{"id":25159,"date":"2016-12-03T10:45:44","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T18:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=25159"},"modified":"2016-12-03T10:45:44","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T18:45:44","slug":"fuhrer-tanks-china-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/03\/fuhrer-tanks-china-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuhrer Tanks China Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

I, for one, have been concerned that Drumpfenfarten, Fuhrer of the Republican Rectum-Rage Reich, has been refusing foreign intelligence briefings, claiming to get information from other sources (Kremlin, perhaps?).  He just tanked our China relations so badly, that without major damage control, we may find ourselves back in a cold war with China.  <\/font><\/p>\n

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President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone with Taiwan\u2019s president on Friday, a striking break with nearly four decades of diplomatic practice that could precipitate a major rift with China<\/strong> even before Mr. Trump takes office.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s office said he had spoken with the Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, \u201cwho offered her congratulations.\u201d He is believed to be the first president or president-elect who has spoken to a Taiwanese leader since at least 1979, when the United States severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan as part of its recognition of the People\u2019s Republic of China.<\/p>\n

In the statement, Mr. Trump\u2019s office said the two leaders had noted \u201cthe close economic, political, and security ties\u201d between Taiwan and the United States. Mr. Trump, it said, \u201calso congratulated President Tsai on becoming President of Taiwan earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump\u2019s motives in taking the call, which lasted more than 10 minutes, were not clear. In a Twitter message late Friday, he said [Twit Tweet delinked<\/em>] Ms. Tsai \u201cCALLED ME<\/strong>.\u201d… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

From <NY Times<\/a>><\/font><\/p>\n

Lets dispense with the idiotic "called me" excuse.  First, if I called the Fuhrer, it wouldn’t pick up the phone.  The call would go to a low level aide, who would want to know who I was and what I wanted.  If that aide thought it worthwhile, I’d be passed to a mid-level aide, who would grill me for much more detailed information.  If i passed that test, I’d be passed to a high level aide for the final vetting of my call.  If I passed, we would find a time that fit both the Fuhrer’s and my schedules, and I’d be given a special number to call at that time.  I would call the Fuhrer at the appointed time, and only then would it answer the phone.  Second, given the long-term absence of US formal relations with Taiwan, Ms. Tsai would have no reason to call, unless she had reason to believe it would be well received.  In short, the "CALLED ME" claim is a Republican Lie.  That call was prearranged!<\/font><\/p>\n

Rachel Maddow<\/a> covered the incident in much more detail and discussed it with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT).<\/font><\/p>\n