FACE OFF: Trump And Putin Finally Meet At The G20 Summit In The Handshake Heard Around The World
Democrats have criticized Trump for taking office under a cloud of
controversy, saying the Kremlin installed him in the White House through
a series of computer hacking exploits aimed at weakening Hillary
Clinton and raising doubts about U.S. election integrity. Republicans
have largely insisted Trump won the Oval Office because Clinton was a
weak candidate who ignored the lessons of U.S. electoral history.
controversy, saying the Kremlin installed him in the White House through
a series of computer hacking exploits aimed at weakening Hillary
Clinton and raising doubts about U.S. election integrity. Republicans
have largely insisted Trump won the Oval Office because Clinton was a
weak candidate who ignored the lessons of U.S. electoral history.
July 7, 2017
President
Donald Trump said it was ‘an honor’ to meet Russian President Vladimir
Putin. Putin told him he was ‘delighted.’ And with that, the dance was
on.
The two leaders of nations that once squared off in Cold War iciness
sat down in a neutral setting Friday, representing their nations at the
G20 in Hamburg, Germany. The men’s first high-stakes handshake had
happened hours earlier in a backstage moment captured by a German
government photographer.
sat down in a neutral setting Friday, representing their nations at the
G20 in Hamburg, Germany. The men’s first high-stakes handshake had
happened hours earlier in a backstage moment captured by a German
government photographer.
With the drama
all but gone, Trump and Putin sat before cameras in advance of a
meeting that was expected to last more than a half-hour.
all but gone, Trump and Putin sat before cameras in advance of a
meeting that was expected to last more than a half-hour.
Accompanying
each man was the smallest of entourages: for Trump, Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson, and a translator, and for Putin, his foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov, and a translator. On the agenda, according to White House
officials, was everything from the Ukraine to NATO arms buildups.
each man was the smallest of entourages: for Trump, Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson, and a translator, and for Putin, his foreign minister
Sergey Lavrov, and a translator. On the agenda, according to White House
officials, was everything from the Ukraine to NATO arms buildups.
Fake news media has nothing to discuss but the phony Trump-Russia phony story:
But
administration insiders wouldn’t say if the president planned to
upbraid his Moscow counterpart for meddling in the election that brought
him to power. And Trump ignored reporters’ questions about whether he
would raise the uncomfortable but geopolitically crucial topic.
administration insiders wouldn’t say if the president planned to
upbraid his Moscow counterpart for meddling in the election that brought
him to power. And Trump ignored reporters’ questions about whether he
would raise the uncomfortable but geopolitically crucial topic.
Democrats
have criticized Trump for taking office under a cloud of controversy,
saying the Kremlin installed him in the White House through a series of
computer hacking exploits aimed at weakening Hillary Clinton and raising
doubts about U.S. election integrity.
have criticized Trump for taking office under a cloud of controversy,
saying the Kremlin installed him in the White House through a series of
computer hacking exploits aimed at weakening Hillary Clinton and raising
doubts about U.S. election integrity.
The fake news media were silent when Obama told this to Medvedev:
Fornine months now, the fake news media have been beating the drums on the
totally false Trump-Russia narrative, and even though there is zero
proof, they can’t get enough of it. But when Barack Obama whispered to
the Russian president that he could make more backroom deals with him
“after the election” when he wouldn’t have to worry about getting
reelected, oddly enough, the liberal media were, how do you say…silent.
Nothing but crickets.
Republicans have largely insisted Trump won the Oval Office because Clinton was a weak candidate who ignored the lessons of U.S. electoral history.
As
history yields to future, Trump and Putin will inevitably have to get a
practical feel for each other, at a time when most of the world
imagines them as yin and yang – opposite, but deeply familiar.
history yields to future, Trump and Putin will inevitably have to get a
practical feel for each other, at a time when most of the world
imagines them as yin and yang – opposite, but deeply familiar.
One
administration official said Friday that Trump ‘would be happy to
listen a bit, before making demands, since the two men really don’t know
each other.’
administration official said Friday that Trump ‘would be happy to
listen a bit, before making demands, since the two men really don’t know
each other.’
A second official said
the president would go into the meeting with a ‘mental checklist’ of
things to discuss, but that the short window of time meant they would
likely have ‘only enough space to establish a working relationship.’
the president would go into the meeting with a ‘mental checklist’ of
things to discuss, but that the short window of time meant they would
likely have ‘only enough space to establish a working relationship.’
Trump
said repeatedly during his campaign that it would be ‘a good thing’ for
the United States if Washington and Moscow had a relationship based on
more than mutual distrust.
said repeatedly during his campaign that it would be ‘a good thing’ for
the United States if Washington and Moscow had a relationship based on
more than mutual distrust.
On Friday he told journalists: ‘We’ve had some very, very good talks.’
Through
a translator, Putin said phone calls to the White House ‘are never
enough, definitely.’ ‘I’m delighted to be able to meet you personally –
and I hope that as you have said our meetings will yield positive
results.’ source
a translator, Putin said phone calls to the White House ‘are never
enough, definitely.’ ‘I’m delighted to be able to meet you personally –
and I hope that as you have said our meetings will yield positive
results.’ source
FACE OFF: Trump And Putin Finally Meet At The G20 Summit In The Handshake Heard Around The World • Now The End Begins
