Anderson Cooper sums it up...

[ADX]

"You have been watching perhaps one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president at a summit in front of a Russian leader that I have ever seen..."

[H2O Man]

1. Recommended.

[dalton99a]

2. Complete abject subservience and total surrender.

[workinclasszero]

34. Complete abject subservience and total surrender.

The most shameful political spectacle in the history of this country!

Trump SURRENDERED the United States of America to Vladimir Putin and his fascist Russia!

[dalton99a]

35. Surrender without a fight

For Putin, victory without firing a single shot

[BigmanPigman]

3. We have witnessed treason.

We ARE in a war..a cyber war.

[Scurrilous]

4. K&R

[eleny]

5. In front of the world

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Donald Trump just SOLD OUT the United States.....

Let us all say it LOUD and CLEAR.

Russia if you are listening.....the United States is ripe for the picking.

[MyOwnPeace]

52. IF they are listening?

Not only are they listening, they are speaking through the pie hole of IQ45!

[sandensea]

7. Not 'one' of the most - THE most.

Even Dubya, with his, "I saw his soul" comment, was anywhere nearly this subservient and unprofessional.

[gordianot]

8. Exactly THE no perhaps.

[NastyRiffraff]

9. Well, I guess this settles it:

Link to tweet

We can all relax.

[Volaris]

12. Oh well thank the gawdz for that, then...

Robert Mueller was starting to get me worried. Must be more deep state fake newz (rolls eyes)

[0rganism]

20. "Putin's thrusts were extremely strong and powerful"

"no one could resist such persuasive... argumentation."

[NewJeffCT]

25. I guess maybe they can golf together later

nothing to worry about here, move along

ht

[smb]

54. Well, That Clears It Up!

[smb]

28. Anybody With The Cojones To Run An Ad Like This?

(Quick series of clips)
FDR: "...a date which will live in infamy..."
JFK: "...we shall pay any price, bear any burden..."
GWB: "...we stand together to win the war against terrorism..."
Dotard: "...President Putin was extremely strong and powerful..."

Text 1: One of these things is not like the others.
(morphs into Text 2)
Text 2: One of these things is not like an American.

[erronis]

32. Great idea. Works well on billboards also.

[rickford66]

44. Billboard has to be three words or less.

MAGA, "Lock her up", "clean coal", etc. All effective.

[calimary]

43. I can think of all kinds of people who could use this ad!

Wish I was plugged in with the right people, dammit!

[SemiHalfling]

10. Truly appalling

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. He could safely lose the words "perhaps one of" from that sentence.

[dchill]

14. Those qualifying terms make it like saying nothing.

Perhaps, perhaps not. Eh?

[gordianot]

18. On reflection the word perhaps we probably have not seen the depths Trump can sink.

But that “MAY” not be what Cooper intended.

[BadgerMom]

49. That struck me immediately.

Who else has ever sunk to Trump’s depths? What in god’s name are you comparing it to, Anderson. Stop waffling, MSM! Call it what it is. No qualifiers!

[duforsure]

13. He's now arrogantly admitting he committed treason

Working for putin to undermine and attack our country's last election. trumps illegitimate , and a traitor to this country openly now.

[BlueJac]

15. K&R 10000 times

[Hekate]

16. Kick

[cungar2000]

17. No Qualification needed

Should have said

You have been watching the most disgraceful performance by an American president ever

[John1956PA]

51. I immediately thought the same thing.

I am disappointed that Cooper added those unnecessary specifications which narrowed the class to those acts of disgrace which have taken place at a summit and in the presence of a Russian leader.

[cungar2000]

55. I keep hearing this

Worst president "possibly in our lifetime".

What? It's ever. EVER!

Say it. It's EVER.

[Gothmog]

19. Trump is Putin's puppet

[blue-wave]

21. Not Perhaps, Anderson

But it is the most disgraceful ever. He sucked up to Putin and pointed his tiny finger at every American at that news conference, blaming us for the crimes Russia committed against the United States. Enough is enough!!! #BASTA!! However you want to phrase it.

The time is now to prove we are a nation of laws.

