“Donald Trump lied about being anti-war because he correctly understood that there is an anti-war voting constituency.” Foreign policy expert Matt Duss explains to Prem Thakker Thakker why Trump claimed to be anti-war but still followed the neocons into another war.

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@mattduss @prem_thakker There’s no war with US and Iran freaking geniuses

@mattduss @prem_thakker Instead of customers in the sex trade receiving BJs, think of Trump as delivering DJs.

@mattduss @prem_thakker Stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon IS the anti-war position you muslim fuck

@mattduss @prem_thakker No president will truely be antiwar.The military complex will not allow it,they want to use their ecpensive toys.

@mattduss @prem_thakker Exploiting and deceiving voters on the very issues that they are sick and tired of (wars since 2001 in America’s case).

@mehdirhasan @mattduss @prem_thakker "Anti war" is such a ludicrously empty flex Childish but the children are also dumb

@mattduss @prem_thakker Every time Trump has a microphone he sells the version of himself that'll get him through the moment without revealing his ignorance.

@mattduss @prem_thakker There’s a constiency out there that believed Trump’s lies when he was very clearly lying. I’m not sure that that equates to there being some anti-war constituency that will sweep the Dems back into power.