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deminks

(11,006 posts)
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:19 PM Jul 2017

Donald Trump Had a (second) Very, Very Private Meeting With Vladimir Putin

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/07/donald-trump-had-a-very-very-private-meeting-with-vladimir-putin/

Um, what?

President Trump held a second, informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg earlier this month, according to Ian Bremmer, the president of the international consulting firm Eurasia Group….Trump spoke with the Russian leader for roughly an hour, joined only by Putin’s translator. The meeting had previously gone without mention by the White House.

Two things. First, if Trump were really a decent negotiator, he would have insisted on not even having Putin’s translator present. Putin speaks perfectly good English.

Second, what the fuckety fuck fuck? A meeting with only Rex Tillerson present wasn’t enough? Trump had to have another meeting with literally no other American in the room? What does he have to say to Putin that he’s afraid of anyone hearing him say?

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Donald Trump Had a (second) Very, Very Private Meeting With Vladimir Putin (Original Post) deminks Jul 2017 OP
I can't get the Bloomburg link Blue_Roses Jul 2017 #1
how do the presidents of the United States and Russia have an unreported hour-long meeting? renate Jul 2017 #2
and how was it let happen - it should have been stopped. sunonmars Jul 2017 #3
KnR !!! - Why does this story not have more recs?? alittlelark Jul 2017 #4

renate

(13,776 posts)
2. how do the presidents of the United States and Russia have an unreported hour-long meeting?
Tue Jul 18, 2017, 06:28 PM
Jul 2017

How was this not noticed at the time? It's so odd.

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