Trump floats idea of US reclaiming Panama Canal: 'Foolishly gave it away'

[tnt]

Isn’t all this chatter just going to push Panama closer to China?

[peek-a-boo]

@tnt

Do you think it’s wise for leaders to voice every thought in their head? I think sometimes it’s more strategic to not let everyone know what you are thinking or working on.

Trump did that throughout his first term. He must be doing something right, because here he is yet again. I’m expecting we will see more of the same. What you or I think about it is irrelevant.

Let Trump be Trump!

[peek-a-boo]

@tnt

Isn’t all this chatter just going to push Panama closer to China?

Nahhhhh…

[peek-a-boo]

@tnt

If he’s not being serious about his proclamations, then he’s wasting his time and our money.

A simple tweet doesn’t seem to be a waste of his time. But the DEM reaction to that tweet is priceless.

[gooddad409]

@Guvnah

I think he’s trolling with some of this stuff.

Looking at lib responses they are clearly falling for it.

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

@tnt

If he’s not being serious about his proclamations, then he’s wasting his time and our money.

A simple tweet doesn’t seem to be a waste of his time. But the DEM reaction to that tweet is priceless.

Oh, I’m quite sure Trump spends a fair amount of time thinking about these wacky ideas. And way more time following the reaction to them, grinning and bragging…

[peek-a-boo]

@tnt

Oh, I’m quite sure Trump spends a fair amount of time thinking about these wacky ideas. And way more time following the reaction to them, grinning and bragging…

We all spend a fair amount of time thinking about various ideas. However, most of us don’t bother to tweet about those ideas. Why? Because we have no audience.

And yes, I believe that Trump likely takes pleasure in seeing LIBs froth at the mouth over even the simplest tweet.

[tnt]

@peek-a-boo

@tnt

Oh, I’m quite sure Trump spends a fair amount of time thinking about these wacky ideas. And way more time following the reaction to them, grinning and bragging…

We all spend a fair amount of time thinking about various ideas. However, most of us don’t bother to tweet about those ideas. Why? Because we have no audience.

And yes, I believe that Trump likely takes pleasure in seeing LIBs froth at the mouth over even the simplest tweet.

And I don’t think that’s a good use of a presidents time, thinking of tweets posting them, gloating about them.

[peek-a-boo]

@tnt

And I don’t think that’s a good use of a presidents time, thinking of tweets posting them, gloating about them.

But I am soooo looking forward to it.

[WuWei]

How is he wasting our money?

[WuWei]

@tnt

Of course he’s not up to speed on that history.

Irony!

[WuWei]

It doesn’t matter what you feel.

[TheRedComet]

And all those northern provinces had a habit of going into revolt all the time back in the day. That was a super recurring thing there, even after the end of the Mexican Revolution.

[Samm]

@tnt

@peek-a-boo

What I fondly remember from Trump’s previous term are the Tweets. He would get a thought and proceed unfiltered onto twitter in order to share the thought. Kind of a thinking out loud exercise. Most of it was testing the waters and hyperbole, but it provided insight into what Trump was thinking at the time.

It drove DEMs crazy because they were never fully able to grasp that we all have those kinds of thoughts but tend to keep them to ourselves. Not so with Trump. I can hardly wait for the fun to begin anew.

Do you think it’s wise for leaders to voice every thought in their head? I think sometimes it’s more strategic to not let everyone know what you are thinking or working on.

What makes you think that he tweets every thought he has?

[Samm]

@tnt

Isn’t all this chatter just going to push Panama closer to China?

Yet here you are, chattering away.

Seriously … This is not an either/or issue for Panama. Why would you think Panama wants China controlling the canal any more than they want the US back in their lives?

[Samm]

@tnt

@peek-a-boo

@tnt

Oh, I’m quite sure Trump spends a fair amount of time thinking about these wacky ideas. And way more time following the reaction to them, grinning and bragging…

We all spend a fair amount of time thinking about various ideas. However, most of us don’t bother to tweet about those ideas. Why? Because we have no audience.

And yes, I believe that Trump likely takes pleasure in seeing LIBs froth at the mouth over even the simplest tweet.

And I don’t think that’s a good use of a presidents time, thinking of tweets posting them, gloating about them.

What you think is immaterial. This is America. He is free to use his time as he likes.

[Samm]

@TheRedComet

And all those northern provinces had a habit of going into revolt all the time back in the day. That was a super recurring thing there, even after the end of the Mexican Revolution.

Yep. And for that reason (with help from Hollywood) that has become the stereotypical image Americans have of Mexico.

[SixFoot]

@peek-a-boo

Trump did that throughout his first term. He must be doing something right, because here he is yet again. I’m expecting we will see more of the same. What you or I think about it is irrelevant.

Let Trump be Trump!

Ever notice how those most critical of Trump’s personality have none of their own? Ever notice how everyone is interested in what Trump thinks, but never interested in what some lonely whiny lib thinks?

[tnt]

@Samm

@tnt

Isn’t all this chatter just going to push Panama closer to China?

Yet here you are, chattering away.

Seriously … This is not an either/or issue for Panama. Why would you think Panama wants China controlling the canal any more than they want the US back in their lives?

I think China would offer protection fro the US seizing the canal in return for favorable shipping rates.

[WuWei]