Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Transcript of Mnuchin and Tillerson Press Briefing – G20 and Beyond…
The Last Refuge - The Conservative Treehouse ^ | July 7, 2017 | Sundance

Posted on 07/07/2017 9:51:06 PM PDT by TennTuxedo

*Remember** as you read this transcript, e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g eventually boils down to economics and the seismic geopolitical shifts currently underway. (See Bottom for Important Detail)

(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: g20; g20presser; government; mnuchin; president; summit; tillerson; trump
President Trump is leading from the head of the table and showing his business moxie. For so many years our voters elected politicians, when we really needed a strong businessman to lead this nation. President Trump understands how to use leverage to get win-win deals for all sides of the deal.

Sundance breaks down the v=events better than anyone in the news and blogosphere.

1 posted on 07/07/2017 9:51:07 PM PDT by TennTuxedo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: TennTuxedo

That was a very professional set of questions by the reporters and excellent candid, thorough answers by T-Rex.

It’s like adults have returned on the stage!

I think Trump beating the media upside the head is starting to have some salutary effects.


2 posted on 07/07/2017 10:25:27 PM PDT by aquila48
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TennTuxedo

Using trade to change behavior. Got it. But China is not the mouse in the maze. North Korea is the mouse. And they do not care about trade and will only seek help from China if they are overrun. We have been there before.


3 posted on 07/07/2017 11:22:38 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: TennTuxedo
What matters is the pace and scope of economic pressure. The pace is rather slow if one of main objectives is to rein on N. Korea in time. There will be also resistance to widening the scope. People inside and outside current administration will try to pare down the package, always yearning for some surgical trick to fix the problem at little cost. At every turn, whining business constituencies who have dealings with China will spring up to resist it.
4 posted on 07/07/2017 11:57:30 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: justa-hairyape

North korea is china’s tool much like Palestinians are to the radical muslims.


5 posted on 07/08/2017 4:02:49 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: aquila48

“That was a very professional set of questions by the reporters...”

Finally. The grandstanding and political posturing from the press on the American mainland is not worth listening to at this point.

It is a shame, truly, that our own media has descended into the realm of reality tv and celebrity clowns because they over estimate their own importance and worth.


6 posted on 07/08/2017 6:20:08 AM PDT by OpusatFR
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: justa-hairyape

“Using trade to change behavior. Got it. But China is not the mouse in the maze. North Korea is the mouse. And they do not care about trade and will only seek help from China if they are overrun. We have been there before.”

China’s fear is being overrun by North Koreans fleeing into its territory. While China has become an economic powerhouse and world leader, 128,000,000 people exist in dire poverty according to the World Bank. Unrest is a very real possibility that could eventually tear the country apart if economic disparity reform is not implemented and successful.

There are demographic problems surfacing too, because of the One Child policy.

The pressure from millions of refugees would tip the precarious balance it now has.

It is in China’s interest to cooperate to contain NK, or better yet, depose the Slug.


7 posted on 07/08/2017 6:35:06 AM PDT by OpusatFR
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: TennTuxedo

Tillerson is so real he makes Hillary or Lurch appear to ghosts or shadows. He is a true man of the world able to meet and deal with all leaders on an intellectual superior basis. They know intuitively to be on their guard.


8 posted on 07/08/2017 6:44:05 AM PDT by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bert

Agreed! Isn’t it great to have MEN at the helm again instead of self-indulgent idiots.


9 posted on 07/08/2017 7:52:17 AM PDT by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: Mollypitcher1

kpm58 says:
July 7, 2017 at 8:32 pm
President Trump’s cabinet is like the League of Super Heroes.

CTH


10 posted on 07/08/2017 8:03:19 AM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: ronnie raygun

Their tool is no longer in their box. That happened when NK agents assasinated their control mechanism. NK can blackmail China also now.


11 posted on 07/08/2017 4:00:06 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson