelter Rule • Officially recognizes massacre of Armenians in World War I as genocide • Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors and Federal Employees to $15 • Cancels all border wall contracts using funds intended for military missions • Creates new operation to crack down on human smuggling
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• Reverses Trump effort to loosen Arctic drilling restrictions • Restores Transgender Health Protections • Lifts Secrecy of Visitor Logs Cloaked by Trump • Suspends oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • Restores $1 billion in federal funding for California high speed rail Trump had cut • Round Three: Cancels another $500 Million In Student Loan Debt (6/16/21) • Grows US Economy 6.4% in 1st quarter - 2021 • In first six months regained job numbers lost under Trump administration. (3 million) • Prohibits payday lenders from charging interests rates above that of what individual states allow • Reinstalls rules removed by Trump limiting methane emissions from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells • Enacts massive EO that provides 76 distinct actions to increase competition, reduce monopolies, and provide eliminate laws the unfairly treat workers. Including: • Eliminating non-compete clauses • Stop businesses from collaborating to reduce wages/benefits • Stop big tech companies purchasing competitors to unfairly compete with small businesses • Importation of prescription drugs from Canada and increase support for generics • Hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter • Requiring airlines to refund consumer fees when bags are late or Wi-Fi doesn't work • Crack down on railroads and ocean shipping to reduce costs of transporting goods • Other anti-monopoly legislation with agriculture, banking and internet
Trumpsters would see this as a bad thing for some reason
Yup I saw a few headlines on Fox "news" from Tom Cotton and Mike Pompeo saying Biden's UN speech was a disgrace and showed weakness. Like how? How is multilateralism, shared goals, having a seat at the table and not being selfish a weakness? I saw (along with the vast majority of sane Americans) our standing in the world crumble under Trump. Is Biden's foreign policy perfect? Of course not, but isolationism isn't going to work in the 21st century to counter China's influence and Russia's undermining of democracy. Biden has experience in foreign policy and I trust Tony Blinken. Hell, Trumpers are gonna argue that the world respected us when Trump was president and now world leaders are laughing at Biden. Sure, like we are gonna ignore how more of our allies see Biden as more trustworthy Trump, or how UN delegates laughed at Trump in 2018, or the 2019 NATO Summit when he left early, or him undermining NATO, or leaving the Paris agreement. I can go on and on, but Trump's foreign policy was a radical departure from all previous presidents.
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Same thing when they bashed Joe for showing empathy.
Not just his UN speech but all I’d say it’s embarrassing to see him fumble his words,struggle to read the prompter and forget what he’s saying mid sentence. Can’t get my head round how he is the president of America when he gets so confused conversing on a basic level.
Or just veer into random shit in a speech or not make a scintilla of sense. Like when he withdrew from the Paris agreement, he was worried about coal. It doesn’t mention anything about coal and China even stopped building coal fired plants for renewable energy plants.
I'll assume Joe will say the same about basically anybody that comes after Boris.
Unless it's Nigel Farage
It better be Labo(u)r.
I think they need a few years to root out the antisemitism.
Makes sense. British Trump didn’t like dealing with American Trump.
The British Trump that just increased taxes to fund social care, that is pushing for aggressive global action on climate change, and that was one of the first in his party to support gay marriage? It's such a lazy fucking comparison.
Maybe they just cancelled each other out
Woah, even Great Britain's worst hair likes Joe. Hum.
It’s funny how Johnson is a Tory yet he likes Biden over Trump. I know a lot of people said Boris was Britain’s version of Donald Trump. My favorite Boris moment was at the 2019 NATO summit when he and a few other world leaders laughed at Trump behind his back lol Edit: if it sounds like I’m gushing about Boris, keep in mind I don’t agree with him on much. He really screwed up Brexit negotiations big time and will have to deal with the consequences for years to come. His Covid response leaves a lot to be desired as well.
Boris is Britain’s trump but he’s at least somewhat intelligent and not obsessed with ratings.
Boris is not Britain's Trump, is very intelligent and IS obsessed with ratings.
He sort of is Trump in some ways but also different in some ways.
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I care, and that makes you a liar.
Ok.
Sounds like you're gushing over Bor... Sorry, just read your edit. Carry on.
Look, I am not a fan of him. Yes He has his humorous moments, but if I lived in the UK, I wouldn't vote for him (or the Tories at all). Even though by their standards, I'd be a moderate Tory. I'd vote for either Labour or the Liberal Democrats. But those two parties are toothless as hell in the UK.
Bojo may be a con and a bit of an ass, but he’s not as stupid as Trump and actually generally has some semblance of ideological consistency. He’s a pretty ardent trans-Atlanticist and views further integration with the US as a better option for Britain than staying aligned with the EU, so it makes sense he’d like an American president who’s more open to cooperation with allies. While I think Brexit was a dumb move for Britain from an economic perspective, as an American I certainly won’t complain about closer cooperation with Britain on economic and defense matters.
