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riversedge

(70,466 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:03 PM Jan 2019

Trump Ally Lindsey Graham Shows Up In Turkey On Friday After Trump Cancels Nancy Pelosi Trip To Vis

Source: inquisitr.com

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump, citing the government shutdown, canceled a trip to visit troops by Nancy Pelosi, top Trump ally Lindsey Graham turned up in Ankara shaking hands with the Turkish president.

January 18, 2019 Jonathan Vankin

Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump canceled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's official trip to visit troops in Afghanistan, a trip that Trump himself has yet to make, one of Trump's top allies in the United States Senate -- Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- appeared in Turkey on Friday where he was photographed shaking hands with the country's political strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to the Turkish Andalou Agency news service.

Trump's order canceling Pelosi's travel to Afghanistan -- a trip that had not been previously announced due to security concerns -- came the day after Pelosi postponed Trump's annual State of the Union address due to the government shutdown, as CNN reported.

But even as Trump in a letter to Pelosi posted on Twitter by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited the shutdown and the 800,000 federal workers currently not receiving pay as the reason why Pelosi's trip was not "appropriate," Graham was apparently on his way to visit Erdoğan -- who has become a central figure in the Trump-Russia collusion scandal.

Trump's former national security adviser secretly worked for Erdoğan, covertly lobbying to get a top Turkish opposition figure living in the United States sent back to Turkey, as NBC News reported. Flynn has also pleaded guilty to lying about his Russia contacts.
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Trump is deliberately trying to demean and humiliate Pelosi. damn

Erdoğan's office released a photo of the Turkish president greeting Graham on Friday...

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Trump Ally Lindsey Graham Shows Up In Turkey On Friday After Trump Cancels Nancy Pelosi Trip To Vis (Original Post) riversedge Jan 2019 OP

Just confirms that what trump did yesterday was vindictive payback. Pelosi will get the last laugh. George II Jan 2019 #1

If a democratic president did this the entire nation would come to a SCREECHING halt. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #2

I don't have words anymore for trumps behavior. riversedge Jan 2019 #4

and largerly because of RW media AlexSFCA Jan 2019 #6

True, but MSM does treat republicans as if the rules do NOT apply to them and Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #8

oh, and I want to see Trump's meltdown when that happens. riversedge Jan 2019 #19

Did he fly commercial? Did he have Secret Service protection? BigmanPigman Jan 2019 #3

the article did not say but my guess is Lindsey was well protected. riversedge Jan 2019 #5

A Putz shaking a hand of another putz.............. turbinetree Jan 2019 #7

Can the house subpoena a Senator? C_U_L8R Jan 2019 #9

Unfortunately no. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #11

Gee, how did he get there without his flight info being leaked by the Oval Office? LakeSuperiorView Jan 2019 #10

No worries BaronChocula Jan 2019 #12

Trump is deliberately trying to demean and humiliate (fill in the blank). LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #13

So how much ass kissing did Graham do? sakabatou Jan 2019 #14

Dictators are more important to Trump than our troops. nt SunSeeker Jan 2019 #15

Wonder if he flew there on the military flight that was supposed to be for Pelosi? dhol82 Jan 2019 #16

wonder who he had to blow to get his trip? rurallib Jan 2019 #17

We are under the Puke siege thegoose Jan 2019 #18

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. Just confirms that what trump did yesterday was vindictive payback. Pelosi will get the last laugh.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:05 PM

Jan 2019

Eliot Rosewater

(31,151 posts)

2. If a democratic president did this the entire nation would come to a SCREECHING halt.

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:06 PM

Jan 2019

I cant keep saying this, this is the 2000th example of something any con can do and if a dem did it the country goes insane.

I cant do this anymore, something has to change.

Cons are traitors.

riversedge

(70,466 posts)

4. I don't have words anymore for trumps behavior.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:08 PM

Jan 2019

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

6. and largerly because of RW media

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:10 PM

Jan 2019

Why does RW media have so much power?

Eliot Rosewater

(31,151 posts)

8. True, but MSM does treat republicans as if the rules do NOT apply to them and

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:12 PM

Jan 2019

that the rules apply completely to Democrats.

This is due to the false allegation that they are bias because they are educated, mature adults.

riversedge

(70,466 posts)

19. oh, and I want to see Trump's meltdown when that happens.

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 09:27 PM

Jan 2019

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)

3. Did he fly commercial? Did he have Secret Service protection?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:07 PM

Jan 2019

Who paid for the whole thing, Lindsey?

riversedge

(70,466 posts)

5. the article did not say but my guess is Lindsey was well protected.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:09 PM

Jan 2019

turbinetree

(24,745 posts)

7. A Putz shaking a hand of another putz..............

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:11 PM

Jan 2019

go fucking figure......................

C_U_L8R

(45,040 posts)

9. Can the house subpoena a Senator?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:16 PM

Jan 2019

Cause he’s got some explaining to do.

LiberalFighter

(51,389 posts)

11. Unfortunately no.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #9)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:22 PM

Jan 2019

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

10. Gee, how did he get there without his flight info being leaked by the Oval Office?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:20 PM

Jan 2019

BaronChocula

(1,646 posts)

12. No worries

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:24 PM

Jan 2019

When all is said and done, he'll end up on the Trump heap.

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,603 posts)

13. Trump is deliberately trying to demean and humiliate (fill in the blank).

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 06:25 PM

Jan 2019

Trump looks at people like a dog looks at something he's never seen before. "Is it food? Is it not food?" In IQ45's case the questions are, "Can I use this person? Can I humiliate this person?" For women the latter is his default position.

Ever since his buddy McCain died Lindsey Graham has become a rudderless fool.