this are all actually pretty good points
>This is a first for the Trump presidency: the first formal presidential retraction of a presidential untruth.
>President Trump tweeted a warning to James Comey: The fired FBI director had better hope that no “tapes” existed that could contradict his account of what happened between the two men. Trump has now confessed that he had no basis for this warning. There were no such tapes, and the president knew it all along.
>The tweet was intended to intimidate. It failed, spectacularly: Instead of silencing Comey, it set in motion the special counsel investigation that now haunts Donald Trump’s waking imagination.
>But the failed intimidation does have important real world consequences.
>First, it confirms America’s adversaries in their intensifying suspicion that the president’s tough words are hollow talk. The rulers of North Korea will remember the menacing April 4 statement from the Department of State that the United States had spoken enough about missile tests, implying that decisive actions lay ahead—and the lack of actions and deluge of further statements that actually followed.
>The Chinese will remember Trump’s retreat from his “two China” messaging during the transition. They will have noted that Trump has entirely retreated from his insistence that they restrain North Korea or pay some price—seeing instead his “At least I know China tried!” tweet of June 20.
Saudis have figured out how to butter Donny up too, just praise his ego and help out his businesses. We're getting played because it's always "Trump first" for him
>>130970336
BBRRRRRRAAAAAPPPPPPPP
>>130970336
He's looking fatter and older all the time. Stress must be getting to him.
>>130970336
Pictures like these really make me wanna go full gay
How is it retracting anything? He never said he had tapes. He just said "Comey had better hope there aren't tapes", or words to that effect, in order to stop him making things up. Pretty neat really.
(I bet he has got tapes though.)
>>130970336
those are some pretty spectacular mental gymnastics OP
>sage
>>130974007
If he did he'd be impeached for obstruction of justice for lying and saying he didn't have any after they were requested.
>>130974007
>implying he or somebody he knows has tapes and can use them
>projecting hard enough that he believed Comey would lie to get back at him
>>130971443
fpbp