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Jacqueline Klein's avatar

If trump were actually serious about ending the war he would provide Ukraine with the weapons they need with zero restrictions on how they’re used. That would end the war very quickly.

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Skunk Formerly Known As Stoner's avatar

Has TACO Trump imposed new sanctions on Russia yet? I thought not.

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Marycat2021's avatar

Between the courts and now Putin, Trump's been getting some very painful wedgies, but I doubt it will stop him. Trump hates being a "loser," hates when he's proven wrong, and will continue to retaliate.

But how stupid can anyone be? Didn't Trump realize that his boy Putin has never had any interest in ending his war against Ukraine? He wants Ukraine, and then Poland. THIS is why Biden ordered arms be supplied to Ukraine, why the EU has also done. Putin is a very real threat to Europe and could start WW3, and Trump has stupidly befriended him. Don't count on a breakup, and the make-up sex is going to be horrifying.

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Daydream Believer's avatar

“But…but…Putin, you’re my best buddy! We went through the Mueller investigation together! I threw my pie for you! Doesn't that mean. ANYTHING?”

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Some kind of Fred's avatar

Fantasy: Putin decides Trump is no longer useful and arm-twists a few Republicans in the House and Senate to vote with Democrats on 14th Amendment removal.

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Daydream Believer's avatar

I feel you, but I think you mean the 25th amendment.”

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House0fTheBlueLights's avatar

"on Sunday he said “absolutely” he would consider [new sanctions]"

And I'm sure everyone will just look at his back and forth on the tariffs and be like, yeah, we can totally trust this guy to follow through.

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LOU LOU's avatar

Surely Putin has something, such as a non-erotic pee pee tape of Trump, or more that had been used to get Trump to be a bad little puppet. Putin lately has been making fun of Trump which Trump for sure experiences deep narcissistic injury from. Trump is clearly a full fledge megalomaniac, and is now making it clear that he sees himself truly as the most powerful human in the world, and calculating how he can take away Putin's threatening power. Trump is likely stupid enough to think he can change the narrative with Putin to be a very, very bad guy. ( like this is news!) so Trump can attack Putin and the motherland Russia. This is not going to turn out well.

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Herr Snackmeier's avatar

It's not more performance from That Asshole in the White House®.

This is a new phase, one in which he briefly and, as through a glass darkly, glimpses his powerlessness.

Gotta be disorienting. Poor baby.

This asshole has been convinced of his own genius for a while now. When he boasts of having a dead uncle once on faculty at MIT he's telling us genius is inheritable and he's got it.

The man has no special skills. He knows events happen in reaction to what comes out his mouth.

Now with Putin, Big Dummy is wondering why his genius words aren't working. And so he commits more words, a public conversation with himself, to the task.

He sounds like a drunk old man in a bar wondering aloud, and to no one, how it happened that his pants are soaked with someone's tepid piss.

And because enough people didn't like the qualified lady candidate, we all get to watch him vainly try to figure out the mystery.

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Dina's avatar

I'm still of the firm belief that this is just more performance art because everyone—maybe even some of his base—knows he's Putin's Li'l Pet so he has to make some GRRRR noises once in awhile to prove otherwise. Ain't working, Pumpkin.

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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Evan. That Thing in the Offal Office endangers everyone on Earth.

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Tim Mulherin's avatar

Leading with his head up his behind.

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RSKPDX's avatar

Is Trump not going to swallow?

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Hank Napkin's avatar

"He is needlessly killing a lot of people whereas I, I have reasons!" -- Sir

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Cincinnatus's avatar

NYT: "It remained to be seen whether Mr. Trump’s latest harsh comments were an indicator of a new aggressive phase against Russia or another fakeout in the conflict.

“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,” Mr. Trump said in a statement on social media. “He’s playing with fire!”

Mr. Trump’s statement immediately prompted a response from Dmitri Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Kremlin’s security council, who appeared to warn Mr. Trump about escalating tensions to the point of war.

“I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII,” Mr. Medvedev said, in his own social media post. “I hope Trump understands this!”"

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insert_something_creative's avatar

I know it's not the point (threatening WWIII), and we've pointed out how the NYT sanewashes him ad nauseam, but jesus fucking christ. "Another fakeout," seriously? He is a demented monkey flinging shit at the wall — there is no strategy here.

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Flashman's avatar

Trump didn't thank Putin for his attention to this matter, so GTFO.

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Furiouser and Furiouser's avatar

Really bad things gonna happen to Russia. Like nobody’s ever seen.

What about imposing tariffs on Russia, like the ones imposed on the penguin islands?

Really bad things. We’re looking at it very strongly. We’ll have to see what happens, but there will be a big announcement in a couple of weeks.

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