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Trump Does Not Know Brett McGurk

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Author and Natural Philosopher

Sun 23 Dec 2018
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Trump Does Not Know Brett McGurk

By Michael Alan Prestwood
Sun 23 Dec 2018
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Today Trump said he does not know who Brett McGurk is, and he seams very proud of that. Think about that. Trump says he has defeated ISIS, but he doesn’t even know the guy who has been doing that work for him for the last two years! Today Trump showed us how little involvement he has had and he pointed out that the success against ISIS was because of an Obama appointee.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1076655729820471296

Brett McGurk is an American diplomat who was Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. He was appointed by President Barack Obama on October 23, 2015, and was retained in that role by the Trump administration. He resigned in protest 2 days after Trump pulled out of Syria by tweet.

 

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
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