Ritchie Torres
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I feel like there are two models in the Middle East, right? There's the Emirati and now Saudi model of pursuing modernization and moderation. You know, we wanna put a premium on prosperity. We wanna actually, frankly, be more like the West. And then there's the Iranian and Qatari model of sponsoring terrorism and destabilizing the region
But unlike Iran, the United States does not treat Qatar like the pariah it should. I feel like Qatar has been a destructive force in the world. It is a state sponsor of Hamas, which committed the deadliest day, you know, October 7th, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
But unlike Iran, the United States does not treat Qatar like the pariah it should. I feel like Qatar has been a destructive force in the world. It is a state sponsor of Hamas, which committed the deadliest day, you know, October 7th, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
But unlike Iran, the United States does not treat Qatar like the pariah it should. I feel like Qatar has been a destructive force in the world. It is a state sponsor of Hamas, which committed the deadliest day, you know, October 7th, the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust.
So I feel like there should be a reexamination of our relationship with Qatar and the ties that the Trump administration has to Qatar or Kharos Balan.
So I feel like there should be a reexamination of our relationship with Qatar and the ties that the Trump administration has to Qatar or Kharos Balan.
So I feel like there should be a reexamination of our relationship with Qatar and the ties that the Trump administration has to Qatar or Kharos Balan.
If Joe Biden were promoting his personal meme coin or selling access to the White House to the 220 highest bidders or receiving $2 billion in foreign deposits in exchange for his personal stable coin, or accepting a $400 million palace in the sky, the Republicans would be pursuing his impeachment.
If Joe Biden were promoting his personal meme coin or selling access to the White House to the 220 highest bidders or receiving $2 billion in foreign deposits in exchange for his personal stable coin, or accepting a $400 million palace in the sky, the Republicans would be pursuing his impeachment.
If Joe Biden were promoting his personal meme coin or selling access to the White House to the 220 highest bidders or receiving $2 billion in foreign deposits in exchange for his personal stable coin, or accepting a $400 million palace in the sky, the Republicans would be pursuing his impeachment.
There would be grounds for doing so. Yeah. It is, you know, this is... Or even if Joe Biden were imposing a global tariff regime. Yes.
There would be grounds for doing so. Yeah. It is, you know, this is... Or even if Joe Biden were imposing a global tariff regime. Yes.
There would be grounds for doing so. Yeah. It is, you know, this is... Or even if Joe Biden were imposing a global tariff regime. Yes.
The organizing principle of our politics is no longer policy, it's personality. Like Donald Trump has completely reversed politics the ideological dynamics of the two parties. He has made Republicans the party of protectionism and price controls. I've heard Democrats quoting Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman while critiquing Donald Trump's terror policy. The world has been inverted.
The organizing principle of our politics is no longer policy, it's personality. Like Donald Trump has completely reversed politics the ideological dynamics of the two parties. He has made Republicans the party of protectionism and price controls. I've heard Democrats quoting Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman while critiquing Donald Trump's terror policy. The world has been inverted.
The organizing principle of our politics is no longer policy, it's personality. Like Donald Trump has completely reversed politics the ideological dynamics of the two parties. He has made Republicans the party of protectionism and price controls. I've heard Democrats quoting Ronald Reagan and Milton Friedman while critiquing Donald Trump's terror policy. The world has been inverted.
I think if Biden had done it, there would have been look, if Biden had given the speech that Trump gave in Saudi Arabia. that there would have been the same outrage against Biden that we saw against Obama when he delivered his speech in the Middle East.
I think if Biden had done it, there would have been look, if Biden had given the speech that Trump gave in Saudi Arabia. that there would have been the same outrage against Biden that we saw against Obama when he delivered his speech in the Middle East.
I think if Biden had done it, there would have been look, if Biden had given the speech that Trump gave in Saudi Arabia. that there would have been the same outrage against Biden that we saw against Obama when he delivered his speech in the Middle East.
You know, for all our imperfections, you know, the Democratic Party continues to be a normal political party. Like we are a wide, we're an ideologically varied coalition ranging from the squad to the blue dogs. The Republican Party is no longer a normal political party. It's become a cult of personality around Donald Trump. I mean, he is a singular phenomenon.