Gordon Sondland meets his maker - he's fired

[HumblePi]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

 

[Mr Person]

Err... unless he has now been found dead ("meets his maker"), didn't you already start a thread on it?

Retribution has begun, Col. Vindman fired

 

[Captain Adverse]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

Who knows?

IMO it should be anyone who continues to try to buck the President's foreign policy decisions rather than provide wholehearted support of same.

Folks, please try to remember that, like it or not, the PRESIDENT sets foreign policy. Then it is up to the State Department and any other concerned Agencies of the Executive Branch to act in support of his policies.

Not for individuals who don't agree to undermine and/or try to sink them.

 

[EnigmaO01]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

Wow that was a wasted million dollar donation.

 

[Fishking]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

For the love of...he wasn't killed. Stop with the hysterics.

 

[j brown's body]

Why was he fired?

 

[HumblePi]

For the love of...he wasn't killed. Stop with the hysterics.

Trump made him ambassador to the EU, he is his maker, End of story.

 

[Mr Person]

Why was he fired?

Testified against Trump.

(It's kind of funny, of course. At the time, the story was that nothing he said showed wrongdoing on Trump's part. Are the people who said that going to address how that is inconsistent with Trump taking revenge?

Why, of course not).

 

[Drawdown]

Rudy is probably fired but he doesn't work for the government so nobody will notice.

 

[BlueTex]

Folks, please try to remember that, like it or not, the PRESIDENT sets foreign policy. Then it is up to the State Department and any other Agencies of the Executive Branch to act in support of his policies.

It's amusing to see this idiocy repeated time and time again... CONGRESS also has a say in foreign policy, the idea that foreign policy is the sole province of the president is not only wrong but stupid as well..

 

[DamnYankee]

DJT ought to be firing ALL the Swamp creatures.

 

[WillyPete]

Who knows?

IMO it should be anyone who continues to try to buck the President's foreign policy decisions rather than provide wholehearted support of same.

Folks, please try to remember that, like it or not, the PRESIDENT sets foreign policy. Then it is up to the State Department and any other Agencies of the Executive Branch to act in support of his policies.

Not for individuals who don't agree to undermine and/or try to sink them.

If it was his official policy, why did he run it through backchannels (later denying he knew what they were up to) and conceal it from his normal foreign affairs teams?

If it was just a matter of a legitimate foreign policy dispute, why did he work so hard to hide information?

Rationalize it however you like but your framing is incomplete, at best.

 

[US&THEM]

I bet there are a ton of quality people clamoring for that gig!!!!

 

[EnigmaO01]

DJT ought to be firing ALL the Swamp creatures.

So you admit the people he hired are swamp creatures?

 

[Slyfox696]

IMO it should be anyone who continues to try to buck the President's foreign policy decisions rather than provide wholehearted support of same.

Stupid comment, since Sondland did not "buck" the President's foreign policy.

Folks, please try to remember that, like it or not, the PRESIDENT sets foreign policy.

This is a lie, on multiple fronts.

Why do Trump supporters feel the need to lie so often?

DJT ought to be firing ALL the Swamp creatures.

Then who would visit Mar-a-Lago?

 

[US&THEM]

DJT ought to be firing ALL the Swamp creatures.

Sondland was brought in by Trump, you have to find a new excuse.

 

[Captain Adverse]

It's amusing to see this idiocy repeated time and time again... CONGRESS also has a say in foreign policy, the idea that foreign policy is the sole province of the president is not only wrong but stupid as well..

NO. The House has NO Constitutional foreign affairs powers.

The Senate has the power to approve treaties, and ambassadorial appointments.

The President has the power to handle foreign affairs.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

Anyone who dares to speak the truth about Trump's corruption in office.

 

[BlueTex]

NO. The House has NO Constitutional foreign affairs powers.

The Senate has the power to approve treaties, and ambassadorial appointments.

The President has the power to handle foreign affairs.

Complete BS... Who funds that foreign policy? Where do those funds originate?

 

[marke]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

Sondland did well for himself. He should harbor no regrets for Trump dismissing him and finding someone to take his place who will do well for the country and not just for himself

 

[Captain Adverse]

If it was his official policy, why did he run it through backchannels (later denying he knew what they were up to) and conceal it from his normal foreign affairs teams?

If it was just a matter of a legitimate foreign policy dispute, why did he work so hard to hide information?

Rationalize it however you like but your framing is incomplete, at best.

"Official" policy? :doh

If the President says "This is what we are going to do, and how I expect it to be done," then that is ALL needs be said. If it involves special instructions, etc., then they will be provided as needed in due course.

As for "hiding information?" Lots of things done at the Executive (and other) levels are automatically "confidential" or higher security classification unless the President declassifies them...like those telephone conversations.

When and if YOU ever have a need to know? Then the information will also be published in due course. :coffeepap:

 

[Kerry Won Ohio]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

This is the sort of thing that occurred in Germany in the early 1930s, before everyone realized what a monster Hitler was. Trump's actions are straight out of the Nazi playbook.

America should be very afraid of what comes next. Shame on all of the cowardly Repug Senators for failing to make the obvious vote to remote this dangerous despot from office.

 

[j brown's body]

"Official" policy? :doh

If the President says "This is what we are going to do, and how I expect it to be done," then that is ALL needs be said. If it involves special instructions, etc., then they will be provided as needed in due course.

As for "hiding information?" Lots of things done at the Executive (and other) levels are automatically "confidential" or higher security classification unless the President declassifies them...like those telephone conversations.

When and if YOU ever have a need to know? Then the information will also be published in due course. :coffeepap:

What if it involves a crime?

 

[Barnacle]

Gordon Sondland has been fired from his ambassadorship to the EU. Who's next?

Excellent!

 

[j brown's body]

Testified against Trump.

(It's kind of funny, of course. At the time, the story was that nothing he said showed wrongdoing on Trump's part. Are the people who said that going to address how that is inconsistent with Trump taking revenge?

Why, of course not).

Yes, very confusing.