{"id":999,"date":"2019-06-29T21:32:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T21:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nortonspeaks.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2019-06-29T21:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T21:32:59","slug":"the-joke-is-on-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nortonspeaks.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/29\/the-joke-is-on-us\/","title":{"rendered":"THE JOKE IS ON US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a long time, people outside Cult Trump have suspected two disturbing notions about Donald Trump and his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We now know that both of these notions are true. The first truth is that Trump believes what he discusses with Putin is not America\u2019s business. The second truth is that Trump believes the oath he took to \u201cpreserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States\u201d is one big joke.<\/h4>\n

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These revelations don\u2019t come from Robert Mueller, the would-be savior who kept us believing he could do something to take down a treasonous President. They also don\u2019t come from some House committee hearing after overcoming a subpoena challenge or bogus immunity claim. We know these truths because Donald Trump communicated them to us.<\/h4>\n

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When the Mueller report was released, the mainstream media finally focused more on how Trump engages in acts of collusion and obstruction in plain sight. For example, in July 2016, when candidate Trump said \u201cRussia, if you\u2019re listening, I hope you\u2019re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,\u201d it was not courtesy of audio from a secretly recorded phone call with some clandestine Russian intelligence officer. That statement was proclaimed by candidate Trump himself on television.<\/h4>\n

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We have been analyzing every interruption, zinger, and technical glitch at the Democratic debates in Miami in an attempt to figure out who can dethrone Trump. In the meantime, Trump has been stirring up trouble across the globe at the G20 Osaka Summit, in plain sight. On June 26th (Wednesday), a reporter asked Trump before he left for Japan whether he would warn Putin against meddling in our upcoming elections. Trump dismissively replied, \u201cI\u2019ll have a very good conversation with him. What I say to him is none of your business.\u201d<\/h4>\n

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On June 28th (Friday), Trump met Putin for the first time since the Mueller report was released. With no sign that Trump would indeed warn Putin against election interference, reporters asked him about it. Trump replied, \u201cOf course, I will,\u201d only to put on a shameful display for the cameras. Trump pretended to point an admonishing finger at Putin, muttering, \u201cDon\u2019t meddle in the election, please,\u201d while sharing a laugh with his Russian BFF.<\/h4>\n

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In just the last few days of June, Trump has told us that his chats with Putin are not our concern and that he finds the conclusion of the Mueller report \u2013 \u201cThe Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion\u201d \u2013 both humorous and trivial. It is clear we have now reached the part of Trump\u2019s presidency where he is no longer even pretending to be our faithful commander-in-chief. But these past very recent days have also shown that there are several impressive Democratic contenders who are more than up for the job. Unlike our sitting \u201cPresident,\u201d these candidates know what it means to put America, and not themselves, first.<\/h4>\n

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