Trump Campaign Changed Ukraine Platform, Lied About It
Source: The Daily Beast
The Trump campaign went out of its way to dramatically alter the Republican Partys official position on Ukraineagainst the wishes of GOP hawks and despite senior Trump aide Paul Manaforts insistence that they werent involved.
The move, first reported by The Washington Post, alienated Republicans who have made up the partys foreign policy base for decades, and indicates that the Trump campaign has a particular interest in Ukraine, where Manafort had previously worked for a pro-Putin leader.
Manafort said on NBCs Meet the Press this past weekend that the change in language on Ukraine absolutely did not come from the Trump campaign.
But this account is contradicted by four sources in the room, both for and against the language.
Read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/03/trump-campaign-changed-ukraine-platform-lied-about-it.html
cstanleytech
(26,390 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)Either the RNC or Trump or his key manager changed the policy. Regardless, this is a huge change in US policy and we need to know who and why it was changed.
unitedwethrive
(1,997 posts)ejecting a baby from a rally.
DURHAM D
(32,620 posts)In some ways more frightening than Donald.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)A skilled liar would never have told a lie so easily disproven. Casual, natural, constant liar- YES- just like The Con. Isn't used to being called on it- YES- just like The Con. Scum- YES- just like The Con.
PSPS
(13,655 posts)Tempest
(14,591 posts)Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets, Trumps son, Donald Jr., told a real estate conference in 2008, according to an account posted on the website of eTurboNews, a trade publication. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.
WheelWalker
(8,960 posts)VMA131Marine
(4,160 posts)Trump screwed up royally by going after the Khans, but this is potentially far more consequential. Does Trump even know that his campaign pushed through this platform change?
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