[George II]

22. That was his very first comment after the "press conference" ended.

[ailsagirl]

23. You said it, Anderson

[olegramps]

24. I am more sadden than shocked. What I have just witnessed is appalling.

If this does not awaken the Republicans sitting in our nations capital to action I can only conclude that they are wiling accomplices to the attempted destruction of the Republic and the rule of law upon which it was founded.


It is a clear choice, party or country.

[Juliusseizure]

30. Seems like racism/xenophobia over country

This isn’t the Republican Party on matters of national security.

To me, the only thing that can explain the ongoing undivided loyalty to Trump is a deep subconscious fear of loss of dominant male ruled white power and privilege. Along with that is fear of minorities, other religions, immigrants, and feminism.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. and still 10's of millions of tRumpites support him along with the Repukes in Washinton DCs

[Beartracks]

27. But her emails....!

=========

[Mr. Ected]

29. Which other disgraceful performances, AC?

Please cease tempering your words during the single-most treacherous gambit in modern American history.

I defy you to conflate this with any past event.

Another instance of mainstream media diluting the egregiousness of an official act of our Commander in Chief. Wake up Anderson. Our Constitution is being annihilated as you mince words.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

31. My thoughts exactly.

[Oneironaut]

33. As usual, Trump defies expectations by doing an even shitter job than anyone thought possible.

It’s a common theme with his Presidency. Maybe I’m naive, but I didn’t think he would screw it up this bad. I knew he would screw up, but “screwing up” doesn’t give this justice.

[DesertRat]

36. "perhaps" ... "one of" ... What do those words mean?

Link to tweet

Lawrence O'Donnell

“perhaps” ... “one of” ... What do those words mean? What are the other “disgraceful performances by an American president”? Why must false timid language precede truthful language?

[FakeNoose]

40. The pundits all do that in case of a lawsuit, it's 2nd nature for them

And Cheeto loves lawsuits. Revenge is what he lives for.

[DesertRat]

41. I'm glad then that Lawrence O'Donnell isn't worried about a DT lawsuit.

[csziggy]

37. MSNBC quoted John Brennan - 'high crimes and misdemeanors'

I don't have a link or the full quote, but during the discussions there were comparisons to Chamberlin appeasing Hitler.

Whoa - I wonder if this will push some over to going for impeachment?

ETA :

Former CIA Director John Brennan, a Democrat and frequent Trump critic, wrote afterward on Twitter that Trump showed himself to be "wholly in the pocket of Putin" and that his action here "rises to and exceeds the threshold of 'high crimes and misdemeanors'" — the Constitution's phrase for impeachable offenses.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-putin-questions-abound-ahead-helsinki-meeting-n891606

[tiptonic]

38. Comrade

Comrade benedict donald. Is there any doubt now?
Semper Fidelis.

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39. To quote Robert DeNiro's character "Sam" in the movie, "Ronin"...

..."Whenever there is any doubt, there is no doubt..."

Semper Fidelis...

[yallerdawg]

42. That's what I just emailed to my Republican senator.

Richard Shelby has to take a stand - American patriot or Dotard Republican?

[NCjack]

45. The secret performance in the private room was much more disgusting. nt

[MariaCSR]

46. and Lawrence O'Donnell just drank AC's milkshake

Link to tweet

[Martin Eden]

47. Anderson Cooper is dead wrong ...

... in his use of "perhaps" and "one of the."

Really?

Please name another presidential meeting with a Russian head of state that comes anywhere close to being that disgraceful.

[Collimator]

48. I won't pretend to know details.

But Stalin got away with a lot. Still, this is a tangent response. The real issue is that Putin's operation didn't just "meddle" in the way of tossing out a lot of propaganda designed to mess with the weak-minded.

Using the weapons of the digital age, Putin declared war on the United States of America and installed his choice as the President of this country. For all intents and purposes, Trump is a foreign agent, working vigorously to undermine our democracy and subvert our elected form of government.

For a non-citizen, this is espionage. For an American citizen, this is treason.

[yuiyoshida]

50. You wanta know what's funny?

FOX NEWS said it was the greatest performance by a President, ..whose side do you think they are on? wow.... FOx NEWS FAVORS RUSSIA!

[Mc Mike]

53. Eliminate the words 'perhaps' and 'one of',

makes it more true and punchier.

What other performance by what other president, ever, could he possibly be thinking of, that comes anywhere near that level of disgraceful performance?