Michael Moynihan
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Yes. James Monroe in 1823 told European powers to get off the Western Hemisphere. Don't install your puppet monarchs. In a late 19th century, Donald Trump's favorite president, William McKinley, prosecuted and won the Spanish-American War. Now suddenly owns kind of Cuba and Puerto Rico and the Philippines, although that one didn't go so well.
Yes. James Monroe in 1823 told European powers to get off the Western Hemisphere. Don't install your puppet monarchs. In a late 19th century, Donald Trump's favorite president, William McKinley, prosecuted and won the Spanish-American War. Now suddenly owns kind of Cuba and Puerto Rico and the Philippines, although that one didn't go so well.
Yes. James Monroe in 1823 told European powers to get off the Western Hemisphere. Don't install your puppet monarchs. In a late 19th century, Donald Trump's favorite president, William McKinley, prosecuted and won the Spanish-American War. Now suddenly owns kind of Cuba and Puerto Rico and the Philippines, although that one didn't go so well.
But in that process and after he was assassinated, Teddy Roosevelt installed the corollary, which is basically the U.S. asserts the right to intervene into the internal politics and military situation. Of broader Latin America because it's our near abroad. We have special care of that.
But in that process and after he was assassinated, Teddy Roosevelt installed the corollary, which is basically the U.S. asserts the right to intervene into the internal politics and military situation. Of broader Latin America because it's our near abroad. We have special care of that.
But in that process and after he was assassinated, Teddy Roosevelt installed the corollary, which is basically the U.S. asserts the right to intervene into the internal politics and military situation. Of broader Latin America because it's our near abroad. We have special care of that.
And I think what Trump is doing right now in making kind of trying to kick China out of the Panama Canal and trying to assert more latitude over Greenland is updating the Monroe Doctrine in a MAGA type way. That was 30 seconds. Okay. I like that. That's pretty good.
And I think what Trump is doing right now in making kind of trying to kick China out of the Panama Canal and trying to assert more latitude over Greenland is updating the Monroe Doctrine in a MAGA type way. That was 30 seconds. Okay. I like that. That's pretty good.
And I think what Trump is doing right now in making kind of trying to kick China out of the Panama Canal and trying to assert more latitude over Greenland is updating the Monroe Doctrine in a MAGA type way. That was 30 seconds. Okay. I like that. That's pretty good.
Go ahead, please.
Go ahead, please.
Go ahead, please.
He says that to Melania every night anyway.
He says that to Melania every night anyway.
He says that to Melania every night anyway.
He also followed that up today, though, right? It's like, you know, the fake news or whatever. It's not true that I have made an agreement to, and then, of course, all caps, blow Iran to smithereens. Yeah. Uh, no, I haven't made that deal. So just to make that clear, um, uh, you know, I want them to succeed. They just can't get a nuclear weapon.
He also followed that up today, though, right? It's like, you know, the fake news or whatever. It's not true that I have made an agreement to, and then, of course, all caps, blow Iran to smithereens. Yeah. Uh, no, I haven't made that deal. So just to make that clear, um, uh, you know, I want them to succeed. They just can't get a nuclear weapon.
He also followed that up today, though, right? It's like, you know, the fake news or whatever. It's not true that I have made an agreement to, and then, of course, all caps, blow Iran to smithereens. Yeah. Uh, no, I haven't made that deal. So just to make that clear, um, uh, you know, I want them to succeed. They just can't get a nuclear weapon.
Um, I, I worry when he does that, uh, not just for my own sanity. Um, but I worry a little bit that he is going to, um, people are not going to take his threats seriously. Um, uh, I, uh, presumed in the middle East, there's a better chance for people to take his threat seriously, although there's the kind of fly trap scenario that a morning hand was looking into.
Um, I, I worry when he does that, uh, not just for my own sanity. Um, but I worry a little bit that he is going to, um, people are not going to take his threats seriously. Um, uh, I, uh, presumed in the middle East, there's a better chance for people to take his threat seriously, although there's the kind of fly trap scenario that a morning hand was looking into.