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BumRushDaShow

(153,292 posts)
Wed May 28, 2025, 10:58 AM Wednesday

Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland

Source: NPR

May 28, 2025 1:29 AM ET


WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States' premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a tightly contested presidential election between a liberal mayor and a conservative backed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The two candidates vying to replace Polish President Andrzej Duda offer starkly different visions for Poland: Rafał Trzaskowski, the pro-European Union liberal mayor of Warsaw, and Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the Law and Justice party who is skeptical of the EU.

"We need you to elect the right leader," Kristi Noem, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary and a prominent Trump ally, said in a speech at the event. "You will be the leaders that will turn Europe back to conservative values." Noem described Trzaskowski as "an absolute train wreck of a leader" and Nawrocki as someone who would lead Poland in a style similar to Trump.

She opened her speech saying: "I just had the opportunity to meet with Karol and listen: he needs to be the next president of Poland. Do you understand me?" She also implied that electing Nawrocki would strengthen the U.S.-Poland relationship.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g-s1-69278/noem-cpac-poland



Foreign "election interference" by U.S. RW loons.
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Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP
Did she offer liberalgunwilltravel Wednesday #1
Oh blah blah blah, the only thing that matters is what costume was she wearing ToxMarz Wednesday #2
🤣🤣🤣 sheshe2 Wednesday #3
Gawd, I hope he is defeated in a landslide. sheshe2 Wednesday #4
Why is the "Homeland" secretary travelling to another continent to opine on their election muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #5
I hope her sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong MLWR Wednesday #6
We can only hope. WinstonSmith4740 Wednesday #7
"Do you understand me?" Grins Wednesday #8
Vote for Nawrocki or I'll shoot your dog!!!!!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #9
Just by mentioning the name "Trump" she proves she knows as much about Poland as she does about habeas corpus. ancianita Wednesday #10
Polish People are smarter than MAGA. MAGA is not trying to hide this crap. Amazing. Arrogance to the nth degree. SupportSanity Wednesday #11
Jebać faszystw pecosbob Wednesday #12
Yet another violation of the Hatch Act by the Trump administration. LudwigPastorius Wednesday #13

muriel_volestrangler

(103,744 posts)
5. Why is the "Homeland" secretary travelling to another continent to opine on their election
Wed May 28, 2025, 11:48 AM
Wednesday

rather than doing her fucking job?

MLWR

(351 posts)
6. I hope her sticking her nose in where it doesn't belong
Wed May 28, 2025, 11:56 AM
Wednesday

convinces the Poles to reject her candidate.

WinstonSmith4740

(3,308 posts)
7. We can only hope.
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:07 PM
Wednesday

Their track record is awful. I have a feeling Rethugs have figured out that a Trump endorsement is poison, but being as dense as they are, they probably thinking that filtering it through Security Barbie somehow changes the message.
Loved the "Do you understand me?" part. Oh, that should do it.

Grins

(8,395 posts)
8. "Do you understand me?"
Wed May 28, 2025, 12:29 PM
Wednesday

Who the hell is she to demand ANYTHING from Polish voters????

STFU, and go back to “servicing” Lewandowski!

As for her “…(turning) Europe back to conservative values,” the last time they did that was 1933. Six years later Germany’s “conservative values” leader invaded - Poland.

ancianita

(40,511 posts)
10. Just by mentioning the name "Trump" she proves she knows as much about Poland as she does about habeas corpus.
Wed May 28, 2025, 02:04 PM
Wednesday

Poland successfully drove out the law & justice party in the last election and most Poles are not about to vote again for a trumpian government.

SupportSanity

(1,446 posts)
11. Polish People are smarter than MAGA. MAGA is not trying to hide this crap. Amazing. Arrogance to the nth degree.
Wed May 28, 2025, 06:44 PM
Wednesday

Helping America become a #2 country. A big pile of # 2.

LudwigPastorius

(12,522 posts)
13. Yet another violation of the Hatch Act by the Trump administration.
Wed May 28, 2025, 11:29 PM
Wednesday
...the Hatch Act doesn’t bar cabinet officials from speaking at political events. The rules state that a cabinet official “may not use the official title ‘Secretary’ when engaging in political activity, such as speaking at a political campaign event. However, a Cabinet secretary may use a general form of address, such as ‘The Honorable,’ when engaging in political activity, as such address does not identify his or her position.”


https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-its-not-new-for-a-cabinet-secretary-to-address-a-political-convention/

Here is Dog Killer Barbie being introduced as United States Secretary of Homeland Security at the rally:

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