Trump accuses the media of overreacting to Putin call

[Julian Englis]

Source: Axios

President Trump defended on Wednesday his congratulatory call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, reiterating his belief that, "Getting along with Russia... is a good thing," and adding that his "energy and chemistry" with Putin will allow for constructive relations.

Why it matters: The call was criticized by Sen. John McCain, who said a U.S. president shouldn't be "congratulating dictators on winning sham elections." And it was reported on Tuesday night that Trump's aides had explicitly warned him against congratulating Putin, writing "DO NOT CONGRATULATE" in his briefing materials.

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I called President Putin of Russia to congratulate him on his election victory (in past, Obama called him also). The Fake News Media is crazed because they wanted me to excoriate him. They are wrong! Getting along with Russia (and others) is a good thing, not a bad thing.......

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".....They can help solve problems with North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Iran and even the coming Arms Race. Bush tried to get along, but didn’t have the “smarts.” Obama and Clinton tried, but didn’t have the energy or chemistry (remember RESET). PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH!"

Read more: https://www.axios.com/trump-defends-putin-call-6eb50776-6ac5-4f43-b233-674acec92990.html

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Traitor and doormat. What do the Russians have on tRump?

[mpcamb]

1. Hmmm-m, like YOU did from what got reported...

[iluvtennis]

2. Sorry, but what an idiot that occupies the white house.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

3. Did President Obama actually call to congratulate Putin when he won a sham election?

Or is that just another one of Trump's lies, like "The Democrat in Pennsylvania only won by 300 votes" (it was 700 votes).

Just did a Google search: Snopes says it's true.

It's ridiculous to have a president who lies so much you have to fact check everything he says.

[Phoenix61]

4. The paper on a whole bunch of loans nt

[FakeNoose]

5. Putin ran unopposed, so why congratulate him?

I guess we know the real reason.

[Turbineguy]

6. Somebody close to trump is working for Putin

And Putin is throwing trump under the bus.