No he doesn't have absolute authority.



https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a33071940/trump-afghanistan-russia-lawmakers-block-withdrawal/


So we have a democrat penning a bill to limit Trump's ability to draw down on troops in Afghanistan yet you come in here with some horseshit that democrats support him in withdrawing? Dude do some research because your whole opinion is based on things that aren't even true.

This post was edited by ofthevoid on Sep 8 2020 10:43am

Did everyone forget the epic shitstorm Trump received from the entire military and state department apparatus as well as the media after he tried to use his authority to unilaterally order an immediate withdrawal from Syria?
Pepe ridge farm remembers...


- The establishment absolutely hated it when Trump actually acted on his authority to withdraw troops, and they indeed raised some good points why he shouldnt do that and take a more cautious, incremental approach.
- In those cases where Trump took a more cautious, incremental approach (e.g. Afghanistan), the same establishment forces did everything in their power to slow walk, delay and undermine the withdrawal.
- And now, our resident establishment shills blame Trump for not having ordered a hasty, immediate withdrawal?! Are you kidding me?

This post was edited by Black XistenZ on Sep 8 2020 10:59am

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/07/u-s-ambassador-france-denies-atlantic-story-potus-never-denigrated-any-member-us-military/

A statement from Jamie McCourt, Ambassador to France who was present with Trump not just on the trip to France but physically in the room when Trump called off the trip to the cemetery at Belleau Wood





At this point, its clear that Jeffrey Goldberg's story is a fabrication. There literally aren't 4 people left who could have witnessed such a statement because everyone on the trip is accounted for except John Kelly, who hasn't said anything yet and seems unlikely since he would not have stayed silent until now, he wouldn't have let something like that pass.

How can there be four US officials to anonymous confirm this story as eyewitnesses, if we can account for every possible US official eyewitness?

From the wiki article on her:


McCourt is a major donor and supporter of Trump, and was rewarded for her loyalty with a high-profile ambassador post. She's a Trump crony, and has a personal stake in him winning reelection, so that she can keep her fancy position. Hence, it's not exactly surprising to see her coming out in his defense.

But didnt John Bolton also deny having heard Trump make any of those denigrating comments? And he's someone who has no love lost for Trump...

he made it up. well not really he took a scene out of the Godfather II and attributed the quotes to Trump lmao.

this little fella at the Atlantic and all those involved should be punished for their crimes of sedition and subversion. but the media/(D)s/lefties/RINOs will claim first amendment pale pasty lefty privilege



it’s the old “prove a negative” boring attack mechanism privileged lefties pull. its strange that the author of the atlantic article has multiple allegations of abusing children and puppies from seven anonymous senior sources familiar with the author’s thinking and behavior patterns.

This post was edited by excellence on Sep 8 2020 11:45am

“I didn’t hear that,” Mr. Bolton said in an interview. “I’m not saying he didn’t say them later in the day or another time but I was there for that discussion.”

That's not a denial.

Bolton is one of THE major witnesses, he was present for a significant portion of the period in question, and he denied the allegations for the timeframe he is able to testify about. This doesnt entirely rule out the allegations, but it is a serious blow to them. Particularly when we keep in mind the massive bad blood between him and Trump which means that Bolton would have loved to deal this kind of blow to the president.

At this point we can say via process of elimination that there simply can't exist four witnesses with firsthand knowledge of such a statement by Trump on that trip
Everyone is accounted for, so it would have to be someone who is already on the record denying it.
That rules out the allegation beyond the realm of arguments that devolve into the hypotheticals of the flying spaghetti monster using his noodly appendage to skew the results and invalidate logic
I mean, it could be that the same people denying it now are actually the secret sources and this is just misdirection and lying and we're supposed to simultaneously trust their word and believe they're liars.
or it could be that all along Trump has been a dozen squirrels in a cheap suit and wig, fooling the nation with an elaborate deception

but unless someone can come up with a surprise new list of names of US officials who were on this trip and we never knew about it until now, I don't see how Goldfarb could have four real sources
what he could have is four people claiming to be sources and feeding him bullshit

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-didnt-say-vets-with-ptsd-are-weak/


In an exchange missed by most of the media, Trump insulted all of our veterans who have suffered psychological trauma during their overseas tours by saying that only weak soldiers suffer from PTSD, and that therefore our “strong veterans” don’t require psychological counseling when they return home.

There will be plenty of quibbling in the hours ahead, but Donald Trump clearly just created a new batch of problems for himself with his comments [on 3 October 2016], in which he suggested that veterans dealing with mental health problems aren’t “strong” and “can’t handle it.”


Trump simply can't understand what it is, it's easy to imagine what happen when you are completely self centered and you can buy properties everywhere: He does not care about US or anything relevant to a nation, it's only about himself and his circle.

mental distress from killing people = weak

dodging the draft due to bonespurs = "gym teacher at prep school said i was the best basketball player he ever coached"