Sitting down with the friendliest of interviewers, Sean Hannity, after the “successful” summit with Vladimir Putin, President Trump was asked a simple question.
Hannity: “You said before the interview that in two minutes you would know…What vibe did you get in two minutes?”
Trump: “You know, I always had a great relationship with President Putin. And we would have done great things together in terms of, you know. Their land is incredible. The rare earth, the oil gas — it’s incredible. It is the largest piece of land in the world as a nation by far. I think they have 11 timezones if you can believe it, that’s big stuff. But we would have done a lot of great things we had the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax which stopped us from doing that. We would have done so great. But we have the greatest — one of the great hoaxes. I mean, there were others like the election itself and as you know, as you covered better than anyone. But it was a rigged election and a horrible thing that took place in 2020. But we would have had a great relationship but we did amazingly well considering — you know, he would look and see what happened, he would think we’re crazy with the made up Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. So we had something very important and we had a very good meeting today, but we’ll see. I mean it’s, you have to get a deal.”
It may be that this was really a demonstration of his prowess at avoiding and deflecting, spewing words without answering the question, getting all his greatest hits out there and never dealing with the question posed to him. Or this was where his head went and, in Trump’s mind, he was giving a “perfect” answer.
Trump walked away without a ceasefire and forgot all about his “severe consequences” threat the day before, now that Putin said nice things about him and uttered the words that Trump so desperately wanted to hear, that the war would never have happened if Trump was president, which was stolen from him by a rigged election and the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax.
Does Trump’s answer to Hannity’s question reveal a stable genius or an old man easily manipulated with a little flattery? The Commander in Chief flipped from believing that Zelenskyy, whom he excoriated in the Oval Office for not thanking him effusively enough while rolling out the red carpet for Putin, is responsible for making Putin invade Ukraine to blaming Putin, who strung him along and doesn’t want peace, back to blaming Zelenskyy.
The war in Ukraine is a very serious matter. Will Trump aid in ending the war or will Trump refuse aid to Ukraine if it doesn’t agree to give away its territory, its citizens, to Russia, thereby aligning with Putin and significantly impairing Ukraine’s ability to defend itself, our ally and a democracy, from Putin? Does his answer to Hannity instill faith in his competency to serve or reveal that he is little more than Putin’s patsy?
*Taken from the Bulwark’s twit and a reply.
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“The Commander in Chief flipped from believing that Zelenskyy, whom he excoriated in the Oval Office for not thanking him effusively enough while rolling out the red carpet for Putin, is responsible for making Putin invade Ukraine to blaming Putin, who strung him along and doesn’t want peace, back to blaming Zelenskyy.”
I think this mis-characterizes Trump’s position. IIUC, Trump blames Biden for Russia’s invading Ukraine, “It’s Bidens war, though I must confess I’m somewhat unclear on the reasoning behind this assertion…
JMO, but the headline we should be seeing is something along the lines of, “Amid Much Fanfare Two Elderly Criminals, One a Convicted Felon and the Other Subject to an International Arrest Warrant, Meet in Alaska Where They Accomplish Sweet Fuckall”.
It seems impossible that anyone who once considered themselves a Republican under Reagan would now back Putin, Russia. Their ability to deceive themselves to make excuses for that old fool is beyond belief
Putin’s patsy? Wait, what? Didn’t we see the B-2 bomber with fighter escort fly over as Putin walked down that red carpet? Didn’t we see Putin humiliated being escorted by Our President down that red carpet forced to walk between that phalanx of parked fifth generation aircraft? Didn’t we see Our President put Putin in front of a blue backdrop with the phrase PURSUING PEACE emblazoned in white letters? And didn’t Our President coax Putin into admitting that he, Putin, never would have invaded Ukraine if he, Our President, had been President instead of Joe Biden. Didn’t Our President get Putin to finally speak English and get him to invite Trump to Moscow (where Putin will probably have ten times the number of fly overs greet Our President, because Our President is strong, not weak). Didn’t we hear Our President tell Sean Hannity that we are number 1 and Russia is number 2? Didn’t we hear Our President graciously decline to say he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, after reminding us that some would say he deserves that award for all the other wars he’s ended, that this Alaska meeting was NOT about his Nobel Prize? Putins patsy? No, deep chess moves.
Admittedly, I’ve got TDS, but where you see Trump playing 3D chess I see a confused old man, in bad makeup, chewing on the chess pieces (apparently trying to decide which color tastes best) while mumbling “Russia, Russia, Russia” and “The election was rigged”.
[Ed. Note: Parody, Hal. Parody.]
Aach! On rereading, I got it.
My apologies, Ray. That’s the problem with these mail order brains. They say “One size fits all”, but it just ain’t true.
So you think Ukraine is “our ally and a democracy,” eh? Ukraine is at best a massive money laundering RICO enterprise for the Biden crime family and neocons of all stripes. But a democracy? Don’t be absurd! Zelenskyy’s term as President ended on May 30, 2024 — more than a year ago. He declared Marshal Law and suspended elections because he knew he would not win re-election. Therefore, Zelenskyy is, by definition, a dictator. Putin, on the other hand, has been elected in free and fair elections multiple times — 2000, 2012, 2018, and 2024. He received 88% of the popular vote in 2024, more than any modern American president.
October 2024 polling by an international organization (not controlled by Kyiv) puts Zelenskyy’s approval rating at 52%, but pollsters excluded the one million dead Ukrainians and eight million Ukrainians who have fled the country, plus those living in the Crimea, who voted to leave Ukraine and join Russia in 2014. Their poll also indicated shifting public sentiment regarding the war, with 52% of Ukrainians favoring negotiations to end the conflict as soon as possible, compared to 38% who preferred continuing to fight.
In addition to canceling elections and refusing to leave office, as Hitler did in 1936, Zelenskyy’s administration has arrested and imprisoned several journalists for issuing reports unfavorable to the regime. Zelenskyy has closed all Russian Orthodox Churches in Ukraine and banned the teaching of the Russian language in schools. That’s not the type of “democracy” you should be supporting.
[Ed. Note: This is what comments would be without moderation. Enjoy.]
This deserves a tip. Thanks for being there so we don’t have to experience this drivel.
Mango mussolini doesn’t give a crap about Putin, Zelenskyy or anyone else. Or what they think or want. He just wants the war to end so he can take credit for “ending” it. He’ll be on the phone to Norway the next day demanding he be given the Nobel Peace Prize.