RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

As easily as you can ignore Trump’s money trail.

A country or countries get the government they deserve and both of our countries have no problem with corruption.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Pompeo not shutting the door on joining a second Trump administration
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday did not rule out accepting a position from former President Trump in a second administration, if he’s reelected in November.

Asked by Fox News’s Neil Cavuto if he would consider working under Trump again, Pompeo said it was “flattering” to hear that his name has come up. He joked that it must mean he “didn’t blow it” the first four years.

“I don’t often comment on jobs I’ve not been offered,” he told the “Your World Cavuto” host Friday, adding “But if I get a chance to serve and think that I can make a difference … I’m almost certainly going to say yes to that opportunity to try and deliver on behalf of the American people.”

“I’m confident President Trump will be looking for people who will faithfully execute what it is he asked them to do,” he continued after Cavuto suggested the former president would expect loyalty. “I think as a president, you should always want that from everyone.”

He added that he would want his team to do the same.

“I must say, as secretary of state, I certainly wanted my team to do what I was asking them to do and was enormously frustrated when I found that I couldn’t get them to do that,” Pompeo said.

The former secretary was also asked about No Labels’ decision Friday to move forward with formally jumping into the 2024 race for the White House. The political group, created to build support for a third-party ticket, has yet to announce a candidate, however.

Cavuto pressed the former Trump official to weigh in on the issue.

“In the end, the political party system that we’ve had for a long time has put every president in office for decades,” Pompeo said. “I suspect this won’t be any different.”

“One of the reasons I suspect they’re having trouble getting folks to step forward is because it’s not likely to be a successful outcome — at either getting the presidency or frankly reshaping how Americans are thinking about the political process,” Pompeo added. “In the end, you can’t win with nothing Neil, you gotta have a candidate. And it sounds like they don’t have one yet.”

Instead, the former secretary said he still expects November to bring a rematch between Trump and President Biden.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4520569-mike-pompeo-donald-trump-second-administration-2024/

microphor Loc: Home is TN

Hey he's only asking to see the quote in context,. What's wrong with that? Can you provide it or not, if not, we're going to assume you're operating from hearsay again?

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

Yep! Still waiting for the quote in context.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

No, you were replying to me so I answered.

TexaCan Loc: Homeward Bound!

Below is just part of the article you posted as your evidence! Did you even actually read it? LOL! 🤷🏻‍♀️ This article is over a year old 2/10/2023. He didn’t support Trump because he was thinking about running for President himself! The article was about his career and his possible bid for President! To your dismay there was no trashing of Trump!

He has since stated that if Trump asked he would be happy to serve his country in “Trumps” administration! 👍

(AMERICA 1 has posted that article! I did not see it until after I replied! I added this after I posted this…. Sorry AMERICA 1!)
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“Back in Wichita for an event promoting his new book, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo didn’t mince words when asked if he supports Donald Trump’s 2024 bid for the presidency. “Oh, goodness no,” Pompeo told a reporter before the event. “Because we’re still thinking about running ourselves, and it will be interesting to see who else enters the race.”

“He then spent an hour defending to a hometown crowd his tenure in the Trump White House, which he called “one of the most unique presidential administrations in history.” “I was a follower,” Pompeo said. “President Trump was in charge. He was the one that got 270 electoral votes. I got zero.”

America 1 Loc: South Miami

The media totally distorted Trump's 'bloodbath' quote.
And it doesn't care
The American media, the people who breathlessly warned about misinformation and disinformation during the pandemic, are not to be taken seriously on the topic.

This past weekend proved the point, as one national news outlet after another willfully distorted Donald Trump’s use of a single word.

“Bloodbath.”

Anyone who went back and watched the context of Trump’s word will know instantly he used it in an economic sense, to describe the looming Chinese takeover of the American auto industry.
Much of the American media tried to make you believe in headlines and social media promotions that he was threatening bloodshed if he doesn’t win the 2024 election.
Media told a blatant lie about Trump
Whatever you think of Donald Trump, that is a lie.
It is also exactly the spin of the Democratic Party that is bird-dogging Trump’s every spoken word.

It is a lie that must be told with such pretzel contortions that you can be assured it was done with full knowledge.
This weekend, the major news outlets of this country became one great choir of disinformation that tried to plant that lie in the minds of the American people.
Now, I don’t really care if you dislike Donald Trump. I think our choices for president are uniquely awful. As I watch this election play out, I watch with dread.
I do care, however, about journalism, and this was another example of how mainstream media has become the servant to one particularly political persuasion — more proof that my industry needs to reform itself along with many of the other institutions in American life.

What Trump actually said in that speech

What exactly did Donald Trump say in his speech?
“If you’re listening, President Xi — and you and I are friends — but he understands the way I deal. Those big monster car manufacturing plants that you’re building in Mexico right now … you’re going to not hire Americans and you’re going to sell the cars to us, no.

We’re going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected.
Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole — that’s gonna be the least of it.
It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country.
That will be the least of it.
But they’re not going to sell those cars.
They’re building massive factories.”

Trump had so thoroughly wrapped the word in a discussion about trade and imports that you cannot leave that out of your headline.
Otherwise, the headline ends up reading like this one from NBC News: “Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses the election.”