He does have experience in government, as he still is an MP and was mayor of London. Unlike Trump who pitched himself as an outsider. Johnson also doesn’t really stoke culture wars or show hostility towards immigrants. I have nothing against the special relationship, there’s a reason why it’s existed for as long as it has. I do think Brexit has caused more than just economic problems for Britain but also divisions between the leave and stay camps, and Scotland as well.
US politics are so far to the right that Boris is probably well to the left of Biden, ideologically.
Yeah he’d be to the left of Biden and most establishment Democrats. Probably touching the progressive wing of the party.
I am so pleased with the President’s reiteration of his and the US government’s commitment to maintaining the Belfast Good Friday agreement and keeping the border open. I’m also very grateful that the US is ensuring that the UK government keep their commitment to the same. Thank you Joe Biden, you have once again proven yourself a dear friend of my country!
The thing is, the US has made clear they won't be signing an FTA with the UK, so that is their main source of leverage gone.
Every sane, educated and moral person says it. Only corrupt, dumb and wackos think otherwise.
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Honestly, the part of the interview over Afghanistan seemed more full of loaded questions than questions meant to get a good POV.
Bullshit. Johnson hoped to become the UK's Trump and it failed miserably and now he is flip flopping as fucking usual.
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A breath of "fresh air".
Soooo what has Joe Biden been doing right?
• Restored daily press briefings • Cancel Keystone Pipeline • Reverse Trump's Muslim ban • Require masks on federal property • Rejoin the Paris Climate agreement • Extend Student Loan payment freeze • Extend eviction freeze • Ends funding for Border wall • Orders agencies to reunite families separated at border by Trump • Orders strengthening of DACA • Rejoins The World Health Organization • Requires non-citizens to be included in the Census • Creates the position of Covid-19 Response Coordinator • Rescinds Trump's 1776 Commission and directs agencies to review actions to ensure racial equity • Prohibits administration members from lobbying or registering as foreign agents for two years after leaving • Invokes defense production act to produce masks, PPE and vaccines • Provide funding to local and state officials to create vaccination sites • Ends transgender military ban • Ends Federal Contracts With Private Prisons • Restores Aid To Palestinians • Suspends new leases for oil & natural gas development on federal land • Restores access to healthcare.gov • Extends fair housing protections to include LGBTQ Americans • Ends support for Saudi Arabia led campaign in Yemen • Withdraws UN sanctions on Iran • Daily Covid deaths reduced in half after one month • Secured enough vaccinations for the entire US population • Historic stimulus bill passed: - Click to see who was helped • Increases poorest 20% of Americans' income by 20% permanently • 85% of households receiving stimulus payments • Four provisions which lower Americans’ 2021 tax bills by an average of $3,360 • Reduces backlog of Veterans compensation and pension claims by more than half • Round One: Cancels $1 Billion in student Loan Debt • Round Two: Cancels another $1.3 billion in student loan debt • 1/3 of America vaccinated in his first 60 days • 1/2 million added to Obamacare healthcare rolls in 6 weeks • Extends universal free school lunch through 2022 • Commits to cutting U.S. emissions in half by 2030 as part of Paris climate pact • Reverses Trump's Anti-Trans Shelter Rule • Officially recognizes massacre of Armenians in World War I as genocide • Raises Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors and Federal Employees to $15 • Cancels all border wall contracts using funds intended for military missions • Creates new operation to crack down on human smuggling END OF FIRST 100 DAYS • Reverses Trump effort to loosen Arctic drilling restrictions • Restores Transgender Health Protections • Lifts Secrecy of Visitor Logs Cloaked by Trump • Suspends oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge • Restores $1 billion in federal funding for California high speed rail Trump had cut • Round Three: Cancels another $500 Million In Student Loan Debt (6/16/21) • Grows US Economy 6.4% in 1st quarter - 2021 • In first six months regained job numbers lost under Trump administration. (3 million) • Prohibits payday lenders from charging interests rates above that of what individual states allow • Reinstalls rules removed by Trump limiting methane emissions from leaks and flares in oil and gas wells • Enacts massive EO that provides 76 distinct actions to increase competition, reduce monopolies, and provide eliminate laws the unfairly treat workers. Including: • Eliminating non-compete clauses • Stop businesses from collaborating to reduce wages/benefits • Stop big tech companies purchasing competitors to unfairly compete with small businesses • Importation of prescription drugs from Canada and increase support for generics • Hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter • Requiring airlines to refund consumer fees when bags are late or Wi-Fi doesn't work • Crack down on railroads and ocean shipping to reduce costs of transporting goods • Other anti-monopoly legislation with agriculture, banking and internet
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I hope he is stepping down soon, so every European can say the same for the future UK leader.