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22nd April 2017, 01:10 PM | #1 |
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Pence Down Under
Mike Pence has been in Australia to reassure the government that the Australia-US refugee deal would still go ahead in spite of Trump's reservations.
Malcolm "Trumble" was embarrassed earlier this year when Donald Trump tweeted that the deal was "dumb" and hung up on Turnbull 40 minutes early in a telephone conversation.
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I'm not sure that this visit will do much for Australia-US relations. When you have to deal with the VP instead of the POTUS then you know that you have slipped a long way down the totem pole. |
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22nd April 2017, 03:21 PM | #2 |
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22nd April 2017, 03:41 PM | #3 |
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22nd April 2017, 04:54 PM | #4 |
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Oz better watch out. I hear tell we sent an armada their way!
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22nd April 2017, 06:07 PM | #6 |
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Every President since (and including) George H W has visited Australia. We have been strong allies for a very long time. If Trump doesn't visit, it will be a major snub.
But I don't expect him to come. It would play havoc with his golf schedule....... He also would not be welcome, and protests would be large and vociferous. |
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22nd April 2017, 06:46 PM | #7 |
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22nd April 2017, 06:50 PM | #8 |
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Australia is full of toxic and venomous critters. One more won't stand out.
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23rd April 2017, 01:10 AM | #10 |
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23rd April 2017, 06:27 AM | #11 |
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24th April 2017, 07:10 AM | #14 |
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24th April 2017, 07:42 AM | #15 |
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27th April 2017, 02:00 PM | #16 |
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Trump hates to travel and dislikes sleeping in strange rooms. WHen a private citizen, when he had to travel oversees he prefereed just staying in a city for a few hours and then flying back in his private jet rather then sleep in a strange room, even if the room was in one o fhis own hotels.
In a private citizen, that quirk is harmless to everybody but the individual involved, but as president that is going to hurt the prestige of the US. |
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