This is the best thing I have heard from an almost president since Reagan. No wonder soros, the dems and the establishment are afraid of him. how will they continue to transfer all our countries assets to their overseas companies. http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/277879-trump-warns-against-false-song-of-globalism “We will no longer surrender this country or its people to the false song of globalism,” Trump promised during a speech in Washington. “I am skeptical of international unions that tie us up and bring America down,” he claimed. “And under my administration we will never enter America into any agreement that reduces our ability to control our own affairs.” “The nation-state remains the true foundation of happiness and harmony.” Trump’s comments are among the most vivid depiction yet of his profound doubt in the framework of global institutions that have dominated the globe since the end of World War II. Critics deride his rejection of that system as isolationist, and warn that it would undermine the U.S.’s ability to shape events around the world. But Trump has maintained that the current framework has left the U.S. lagging, and forced Americans to rush to other countries' aid. In his Wednesday address, which was widely interpreted as a moment for Trump to pivot from the primary campaign and attract support around the Republican Party, the GOP front-runner specifically mentioned NATO, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the U.S.’s alliances in the Asia-Pacific as worthy of reevaluation. NAFTA, Trump said, “has been a total disaster for the United States and has emptied our states of our manufacturing and our jobs.” If elected president, Trump promised to convene allies from NATO and Asia for summits that discuss “a rebalancing of financial commitments” and also “adopt new strategies for tackling our common challenges,” such as terrorism and migration.
I watched the speech. Trump was extraordinarily on point this time. Was he using a teleprompter, finally?
Great speech. "Many Americans must wonder why our politicians seem more interested in defending the borders of foreign countries than their own. Americans must know that we are putting the American people first again. On trade, on immigration, on foreign policy – the jobs, incomes and security of the American worker will always be my first priority. No country has ever prospered that failed to put its own interests first. Both our friends and enemies put their countries above ours and we, while being fair to them, must do the same."
Yeah . . . the guy was saying some ridiculous things lately. He himself said he has a short attention span.
So what? A short attention span is common among CEOs and other business folk - they're constantly hit with data from all sides and have to make a decision in a moment. A senior VP friend of mine always says "if you can't explain the general boundaries in 60 seconds, you're too verbose". Maybe Toby Keith had it right. A little less talk and a lot more action. Or Elvis with a little less conversation and a little more action.
There's a time and place for brevity, as well as for lengthy, focused attention. But a short attention span, commonly understood as a limit, is a liability.
In the improbable case that he becomes president, this is another avenue for dredging up the picayune crap that was written about Obama's use of the teleprompter. Win/win all the way down the line.