Schattenjäger
Gabriel Knight
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pres...-72nd-session-united-nations-general-assembly
So did anyone catch the whole thing?
There's a thread on the North Korea comments but I figured this warranted its own thread as it's his first
He performed better than I thought he would
His comments on socialism in Venezuela seem to really have struck a chord with his base (and surely angered many progressives)
"I ask every country represented here today to be prepared to do more to address this very real crisis. We call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in Venezuela. (Applause.)
The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented. (Applause.) From the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela, wherever true socialism or communism has been adopted, it has delivered anguish and devastation and failure. Those who preach the tenets of these discredited ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who live under these cruel systems. "
So did anyone catch the whole thing?
There's a thread on the North Korea comments but I figured this warranted its own thread as it's his first
He performed better than I thought he would
His comments on socialism in Venezuela seem to really have struck a chord with his base (and surely angered many progressives)
"I ask every country represented here today to be prepared to do more to address this very real crisis. We call for the full restoration of democracy and political freedoms in Venezuela. (Applause.)
The problem in Venezuela is not that socialism has been poorly implemented, but that socialism has been faithfully implemented. (Applause.) From the Soviet Union to Cuba to Venezuela, wherever true socialism or communism has been adopted, it has delivered anguish and devastation and failure. Those who preach the tenets of these discredited ideologies only contribute to the continued suffering of the people who live under these cruel systems. "