Trump Tweet Throws Rex Tillerson Under the Bus: 'Sanctions Were Not Discussed'

[DonViejo]

by Jon Levine | 7:07 am, July 10th, 2017

In a long Twitter recap of his time at the G20, Donald Trump told the world that he did not discuss sanctions with Vladimir Putin during their two hour meeting in Hamburg.

“Sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with President Putin,” Trump tweeted. “Nothing will be done until the Ukrainian & Syrian problems are solved!

Link to tweet

Ok. Fine. Nothing too controversial there — except that it directly contradicted a statement made Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who said sanctions were discussed.

On July 8, The Washington Post reported the following:

<< Trump told Putin that members of Congress were pushing for additional sanctions against Russia over the election issue, Tillerson said. “But the two presidents, I think, rightly focused on: How do we move forward?” he added. >>

… That’s worth a Rick Perry Oops.

It’s hardly the first time Trump has thrown a surrogate under the bus. Only yesterday the President distanced himself from his own eldest son saying that he had been unaware of a meeting between Trump Jr. and a Kremlin connected lawyer.

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http://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-tweet-throws-rex-tillerson-under-the-bus-sanctions-were-not-discussed/

[exboyfil]

1. So who's bright idea was it to put

them in a room without an independent third party to document the discussion.

[riversedge]

2. trump threw Sec of treasury Mnchin under the bus today also

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trumps tweet today:





Donald J. Trump?Verified account @realDonaldTrump 12h12 hours ago

The fact that President Putin and I discussed a Cyber Security unit doesn't mean I think it can happen. It can't-but a ceasefire can,& did!

Link to tweet

ABC News?Verified account @ABC

Sec. Mnuchin: Proposed US-Russia cybersecurity partnership a "very significant accomplishment" for Pres. Trump. http://abcn.ws/2sTTYbs

[JohnnyLib2]

3. El Capitan Chaos strikes again!