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Miles Archer

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Thu Jul 6, 2017, 08:40 PM Jul 2017

Republican consultant: Trump "going to the home office for his quarterly review" with Putin



WASHINGTON – If President Donald Trump wants to make a good first impression with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when they meet Friday, two words he might consider starting with are “thank” and “you.”

Without Putin’s decision to interfere in last year’s presidential campaign on Trump’s behalf, there’s a good possibility he would not have won, given how few votes swung the outcome in the three critical Rust Belt states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Rick Wilson, a Republican political consultant and frequent Trump critic, said the Russian assistance likely swayed 2-to-3 percentage points in those states that proved crucial to the election’s outcome.

“It certainly kept the national Republican base in Trump’s camp,” Wilson said. “Yeah, he should say thank you to Putin. I think this is Donald Trump going to the home office for his quarterly review.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-putin-meeting_us_595ea4dbe4b02e9bdb0b8478?25&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009

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Republican consultant: Trump "going to the home office for his quarterly review" with Putin (Original Post) Miles Archer Jul 2017 OP
TRUMP................ MyOwnPeace Jul 2017 #1
Good one! The Wielding Truth Jul 2017 #2
I knew the "Republican consultant" was Rick Wilson The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #3
I wish that this was satire Gothmog Jul 2017 #4
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