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Not even on the radar for why he vetoed it, but you knew that and just wanted to make a dig for echo chamber points. Just like Independent did when they wrote

Not even on the radar for why he vetoed it, but you knew that and just wanted to make a dig for echo chamber points. Just like Independent did when they wrote “Donald Trump had originally vetoed the $740bn defence bill containing the anti-corruption measures”... but asking for integrity when there is a chance to dig at Trump is just apparently asking too much. Don’t you find it all so tiring? Don’t you want to be better than what you accuse “the other side” of?

rsynnott 6y ago
I mean, Trump has personally benefited from anonymous shell companies (Essential Consultants LLC; it was unmasked because Cohen is Not a Very Good Lawyer; there's also one associated with his re-election campaign), so it doesn't seem _that_ outlandish a question... His stated reasons for vetoing weren't particularly credible.
- SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
  Can you provide any source at all that Trump was even aware of this provision? Any comments he made on disliking it? I’d accept anything at all that even gave the slightest credence to your assertion. Because otherwise... it’s just projecting a fault where there is no evidence of one as revenge for some hurt feelings you have, after all, any think bad directed at a bad man is a good thing right? So what if you are making it up, it’s “always ok to punch a Nazi”, right?
  - rsynnott 6y ago
    To be clear, no-one knows why Trump vetoed in the first place (his first two excuses were clearly not particularly credible; one could believe them if one liked, of course, but it’s not unreasonable to be sceptical of them). So one is left with speculation. This seems plausible, though obviously no-one can say for sure. It’s perfectly reasonable to speculate on reasons when someone does something weird, and risky (ultimately, he was overridden) for no obvious reason.

rsynnott 6y ago

I mean, Trump has personally benefited from anonymous shell companies (Essential Consultants LLC; it was unmasked because Cohen is Not a Very Good Lawyer; there's also one associated with his re-election campaign), so it doesn't seem _that_ outlandish a question... His stated reasons for vetoing weren't particularly credible.

SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
Can you provide any source at all that Trump was even aware of this provision? Any comments he made on disliking it? I’d accept anything at all that even gave the slightest credence to your assertion. Because otherwise... it’s just projecting a fault where there is no evidence of one as revenge for some hurt feelings you have, after all, any think bad directed at a bad man is a good thing right? So what if you are making it up, it’s “always ok to punch a Nazi”, right?
- rsynnott 6y ago
  To be clear, no-one knows why Trump vetoed in the first place (his first two excuses were clearly not particularly credible; one could believe them if one liked, of course, but it’s not unreasonable to be sceptical of them). So one is left with speculation. This seems plausible, though obviously no-one can say for sure. It’s perfectly reasonable to speculate on reasons when someone does something weird, and risky (ultimately, he was overridden) for no obvious reason.