Putin Denies Meddling, Says 'Donald' Just Took Advantage Of Political Mood In US

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Nicole Lafond
June 28, 2019 10:26 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin has returned President Trump’s favor of downplaying Russian meddling by praising him as a “talented” person who won in 2016 because he was merely perceptive to changes in the U.S.

“Mr. Trump is not a career politician,” Putin told the Financial Times in an interview that published Thursday. “I do not accept many of his methods when it comes to addressing problems. But do you know what I think? I think that he is a talented person. He knows very well what his voters expect from him.”

According to the FT, Putin was “studiously polite” in his remarks about Trump and referred to the President as “Donald” throughout the interview.

“Russia has been accused, and, strange as it may seem, it is still being accused …?of alleged interference in the US election,” he said. “What happened in reality? Mr. Trump looked into his opponents’ attitude to him and saw changes in American society, and he took advantage of this.”

Trump is under fire back home for making light of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian election meddling findings abroad. During a sit-down with Putin on Friday, Trump jokingly warned Putin not to “meddle” in the 2020 election.

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[NanceGreggs]

1. Let me fix that for you, Vlad ...

"He knows very well what his voters expect from him.”

No, he knows very well what YOU expect of him - and he also knows there will be dire consequences if he fails to live up to YOUR expectations.

[Iliyah]

2. Blatant in your face crapola . . .

I read that there were no USA reporters in the room.

[trusty elf]

3. Screw you, Vlad.

[trusty elf]

4. ...

[trusty elf]

5. Makes me livid

[yaesu]

7. If only president Obama would have addressed the nation about russia meddling, especially after

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comey did his hrc email speech right before the election.

[Midnight Writer]

10. It was Comey who made the HRC e-mail speech right before the election.

[StevieM]

15. Comey was a much bigger factor than Putin--and he damaged our candidate on multiple occasions. (eom)

[Initech]

8. And the political mood is that people got way more assholish than they were in 2008.

We went from "Hope & Change" to "Fuck Your Feelings".

[PSPS]

9. "perceptive to changes in the U.S." ... fostered by putin via social media

[dalton99a]

11. Bullshit. "Yes, I did. Yes, I did":

REPORTER (Jeff Mason from Reuters): President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?

PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the US/Russia relationship back to normal.

- Helsinki summit, July 16, 2018

[bucolic_frolic]

13. You need political will and strength to repulse foreign influence

We pushed democracy in eastern Europe following World War II. We were the dominant force in the world. Foreign economies, the Soviets included, needed our cash for rebuilding.

Now we're 23 Trillion in debt, foreigners own our business party, and we surrender to foreign influence at every opportunity. We have no political will, we are standing down and abandoning our freedoms and principles.

In 1776 when the Founders inked the Declaration of Independence, some members regarded it as a "skiff made of paper". Rule of law is on paper. It's useless without faithful execution of the laws, with pick-and-choose enforcement, when the implementation of law is politicized.

We are in far deeper trouble than Americans realize. Twitter abounds with former government officials at many levels who assure us the Intelligence Community has our back, that Trump is going to prison. I'll believe it when it happens. They seem powerless to me.

Will we even have elections in 2020? Are there gatekeepers for what's left of our democracy?

[Kid Berwyn]

14. Trump told Putin he believes him.

That’s what the US translator from a previous one-on-one reported.