Trump sides with Russia against FBI at Helsinki summit
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44852812
We're not sending our best to Helsinki.
Traitor
Truth.
Well gee, if they both agree, then it must be true.
Scientists amazed at man's capacity to place both his feet into his mouth whenever he opens it!
Can you take him back? We don't want him.
And a dictator in the making as well. I can not believe you are American if you can betray all our allies and suck the goddamn cocks of the fuckers who have more than once told us they'd like to see us outta the picture. Goddamn you Trump, I hope someone puts a curse on you and yours for a long time...risking so many innocent lives for power.
Trump will join Satan, Brutus, and Judas in ice as the deepest level of hell is reserved for traitors and betrayers.
I understand that few of us want to admit the truth, because it's a horrific and frightening truth, but we must nonetheless acknowledge that which is in plain sight: The President of the United States is a traitor.
If you voted for Trump, you now have an opportunity to make things right: join us and demand that he immediately resign the office of the President of the United States on the grounds of repeatedly violating his oath of office, and surrender himself to face charges of conspiracy and obstruction of justice.
Please do this will you still can. Don't turn a blind eye to treason.
I demand more than just a resignation from him. But I'm hoping the justice department will handle that final step before it becomes necessary for the American populace to take it.
If it was evident before, it’s now 100% confirmed Trump is actively against the FBI and he’s doing it with Russia’s help.
Remove this traitor before he destroys the US from the inside.
The GOP is too spineless to even censure le petit orange or hold him in contempt.
When your president sides with an enemy that has been against our nation since the 40s and says our own government agencies are "lying".
fucking kill me...
Take his passport away
Strand him in Finland and tell all the Finns he's pro Russia.
tell. hah, like we even need to say it
Please let him not make it home. Please
Someone invite him on a trip to Siberia and just drive off without him, for the good of the world
give him a bear costume and tell him its for warmth.
Unleash 100 finnish men with broken vodka bottles into the forests.
Nothing less than Treason. Impeach him, arrest him, and send him to trial. Now.
He will be gone when the GOP decides he more trouble than he's worth. It may come after Kavanaugh is confirmed, after the midterms, or it may never come.
pretty much the future of the GOP in a nutshell.
Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump GOP members fighting over one another, hopefully the dipshits cannibalize themselves in the process.
So the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, AND the DHS are all sounding alarms about the fucking reds screwing with our country.
NAH I TRUST PUTIN HES TELLING THE TRUTH
i think we've hit critical mass of
"If you still believe this guy is telling the truth, you're fucking delusional/brainwashed/an idiot/a twat/a creep"
This is the literal truth. If you repeatedly believe a repeat liar - who isn't even good at lying - you are certifiably retarded. (Change my mind.)
I've believed since November 2016 that Trump supporters don't truly believe Trump is a great man; they weren't huge fans of him before the election, and have only started to believe in his cult of personality because his racial demagoguery appeals to them and they're willing to look the other way on most other issues as long as what he says fits their anti-muslim and anti-immigrant narrative. Truly, these people don't care about what it means to be an American; they only care about being white. They have no sense of patriotism, no respect for fellow citizens, and don't care anything about justice or the rule of law. They are un-American traitors
Even Republicans and Allies are hitting back at this summit.
The bottom line: Both Democrats and Republicans were stunned by the president's performance today, with several leading voices calling it "shameful," "flat-out wrong," and even "treasonous."
What lawmakers are saying
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE): "This is bizarre and flat-out wrong. The United States is not to blame. America wants a good relationship with the Russian people but Vladimir Putin and his thugs are responsible for Soviet-style aggression. When the President plays these moral equivalence games, he gives Putin a propaganda win he desperately needs."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): "Missed opportunity by President Trump to firmly hold Russia accountable for 2016 meddling and deliver a strong warning regarding future elections. This answer by President Trump will be seen by Russia as a sign of weakness and create far more problems than it solves. ... if it were me, I’d check the soccer ball [that Putin gave Trump] for listening devices and never allow it in the White House."
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): "Today’s press conference in Helsinki was one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president in memory. The damage inflicted by President Trump’s naiveté, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate. But it is clear that the summit in Helsinki was a tragic mistake. President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to Putin. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious choice to defend a tyrant against the fair questions of a free press, and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew propaganda and lies to the world."
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC): Vladimir Putin is not our friend and never has been. Nor does he want to be our friend. His regime's actions prove it. We must make clear that the United States will not tolerate hostile Russian activities against us or our allies."
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA): "For the president to cast doubt is not unreasonable ... Having said that, Putin is an evil man."
Rep. Pete King (R-NY): "[I] strongly disagree" with Trump's statement that Russia did not interfere in the 2016 election. "[I'm] disappointed, not flabbergasted." King added that having Russia cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller "would be like bringing ISIS into a joint terrorism task force."
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI): "There is no question that Russia interfered in our election and continues attempts to undermine democracy here and around the world. That is not just the finding of the American intelligence community but also the House Committee on Intelligence. The president must appreciate that Russia is not our ally. There is no moral equivalence between the United States and Russia, which remains hostile to our most basic values and ideals. The United States must be focused on holding Russia accountable and putting an end to its vile attacks on democracy."
What journalists are saying
CNN host Anderson Cooper: "You have been watching perhaps one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president at a summit in front of a Russian leader certainly that I've ever seen. An extraordinary press conference."
Axios' Jonathan Swan: "I just have no words. As press in this room, we are all sitting in here speechless and stunned. Trump cast doubt over the U.S. intelligence community and endorsed Putin’s denial. Trump was given an opportunity to denounce the meddling and he didn’t; he just pivoted to lines about the missing server and Hillary’s emails. While Putin spoke forcefully, lying, Trump nodded along. There’s no way of sugar coating or spinning this."
Fox Business host Neil Cavuto: "That’s what made his performance disgusting. I’m sorry its the way I feel. It's not a right or left thing, it’s just wrong. A U.S. president on foreign soil talking to our biggest enemy, or adversary, or competitor … is essentially letting the guy get away with this and not even offering a mild criticism, that set’s us back a lot.”
NYTimes reporter Katie Rogers: "Part of me thinks that all Americans, no matter their politics, are patriotic enough, and many believe in the exceptional nature of their country enough (whether that's right or wrong), to not take kindly to being blamed for a bad relationship with Russia by their own president."
What others are saying
Former CIA director John Brennan: "Donald Trump’s press conference performance in Helsinki rises to and exceeds the threshold of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” It was nothing short of treasonous. Not only were Trump’s comments imbecilic, he is wholly in the pocket of Putin. Republican Patriots: Where are you???"
Meghan McCain: "I don’t have anything quippy to tweet. I’m horrified - and have never been more proud of the fact that Putin hates my father so much he personally sanctioned him on Russia’s enemies list."
Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Nicholas Burns: "The big takeaway from Helsinki. Trump’s weakness beside Putin. There is nothing close to this in Presidential history. President Trump sided with Putin against our intelligence community on an attack against the U.S. Dereliction of duty."
https://www.axios.com/trump-putin-russia-press-conference-election-hacking-reaction-74fb6aaa-cfe6-4567-8878-65285150db56.html
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