opelmanta1900 wrote:Sooooooo, Manson before Merkel? Bundy before Boutros Boutros?
You got a strange way of prioritizing your loyalty....
Not really an apt comparison.
We're talking about US congresswomen who have committed no crimes and only expressed opinions on US policy... vs an ally who has a conflict with that policy.
I'm not even saying trump should have defended them.... (although it would have been nice for once). But an actual, real president, who takes his job seriously, would have made a statement like "We cannot demand Israel allow anyone into their country but I am saddened that the opportunity is lost for both sides to discuss their differences" or something appropriately bland and non-committal.
He took sides and literally took sides with another country over our own. When our congresspeople were acting well within the laws of our country (and israel's)