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In response to "Trump apparently talked to the President of Taiwan today which sounds perfectly normal to me except it appears you don't do that -- (edited)" by ty97

This is not news to me, but I would be a bad POTUS. This never would have crossed by mind but everyone else was like WTF??? immediately -- nm

Posted by ty97 Dec 2 '16, 14:10

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Someday, I'll tell you the whole story about a major international incident one of my subordinates almost caused when I was working in Washington, DC. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Dec 2, 14:27 3
- Well, he does think that his experience in making deals in foreign countries is the same thing. -- nm - . Dec 2, 14:37
- oof. that's amazing....nm - x Dec 2, 14:35
- holy cow -- nm - ty97 Dec 2, 14:27
POTUSes have people around them to tell them which calls to make, to take and to avoid. -- nm - Roger More Dec 2, 14:13 5
- He has had people around him tell him to shorten his tie for years. -- nm - . Dec 2, 14:38
- The State Dept has apparently offered to advise/assist with these calls, but it's not clear if Trump has taken them up on the offer. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 2, 14:14 3
  - I loved the bit about when he talked to Pakistan... - Mel Profit Dec 2, 14:32 1
    - heh, exactly. the way he ended up meeting with abe from japan was also really weird... - x Dec 2, 14:37
  - Given that he's not really even taking the national security briefings, I'm sure the answer is no. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 14:17

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