Watch the footage. “Bloodbath” wasn’t part of some rousing line.
The applause line came before when Trump promised to “slap” a 100% tariff on Chinese automobiles manufactured in Mexico.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/philboas/2024/03/18/trump-bloodbath-quote-distorted-media-journalism/73018778007/

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

Hard to believe how much trumpies ignore.

Donald Trump's legal team argues that he did not swear an oath to "support" the Constitution but instead to "preserve, protect, and defend" it during his inauguration in January 2017. This distinction is crucial in the context of the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause, which disqualifies individuals who have engaged in insurrection after taking an oath to support the Constitution. Trump's defense hinges on the interpretation that this clause does not apply to presidential candidates like him, as they swear a different oath[2][3]. The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear an appeal on this matter, with arguments scheduled for December 6[4].

Sources
[1] Trump claims he did not swear an oath to 'support' the constitution as ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcWdnqe4hrU
[2] Donald Trump Says He Never Swore Oath 'to Support the Constitution' https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-oath-support-constitution-colorado-insurrection-1847482
[3] Trump says he never swore to 'support' the Constitution so he can ... https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/trump-constitution-oath-14th-amendment-rcna127049
[4] [PDF] 23-719 Trump v. Anderson (03/04/2024) - Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf
[5] Trump claims he did not swear an oath to 'support' constitution as ... https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/trump-claims-he-did-not-swear-an-oath-to-support-constitution-as-president-202518085893

America 1 Loc: South Miami

[quote=RascalRiley]Hard to believe how much trumpies ignore.

Donald Trump's legal team argues that he did not swear an oath to "support" the Constitution but instead to "preserve, protect, and defend" it during his inauguration in January 2017.

Wrong once again.
Watch Donald Trump take the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States
Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/video/193738/Donald-Trump-president

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

All true; but the dishonnedt Left will double down on their LIES.

RascalRiley Loc: Somewhere south of Detroit

[quote=America 1]
His lawyers argued and he did not say ‘support the Constitution’ as in the 14thA. Therefore his attempted sedation was not something he swore not to do.

They, his $750 an hour lawyers, speak for him.

eagleye13 Loc: Fl

You Lefties never surprise me.
You still back the Biden crime family.

Bidens' money trail to Russia, China, and Ukraine exposed
https://youtu.be/YGcKDTqhGM0

Here’s a short list of Biden’s magnificent accomplishments.
▪ a collapsing stock market,
▪ government overreach and expansion,
▪ out of control national debt and increased government spending,
▪ politically weaponized DOJ, FBI and CIA,
▪ the diluting of our educational standards and educational system,
▪ crippling the American energy industry,
▪ stifling small businesses and business in general,
▪ increasing prices of goods and essentials outpacing wage increases for the middle class,
▪ continued tax increases across the board,
▪ the ongoing fight to limit or deny our Constitutional rights,
▪ increased crime and reduced penalties for said crimes,
▪ a nation without borders,
▪ ignoring our national immigration laws and rewarding the violators,
▪ government (Ds and Rs) ignoring and violating their oath of office to protect our citizens and this nation,
▪ sending billions of unaccounted for tax dollars to support wars that are not in our national interest,
▪ sending billions of unaccounted for tax dollars to support enemy nations,
▪ officials violating their oath of office by aiding and abetting our self professed enemies by handing them billons of dollars of hi-tech weapons and military equipment making them one of the top fighting forces in the world,
▪ providing favors and information to long term national enemies in turn for self riches,
▪ a weakening and unprepared military, and
▪ government attacking, demonizing and penalizing American citizens for exercising their freedom of speech.


Bidens' money trail to Russia, China, and Ukraine exposed
https://youtu.be/YGcKDTqhGM0

BTW; Joe has been a career politician on the take for 50 years.

America 1 Loc: South Miami

Some of the strongest advocates of using Section 3 against Trump have been prominent conservative legal theorists and lawyers who argue that courts have to follow the actual words of the Constitution.
They argue there's no wiggle room here — Trump is clearly disqualified.

The question of whether Trump is qualified hasn't broken on traditional partisan lines in the legal world, partly because this is completely new legal ground, it's hard to predict how individual justices will rule based on their ideology.

But the reason most legal observers expect Trump to win at the high court is because courts are very hesitant to limit voters' choices. There's even a term for that — the "political question," whether a legal dispute is better settled by the people the voters have selected to make the laws than by unelected judges.
If that doesn't happen, some critics warn, and Trump's campaign is ended by Section 3, expect it to become weaponized in political races. Imagine a world where any politician's career can end in a moment when a court or an election official decides that person "engaged in insurrection," they caution.
Unless the high court shuts this down, they warn, Trump might only be the start.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/01/04/trump-14th-amendment-debate-explained

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slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

Yes, TexaCan, I did read the entire article and was not at all dismayed by the lack of trashing Trump. As it is, The Donald speaks enough trash to cover the aspects of his personality and/or policies. Mike Pompeo could be considered a career politician, so it was not surprising that he would declare himself open to a job in another administration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/mike-pompeo-president-2024.html

Excerpt...

Mike Pompeo Says He Won’t Run for President in 2024 - “This isn’t our moment,” said Mr. Pompeo, a former Trump administration official. But he declined to endorse the former president and obliquely criticized him.