Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky speak, and Trump hands the phone to Elon Musk
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Because I can compare their accomplishments and publicly stated visions.
Erdogan Declares Ukraine War Can 'Easily End' With Trump In White House
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued some surprisingly blunt statements on the future Trump administration Friday, joining those who see Trump's leadership as the best option for achieving peace in Ukraine.
Erdogan asserted his belief that the President-Elect should follow through with enough resolve on his campaign promises to see them through regarding arriving a negotiated settlement in Ukraine quickly.
"Efforts by some Western countries, led by the United States, to end the war in Ukraine would accelerate the conflict resolution process," the Turkish president began by saying.
"If we see that the US administration under Trump approaches this issue from a peaceful perspective, we can easily bring an end to this conflict," Anadolu news agency quoted him at a press briefing as saying.
Ukrainian media also highlighted the same statement as follows:
"More weapons, more bombs, or more chaos will not end this war," the Turkish leader continued, echoing some of the very words of Trump previously issued on the campaign trail.
"More dialogue, more diplomacy, and more compromise would open the door to peace," he said, stressing that Turkey has played a vial role in this, especially helping oversee the UN grain deal which took effect early in the war.
"We have done so many times and we will do so again. This war must be ended now. As we focus our efforts to achieve peace, we will continue working in this direction," Erdogan said in the remarks.
He had also concluded, "Although there were occasional differences of opinion, the model partnership between Turkey and the US is indisputable" - speaking of the first four years of the Trump administration.
Turkey has repeatedly offered to act as mediator for new rounds of talks; however, the Western allies have by and large encouraged Kiev to keep fighting and to not compromise on the issue of territorial integrity.
But Turkey has been a rare NATO voice which has stood opposed to US and EU-led sanctions. Russia has been somewhat vital to Turkey's economy, especially in the areas of energy, defense, and tourism.
On a congratulatory phone call made to Trump, Erdogan said "We were able to establish contact within 24 hours in the past, and we tried to achieve results through telephone diplomacy accordingly." He added: "I do not anticipate any issues in this regard during this term."
Erdogan, now there’s a quality fella. I’m sure he has the purest of intentions.
Didn't know about those, if they were so great then why was it just the Trail of Tears the main thing I remember from school
Hard to explain central banking to kids.
Indian removal policy is easier to explain, and an important part of American history.
Man, you'd have to be gullible enough to believe Harris was winning iowa by 3 points to adopt a hoax like this as reality 😂
Thanks for the compliment. You are quite the post-analyzer. OK and LA, makes sense.
An easy top 3 worst thing in American History...also learned about it in highschool.
That kind of puts Jackson with Trump in the bottom 4 presidents by itself
They tried but damn, he ordered it with no onions. They give him gas.
😂😂😂😂. Don’t you people realize that Trump does this kind of shit to trigger your estrogen attacks, and to create great mirth for us MAGA garbage? 😂😂😂😂
If looking stupid and insane is what he's going for, then bravo, he's achieved it.
Not really that great a job. Playing down to the competition with enough to get the W.
“Reeeeeeeee!!!!!!! He put Elon on the line!!!!!! Orange man bad!!!!!!!!!” 👈🏻 Now that looks stupid and insane. Good grief. Did you people all grow up with two moms?
Donnie had the chance to show his new buddy Elon that he's cool, and he's got all these cool toys. Elon is playing him, but, it's not going to last. Donnie can never stand to be in the shadows, or have people smarter than him in the same room.
Imagine if this story was about Joe Biden putting Hunter on a call and discussing foreign policy with a world leader? Musk has commercial interests heavily affected by US foreign relations.
Security under Donald Trump was a mess from 2017-2020. It's going to be worse with fewer guardrails.
Security under Donald Trump was a mess from 2017-2020. It's going to be worse with fewer guardrails.
'I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father,' Hunter Biden wrote to a Chinese associate in 2017, days before receiving $5.1 million from a Chinese firm
In a WhatsApp message to a Chinese company, Hunter Biden states, “Please have the director call me – not James or Tony or Jim – have him call me tonight. I am sitting here with my father and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. I am very concerned that the Chairman has either changed his mind and broken our deal without telling me or that he is unaware of the promises and assurances that have been made have not been kept. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand. And now means tonight. And Z if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you Zhang or the Chairman I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge that you will regret not following my direction. All too often people mistake kindness for weakness – and all too often I am standing over top of them saying I warned you. From this moment until whenever he reaches me.”
Not blackmail.
black·mail
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noun
- the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
Ah, ok.
Biden denied that. So who knows. I suspect Hunter wasn’t beyond lying to leverage his connections.
Threats are all this administration has. Trump's already failed on his promise to end the Ukraine war with one phone call. We're all still laughing he thought that was possible.
If looking stupid and insane is what you’re going for, then bravo, you’ve achieved it.
Elon is basically a country onto himself at this point. He can get into space easier than any other country. Has the most sophisticated and mist expandable communication system of any country, which can be deployed anywhere in the world in seconds. Also currently controls one of largest media sources in the world.
He also makes a lot of cars.
Hate the dude all you want…but Musk is currently one of the most powerful people to ever walk this planet. Not involving someone that can turn public opinion against you in seconds, while also increase governmental costs by billions, who also has the power to shut off all information sources for millions of people…would be crazy.
I’m not the one having convulsions over benign bullshit. But keep Reeeeee!!!-ing if it helps you cope with life, or lack thereof.
