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To: Bill who wrote (1073080)6/13/2018 10:51:39 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574606
 
Clinton and Trump got almost verbatim the same written agreement.



To: Bill who wrote (1073080)6/13/2018 10:52:19 AM
From: Brumar89  Respond to of 1574606
 
President Puppet proclaims: "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea"

See, no need for denuclearization. We have peace in our time. Except for the Canadian threat and our rotten former allies. We'll still need to work with our new friends in the Axis of Evil to take them down.


Before you claim he didn't say that:

Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
Just landed - a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office. There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea. Meeting with Kim Jong Un was an interesting and very positive experience. North Korea has great potential for the future!



To: Bill who wrote (1073080)6/13/2018 11:11:11 AM
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Uh oh: Senate adopts measure blocking Trump ZTE deal

By Daniel Uria | June 12, 2018 at 5:43 PM

{ Well, I hope so. Because everyone knows President Treason sold American national security out for a big ass bribe. ]




The Senate adopted an amendment to block President Donald Trump's deal to lift penalties from Chinese telecom company ZTE, whose foldable Axon M smartphones are pictured above. File Photo by James Atoa/UPI
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June 12 (UPI) -- The Senate adopted a measure Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's deal to lift sanctions from Chinese telecom company ZTE.

A bipartisan amendment was added to the National Defense Authorization Act that reinstitutes penalties against ZTE for violating U.S. sanctions against exporting to Iran and North Korea, and bans U.S. government agencies from purchasing any of the company's devices or services.

"It's only prudent that no one in the federal government use their equipment or services and that they receive no taxpayer dollars," Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said. "Given their repeated violations of U.S. law, we cannot trust them to respect U.S. national security, and so it's vital we hold them accountable and pass this amendment."

In February, U.S. intelligence officials warned Americans not to use smartphones made by ZTE or Huawei -- another Chinese telecom company -- as the communication technology could be compromised "to gain positions of power inside our telecommunication networks that provides the capacity to exert pressure or control over our telecommunications infrastructure."

ZTE halted most of its operations in May after the Trump administration blocked U.S. firms from selling or providing services to the telecom giant, but U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said last week that the company and the United States had reached a deal after Trump pledged to help the company get back into business.

The deal implemented a $1 billion penalty against ZTE and required the addition of a U.S.-chosen compliance team to monitor the company. It also required ZTE to change its board of directors and executive team within 30 days.

Cotton suggested if the bill is passed by the Senate and signed by Trump, the amendment would likely force ZTE out of business by blocking the deal.

"ZTE said they couldn't remain in business, or at least not remain anything other than a cellphone hand-held business, if the denial order from March was in effect. And this would essentially put the denial order back into effect," he said.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said the inclusion of the amendment was an agreement by a bipartisan group of Senators that Trump was "dead wrong to back off on ZTE."

"The fact that a bipartisan group of senators came together this quickly is a testament to how bad the Trump administration's ZTE deal is and how we will not shy away from holding the president's feet to the fire when it comes to keeping his promise to be tough on China," Schumer said.

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