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State Department is "horrified and rattled" by Trump thanking Putin, a source tells Reuters: (Original Post) kpete Aug 2017 OP
KGOP's divide and conquer strategery cranking up Achilleaze Aug 2017 #1
Trump has no use, whatever, for diplomacy. MineralMan Aug 2017 #2
State Department? What State Department? BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #3
No need to over think it. Billy Jingo Aug 2017 #4
He's an appeaser. ginnyinWI Aug 2017 #5
Is there anyone left in the State Department to care? Jk.....kind of Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #6
Well, what are they going to do about it then? MoonRiver Aug 2017 #7
Bannon/Miller MFM008 Aug 2017 #8
Putin has some good dirt on Trump which is why Trump is nice to putin Gothmog Aug 2017 #9
NEXT: Trump thanks Putin for shooting U.S. jet fighter - "one less airplane we have to maintain" dalton99a Aug 2017 #10

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. KGOP's divide and conquer strategery cranking up
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 09:58 AM
Aug 2017

The freaking republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief and his republican cabal of colluding comrades are doing their DAMNEDEST to weaken America by creating internal divisions.

We are Stronger Together. Or, as the TreasonWeasel republicans are pimping: We Are Weaker Divided.

MineralMan

(146,308 posts)
2. Trump has no use, whatever, for diplomacy.
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 10:02 AM
Aug 2017

He has left many positions empty in the State Department, after forcing the people holding those positions out after the election. He does not like the State Department. He does not like diplomacy. He things that he, alone, knows how to negotiate.

PINO Trump is a senile old man who can no longer think clearly. He needs to go. Otherwise, he will destroy what has taken many decades to build.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
5. He's an appeaser.
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 10:07 AM
Aug 2017

I don't think there is anything Putin could do that would make him say a peep against him. To me, this says he's got Donnie over a barrel, financially and/or politically.

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