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Kislyak in closed-door WH meeting with Lavrov, Tillerson & Trump
twitter.com/dlearl476/status/862335061785432064
Solly Mack
(90,803 posts)bigtree
(86,020 posts)...a minor despot.
A stooge.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)for teh world to see, he is a likely candidate for a Russian "heart attack"....
Hekate
(91,042 posts)Oh gods.
bigtree
(86,020 posts)...yep.
Hekate
(91,042 posts)I have to turn off the news for awhile. I think my blood pressure just hit a new high, and I am not joking.
MissB
(15,813 posts)Those images are from TASS (Russian media.)
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)There is lots of video of this available. Also, US press was banned from the meetings with the Russians whereas Russian press was allowed -- this on our own soil, in our White House.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)If this is the stupidest idea with the timing or Trump (or someone else in the admin) flipping us all the bird.
I actually had to check that these pics and the one with Kissinger are real and not a photoshop. This is just NOT normal.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Never trusted that man. Totally Dr. Strangelove type.
Thing is, if these Russian guys, and Kissinger, see nothing wrong with Trump meeting with them with no American press..in the White House! yet....they can't be too bright themselves.
or
they don't care if Trump gets hounded by this. Bad bad optics, as they say.
Is Trump really dumb enough to be this stupid?
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)as a Nixon era diplomat who helped open China up. I also know Hillary spoke of him as a friend, last year I think it was but I have no idea why he'd be in the WH at this time. He's in his early 90s and doesn't look healthy even taking his age into consideration.
Looking at all that's happened I think Trump's not only NOT the brightest bulb in the pack but that his mental health is in decline. Add to that his life long narcissism and it's quite the toxic, potentially catastrophic, mix for our country unless Republicans get afraid for their seats enough to turn on him or we see a mid-term revolution in massive favor of Democrats before too much more damage is done.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Either he took bad advice or he is running free to practice any whims that cross his troubled mind.
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)quasi intelligent (& devious) people around you don't need to be intelligent yourself.
Bannon and Pence are just two of the disgusting bits of flotsam in Trump's inner circle but they're not stupid and they are both devious, although I'm not sure they're totally on the same page for what results they hope for. Trump needs his oversized ego constantly stroked and I'm fairly sure has dementia. The combination would make him more easily played by scoundrels like these.
oasis
(49,490 posts)Trump "Don't worry guys I can get those sanctions lifted".
duncang
(1,907 posts)He will be saying he looked in to their eyes and knew he was in love.... er um scratch that he knew russia didn't interfere. And he also made a great deal selling some land. Just need to remove some kind of monument deal on it.