President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Why does any ex-president need classified briefings? If there’s a Chinese submarine group parked outside of Anchorage or a splinter cell threatening a supply of rare minerals in Africa, what the hell would we expect Jimmy Carter or George W Bush to do about it? And why would they want the headache anymore?

 

The party of personal responsibility says the media I don't listen to and people I don't like are making me want to overthrow the government.

 

I wondered about that too. It seems odd. But I don’t think it’s the daily PDB. More like a “hey, just letting you know that ...”

 

I mean if there’s a threat to me or my family, then sure a heads up out of professional courtesy is in order. Beyond that? Screw it. That would be like me wanting to go back to one of my old papers for a 4:00 1A budget meeting.

 

Is it to keep the current president honest and to make sure he isn’t going rogue?I don’t know why they get them, either.

 

“But we must acquit Trump.”

 

America just tried a paramilitary coup, why should anyone listen to America? /[BindTortureExecute]

 

The timing of this Burma deal is the worst thing to hit the GOP. Sure Twitchy will be acquitted, but the look is going to be the worst.

 

This may make them forget Obama's tan suit.

 

All previous ex-presidents have assisted the next administration, regardless of party affiliation, with diplomatic efforts around the globe.

Keeping them up to speed was previously seen as a net positive because they could suss out potential problems from when they were in charge.

It just preserves that institutional memory for the office and it was a courtesy extended by the current president to the previous presidents.

Carter was on standby to assist Trump with I think Iran, even after he had been insulted by Trump as a loser or whatever. Carter was still going to help because he valued the country over petty grievance.

Those are just more norms Trump blew up in his term. It is really hard to calculate the amount of damage that was done in the last four years because there's icebergs ahead Team Biden doesn't know about yet because Trump was such a goob.

It is entirely Biden's decision. He's the one who says if it happens or not. I will think less of Biden and this administration if he signs off on Trump getting information. Trump should be excluded from the ex-President's club. He doesn't belong as he's an error on par with foundational mistakes like slavery and ethnic cleansing of Native Americans.