Posted on 02/04/2017 7:23:13 AM PST by rktman
At the top of Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer touted an exclusive: “Caroline Kennedy speaks out in her first interview since stepping down as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. This morning, her take on the Trump administration's very different approach to foreign policy and her own future. Is she planning a run for office?”
In the 7:30 a.m. ET half hour, Lauer began the friendly exchange by wondering if Defense Secretary James Mattis was currently visiting Japan in order to smooth things over after Donald Trump “said some things I know that raised a lot of eyebrows in Japan and the region” during the presidential campaign.
Kennedy replied: “Absolutely....it's important that the Defense Secretary went to consult and reassure our allies about our commitment.”
Lauer worried about the President calling on Japan to provide more for its own defense:
One of the things that Donald Trump said during the campaign is it's time for Japan to step up and shoulder more of the financial burden for its own defense. And I have to tell you, that really seemed to resonate with his supporters. Is it a fair ask?....[He] wants them to contribute even more. If he pushes Japan on that issue, how will they respond? How will it impact our relations?
Kennedy lectured: “Japan already contributes more than any other country....And all the countries out there are really looking to see whether the United States is going to stay as a leader in the region and be reliable and live up to our security and economic commitments, or whether they need to make another choice and hedge their bet.”
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For those that insist on watching it:
Matt Lauer and Caroline Kennedy. Fits the term term “rub two brain cells together”.
I agree 100%.
Well put. :o)
“So...ummm, well ya know...”?
That’s Princess “Ya’ Know”.....
I watched a bit of it with the sound off. The stars in Lauer’s eyes told all I needed to know.
Not a half dozen working brain cells between them.
I would pay cash money for the opportunity to bash Matty Liar literally.
The children of former Presidents should STFU.
They think she’ll run for higher office. And is being pushed. But she has the charisma of a doorknob.
Kennedy lectured: “Japan already contributes more than any other country....And all the countries out there are really looking to see whether the United States is going to stay as a leader in the region and be reliable and live up to our security and economic commitments, or whether they need to make another choice and hedge their bet.”
Thank God JFK is dead and can’t see this.
Prerecorded and Big time Edited ? LOL
Umm, uh, you know, ah...
So I guess we’re supposed to believe Princess Caroline is some kind of foreign policy “expert”? All her job required her to do was know how to set a table properly for state dinners. Camelot is over. The Democrats have moved into their Camel Lot phase. The Muzzies have taken control of the Democrat Party.
She has just the same right to speak out as me and you. But, just the same as our comments carry the weight of the sound of a tree falling in a forest with not a soul in earshot, so should hers and everyone else who is not in a position of authoritative effect over our lives.
Well done!!
Caroline can barely string more than two words together into something resembling a sentence. This genius doesn’t understand how toast works, let alone the intricacies of foreign policy.
I don’t know where they found 2 but they don’t belong to either one of them.
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