Grins and handshakes as Trump encounters Putin for 1st time

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Darlene Superville and Ken Thomas, Associated Press
Updated 6:48 am, Friday, July 7, 2017


HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of U.S. outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion.

Ahead of a formal, sit-down meeting, Trump and Putin were seen exchanging pleasantries as a leaders' retreat got under way in Hamburg. As officials gathered around a table, Trump outstretched his hand to Putin and then patted his elbow and both men smiled. A brief video clip shows Trump casually patting Putin on the back as they stand side by side.
 
Video of the brief exchange was posted to Facebook by the German Cabinet. It was the first known in-person interaction between the two men, who have spoken by telephone since Trump was inaugurated in January.
 
The two leaders planned later Friday to hold longer talks on Syria and other issues on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit of industrialized and developing nations. The White House said it has scheduled 35 minutes for the meeting.




Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Trump-and-Putin-to-meet-at-international-summit-11271915.php#photo-13201423

[Demtexan]

1. Sure.

First time my ass.

Now just hand over the keys to the country.

[padah513]

27. Thank you

I was thinking the same thing. This isn't their first meeting, it's their first meeting in public.

[gordianot]

2. Very endearing just a couple buds winning together.

[Demtexan]

3. I figure we have maybe 3 more good years left in this country.

Enjoy it.

Putin is really the president.

[pangaia]

4. No. The good years are over.....unless,,,,,,,,,,,

[Demtexan]

5. The take over will be slow.

Like frogs in a pot of water.

Unless the IC folks get their act together.

Glad I am a old lady.

[cilla4progress]

29. Exactly

And not just get their act together...but depose this fool!

[Demtexan]

30. Yep.

This country will be a total wreck in 4 years.

[gordianot]

11. I figure the so called "dark state" hard asses are not happy.

Russian espionage tactics can be traced back to the Czars through the Soviet era and the same actors today in the Russian Republic.
These dark wars have been going on for a long time there are many old and new grudges that will be settled.
Death to spies.

[keithbvadu2]

24. just a couple buds

[Rorey]

6. 45 just spit in the face of every U. S. citizen

Of course those in his base are too stupid to realize it.

[mucifer]

8. and 38% applauded.

[Javaman]

7. I'm surprised tRump didn't kiss his ring. nt

[Demtexan]

9. He will.

In private.

[Judi Lynn]

10. Watch Trump Shake Hands with Putin for (Maybe) the First Time

And it's different from his other interactions with world leaders.
BY JACK HOLMES
JUL 7, 2017


President Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met for the first time—at least since Trump's election—at the G20 Summit in Germany Friday morning. In a prelude to a formal bilateral meeting on which Trump insisted, and about which many observers and even some of his national security team are concerned, the two exchanged a handshake in a more open setting while other G20 leaders milled around. Because it's 2017, there's video via the German cabinet's Facebook page—although it looks like it was shot on a waiter's lapel camera and smuggled out to the waiting world:

. . .


By now, we're all aware of how important handshakes are to Trump. For a man whose governing principles are dominating others and avoiding shame, "winning" the shake is all-important. That's why he and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau engaged in a War of North American Forearms when they first met, and why he attempted to amputate French President Emmanuel Macron's arm at the shoulder after a perceived slight. The same slight apparently helped tip him towards leaving the Paris climate agreement, because nothing matters.

But his interaction with Putin here is perhaps his first shake that's not overdosing on machismo—it's a fairly normal handshake, one you'd respect from, well, a normal world leader who actually respects—or is concerned with showing respect for—his counterpart. More than that, he goes for the weird back pat after, which is about as much affection as we've seen him show for another human being in public. We await the big bilateral meeting, and hope Alaska is still part of the United States by the time it's over.

More:
http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/videos/a56170/trump-putin-handshake/

[Demtexan]

12. Alaska would be sold back by Trump.

I am thinking the oil and gas rights.

[onethatcares]

15. he'd take rubles

just to show his rubes back home the size of the pile and his deal making skills.

[Sunlei]

35. don't rock the alaska boats. Its the open sea border for everything from russias border with love.

[PatSeg]

16. Everything that man does is so odd

What's with the patting his elbow and then the pats on the back? At least he didn't try to yank Putin's arm out his socket.

[Judi Lynn]

17. I'll bet he fears Putin might thrash him! It's beyond nauseating seeing him fawning over people. n/t

[PatSeg]

36. Yeah

Either he bullies and belittles them or fawns over them. Such a shallow, petty man.

[Maggiemayhem]

18. I like that you said maybe

That 2013 interview doesn't say they met face to face, but it is quite possible they did. After all,he says that they spoke directly and indirectly but does not specify whether it was in person or by phone or face time. How anyone can trust this relationship is beyond me. Putin the former KGB head and the immature liar who is dumb and dumber and may possibly be suffering from dementia.

[Portland_Anni]

32. He channels his inner Benedict Arnold well.

Get a rope.

[dalton99a]

13. True love.

[Sunlei]

14. Putin thinks, "don't touch me"

[Portland_Anni]

33. If I were Putin whom I rather loathe ...

... I would want a pay bonus merely for the ick factor involved with socializing with a creepy suckup.

[Sunlei]

34. I wanted Putin to squeeze Trumps hand to a pulp-instead of the "I'm so bored" face.

[EleanorR]

19. trump is scared of putin, wants his approval

From his interview with Lester Holt-

I meet -- I -- I talk all the time. Just spoke with the head of -- the new head of South Korea who just got elected. I speak with the head of India.

I speak with the head of China. I have to speak with Putin also. It's called Russia.

But when I spoke with Putin, he asked me whether or not I would see Lavrov. Now, what do I -- should I say no, I'm not going to see him? I said, I will see him.

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Yes you coward, you say no. Instead you gave the pair a nice, private tour of the white house while revealing classified info. What an ass.

[Grins]

20. Bush's first meeting with Vlad....

After the meeting, Tipsy McStaggers met with Colin Powell to compare notes. They disagreed.:

“Powell, I looked into Putin’s eyes and I saw his soul.”

Powell:

“Mr. President, I looked into President Putin’s eyes and I saw the KGB!”

The vast personal character and mental deficiencies and paranoids of Trump are so vast, so abysmal, so unpresidential, any decent human would deem this walking horror of a little man as illegitimate to be president of the United States. I hope.

[riderinthestorm]

21. Trump looked like he wanted to hump Putin's leg nt

[Brother Buzz]

22. Trump's patented power handshake was weak sauce

Actually it was sad.

[keithbvadu2]

23. Putin: You better hope that there aren't tapes or videos.

[keithbvadu2]

25. A spat

[keithbvadu2]

26. Trump Saying Very Clearly He DOES Have A Relationship With Putin:

Trump Saying Very Clearly He DOES Have A Relationship With Putin:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028463435

[madamesilverspurs]

28. awww.....

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[WePurrsevere]

31. First time? Yeah right. Trump says yes, than no...

That 'first' handshake and than the affectionate back 'pat pat' today is normally done between men that know each other pretty well. Later they're sitting down and leaning towards each other and talking to each other and the camera like old friends.

Trump saying he didn't know and had never met Putin is just a another one of his lies.