Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "'Highly inappropriate': Ex-US ambassador on Trump and Giuliani's handling of Ukraine" video.

  1. He is a Portland, Oregon hotel mogul. He may be more charming, and less dogmatic, than many Trump cronies, but still, he got his ambassadorship via a million dollar contribution to Trump's campaign.
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  2. Portland is mortified that he comes from here.
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  3. Vindman reported it, Bolton grew angry about it, and made sure lawyers knew about the call.
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  4. His parents were poor refugees. That's a humble beginning.
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  5. He started with nothing, and became rich. That takes both determination and luck, but is the great American dream. It was the money he made, that allowed him to make the contribution, that got him the ambassadorship. Sorry, it is an anyone in America story.
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  6. Ambassadorships have been used as rewards for donors, for as long as this country has existed. You cannot name a president that hasn't done this. Trump may have been especially egregious, but this is not novel.
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  7.  @patriciaegipciaco7769  He is a self made man. He started with nothing, and made a lot of money in real estate.
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