Pence/Erdogan Meeting - Maybe A Set-Up?.......

[global1]

Trump screwed up royally with Erdogan/Syria/Kurds. Even the Repugs are furious as to Trump's screw-up.

Pence is sent to Turkey to get Erdogan to back off now. If Erdogan does back-off Pence comes off as a hero here and sets himself up as the Trump alternative and a worthy Trump successor.

We know that Trump tried to draw in Pence in this Ukraine extortion scandal. It looks like Pence is implicated in the Ukraine mess with Rudy, Trump, Pompeo and the three amigos and the two russians that Trump says he doesn't know.

Could it be that Pence was sent to Turkey to foist up his stature to be Trump's successor. You know - I can hear the Repugs saying (if Pence is successful with Erdogan) that he is a stateman and he saved the U.S. from this Trump created mess. I can hear the Repugs getting behind Pence and overlooking any actions of his in the Ukraine mess.

Just sayin......

[polichick]

1. Wouldn't put it past them - they'll justify anything to hang onto power.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. That would require too much thought and planning for the Trump crew.

I think Pence will achieve nothing and be sent home. As he leaves, Erdogan will say, "go get your shinebox".

[gratuitous]

12. I tend to agree

The OP outlines a simple, though subtle, plan that I don't thing the administration has the intellectual firepower to think up, let alone pull off. What happens when Pence and Pompeo come back stateside tomorrow or Saturday and Erdogan resumes the ethnic cleansing 48 to 72 hours sooner than he promised?

[OneBlueDotBama]

3. Team Erdogan

Had an inside bet as to how long the pence could keep the "pence death stare" going...

[Moral Compass]

4. Except Erdogan is refusing to meet with Pence

Interesting theory. However, Erdogan is refusing to meet with Pence.

I’m sure that dandy letter Trump sent Erdogan helped immeasurably...

[Wounded Bear]

5. Meeting happened...

MSNBC reporting now. Lasted 80 minutes, apparently.

[Moral Compass]

8. At work so didn't know that.

Hard to keep up with these clowns.

My bad.

[Wounded Bear]

9. Apparently, there is a 5 day cease fire...

looks like Trump got jobbed once again.

[Moral Compass]

11. Saw that...

Best negotiator ever!


Impeach the traitorous bastards!

Both of them.

[lark]

6. Scary - I had the same thought.

[LeftInTX]

7. I think he was sent cuz it was "two heads are better than one" thing

Erdogan is supposed to meet with Trump in the US in a few weeks. It's also more difficult to send a head of state overseas to meet another head of state on a moment's notice. Trump would want an official Head of State reception over there....

[lame54]

10. Five days