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kpete

(71,988 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 02:22 PM Jun 2020

Funny From Finland:

“To be fair, we’ve thought the same thing about the United States since January 20, 2017.”

— Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, when told John Bolton’s new book reveals that President Trump thought Finland was under Russian control.

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Funny From Finland: (Original Post) kpete Jun 2020 OP
Boom! grumpyduck Jun 2020 #1
x 2. nt iluvtennis Jun 2020 #6
Sometimes the truth hurts... Wounded Bear Jun 2020 #2
Ha! That's hilarious! And so true!!! BComplex Jun 2020 #3
Kick dalton99a Jun 2020 #4
the trump family and now the (r)epuglicons have been under russian control so long that it seems erronis Jun 2020 #5
My husband says there was a bar in Europe where NSA, KGB, and others went. marie999 Jun 2020 #10
The jokes write themselves these days. Mosby Jun 2020 #7
True story though? czarjak Jun 2020 #8
It's not true shenmue Jun 2020 #9
Big K&R. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #11
OMG, that's funny! I love it! liberalla Jun 2020 #12
Hilarious!! One of the best slap backs, ever ! donkeypoofed Jun 2020 #13
Not, however, a real quote: muriel_volestrangler Jun 2020 #14

erronis

(15,241 posts)
5. the trump family and now the (r)epuglicons have been under russian control so long that it seems
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 03:18 PM
Jun 2020

like normal to them.

"Doesn't everyone get extra money from a guy called Igor?"

"I trust the KGB/GRU to help me set up my WiFi hot-spot more than those geeks from the NSA. They appear to know what the are doing!"

"My russki friends are so much more accommodating with things like booze, loans, girls/boys - they know how to have a good time."

 

marie999

(3,334 posts)
10. My husband says there was a bar in Europe where NSA, KGB, and others went.
Sat Jun 27, 2020, 05:47 PM
Jun 2020

He said if you bought them a couple of drinks, they would tell you what YOUR job was.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,312 posts)
14. Not, however, a real quote:
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 01:53 PM
Jun 2020
THE EMBASSY OF FINLAND IN WASHINGTON, D.C., and various members of the Government have issued statements rebuking claims that PM Sanna Marin had made a certain disparaging comment about the Trump Administration.

On 26 June, a Twitter user claiming to be in the US tweeted 'John Bolton’s new book reveals that Trump thought Finland was under Russian control. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin says, “To be fair, we’ve thought the same thing about the United States since January 20, 2017'.
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However, there is no evidence that the Prime Minister made the comments attributed to her in the viral tweet. A press official from the Embassy of Finland in the United States, Helena Liikanen-Renger, posted on Twitter that the statement "is not true".

Meanwhile, Government Communications Director Päivi Anttikoski told HS that he had been contacted by CNN, an American news outlet, to comment on the claims. He reiterated that the claims are untrue and also revealed that "substantial efforts" to counter the spread of the claims have been underway over the course of the weekend.

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/news-in-brief/17808-finnish-embassy-in-the-us-rebukes-viral-claims-that-pm-sanna-marin-insulted-trump.html


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