MicroWaveMar 2, 2025

Rubio melts down on air over accusation U.S. is ‘placating Putin’

https://lemmy.world/post/26253222

Rubio melts down on air over accusation U.S. is ‘placating Putin’ - Lemmy.World

Summary Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly frustrated during an ABC News interview when questioned about the Trump administration’s approach to Russia. Defending Trump’s push for peace talks with Putin, Rubio insisted negotiations were necessary but admitted the administration didn’t know Russia’s demands. He clashed with host George Stephanopoulos over Trump’s refusal to call Putin a dictator and the U.S. siding with Russia in a recent UN vote. Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

Show threadSnowcloneMar 2, 2025
Why can’t we have a woman president? They’re too emotional for politics?
Show threadBoomer Humor DoomergodMar 2, 2025
Just to be fair: Only women can be elected president for the next 47 presidents.
Show threadMaeveMar 2, 2025
Can we write s sanity test into the Constitution?
Show threadBoomer Humor DoomergodMar 2, 2025
Or maybe we don’t vest so much power into a single psychotic ape. Maybe we have three presidents and they all have to agree before something happens, like the computers on the space shuttle
Show threadMaeveMar 2, 2025
I'm fine with that, as long as a sanity test gets written into the Constitution. I believe it should apply to all reps. But then if they change the definition of sanity... I don't know what the best way forward is, but it's surely not regression.
Show threadBoomer Humor DoomergodMar 2, 2025

Counterpoint: Fetterman.

Dude had a stroke and stuck his tongue up Trump’s asshole. Even if they pass the sanity test they could have some kind of traumatic brain injury that makes them jerks.

Plus I consider all humans to be psychotic apes who I wouldn’t trust as far as I can throw them. Including myself.

Show threadMaeveMar 2, 2025

Fetterman was a plant. Someone posted an article about how he actually governed before he was a national level leader.

Plus I consider all humans to be psychotic apes who I wouldn't trust as far as I can throw them. Including myself.

Fair point, and thanks for reminding me! The people who don't want it are probably the people most capable and worthy. I look forward to your filing as a candidate! 😀

Don't hurt me please. I'm only half serious, but it's exactly people with this attitude who should probably be on the ballot.

Show threadTony BarkMar 3, 2025
There seemed to be quite a few who were just there to sabotage the party from within, such as Manchin.
Show threadᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ

Manchin was the only Democrat who could win national office in West Virginia. He’s the best my sad state could do.

Yeah he tanked some important votes but a Republican replacement would have voted that way anyway. At least he stuck with the Democrats most of the time.

Mar 3, 2025 at 4:33amWeb
Show threadSnowcloneMar 3, 2025
He always seemed like the Mitt Romney of the Democrats, Romney loves to take a moral stand against his party, after he’d checked with his Whip who assures him the measure with pass without his vote.