Dana Perino
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You have Democrat Republican congressmen arguing with Republican congressmen about how who should have taxes cut for them and who should have taxes raised on them. While we're not offering those things, I don't know. Again, I'm not suggesting at all that we shouldn't be protecting people's individual rights. But everyday Americans put Donald Trump in office.
You have Democrat Republican congressmen arguing with Republican congressmen about how who should have taxes cut for them and who should have taxes raised on them. While we're not offering those things, I don't know. Again, I'm not suggesting at all that we shouldn't be protecting people's individual rights. But everyday Americans put Donald Trump in office.
because he wants to ensure that we're protected from gangbangers and criminals who happen to be here illegally. They also put him in office because they believe that he was going to revive and revitalize and rejuvenate the economy in ways that would help every American. And I contend he's not doing a great job there. I contend we should be offering ideas on.
because he wants to ensure that we're protected from gangbangers and criminals who happen to be here illegally. They also put him in office because they believe that he was going to revive and revitalize and rejuvenate the economy in ways that would help every American. And I contend he's not doing a great job there. I contend we should be offering ideas on.
how we reshore manufacturing to the country, not by using tariffs, how we can educate kids, how we can educate engineers and electricians. So when those jobs do come back, we're prepared. We need to be positive. This is this is exactly us falling into the trap that President Trump and I would argue many on the Republican side who are political want us to. Let's stop it. Get back to the issues.
how we reshore manufacturing to the country, not by using tariffs, how we can educate kids, how we can educate engineers and electricians. So when those jobs do come back, we're prepared. We need to be positive. This is this is exactly us falling into the trap that President Trump and I would argue many on the Republican side who are political want us to. Let's stop it. Get back to the issues.
It's a woke crouch. I don't know that position. I never get in a crouch like that.
It's a woke crouch. I don't know that position. I never get in a crouch like that.
So I differ slightly. It's hard for me to differ with my pal Dana on a substantive issue as big as this. But I do on the Syria thing for this reason. I don't know where the national strategic security interests are and what we're doing. I take you at everything you said on face value.
So I differ slightly. It's hard for me to differ with my pal Dana on a substantive issue as big as this. But I do on the Syria thing for this reason. I don't know where the national strategic security interests are and what we're doing. I take you at everything you said on face value.
But they haven't. And we really we we we. And he asked the Saudis, Saudis also. The reason I say this is because the president says a lot of things the beginning of a week. And in a couple of weeks later, he says something different. We remember we had a lot of tariffs on a lot of countries and he suspended all of them for 90 days and kept the ones on China.
But they haven't. And we really we we we. And he asked the Saudis, Saudis also. The reason I say this is because the president says a lot of things the beginning of a week. And in a couple of weeks later, he says something different. We remember we had a lot of tariffs on a lot of countries and he suspended all of them for 90 days and kept the ones on China.
And then things got wishy washy with the market. He took the things off China. And so we now have another 90 days for that. you take a plane from a group of people that we've set around this table. I've heard all of us say the Qataris, they harbored Hamas. I didn't hear him at all say, I'll accept this plan if you guys renounce this and tell me you'll never do this again.
And then things got wishy washy with the market. He took the things off China. And so we now have another 90 days for that. you take a plane from a group of people that we've set around this table. I've heard all of us say the Qataris, they harbored Hamas. I didn't hear him at all say, I'll accept this plan if you guys renounce this and tell me you'll never do this again.
It all seems a little about about him. Now, he could be exactly right. I'm not suggesting the president's not right about this, but I don't understand. how you go to a country and say to people in front of you, the 2020 election was rigged. I don't believe it was. But even if it was, the people you're saying in front of, Mr. President, they don't even have elections.
It all seems a little about about him. Now, he could be exactly right. I'm not suggesting the president's not right about this, but I don't understand. how you go to a country and say to people in front of you, the 2020 election was rigged. I don't believe it was. But even if it was, the people you're saying in front of, Mr. President, they don't even have elections.
The thing that troubles me the most is I think about it in an overarching way. I don't mind us resetting and talking about a recharge and a redo of our role in the world. But we are forced for good, for democracy, for rule of law, for decency, for righting wrongs. And if we're going to change that,
The thing that troubles me the most is I think about it in an overarching way. I don't mind us resetting and talking about a recharge and a redo of our role in the world. But we are forced for good, for democracy, for rule of law, for decency, for righting wrongs. And if we're going to change that,